BY THE NUMBERS

For Every 1,000 Americans

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The numbers below are drawn from two special reports entitled “ America by the Numbers”, which appeared in Time magazine on October 30, 2006 and November 26, 2007.

For Every 1,000 Americans…

799 live in a city or suburb (2007).

455 are employed (2006).

420 voted in the last presidential election (2006).

353 drive to work alone (2007).

159 have no health insurance (2006).

173 speak a language other than English at home (2006). 

126 live in poverty (2006).

23 are in prison, in jail, or on probation (2006).

622 are overweight or obese (2007).

5 are in the active duty military (2006).