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~001
... 15,340 Soviets are born
... 7,684 Soviets die


In the United States:

10,501 Americans are born,
 5,937 Americans die.


~002
... 1,151 babies are delivered
    by  midwives, friends, or
    family members


In the United States:

384 babies are delivered by
    midwives, friends, or
    family members.


~003
... 122 sets of twins are born
... 1 set of triplets is born


In the United States:

217 sets of twins and 5 sets of
triplets are born.


~004
... the population of the Soviet
    Union grows by 6,658 persons

    Of these,
... 3,617 are men
... 3,041 are women


In the United States:

... the population grows
... by 6,315persons.

    Of those,
... 3,195 are men and
... 3,120 are women.


~005
... 2,466 Soviets move from the
    country to cities
... 41 Soviets move from cities
    to the country


In the United States:

  7,359 Americans move from
nonmetropolitan areas (country)
to metropolitan areas (cities);
  4,805 Americans move from
cities to the country.


~006
... the urban population
    grows by
    6,904 persons
... the rural population
    decreases by
    247 persons


In the United States:

the urban population
grows by  4,962 persons
and the rural population
grows by  529 persons.


~007
... 6,153 Soviets become
          teenagers
... 5,633 Soviets turn 18
... 5,096 Soviets turn 40
... 2,055 Soviets turn 65


In the United States:

8,838  Americans become
       teenagers,
9,951  Americans turn 18,
10,951 Americans turn 40, and
6,000  Americans turn 65.


~008
... 785,526 Russians celebrate
    birthdays


In the United States:

... 673,693 Americans
    celebrate birthdays.


~009
... 7,698 couples are married
... 2,671 couples are divorced


In the United States:

6,567 couples are married and
3,197 couples are divorced.


~010
... 1,870 divorces are initiated
    by women
... 801 are initiated by men


In the United States:

1,966 divorces are initiated by
      women,
1,042 are initiated by men, and
189   are initiated jointly.


~011
... 1,336 divorces are blamed on
    drinking
... 1,233 divorces are blamed on
    sexual disagreements


In the United States:

the leading causes of divorce
are:  communication problems,
basic unhappiness,
incompatibility, emotional
abuse, financial problems, and
sexual problems.


~012
... 1,918 children find
    themselves in a one-parent
    family because of divorce.


In the United States:

2,989 children find themselves
in a one-parent family because
of divorce.


~013
... 1,925 pregnant women get
    married
... 1,503 babies are born to
    unmarried women


In the United States: (esimated)

935 pregnant women get married;
2,556 babies are born to
          unmarried women.


~014
... 33,354 girls under the age
    of 20 become pregnant

    Of those,
... 2,121 receive abortions
... 1,233 give birth


In the United States:

2,064 girls under the age of 20
become pregnant.  Of those,
769   receive abortions and
1,295 give birth.


~015
... 532 children are orphaned or
    abandoned


While no reliable numbers on
newly orphaned children exist
for the United States, a recent
survey estimates that
348 children are abandoned each
day.  More than 100,000 children
are homeless on any given night.


~016
... there are 973,000 orphans
    and abandoned children in
    the Soviet Union


There are an estimated 900,000
orphans and abandoned children
in the United States.


~017
... 104 nationalities are
    represented in the
    Soviet Union.

    Of those,
... 22 have populations of
          1,000,000 or more


In the United States:

21 nationalities have a
population of more than one
million.


~018
... 539 marriages are between
    couples of different
    nationalities


In the United States: (appr.)

799,000 interracial married
couples.  Nationality statistics
are not available.


~019
... 29,384 abortions are
    performed  Of those,
... 17,808 are performed
    in hospitals


In the United States:

3,477 abortions are performed.

      Of those,
3,129 are performed in clinics
and doctors' offices. Fewer
than 348 are performed in
hospitals.


~020
... 7 mothers die in childbirth


In the United States:

1 mother dies in childbirth.


~021
... 239 Soviets are reported
    missing

    Of those,
... 191 are found


In the United States:

According to the Federal Bureau
of Investigation, there are
68,959 Americans actively
categorized as missing.


~022
... 137 children run away from
    home


In the United States:

... 2,740 children run away
    from home.


~023
... 19 people immigrate TO the
    Soviet Union
... 499 Soviets emigrate to
    other countries


1,648 persons immigrate TO the
United States.  An estimated
438 persons emigrate FROM the
United States.


~024
... there are 2,000,000 drug
    abusers in the Soviet Union


There are an estimated
9,500,000 drug abusers in the
United States.


~025
... Soviets spend $1,859,693 on
    illegal drugs


In the United States:
Americans spend $301,369,863 on
illegal drugs.


