The Databank includes:
- The Daily Number - a statistic, updated every weekday and typically drawn from Pew project findings, that highlights an important trend; includes links to more information and an archive of past Daily Numbers.
- Weekly News Coverage Index - a weekly index produced by the Project for Excellence in Journalism that tracks the percentage of the news hole devoted to stories in 48 different news outlets from five media sectors.
- Key Data Trends - frequently asked Pew survey questions and data
- Datasets - Pew Research Center datasets available to scholars for secondary analysis
Daily Numbers from the Last Seven Days
July 4
49% - Intensely Patriotic Americans
That's the percentage of Americans who said in a 2007 poll that they completely agree with the statement "I am patriotic," a decline from the near-record 56% who said so in August 2003.
July 3
76% - GOP's Moral Majority
A majority of Republicans cite moral values and abortion as important election issues.
July 2
44% - Bush's Third Term?
Voters split on whether McCain would continue Bush's policies.
July 1
53% - Obama-Clinton Ticket?
A narrow majority of Democrats (53%) favor an Obama-Clinton ticket.
June 30
16.1% - Religiously Unaffiliated
The number of people who say they are unaffiliated with any particular faith today (16.1%) is more than double the number who say they were not affiliated with any particular religion as children.
June 29
13% - Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?
Only 13% of U.S. adults say it's "very important" for them to be wealthy, ranking this personal priority far behind six others measured in a Pew Social Trends survey.
