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Eighty-eight percent of Americans say preventing future acts of terrorism should be a very important U.S. foreign policy goal, followed by preventing the spread of nuclear weapons (83%) and securing adequate energy supplies (82%).

Americans' approval of Congress held steady at 15% in February, compared with 14% in January and exactly matching the 15% average for all of 2012. Congress' current disapproval rating is 81%.

Gallup's U.S. Economic Confidence Index averaged -11 for the past week, essentially the same as the -13 from the prior week and three points off the five-year best of -8 two weeks ago.

Slightly more than a quarter of Americans, 27%, are satisfied with the direction of the country, similar to the 25% in January but up from 23% in December. Average U.S. satisfaction thus far in 2013 matches the 26% found for all of 2012.

Americans' self-reports of the flu and colds on any given day spiked in January to 4.7% and 10.8%, respectively, -- both numbers are five-year highs. Hispanics were most likely to report the flu, while asthmatics were most likely to report a ...

In the fourth quarter of 2012, 22.7% of Americans aged 18 to 25 reported having no health insurance, down from 24.5% in the first quarter of 2012. Uninsured rates for older age groups held steady. Hispanics remain the most uninsured of major ...

In the United States, physicians boast better well-being than do American workers in other major occupational groups. Teachers are second-best and transportation workers have the worst well-being.

Americans living in the areas impacted by Superstorm Sandy report less exercise and less healthy eating immediately after the storm, suggesting it affected the healthy behaviors of hundreds of thousands of residents.

Most Americans say having a certificate or degree beyond high school is important. But 74% say such education is not affordable. Further, many adults would like to go back to school, but see barriers to re-enrollment.

For the third consecutive year, Coloradans are the least likely in the U.S. to be obese and West Virginians are the most likely. Across most U.S. states, obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure rates were unchanged in 2012.