~026
... 807 pounds of heroin are
    brought into the Soviet
    Union
    Of that,
... 121 pounds are confiscated


23 pounds of heroin are brought
into the United States.
Of that,
2.3 pounds are confiscated.


~027
... there are an estimated
    21,000,000 alcoholics in the
    Soviet Union
    Of those,
... 18,165,000 are men
... 2,835,000 are women


In the United States:

there are an estimated
10,500,000 alcoholics.
     Of those,
6,930,000 are men and
3,570,000 are women.


~028
... 17,808 Soviets are arrested
    for public drunkenness


2,243 Americans are arrested for
public drunkenness.


~029
... 1,170 Soviets are arrested
    for producing liquor in
    their homes
From whom the police confiscate,
... 890 home stills
... 11,573 quarts of home-brewed
    liquor

In the United States:

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
and Firearms reports that
approximately 6 quarts of
home-brewed liquor are
confiscated.


~030
... 137 Soviets die from alcohol
    poisoning


In the United States:

1 American dies from alcohol
poisoning.
(The Soviet Unions' unusually
high rate is related to the
country's large intake of
home-processed spirits).


~031
... 674 traffic accidents are
    reported in which
... 814 Soviets are seriously
    injured
... 110 Soviets are killed


In the United States:

52,877 traffic accidents are
       reported in which
3,526 Americans are seriously
      injured and
120 Americans are killed.


~032
.. 2 railroad crossing accidents
   result in
.. 3 injuries
.. 1 death


In the United States:

16 railroad crossing accidents
   result in
8  injuries and
2  deaths.


~033
... 70,000,000 Soviets smoke


In the United States:

55,000,000 Americans smoke.


~034
... Soviets smoke 203,775,343
    cigarettes


In the United States:

Americans smoke 1,562,739,726
cigarettes daily.


~035
... 244 Soviets die of lung
               cancer


In the United States:

381 Americans die of lung
               cancer.


~036
... 50 percent of Soviets are
          seriously overweight


In the United States:

25 percent of Americans are
          seriously overweight.


~037
... 235 Soviets die of
        heart attacks
          Of those,
... 140 are men
... 95  are women


In the United States:

1,482 Americans die of heart
      attacks.  Of those,
820  are men and
662  are women.


~038
... 781 Soviets die in accidents
        Of those,
... 547 die in alcohol-related
          accidents


In the United States:

256 Americans die in accidents.
     Of those, at least
112 die in alcohol-related
     accidents.


~039
... 41,096 children are
      hospitalized
               Of those,
... 96 are hospitalized due to
      accidents

In the United States:
7,625 children are hospitalized.
          Of those,
523 are treated for playground
          injuries,
359 for toy-related injuries and
236 for injuries associated with
              nursery equipment.
Accidents are the leading cause
of death for children.


~040
... 29,400,000 Soviet children
               cannot swim


~041
The Soviet Union has just 2,500
swimming pools while the United
States has approximately
3 million.


~042
... 55 Soviets drown
        Of those,
... 17 are children under the
        age of 15


In the United States:
14 Americans drown.  Of those,
4 are children under the age of
15.

~043
... 247 Soviets are poisoned
        Of those,
... 101 die
        Of those,
... 7 are children under the
        age of 15


In the United States,
5,479 Americans are poisoned.
       Of those,
17 die.  Of those,
1 is a child under the age of
15.

~044
... 219 children are born with
        serious birth defects
... 71 Soviets die from
        birth-related defects


In the United States, an
        estimated
1,638 children are born with
        serious birth defects.
122 Americans die from
        birth-related defects.

~045
... 589 children under the age
        of 14 die Of those,
... 389 die before reaching
        their first birthday


In the United States:
78 children under the age of
14 die.  Of those,
56 before reaching their first
        birthday.

~046
... 1,707 cases of cancer are
        diagnosed  Of those,
... 14 are in children


In the United States:
2,849 cases of cancer are
        reported.  Of those,
21 are reported in children.

~047
... 1,245 Soviets die of cancer
        Of those,
... 16 are children


In the United States,
1,307 Americans die of cancer.
        Of those,
8 are children.

~048
... 15,000,000 Soviets suffer
        from psychiatric illness


In the United States, an
        estimated
40,000,000 Americans suffer from
        mental illness.

~049
... 1,130 Soviets attempt
        suicide Of those,
... 525 are men
... 605 are women


In the United States, an
        estimated
1,181 Americans attempt suicide.
        Of those, approximately
931 are men and
250 are women.

~050
... 151 Soviets commit suicide
        Of those,
... 113 are men
... 38 are women


In the United States,
84 Americans commit suicide.
        Of those,
67 are men and
17 are women.

