The Facts Of Life

STATISTICS

Rank of "listening to music" on list of top stress busters:

Rank of "watching TV":

Rank of "reading a book":

6

Percentage of Americans who are vegetarian:

1

Percentage of people who often order a meatless meal:

57

Number of grocery-store products purchased that are never used:

1 in 10

Percentage of Americans who rate God a 10 in importance on a 10-point scale:

50

Percentage drop in church attendance in America between 1981 and 1998:

5

Percentage drop in Switzerland:

18

Number of liposuctions performed in 1992:

47,212

Number performed in 19

172,079

SOURCES: Roper Starch Worldwide; Vegetarian Resource Group; Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences; University of Michigan Institute for Social Research; National Clearinghouse of Plastic Surgery Statistics

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