INDEX OF APPLICATIONS xvii Demographics Age, 30, 62, 70, 78, 89, 94, 111, 131, 136, 138, 180, 411, 482, 530, 532 Age distribution, 142, 163, 293, 572 Annual arrests, 197 Annual income by state, 93 Asthma prevalence by state, 272 Birthdays, 162, 185 Births by day of the week, 535 Bisexual identification, 326 Book reading by U.S. adults, 135 Cell phones per household, 225 Census, 1, 4 Census Bureau geographical regions, 15 Characteristics of people who use yoga and people who do not use yoga, 417, 449, 450 Children per household, 90 Cost of raising a child, 372 Daily activities, 453 Dogs per household, 199 18- to 22-year old U.S. population, 21 Fastest growing U.S. states, 1 Favorite day of the week, 65 Favorite season, 65 Favorite store, 26 Fertility rates by state, 272 Gun ownership, 282 Hiding purchases from spouse or partner, 278 Household food purchasing, 30 Household income, 5, 433, 458, 461, 575 Household sizes, 294 Hunger and homelessness, 325 Immigration, 220 Incomes of adults in Nevada, 7 Level of education, 126, 143 LGBT identification, 326 Life expectancies, 127 Living with a partner, 328 Magazine subscriptions per household, 117 Marital status, 30 Marriage, 213 National identity and birthplace, 327 Nationality, 6, 13 News sources, 323 People who smoke, 145 Per capita disposable income, 291 Per capita milk consumption, 244 Pet ownership, 63, 96 Physician demographics, 33 Population densities of the 50 U.S. states, 288 Population of Iowa, 42 Population of the U.S. by age group, 142 Population of West Ridge County, 21, 22, 23 Populations of counties in Montana, 78 Populations of the 50 U.S. states, 197 Populations of U.S. cities, 9 Providing support to parents, 30 Renters behind on rent payments, 361 Retirement ages, 53 Richest people, 15 Spending on Christmas gifts, 117 States with the greatest numerical population increases, 1 Televisions per household, 119, 198 Top-earning states, 127 Unemployment rates, 117 U.S. population, 1, 229 Value of home and lifespan, 482 Young adults, 452 Earth Science Acid rain, 522 Air concentration of fine particulate matter in U.S. cities, 407 Air concentration of nitrogen dioxide in U.S. cities, 407 Air pollution, 32 Archaeology, 93 Archaeology club members, 175 Carbon monoxide levels, 384 Classification of elements, 120 Clear days, 209 Climate change, 294 Cloudy days, 209 Conductivity of river water, 381 Conservation, 273 Cyanide presence in drinking water, 342 Days of rain, 189, 191, 193 Density of elements, 94 Earth’s temperature, 406 Greenhouse gases from U.S. energy sources, 287, 288 Hurricanes, 199, 221 Ice thickness, 63 Lead levels, 379, 384 Lightning strikes, 228 Old Faithful eruptions, 46, 96, 273, 472, 475, 477, 480, 488, 489, 499 pH level of river water, 381 pH level of soil, 554 Pollution indices, 116 Precipitation, 6, 12, 221, 335, 426 Protecting the environment, 392 Rain, 140 Snowfall, 197, 270 Sodium chloride concentrations of seawater, 307 Surface concentration of carbonyl sulfide on the Indian Ocean, 287, 288 Temperature, 11, 12, 30, 49, 426 Tornadoes, 127, 306 Water pollution, 175 Water quality, 335 Weather forecasting, 130, 189 Wildland fires, 516 Wind energy, 425 Economics and Finance Account balance, 77 Allowance, 572 Amount spent at a store, 6 Annual rate of return for large growth mutual funds, 255 ATM cash withdrawals, 54 Broker records, 37 Child support payments, 265 Confidence in U.S. economy, 18 Credit card balance, 77 Credit card debt, 384, 422 Credit card purchases, 113 Credit cards, 193 Credit scores, 460 Crude oil imports, 66 Cryptocurrency, 291 Dow Jones Industrial Average, 272, 442 Earnings and dividends, 483 Electric bill, 118, 575 Federal income tax, 404 Financial plans for retirement, 31 Financial risk managers, 284 Fund assets, 506, 507 Gold prices, 306 Gross domestic product, 376 Gross domestic product and carbon dioxide emissions, 471, 474, 479, 480, 487, 489, 499, 500, 501, 503, 508, 509 Gross domestic product from manufacturing sector, 65 Individual stock price, 145 Investment committee, 177 Loan application approval, 178 Mean utility bill, 96, 108 Money management, 534 Mortgage rates, 317 Popular investment types, 33 Preferences on how to pay for goods, 533 Renewable energy prices, 271 Retirement savings, 5, 152 Savings account, 11 Simulating the stock market, 146 Standard & Poor’s 500, 272 Stock offerings, 504, 507 Stock price, 180, 306, 520 Stock risk, 554 Tax fraud, 325 Tax preparation, 526, 527, 529 Tax refunds, 391 Tax return audits, 229 U.S. trade deficits, 79 Use of a mobile device to manage a bank account, 289 Utility bills, 249 Education Abilities in music and mathematics, 153 Academic scholarship, 181 Achievement and school location, 544 ACT composite scores, 250, 289 ACT English score, 426 ACT math score, 8, 426 ACT reading score, 286, 426 ACT science score, 426 Actuarial exam, 211 Advanced Dental Admission Test, 258 Ages of college professors, 121 Ages of enrolled students, 303, 308 Ages of high school students, 284 Alumni contributions, 471, 475, 477, 488 Attitudes about safety at schools, 543 Bachelor of Science degree, 7, 30 Bachelor’s degrees, 281, 390 Branch campuses, 13 Business degrees, 152 Campus security response times, 50 Chairs in a classroom, 310 Changes needed in U.S. schools, 142 Choosing a college, 545 Class levels, 76 Class project, 175 Class schedule, 180 Class size, 116, 117, 385 College acceptance, 212 College board, 7 College costs, 97, 412 College credits, 75 College debt, 360 College education, 534 College programs, 282 College students and drinking, 229 College students with jobs, 246 College success, 412 College visits, 545 Completing an exam, 197 Continuing education, 544 COVID-19 pandemic impacting ability to complete degree, 126 Dormitory room charges, 118 Earned degrees conferred, 58, 184 Educational attainment, 64, 576 Engineering degrees, 65, 164 Enrollment levels, 185, 225 Exam scores, 63, 225, 334, 418 Expression of political views on college campuses, 281 Extracurricular activities, 350, 355, 356 Faculty classroom hours, 385 Failing a distance learning course, 276, 278 Federal student loans in repayment, 229 Final grade, 77, 78, 510, 511 Freshman orientation, 229 Full-time teaching experience, 573 Getting the classes you want, 142 Grade point averages, 26, 33, 62, 71, 76, 78, 98, 119, 316, 471, 480, 514, 563, 569 Grades, 80, 109, 119, 141, 162 GRE scores, 259 High school bell schedule, 14 High school grade point averages and SAT and ACT scores, 32 High school graduation rate, 361, 376 History class grades, 259
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