100 American Author:Daniel Evan Weiss The American people--their character, institutions, habits, beliefs, and opinions--have been captured as never before in this fascinating compendium of over 1,500 surprising, sometimes alarming, often hilarious facts about how we live, love, eat, think, dress, play, shop, sleep, vote, worry, diet, dream, and die--all told in percentages of Ameri... more »cans, from 1% to 100%.
Culled from hundreds of surveys, polls, census and government reports, here is the true American character revealed in all its amazing facets.
3% of Americans think George Washington was history's most exciting figure.
3% of Americans think it was Elvis Presley.
21% of American babies are born to unwed mothers.
31% of Americans think that organizing protest marches and demonstrations against the government should not be allowed.
57% of American women believe in love at first sight.
67% of Americans believe files are being kept on them for unknown reasons.
70% of American men who earn $70,000 or more per year cheat on their wives.
94% of American men would change something about their looks if they could.« less