For The Record Apr. 22, 2002

$20.1 BILLION Amount members of Congress set aside last year for pork-barrel projects in their states, according to a study released by Citizens Against Government Waste

$2 MILLION Amount Alabama plans to spend to refurbish a monument built for the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis

1,400 Estimated number of U.S. college students who die from alcohol-related accidents each year

70,000 Number of sex assaults and date rapes attributed to campus drinking

81% Percentage of teens who say they are more willing now, three years after Columbine, to report students who pose a threat to school safety

49% Students who say conflict resolution is now taught in their classes

30% Reduction in passenger complaints about U.S. airline service since 9/11, attributed to better baggage handling and fewer flight delays

$2.2 billion Estimated losses by U.S. airlines in the first quarter of 2002

Sources: Reuters, AP, USA Today, Financial Times