2/86Weight of the average female fashion model in 1970 (in pounds): 112

Ford Models Inc. (New York City)

    Today: 122

Ford Models Inc. (New York City)

12/07Estimated percentage of the world’s male smokers who live in the United States and China, respectively: 3, 31

American Cancer Society (Atlanta)

    Estimated percentage of the world’s female smokers: 8, 7

American Cancer Society (Atlanta)

12/95Number of stories about Hillary Clinton’s attendance of the U.N.’s women’s conference that appeared on Chinese TV: 0

First Lady’s Press Office (Washington)

9/06Number of convictions that have been handed down so far under India’s 1996 law to ban sex-determination tests: 1

U.N. Population Fund (N.Y.C.)

    Estimated number of female fetuses that have been selectively aborted there since then: 4,500,000

Prabhat Jha, Center for Global Health Research (Toronto)

9/90Number of sizes of women’s dress-uniform shirts offered by the U.S. Army: 48

Defense Department Personnel Support Center (Philadelphia)