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Some Interesting USA Statistics!
August 7th 2008 07:12
* As of May 2008, 13% of the 100 top-grossing films of all time were made by either Steven Spielberg or George Lucas. - The Week Magazine, 5/2/08
* 47% of dogs in the United States sleep in a family member's bed. - The Week Magazine, 8/10/07
* 2.4% of all newlyweds are over 65, says the U.S. Census Bureau. - Arizona Daily Star, 7/30/06
* 76% of American commuters drive to work alone. - The Week Magazine, 6/6/08
* 55% of all deaths caused by firearms in the United States are suicides. - San Diego Union, 7/1/08
* 2.4% of all Americans are in the criminal justice system somehow. 7,200,000 Americans are now either behind bars, on probation, or on parole. - The Week Magazine, 6/27/08
* Americans throw out 27% of the 350,000,000 pounds of food they buy each year. - New York Times, 5/18/08
* 70% of all trees cut for use as Christmas trees are whisked to departing trucks by helicopter. - The Week Magazine, 12/28/07
* 23% of all the psychiatrists in the country are in the New York City metro area. - The Week Magazine, 5/19/06
* 30% of Americans don't know what year the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against New York's World Trade Center and the Pentagon in Washington took place. - Yahoo! News, 8/9/06
* 47% of dogs in the United States sleep in a family member's bed. - The Week Magazine, 8/10/07
* 2.4% of all newlyweds are over 65, says the U.S. Census Bureau. - Arizona Daily Star, 7/30/06
* 55% of all deaths caused by firearms in the United States are suicides. - San Diego Union, 7/1/08
* 2.4% of all Americans are in the criminal justice system somehow. 7,200,000 Americans are now either behind bars, on probation, or on parole. - The Week Magazine, 6/27/08
* Americans throw out 27% of the 350,000,000 pounds of food they buy each year. - New York Times, 5/18/08
* 70% of all trees cut for use as Christmas trees are whisked to departing trucks by helicopter. - The Week Magazine, 12/28/07
* 23% of all the psychiatrists in the country are in the New York City metro area. - The Week Magazine, 5/19/06
* 30% of Americans don't know what year the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against New York's World Trade Center and the Pentagon in Washington took place. - Yahoo! News, 8/9/06
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