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June 15, 1992
    
SNAPSHOTS:
   A look at the news, money, sports, and lifestyle statistics 
that shape our world from the pages of USA TODAY.
    
CALL OF GANGS:
About one-fifth of students see no reason for teen-agers to join 
gangs. Top reasons named by the rest:
                              Students in
                      Metro areas     Rural areas
Need to belong           53%               61%
Need protection          28%               19%
To act out hostility     20%               20%
Source: Sprint poll of 8,472 students who watch Channel One
    
GASOLINE PRICES SURGE:
The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline has 
risen 9.5% since prices stopped falling at the end of March.
Date                Price per gallon
Mar. 24              $1.049
Mar. 31              $1.054
Apr. 7               $1.068
Apr. 14              $1.082
Apr. 21              $1.082
Apr. 28              $1.089
May 4                $1.107
May 11               $1.121
May 19               $1.139
May 27               $1.139
June 2               $1.146
June 9               $1.165$1.17
Source: American Automobile Association
    
RUSSELL LEADS THE WAY:
Former Boston Celtic center Bill Russell owns more NBA 
championship rings than all the teams in two divisions. How 
Russell compares with championships won by division:
Atlantic        23
Pacific         17
Bill Russell    11
Central          3
Midwest          0
Source: USA TODAY research
    
NBA WINNERS ON THE COASTS:
Divisions whose teams have won the most NBA championships:
Atlantic   23
Pacific    17
Central     3
Midwest     0
Source: USA TODAY research
    
MENOPAUSAL FEARS:
How women feel about menopause and how men feel about menopause's 
effects on their wives:
Women                      Husbands
Not anxious   72%          Concerned       66%
Anxious       24%          Not concerned   32%
Source: Gallup Survey of 705 married women ages 40-60 and 705 men 
married to women ages 40-60 for CIBA-GEIGY Pharmaceuticals
    

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