Fears, Shmears: The Odds are Usually on Our Side
| A city resident will be a victem of a violent crime | 1 in 60 |
| A suburbanite will be a victem of a violent crime | 1 in 1,000 |
| A small town resident will be a victem of a violent crime | 1 in 2,000 |
| A child will suffer a high chair injury this year | 1 in 6,000 |
| The IRS will audit you this year | 1 in 100 |
| You will be bumped off airline flight | 1 in 4,000 |
| You will be struck by a lightning | 1 in 9,100 |
| You will be murdered this year | 1 in 12,000 |
| You will be killed in your next bus ride | 1 in 50 million |
| You will be hit by a baseball at a major league game | 1 in 300,000 |
| You will drown in the tub this year | 1 in 685,000 |
| You will be killed in an air crash | 1 in 4.6 million |
| Your plane will arrive late | 1 in 6 |
| Your house will have a fire this year | 1 in 200 |
| You will die in a fire this year | 1 in 40,200 |
| Your carton will contain a broken egg | 1 in 10 |
| You will develop a tooth cavity | 1 in 6 |
| A young child will develop a tooth cavity | 1 in 10 |
| You will contract AIDS from a blood transfusion | 1 in 10,000 |
| Any given miner will be injured while working this year | 1 in 23 |
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