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Physician's Money Digest
(Money, 2003)
31%—Percentage of every US dollar spent on health care that goes to administrative costs.
(USDA, 2003)
24%—Percentage of a US family's annual disposable income spent on food.
(People, 2003)
$175,000 —Current annual salary for the governor of California.
(Forbes, 2003)
$35 million —Arnold Schwarzenegger's total earnings in 2002.
(Harris Poll, 2003)
16%—Percentage of Americans who claim they have at least 1 tattoo.
Siegfried & Roy Las Vegas
(USA Today, 2003)
$1 million —Weekly gross earnings for the act.
(Commonwealth Fund, 2003)
76%—Percentage of Americans who say they have a "regular doctor."
56%—Percentage of Americans over age 50 who have had a physical exam in the past year. (Commonwealth Fund, 2003)
(Ad Age, 2003)
$325,000 —Cost of a 30-second TV advertisement during the World Series.
Monday Night Football. (Ad Age, 2003)
$272,867 —Cost of a 30-second TV advertisement on ABC's NFL