One in Ten

A popular phrase that derives from Alfred Kinsey’s influential paper on male sexuality in 1948, which concluded that 13% of men are exclusively gay; a sister paper on female sexuality in 1953 concluded that 7% of women are exclusive lesbians. The resultant media conclusion that 10% of the population is exclusively gay was a number far greater than popularly believed pre-Kinsey.

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Sgt Adam Keen, from Walsall police, said: "We are committed to driving burglary down in the area but would like to remind the public that one in ten of all break-ins are down to homes and premises being left unsecured."

Safe full of gold stolen

However, one in ten think that by then it's no longer their responsibility.

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But there were some regional variations with more than one in ten London respondents (13%) saying business crime was one of their top three concerns.

YouGov/Trend Micro survey

ONE in ten homeowners have been burgled while on weekend breaks.

Weekend break-ins

Contrast this with the one in ten of draftees who did not complete his two-year obligation during the Cold War.

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More than one in ten of those arrested - 14 per cent - were under 16 when caught, although the average age was 17.

ANALYSIS OF A TEENAGE THIEF; He's 17 years old and already a hardened criminal 15 previous convictions and started while at school His career has involved drugs, theft and violence

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