~051
... 7 children under the
        age of 20
        commit suicide


In the United States,
7 children under the age of
20 commit suicide.

~052
... the Moscow Suicide
    Prevention Center receives
80 calls on its adolescent
        "telephone of trust."


California's Teen Line receives
        approximately
46 calls from troubled youths.

~053
... less than 15 percent of the
        Soviet population uses
        contraceptives


According to the National
Academy of Sciences, about
95 percent of America's
sexually active women of
reproductive age have used
contraceptives.  Sterilization
is the most popular method,
followed by birth control pills,
condoms, and diaphragms.

~054
... the Soviet Union produces
602,740 condoms
... the Soviet Union has an
        unsatisfied demand for
2,410,959 condoms


In the United States,
1,109,589 condoms are sold.
        Of those,
443,836 are sold to women.

~055
... approximately
10,000 Soviets carry the
        AIDS virus


In the United States, it is
        estimated that more than
1 million Americans
        carry the AIDS virus.

~056
... 10 new AIDS cases are
        reported Of those,
... 4 are caused by the
        transfusion of infected
        blood during surgery

In the United States,
97 new AIDS cases are reported.
        Of those,
2 are caused by the transfusion
        of infected blood.

~057
... the Soviet Union needs
8,219,178 syringes
... the Soviet government
        delivers
134,247 syringes  Of those,
... 78,082 are delivered
        without needles

~058
... one 650-bed hospital in
        Leningrad receives a
        daily ration of
1 needle

~059
... there are approximately
1,170,000 doctors in the Soviet
        Union Of those,
... 60,000 are obstetric
        gynecologists Of those,
... 30,000 perform abortions
        exclusively


In the United States, there are
        approximately
570,000 doctors. Of those,
31,000 are obstetric
      gynecologists.  Of those,
8,600 perform abortions.

~060
... 8,860,548 Soviets visit the
        doctor Of those,
... 6,423,606 pay bribes to
        receive better care


In the United States,
3,482,192 Americans visit the
        doctor.

~061
... 190,685 Soviets are admitted
        to hospitals Of those,
... 141,107 pay bribes to
        receive better care


In the United States,
96,438 Americans are admitted to
        hospitals.

~062
... there are
18,000 hospitals in rural parts
        of the Soviet Union
        Of those,
... 11,700 do not have hot water
... 4,860 do not have sewage
        systems
... 3,060 do not have running
        water

There are
6,780 hospitals in the
       United States.  Of those,
       approximately
3,112 are located in rural parts
        of the country.

~063
... the Ministry of Health
        receives
181 complaints regarding medical
        care


In the United States, state
medical boards take disciplinary
        action against
7 doctors.  Of those,
2 are put on probation,
1 has his or her license
        suspended and
2 have their licenses revoked.

~064
... 7,000,000 Soviets suffer
    from hearing loss Of those,
... 1,000,000 are children


In the United States,
20,732,000 Americans suffer from
        hearing loss. Of those,
1,272,330 are children.

~065
... Moscow has just one shop
        that specializes in
        hearing aids


New York City has more than
60 shops that specialize in
        hearing aids.

~066
... 7,000,000 Soviet children
        are physically and
        mentally handicapped


In the United States, nearly
4,374,000 children are receiving
        special education in the
        schools.

~067
... 7,000,000 Soviets suffer
        from speech defects

In the United States,
        an estimated
8,375,000 Americans suffer
        from speech defects.

~068
... 3,000,000 Soviets suffer
        from diabetes Of those,
... 675,000 cannot get adequate
        medication


In the United States,
11,000,000 Americans suffer from
diabetes. While it is not known
exactly how many diabetics
cannot obtain adequate
medication, many commercial
insurance providers routinely
refuse to offer nongroup health
insurance to people with
diabetes.

~069
...7,000,000 couples suffer from
        infertility
... $43,835,616 is spent on the
        treatment of infertility

In the United States,
        an estimated
2,400,000 couples suffer from
        infertility.
$2,739,726 is spent on the
       treatment of infertility.

~070
... 86,805 Soviets visit private
   (for- profit) medical clinics
... visitors to private medical
    clinics pay an average of
$18.18 for their care


3,482,192 Americans visit
      private and public medical
      physicians.  First time
      patients pay an average of
$63.51 for the visit and
      established patients pay
$33.91.

~071
... a government-provided
        abortion costs
$8.00
... a nose job at the Moscow
    Cosmetological Clinic costs
$50.00
... a facelift costs
$60.00

In the United States, an
    abortion costs approximately
$225.  Nose jobs cost
        an average of
$3,750 and a facelift costs
        an average of
$6,000.

