Praying Every Day
Six-in-ten Muslim Americans (61%) say they pray every day, somewhat fewer than the 70% of U.S. Christians who say they pray daily.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Six-in-ten Muslim Americans (61%) say they pray every day, somewhat fewer than the 70% of U.S. Christians who say they pray daily.
Just 4% of all online adults say they have had bad experiences as a result of embarrassing or inaccurate personal information being posted on the internet.
That’s the percentage of those ages 18 to 29 who now say they regularly learn about the campaign from the internet, the highest percentage for any news source.
A relatively low number of U.S. Muslims (26%) view the U.S.-led war on terrorism as a sincere effort to reduce international terrorism.
Eight-in-ten Democrats (81%) call reducing health care costs a top priority for policymakers, the highest percentage for any issue mentioned in a January 2008 poll.
A 59%-majority of Americans believe that, in the long run, the failures of the Bush administration will outweigh the accomplishments, up from 53% a year ago; half as many (28%) say Bush’s accomplishments will outweigh his failures.
Two-thirds of Americans (67%) say they prefer to get news with no particular point of view, while just 23% say they like getting news that reflects their political views.
Independent voters, who will be voting in many of the more than 20 presidential primaries and caucuses being held tomorrow, hold substantially more favorable views of John McCain (64%) and Barack Obama (62%).
While 65% of Democrats rate universal health insurance a top priority, only 27% of Republicans agree — the largest partisan difference recorded for any issue in a recent Pew poll.
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