Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!news.media.mit.edu!americast.com!usa-post Newsgroups: usa-today.snap From: usa-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: usa-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: snap Wed, Feb 26 1992 Date: Wed, 26 Feb 92 06:30:01 EST Message-ID: SNAPSHOTS: A look at the news, money, sports, and lifestyle statistics that shape our world from the pages of USA TODAY. ANTI-DRUG MONEY: President Bush hosts an international drug summit this week. U.S. money spent on the drug-control program for Peru, Bolivia and Colombia: Fiscal year 1991 Type of aid (in millions of dollars) Economic $198.0 Military $86.9 Law enforcement $77.8 DEA support $21.0 Source: Office of National Drug Control Policy WHAT WORRIES TAXPAYERS MOST WHEN FILING TAX RETURNS: Not reporting all required information 65% Not getting all legal deductions 61% IRS audit 43% Errors in returns 32% Respondents could choose more than one Source: ChipSoft Inc. national survey of 300 adults BASEBALL LEADS THE PACK: Sports trading card sales by category: Type Percentage Baseball 52% Football 19% Basketball 12% Entertainment 10% Hockey 7% Source: Impel Marketing Inc. NANNY USE IN DECLINE: Use of child care centers has reduced the number of children cared for in the home. Percentage of employed mothers with children under 5 who have an in-home babysitter or nanny: Year Percentage 1965 15% 1977 7% 1982 6% 1985 5% 1990 3% Source: The Urban Institute, National Childcare poll of 4,400 families 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