~072
... men spend
13 minutes on childcare
... women spend
38 minutes


In the United States, men spend
        an average of
7 minutes on childcare
        while women spend
27 minutes.

~073
... men spend
23 minutes preparing  meals
... women spend
1 hour and 10 minutes


In the United States, men spend
        an average of
15 minutes preparing meals
        while women spend
51 minutes.

~074
... men spend
13 minutes cleaning house
... women spend
39 minutes


In the United States, men spend
        an average of
26 minutes cleaning house
        while women spend
59 minutes.

~075
... men spend
15 minutes shopping
... women spend
26 minutes


In the United States, men spend
        an average of
20 minutes shopping while
        women spend
38 minutes.

~076
... men spend
3 minutes doing laundry
... women spend
33 minutes


In the United States, men spend
        an average of
5 minutes doing laundry while
        women spend
13 minutes.

~077
An average Soviet spends ...
... 43 minutes reading
... 1 hour and 49 minutes
        watching television
... 5 hours and 7 minutes
        working
... 7 hours and 50 minutes
        sleeping

In the United States, Americans
        spend an average of
27 minutes reading,
2 hours and 29 minutes watching
        television,
3 hours and 59 minutes working,
7 hours and 42 minutes sleeping.

~078
... Soviet men spend
20,907,836 hours waiting on
        lines to buy alcohol

~079
... an average Soviet spends
one and one half hours waiting
        on lines for food and
        other essential products


In the United States, Americans
        spend an average of
25 minutes waiting on lines.

~080
... raising a child costs the
        average Soviet family
$5.12


In the United States, raising a
        child costs the average
        American family
$13.56.

~081
        Soviets consume ...
... 3,594,017 gallons of beer
... 1,382,312 gallons of wine
... 1,130,169 gallons of vodka
... 149,721 gallons of champagne


Americans consume:
23,184,658 gallons of beer,
2,291,507 gallons of wine,
223,752 gallons of vodka and
6,585 gallons of champagne.

~082
... Soviets make
4,657,534 long- distance phone
        calls  Of those,
... 1,164,384 result in wrong
        numbers due to equipment
        failures


Americans make
141,764,398 long-distance phone
        calls.

~083
... Soviets receive
169,863,014 items through the
        mail  Of those,
... 638,356 are packages
... 24,109,589 are letters
... 130,958,904 are newspapers
        and magazines

Americans receive
438,356,164 items through the
        mail.  Of those,
        approximately
1,778,082 are packages,
28,624,658 are newspapers and
        magazines, and
225,523,288 are letters.

~084
... Soviets receive
10,032 letters from the
        United States
... Soviets send
42,451 letters to the
        United States

~085
... Soviets send
1,482,223 telegrams
        Of those,
... 2,470 are sent to other
        countries


In the United States,
        Americans send
52,916 telegrams.  Of those,
6,160 are sent to other
        countries.

~086
... Soviet television broadcasts
149 hours of television
        programming over
14 channels
... 90 percent of Soviet
       families can receive just
2 television channels


There are
1,342 television stations and
10,172 cable systems operating
     in the United States. The
     average American home can
     receive more than
30 channels.

~087
... Soviet radio stations
        broadcast
235 hours of programming over
14 frequencies
... Radio Moscow broadcasts
300 hours of programming in
77 languages to
100 million foreign listeners.

There are 4,902 AM and 4,041 FM
radio stations in the United
States.  The U.S. government
broadcasts 322 hours of
programming in 50 languages to
approximately 53,500,000 foreign
listeners.

~088
... over
10,000 video titles are in
        circulation  Of those,
... 608 are in the approved
        government video
        catalogue


In the United States, there are
        more than
40,000 video titles in
        circulation.

~089
... 4,954 different magazines
        are available


There are
11,092 different magazines
        published in the United
        States.

~090
... 8,373 newspapers are
        published


There are more than
10,000 newspapers published in
        the United States.

~091
... daily newspapers have a
        total circulation of
129,304,000  Of those,
... Trud sells 18,700,000
... Komsomolskaya Pravda sells
17,600,000
... Izvestia sells 10,430,000

In the United States, daily
newspapers have a circulation of
63,000,000.  Of those, The Wall
Street Journal has a circulation
of 1,869,950, USA Today has
1,338,734, The New York Daily
News has 1,281,706, and The Los
Angeles Times has 1,116,33

~092
... Pravda receives
1,370 letters to the editor
        Of those,
... 16 are printed in the
        newspaper


The New York Times receives
400 letters to the editor.
        Of those,
16 are printed in the newspaper.

~093
... a full-page advertisement in
    the newspaper Izvestia costs
$50,000


A full-page advertisement in The
        New York Times costs
$41,000.

