Numbers: Feb. 27, 2006
34% Portion of Americans who report being "very happy"
45% Portion of Republicans who say they're "very happy," vs. 30% of Democrats
21.6 million Average TV viewership for the first four days of Olympic competition, down 36% from 2002
$613 million Amount NBC paid to broadcast the Games, up from $545 million for the 2002 Winter Games
21% Portion of home buyers who are single women, up from 11% in 1981
1.5 million Homes purchased by single women last year--more than twice the number bought by single men
$270 million Estimated street value of the 135,323 marijuana plants seized by law-enforcement officials in Washington State last year
8 Rank of the pot harvest's value among the state's agricultural commodities, edging out sweet cherries
Sources: Pew Research Center (2); AP; NBC; National Association of Realtors (2); Washington State Patrol; USDA
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