Pew Research Center Staff

Among the 47 countries in the latest Pew Global Attitudes Survey, nearly equal numbers named the United States as a top ally (19) as named it as the biggest threat (17).

That's the tiny percentage of Turkish public who say they have a favorable opinion of the U.S. in the recent Pew Global Attitudes survey, the lowest number among the 47 countries surveyed.

The majority of adult internet users in the U.S. (57%) report watching or downloading some type of online video content and 19% do so on a typical day.

That's the percentage of foreign-born Latino workers in the lowest fifth of the wage distribution in 2005 -- a decline from 42% in 1995.

That's the proportion of Pakistanis who say they have a lot or some confidence in Al Queda leader Osama bin Laden to do the right thing in world affairs -- still disturbingly high, but a substantial decline from the 51% who said so just two years ago.

That's the percentage of U.S. adults who say that when there is a marriage in which the parents are very unhappy with one another, their children are better off if the parents get divorced; only 19% disagree.

That's the large percentage of American adults who favor allowing public schools to provide students with birth control information; only 18% oppose such instruction.

That's the U.S. ranking on an international list of broadband adoption rates, down from No. 4 in 2001.

That's the proportion of the British public who say they have a favorable opinion of the U.S. in the recent Pew Global Attitudes survey, a new low in favorable attitudes toward America from its closest European ally.

That's the number of states, including 5 whose legislatures acted this year, that now have laws aiming to curb the threat of toxic waste created by the proliferation of discarded computer gear and other digital junk.