Saturday, August 28, 2010

Births, Marriages, and Divorces

A NY Times report on a National Center for Health Statistics study indicates that U.S. birth, marriage, and divorce rates all fell slightly during 2009. The 100-year births-per-year graphic is nice - for example, one can see what happens to the birth rate during recessionary or expansionary periods.

- Rick

Cost of Motor Vehicle Crash Injuries

A recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as reported in Insurance Journal, finds that the annual medical care and productivity costs associated with motor vehicle crash injuries totals over $99 billion, or nearly $500 per licensed U.S. driver.

- Rick