New Identity Theft in US Statistics Released; Public Schools: National Spending Per Student Rises
Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Identity Theft--United States--Statistics
Source: BJS New Report, Identity Theft, 2004
Highlights include:
+ Households headed by persons age 18-24 and those in the highest income bracket ($75,000 or more) were the most likely to experience identity theft.
+ 3 in 10 households experiencing any type of identity theft discovered it by missing money or noticing unfamiliar charges on an account; almost 1 in 4 were contacted by a credit bureau.
+ About two-thirds of households experiencing identity theft reported some type of a monetary loss as a result of theft.
-- Education--United States--Statistics
Source: U.S. Census New Report, National Spending Per Student Rises to $8,287
"U.S. public school districts spent an average of $8,287 per student in 2004, up from the previous year's total of $8,019. In all, public elementary and secondary education received $462.7 billion from federal, state and local sources in 2004, up 5.1 percent from 2003." SummaryDirect to Federal, State, and Local Governments 2004 Public Elementary-Secondary Education Finance Data.
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Cell Phones--United States--Surveys
Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project
How Americans use their cell phones
"The cell phone has become an integral and, for some, essential communications tool that has helped owners gain help in emergencies. Fully 74% of the Americans who own mobile phones say they have used their hand-held device in an emergency and gained valuable help. Another striking impact of mobile technology is that Americans are using their cell phones to shift the way they spend their time. Some 41% of cell phone owners say they fill in free time when they are traveling or waiting for someone by making phone calls. And 44% say they wait to make most of their cell calls for the hours when they do not count against their 'anytime' minutes in their basic calling plan." Full Text of Study Results (PDF)Full Text of Questionnaire (PDF)
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