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At the current homicide rate, what are the lifetime chances of an average American being murdered?

What portion of adolescents who use marijuana develop a dependency on the drug?

What portion of the non-institutionalized, non-homeless U.S. adult population has a “serious mental illness” that “substantially interferes with or limits one or more major life activities”?

What portion of the U.S. economy is consumed by federal, state and local taxes?

Relative to the murder commission rates of people of different races in the U.S., are police more likely to use deadly force against African Americans than other races?

In the U.S., which of the following groups has the longest life expectancy?

According to EPA estimates, by how much does breathing air toxics from outdoor sources increase the average lifetime risk of developing cancer?

When the Medicare payroll tax was first implemented in 1966, the maximum annual tax per worker was $46. Adjusted for inflation into 2017 dollars, this is $349. What is the maximum annual Medicare payroll tax per worker today?

Once destroyed, how long does it take rainforest to grow back and form functional ecosystems?

Which U.S. president issued a regulation declaring that HIV was not a “communicable disease of public health significance”?