Notable numbers: House Bill 2, UNC enrollment and living with Mom
39 The percentage decrease in the orders for Class 8 trucks – vehicles with gross weight ratings exceeding 33,000 pounds – in the year ending in April
13,500 The number of trucks that operators ordered in April
46,000 The number of trucks ordered in October 2014
73 The percentage of Republicans who have an unfavorable view of blacks, Hispanics, gays and lesbians and transgender people as a whole relative to whites
59 The percentage of independents who have an unfavorable view of those groups
41 The percentage of Democrats who have an unfavorable view
35 The percentage of American men ages 18 to 35 who lived with a parent in 2014
28 The percentage of men those ages living with a spouse or partner
29 The percentage of American women those ages who lived with a parent in 2014
35 The percentage of women living with a spouse or partner
48.1 The percentage of young adults in the European Union’s 28 member nations who were living with their parents in 2014
54.4 The percentage of men that age living at home in the EU
41.7 The percentage of women
18.6 The percentage of young adults in Denmark living with parents in 2014
72.5 The percentage living with their parents in the former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia
48.9 The percentage of those ages 20 to 34 who were living with their parents in Japan in 2012
29.5 How many young Japanese were living with their parents in 1980
44 The percentage of North Carolinians in a Public Policy poll this week who said they oppose House Bill 2
35 The percentage who said they support it
21 The percentage who said they weren’t sure
56 The percentage who said the new law hurts the state economically
29 The percentage who think it’s helping the economy
41 The percentage of support both Gov. Pat McCrory and Attorney General Roy Cooper received in the same poll
15 The percentage of American adults who smoked last year
42 The percentage who smoked about 50 years ago
75 The birthday Bob Dylan celebrated this week
90 The percentage of working mothers who say they feel rushed all or some of the time
34,015 Enrollment at N.C. State University 2014-15
29,084 Enrollment at UNC-Chapel Hill
28,289 Enrollment at East Carolina
27,983 Enrollment at UNC Charlotte
16.4 State appropriations as a percentage of revenues at UNC-CH 2013-14
32.6 The percentage at ECU, the next lowest
55.5 The percentage at the N.C. School of the Arts, the highest
47.4 The percentage at Winston-Salem State University, the next highest
1 Where UNC-CH ranks on Kiplinger’s list of best value in public universities
Notable numbers
Statistics from the past week that deserve a doubletake
39 The percentage decrease in the orders for Class 8 trucks – vehicles with gross weight ratings exceeding 33,000 pounds – in the year ending in April
13,500 The number of trucks that operators ordered in April 15
46,000 The number of trucks ordered in October 2014
73 The percentage of Republicans who have an unfavorable view of blacks, Hispanics, gays and lesbians and transgender people as a whole relative to whites
59 The percentage of independents who have an unfavorable view of those groups
41 The percentage of Democrats who have an unfavorable view
35 The percentage of American men ages 18 to 35 who lived with a parent in 2014
28 The percentage of men those ages living with a spouse or partner
29 The percentage of American women those ages who lived with a parent in 2014
35 The percentage of women living with a spouse or partner
48.1 The percentage of young adults in the European Union’s 28 member nations who were living with their parents in 2014
54.4 The percentage of men that age living at home in the EU
41.7 The percentage of women
18.6 The percentage of young adults in Denmark living with parents in 2014
72.5 The percentage living with their parents in the former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia
48.9 The percentage of those ages 20 to 34 who were living with their parents in Japan in 2012
29.5 How many young Japanese were living with their parents in 1980
44 The percentage of North Carolinians in a Public Policy poll this week who said they oppose House Bill 2
35 The percentage who said they support it
21 The percentage who said they weren’t sure
56 The percentage who said the new law hurts the state economically
29 The percentage who think it’s helping the economy
41 The percentage of support both Gov. Pat McCrory and Attorney General Roy Cooper received in the same poll
15 The percentage of American adults who smoked last year
42 The percentage who smoked about 50 years ago
75 The birthday Bob Dylan celebrated this week
90 The percentage of working mothers who say they feel rushed all or some of the time
34,015 Enrollment at N.C. State University 2014-15
29,084 Enrollment at UNC-Chapel Hill
28,289 Enrollment at East Carolina
27,983 Enrollment at UNC Charlotte
16.4 State appropriations as a percentage of revenues at UNC-CH 2013-14
32.6 The percentage at ECU, the next lowest
55.5 The percentage at the N.C. School of the Arts, the highest
47.4 The percentage at Winston-Salem State University, the next highest
1 Where UNC-CH ranks on Kiplinger’s list of best value in public universities
This story was originally published May 27, 2016 at 5:00 PM with the headline "Notable numbers: House Bill 2, UNC enrollment and living with Mom."