Pew Research Center Staff

An estimated one-third (33%) of all Catholics in the United States are now Hispanics; given long-term demographic trends, the Hispanic presence in the nation's largest single religious denomination is certain to grow.

That's the percent of Americans who say corporate profits are too high, up from 59% in 2003.

That's the proportion of Republican and GOP-leaning registered voters who self-identify as conservative white evangelicals -- but that number varies widely among key primary states.

That's the percentage of the U.S. public that now agree that it's "all right for blacks and whites to date" -- up six percentage points from since 2003 and 13 points from a Pew survey conducted 10 years ago.

A solid majority of Muslim Americans say that a way can be found for the state of Israel to exist so that the rights of the Palestinians are addressed. In this regard, the views of Muslim Americans resemble those of the general public in the United States.

That's the proportion of Republicans who favor giving illegal immigrants the possibility of obtaining US citizenship; nearly as many within the party (46%) oppose such a move -- an indication of the political difficulties that any compromise immigration plan will face on the road to enactment.

That's the portion of the adult U.S. population who now say that school boards should have the right to fire teachers known to be homosexual; 66% disagreed. In 1987 when this question was first asked, a 51%-majority agreed with the statement.

That's the percentage of Americans who completely or mostly agree that American lives are worth more than the lives of people in other countries.

That's the number of Americans who now say they favor "affirmative action programs to help blacks, women and other minorities get better jobs and education," a 12-point increase since 1995, with support increasing among most demographic and political groups.

That's the percentage of Americans who express a favorable view of the U.S. armed forces despite the general unpopularity of the ongoing war in Iraq. This large vote of confidence stands in contrast to the relatively low esteem in which the military were held during the similarly unpopular Vietnam War.