Publication
Article
(Governing, 2003)
$99,000—Annual salary for a California state legislator in 2002.
(Governing, 2003)
$79,500—Annual salary for a New York state legislator this past year.
(Governing, 2003)
$55,800—Annual salary for an Illinois state legislator.
(AP, 2003)
$550,000—American Medical Association spending on political TV ads for the 2002 elections.
(AP, 2003)
$3.6 million—Amount spent by the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations on political TV ads for the 2002 elections.
(Real
Simple, 2003)
37%—Percentage of US Catholics who attend mass every week.
(Sports Illustrated, 2002)
$1 million—Estimated value of a baseball hit by Barry Bonds for his 73rd home run in October 2001.
(Ad Age, 2003)
$2.1 million—Cost to purchase a 30- second TV ad that aired during Super Bowl XXXVII.
(CDC, 2003)
25—Age at which the average US woman becomes a first-time mother.
(Business
2.0, 2003)
$38,000—Average annual income for a regular Wal-Mart shopper.