Pew Research Center Staff

That’s the percentage of Americans who say that religion’s influence on life in the U.S. is waning. Among these, eight in ten (79%) believe this declining religiosity is a bad thing.

That’s the proportion of Americans who now say that the government should help more needy people, even if it adds to the nation’s debt, up from just 41% in 1994.

Nearly four-in-ten Latino Christians living in the United States describe themselves as “born again” or “evangelical” including 28% who self-identify as Roman Catholic.

Seven-in-ten American adults now say that it is more difficult to be a mother today than it was 20 or 30 years ago, according to a new Pew survey. Somewhat fewer (60%) say the same about being a father.

That’s the proportion of the public that thinks that so far the U.S. troop surge is making things better in Iraq; a slightly larger number, 34%, think it will do so in the long run. By contrast, a 46%-plurality thinks it is not having any effect and 20% see it making things worse.

That’s the share of the U.S. public who say the U.S. government does not give enough support to the soldiers who have served in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; but a narrow majority (51%) believes the American people give sufficient support.

That’s the portion of the adult U.S. population who completely agree that prayer is an important part of their daily life — down from a high of 55% in 1999.

That’s the proportion of the public that now agrees with the statement that “AIDS might be God’s punishment for immoral sexual behavior.” When this question was first asked in 1987, public opinion was divided, with 43% agreeing and 47% disagreeing.

That’s the proportion of the general public in France, where a new president will be chosen on Sunday, who say they are either very concerned or somewhat concerned about the rise of Islamic extremism in their country. A somewhat smaller majority of French Muslims (59%) share that concern.

That’s the portion of Gen Nexters — Americans ages 18-25 — who say they exercise on at least a weekly basis — though not all Gen Next pastimes are healthy ones.