Statistics
Activities Adults Have Undertaken in the Past Week
Pray to God 81%
Go out of their way to encourage or complement someone for something excellent or special they had done 77%
Do a half-hour or more of exercise 69%
Use a computer 67%
Have a discussion with someone about something you recently saw on a TV show or in a movie 66%
Recycle some used products or materials 57%
Have a conversation with someone about money or financial matters 57%
Use the Internet or go online 56%
Have a conversation with someone about sports 55%
Have a discussion with someone about a specific political issue 51%
Have a conversation with someone about parenting issues 50%
“At-Risk Behaviors” in a Typical Week
(George Barna states, “While none of them are common to a majority of adults in any given week, those behaviors [such as smoking, viewing pornography or gambling] involve tens of millions of people.)
Smoke a cigarette or other tobacco product 26%
See a magazine, movie, or video that contained explicit sexual images 20%
Buy a lottery ticket 17%
Have a sexual encounter or physical relationship with someone to whom you aren’t married 12%
Place a bet or gamble on something 12%
Drink enough alcohol to be considered legally intoxicated or drunk 12%
Visit an adult-only Web site on the Internet 5%
Source: www.Barna.org, Based on Census Bureau estimate of 217 million adults 18 or older
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