Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!news.media.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!usa-post Newsgroups: usa-today.snap,americast.usa-today.snap From: usa-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: usa-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: snap Tue, Sep 15 1992 Date: Tue, 15 Sep 92 04:23:48 EDT Message-ID: 09-15 0000 cc cc Sept. 15, 1992 SNAPSHOTS: A look at the news, money, sports, and lifestyle statistics that shape our world from the pages of USA TODAY. FALL IN, FALL OUT-ACTIVE DUTY U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL SINCE ITS PEAK DURING THE VIETNAM WAR: Millions 1968 3.55 1969 3.46 1970 3.06 1971 2.71 1972 2.32 1973 2.25 1974 2.16 1975 2.12 1976 2.08 1977 2.07 1978 2.06 1979 2,026,000 1980 2.05 1981 2.08 1982 2.11 1983 2.12 1984 2.14 1985 2.15 1986 2.169 1987 2,174,000 1988 2.14 1989 2.13 1990 2.04 1991 1.98 1992 1.87 1993 1.77(1) 1994 1.68(1) 1995 1.64(1) 1996 1.64(1) 1997 1.63(1) 1-Estimate Source: Department of Defense BEST AND WORST YEARS FOR MORTGAGES: Falling bond-market yields could lead to lower rates on mortgages. Highest and lowest rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages since 1980: Highest: 18.45%, October 1981 Lowest (Monday): 7.84% Source: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. BUCCANEER BLUES: Yearly winning percentage of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 1976 .000 1977 .143 1978 .313 1979 .625 Lost in NFC Championship 1980 .344 1981 .563 Made playoffs 1982 .556 Made playoffs 1983 .125 1984 .375 1985 .125 1986 .125 1987 .267 1988 .313 1989 .313 1990 .375 1991 .188 Source: USA TODAY research CHURCH GIVING: Athough individuals are contributing more money to churches, the amount they donate as a percentage of their income is going down: Percentage of income donated 1970 2.95% 1975 2.79% 1980 2.69% 1985 2.79% 1990 2.60% Source: Empty Tomb, Inc. This article is copyright 1992 Gannett News Service. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM