Statistics, Facts & Such

945 successful job hunters out of 1,500 surveyed found new positions through networking, according to Drake Beam Morin Inc. Career Consultants. 165 found jobs by answering ads, and 30 others by sending unsolicited resumes to company recruiters.

40% of all U.S. business failures are caused by fraud, waste and theft.

58% of 600 chief executives of financial institutions said they expect their institutions' earnings to rise in 1992.

There are 98,500 ATMs in Japan; 83,500 in the United States; and 82,000 in Europe. That figures out to 801 ATMs for every million people in Japan; 333 per million in the U. S. In Britain there are 304 machines for every million people.

According to the National Organization on Disability, there are 43 million people in the United States with disabilities.

Japanese credit cardholders pay up to 27% interest on outstanding balances, reports the Bankcard Holders of America. Consumer finance companies in Japan charge as much as 40% interest on loans.

Doctors who specialize in headaches say there are 20 different types of headaches. They cost the U.S. 150 million lost work days, $8 billion in lost time and medical expenses, and $400 million in medication annually.

Citibank, the nation's largest issuer of Visa and MasterCards, is now offering photocards, hoping that photo identification will cut down credit card fraud.

Interbold ATMs, which are the ATMs produced by Diebold Inc. and International Business Machines Corp., come with a guarantee that they will be in operation 99% of the time.

Copyright © 1992 Bankers' Hotline. Originally appeared in Bankers' Hotline, Vol. 3, No. 1, 5/92