~094
    Soyuztorgreklama (the Soviet
    Union's largest advertising
    agency) . . .
... places 82 newspaper ads
... produces 4 television
        commercials
... produces 3 radio commercials
... prints 646,575 leaflets

Advertisers in the United States
spend more than $323,287,671.
Of that, $84,931,507 is spent on
newspapers, $71,232,877 on
television, $57,534,247 on
direct mail, and $21,917,808 is
spent on radio.

~095
... Russian-language newspapers
    have a total circulation of
144 million copies
... newspapers in other
    languages have a total
    circulation of
40 million copies


American daily, Sunday, and
       weekly newspapers have a
       total circulation of
177,000,000 copies.

~096
... 50 copies of Time magazine
        are sold
... 250 copies of USA Today are
        sold


In the United States:
624,714 copies of Time
        magazine and
1,338,734 copies of
        USA Today are sold.
        Approximately
50 copies of the Soviet monthly
        Sputnik are sold
        in the U.S.

~097
... the average Soviet family
        subscribes to
6 newspapers and magazines

Approximately
60 percent of American adults
        read a newspaper.  The
        average American family
        subscribes to
3 magazines.

~098
... 60,000,000 children watch
        educational television
... 150,000,000 Soviets watch
        the evening news program
        "Vremya"
... 200,000,000 Soviets watch
        live coverage of the
        Soviet Congress

In the United States, 38,400,000
Americans watch "The Cosby Show,
33,900,000 watch "A Different
World," and 32,500,000 watch
"60 Minutes." On an average day,
49,000,000 Americans watch a
network evening news broadcast.

~099
... 90 percent of Soviet adults
      use the nightly
      television news as their
      main source of information

In the United States:
65 percent of Americans use
        television as their
        primary source of news.

~100
... 20 books are translated into
        Russian   Of those,
... 2 are translated
        from English
... 1 is translated from French
... 1 is translated from German

In the United States, 4 books
are translated into English.  Of
those, 1 is translated from
German and 1 is translated from
French.  The other 2 are
translated from assorted
languages including:  Russian,
Italian, Spanish, and Japanese.

~101
... 12 books are published in
        foreign languages
      Of those,
... 3 are published in English
... 1 is published in French
... 1 is published in German
... 1 is published in Spanish


In the United States:
3 books are published in foreign
        languages.


~102
... Soviet libraries receive
383,562 new books   Of those,
... 273,973 will be removed
        because of a lack of
        interest


~103
... there are 17,000 bookstores
       in the Soviet Union
... 96 percent of Soviets who
       buy books have difficulty
       obtaining their desired
       title


There are 24,319 bookstores in
the United States.


~104
... the Soviet Union has
134,000 libraries
... the Soviet Union has
152,000 movie theaters


The United States has
116,000 libraries (including
        public and educational
        facilities), and
23,000 movie theaters.


~105
... 391,781 Soviets visit
        libraries
... 11,150,685 Soviets go to
        the movies

In the United States,
3,360,827 items are borrowed
      from public libraries and
2,982,192 Americans
        attend a movie.


~106
... 477,707 Soviets visit a
        museum  Of those,
... 100,167 visit art museums
... 218,310 visit archaeology
        and history museums


In the United States,
966,400 Americans visit a museum
        Of those,
113,564 visit art museums and
231,474 visit archaeology and
        history museums.


~107
... 822 theater productions are
        performed


While most think only of
Broadway when they consider the
American theater, there are over
200 professional theaters, and
countless community theaters,
outside of New York City.


~108
... 326,844 Soviets attend the
        theater    Of those,
... 35,496 attend musical
        comedies
... 90,704 attend children's
        theater
... 200,644 attend dramas


In the United States:
19,090 persons attend
        Broadway shows,
44,932 attend operas and
        musicals, and
68,767 attend concerts.


~109
... 2,457 Soviets attend the
    Bolshoi Theater
    While there, they consume,
... 3,429 sandwiches
... 11 kilograms of caviar
... 4,000 pastries
... 1,714 cups of coffee


~110
... 11,624 Soviets travel abroad
... 16,438 foreigners visit the
        Soviet Union


In the United States,
113,151 Americans travel abroad
        and
24,274 foreigners visit the U.S.


~111
... 159 Soviets visit the
        United States
... 231 Americans visit the
        Soviet Union


~112
... 150,000 Soviet citizens live
        in foreign countries


More than
2,000,000 Americans
      live in foreign countries.

