% of Personal Income

1
GIVING BY INDIVIDUALS AS A PERCENTAGEOF PERSONAL
INCOME, 1971-2001
of Personal Income
1.8
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.8
1.8
Data are rounded.
Source AAFRC Trust for Philanthropy/Giving USA
2002
2
Which of the following is comparable to the size
of a typical three-car garage?

• A basketball court
• A McDonalds restaurant
• An RV (recreational vehicle)
• The average home in the 1950s

3
Which of the following is comparable to the size
of a typical three-car garage?

• A basketball court
• A McDonalds restaurant
• An RV (recreational vehicle)
• The average home in the 1950s

4
The percentage of Americans calling themselves
very happy peaked in what year?

• 1957
• 1967
• 1977
• 1987

5
The percentage of Americans calling themselves
very happy peaked in what year?

• 1957
• 1967
• 1977
• 1987

6
How much of an average Americans lifetime will
be spent (on average) watching television
commercials?

• 6 months
• 3 months
• 1 year
• 1.5 years

7
How much of an average Americans lifetime will
be spent (on average) watching television
commercials?

• 6 months
• 3 months
• 1 year
• 1.5 years

8
True or False?Americans carry 1 billion in
personal debt, not including real estate and
mortgages.

• False
• Americans carry 1 Trillion in personal debt,
  approx. 4,000 for every man, woman and child. On
  average we save 4 of our income (contrasted with
  the Japanese, who save 16)

9
Which activity did more Americans do in 1996?

• Graduate from college
• Declare bankruptcy

10
Which activity did more Americans do in 1996?

• Graduate from college
• Declare bankruptcy

11
Where does the US rank among industrialized
nations in income equality between the rich and
the poor? (1st being most income-equal)

• 1st
• 5th
• 12th
• 22nd

12
Where does the US rank among industrialized
nations in income equality between the rich and
the poor? (1st being most income-equal)

• 1st
• 5th
• 12th
• 22nd

13
The worlds 400/- billionaires together possess
as much money as the poorest _____ of the worlds
population?

• 15
• 30
• 50
• 10

14
The worlds 400/- billionaires together possess
as much money as the poorest _____ of the worlds
population?

• 15
• 30
• 50
• 10

15
Since 1950, Americans have used more resources
than

• Everyone who ever lived before them
• The combined 3rd world populations
• The Romans at the height of their empire
• All of the above

16
Since 1950, Americans have used more resources
than

• Everyone who ever lived before them
• The combined 3rd world populations
• The Romans at the height of their empire
• All of the above

17
Americans total yearly waste would fill a convoy
of garbage trucks long enough to

• Wrap around the earth 6 times
• Reach half-way to the moon
• Connect the North and South Poles
• Build a bridge between North America and China

18
Americans total yearly waste would fill a convoy
of garbage trucks long enough to

• Wrap around the earth 6 times
• Reach half-way to the moon
• Connect the North and South Poles
• Build a bridge between North America and China

19
Which economic indicator counts pollution three
times as a sign of a growing economy?

• GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
• GPI (Genuine Progress Indicator)

20
Which economic indicator counts pollution three
times as a sign of a growing economy?

• GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
• GPI (Genuine Progress Indicator)

21
Genuine Progress Indicator
22
Of the Americans who voluntarily cut back their
consumption, what percent said (in 1995) that
they are happier as a result?

• 29
• 42
• 67
• 86

23
Of the Americans who voluntarily cut back their
consumption, what percent said (in 1995) that
they are happier as a result?

• 29
• 42
• 67
• 86

24
Other Miscellaneous Facts

• In 2000, Global Christians spent 12 billion on
  Missions.
• In 2001, Americans spent 38 billion on state
  lotteries.
• By 2000 spending on the lawn and garden industry
  equaled 85 billion.
• Teeth whitening is a growing 600 million
  industry.
• IDC expects sales of game hardware and software
  to hit 11.4 billion in 2001.
• The 2001 Easter holiday sales were expected to be
  2.8 billion. Easter candy sales alone were
  expected to exceed 1.8 billion in 2000.
• 377,000 families had a second home in 1999.
• In 2000 annual U.S. vending machine sales were
  36 billion.
• During 1999 U.S. soft drink sales came to 58
  billion.