TOPIC 1 DATA: TEEN PREGNANCY AND SEX EDUCATION

State Sex Education Level (0 - 3) Teen Pregnancies per 1000

1. Alabama 0 72
2. Alaska 2 61
3. Arizona 0 90
4. Arkansas 0 79
5. California 2 75
6. Colorado 1 69
7. Connecticut 3 58
8. Delaware 0 82
9. Florida 0 76
10. Georgia 1 79
11. Hawaii 0 71
12. Idaho 3 54
13. Illinois 0 66
14. Indiana 0 61
15. Iowa 3 51
16. Kansas 3 60
17. Kentucky 0 64
18. Louisiana 0 68
19. Maine 2 42
20. Maryland 3 65
21. Massachusetts 2 48
22. Michigan 2 60
23. Minnesota 2 42
24. Mississippi 0 82
25. Missouri 1 63
26. Montana 3 55
27. Nebraska 1 48
28. Nevada 3 90
29. New Hampshire 3 33
30. New Jersey 2 68
31. New Mexico 0 93
32. New York 2 78
33. North Carolina 0 74
34. Ohio 0 62
35. Oklahoma 3 73
36. Oregon 2 56
37. Pennsylvania 0 52
38. Rhode Island 0 61
39. South Carolina 0 80
40. South Dakota 1 51
41. Tennessee 0 81
42. Texas 0 88
43. Utah 0 48
44. Vermont 2 41
45. Virginia 1 61
46. Washington 1 58
47. West Virginia 3 62
48. Wisconsin 2 46






TOPIC 2 DATA: GLOBAL (TEMPERATURE) WARMING VS. CO2 LEVELS

YEAR CO
2
Concentration (ppm)

Global Temperature (F)
1880 291 56.8
1900 293 56.7
1920 298 56.6
1940 308 57.2
1960 316 57.3
1980 330 57.4
2000 368 57.8
2010 383 58.0








TOPIC 3 DATA: PERCENTAGE IMMIGRANTS VS. HOURLY EARNINGS

State Percentage of Immigrants Hourly Earnings
1. Arizona 15% $20.50
2. California 27% $24.50
3. Colorado 10% $23.50
4. Delaware 8% $22.50
5. Florida 20% $21.00
6. Hawaii 16% $20.50
7. Illinois 15% $22.50
8. Indiana 4% $20.00
9. Iowa 3% $18.00
10. Kansas 10% $20.50
11. Kentucky 2% $18.00
12. Louisiana 4% $19.50
13. Maine 2% $18.50
14. Maryland 11% $24.00
15. Massachusetts 12% $26.00
16. Michigan 6% $22.00
17. Minnesota 6% $23.00
18. Mississippi 2% $16.50
19. Missouri 4% $20.50
20. Montana 2% $18.50
21. Nebraska 7% $20.00
22. New Jersey 20% $25.00
23. New Mexico 10% $18.50
24. New York 21% $25.50
25. North Carolina 15% $21.50
26. Ohio 6% $20.00
27. Oklahoma 5% $17.50
28. Pennsylvania 5% $20.50
29. Rhode Island 13% $22.50
30. South Dakota 2% $16.50
31. Tennessee 4% $19.00
32. Texas 16% $21.00
33. Utah 8% $21.00
34. Vermont 4% $21.50
35. Washington 13% $25.00
36. Wisconsin 5% $21.00












TOPIC 4 DATA: POVERTY VS. OBESITY LEVEL





























State Poverty Rates: 3-Year Averages, 2004-2006 (in percentages)
State Rate
North Carolina 14
Arkansas 15.5
Oregon 12
Colorado 10.5
Texas 16.5
Kansas 12
Louisiana 17.5
Mississippi 20
New Jersey 8





TOPIC 5: % HOUSEHOLDS WITH FIREARMS VS. FIREARM DEATHS

Country % Household with Firearms International Firearm
Deaths per 100,000
Switzerland 36% 6.5
Scotland 3% .2
Finland 25% 5
United States 34% 10.5
Netherlands 2% .5
Poland 3% .5
France 19% 4
Austria 17% 3.5
England and Wales 4% .5
Canada 18% 3
Portugal 14% 2.5
Spain 6% 1
Germany 10% 1.5
Denmark 13% 2
Japan 3% .5
Australia 9% 1.5
Belgium 12% 3.5
New Zealand 20% 1.5



TOPIC 6: ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD IN NEW ORLEANS VS. NEIGHBORHOOD INCOME LEVEL

Poverty rates: Number of small supermarkets

Uptown: 8% 5
Hollygrove 30% 14
Lower Ninth Ward: 36% 6
Audubon 18% 1
Lower Garden District: 14% 3
Central City: 50% 37
St. Claude 40% 35