The Second Coming of Jesus
Fully 79% of Christians in the U.S. say they believe that Christ will return to Earth someday.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Fully 79% of Christians in the U.S. say they believe that Christ will return to Earth someday.
The Project for Excellence in Journalism estimates that one out of every five journalists working for newspapers in 2001 no longer does so.
More Americans know the unemployment rate than the level of the Dow.
On a 12-question news quiz, young adults answered fewer than half correctly on average.
Just 28% of adults born in Alaska still live there, placing it last among the 50 states on this measure of population “stickiness.”
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.
Virtually all of the 3.4 million increase in suburban public school enrollments over the past decade and a half has been due to a rapid increase in Latino — and to a lesser degree — black and Asian students.
As many Republicans say their party’s leaders have failed to clearly articulate their position (42%) as say they have explained themselves clearly (41%).
Seven-in-ten say they have a great deal or fair amount of confidence in Obama to fix the economy; 55% say that about Democratic leaders and 38% about Republican leaders.
Notifications