Everyday Stats

I post statistics everyday about everything. Mostly things that I write about at work and I feel like others should know. Feel free to send a submission for a stat.

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approximately 47 percent of women ages fifteen to forty‐four are currently without children, and slightly more than 20 percent of white women in America will never bear children, the highest percentage in modern history.[ 1] only half of this group—10 percent of women without children—are considered infertile.[ 2]

Quote from “ Voluntary Sterilization for Childfree Women.” by Richie, Cristina

stats from (1)United States Census Bureau Reports, “ ‘Delayer Boom’ as More Educated Women Have Children Later ,”

(2) Centers for Disease Control, “ Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART): What Is Assisted Reproductive Technology? ,”

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The suicide rate among Black youth has doubled in the last 20 years and now it’s the third leading cause of death for Black Americans youths

American Medical Association 2017

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FBI data show that since Trump’s election there has been an anomalous spike in hate crimes concentrated in counties where Trump won by larger margins. It was the second-largest uptick in hate crimes in the 25 years for which data are available, second only to the spike after September 11, 2001.

Quote from https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2019/08/14/trump-and-racism-what-do-the-data-say/

Stats from FBI crime database, kept since 1980

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“The LGBT community comprises 4.5% of the overall population; however, they are the target of 17% of all hate-crimes”

Gallup Daily tracking survey and the Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index survey, 2017.

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American Indians and Alaska Natives are 2.5 times as likely to experience violent crimes – and at least 2 times more likely to experience rape or sexual assault crimes – compared to all other races.

https://bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/aic02.pdf

Thats BJS: A BJS Statistical Profile, 1992-2002 American Indians and Crime