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Chance that an American has been present for a mass shooting

: 1 in 15

That an American has been injured in a mass shooting

: 1 in 46

Number of congressional Democrats who have died in office since January 2023

: 7

Of congressional Republicans

: 0

Percentage of Republicans who say that it would be appropriate for the pope to influence U.S. politics

: 17

Of Democrats who do

: 44

Percentage of Republicans who said last year that white people face “some” or “a lot of” discrimination

: 66

Portion of people worldwide who say they would contribute 1 percent of their income toward combating climate change

: 7/10

Of Americans who say they would do so

: 1/2

Portion of American women who would support resurrecting dinosaurs through genetic engineering

: 1/8

Of American men who would

: 1/4

Chance that a stuffed animal sold in the United States last year was purchased for an adult

: 1 in 5

Percentage by which Americans who identify as politically moderate are likelier to believe in astrology than conservatives

: 60

By which they are likelier than liberals

: 10

Percentage of Americans who said that the Bible was “true” in 2016

: 36

Portion of Americans who regard religious leaders as trustworthy sources of medical information

: 1/3

Who say that masturbation can “definitely” cause blindness

: 1/50

Percentage of Americans who say they would bring food to a friend or neighbor if they were sick

: 67

Percentage who believe their friends or neighbors would do the same for them

: 42

Percentage of personal medical crowdfunding efforts that meet their fundraising goals

: 15

Percentage of Americans who trust information about nutrition on social media

: 68

Who trust such information from the government

: 43

Portion of Americans taking paid online surveys who have used AI to write their responses

: 1/3

Average percentage by which AI-generated misinformation on X receives more views than misinformation produced by humans

: 8

Chance that a recently graduated U.S. computer-engineering major is unemployed

: 1 in 13

That an economics major is

: 1 in 20

That an art-history major is

: 1 in 33

Age at which the average American says it would be ideal to buy their first home

: 29

Median age of American first-time homebuyers

: 38

Estimated annual amount that a U.S. household needed to earn to afford a median-priced home in 2019

: $67,000

Portion of Americans aged 18–44 hoping to have a child this year who are reconsidering it because of the economy

: 2/3

Percentage chance, according to the betting platform Polymarket, that the United States will enter a recession this year

: 23

That there will be a nuclear detonation

: 16

That Jesus Christ will return

: 3
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