Monday, Feb. 03, 2003

Numbers

86,000 Number of complaints of identity theft received by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in 2001

162,000 Number of complaints of identity theft received by the FTC in 2002

21-19 Final score of the fifth set of the Australian Open quarterfinal match, won by Andy Roddick over Younes El Aynaoui. At 2 hr. 23 min., it was the longest Grand Slam fifth set in the Open era

4 Number of consecutive Grand Slam finals in which Venus and Serena Williams have faced each other, the most of any pair in the history of Open tennis. Serena, 4; Venus, 0

37 million Number of Hispanics in the U.S., who recently edged out blacks as the nation's largest minority

4.7% Percentage the Hispanic population grew from 2000 to 2001, compared with 0.03% for non-Hispanic whites

42% Percentage of adults who say the toothbrush is the one invention they could not live without

6% Percentage who say the personal computer is the one invention they could not live without

Sources: New York Times; AP; U.S. Census Bureau; Lemelson-M.I.T. Program