Monday, September 17, 2012

Percentage of infant boys in Oklahoma that are circumcised – compared to 55 percent nationally – 10th most among the states in 2009

Source: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine via Forward.com

Friday, September 14, 2012

Ratio of cost per prisoner to cost per public school student in Oklahoma, or – the state spends over twice as much per inmate on imprisonment than it does per student on public education, 2012

Source: Children’s Defense Fund

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Number of women who die each day on average from heart disease and stroke in Oklahoma, 2010

Source: American Heart Association

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Percentage of minority workers in low-wage jobs in Oklahoma, compared to 20.3 percent of non-Hispanic White workers, 2010

Source: Working Poor Families Project

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Median income for veterans in Oklahoma, compared to $21,776 for nonveterans in the state, 2006-2010

Source: U.S. Census

Monday, September 10, 2012

Percentage of people in Oklahoma living in households with Internet access, 10th lowest nationally

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Friday, September 7, 2012

Percentage increase in profit this year for Oklahoma banks, compared to the previous year.

Source: FDIC via NewsOK

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Number of jobs added to the Oklahoma economy in 2011, a 1.3 percent growth in employment over the previous year.

Source: Oklahoma Employment Security Commission

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Percentage of Oklahoma voters who think that the state Legislature is not doing enough to fund public schools

Source: Tulsa World via Oklahoma Policy Institute

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Number of uninsured adults under 65 in Oklahoma in 2010; nearly 25,000 additional adults were uninsured compared to 2009.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau