Fears, Shmears: The Odds are Usually on Our Side

A city resident will be a victem of a violent crime1 in 60
A suburbanite will be a victem of a violent crime1 in 1,000
A small town resident will be a victem of a violent crime1 in 2,000
A child will suffer a high chair injury this year1 in 6,000
The IRS will audit you this year1 in 100
You will be bumped off airline flight1 in 4,000
You will be struck by a lightning1 in 9,100
You will be murdered this year1 in 12,000
You will be killed in your next bus ride1 in 50 million
You will be hit by a baseball at a major league game1 in 300,000
You will drown in the tub this year1 in 685,000
You will be killed in an air crash1 in 4.6 million
Your plane will arrive late1 in 6
Your house will have a fire this year1 in 200
You will die in a fire this year1 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
Taken from Abnormal Psychology", Comer 1998




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