The majority of U.S. consumers
Author: Joel Whitaker
Joel Whitaker is publisher of Research Alert.
Share of Moms Who Stay at Home With Children Is Rising, After Three Decades of Decline
The share of U.S. mothers who do not work outside the home rose 26% between 1999 and 2012, reversing a 30-year decline, according to a newly released Pew Research Center analysis of 2013 U.S. Census Bureau data.
Convenience Drives Beauty Shopping Habits
Convenience is the most important factor in choosing where to shop for beauty products, according to The Integer Group and M/A/R/C Research.
Tattoos Are Most Popular in Los Angeles, Least Popular in Atlanta
Among residents of the top 10 U.S. metropolitan areas, those who live in Los Angeles are most likely to be tattooed and those who live in Atlanta are least likely, according to Harris Interactive.
Parents of Adopted Children Are More Highly Educated and Have Higher Incomes Than Parents of Other Children
Adopted children live in higher-income households and have more highly educated parents/guardians than children who live with their biological parents do, according to newly released data from the 2010 U.S. Census.
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Online shopping and digital media are often perceived as isolating people from their communities and from one another, and, while there is truth to this, the advent of mobile devices has also produced an opposite effect.
Support for Gay Marriage Reaches All-Time High
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Americans Are More Annoyed by Slobs Than by
Rudeness, lateness, sloppiness, and loud cell phone talking in public places are among the behaviors Americans find most annoying, according to Harris Interactive.
Three-Quarters of Married Women Are Happy With Their Relationships
Three in four U.S. women who have been married at least a year (74%) describe their marriages as
Consumers Get Product Information From Ads but Distrust Advertisers
The majority of U.S. consumers consider advertising an important source of product information, but few trust advertising and marketing or consider them realistic, according to research consultancy Insights in Marketing.