Numbers

Sunday, May 11, 2003
    • 15% New estimate of SARS death rate for people 45 to 64, almost double the previous estimate

    50% Death rate from SARS, according to the new estimate, for people 65 and older

    $10 million Amount paid by the New York Stock Exchange in 2002 to its chairman, Richard Grasso

    $1.4 million Amount paid in 2002 to Hardwick Simmons, chairman and CEO of the NASDAQ exchange

    $166,700 Salary in 2002 of Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan

    210 million Number of boxes of Girl Scout cookies sold each year

    25% Percentage of cookies sold that are Thin Mints, the most popular of eight varieties

    77% Percentage of Americans who say they try to choose healthful foods

    80% Percentage of Americans unwilling to sacrifice taste for more healthful, less flavorful foods

    Sources: World Health Organization, Wall Street Journal, Girl Scouts, InsightExpress