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Last Month’s Index
[ October 2022 ]

Harper’s Index

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Percentage change since 2019 in the portion of Americans who believe environmental laws are worth the cost

: –23
October 2022 • Source: Pew Research Center (Washington)

Percentage of U.S. voters who view climate change as the most important problem facing the country

: 1
October 2022 • Source: Siena College Research Institute (Loudonville, N.Y.)

Of U.S. voters under thirty who do

: 3
October 2022 • Source: Siena College Research Institute (Loudonville, N.Y.)

Percentage by which American men are more likely than women to support nuclear power

: 47
October 2022 • Source: Gallup (Washington)

By which men are more likely than women to have donated blood

: 32
October 2022 • Source: YouGov (NYC)

Percentage by which Trump voters are more likely than Biden voters to have donated sperm

: 50
October 2022 • Source: YouGov (NYC)

By which more Democratic than Republican congress members have announced testing positive for COVID-19

: 48
October 2022 • Source: GovTrack (Washington)

Percentage by which Democrats are more likely than Republicans to be afraid of crowded spaces

: 40
October 2022 • Source: YouGov (NYC)

By which women are more likely than men to be afraid of crowded spaces

: 59
October 2022 • Source: YouGov (NYC)

Percentage of Americans who say they aren’t afraid of anything

: 16
October 2022 • Source: YouGov (NYC)

Percentage by which Republicans are more likely than Democrats to say they would fight if the country were invaded

: 52
October 2022 • Source: Quinnipiac University Polling Institute (Hamden, Conn.)

Percentage of Americans who could correctly identify Ukraine on a map in February

: 34
October 2022 • Source: Morning Consult (Washington)

Factor by which this percentage has increased since 2014

: 2
October 2022 • Source: Joshua D. Kertzer, Harvard University (Cambridge, Mass.)

Minimum number of cigarette packs Philip Morris has donated to the Ukrainian army

: 500,000
October 2022 • Source: Philip Morris International (NYC)

Portion of American young adults who have considered enlisting in the military

: 1/10
October 2022 • Source: Department of Defense (Arlington, Va.)

Portion of those who are ineligible to enlist

: 3/4
October 2022 • Source: Department of Defense (Arlington, Va.)

Portion of U.S. millennials who have pretended that they don’t know how to cook to avoid having to help

: 3/5
October 2022 • Source: OnePoll (NYC)

Percentage of Americans who don’t drink the daily amount of water recommended by the USDA

: 78
October 2022 • Source: Evian (Paris)

Portion who say they don’t drink enough water because they are too busy

: 3/10
October 2022 • Source: Evian (Paris)

Because they forget to

: 1/4
October 2022 • Source: Evian (Paris)

Portion of U.S. adults who are on a diet

: 1/4
October 2022 • Source: The NPD Group (Port Washington, N.Y.)

Percentage decrease since 2004 in the sales of diet books

: 59
October 2022 • Source: The NPD Group (Port Washington, N.Y.)

Percentage increase since 2019 in the number of independent bookstores in the United States

: 34
October 2022 • Source: American Booksellers Association (White Plains, N.Y.)

Portion of independent bookstores that experienced higher sales last year than in 2019

: 2/3
October 2022 • Source: American Booksellers Association (White Plains, N.Y.)

Percentage of undergraduates who say they encounter at least moderate difficulty with online learning

: 94
October 2022 • Source: Richard Harvey, San Francisco State University

Percentage of U.S. adults who think video gaming should be taught in schools

: 54
October 2022 • Source: OnePoll (NYC)

Percentage increase since 2009 in the average movie score on Rotten Tomatoes

: 43
October 2022 • Source: Franchise Entertainment Research (Santa Monica, Calif.)

Percentage of cannabis consumers who use it daily

: 46
October 2022 • Source: New Frontier Data (Washington)

Minimum number of robots New York State will distribute to the elderly this year to combat loneliness

: 834
October 2022 • Source: New York State Office for the Aging (Albany)

Portion of American workers who would rather find a new job than return to the office full-time

: 2/3
October 2022 • Source: ADP Research Institute (Roseland, N.J.)

Percentage increase in the past year in the number of U.S. complaints about unfair labor practices

: 16
October 2022 • Source: National Labor Relations Board (Washington)

In the number of filings for union elections

: 58
October 2022 • Source: National Labor Relations Board (Washington)

Portion of U.S. parents who can’t afford diapers

: 1/3
October 2022 • Source: National Diaper Bank Network (New Haven, Conn.)

Percentage of Republicans that Democrats believe make more than $250,000 per year

: 44
October 2022 • Source: Douglas J. Ahler, Florida State University (Tallahassee)

Percentage that do

: 2
October 2022 • Source: Douglas J. Ahler, Florida State University (Tallahassee)

Percentage of Democrats that Republicans believe are atheist or agnostic

: 36
October 2022 • Source: Douglas J. Ahler, Florida State University (Tallahassee)

Percentage that are

: 9
October 2022 • Source: Douglas J. Ahler, Florida State University (Tallahassee)

Portion of pastors who have seriously considered quitting the ministry in the past year

: 2/5
October 2022 • Source: Barna Group (Ventura, Calif.)

Percentage of them who attribute the thought to stress

: 56
October 2022 • Source: Barna Group (Ventura, Calif.)

Who attribute it to loneliness

: 43
October 2022 • Source: Barna Group (Ventura, Calif.)
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