240 likes | 526 Vues
GIVING BY INDIVIDUALS AS A PERCENTAGE OF PERSONAL INCOME, 1971-2001. % of Personal Income. 1.9. 1.8. 1.8. 1.8. 1.7. 1.6. 1.8. Data are rounded. Source: AAFRC Trust for Philanthropy/ Giving USA 2002. Which of the following is comparable to the size of a typical three-car garage?.
E N D
GIVING BY INDIVIDUALS AS A PERCENTAGEOF PERSONAL INCOME, 1971-2001 % of Personal Income 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.8 Data are rounded. Source: AAFRC Trust for Philanthropy/Giving USA 2002
Which of the following is comparable to the size of a typical three-car garage? • A basketball court • A McDonald’s restaurant • An “RV” (recreational vehicle) • The average home in the 1950’s
Which of the following is comparable to the size of a typical three-car garage? • A basketball court • A McDonald’s restaurant • An “RV” (recreational vehicle) • The average home in the 1950’s
The percentage of Americans calling themselves “very happy” peaked in what year? • 1957 • 1967 • 1977 • 1987
The percentage of Americans calling themselves “very happy” peaked in what year? • 1957 • 1967 • 1977 • 1987
How much of an average American’s lifetime will be spent (on average) watching television commercials? • 6 months • 3 months • 1 year • 1.5 years
How much of an average American’s lifetime will be spent (on average) watching television commercials? • 6 months • 3 months • 1 year • 1.5 years
True or False?American’s carry $1 billion in personal debt, not including real estate and mortgages. False Americans carry $1 Trillion in personal debt, approx. $4,000 for every man, woman and child. On average we save 4% of our income (contrasted with the Japanese, who save 16%)
Which activity did more Americans do in 1996? • Graduate from college • Declare bankruptcy
Which activity did more Americans do in 1996? • Graduate from college • Declare bankruptcy
Where does the US rank among industrialized nations in income equality between the rich and the poor? (1st being most income-equal) • 1st • 5th • 12th • 22nd
Where does the US rank among industrialized nations in income equality between the rich and the poor? (1st being most income-equal) • 1st • 5th • 12th • 22nd
The world’s 400+/- billionaires together possess as much money as the poorest _____ of the world’s population? • 15 % • 30 % • 50 % • 10 %
The world’s 400+/- billionaires together possess as much money as the poorest _____ of the world’s population? • 15 % • 30 % • 50 % • 10 %
Since 1950, Americans have used more resources than: • Everyone who ever lived before them • The combined 3rd world populations • The Romans at the height of their empire • All of the above…
Since 1950, Americans have used more resources than: • Everyone who ever lived before them • The combined 3rd world populations • The Romans at the height of their empire • All of the above…
Americans’ total yearly waste would fill a convoy of garbage trucks long enough to: • Wrap around the earth 6 times • Reach half-way to the moon • Connect the North and South Poles • Build a bridge between North America and China
Americans’ total yearly waste would fill a convoy of garbage trucks long enough to: • Wrap around the earth 6 times • Reach half-way to the moon • Connect the North and South Poles • Build a bridge between North America and China
Which economic indicator counts pollution three times as a sign of a growing economy? • GDP (Gross Domestic Product) • GPI (Genuine Progress Indicator)
Which economic indicator counts pollution three times as a sign of a growing economy? • GDP (Gross Domestic Product) • GPI (Genuine Progress Indicator)
Of the Americans who voluntarily cut back their consumption, what percent said (in 1995) that they are happier as a result? • 29 % • 42 % • 67 % • 86 %
Of the Americans who voluntarily cut back their consumption, what percent said (in 1995) that they are happier as a result? • 29 % • 42 % • 67 % • 86 %
Other Miscellaneous Facts… • In 2000, Global Christians spent $12 billion on Missions. • In 2001, Americans spent $38 billion on state lotteries. • By 2000 spending on the lawn and garden industry equaled $85 billion. • Teeth whitening is a growing $600 million industry. • IDC expects sales of game hardware and software to hit $11.4 billion in 2001. • The 2001 Easter holiday sales were expected to be $2.8 billion. Easter candy sales alone were expected to exceed $1.8 billion in 2000. • 377,000 families had a second home in 1999. • In 2000 annual U.S. vending machine sales were $36 billion. • During 1999 U.S. soft drink sales came to $58 billion.