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Physician's Money Digest
(Business 2.0, 2003)
59%—Percentage of PhDs in science and engineering awarded at US colleges that go to American citizens.
(American Academy of Pediatrics, 2003)
60%—Percentage of unintentional drownings of children under age 1 that occur in bathtubs.
(Washington Post, 2003)
$3.5 billion —Operating losses for American Airlines in 2002.
(Reader's Digest, 2003)
7.3 million —Number of patients who visited physicians' Web sites in 2002.
Spider-Man
(USA Today, 2003)
$17 million —Compensation for actor Tobey Maguire to appear in the movie sequel.
(Annals of Internal Medicine, 2003)
26%—Percentage of Americans who think it's acceptable for doctors to mislead insurers to pay for medical care.
(Reuters Health, 2003)
11%—Percentage of doctors who think it's acceptable to mislead insurers to pay for medical care.
(Harris Poll, 2003)
85%—Percentage of US adults who say they wear auto seat belts.
(New York Times, 2002)
$20 million —Estimated annual profits for CBS-TV's 60 Minutes.
(BusinessWeek, 2002)
$1.6 million —Average annual salary for a pro hockey player.