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The percentage of Oklahomans who acknowledge that the climate is changing; 72 percent believe past warming has been caused by humans
Source: Stanford University via House Energy and Commerce Committee, 2013
Number of motor vehicle thefts reported in Oklahoma in 2013.
Percentage of women in Oklahoma who report having at least one poor mental health day each month, compared to 30 percent of men.
The number of Oklahoma children under the age of six who live in counties classified as high risk for poor school readiness.
Source: Oklahoma School Readiness, Reach-by-Risk Report 2014.
Estimated number of unmarried, same-sex couples living together in Oklahoma before same-sex marriage was legalized.
Source: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management via Oklahoma Policy Institute.
The number of new foster homes approved by the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, 27 fewer than the previous fiscal year and nowhere near their goal of 1,197 new homes.
Source: Co-Neutral Commentary Three
Percentage of Oklahoma’s public elementary school teachers who are women.
Source: National Education Association
Number of active underground storage tanks in Oklahoma carrying certain hazardous substance or petroleum. There have been 38 confirmed releases and 35 completed cleanups this year.
Source: EPA.gov
Percentage of Oklahoma’s public elementary school teachers who are women.
Source: National Education Association.
Deaths due to stroke in Oklahoma in 2012. Strokes were the fifth leading cause of death in Oklahoma that year.
Source: State of the State’s Health 2014.
