12/84Percentage of American teachers who say that if they could start over, they would not teach: 24
12/84Percentage increase, from the mid-1970s to today, in the number of résumés received each year by the CIA: 100
12/84Number of states in which some part of the B-1 bomber is manufactured: 44
12/84Estimated percentage of all U.S. defense contracts that are awarded through fully competitive bidding: 5
12/84Estimated number of defense-industry jobs that would be lost in the event of a nuclear freeze: 250,000
12/84Percentage of Americans who, in 1981, thought their chances of surviving a nuclear war were fifty-fifty: 32
12/84Rank, among children’s most common fears, of being home alone: 1
12/84Percentage of all playground injuries that occur on the monkey bars: 55
12/84Number of bird species that have been sighted in Central Park since its opening in 1858: 259
12/84Total number of recordings of “White Christmas” that have been sold: 150,431,669
In Minneapolis: 73%
12/84Percentage of Americans who believe their presence at a sports event influences its outcome: 25
12/84Percentage of college men who say they might commit rape if there were no chance of being caught: 35
12/84Number of American men who have surgery each year solely to improve their personal appearance: 500,000
12/84Combined net worth of the 400 richest Americans: $125,000,000,000
Combined value of all the currency and coin in circulation in the U.S.: $175,000,000,000
12/84Amount spent by the U.S. government on advertising in 1983: $228,857,200
Amount spent by Coca-Cola: $282,150,000
12/84Percentage of U.S. car owners who keep maps in their glove compartments: 50