By the Numbers

$725,000

The median net worth of a member of Congress in 2009, 35 times that of the average American

15

Percent rise in the median net worth of a member of Congress from 2004 to 2010

$100

The decline in median net worth of the average American since 1984

8

Times more likely a person is to die walking drunk as they are to die driving drunk

41

Percent of drivers who died in traffic accidents in 2009 who were drunk

4,000

Number of pedestrians killed in traffic accidents in 2009

35

Percentage of those pedestrians killed who were drunk

37 million

Number of Americans who have some college but no degree

Sources: Center for Responsive Politics; Freakonomics; NPR.org