~113
... 200 Soviet students are
        participating in foreign
        exchange programs in the
        United States
... 1,100 American students are
        participating in foreign
        exchange programs in the
        Soviet Union

~114
... 1,444 Soviet college
        students are studying in
        foreign countries
          Of those,
... 193 are studying in the
        United States



... 120,000 foreign college
        students are studying in
        the Soviet Union
           Of those,
... 592 are from the
        United States

~115
... there are 130,000 schools
        in the Soviet Union
          Of those,
... 65,000 do not have central
        heating, running water,
        or sewage facilities


There are
109,000 schools in the United
        States. Few, if any, are
        without basic amenities.

~116
... 42,000,000 Soviet children
        attend school


There are more than
45,000,000 schoolchildren in
        the United States.

~117
... 127,400 schools teach
        computer usage
          Of those,
... 2,080 have computers


In the United States, more than
95 percent of schools teach
        computer usage.  All of
        these schools teach
        students on actual
        microcomputers.

~118
... the Soviet Union has
        more than
    27,000,000 phones
... 58,000,000 Soviets are on a
        waiting list to receive
        a phone   Of those,
... 1,548 receive phones


The United States has more than
118,000,000 phones - more than
        any other country in the
        world.

~119
... Soviets have to apply for
    4,320,393 documents
... the combined efforts of
        issuing and receiving
        these documents costs
    $23,013,699

~120
... Soviets waste
4,657,534 hours obtaining
        unnecessary papers
... Soviet bureaucrats spend
76,164 hours issuing these
        documents

~121
... 156,164,384 Soviets travel
        on public transportation
        Of those,
... 128,767,123 travel by bus
... 13,698,630 travel by subway
        Of those,
... 7,500,000 travel on the
        Moscow Metro


In the United States:
24,293,151 Americans ride on
        public transportation.
          Of those,
15,800,000 travel by bus and
6,323,288 travel by subway.

~122
... Aeroflot (the Soviet
       national airline) carries
342,466 passengers
        Of those,
... 11,507 are carried on
        international flights


American-owned airlines carry
1,174,940 passengers.  Of those,
35,214 are carried on
        international flights.

~123
... 24 flights are delayed or
        must land to refuel
        because of insufficient
        fuel allocations
... 68,493 passengers are
        delayed
... delayed passengers are paid
    $948,443 in compensation

U.S. airlines receive
112 complaints. Of those,
55 are for flight cancellations,
        delays, or passenger
        bumping.

~124
... 41,096 passengers are turned
      away from airports because
      of insufficient capacity

In the United States:
2,133 passengers are turned away
        from flights because of
        insufficient capacity.
        Of those,
353 are "bumped" involuntarily.
        The remainder exchange
        their seats for
        compensation.

~125
... 151 new "cooperatives"
        (private businesses)
        begin operation
... 7,890 Soviets begin work at
        cooperative businesses


In the United States,
1,876 new businesses are
    incorporated. Private
    sector employment
    increases by
6,519 Americans.

~126
... retail trade increases by
    $90,410,959
       Of that,
... $27,123,288 is due to the
       increased sale of alcohol
... $22,602,740 is due to
        inflation


In the United States, retail
        trade increases by
$200,273,973.  Of that,
$7,009,589 is due to inflation
        while liquor sales
        decrease by
$273,973.

~127
... 217 patents are issued
        Of those,
... 4 are issued to foreign
        registrants


In the United States,
243 patents are issued. Of those
114 are issued to foreign
        registrants.

~128
... Soviets begin 1 new joint
        venture with foreign
        companies

~129
... the Soviet Union exports
    $1,545,205 worth of goods
        to the United States
... the Soviet Union imports
    $7,805,479 worth of goods
        from the United States

~130
The Soviet Union exports to the
        United States ...
... 82 pounds of caviar
... 28,356 bottles of
        Stolichnaya vodka


Nearly 80 percent of U.S.
        exports to the Soviet
        Union are agricultural
        products, including:
112,314,000 pounds of corn,
32,004,000 pounds of wheat and
1,794,000 pounds of soybeans.

~131
The Soviet Union imports ...
... 821,918 razor blades
... 82,192 pairs of pantyhose
... 41,096 dresses


Some popular U.S. imports
        include:
12,192 automobiles,
29,492 televisions, and
2,576,438 pairs of shoes.

~132
... approximately
5,000 Visa cards are issued


In the United States, the number
     of Visa cards increases by
24,658. The Soviet Union is just
     beginning its use of credit
     cards and has fewer than
one million in circulation.
     Americans, by contrast,
     hold more than
841 million credit cards.

~133
... Soviets drink
2,958,904 bottles of Pepsi
... Soviets eat
1,667 slices of American pizza


Americans spend
$35,616,438 on Pepsi and
$54,794,521 on pizza, both
        longtime favorites in
        the United States.

