Numbers

TEEN DRIVING

29.8% Percentage of 16-year-olds with a driver's license, down from 43.8% in 1998, thanks to tighter state laws, high insurance costs and the expense of private driving schools

20% Percentage of school systems offering driver's education programs, compared with 90% in the 1980s

SUPREME COURT

0 Number of times over the past two years that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has asked a question during any of the court's oral arguments

144 Number of cases that have been brought before the court since he last commented, on Feb. 22, 2006, during a death-penalty case

GAMBLING

$1.97 million Amount that a British man won on a Feb. 22 horse bet at William Hill bookmakers in North Yorkshire, England, where he is a regular customer

98-c- Amount placed in his bet on eight horses. He placed similar bets on an almost daily basis. The odds of winning were 2 million to 1

ECONOMY

58% Percentage of Americans who say their income is falling behind the rising cost of living, compared with 44% who said the same six months ago

13% Percentage who cite housing as the biggest economic problem

Sources: New York Times (2); AP (2); William Hill Media (2); Pew Center for Research (2)