Pew Research Center Staff

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

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.

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.

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.