A majority-57%-of teens age 13-17 now have a cellphone, but that's far below the 80% of adults 18-plus who own a phone. Still, for a glimpse of the future, look no further than Generation Wireless.

• Getting a cellphone is a rite of passage for teens. Just 12% of kids age 8-12 have a wireless phone, but that jumps to nearly half-49%-for ages 13-15, according to a Harris Interactive youth survey last year.
• By age 18-21, cellphone penetration (81%) is in line with the average for all adults (80%).
• Teens age 13-17 are three times as likely as the average cellphone owner to use their phones to access shopping guides and content from men's and women's magazines, according to M:Metrics. They use phone features to get restaurant and movie info at more than twice the national average.

Young adults most likely to say spending time with family, friends is ideal evening

Gallup's annual Lifestyle poll asked Americans, without prompting, to name their favorite way to spend an evening. Nearly one in three Americans say their ideal evening is spent at home with family, making that activity the most popular, followed by watching television.

• A new nationwide poll by Zogby International shows that 69 percent of Americans support public school teachers presenting both the evidence for Darwinian evolution, as well as the evidence against it.
• By more than two to one, voters say that biology teachers should teach Darwin’s theory of evolution, but also the scientific evidence against it.
• The public is also strongly supportive of students learning about the evidence for intelligent design in biology class.
  • More than three-fourths of respondents (77%) agree that when Darwin’s theory of evolution is taught in school, students should also be able to learn about scientific evidence that points to an intelligent design of life.
  • a majority (51%) agrees strongly with this statement.