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Demographic realities
Almost 33% of the US workforce will be aged 50+ by the year 2012. Ref: The Economist In the mid 1950s 9% of adults were single in the US. The figure is now 44% Ref: Innovation Watch In Australia 25% … Continue reading
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Stat of the week.
Since 1990, the percentage of young people aged 15-29 has risen by 50% in Libya and Tunisia, 65% in Egypt and 125% in Yemen. Meanwhile Japan is moving in the other direction. By 2055, 41% of the Japanese population will … Continue reading
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Stat shot
The CEO of Ericsson as predicted that here will be 50 billion devices connected to the internet by 2020. (From Wired magazine).
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National insecurity
Here’s a very interesting statistic. China spends more money on internal security than external defence. Furthermore, the internal security budget is growing faster than the external defence budget. Why would this be so? Ref: The Economist, March 12-18 edition (page … Continue reading
It’s life Jim, but not as we know it
I heard this on BBC radio a few days ago. It can’t be true. Can it? Apparently, more people have attended Star Trek conventions in the US than have given blood. While I’m on the health and medicine theme, Boots … Continue reading
Rise of the one-day weekend
A survey has found that most workers in the UK require 19 hours to clear their heads from the previous week’s work. Most do not fully relax until 12.38pm on Saturday and start worrying about work again by 3.55pm on … Continue reading
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Book statistics
Here’s another one from the tarmac at Milan airport. In 2009 there were 133,000 books published in the UK – a record number. However, just 500 authors (1%) were responsible for 30% of book sales. But if you think that’s … Continue reading
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Going to be trouble?
Here’s a statistic to send a chill down your spine. 20% of American men aged between 25-55 are now unemployed. In the 1960s 95% of the same group had a job. That’s structural change.
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Statistic of the Week
In 1976, the poorest 50% of the UK population owned 12% of the national housing stock. By 2003 they owned just 1%. Ref: Sunday Times (UK)
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Home but not alone
Just spotted in the Sunday Telegraph… In 2009, 25% of men aged between 25-29 lived with their parents. For women the figure was 13%.
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