Factoids of the day: Abundance in America

The U.S. Census Bureau last week released its twice-a-decade look at what it calls "extended measures of well-being" — and the report is a trove of fascinating data. Among the most interesting nuggets:

In 1998, 36% of American households had a cell phone; by 2005, 71% had one. (iIn 1992, the Census Bureau didn't even ask this question because so few Americans had a mobile phone.)

Landline phone ownership dropped from 96% in 1998 to 91% in 2005.
"Householders who were 29 or younger went from...