Say Press is Generally Accurate
Just 29% of Americans say that news organizations generally get the facts straight, while 63% say that news stories are often inaccurate.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
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Mexicans Support War on Drug Traffickers
The Mexican public overwhelmingly backs a tough anti-drug strategy: 83% support using the Mexican army to fight drug traffickers.
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Islam and Violence
A plurality of Americans (45%) say Islam is no more likely than other faiths to encourage violence among its believers.
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Few Feel Like Part of a Religious Minority
Only one-in-five Americans (19%) say they think of themselves as belonging to a minority because of their religious beliefs.
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Personally Know a Muslim
Nearly half of Americans (45%) personally know a Muslim, slightly more than in November 2001, when 38% said they personally knew a Muslim.
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See Muslims as Victims of Discrimination
Nearly six-in-ten adults say that Muslims are subject to a lot of discrimination, far more than say the same about Jews, evangelical Christians, atheists or Mormons.
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Know Muslim Name for God
A slim majority of Americans (53%) know the Muslim name for God is Allah, and a similar number (52%) can correctly name the Koran as the Islamic sacred text.
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Young Online Political Activists
About one in four internet-using adults ages 18-29 use blogs or social networking sites as a venue for political or civic involvement.
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NATO Opposition to More Troops in Afghanistan
Publics in all seven NATO countries polled disapproved of President Obama’s original decision to send more troops to Afghanistan.
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Willing Retirees
About half of all current retirees say they retired because they wanted to.