Numbers: Jan. 17, 2005
74 to 1 Senate vote certifying the victory of George W. Bush in the presidential election. California Democrat Barbara Boxer dissented because of voting problems in Ohio
118,457 Votes in Bush's margin of victory over John Kerry in Ohio, according to a recount completed last month
1.3 billion Population of China, reached when a boy was born in Beijing last Thursday, a level officials say would have been hit four years ago without the country's controversial one-child policy
119 to 100 Ratio of Chinese boys to girls, attributed to some parents' making sure their one child is a boy by aborting female fetuses
3.5 million Number of flu shots still available in the U.S.
32.5% Percent of Americans older than 65 trying to get a flu shot last fall who were turned away because of a perceived shortage
7 Average number of points by which children exposed to high levels of secondhand smoke score lower on standardized tests than those exposed to little or no smoke
40% Percent of U.S. children exposed to smoke at home
Sources: New York Times (2); AP (2); Forbes; CDC; USA Today; Environmental Health Perspectives
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