12/07Chance that an American under the age of 65 went without health insurance at some point during the past two years: 1 in 3

Families USA (Washington)

2/09Chance that an American over 65 has no natural teeth: 1 in 4

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Atlanta)

3/95Chances that an American adult under 35 has eaten pizza for breakfast: 3 in 4

Roper Starch Worldwide (N.Y.C.)

    Chances that an American over 55 has: 1 in 4

Roper Starch Worldwide (N.Y.C.)

11/96Ratio of the amount the federal government spent last year on Americans under 18 to those over 65: 1:5

Senate Budget Committee

9/98Estimated number of American senior citizens who played tackle football last year: 47,000

National Sporting Goods Association (Mt. Prospect, Ill.)