The Daily Number
A new statistic every weekday that highlights an important finding or trend.
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19%
Nearly one in five Americans mis-identified Syria as Turkey on a map of the Middle East.
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40%
Four in 10 Americans say they have an unfavorable view of the IRS.
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47%
Nearly half of middle-aged adults have a parent 65 or older and are caring for or financially supporting a child.
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31%
Nearly one-third of Americans abandoned a particular news outlet because it no longer provides the same level of news and information.
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67%
Two-thirds of young adults ages 18-to-24 engage in some sort of political activity on social networking sites.
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$3,173,895
From 2009 to 2011, the mean wealth of the most affluent 8 million households rose to an estimated $3,173,895 from an estimated $2,476,244.
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22
The number of gun owners who say that protection is their top reason for having one has risen 22 percentage points since 1999.
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55%
More than half of Americans have received government benefits at some point from a major federal entitlement program.
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50%
Half of all parents with children under 12 say they read to their child every day.
Key Indicators
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