That’s the number of Americans who support the death penalty for persons convicted of murder, somewhat fewer than in the late 1990s, but little changed since 2001.

That’s the percentage of Muslim Americans who say that mosques should express their views on day-to-day social and political matters, 49% of U.S. Muslims take the opposite view.

That’s the percentage of Americans who agree that “when something is run by the government, it is usually inefficient and wasteful.”

That’s the median weekly earnings of Latino workers in the second quarter of 2006 — up from $423 in the second quarter of 2005.

That’s the percentage of American adults who support finding “a middle ground” when it comes to abortion. Three-in-ten Americans believe “there’s no room for compromise when it comes to abortion laws.”

That’s the percentage of Americans who can name a favorite journalist or news person; in 1985, 65% of Americans could identify a favorite.

About one-in-five among the public say that today’s fathers are doing a better job compared with fathers a generation ago; far fewer (9%) say that today’s mothers are doing a better job than their predecessors.

That’s the portion of Gen Next Americans (ages 18-25) who say they are both going to school and working either part-time or full-time.

That’s the number of Americans who agree that “the rich just get richer while the poor get poorer” — an 8-point increase since 2002.