A collection of statistics on today's pressing issues.

1. Same-sex marriage ADHD Obesity Social networks
The U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex
marriage. In doing so, approximately
Every day, teachers work with approximately
5,876,000
children with ADHD
The highest rate of ADHD reported in middle
school and high school students
Bullying/Cyberbullying
For girls, being the subject of
rumors is the most common type
of bullying with 17% affected
For boys, being made fun of, called
names or insulted is the most common
type of bullying with 12.6% affected
Nearly 7% of students report being
cyber-bullied
Abuse/Child abuse
6 to 9
years old
of cases are for children
in this age range;
With smart phones, tablets, notebooks
and other portable devices, access to
the internet can be almost constant.
But what are people really doing
when they’re online?
Top two reasons Americans use the internet:
same-sex marriages are now legalized
in every state of the Union
252,000
use a
social network
send or
read email
3,416,000
boys
61%
59%
8%
are
Twitter users
3,012,000
students reporting ADHD
1,796,000
girls
12 17
year olds
with
45%
look for a job
check the
news online
30%
yet
yet and
make a donation
to a charity online,1%
Only
2 to 5
years old
are at the
greatest risk
of abuse
Children
aged
with the next
greatest risk
Neglect is the most
common form of
child abuse –21.8%
We’re hearing more and more about personal information
being stolen from third parties with which we have some type
of relationship. Just how bad is it getting?
Though we’re hearing about an
increasing number of victims over
65, the majority of identify theft
victims are between
Identity theft
Approximately
16,580,500
have been victims of
identity theft
Misuse of existing
credit card and bank
account for 91.4% of
identity theft, with the
rest caused by misuse
of personal information
to open an account or
to commit other fraud
with senior
citizens
accounting for
58.2%35 to 64
years old
12.9%
The top 4 polluting industries account
for 78% of all toxic chemical releases in the USThe top 4 states
for fraud and identify theft consumer complaints account for
nearly 40% of complaints to law enforcement
California
644
per 100,000
population
13.3%
Florida
1,007
per 100,000
population
Texas
647
per 100,000
population
New York
514
per 100,000
population
10.6%
9.3%
Metal mining
1.5 billion
pounds
40%
Chemicals
535 million
pounds
14.8%
Electricity
519 million
pounds
14.1%
Primary metals
364 million
pounds
9.9%
of reported cases
Stories about women in the workforce
appear in the news on a regular basis. But
how does the US compare to other
developed nations, such as the UK and
Australia, for working women?
% of women aged 15-64 that work:
US UK Australia
Critical thinking assignment
for comparing world
population figures
ADHD is an area frequently heard
about in both the news and in schools
We hear news media, medical
professionals, and increasingly, the
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
reporting the health effects of obesity
in America. But how high are
the obesity rates really?
Compare that to the percentage of the
Adult population considered obese:
20%
Nearly
of children
are obese
Americans Japanese UK
18.4%
of boys
20.6%
35.3%
3.6%
24.7%
of girls
21.5% of students reported some
type of bullying at school
69.1%
70.1%
72.1%
91.4%
26.5%
with
79.5%
of
5.4%
Same-sex marriage - Bureau of Census. "Opposite-Sex And Same-Sex Couple Households By
Selected Characteristics: 2013 [By Sex, Age, Race, Children In The Household, Income, And
Housing Tenure]." ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the U.S. 2015 Online Edition. Ed. ProQuest,
2015. Web: ProQuest Statistical Abstract 07/15
http://statabs.proquest.com/sa/docview.html?table-no=75&acc-no=C7095-1.1&year=2015&z=38B
D1ABEC98C7C98BE730DB5A877064D49790D472BBE6
ADHD - National Center for Health Statistics. "Learning Disability And Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder Among Children Age 3 To 17 Years By Selected Characteristics: 2012 [By
Sex, Age, And Race]." ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the U.S. 2015 Online Edition. Ed. ProQuest,
2015. Web: ProQuest Statistical Abstract 07/15
http://statabs.proquest.com/sa/docview.html?table-no=202&acc-no=C7095-1.3&year=2015&z=16
235BFF26177AFDAB92E86A87A4D5B8B7D07AC6
Obesity - Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics. "Children Who Are Obese By
Age, Sex, Race, And Hispanic Origin: 1988 To 2012 [Selected Periods]." ProQuest Statistical
Abstract of the U.S. 2015 Online Edition. Ed. ProQuest, 2015. Web: ProQuest Statistical Abstract
07/15
