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short readApr 22, 2026

An image a Pacific Islander man teaching his daughter how to ride a bike (nazar_ab via Getty Images)

About 1.7 million people in the U.S. are Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (NHPI), tracing their roots to Hawaii, Guam, Samoa or other Pacific Islands in Oceania.

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Photo: White House Faith Office Senior Adviser Paula White-Cain sings next to President Donald Trump during a National Day of Prayer event at the White House, attended by religious leaders of different faiths, on May 1, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

short readsNov 10, 2009

Knowledge of Troop Deaths in Afghanistan

Only a quarter of the public can correctly estimate the number of U.S. military fatalities in Afghanistan.
short readsNov 10, 2009

Global Warming: A Hoax … with Serious Ramifications

A third of those who say there is no solid evidence of global warming still consider it a serious problem.
short readsNov 10, 2009

Cap & Trade: Few Know What it is but Half Support the Idea

Though few know what “cap and trade” is, half the public supports limits on carbon dioxide emissions even if it means higher energy prices.
short readsNov 10, 2009

Chilling Numbers

The percentage of Americans who believe there is solid evidence supporting global warming has fallen from 71% in April 2008 to 57% today.
short readsNov 10, 2009

Twitter Update

About one-in-five internet users now say they use Twitter or another similar service, up from 11% in April.
short readsOct 27, 2009

Goblins and Ghosts and Things That Go Bump in the Night

Not counting the trick-or-treaters scaring up fun this weekend, more than two-thirds of Americans agree that angels and demons are active in the world.
short readsOct 26, 2009

Karzai’s Rank as a Foreign Newsmaker

Afghanistan President Harmid Karzai has been much in the news lately, but he still trails far behind the top newsmaker among overseas leaders this year, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
short readsOct 20, 2009

Swine Flu: Worth a Shot?

Fewer than half of the public would get a swine flu vaccine if it were available to them.
short readsOct 20, 2009

Global Muslim Population

Muslims account for roughly a quarter of the estimated 2009 world population.
short readsOct 20, 2009

Support for Gay Marriage

Four-in-ten Americans support allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally.

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Key facts about Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the U.S.

Catholicism has lost people to religious switching in many countries, while Protestantism has gained in some

5 facts about U.S. children living in blended families

Americans have become more likely to say Trump is not too or not at all religious

Knowledge of Troop Deaths in Afghanistan

Global Warming: A Hoax … with Serious Ramifications

Cap & Trade: Few Know What it is but Half Support the Idea

Chilling Numbers

Twitter Update

Goblins and Ghosts and Things That Go Bump in the Night

Karzai’s Rank as a Foreign Newsmaker

Swine Flu: Worth a Shot?

Global Muslim Population

Support for Gay Marriage

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