Statistics, Facts & Such

There are 80 million credit cards of all types now in circulation in Britain.

Demographers say that women and minorities will make up almost two-thirds of the U.S. work force in the year 2000.

SMR Research reports there is $161 billion outstanding in traditional credit in the United States at the moment, and $135 billion more in home-equity lines.

Second mortgages are not allowed in Texas except for home improvements.

The United States Post Office says that 4% of the mail it handles every day is undeliverable as addressed.

Long distance carriers (AT&T, MCI, US Sprint) and some regional phone companies have a service called "Broadcast Fax" that allows the faxing of documents to as many as 1,000 recipients simultaneously.

If a company has filed for bankruptcy, the trustee can reclaim all payments made in the previous 90 days.

Twenty percent of a company's employees (and their dependents) use 80% of the company's hospital health benefits.

A full page ad in the Wall Street Journal costs more than $110,000. Its daily circulation is 1.8 million.

Research conducted by Work/Family Directions at fifteen major corporations reveals that the average working mother spends 44 hours at work and 31 hours on family responsibilities per week.

The working father spends 47 hours at work and 15 hours on housework and child care.

A secretary screens approximately 324 pieces of mail a month. About 65 of them get through to the boss.

On average, a senior executive gets 720 telephone calls a month.

Copyright © 1992 Bankers' Hotline. Originally appeared in Bankers' Hotline, Vol. 2, No. 11, 2/92