Sex
M F
People who think their mother
engaged in premarital petting
(99% of mothers engaged in
premarital petting). 69% 63%
People who think their
mother engages in oral-
genital sex (49% of mothers
engage in oral-genital sex). 30% 25%
People who think their father
masturbates (93% of fathers
masturbate). 73% 62%
People who think that their
father engaged in premarital
sex (92% of fathers engaged
in premarital sex). 45% 33%
People who are more likely
to refuse sex than their
partners are. 22% 43%
People who have fantasized
in the past year about being
close, affectionate, or intimate
with a member of the opposite
sex. 88% 71%
People who have regular sex
partners. 53% 25%
High school seniors who
believe that having children
is a very important value. 41% 56%
People who think having no
children is part of the good life. 4% 3%
People who report that they
are more in love with their
partners since becoming a
parent. 33% 44%
Teenagers who use birth
control every time they have
intercourse. 33% 34%
High school seniors who get
a kick out of doing something
dangerous. 45% 27%
Teenagers who never use
birth control when they have
intercourse. 30% 21%
Drugs M F
People who think that there
should be mandatory drug
testing of all current employees
by their companies. 48% 55%
People who think that there
should be mandatory drug testing
for all adult Americans. 27% 33%
People who favor legalizing
the sale of some drugs in order
to make drug dealing less
profitable and reduce crime
associated with drug use. 35% 27%
People in fatal automobile
accidents who were drunk. 28% 15%
Crimes M F
People arrested for arson. 86% 14%
People arrested for fraud. 57% 43%
People who own a gun. 47% 14%
People arrested for running
away. 43% 57%
High school seniors who have
stolen something worth over
$50 in the past year. 9% 4%
People who keep their car
windows rolled up when
they would rather have them
down on account of a fear of
crime. 41% 56%
People afraid to walk at night
within a mile of their
residence. 26% 62%
People who have been hit by
someone. 54% 21%
People who will be robbed in
their lifetimes. 37% 22%
Work & Money M F
People who are secretaries. 1% 99%
People who are household
cleaners or servants. 4% 96%
People who are nurses. 5% 95%
People who are social workers. 34% 66%
People who are bartenders. 50% 50%
People who are farm workers. 78% 22%
People who are dentists. 91% 9%
People who are fishers,
hunters, or trappers. 91% 9%
Employed people who work
full time. 86% 68%
People who went to work last
weekend. 33% 20%
People who indulge them-
selves by taking a day off
from work. 28% 22%
People aged 8-12 who want to
be a doctor when they grow up. 6% 12%
People who are new doctors. 69% 31%
People who are senior
executives in Fortune 500
companies. 98% 2%
People who own small
businesses. 77% 22%
People who felt like quitting
their job last month. 19% 16%
There are 3.1 million females and 4.1 million males working two or
more jobs.
Four percent of women executives prefer a female boss; 29% of women
executives prefer a male boss.
From The Great Divide by Daniel Evan Weiss. Copyright (c) 1991 by
Daniel Evan Weiss. Reprinted by permission of Poseidon Press/Simon &
Schuster Inc.
Illustrations (4) ((c) George Thompson)
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