Portion of debt-ceiling elevations since 1960 that have been signed into law by Republican presidents
: 2/3Portion of federal financial aid that goes to such schools
: 1/4Portion of America’s college students who attend for-profit schools
: 1/10Percentage of U.S. college grades that are A’s
: 43If he thinks he cannot
: 1 in 3Chance that a person will remember something if he thinks he can look it up later
: 1 in 5Portion of non-interest federal spending that is dedicated to programs for the elderly
: 1/3Amount an unemployed Utah man is charging for the opportunity to hunt and kill him
: $10,000Portion of the Indian Ocean that is underexplored by scientists because of pirates
: 1/4Number of people killed in Ecuador since July by bootleg liquor
: 35Estimated number of Syrians killed during pro-democracy protests since March
: 1,700Percentage of Egyptians who say they want the new government to amend or abandon the Camp David accords
: 70Percentage of millionaires who said in a July survey that they are concerned about global unrest
: 94Price for an iPad case made out of Bernie Madoff’s Polo Ralph Lauren blue chinos
: $350Average amount the tooth fairy left for a tooth in 2010, according to a survey by Visa
: $3Average so far in 2011
: $2.60Percentage of the current U.S. debt that was accumulated during Republican presidential terms
: 71Percentage of profits American corporations paid in taxes in 1961
: 40.6Today
: 10.5Portion of the increase in U.S. corporate profit margins since 2001 that has come from depressed wages
: 3/4Percentage of Americans who say they did not have money to buy food at all times last year
: 18.2Percentage change in the median household wealth of white families since 2005
: ???16Of Hispanic families
: ???66Number of minors sent back to Mexico by U.S. immigration authorities in 2010
: 20,438Percentage who were sent unaccompanied by an adult
: 57Percentage of the world’s population that could fit in Texas by living with the population density of New York City
: 100Estimated value of government subsidies that will go to the oil and gas industries between now and 2015
: $78,155,000,000Percentage of Americans in a July poll who said they approve of God’s job performance
: 52For a well-qualified atheist
: 49Percentage of Americans who say they would vote for a well-qualified homosexual candidate for president
: 67Of French
: 72Percentage of Chinese who do
: 63Percentage of Americans who believe China has passed or will pass the United States as the world’s leading superpower
: 46Percentage of public-sector workers who believe this
: 44Percentage of private-sector workers who believe that public-sector workers receive better benefits
: 60Number of U.S. states in which less than 20 percent of adults are obese
: 0Chance that an American fast-food customer uses posted calorie information to make food-buying decisions
: 1 in 6Percent increase in armed robberies at pharmacies since 2006
: 81Who believe it improves their sexual encounters
: 1/3Portion of college students who believe alcohol improves their ability to tell jokes
: 3/4