That’s the percent of the U.S. public that sympathizes with Israel in the ongoing dispute between Israel and the Palestinians.

That’s the proportion of the French public who — in the context of the riots that swept France this year — express sympathy toward the youths from immigrant and working class suburbs who felt frustrated by their place in French society.

That’s the number of former governors who are campaigning to regain their once-held posts this year.

That’s the percentage of American adults owning mobile phones who say they have used their hand-held device in an emergency and gained valuable help. Mobile women (77%) were more likely than mobile men (71%) to report this experience.

That’s the age that President George W. Bush turns on his birthday today, July 6. The president’s year of birth, 1946, places him at the leading edge of the enormous baby boom generation, which collectively accounts for about 27% of all Americans.

That’s the small percentage of adult Americans who said they were following the World Cup soccer championship being held in Germany very closely even before the U.S. was eliminated from the competition. Only 4% of Americans rate soccer as their favorite sport to watch.

That’s the percentage of Americans who display the flag at their home, in their office or on their car, according to a March 2005 survey by the Pew Research Center. Americans don’t confine their patriotism to the 4th of July.

That’s the number of National Guard troops that could be assigned to a stint on the southwest border over the next year.

That’s the number of percentage points that President Bush’s approval rating jumped in the Gallup poll after Saddam Hussein was captured on December 13, 2003.