Winter 1993

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A column of current statistics selected especially for Christian communicators

Average number of years in one job, for barbers: 25

Elementary school teachers: 13

Accountants: 8

Pastors: 7

Waiters/Waitresses: 4

Percentage of Americans who believe the church has influenced society in a positive way: 85

Percentage who believe computers and technology have: 87

Number of products in today's typical supermarket: 30,000

In 1976: 9,000

Items in today's average produce section: 285

In 1975: 65

Number of mutual funds currently operating: 3,347

In 1980: 564

On average, number of TV channels available to today's household: 30

In 1975: 6

During the past decade, number of periodicals formed daily: 1

Number of religious denominations currently being formed weekly: 1

Percentage of men who have felt in touch with someone who was dead: 21

Percentage of women: 24

Percentage of U.S. population that is a member of a Christian church: 54.8

In 1970: 60.0

Increase in number of churches since 1950: 50,500

U.S. 1991 state and federal prison population: 823,414

Percentage increase since 1980: 150

Prisoners convicted of drug charges: 1 in 3

In 1981: 1 in 13

The American Board of Family Practice asked 1,200 Americans how they would define middle age. Here are some results: 41 percent think you're middle aged when you worry about having enough money for all your health concerns; 42 percent say middle age comes when the last of your children moves out; and 46 percent say middle age means no longer recognizing the music groups on the radio.

- Reported in Newsweek, 12/7/92

Consumer Reports compared costs of certain items in terms of time worked to earn them. The results are sometimes unexpected. To pay one's income taxes, for example, a person ...

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