Since his appearance on the national scene, a consistent one-in-ten Americans say Barack Obama is a Muslim; another 35% say they do not know Obama’s religion.

Six-in-ten Americans support allowing gays to serve openly in the armed forces.

Most Americans (59%) say they would place a higher priority on spending more money to make health care more accessible and affordable than on reducing the budget deficit.

Six-in-ten Americans think it is a good idea for the government to regulate more strictly the way major financial companies do business.

A quarter of current smokers say that they are very happy, compared with more than a third of quitters and almost four-in-ten non-smokers.