Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for August 30, 2018
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August 30, 2018: In 2016, a total of 2.8 million deaths were attributed to alcohol. Just over a quarter of those deaths—709,000—were in China.[1]
In the United States, 90,000 deaths were attributable to alcohol. As in all countries, there is a significant gender gap. A total of 71,000 U.S. men died from alcohol-related issues along with 19,000 women.
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- August 29, 2018 – 26 percent of U.S. voters don’t think things would be different if Clinton were president
- August 28, 2018 – 95 percent of Americans don’t know global poverty has declined
- August 27, 2018 – 7,000 dollars for painting created by artificial intelligence
- August 24, 2018 – 41 percent of Americans lose sleep over relationships
- August 23, 2018 – 34 percent turnover among Trump senior staff during first year
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