FREE FACTS

Teen Pregnancy rate per 1000, Wa State, 1993:
54.9

Teen Abortion Rate per 1000, Wa State, 1980:
34.8

Teen Abortion Rate per 1000, Wa State, 1993:
24

Teen Birth Rate per 1000, Wa State, 1980:
24.9

Teen Birth Rate per 1000, Wa State, 1993:
30.6
(Source: Wa. State Dept. of Health)

Percent of all increase in financial wealth during the 1980's going to the top 1% of households:
66%
(Source: Edward Wolff, NYU)

Percent of annual income going to the bottom 20% of families in 1968:
5.7%

Percent of annual income going to the bottom 20% of families in 1992:
4.4%
(source: Dept. of Commerce)

Percent of Americans who consider themselves to be upper class in 1993:
3.1%

Percent of Americans who consider themselves to be Middle Class:
45.3%

Percent of Americans who consider themselves to be Working Class:
44.9%

Percent of Americans who consider themselves to be Lower Class:
6.7%
(Source: Nat'l. Opinion Research Center)

Percent of private workforce enrolled in managed care health care plans in 1988:
29%
in 1995: 64%
(Source: American Prospect journal)

Percent of Annual Family Income for an Average Prices Car, 1975:
33%

Percent of Annual Family Income for an Average Prices Car, 1995:
50%
(Source: American Prospect Journal)

Most fined Washington nursing homes in 1994 for patient abuse, inappropriate restraints and failure to investigate abuse:
Lifecare of Richland, Richland $26,500 for 14 violations.
Riverton Heights Convalescent Center, Seattle $19,500 for 8 violations.
Clearview Manor, Tacoma $15,000 for 5 violations.
Oyster Bay Health Care, Bremerton $9,000 for 4 violations.
(Source: Washington Citizen Action)

Percentage of land area in the U.S. that is paved:
3 %