Often sanguinarians find themselves looking for what sets them apart from other people, and often these differences are agreed upon simply by the thought that "a lot of us have it, so it must be a trait". The problem with this view is that it rarely, if ever, takes into account normal human variation. This is essential. We cannot claim to be different, if we don't know what we are different from, simple logic. Below you will find the averages of the human body for height, weight, pulse rate, body temperature, sick days,Life expectancy, sunburn time, migraine rates, and a few other tidbits thrown in just for curiosity sake. All the information below was found in The Gale Book of Averages. Variation for each is listed below the tables.

HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS BY AGE AND SEX - MEN

ILLNESS AND INJURY

Sunburn:
Average person can go 20-40 minutes in the sun before turning red

Migraine Headaches:
24,000,000 Americans suffer from migraine headaches. (Worldwide numbers unknown)

In a 100 person office, the most frequent reasons given for taking sick days and the average number taken per year are:

Cold (21 days)
Fractures (23 days)
Sprains (30 days)
Flu (76 days)

Men average 4.3 sick days/year while women average 5.5 sick days/year.

Divorced or widowed men spend 8 days/year sick while married men spend only 5.5 days/year sick

Divorced or widowed women spend 11.5 days/year sick while married women spend only 7 days/year sick

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