That’s the number of states in which legislators are currently considering full or partial statewide bans on trans fats, following the lead set by New York City in early December when it instituted a ban on trans fats in restaurants and school cafeterias.

That’s the percent of internet users who report keeping a blog. Thirty-nine percent of internet users, or about 57 million American adults, read blogs — a significant increase from the fall of 2005.

That’s the number of Latino workers hired by the U.S. construction industry since the jobs recovery began in 2003.

As the Chinese New Year approaches, China and its longtime rival Japan are in no mood to celebrate together. A Pew Global Attitudes survey found that 71% of Japanese express an unfavorable view of China and an equal number of Chinese dislike Japan.

That’s the number of states that tax groceries; with stable budget conditions prevailing across most of the country, several states are considering scrapping their food tax.

That’s the percent of white evangelical Americans who say they are happy that the Democrats won control of Congress in the midterm elections — substantially fewer than among other religious groups and seculars.

That’s the portion of American adult internet users who have taken virtual tours of another location online — from visits to Mars to more mundane areas of personal interest such as colleges and universities, tourist and vacation locales, historical sites, museums, real estate, and hotels.

That’s the percent of Hispanics who now favor bringing troops home as soon as possible, up from 51% in January 2005, and considerably higher than the number (about one in two) among the general public who think so.

That’s the (negative) percentage of their after-tax income that Americans saved last year — the lowest savings rate since 1933 when, in the depths of the Great Depression, one in four workers were jobless.

That’s the number of dog owners who say they feel “close” to their pet — beating both the number of Americans who say that about their cats (84%) and the number who say that about their fathers (74%).