Category: By the Numbers
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By the Numbers: The Sneak Attack on Pearl Harbor
It has been 77 years since since President Franklin Roosevelt issued the speech declaring Dec. 7, 1941, as a “date that will live in infamy” (often misquoted as the day of infamy) after the surprise Sunday morning Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor forced the United States into World War II. The attack was later ruled […]
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By the Numbers: Fourth National Climate Assessment
A new congressionally mandated federal report on climate change says the Midwest will be the region most affected by warming temperatures. Combined with projections of more rainfall and flooding events, declines in agricultural production, biodiversity and tourism spending are just some of the expected impacts. The report was produced by scientists from 13 federal agencies. […]
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By the Numbers: Native American Heritage Month
In recognition of Native American Heritage Month (also known as National American Indian Heritage Month), we look at the history of the celebration and some details about the population it celebrates. 32 Number of fully accredited tribal colleges and universities in the U.S., according to the Department of Education. 326 The number of distinct federally […]
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By the Numbers: U.S. Nativism and Immigration
“The refugees seeking haven in America were poor and disease-ridden. They threatened to take jobs away from Americans and strain welfare budgets. They practiced an alien religion and pledged allegiance to a foreign leader. They were bringing with them crime. They were accused of being rapists. And, worst of all, these undesirables were Irish.” – […]
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We take a look at numbers surrounding the U.S. legal holiday dedicated to American veterans. 11-11-11 In 1918, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, a temporary cessation of hostilities – or armistice – was declared between the Allied nations and Germany. It has long been seen as the end […]
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By the Numbers: American Health Care, Overcharged and Underserved
Americans seek health care less than peer countries, the quality of care is lower in the U.S. than the average of the peer countries, yet we pay much more for prescription drugs and both diagnostic and medical procedures. The Economic Policy Institute compared costs between the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, Spain, South Africa, Switzerland and […]
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By the Numbers: U.S.-Saudi Arabia Relations
In light of the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi by men with ties to the highest levels of the Saudi government, and the Trump administration’s subsequent timid response, we take a look at U.S.-Saudi relations. That relationship is summarized on the U.S. Department of State website (state.gov): “Saudi Arabia’s unique role in the […]
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By the Numbers: America’s Declining International Image
A recent Pew Research Center survey finds international opinion of President Donald Trump’s America at historic lows in many countries polled, especially among key allies. 26 The percentage of Russians who have favorable views of Trump’s America. That compares to 15 percent who had favorable views of America at the end of the Obama presidency […]
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By the Numbers: 1918 “Spanish” Flu Pandemic
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the worldwide flu pandemic, the deadliest outbreak in human history. Flu activity was first detected in military camps in the spring of 1918, being the first of three waves of the illness that lasted into spring of 1919. As World War I was being fought at the time, […]
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This year marks the 100th anniversary of the worldwide flu pandemic, the deadliest outbreak in human history. Flu activity was first detected in military camps in the spring of 1918, being the first of three waves of the illness that lasted into spring of 1919. As World War I was being fought at the time, […]
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In honor of National Coffee Day on Sept. 29, we sit back with a steaming cup of joe and look at some coffee numbers. In addition to the caffeine jolt many coffee drinkers seek, studies have shown health benefits to coffee drinking that includes offering protection against Parkinson’s disease, type 2 diabetes and liver disease. […]
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Wisconsin has an adult obesity rate similar to other states, according to new data reported in the 15th annual State of Obesity: Better Policies for a Healthier America report released last week by Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. “Obesity is a complex and often intractable problem and America’s obesity epidemic […]
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By the Numbers: The Wisconsin Prison System
Last month Gov. Scott Walker said at a press conference that he has not visited a prison during his time in office and he sees “no value” in doing so, despite the fact that he oversees the system with an annual budget of more than $1 billion. Here are some more disturbing numbers associated with […]
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“I think Norfolk is, in the long term, fighting for its existence, its very existence. And this is the part of climate change that I don’t think most Americans have really come to grips with – that virtually every coastal city is in a fight for its existence. They just don’t know it yet.” ~ […]
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The Auto Insurance Center took note of data on road rage incidents available in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System. All numbers are from 2016, which is the latest data available. 1.7 The percentage of fatal road rage and aggressive driving accidents by the Silent Generation (born between 1925-45). 5 Wisconsin’s […]
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By the Numbers: Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway Economic Impact
A new year-long study by the Great Lakes Seaway Partnership looked at the economic impacts of the navigation system. All figures are for the 2017 shipping season. 3 The number of vessel-operator communities that operate in the system – U.S. lakers, Canadian lakers and salties (ocean-going cargo vessels). 110 The number of ports served in […]
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By the Numbers: The Great Lakes
21 The percentage of the Earth’s water contained in the Great Lakes. 84 Percentage of America’s surface freshwater contained in the Great Lakes. 151 The number of permits in the Great Lakes basin that allow discharge of combined sewer overflows into the lakes. A combined sewer system collects rainwater, runoff, domestic sewage and industrial waste […]
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By the Numbers: ‘One Giant Leap for Mankind’
On July 20, 1969, astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped onto the lunar surface with the above words. 14 The percentage of Americans who believe the moon landings were a hoax staged by NASA and Hollywood, according to a 2015 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll. The number of doubters was only 6 percent in a 1999 Gallup poll. […]
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On this day in history, July 13, the following events took place. 100 BC The year Julius Caesar was born. 1568 The year Alexander Nowell, dean of St. Paul’s, London, perfected a method for bottling beer. 1772 The year Capt. James Cook began his second voyage aboard the Resolution to the south seas in search […]
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5 The percentage of subscribers who do their viewing on a tablet. 8 The number of canceled series that have found new life on Netflix – Arrested Development, Black Mirror, Degrassi, Full House, Gilmore Girls, The Killing, Longmire and Star Wars: The Clone Wars. 10 The percentage of subscribers who do their viewing on a […]