Who are Americans?

An estimated 759,101 people are homeless in the USA on any given night according to a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) report released in March, 2008 … 56% of those were sheltered, and 44% were unsheltered. 3.5 million Americans experienced homelessness at some time during 2005, according to a study by the [...]

How much influence do women have in American life? Single women in particular are growing in numbers. Here are some statistics on the growing power of women in the USA.
There are roughly 50-million single women (over the age of 18) … compared to 42 million single men … and 105 million total women (97 million [...]

What U.S. colleges are sending the most students abroad to study? Over the past decade, the number of U.S. students studying abroad has increased by 150 percent. In academic year 2005/2006, 223,534 U.S. students studied abroad, an increase of 8.5 percent from the previous year.
By numbers of students going out of country to study in [...]

“Our high schools were designed 50 years ago, to meet the needs of another age. Until we design them to meet the needs of the 21st century, we will keep limiting - even ruining - the lives of millions of Americans every year.” Bill Gates, Speech to the 2005 National Governor’s Association.
17 of the USA’s [...]

More evidence of the globalization of American sports. The NBA (National Basketball Association) has just announced its 2008 European Tour to include preseason games at:
Oct. 9 - Paris - New Jersey Nets vs. Miami Heat (Palais Omnisport Paris Bercy)
Oct. 12 - London - New Jersey Nets vs. Miami Heat (The O2 Arena)
Oct. 14 - Berlin [...]

The USA Today, Kaiser Family Foundation and Harvard School of Public Health conducted a joint Public Health Survey in January 2008 of 1,695 American adults ages 18 and older. 41% of Americans said paying for prescription medicines was either a ’serious problem’ or a ‘problem, but not serious’ … 58% said it was ‘not much [...]

How much beef, pork and poultry do Americans eat each year? How does this compare to people in other countries?
According to 2005 USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) statistics, the proportions of meats eaten by Americans are:

Which celebrities made the largest ‘public’ donations to charity in 2006?A study by the Giving Back Fund shows Oprah Winfrey as the leading donor on their Top 30 list. Geoffrey Beene, Jack and Marie Lord, Barbra Streisand and Tiger Woods round out the Top 5.  See the full list below.