[Salon] Harper’s Index



Harper’s Index


Factor by which Americans are more likely to disapprove of a woman’s election to the presidency than a person of color’s

 : 3

Portion of U.S. partisan races in 2022 that were uncontested

 : 1/2

Estimated percentage of these in which the sole candidate was a Democrat

 : 22

In which the sole candidate was a Republican

 : 74

Average number of minutes of daily housework done by married American men who identify as liberal

 : 99

By married American men who identify as conservative

 : 88

As moderate

 : 70

Percentage of Americans who say they try to be polite when interacting with AI chatbots

 : 44

Who believe their treatment of AI chatbots “will one day be taken into account somehow”

 : 39

Estimated percentage increase since 1980 in the portion of homicides in the United States that go unsolved

 : 64

Estimated ratio of pets to children under the age of 4 in China

 : 1:1

Year in which this ratio is projected to reach 2:1

 : 2030

Percentage of global net growth in renewable-­energy capacity last year attributable to China

 : 63

Amount that the average American believed they would need to save for a comfortable retirement in 2020

 : $951,000

In 2024

 : $1,460,000

Percentage increase this year in the number of Fidelity 401(k) accounts worth more than $1,000,000

 : 39

Number of points by which the average credit score drops in a U.S. state after three years of legalized online sports betting

 : 7

Average percentage by which the rate of personal bankruptcy increases in such states

 : 28

Percentage of American families traveling to a Disney theme park in 2022 that took on debt to do so

 : 30

In 2024

 : 45

Average debt taken on by such a family for their trip

 : $1,983

Percentage of Americans who view fast food as a “luxury”

 : 78

Portion of Americans who have worked at McDonald’s

 : 1/8

Who have worked at any fast-­food restaurant

 : 1/3

Portion of U.S. college seniors who are interested in becoming a corporate executive

 : 1/2

Percentage decrease since 2022 in mentions of diversity on S&P 500 earnings calls

 : 52

In mentions of climate change

 : 74

Percentage change this year in the portion of Democrats who say that businesses should take public political stances

 : −14

In the portion of Republicans who say so

 : +29

Factor by which the number of sanctions imposed by the United States exceeds that of any other country

 : 3

Estimated percentage of the population of Cuba that has emigrated since 2022

 : 18

That emigrated in the four years following the 1959 revolution

 : 5

Percentage decrease since 1983 in the portion of American 19-year-olds with driver’s licenses

 : 21

Percentage of Americans who in 2019 preferred to watch movies in theaters

 : 58

In 2024

 : 35

Rank of cleanliness among Americans’ grievances with movie theaters

 : 1

Portion of single American adults who have sent a nude photo of themselves to someone in the past year

 : 1/4

Average number of photos stored in an American smartphone user’s camera roll

 : 2,795

Estimated percentage of these that are selfies

 : 58


This archive was generated by a fusion of Pipermail (Mailman edition) and MHonArc.