\nPercentage of Americans who:\nThink incivility is a serious problem: 89\nThink mean-spirited political campaigns are to blame: 73\nThink rock music is to blame: 67\nThink talk radio is to blame: 52\nThink their own behavior is uncivil: 1\n<\/p>\n
U. S. News & World Report (4\/22\/96)<\/p>\n\n\n
\nPercentage of mothers of children under age 3 who are not in the workforce: 46\nPercentage of mothers of children under age 3 who are employed part-time: 19\n<\/p>\n
U. S. News & World Report (7\/1\/96)<\/p>\n
\nPercentage of U. S. children living apart from their biological fathers in 1960: 17\nPercentage of U. S. children living apart from their biological fathers in 1990: 36\nJuvenile violent crime arrests in 1960: 18,000\nJuvenile violent crime arrests in 1990: 118,000\n<\/p>\n
Utne Reader (Sept.-Oct.\/96)<\/p> \n\n
\nPercentage of people who have great confidence in the military: 64\nWho have great confidence in the police: 58\nWho have great confidence in organized religion: 57\nWho have great confidence in the presidency: 45\nWho have great confidence in the justice system: 20\n<\/p>\n
Emerging Trends (Vol. 18, No. 4) Princeton Religion Research Center<\/p>\n \n
\nMore than 65 million adult Americans attend a Christian church service in\na typical week. There are fewer than 8 million Jews in this country. Mormons\nhave plateaued at about 5 million people. Muslims account for less than 2\nmillion, while agnostics and atheists number almost 25 million adults.\n<\/p>\n
The Barna Report (Vol. 1, No. 2)<\/p>\n\n\n
\nPercentage of women age 35-44 who would not likely consider plastic surgery “to improve their looks,” even if money were no object: 68<\/p>\n
USA Today (6\/18\/96)<\/p>\n
Percentage of people in an Adweek poll who said they’d rather be rich than thin: 82<\/p>\n
Men’s Health (Jul.-Aug.\/96)<\/p>\n\n
\nPercentage of children who recognize Mickey Mouse: 91\nPercentage of children who recognize Joe Camel: 91\nNumber of cigarettes Americans smoked in 1984: 600,000,000,000\nNumber of cigarettes Americans smoked in 1994: 486,000,000,000\nNumber of Americans who die each day from smoking: 1,300.<\/p>\n
Office on Smoking and Health, cited in Smart Money (9\/96)<\/p>\n
\nPercentage of major U.S. companies that routinely test new employees for illegal drugs: 81\nPercentage of positive tests: 1.9\nPercentage of work places that have been the site of an act of violence: 33<\/p>\n
American Management Association (4\/96); Men’s Health (Jul.-Aug.\/96)<\/p>\n