TRYING TO LOOK BETTER M F
Percentage of people who
have brushed their teeth
twice in the last 24 hours. 22% 18%
People who have flossed
their teeth in the last
24 hours. 30% 20%
People who daydream about
being beautiful or handsome. 16% 6%
People who wear uncomfortable
shoes because they look good. 45% 20%
People who would change something
about their appearance, if they could. 99% 94%
People who think that the cosmetics
industry is very important or
essential to our country. 24% 17%
Number of articles of clothing
each person buys each year. 52 33
CHOWING DOWN
People who eat 2 meals a day. 34% 40%
People who eat a special
dessert, to indulge themselves. 30% 17%
People who like their
steak cooked rare. 18% 32%
People who have taken a
nonprescription antacid
in the last 24 hours. 7% 9%
People who pay attention
to the calories of every
meal they eat. 36% 16%
Number of people (in millions)
on a diet, on an average day. 60 41
TURNING IN
People who enjoy or look forward
to getting up in the morning. 34% 31%
People who stayed up past
midnight in the past 24 hours. 34% 41%
People who got up before 6:00 a.m.
in the past 24 hours. 27% 30%
People aged 30 to 60 who snore. 20% 40%
Ratio of people who
regularly have nightmares. 2 to 1
FEELING BLUE
To feel better when they are sad or depressed:
People who telephone a friend. 58% 29%
People who meet a friend/s. 39% 33%
People who pray. 30% 18%
People who eat. 26% 16%
People who cry. 23% 4%
People who engage in
physical activity. 12% 23%
People who drink alcohol. 7% 18%
GENERAL
People who think that a pill which
allows females to terminate an unintended
pregnancy in the first few weeks
should be made available. 56% 62%
1,004,000 females live in homes for the
aged and dependent. 422,000 males live in
these homes.
People who stayed indoors for an
entire day in the past week. 35% 17%
ILLUSTRATIONS (3): (GARRY NICHOLS)
From: The Great Divide by Daniel Evan Weiss. Copyright 1991.
Reprinted by permission of Poseidon Press/Simon & Schuster
Inc.
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