Change since 1988 in the number of emergency rooms in the United States : �1,235

Chance that an American filing for bankruptcy last year did so because of medical expenses : 1 in 2

Percentage change last year in the total profits of Fortune 500 pharmaceutical companies : +35

Percentage change in the total profits of all Fortune 500 companies : �54

Chance, worldwide, that a child performs work that endangers his or her health : 1 in 9

Year in which the prom of Georgia's Taylor County public high school was first integrated : 2002

Average amount by which the price a black American pays for a new car exceeds that paid by a white for the same model : $420
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