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Statistics on World Problems (1986-1994)

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Descriptive entries by year (1986 / 1990 / 1994), cross-references by section (1994), and by type (1994)

Prepared on the occasion of the 4th (1994-1995) edition of the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential. See also comparison table with other databases in the Encyclopedia. Also specific commentary on development of world problems data to 1994. See separate tables for post-1995 development.

PROBLEM ENTRIES	ABSTRACT PROBLEMS PA	BASIC PROBLEMS PB	CROSS- SECTORAL PC	DETAILED PROBLEMS PD	EMANATIONS OF OTHERS PE	EXCEPTIONAL PROBLEMS PF	VERY SPECIFIC PG	UNDER REVIEW PJ	TOTAL PROBLEMS
1986	104	206	575	1052	836	1423	504	-	4700
1990	344	141	732	1928	3106	2470	2909	1537	13167
1994	-	170	575	2162	3857	3072	2153	214	12203
Percent		1.4 %	4.7 %	17.7 %	31.6 %	25.2 %	17.6 %	1.8 %	100 %

PROBLEM CROSS-REFS (SECTORS)	ABSTRACT PROBLEMS PA	BASIC PROBLEMS PB	CROSS- SECTORAL PC	DETAILED PROBLEMS PD	EMANATIONS OF OTHERS PE	EXCEPTIONAL PROBLEMS PF	VERY SPECIFIC PG	UNDER REVIEW PJ	TOTAL PROBLEMS
Basic problems PB		632	870	1055	599	1653	90	39	3473
Cross-sectoral PC		867	2628	3579	2287	3355	294	103	13113
Detailed PD		1055	3581	9100	7577	5817	1629	201	28960
Emanations PE		599	2286	7575	10076	5240	2030	186	27992
Exceptional PF		1652	3360	5822	5240	19551	1439	309	37373
Very specific PG		90	294	1626	2030	1439	412	48	5939
Under review  PJ		39	103	201	184	309	48	10	894
Totals	1994	4934	13122	27903	27993	35711	5852	896	116411

 

PROBLEM CROSS-REFS (TYPES)	ABSTRACT PROBLEMS PA	BASIC PROBLEMS PB	CROSS- SECTORAL PC	DETAILED PROBLEMS PD	EMANATIONS OF OTHERS PE	EXCEPTIONAL PROBLEMS PF	VERY SPECIFIC PG	UNDER REVIEW PJ	TOTAL PROBLEMS
Broader problem		201	1084	4651	7771	5785	3092	271	22855
Narrower problems		1833	4045	6813	3624	6718	56	88	23177
Related problems		511	1023	2577	2936	4199	391	106	11743
Aggravates		958	3234	7120	6507	10534	1278	206	29837
Aggravated by		1405	3500	7322	6755	9637	1055	205	29879
Reduces		39	125	258	311	555	50	16	1354
Reduced by		53	132	346	277	491	52	9	1360
Totals		5000	13143	29087	28181	37919	5974	901	120205
Bibliographic refs		300	673	1526	1445	706	5	4	4659