Sentences with phrase «cent of american»

Approximately 30 per cent of American drivers admit to falling asleep at the wheel at some point; a power nap can help you avoid this potentially catastrophic scenario.

As the American Bar Association's 2012 Tech Survey indicates, the iPhone has become a primary tool for the legal profession: Of the 89 per cent of American lawyers who use a smartphone for law related tasks, 49 per cent of them use an iPhone.

The USGBC warns that buildings are responsible for 39 per cent of American CO2 emissions, and promises that a commitment to green building can meet 85 per cent of that nation's future demand for energy while generating 2.5 million new jobs.

Thirty per cent of American workers have less than US$ 1,000 in savings and investments while three - in - four have less than US$ 30,000 saved in their retirement accounts, according to data from 2012.

(For the record, Tinder launched in fall 2012...) Taken overall, a full 15 per cent of American adults have used online dating sites and / or...

This is basic stuff, of course, at least for the 53 per cent of the American public that accepts evolutionary theory as a scientific explanation of life's rich diversity.

More than 40 per cent of American companies provided information on how much they spend on the environment, compared with 23 per cent of British companies.

Sixty - one per cent of American adults seek out health advice online, according to a survey published last month by the Pew Internet and American Life Project.

American research, the author claims, shows that the numbers of Machiavels are increasing; in 1980 15 per cent of American undergraduates displayed these characteristics, but in 2006 it was 24 per cent.

Analysts say the launch of Prime, which is used by about 60 per cent of American households, will change the game for Amazon and Australian retailers, making ordering from Amazon almost a daily habit for consumers.

According to a 2011 report by the American Meat Institute, 18 per cent of American households now participate in Meatless Mondays.

More than fifty per cent of the American people thus claimed membership in them.

By one estimate, as many as 40 per cent of VCR owners consume porn in their homes (a figure thought to represent 9 per cent of all American households) It is estimated that the porn business involves some $ 8 to 10 billion annually.

His biographer said that he was «less concerned with the three per cent of American youth who are delinquent than with the ninety - seven per cent who will grow up to be good citizens.

In reality, only 0.2 per cent of all American women over 50 have annual incomes above $ 75,000; almost 40 per cent survive on less than $ 5,000 per year.

At the same time, a major new study by Daniel Yankelovich shows that only 28 per cent of American college youth consider religion important, compared with 38 per cent in 1969; and that among working youth, the number considering religion an important value dropped from 64 to 42 per cent.

The share of total income going to the bottom 60 per cent of American families has declined, and the share going to the next 20 per cent has increased negligibly, while the share going to the top 20 per cent has increased by 2.5 per cent.

The Federal Reserve Board reported some staggering news last summer: one - half of 1 per cent of American families (just 419,590 out of a total of about 87 million households) possess 35 per cent of this country's privately held wealth.

Yet the basic social and cultural patterns that today condemn men and women to death, in accordance with the wishes of 65 per cent of the American public, remain in some ways remarkably unchanged from ancient times.

This compares to 43 per cent, 17 per cent and 19 per cent of American entrepreneurs in their 50s respectively.

While, 49 per cent of American entrepreneurs in their 20s say they went into business to be their own boss, this is substantially lower than the 64 per cent of American entrepreneurs in their 50s.

The Pew Research Center found in a recent poll that 9 per cent of American cellphone owners use Snapchat.

In total, around 55 per cent of our American clients who own firms have already actively enquired about this issue in the last six months.

According to the Pew Research Center, 95 per cent of Americans now own a cellphone of some sort, and 77 per cent of them are smartphones.

According to an Associated Press - CNBC poll released Monday, some 36 per cent of Americans say buying stock in the 7 - year - old company would be a good investment, while 47 per cent disagree.

Last May, ahead of Facebook's IPO, 51 per cent of Americans said Facebook Inc. would be a good investment.

A Pew poll predating the accident showed that 66 per cent of Americans support TransCanada's project to link Canada's oilsands to Texas refineries and, I argued earlier this week, there's no reason why they should change their minds.

And about 45 per cent of Americans stream television shows at least once a month, according to research firm eMarketer.

Though 40 per cent of Americans are in the 18 - to - 34 category, only 21 per cent of UCC members, and 28 per cent of Methodists, fall into this group.

No one of the 96 per cent of all Americans expressing a religious preference in 1957 could miss the connection that Martin Luther King drew between the God of the Judeo - Christian story and the liberation of black people in our own society.

Around 80 per cent of Americans identify with a religious denomination — overwhelmingly Christian — while 40 per cent say they attend weekly services and 58 per cent pray at least once a week.

Forty - six per cent of Americans said that plant - based proteins are better for you than animal - based options, Mintel said, and 76 % said they believe plant - based foods are healthy.

Fifty - seven per cent of Americans said plant - based foods are more expensive than others, and that number jumps to 64 % among consumers aged 18 to 34.

Sixty - seven per cent of Americans said meat is essential to a balanced diet, and 51 % said they believe a meal is not complete without meat.

A report commissioned by the American Meat Institute and Food Marketing Institute in February revealed that 18 per cent of Americans are now regularly eating more meatless meals — which shows the positive effect that meat - reducing campaigns are having across the world.

Now referred to as a «Teflon» politician - the death of four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, failed to stick to her, and her time in office is viewed positively by over 60 per cent of Americans — Clinton's record

Now referred to as a «Teflon» politician - the death of four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, failed to stick to her, and her time in office is viewed positively by over 60 per cent of Americans — Clinton's past record is well - regarded.

Seventy - seven per cent of all Americans now favour legalising medical marijuana on a federal level.

Panic attacks, social anxiety and phobias afflict almost 20 per cent of Americans annually, for example.

With 20 per cent of Americans still believing that the Sun orbits the Earth, and 17 per cent of the rest believing that the Earth circles the Sun once a day, action is clearly needed if the country's scientific competitiveness is to live long and prosper.

Recent research has found that 72 per cent of Americans experiencing daily anxiety say it interferes with their work and personal lives.

«Assuming fewer than 10 per cent of Americans drive while high on April 20, our results suggest that drug use at 4/20 celebrations more than doubles the risk of a fatal crash,» said Redelmeier.

For example, 90 per cent of Americans are likely to take up better home insulation, though only 15 per cent would go in for car pooling.

Worse still, it seems that up to 80 per cent of Americans have a completely illusory view of their ability to understand science.

Significantly, there is growing unease about the link between climate change and extreme weather, with 74 per cent of Americans now agreeing that «global warming is affecting weather in the United States».

The survey company said that Neeson was viewed positively by 78 per cent of Americans who knew him.

, then compare that fraction to the two - to - six per cent of Americans with red hair, and it starts to look like a mighty big number.

Since 2009, hotel spending by the wealthiest 20 per cent of Americans has risen about 6 per cent, according to inflation - adjusted data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Only 16 per cent of Americans purchase flood insurance and less than 10 per cent have no insurance at all.

Around 39 per cent of Canadians are clueless about the benefits of paying more than the minimum balance, whereas 25 per cent of Americans are uncertain.