Some Statistics about us Americans. Did you know that...
* Only 30% of us can flare our nostrils.
* 21% of us don't make our bed daily. 5% of us never do.
* 67.5% of men wear tightie whities (briefs).
* The average bra size today is 36C whereas 10 years ago
it was a 34B.
* 85% of women wear the wrong bra size.
* 91% of us lie regularly.
* 27% admit to cheating on a test or quiz.
* 29% admit they've intentionally stolen something from a
store.
* 50% admit they regularly sneak food into movie theaters
to avoid the high prices of snack foods.
* 10% believe in the 10 Commandments.
* 82% believe in an afterlife.
* 45% believe in ghosts.
* 13% (mostly men) have spent a night in jail.
* 29% of us are virgins when we marry.
* 58.4% have called into work sick when we weren't.
* 10% of us switch tags in the store to pay less for an
item.
* 35% give to charity at least once a month.
* How far would you go for $10 million? 25% would abandon
their friends, family, and religion. 7% would murder.
* When nobody else is around, 47% drink straight from the
carton.
* 70% of us drink orange juice daily.
* Snickers is the most popular candy.
* 22% of us skip lunch daily.
* 9% of us skip breakfast daily.
* 66% of us eat cereal regularly.
* 22% of all restaurant meals include French fries.
* 14% of us eat the watermelon seeds.
* 45% use mouthwash every day.
* 22% leave the glob of toothpaste in the sink.
* The typical shower is 101 degrees F.
* 53% of women will not leave the house without makeup on.
* 58% of women paint their nails regularly.
* 62% of us pop our zits.
* 10% of us claim to have seen a ghost.
* 57% have had deja vu.
* 49% believe in ESP.
* The average girl starts her period at age 12.
* 44% have broken a bone.
* 78% would rather die quickly than live in a retirement
home.
* 46.5% of men say they ALWAYS put the seat down after
they've used the toilet, yet women claim to ALWAYS
find it up.
* 30% of us refuse to sit on a public toilet seat.
* 54.2% of us always wash our hands after using the toilet.
* 23.5% admit they don't always flush.
* 45.2% pee in the shower.
* 44.9% pee in the ocean.
* 28.1% pee in the pool.
* 39% of us peek in our host's bathroom cabinet.
17% have been caught by the host.
* 81.3% would tell an acquaintance to zip his pants.
* 29% of us ignore RSVP.
* 71.6% of us eavesdrop.
* 37% claim to know how to use all the features on their
VCR.
* 53% prefer ATM machines over tellers.
* 56% of women do the bills in a marriage.
* 2 out of 3 of us wouldn't give up our spouse even for
a night for a million bucks.
* 20% of us have played in a band at one time in our life.
* 40% of us have had music lessons.
* 57% save pretty gift paper to reuse.
* 66% of women and 59% of men have used a mix to cook and
taken credit for doing it from scratch.
* 53% read their horoscopes regularly.
* 16% of us have forgotten our own wedding anniversary
(mostly men).
* 59% of us say we're average-looking.
* Blacks are more than twice as likely to call themselves
beautiful.
* 90% of us depend on alarm clocks to wake us.
* 53% of us would take advice from Ann Landers.
* 28% of us have skinny-dipped. 14% with the opposite sex.
* 51% of adults dress up for a Halloween festivity.
* On average, we send 38 Christmas cards every year.
* 2 out of 5 have married their first love.
* The biggest cause of matrimonial fighting is money.
* Only 4% asked the parents' approval for their bride's
hand.
* 1 in 5 men proposed on his knees.
* 6% propose over the phone.
* 71% can drive a stick-shift car.
* 45% of us consistently follow the speed limit.
* 2/3 of us speed up at a yellow light.
* 1/3 of us don't wear seat belts.
* 44% of men tailgate to speed up the person in front of
them.
* 25% of us drive after we've been drinking.
* 4 out of 5 sing in the car.
Now, how normal am I???
