Even as Mary Barra takes over America’s biggest car company, questions remain about whether progress has stalled for women at the top
Numbers
65%
— percent of indoor tanning salons in Missouri that allows children as young as 10 or 12 years old to use tanning devices.
20
— The percent by which death rates for cancer overall have dropped in the U.S. over the last two decades
80
— Percent of family physicians expected to be using electronic health records in 2013
30
— percent of teen girls who have face-to-face meetings with strangers they initially contact online
86
— Percent of men who wash their hands in rest rooms when reminded by signs.
25
— --Percent of Americans who think it is possible to be very overweight and remain healthy.
90
— --Percent of specimens from flu sufferers submitted by doctors to the CDC that show a good match to the influenza strains in this year's flu vaccine.
19.6
— Percent of Americans over 18 participating in a national survey of drug use and health who were diagnosed with a mental illness in 2011.
10 minutes
— The amount of time it takes for a smoker to increase harmful pollutants in a car by 30%.
60
— Percent of large U.S. cities with laws that prevent smoking in public places.
346 million
— Estimated number of people worldwide with diabetes
20%
— The average amount by which five energy drink makers under-reported caffeine content in their products.