Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!news.media.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!usa-post Newsgroups: usa-today.snap From: usa-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: usa-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: snap Tue, May 19 1992 Date: Tue, 19 May 92 05:21:11 EDT Message-ID: 05-19 0000 cc cc May 19, 1992 SNAPSHOTS: A look at the news, money, sports, and lifestyle statistics that shape our world from the pages of USA TODAY. VOTING FOR THE UNDERDOG: Third party or independent presidential candidates with the highest percentage of votes this century: Year Candidate (Party) 1912 Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive) 27.4% 1924 Robert LaFollette (Progressive) 16.6% 1968 George Wallace (American Independent) 13.5% 1980 John Anderson (Independent) 6.6% 1912 Eugene Debs (Socialist) 6.0% Source: Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections BLACK-OWNED CAR DEALERSHIPS: Nearly half of the 100 largest black-owned auto dealerships in the USA are Ford Motor dealers: Affiliation Number of dealerships Ford 47 Chrysler 18 GM 16 Other 19 Source: Black Enterprise magazine EXERCISING CHOICES: Exercise bikes remain the favorite piece of home exercise equipment - but the competition is catching up. Sales by year: Millions of units sold 1990 1991 Cross-country ski exercisers 0.8 1.5 Stair climbers 0.8 1.2 Exercise bikes 2.6 2.2 Source: National Sporting Goods Association Late-night watchers AVERAGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WATCHING LATE-NIGHT SHOWS: TV show Viewers (in millions) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 6.3 The Arsenio Hall Show 4.0 Late Night With David Letterman 3.2 The Dennis Miller Show 2.0 Source: Nielsen Media Research 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