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Notable numbers: Welfare recipients, water usage and abuse victims

Notable numbers

Statistics from the past week that deserve a doubletake

63 The percentage of Americans on welfare between 2009 and 2012 who received benefits for less than 12 months.

<10 The percentage who received benefits for most of the period

1 The percentage of the U.S. population who relied on welfare in any given month in 2012

25 The number of gallons of water used in a 10-minute shower

10 The number of gallons of water it takes to harvest 10 almonds

35 The number of gallons it takes to wash a load of clothes

53 The number of gallons it takes to produce a single egg

450 The number of gallons of water it takes to end up with a quarter-pound hamburger patty

61 The percentage of the Italian population who have a negative view of Muslims

56 The percentage of those in Poland who do

42 The percentage of those in Spain who do

24 The percentage of those in Germany and those in France who do

19 The percentage of those in the UK who do

$750 million What Fitbit took in in revenue last year

$100 million Net income on that revenue for the maker of wearable devices that collect data on exercise and sleep patterns

84 The percentage of Americans who believe money has too much influence on political campaigns

46 The percentage who believe the system for funding political campaigns needs to be completely rebuilt

75 The percentage who believe that groups not affiliated with a candidate that spend money during political campaigns should be required to publicly disclose their contributors

67 The percentage of all victims of sexual assault cases reported to law enforcement agencies who were under the age of 18

34 The percentage who were under age 12

40 The percentage of the people accused of victimizing children under age 6 and who were reported to law enforcement who were under age 18

56 The number of people who were shot in Chicago over Memorial Day weekend, 12 fatally

25.7 The percentage increase Blue Cross is proposing ACA plans in NC

492,014 The number of North Carolinians who have found health insurance under the federal Affordable Care Act

This story was originally published June 5, 2015 at 5:02 PM with the headline "Notable numbers: Welfare recipients, water usage and abuse victims."

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