Notable numbers: Syrian refugees, NC schools and Bono
Notable numbers
Statistics from the past week that deserve a doubletake
63 The percentage of likely Iowa GOP caucus-goers who viewed Donald Trump unfavorably in May
27 The percentage who viewed him favorably
61 The percentage of likely Iowan GOP caucus-goers who viewed him favorably in August
35 The percentage who viewed Donald Trump unfavorably
22.4 million The population of Syria in 2011
7.6 million The number of Syrians driven from their homes but who remain in country since the 2011 uprising
4 million The number who have fled Syria
250,000 The number of Syrians who have died since 2011
160,000 The number of asylum-seekers who have landed in Greece so far this year
63 The percentage of those who were Syrian
56 million What U2’s Bono invested (in euros) in Facebook in 2009 – a 2.3 percent share
940 million What that investment has earned him – more than the whole of his music career
98 The percentage of North Carolina schools that received an F grade this year that have more than 50 percent of their students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch
94 The percentage of schools that earned a D that had that many poor children
This story was originally published September 4, 2015 at 5:39 PM with the headline "Notable numbers: Syrian refugees, NC schools and Bono."