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School has started in most of the United States. On average, K-12 public schools will be in session close to 180 days this year.

Younger women, women with a postgraduate degree and Democratic women are more likely to keep their last name after marriage.

Some 17% of U.S. adults regularly attend religious services in person and watch them online or on TV.

The Census Bureau estimates there were roughly 63.7 million Hispanics in the U.S. as of 2022, a new high. They made up 19% of the nation’s population.

Despite the Chinese Communist Party's ban on religion, some 6% of party members formally identify with a religion.

A median of 63% across 24 countries surveyed see the UN in a positive light, another 28% see it negatively.

Black workers account for about 13% of all U.S. workers, including those who work full time, part time and are self-employed.

Based on formal religious identity, China is the least religious country in the world - with just 10% of Chinese adults self-identifying with a religion.

Only one-in-ten Chinese adults formally identify with a religion, but surveys indicate that religion plays a much bigger role in China when the definition is widened to include questions on spirituality, customs and traditional beliefs.

The share of Americans who say the United States stands above all other nations in the world has declined modestly over the past four years.