~134
... more than
15,000 Soviets eat at the
     Moscow McDonald's


While this number is
     insignificant in comparison
     to the more than
16,000,000 Americans who eat at
     McDonald's, there are plans
     to build at least 20 new
     McDonald's restaurants in
     the Soviet Union in the
     coming years.

~135
... the country's anti-drinking
    campaign (including the
    restricted production and
    sale of alcoholic beverages)
    costs the government
$42,507,264 in lost tax revenues


In the United States:
    an estimated
$319,726,027 is lost due to
    alcohol-related losses in
    productivity.  The U.S also
    spends an estimated
$41,095,890 on alcoholism
    treatment.

~136
... the government spends
$48,219,178 on environmental
        protection
... the government spends
$51,232,877 in interest on its
        national debt


In the United States, the
    Federal government spends
$13,424,658 on the Environmental
    Protection Agency (EPA) and
$445,205,480 in interest on the
    national debt.

~137
... the government spends
    $166,136,986 on education
... the government spends
    $355,945,206 on defense


In the United States:
  the Federal government spends
$46,027,400 on education and
$807,260,270 on defense.


~138
... the government spends
$96,438,356 on healthcare
... the government spends
$142,904,110 on weapons and
        equipment


The United States:
        government spends
$136,331,507 on healthcare and
$322,394,521 on the research,
        testing, and procurement
        of arms and weapons.

~139
... 6,123 Soviets are drafted
        into the military
        Of those,
... 1,378 are not fluent in
        Russian
... 398 have criminal records


In the United States:
814 Americans enlist in the
        armed forces.  Of those,
57 have not graduated from
        high school.

~140
... the Soviet Union has 160 spy
        satellites in space


The United States has between
    four and five spy satellites
    in space.  These satellites,
    however, are far more
    capable than the Soviet
    instruments.

~141
... the Soviet Union spends
$2,191,781 collecting Western
        technology
... the exploitation of Western
        technology saves the
        Soviet military
$22,739,726, and,
... costs the United States and
        its Allies $24,931,507

~142
The Soviet military
        manufactures...
... 22 surface-to-air missiles
... 5 tanks
... 2 sea-launched cruise
        missiles
... 1 jet fighter
... 1 military helicopter

The U.S. Department of Defense
        manufactures
22 surface-to-air missiles,
2 tanks,
2 sea-launched cruise missiles,
1 jet fighter, and
1 military helicopter.

~143
... the Soviet Union sells
$34,246,575 in weapons
        Of that ...
... $27,123,288 is sold to
        Third World countries


The United States sells
$25,205,479 in arms.  Of that,
$9,589,041 is sold to
        Third World countries.

~144
... 2,424,335 pounds of
      pesticides are applied
      to crops  Of that,
... 969,734 pounds are
      applied by air


In the United States:
2,739,726 pounds of pesticides
        are applied to crops.
        With the increased use
        of aircraft application,
        however, only
2,740 pounds reach their target.

~145
... 18,975,000 Soviet children
      suffer from allergies
      as a result of exposure
      to pesticides

At least
3,000,000 American children are
     exposed to amounts of
     pesticides exceeding
     governmentally accepted
     levels.  This exposure will
     lead to hundreds of
     additional cancer cases and
     the increased incidence of
     neurological and behavioral
     impairments.

~146
... 15,340 babies are born
        Of those,
... 1,382 suffer from
      abnormalities due to
      alcoholism among their
      mothers or exposure to
      pesticides


Of the 10,501 babies born in the
        United States,
1,027 are born to mothers who
      use drugs.


~147
... 14,520,547,950 gallons of
    untreated sewage are
    dumped into Soviet waterways
    Of that,
821,918 pounds of toxic
    chemicals are dumped into
    the Volga River

6,301,369,863 gallons of
    untreated sewage are dumped
    into America's waterways.
635,616 pounds of toxic
    chemicals are dumped into
    the Mississippi River.

~148
... 30,000,000 Soviets drink
        polluted water
           Resulting in,
... 32 cases of typhoid

In the United States:
117,000,000 Americans drink
     underground well water.
     Industry is responsible
     for the injection of
8,767,123 pounds of toxic
     substances into underground
     wells. Of those wells
     tested, 1 in 9 shows
     harmful levels of
     pesticides.

~149
The Soviet Union dumps
350,684,931 pounds of harmful
    substances into the
    atmosphere...   Of that,
... 6,301,370 pounds are
    chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's)
    contributing to ozone
        depletion

The United States dumps
764,026,849 pounds of harmful
    substances into the
    atmosphere.  Of that,
7,704,110 pounds are CFCs.

