Percentages - the definitive guide
1% of men aged 25-34 have lost all their natural teeth.
2% of households have only a black-and-white television.
3% of men aged 65-74 are bachelors.
4% of households have three or more cars or vans.
5% of females aged 30-34 live with their parents.
6% of men attend keep-fit or yoga classes.
7% of females over the age of 16 are divorced.
8% of working males have clerical or secretarial jobs.
9% of males aged 14-25 have tried the drug Ecstasy.
10% of married women earn over pounds 100 a week more than their partner.
11% of males aged 30-34 live with their parents.
12% of people live alone.
13% of girls aged 11-15 are regular smokers.
14% of females read Woman's Own.
15% of females aged 14-25 never make meals for their family.
16% of smokers have their first cigarette of the day within five minutes of waking up.
17% of single women rely on condoms for contraception.
18% of 37-year-olds have been assessed as having low literacy.
19% of men aged 55-64 have none of their natural teeth left.
20% of households have a dishwasher.
21% of the population are under 16.
22% of women who have turned down promotion did so because they didn't want the responsibility.
23% of 16-24-year-olds have visited a historic building in the last month.
24% of women say they experience no stress in daily living.
25% of women aged 14-25 have tried cannabis.
26% of working women have clerical or secretarial jobs.
27% of men have no qualifications.
28% of women aged 18-49 are single.
29% of 45-59-year-olds have eaten in a fast food restaurant in the last month.
30% of two-parent families with dependent children live in terraced houses.
31% of males over 16 are single.
32% of people have a long-standing illness.
33% of women experience "a lot" or "a good bit" of stress in daily living.
34% of women borrow from the library more than once a month.
35% of the population live in two-person households.
36% of 20-24-year-old females live with their parents.
37% of men aged 55-64 experience no stress in daily life.
38% of employees earn less than pounds 5 an hour.
39% of single women have no sexual partner.
40% of the population snore.
41% of males aged 14-25 have tried cannabis.
42% of males aged 14-25 always clean their own rooms.
43% of over-15s occasionally eat in a fast-food restaurant.
44% of 25-35-year-olds have been to a disco in the last month.
45% of women do some gardening.
46% of manual workers say they go for regular dental check-ups.
47% of 37-year-olds have been assessed to have low numeracy.
48% of the population are under 35.
49% of adults have a building society account.
50% of women over 75 are widowed.
51% of drivers use unleaded petrol.
52% of males aged 14-25 never wash their own clothes.
53% of boys aged 11-15 have never smoked a cigarette.
54% of married men earn over pounds 100 a week more than their partner.
55% of women over 16 are economically active.
56% of females over 16 are married.
57% of men do some DIY.
58% of over-16s are married.
59% of 18-year-old females are in education or training.
60% of 18-year-old males are in education or training.
61% of men over 16 are married.
62% of 45-59-year-olds have been to a pub in the last month.
63% of over-75s are women.
64% of over-75s have no teeth.
65% of over-15s drink in pubs.
66% of single women over 16 are economically active.
67% of 18-24-year-old women are in employment.
68% of smokers would like to give up altogether.
69% of women over 16 wear glasses or contact lenses.
70% of men aged 18-24 have a job.
71% of households have a car or van.
72% of adults have experienced no period of unemployment greater than a month.
73% of women aged 16-49 use a method of contraception.
74% of all journeys are made by car.
75% of adults have a current bank account.
76% of sexual offences in England and Wales are cleared up by the police.
77% of cases of violence against the person are cleared up by police.
78% of children have a sibling.
79% of households have a video recorder.
80% of females aged 14-25 do the household shopping sometimes.
81% of single-parent families have central heating.
82% of convicted males over the age of 10 have fewer than 10 previous convictions.
83% of us watch television each day for at least three minutes.
84% of GP consultations on the NHS take place in the doctor's surgery.
85% of convicted females in England and wales are under 35.
86% of households have central heating.
87% of 16-34-year-olds have no premium bonds.
88% of married men aged 16-64 are economically active.
89% of households have a deep freezer.
90% of teenagers have given money to charity in the last year.
91% of men listen to the radio.
92% of secondary schools have some sort of link with local businesses.
93% of households have a telephone.
94% of women aged 16-44 have no difficulty hearing.
95% of households have a washing machine.
96% of women have entertained or visited friends in the last month.
97% of households have colour TV.
98% of households have fewer than six members.
99% of people watch television more than once a month.
100% of us sometimes suffer from information overload.
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