Monday, Aug. 23, 1999

Numbers

By Harriet Barovick, James Colburn, Autumn De Leon, Michelle Derrow, Daniel S. Levy, Lina Lofaro, Andrew Meier, Anne Moffett and Desa Philadelphia

70 Percentage of day traders who lose money

11.5 Percentage of day traders who make a profit

76% Growth in membership of the American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR) since 1989

92% AANR members who are over 35

O Number of AANR chapters in Alaska

$311 Average annual reduction for middle-income taxpayers under the recently passed G.O.P. tax bill

$7,520 The bill's average annual break for the best-off tenth of all taxpayers

$25 The bill's average annual break for those earning less than $13,300

1.2 billion Number of people worldwide who do not have access to clean water

6.8 billion Gallons of water Americans flush down their toilets every day

Sources: North American Securities Administrators Association; AP; Citizens for Tax Justice; Kimberly-Clark Corp.