Index Archive

Chance that FEMA declared a major disaster in the United States on any given day last year

: 1 in 6

Percentage of Americans who experienced at least one of these disasters

: 34

Chance that an American who was displaced by a disaster last year has not returned home

: 1 in 9

Percentage of Americans who fear that they or a loved one will be deported

: 19

Portion of Americans who say they have recently delayed a major purchase because of tariffs

: 1/3

Who say they have canceled such a purchase entirely

: 1/4

Percentage of Americans who said last year that foreign trade represented an opportunity to grow the U.S. economy

: 60

Who say so now

: 81

Percentage increase over the past year in incidents of maritime piracy

: 35

Portion of Americans who say that the country would be better off if more Americans worked in manufacturing

: 4/5

Who say they themselves would be better off working in manufacturing

: 1/4

Factor by which the number of American lawyers per capita has increased since 1970

: 4

Average number of instruction hours that it takes to become a lawyer in the United States

: 1,250

To become a licensed hairdresser

: 1,500

Percentage decrease since 2022 in jobs in the film and television industry in Los Angeles

: 23

Total number of “shooting days” on Los Angeles film sets in 2022

: 52,837

In 2024

: 30,574

Percentage decrease since 2020 in the number of computer programmers employed in the United States

: 38

Portion of U.S. math teachers who use AI in their work

: 1/5

Of English teachers

: 2/5

Of school principals

: 3/5

Factor by which the prevalence of the word “kiss” in English-language publications has increased since 2000

: 7

The word “orgasm”

: 5

Percentage by which Pornhub users under the age of 25 are more likely than others to search for foot-related pornography

: 28

By which they are more likely to search for virtual-reality pornography

: 136

Minimum number of violent attacks committed by “pedophile hunters” in the United States since 2023

: 170

Percentage change since 2023 in the portion of Democrats who say the government should restrict false information online

: –17

In the portion of Republicans who say so

: +10

Percentage of remaining phone battery life at which the average American says they begin to “panic”

: 38

Portion of Americans in relationships who have looked at their partner’s text messages without permission

: 1/2

Number of ceasefires that occurred worldwide between 1989 and 2020

: 2,203

Percentage of these that were sustained for the agreed-upon time period

: 40

Estimated minimum amount that the average American taxpayer spent on weapons for Israel last year

: $112.12

Estimated number of children worldwide who will lose access to malnutrition treatment as a result of cuts to USAID

: 6,500,000

Chance that a malnourished child who loses access to such treatment will die within three months

: 1 in 2

Number of excess deaths projected to occur by 2040 if cuts to foreign aid remain in place

: 25,300,000

Percentage of Democrats who believe that Republicans are “downright evil”

: 48

Percentage of Republicans who believe this of Democrats

: 53

Percentage of Americans who say that Donald Trump should be the pope

: 6

Harper’s Index

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