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The odds may not be in your favor
Posted on 1/27/15 at 8:44 pm
Posted on 1/27/15 at 8:44 pm
Found these in my abnormal psychology book for this semester.
A city resident will be a victim of a violent crime…1 in 60
A suburbanite will be a victim of a violent crime…1 in 1,000
A small-town resident will be a victim of a violent crime…1 in 2,000
A child will suffer a high-chair injury this year…1 in 6,000
The IRS will audit you this year…1 in 100
You will be murdered this year…1 in 12,000
You will be a victim of burglary this year…1 in 25
You will be a victim of robbery this year…1 in 83
You will be killed on your next bus ride…1 in 500 million
You will be hit by a baseball at a major-league game…1 in 300,000
You will drown in the tub this year…1 in 685,000
Your house will have a fire this year…1 in 200
Your carton will contain a broken egg…1 in 10
You will develop a tooth cavity…1 in 6
You will contract AIDS from a blood transfusion…1 in 100,000
You will die in a tsunami…1 in 500,000
You will be attacked by a shark…1 in 4 million
You will receive a diagnosis of cancer this year…1 in 8,000
A woman will develop breast cancer during her lifetime…1 in 9
A piano player will eventually develop lower back pain…1 in 3
You will be killed on your next automobile outing…1 in 4 million
Condom use will eventually fail to prevent pregnancy…1 in 10
An IUD will eventually fail to prevent pregnancy…1 in 10
Coitus interruptus will eventually fail to prevent pregnancy…1 in 5
You will die as a result of a collision between an asteroid and the earth…1 in 500,000
You will die as a result of a lightning strike…1 in 84,000
(ADAPTED FROM QUILLIAN & PAGER, 2012; BRITT, 2005)
A city resident will be a victim of a violent crime…1 in 60
A suburbanite will be a victim of a violent crime…1 in 1,000
A small-town resident will be a victim of a violent crime…1 in 2,000
A child will suffer a high-chair injury this year…1 in 6,000
The IRS will audit you this year…1 in 100
You will be murdered this year…1 in 12,000
You will be a victim of burglary this year…1 in 25
You will be a victim of robbery this year…1 in 83
You will be killed on your next bus ride…1 in 500 million
You will be hit by a baseball at a major-league game…1 in 300,000
You will drown in the tub this year…1 in 685,000
Your house will have a fire this year…1 in 200
Your carton will contain a broken egg…1 in 10
You will develop a tooth cavity…1 in 6
You will contract AIDS from a blood transfusion…1 in 100,000
You will die in a tsunami…1 in 500,000
You will be attacked by a shark…1 in 4 million
You will receive a diagnosis of cancer this year…1 in 8,000
A woman will develop breast cancer during her lifetime…1 in 9
A piano player will eventually develop lower back pain…1 in 3
You will be killed on your next automobile outing…1 in 4 million
Condom use will eventually fail to prevent pregnancy…1 in 10
An IUD will eventually fail to prevent pregnancy…1 in 10
Coitus interruptus will eventually fail to prevent pregnancy…1 in 5
You will die as a result of a collision between an asteroid and the earth…1 in 500,000
You will die as a result of a lightning strike…1 in 84,000
(ADAPTED FROM QUILLIAN & PAGER, 2012; BRITT, 2005)
This post was edited on 1/27/15 at 9:10 pm
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Posted on 1/27/15 at 8:50 pm to hawgfaninc
So I'm gonna die of cancer.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 8:57 pm to cokebottleag
or aids
your pick
your pick
Posted on 1/27/15 at 8:59 pm to hawgfaninc
I like my chances.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:02 pm to hawgfaninc
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You will develop a tooth cavity…1 in 6
Don't understand that one. Doesn't the majority of society develop a cavity at some point?
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:04 pm to Dawg in Beaumont
Tuscaloosa brings that number up.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:09 pm to hawgfaninc
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The IRS will audit you this year…1 in 100
I call bullshite. The government stands to benefit from this "stat" being completely overblown, hence it is overblown.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:10 pm to PrivatePublic
I've been audited in 2 of the last 5
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:11 pm to PrivatePublic
the book the odds came from LINK
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:12 pm to hawgfaninc
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You will be killed on your next automobile outing…1 in 4 million
You will die as a result of a collision between an asteroid and the earth…1 in 500,000
So while people die everyday in car accidents, and nobody in history has ever died from an asteroid, I am at 8 times higher risk from dying by one than a car crash?
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:55 pm to hawgfaninc
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You will contract AIDS from a blood transfusion…1 in 100,000
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Condom use will eventually fail to prevent pregnancy…1 in 10
These seem way too likely
Posted on 1/27/15 at 10:03 pm to Defense wins
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Tuscaloosa brings that number up.
Naw. You have to actually have teeth to get a cavity
Posted on 1/27/15 at 10:04 pm to hawgfaninc
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Coitus interruptus will eventually fail to prevent pregnancy…1 in 5
I'm one lucky son of a bitch
Posted on 1/27/15 at 10:24 pm to hawgfaninc
Every time I've pulled out its worked. 100% effectiveness
Posted on 1/27/15 at 10:40 pm to hawgfaninc
These seem way too high.
Especially this one
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You will be murdered this year…1 in 12,000
Especially this one
Posted on 1/27/15 at 10:47 pm to hawgfaninc
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The IRS will audit you this year…1 in 100
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