Worldwide there are approximately 42 million abortions and 115,000 abortions per day. In the US, about 1 in 33 babies are born with a birth defect which accounts for over 20% of infant deaths. In 2009, there were an estimated 1.48 million new cancer cases and 562,340 cancer related deaths in the US. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for 15-20 year olds, and 11,773 people died in alcohol related crashes in 2008 representing 32% of all traffic fatalities. A worker with a master's degree will on average make double the income of a worker with only a high school diploma.

1. The ABC Book of U.S. and World Social Statistics

3. Birth Defects in America About 1 in every 33 babies born in the United States each year are born with a birth defect. Birth defects account for more than 20% of all infant deaths. SOURCE

4. Cancer Cases and Fatalities in America In 2009, there was an estimated 1,479,350 new cancer cases. In 2009, there was an estimated562,340 cancer related deaths.SOURCE

7. Facebook Statistics Facebook has more than 500 million active users 50% of our active users log on to Facebook in any given day Average user has 130 friends People spend over 700 billion minutes per month on Facebooksource

8. Gasoline Prices From 1998 to 2008, the average price of gasoline increased from $1.02 to 4.02, a 294% increase in price.source

9. Health Insurance in the U.S. Hispanic families and families that have a family income of less than $25,000 a year are least likely to have health insurance. Source

10. Inequality in Economic Distribution The Richest 20% of the world accounts for 76.6% of total private consumption expenditures. The poorest 20% a Account for 1.5%. SOURCE

11. Job Demand Trends in the U.S. ($$$$) = Very high (Greater than $51,580) ($$$) = High ($32,930 to $51,450) ($$) = Low ($21,790 and $32,380) ($) = Very low (Less than $21,550) source

12. Kids having Kids One out of three girls are pregnant before the age of 20. 8 out of 10 teen pregnancies are unintended 81% of pregnant teens are not married. source

13. Lottery Expected Returns The following shows the calculation for the expected return value on a one dollar Powerball lottery ticket. Source

14. Military Spending The United States spends more than 46% of the total world military expenditure.SOURCE

15. New Unemployment Claims in the U.S. The percentage rate of Americans filing for new unemployment claims increased from 5.0% in Dec 2007 to 10.0% in Dec 2009, a 100% increase in claims. source

16. Obesity in America The percentage of American Adults that are considered obese has increased by over 100% since 1960. Source

17. Probability of Crashing The probability of being involved in an airplane accident are only 1 in 11 million The chances of dying in a car crash are 1 in 5000. Source

18. Quiet KillerHIV/AIDS in America There are over 1,000,000 people living with HIV The following graphs breakdown new diagnoses by race and transmission type.Source

19. Rehabilitation in the U.S. In 2006, the SAMHSA’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported that 23.6 million persons aged 12 and older were in need of treatment for illicit drug or alcohol use and Only 10.8% of those persons actually received treatment. source

20. STD Rates in Teenage Girls 2004 Data HPV: 18% Chlamydia:4% Trichomoniasis: 2.5% Genital Herpes: 2%Source

21. Television Watching in America Percentage of households that possess at least one television: 99% Number of TV sets in the average U.S. household:2.24 Percentage of U.S. homes with three or more TV sets: 66 Number of hours per day that TV is on in an average U.S. home: 6 hours, 47 minutes Percentage of Americans that regularly watch television while eating dinner:66 Number of hours of TV watched annually by Americans: 250 billion Value of that time assuming an average wage of S5/hour: S1.25 trillion SOURCE

22. U.S. Federal Government Spending The U.S. federal government spends more than one-third of its total tax revenue on defense.source

23. Very Low Self Esteem in Teenage Girls 7 out of 10 teen girls experience low self-esteem with regards to their appearance and performance in school and relationships. 75% of teen girls with low self-esteem report engaging in negative activities (eating disorders, cutting, smoking, drinking) when feeling bad about themselves. 25% of teen girls with low self-esteem purposely cutor injure themselves. Source

