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Family Forum / Marriage / Marriage / September 2007Census: We're Fat, Lonely, Smelly
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/12/15/eveningnews/main2273709.shtml Statistical Abstract Released, Revealing New Data On American Population (CBS) If the Census Bureau has their numbers right, we're fat, lonely and our neighbors smell funny. Yes, apparently the Census Bureau asked, CBS News correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi reports. Almost four million Americans told them they are bothered by odors coming from their neighbors. And about half of them want to move, but they're not willing to get off the couch. Americans will spend the equivilant of 65 days in front of the TV and a little over a week surfing the Internet. Never has a nation hoped more that the numbers do lie. Yep, we're the fattest on the planet. Thirty percent of Americans are obese. And our waist lines aren't the only thing expanding. The abstracts show the average size of a home in the U.S. is getting bigger. We're up to 2,227 square feet. And about those feet: America has a shoe fetish. Consumers bought 2.1 billion pairs of imported shoes this year. That's seven pairs a person. "More" is the new motto. The majority of college freshman in the 1970's said their goal was to "develop a meaningful philosophy of life." Today, students say "being very well off financially" is the philosophy. And apparently, the only thing we thirst for more than money is water. In the 1980's, we drank 2.7 gallons of bottled water a year. Now it's up to 23.2 gallons. The Census, did not check on rest stop visits, thankfully. One more interesting number is that about 13 million people have created blogs, but only 39 million say they read someone else's blog. Crunch the numbers. That's an average of three readers per blog. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/12/15/eveningnews/main2273709.shtml > Statistical Abstract Released, Revealing New Data On American Population > Never has a nation hoped more that the numbers do lie. Yep, we're the > fattest on the planet. Thirty percent of Americans are obese. And our > waist lines aren't the only thing expanding. Seems like a different percent when you query different sources. And how are they defining obese? > And about those feet: America has a shoe fetish. Consumers bought 2.1 > billion pairs of imported shoes this year. That's seven pairs a person. Then I ought to thank the shoe industry. For years, they've been refraining from making shoes in my size. Just think how much money they've saved me! I, too, could buy lots aof shoes, and the many folks with my (not so uncommon) foot size could buy lots of shoes, but hey! the manufacturers clearly don't need our money. Where's capitalism when you need it? > "More" is the new motto. The majority of college freshman in the 1970's > said their goal was to "develop a meaningful philosophy of life." Today, > students say "being very well off financially" is the philosophy. Relatively speaking, the students in the 70s were well off financially. These days people, for some reason, don't feel as well off. > One more interesting number is that about 13 million people have created > blogs, but only 39 million say they read someone else's blog. Crunch the > numbers. That's an average of three readers per blog. Must be a number illiterate. There's an assumption here that people only read one other person's blog. I wonder if the other statistics are as reliable as this one? Robin >http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/12/15/eveningnews/main2273709.shtml >> [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >shoes, but hey! the manufacturers clearly don't need our money. >Where's capitalism when you need it? Robin - The next time you are shopping for shoes try a shoe store that specializes in shoes for lumberjacks. There a good chance that they will have your size. You might also try some of the rubber boots popular with farmers. Its tough going without shoes. I bet some people make uncomplimentary remarks about that when they see you downtown barefooted. Howard >> "More" is the new motto. The majority of college freshman in the >1970's [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > >Robin |
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