“Sext” Receivers
15% of cell-owning teens ages 12-17 say they have received sexually suggestive nude or nearly nude images of someone they know via text messaging.
Global Restrictions on Religion
About one-third of the countries in the world -- 64 nations -- have high or very high restrictions on religion.
Mystical Experiences
About half of the U.S. public says they have had a religious or mystical experience.
See Dead People
Nearly one-in-five Americans say they have seen or been in the presence of ghosts.
Eyed by Evil
Fully 16% of Americans believe in the "evil eye" or that certain people can cast curses or spells that cause bad things to happen to someone.
Reading the Stars
One-in-four American adults believe in astrology, including 23% of Christians.
Non-Dogmatic Americans
About one-third of Americans say they regularly or occasionally attend religious services at more than one place; most sometimes attend services of a faith different from their own.
Health Care Coverage Dominates the News
The Project for Excellence in Journalism did not issue a News Index report this week, but the data is available.
More Now Think Health Reform Bill Will Pass
Summary of Findings Americans continued to follow the health care debate more closely than any other news story last week, and the public sees the odds of a reform bill ultimately being passed increasing. In the latest weekly News Interest Index survey, conducted Dec. 18-21 among 1,018 adults nationwide, 61% say they think a health […]
Latinos Online, 2006-2008: Narrowing the Gap
From 2006 to 2008, internet use among Latino adults rose by 10 percentage points, from 54% to 64%, compared with a four percentage point rise among whites and a two percentage point rise among blacks.
