3.8 million |
$17.55 |
51% |
Deaths attributed to the six-year conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. | Estimate for the value of a volunteer hour. | Weekly churchgoers who agreed with the federal judge’s March 22 ruling to leave Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube unattached. |
76,000 |
$272 billion |
68% |
Deaths directly caused by the violence. The remaining 3,724,000 (98% of the total) are due to disease, malnutrition, and other war-related issues. | Value for total hours volunteered in the United States in 2004. | White evangelicals who said the President and Congress should not have involved themselves in the Schiavo case. |
Sources: International Rescue Committee, Independent Sector, Gallup Poll, CBS News
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