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Question: What is the number one killer of African American women age 21-34?
Answer: AIDS
Source: http://www.wtopnews.com/?nid=226&sid=704666
 
Question: What is the number one killer of teenagers?
Answer: Drunk driving
Source: http://www.arlingtonva.us/departments/Police/citizens/reference/crime_prevention/
PoliceCitizensReferenceCrime_preventionTeenDrunkDriving.aspx

 
Question: What percentage of African Americans and Hispanics make up the incarcerated population?
Answer: 62%, although they only account for 25% of the national population
Source: http://hrw.org/english/docs/2002/02/27/usdom3768.htm
 
Question: What percentage of adolescents 12-19 year olds are overweight?
Answer: Approximately 15%
Source: http://www.ncsl.org/programs/health/overweightct.htm

Question: What percentage of juveniles (12-17 year olds) reported using an illicit drug within the past month?
Answer: 10%
Source: http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/drugfact/juveniles/index.html

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