24. Wasted Food in America 14.6% of U.S. households struggle to keep food on the table. The average family wastes $590 of food per year. In America, over 41 billion pounds of food are thrown away every year, a 43 billion dollar waste. Source

25. eXtracurricular Activities Over 98% of all U.S. public schools offer extracurricular activities in honors societies, sports, performing arts and publications. 79.9 % of all high school students have participated in at least one extracurricular activity. High SES students are 6.9% more likely to participate in comparison to low SES studentsSource

26. Young Drivers Teen drivers are 3x more likely to be involved in a fatal car accident than the average driver. Car accidents are the leading cause of death of people 16 to 20 years old. On average, for every driver age 15 to 17 killed in a crash, there are nearly two other people who are killed in the same accident. Source

27. Zero Tolerance Policies Of all U.S. public schools , 94% have zero tolerance policies for firearms 91% have zero tolerance policies for weapons 87% have zero tolerance policies for alcohol 88% have zero tolerance policies for drugs 79% have zero tolerance policies for violence 79% have zero tolerance policies for tobaccosource

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29. References Back to College Retrieved November 28th, 2010 from http://www.bls.gov/spotlight/2010/college/ Press Room Retrieved November 28th, 2010 from http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics Inflation Adjusted Gasoline Prices Retrieved November 28th, 2010 from http://www.inflationdata.com/inflation/inflation_rate/Gasoline_Inflation.asp Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2009 Retrieved November 28th, 2010 from http://www.census.gov/prod/2010pubs/p60-238.pdf

30. References Consumption and Consumerism Retrieved November 28th, 2010 from http://www.globalissues.org/issue/235/consumption-and-consumerism Fastest-Growing Occupations Retrieved November 28th, 2010 from http://www.careerinfonet.org/oview1.asp?next=oview1&Level=BAplus&optstatus=&jobfam=&id=1&nodeid=3&soccode=&stfips=&ShowAll Teen Pregnancy Rates in the USA Retrieved November 28th, 2010 from http://www.livestrong.com/article/12504-teen-pregnancy-rates-usa/ Powerball Odds Retrieved November 28th, 2010 from http://www.durangobill.com/PowerballOdds.html

31. References World Military Spending Retrieved November 28th, 2010 from http://www.globalissues.org/article/75/world-military-spending Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey Retrieved November 28th, 2010 from http://data.bls.gov/PDQ/servlet/SurveyOutputServlet?request_action=wh&graph_name=LN_cpsbref3 Prevalence of overweight, obesity and extreme obesity among adults: United States, trends 1960-62 through 2005-2006 Retrieved November 28th, 2010 from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/overweight/overweight_adult.htm

32. References Airplane Safety: Overcome Your fear of Flying Retrieved November 28th, 2010 from http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/146247/airplane_safety_overcome_your_fear.html?cat=16 United States HIV & AIDS Statistics Summary Retrieved November 28th, 2010 from http://www.avert.org/usa-statistics.htm NIDA InforFacts: Treatment Statistics Retrieved November 28th, 2010 from http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/treatmenttrends.html 1 in 4 teen girls has sexually transmitted disease Retrieved November 28th, 2010 from http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23574940

33. References Television and Health Retrieved November 28th, 2010 from http://www.csun.edu/science/health/docs/tv&health.html Taking apart the federal budget Retrieved November 28th, 2010 from http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/budget-2010/ Girl Self-Esteem & Image Issues & Parents Retrieved November 28th, 2010 from http://www.cleancutmedia.com/articles/girl-self-esteem-image-issues-parents Statistics on poverty & food wastage in America Retrieved November 28th, 2010 from http://www.soundvision.com/Info/poor/statistics.asp

34. References Extracurricular Participation and Student Engagement Retrieved November 28th, 2010 from http://nces.ed.gov/pubs95/web/95741.asp Teen Driver Car Crash Statistics Retrieved November 28th, 2010 from http://www.edgarsnyder.com/car-accident/teen/statistics.html Zero Tolerance and Alternative Strategies: A Fact Sheet for Educators and Policymakers Retrieved November 28th, 2010 from http://www.nasponline.org/resources/factsheets/zt_fs.aspx