Monday, Mar. 11, 2002

For The Record

By Elizabeth L. Bland, Benjamin Nugent, Roy B. White, Rebecca Winters

61% Percentage of people polled by Gallup in six Muslim countries who say Arabs were not responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks on the U.S.

18% Percentage of those who say Arabs were responsible; the rest say they don't know

430,000 Estimated number of people in Brazil found to have dengue fever, caused by mosquitoes

1 in 10 Number of people in the Brazilian work force who have contracted the disease during the current outbreak

9 to 1 Ratio worldwide of workers between ages 15 and 64 to retirees over 65 in 2000

4 to 1 Projected ratio in 2050

$2.1 million Amount paid by the Houston Astros to buy back the naming rights to the former Enron Field

7 Number of companies that have inquired about naming rights

$62,679 Cost for six executives of Barclays, Britain's largest bank, of a dinner at London's Petrus restaurant

5 Number of those attending the dinner who were fired as a result

Sources: Gallup, BBC, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, AP