About a third of the Lebanese public (34%) now feels that suicide bombings are often or sometimes justified in the defense if Islam, a large decline from the 74% who said so in 2002.

In all 47 nations included in a recent Pew Global Attitudes survey, large majorities say international trade is a good thing for their countries.

That’s the percentage of Republicans expressing strong religious commitment in the latest Pew Values survey, a higher number than at any time in the past 20 years.

That’s the percentage of Americans who think local housing prices will climb in the next few years, down from 62% in June.

That’s the percentage of Italians who voice concern about immigration, the highest share of any of the publics in the latest Pew Global Attitudes 47-nation survey.

About one-in-five Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters (21%) said last month that an endorsement by former vice president Al Gore, now winner of both the Nobel Peace Prize and an Academy Award, would make them more likely to support a candidate; just 7% say his endorsement would drive them away.

That’s the proportion of Americans who cited environmental problems as a major global threat in a recent Pew Global Attitudes poll, a double-digit increase over the number who did so five years ago but still fewer than in any other advanced industrial country or in China.

That’s the share of the public who say that American society is divided into two groups, the “haves” and the “have-nots.” An equal number (48%) say society is not divided.

Support for suicide bombings in defense of Islam declined by half or more in Lebanon, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Indonesia over the last five years, according to a recent Pew Global Attitudes survey.

That’s the share of Jordanians who say they have a lot or some confidence in Osama bin Laden as a world leader, down sharply from the 56% who said so four years ago.