The Daily Number
A new statistic every weekday that highlights an important finding or trend.
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54%
A majority of Americans say reports of sexual assaults in the military represent individual acts of misconduct and not underlying problems with military culture.
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23%
About nine-in-ten Americans know someone who is gay or lesbian, and about a quarter say they personally know “a lot” of gay or lesbian people
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40%
In a March poll, a plurality of Americans described the Supreme Court’s ideology as middle of the road.
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23%
About a quarter of LGBT men are fathers, and an additional 14% would like to have children someday.
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2,254
The rate of overall non-fatal violent crimes fell to 2,254 per 100,000 Americans in 2011, compared with 7,976 in 1993.
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50%
People who are relatively knowledgeable about the immigration bill favor the legislation by 50% to 33%.
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16%
Fewer than one in five Americans rate the U.S. economy as “excellent” or “good”
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12.1 million
While a record 11.2 million Latinos voted in the 2012 presidential election, an even greater number – 12.1 million—eligible voters did not do so.
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5 hours
Men spend more time than women – about five hours more a week – in leisure activities such as TV, playing games and sports.
Key Indicators
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