Estimating the condition of the economy

Researchers asked 10,000 participants to list ten things that recently made them happy. I counted and connected the dots.

We don’t all start our work days at the same time, despite what morning rush hour might have you think.

Here’s how common each household type is and was — and how the makeup compares to a few decades ago.

Everyone has his or her own timeline, but here it is in general for Americans.