Thursday, February 11, 2010

These are the odds, Part 3


The odds are 1 out of 4 (23%) that you saw an X-rated film last year. - Fast Company, 11/08

The odds are 1 out of 7 (14%) that you have replaced your land-line phone with your cell phone. - The Week Magazine, 12/26/08

The odds are 1 out of 14 (7.2%) that a car accident in the United States is a result of a distraction caused by a cell phone. - San Diego Union, 9/27/08

The odds are 1 out of 30 (3.3%) that a human death in 2007 was a direct result of alcohol. - Medical News Today, 9/1/08

The odds are 1 out of 9 (11.7%) that a human death in 2007 in Alaska was a direct result of alcohol. - Medical News Today, 9/1/08

The odds are 1 out of 10,000 (.01%) that you're over 100 years old. - New England Centenarian Study, 8/29/08

The odds are 1 out of 2 (58%) that you have had to borrow money from a friend or relative in the past year to meet expenses. - Time Magazine, 7/28/08

The odds are 1 out of 27,000 (.0037%) that you will die on the job this year. - Forbes.com, 8/30/08

The odds are 1 out of 1,500 (.067%) that you will die on the job this year if you're an aircraft pilot or flight engineer. - Forbes.com, 8/30/08

The odds are 1 out of 900 (.112%) that you will die on the job this year if you're a commercial fisherman. - Forbes.com, 8/30/08

The odds are 1 out of 5,552 (.02%) that you will die in a plane crash. - The Week Magazine, 8/8/08

The odds are 1 out of 4 (22%) that you, as an American adult, are very worried about being able to pay your rent or mortgage (in July 2008)- Time Magazine, 7/28/08

The odds are 1 out of 3 (38%) that if you have a baby in America this year, it will be out--of-wedlock. - The Week Magazine, 6/27/08

The odds are 1 out of 4 (26%) that you have genital herpes (if you're an adult that lives in New York City). - Yahoo! News, 6/10/08

The odds are 3 out of 4 (75%) that you strongly crave unusual foods, if you are a pregnant.

The odds are 1 out of 100 (0.7%) that you are drunk right now. - San Diego Union, 4/29/08

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