What numbers should journalists have at their finger tips?

Tom Johnson from the NICAR listserv is developing a list of "THE 25 NUMBERS EVERY JOURNALIST SHOULD KNOW" and I would love to get any suggestions you have. I think the percent of broadband for the USA and for the area you live in should be on the list. Any suggestions? *) The world's population *) Your nation's population and as a percent of the world *) Your state/province/district population and as a percent of your nation *) Your city's pop. and as a percent of your state/province/district *) The percent of change for all of the above in the past 10 years *) The current budget of your nation/state/province/district/city government *) The sub-sections of the above budgets for health, education, public safety, infrastructure and their relative percentages *) The world's live birth rates and same for your nation/state/province/district/city *) Average life expectancy for males and females in your nation/state/province/district/city *) Average family size for your nation/state/province/district/city *) Per capita and per family annual income for your nation/state/province/district/city *) Average years of education for males and females in the world and your nation/state/province/district/city

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