10/84Percentage of American women who think they would do “better than average” in a fistfight: 27
11/84Percentage of American men who admit they wear uncomfortable shoes because they look good: 20
Percentage of American women who admit they wear uncomfortable shoes because they look good: 45
5/84Percentage of American women who use deodorant: 89
Of American men: 75
7/84Percentage of American women who consider themselves pretty: 13
Percentage of American men who consider themselves handsome: 28
6/85Percentage of American women who said they liked sports cars in 1976: 39
Who say that today: 56
6/85Percentage of American men who say they sleep in the nude: 19
Percentage of American women: 6
8/85Percentage of American women who receive no prenatal care during the first three months of pregnancy: 24
7/86Percentage of babies born to married American women in 1965 that were unwanted: 20.5
8/86Walking speed of the average American woman (in feet per minute): 256
Of the average American man: 245
3/89Chances that a pregnant American woman will choose to have an abortion: 1 in 4
6/89Chances that an American woman will have an abortion in her lifetime: 1 in 2
8/89Chances that an American woman will be the victim of a rape or an attempted rape in her lifetime: 1 in 12
2/90Average number of days a divorced middle-aged American woman spends sick in bed each year: 14
3/90Chances that an American woman is married, has children, and says she has a “successful career”: 2 in 5
3/90Chances that an American woman considers herself a strong supporter of the women’s movement: 1 in 5
7/90Percentage of American women who said in 1970 that men were “basically kind, gentle, and thoughtful”: 67
Percentage who say this today: 51
9/90Change, since 1972, in the percentage of employed American men who have an employer-financed pension plan: -5
Change in the percentage of employed American women who do: +5
2/91Average size bra worn by an American woman in 1985: 34B
Average size today: 36C
7/91Chances that an American woman who is not a virgin has had only one sexual partner in her life: 1 in 3
9/91Percentage of American women who say they have listened in on their husband’s phone calls: 28
12/92Percentage change, since 1970, in the number of American women working more than one job: +390
11/94Percentage of American women who say their car is “more reliable” than most men they know: 49
10/95Change since 1979 in the median earnings of an American woman with a full-time job, in constant dollars: +$1,925
Change in the median earnings of an American man with a full-time job: -$2,816
11/95Number of American women who purchased their first new chain saw within the last two years: 1,037,000
3/96Chances that an American woman whose cosmetic breast implants were removed in 1994 has since replaced them: 2 in 3
5/96Chances an American woman believes “a good night’s sleep is better than sex”: 1 in 2
11/98Average percentage by which an American woman’s out-of-pocket medical spending exceeds that of an American man: 68
11/98Estimated number of American women arrested for child abuse since 1977 after using drugs or alcohol while pregnant: 200
Chance that an American woman believes this: 1 in 9
7/98Chance that an American woman considers herself a victim of injustice: 1 in 5
Chance that an American man considers himself a victim of injustice: 1 in 4
11/06Chance that an African-American woman says that she worries about becoming a “bag lady”: 1 in 3
Chance that a white American woman does: 1 in 2