Facts & Trends

Sorry, Wrong Number

Florida Gov. Rick Scott, thought he was announcing the phone number of a meningitis hotline, but provided the number of a phone sex line.  Callers heard a woman say, “Hello, boys....” ...

DANGEROUS COMBOS

There were 2.5 million emergency-room visits related to drug use in 2011—half for illegal drugs and half for misused medication. A third of patients had taken two or more substances: multiple drugs or drugs and alcohol ...

Skiing in shorts

Parts of the Northeast received up to 18 inches of snow over Memorial Day weekend.  Snow blanketed parts of Vermont, New Hampshire, and upstate New York ...

Marijuana Usage

College graduates account for only about 17 percent of marijuana use. About 76 percent is consumed by adults who never attended college or dropped out. "Most of the marijuana market is more Walmart than Whole Foods," says Carnegie Mellon University ...

Danger At Rest

The typical worker is three times more likely to die during leisure time than on the job ...

Men and Women

"You never see a man walking down the street with a woman who has a little pot belly and a bald spot." - Elayne Boosler ...

Water, Water Everywhere

Estimated minimum gallons of water used annually to produce Coca Cola products: 8,000,000,000,000 Portion of the world’s population that amount would supply with drinking water each year: 1/4 ...

Permanent Job

75% - Percentage of workers worldwide who do not have a permanent job, according to the International Labor Organization. Global unemployment reached an estimated 201 million in 2014; most people work without a contract or are self-employed ...

Alcohol Improves Joke Telling

Portion of college students who believe alcohol improves their ability to tell jokes: 3/4 ...

Average American Income

The average American's income declined almost 1 percent in 2014, to $64,432.The income of the poorest fifth of the population fell by 3.5 percent, to $9,818, while the income of the wealthiest fifth rose by nearly 1 percent, to $166,048 ...