 However, an Associated Press article in March 2014 stated that "more than 70 percent of [Puerto Ricans] identify themselves as Catholic".The CIA World Factbook reports that 85% of the population of Puerto Rico identifies as Roman Catholic, while 15% identify as Protestant and Other.Puerto Ricans often proudly identify themselves as (formerly also spelled , , or ), derived from the Taíno word , to illustrate their recognition of the island's Taíno heritage.