Pew Research Center Staff

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short reads | Feb 18, 2008

Praying Every Day

Six-in-ten Muslim Americans (61%) say they pray every day, somewhat fewer than the 70% of U.S. Christians who say they pray daily.

short reads | Feb 18, 2008

Lincoln’s Ranking Among U.S. Presidents

That's the score tallied by President Abraham Lincoln in a nationwide 2007 Gallup poll that asked respondents to name the "greatest United States president." In Gallup's 2005 survey on the issue, two recent presidents, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton, outpolled the Civil War president who was born on February 12, 199 years ago.

short reads | Feb 15, 2008

Embarrassing Posting Problems

Just 4% of all online adults say they have had bad experiences as a result of embarrassing or inaccurate personal information being posted on the internet.

short reads | Feb 5, 2008

Don’t Be My Valentine

Valentine's DayOnly a tiny percentage (16%) of single American adults say they are actively seeking a romantic partner. Some 55% of singles report no active interest in seeking a romantic partner.

short reads | Feb 5, 2008

News Not Views

Two-thirds of Americans (67%) say they prefer to get news with no particular point of view, while just 23% say they like getting news that reflects their political views.

short reads | Feb 5, 2008

Say Bush Administration Failures Will Outweigh Accomplishments

A 59%-majority of Americans believe that, in the long run, the failures of the Bush administration will outweigh the accomplishments, up from 53% a year ago; half as many (28%) say Bush's accomplishments will outweigh his failures.

short reads | Feb 5, 2008

Internet as Source of Campaign News

That's the percentage of those ages 18 to 29 who now say they regularly learn about the campaign from the internet, the highest percentage for any news source.

short reads | Feb 3, 2008

Independents on Super Tuesday

Independent voters, who will be voting in many of the more than 20 presidential primaries and caucuses being held tomorrow, hold substantially more favorable views of John McCain (64%) and Barack Obama (62%).

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