S P Global FinLit Survey | Global Financial Literacy . . . The Standard Poor's Ratings Services Global Financial Literacy Survey is the world’s largest, most comprehensive global measurement of financial literacy It probes knowledge of four basic financial concepts: risk diversification, inflation, numeracy, and interest compounding The survey is based on interviews with more than 150,000 adults in over 140 countries
Many publics around world doubt safety of genetically . . . A 20-public median of 48% say genetically modified, or GM, foods are unsafe to eat, while a much smaller median of 13% say GM foods are safe The survey included an option for people with limited familiarity about GM foods to indicate this; a median of 37% say they don’t know enough to offer a view about the safety of GM foods
International Health Regulations - World Health Organization . . . While disease outbreaks and other acute public health risks are often unpredictable and require a range of responses, the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) provide an overarching legal framework that defines countries’ rights and obligations in handling public health events and emergencies that have the potential to cross borders
Public Mass Shootings Around the World: Prevalence, Context . . . There were 109 public mass shootings in the United States and 35 public mass shootings in 35 other economically and politically comparative countries between 2000 and 2022 4 The United States makes up 33 percent of the combined population of these 36 countries; however, it also accounts for 76 percent of public mass shooting incidents and 70
The changing epidemiology of dog bite injuries in the United . . . A thematically shaded map of the rate of dog bite injuries in New York City's neighborhoods was created to identify neighborhoods with higher-than-average concentration of injuries Results: In both the United States and New York the rate of dog-bite injuries increased from 2005 to 2011 and then underwent a significant decline Injuries due to