Cheating
Percentage of adults ages 18-34 who admit to having called in sick to take a “mental health day” more than once: 19
Chilton Research Service, cited in USA Today (12/26/95)
Percentage of students who admit to having cheated on exams at colleges with honor codes: 30
Percentage of students who admit to having cheated on exams at colleges without honor codes: 45
Research by Rutgers professor Don McCabe, cited in USA Today (3/11/96)
Christmas
Percentage of respondents who said their best Christmas gift last year was not the most costly gift they received: 64:2
Bruskin/Goldring Research for Quicken, cited in USA Today (11/24/95)
Fellowship
Percentage of pet owners who would choose their pet as a companion over another human if stranded on a desert island: 54
American Animal Hospital, cited in American Demographics (7/96)
Illegitimate births
Percentage of U.S. births to unmarried women: 31
National Center for Health Statistics, cited in In Focus (11/9/95)
Number of consecutive years the pregnancy rate for unmarried black women has dropped: 4
Number of consecutive years the pregnancy rate for unmarried white women has increased: 4
The Numbers News, cited in Business Week (1/8/96)
Income
Percentage of Americans who list financial woes as their primary felt need: 39
Barna Research Group, cited in Ministry Currents (Jan.-Feb./95)
Percentage of adults who would rather have more free time even if it means less money: 51
Percentage of adults who would rather earn more money even if it means less free time: 35
U.S. News & World Report(12/11/95)
Percentage of Americans earning less than $30,000 per year who believe that “the meek shall inherit the earth”: 61
Percentage of Americans earning more than $60,000 who believe this: 36
Harper’s (3/96)
Marriage
Average cost of an American wedding reception: $7,000
Average cost of an engagement ring: $3,000
Interep Research
Percentage of women who claim their mates spend more time in the bathroom than they do: 67
Percentage of men who claim their mates spend more time in the bathroom than they do: 67
Men’s Health (3/96)
Teenage Drug Use
The Department of Health and Human Resources’ recent report on drug use among teens ages 12-17 revealed the following increases from 1994 to 1995.
Percentage increase of drug use among teens: 33
Percentage increase of drug use among adults: 0
Percentage increase in the use of marijuana: 37
Percentage increase in the use of LSD and other hallucinogens: 54
Percentage increase in the use of cocaine: 166
1996 by Christianity Today/LEADERSHIP, journal.
Last Updated: October 8, 1996
