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That's the age that President George W. Bush turns on his birthday today, July 6. The president's year of birth, 1946, places him at the leading edge of the enormous baby boom generation, which collectively accounts for about 27% of all Americans.

That's the percentage of American adults owning mobile phones who say they have used their hand-held device in an emergency and gained valuable help. Mobile women (77%) were more likely than mobile men (71%) to report this experience.

That's the number of former governors who are campaigning to regain their once-held posts this year.

About two-in-three Americans fly the flag. Nearly three-in-four say flag burning should be illegal. Roughly half say it should be unconstitutional. But despite these protective instincts, there's been no public clamor demanding that Congress take steps to defend Old Glory against burners and desecrators.

That's the percentage of Americans who display the flag at their home, in their office or on their car, according to a March 2005 survey by the Pew Research Center. Americans don't confine their patriotism to the 4th of July.

That's the small percentage of adult Americans who said they were following the World Cup soccer championship being held in Germany very closely even before the U.S. was eliminated from the competition. Only 4% of Americans rate soccer as their favorite sport to watch.

WASHINGTON – The Pew Research Center today announced that journalist and pollster Richard Morin will be joining as Senior Editor on July 24. Morin has been a journalist for 32 years, including the last 19 at The Washington Post, where he was polling editor, staff writer and author of the “Unconventional Wisdom” column. At the […]

About the Research Initiative The Pew Research Center (Center) is undertaking one of the most comprehensive studies to date on the demographics, attitudes and experiences of Muslim Americans. The Center, which has expertise in public opinion research, demography and the role of religion in public life, will conduct a national public opinion survey of Muslim […]

Summary of Findings With less than five months to go before Election Day, Democrats hold two distinct advantages in the midterm campaign that they have not enjoyed for some time. First, Americans continue to say they favor the Democratic candidate in their district, by a 51% to 39% margin. Second, the level of enthusiasm about […]

African Americans are over-represented among cancer patients and under-represented among internet users, particularly on some health discussion group sites.