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% of Washington high school seniors who say they have been sexually abused
nearly 20

% of high school seniors who say they have attempted suicide in the past year
nearly 10

% of high school seniors who have say they taken a weapon to school in the past year
more than 25

Price per pound of Kellogg's "Double Dip Crunch Frosted Rice and Corn" cereal
$5.41

Washington's national rank in the amount of industrial toxic chemicals released in 1991
30

Amount of industrial toxic waste generated nationwide in 1991
37.8 billion pounds

% of adults in Washington who have gambled at least once
91

Washington's national rank in the number of adults with significant gambling problems
2

Annual pay, including bonuses and dividends, of Seattle Times publisher Frank Blethen
$900,000

# of African-Americans in a crowd of 250 at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle's annual meeting May 21-22
1

# of abandoned dogs and cats put to death in Washington last year
more than 100,000

% of animals taken to Washington shelters that are put to death
65

# of cats that one female cat and her offspring theoretically can produce in six years
420,000

Ranking of the average Seattle executive's salary compared to 35 major U.S. cities
34

% of Seattle-area households that subscribed to The Seattle Times in 1973
63

% of Seattle-area households that subscribe to The Seattle Times today
less than 33

% of murders, rapes, robberies and assaults in Washington committed by 10- to 17-year-olds
45

# of reports requested of the U.S. Department of Defense by Congress in 1970
36

# of reports requested of the U.S. Department of Defense by Congress in 1990
861