11. Because I always have them rattling around in my brain:
- Only 3% of foster kids will ever obtain a college degree at any point in their life
- After reaching the age of 18, 20% of the children who were in foster care will become instantly homeless. (That’s roughly 4,000 kids a year)
- Only 50% of foster youth will have gainful employment by age 23
- 7 out of 10 girls who age out of the foster care system will become pregnant before the age of 21
- 40% of men in prison were foster kids at some point in their lives
- The numbers vary from state to state, but anywhere between 60-85% of sex trafficking victims were previously in the child welfare system.
Some links are mentioned below:
51-useful-aging-out-of-foster-care-statistics-social-race-media
https://finallyfamilyhomes.org/the-problem/
https://www.childtrends.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Transition-Age-Youth_North-Carolina.pdf
https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/systemwide/statistics/foster-care/
– pizzaismyfood
12. WWII claimed the lives of 3% of the world’s population in 1939.
– kristinewapo
13. 86 percent of British citizens reside within 8 miles of their birthplace.
– ryaneborque
14. Wayne Gretzky and his brother hold the record for most points by a brother pair in NHL history. His brother has four points.
– godofhorizons
15. The risk of a heart attack is about 20% greater on Mondays for adult men, and 15% greater for adult women.
– ETphonehoomee
16. Sharks have existed for longer than the rings of Saturn (450 million years vs. around 100 million).
– kriss0206
17. 2%, 20%. Motorcycles are 2% of all vehicles [USA]. Motorcycles account for 20% of all road fatalities. I don’t ride anymore.
– kawcreek
18. 34 percent of adults and 75 percent of children sleep with a stuffed animal or a blanket, or other sentimental objects as their comfort objects.
– SuevnPan
19. The remains found in Machu Picchu are 80% female.
– debTG8100
20. If you and your spouse have both divorced, and one (or both) of you had more than one divorce, your marriage is 93 percent certain to fail.
– richardebrantly
