In ancient Athens, approximately 10-20% of adult male citizens were eligible to become members of the smaller council of 500, known as the Boule. This council was composed of representatives from each of the ten tribes of Athens, with each tribe providing 50 members. Eligibility was limited to free-born male citizens over the age of 30, while women, slaves, and foreign residents were excluded from citizenship. Thus, the percentage of eligible adult males was a small fraction of the total population.
What percent were eligible to become members of the smaller Council of 500
The citizens in fortnightly Assembly considered and decided on the proposals put before them by the Council. The Council then implemented the decisions of the Assembly. Ten percent of the Council was, in turn, on duty 24 hours each day to handle any problems which arose.
10 percent
An estimated 70 percent of Botswana's citizens identify themselves as Christians.
8 percent.
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35%
Many members wear a 1% patch, referring to a statement made by the former president of the American Motorcycle Association that 99 percent of the motorcycling public are honest, law-abiding citizens and that only 1 percent are troublemakers.
41 percent of FFA members are female in 2010.
8%
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one-tenth