The number of Americans who report that they are members of Protestant denominations now stands at 51%.

About 44% of U.S. adults have switched religious affiliation including dropping any connection to a specific religious tradition.

Nevada is the nation’s most “magnetic” state in that fully 86% of its adult residents were born in a different state.

A narrow majority of Americans believes that the United States should re-establish diplomatic relations with Cuba.

Fully 79% of Christians in the U.S. say they believe that Christ will return to Earth someday.

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.

Half of all smokers say they “frequently” experience stress, compared with 35% of former smokers and 31% of those who never smoked.

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

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.