Pastors

Statistics for Christian communicators.

Number of times a child laughs each day, on average: 400

Number of times an adult laughs each day, on average: 15

Number of Americans with stress-related insomnia: 1 in 5

Number on any given day who need more sleep: 45 million

Percentage decrease in average sleep time, since 1900: 20

Percentage of Americans attending church in 1992: 40

In 1972: 40

Percentage of Americans-men, women, and children-receiving food stamps in February 1993: 10.5

Rank of drunk driving, among reasons for arrests in U.S.: 1

U.S. residents for whom English is a foreign tongue: 1 in 7

Percentage increase since 1980: 38

U.S. residents who speak little or no English: 1 in 25

Percentage of children under age 6 in child care, in 1990: 58

In 1970: 29

Percentage of children living in single-parent families, in 1991: 28

In 1960: 10

Percentage of adults who see a parent at least weekly: 54

Who talk by phone to a parent at least weekly: 68

Number of elderly (over 60) in Europe and North America: 185 million ...

You have reached the end of this Article Preview

To continue reading, subscribe to Christianity Today magazine. Subscribers have full digital access to CT Pastors articles.

Log InSubscribe

Already a CT subscriber? Log in for full digital access.