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Mike CrowlAmericans are Getting Fatter, Taller & Thirstier
December 18th 2006 07:04
The New York Times reports that the US Census Bureau has come up with some interesting ways in which Americans have been changing over the years.
Americans are still the fattest on the planet and are spending more of their lives than ever — about eight-and-a-half hours a day — watching television, using computers, listening to the radio, going to the movies or reading.
The census data also shows that floor space in new houses is getting bigger and people are getting taller. Other interesting data is that Americans are now drinking more bottled water than beer, and they are more likely to be injured by a wheelchair than a lawnmower. Also in 1970, 33,000 men and 2,000 women earned professional degrees; in 2004, the numbers were 42,000 men and 41,000 women.
Americans are still the fattest on the planet and are spending more of their lives than ever — about eight-and-a-half hours a day — watching television, using computers, listening to the radio, going to the movies or reading.
The census data also shows that floor space in new houses is getting bigger and people are getting taller. Other interesting data is that Americans are now drinking more bottled water than beer, and they are more likely to be injured by a wheelchair than a lawnmower. Also in 1970, 33,000 men and 2,000 women earned professional degrees; in 2004, the numbers were 42,000 men and 41,000 women.
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