http://statabs.proquest.com/sa/docview.html?table-no=208&acc-no=C7095-1.3&year=2015&z=59
02150E1B5E0EA68A5DC4414C1EE3765A927C65
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. "Percentage Of The Adult Population
Considered To Be Obese: 2005 To 2012 [By Country]." ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
2015 Online Edition. Ed. ProQuest, 2015. Web: ProQuest Statistical Abstract 07/15
http://statabs.proquest.com/sa/docview.html?table-no=1356&acc-no=C7095-1.30&year=2015&z=
D55AFFE27B48C8BB771A31F1A2FC6E66094C7996
Online social networks - Pew Internet & American Life Project. "Typical Daily Internet Activities
Of Adult Internet Users: 2010 To 2012 [By Age And Sex, Selected Months]." ProQuest Statistical
Abstract of the U.S. 2015 Online Edition. Ed. ProQuest, 2015. Web: ProQuest Statistical
Abstract 07/15
http://statabs.proquest.com/sa/docview.html?table-no=1167&acc-no=C7095-1.24&year=2015&
z=338EBA6FB90C38623F15E38D75855035F2E85E82
Abuse/Child Abuse - Department of Health and Human Services. "Child Abuse And Neglect
Victims By Selected Characteristics: 2007 To 2013 [By Sex, Age, And Types Of Maltreatment,
Fiscal Years]." ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the U.S. 2015 Online Edition. Ed. ProQuest,
2015. Web: ProQuest Statistical Abstract 07/15
http://statabs.proquest.com/sa/docview.html?table-no=362&acc-no=C7095-1.5&year=2015&z=
E0483690481BA0FF88723913B846FBD566E50C57
Bullying/Cyberbullying - National Center for Health Statistics. "Learning Disability And
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Among Children Age 3 To 17 Years By Selected
Characteristics: 2012 [By Sex, Age, And Race]." ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the U.S. 2015
Online Edition. Ed. ProQuest, 2015. Web: ProQuest Statistical Abstract 07/15
http://statabs.proquest.com/sa/docview.html?table-no=202&acc-no=C7095-1.3&year=2015&z=
16235BFF26177AFDAB92E86A87A4D5B8B7D07AC6
Environment - Environmental Protection Agency. "Hazardous Waste Generated, Shipped, And
Received By State And Other Areas: 2011." ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the U.S. 2015 Online
Edition. Ed. ProQuest, 2015. Web: ProQuest Statistical Abstract 07/15
http://statabs.proquest.com/sa/docview.html?table-no=403&acc-no=C7095-1.6&year=2015&z=
01CBBA5411D7F647383CFC8A8A05EB5AA8DAF3D5
Environmental Protection Agency. "Industrial Pollution-Toxic Chemical Releases By Industry:
2012 [On-Site And Off-Site Release]." ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the U.S. 2015 Online
Edition. Ed. ProQuest, 2015. Web: ProQuest Statistical Abstract 07/15
http://statabs.proquest.com/sa/docview.html?table-no=400&acc-no=C7095-1.6&year=2015&
z=49B3B118DBE7A010100952BBC331796CDB9CE085
Identity Theft - Department of Justice. "Victims Of Identity Theft By Type Of Account And
Selected Victim Characteristics: 2012 [By Sex, Age, Race, And Income]." ProQuest Statistical
Abstract of the U.S. 2015 Online Edition. Ed. ProQuest, 2015. Web: ProQuest Statistical
Abstract 07/15
http://statabs.proquest.com/sa/docview.html?table-no=340&acc-no=C7095-1.5&year=2015&
z=D5FDFA22ECF15E6CF245143DB62F7338D77C8C99
Federal Trade Commission. "Fraud And Identity Theft-Consumer Complaints By State: 2014
[As Of December 31]." ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the U.S. 2015 Online Edition. Ed.
ProQuest, 2015. Web: ProQuest Statistical Abstract 07/15
http://statabs.proquest.com/sa/docview.html?table-no=331&acc-no=C7095-1.5&year=2015&
z=1B8BE5229A03BCC712CE0CEBD10BBF40A0980EBE
Critical thinking assignment for comparing world population figures - Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development. "Female Labor Force Participation Rates By
Country: 1990 To 2012 [Selected Years]." ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the U.S. 2015
Online Edition. Ed. ProQuest, 2015. Web: ProQuest Statistical Abstract 07/15
http://statabs.proquest.com/sa/docview.html?table-no=1381&acc-no=C7095-1.30&year=201
5&z=C0020DD2980C513C5D5A0897EA37A1DD21C49EF8
Bureau of Census. "Population By Continent: 1980 To 2050 [As Of Midyear, Selected Years]."
ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the U.S. 2015 Online Edition. Ed. ProQuest, 2015. Web:
ProQuest Statistical Abstract 07/15
http://statabs.proquest.com/sa/docview.html?table-no=1349&acc-no=C7095-1.30&year=201
5&z=7CED81383A4DDAD58BEC1C755197FAFF78394E33
Source:
choose to do their
banking online25%
pay their bills online15%
Environment
ships
elsewhere only
and generates the
most hazardous
waste with
Texas leads the nation
in hazardous waste
received from with
653,600 tons 15,683,400 tons 607,300 tons
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