~150
... 50,000,000 Soviets breathe
        unhealthful air

More than 100,000,000 Americans
breathe unhealthful air.


~151
... 162,868 Soviets become ill
    with the flu

In the United States,
202,192 Americans become ill
    with the flu.


~152
... 3,835,616 workdays are lost
      to illness   Of those,
... approximately
575,342 are caused by mothers'
      absenteeism due to their
      children's illnesses

In the United States,
1,663,014 workdays are lost to
      illness. Companies lose
$10,958,904 due to employee
      absenteeism related to
      childcare emergencies.


~153
... 245,000 Soviets miss work
      because they are drunk
      during working hours
        Of those,
... 16 are arrested for drinking
      at work


Alcohol abuse costs the
      United States
$194,520,548 in lost employment
      and reduced productivity.


~154
... 3,500,000 Soviets work in
        unsafe conditions
... 1,890 Soviets are injured in
        work-related accidents
... 40 Soviets die in
        work-related accidents

In the United States,
        an estimated
8,500,000 Americans work in
        unsafe conditions Work
       -related accidents injure
4,932 Americans and kill
29 more.


~155
... 30,000 Soviets are not at
        their jobs because of
        strikes

In the United States,
12,277 Americans are not at
        their jobs because of
        strikes.


~156
... 500,000 workers are diverted
        from their regular jobs
        by the government
        Of those,
... 212,000 are sent to work in
        agriculture
... 84,500 are sent to work on
        construction sites
... 20,000 are sent to work at
        fruit and vegetable
        depots
... 5,714 are sent to talent
        contests and sports
        competitions


~157
... the Soviet Union produces
    25,000,000 different
        products   Of those,
... 23,000,000 have their retail
        prices set by the
        government


~158
... 1,100 common consumer items
        are in short supply


~159
... 2,500,000 "migrant shoppers"
        travel to Moscow
        in search of essential
        goods


~160
... unsatisfied demand for
        consumer goods is
        approximately
$144,000,000,000
        Including demand for,
... 1,500,000 televisions
... 275,000,000 pairs of shoes
... 600,000 refrigerators


~161
... the Soviet Union produces
    26,301 televisions
        Of those,
... 5,155 rejected as being
        substandard


~162
... faulty television sets cause
    10 fires
... 1 person is killed or
        injured by televisions


In the United States, faulty
        televisions are
        responsible for
30 fires.
84 Americans are injured by
        televisions.

~163
... the Soviet Union produces
        2,246,575 pairs of shoes
        Of those,
... 449,315 are rejected as
        being substandard

~164
... the Soviet Union has an
        unsatisfied demand for
    20,000,000 VCRs
... the Soviet Union produces
    192 VCRs


In the United States,
        Americans purchase
28,219 new VCRs.  More than
60 percent of American homes
        have a VCR.

~165
... the Soviet Union has an
        unsatisfied demand for
    4,000,000 cars
... the Soviet Union produces
    3,562 cars
        Of those,
... 1,175 are exported


In the United States:
19,449 cars are produced.
        Of those,
1,734 are exported.

~166
... the Soviet Union has
    300,000 trained computer
    operators
... the Soviet Union has
    200,000 personal computers


In the United States, there are
37,750,000 personal computers.
        There are at least that
        many trained operators.

~167
... the Soviet Union has an
        unsatisfied demand for
    28,000,000 personal
        computers
... the Soviet Union produces
    274 personal computers
... the Soviet Union imports
    151 personal computers

~168
There are nearly
40 million personal computers
        in the United States.
        More than
25,000 additional units are sold
        daily.

~169
... travelers bring
    60 personal computers into
    the Soviet Union

~170
... 240,828,000 Soviets get the
        goods they need through
        the black market
... 20,000,000 Soviets earn
        their living through the
        black market


In the United States,
        an estimated
265,000 Americans are employed
        in the underground
        economy (black market).

~171
... an IBM-compatible personal
    computer sells for
    $54,000
... an IBM-XT compatible
    personal computer sells for
    $80,000
... an IBM-AT compatible
    personal computer sells for
    $130,000


In the United States, genuine
         IBM computers sell for
$2,000 to $5,000.


~172
... a pair of Levi's 501
    jeans sells for
    $400
... a VCR sells for
    $9,600


In the United States, a pair of
    Levi jeans sells for
$25 and a VCR sells for
$350.

~173
... Soviets spend
    $1,095,890,411 on goods
        obtained through the
        black market
... Soviets spend
    $58,447,489 on services
        obtained through the
        black market


Americans spend an estimated
$273,972,603 on goods and
        services through the
        underground economy
        (black market).

~174
... Soviets have
    $480,000,000,000 in
        savings banks
... Soviets have
    $216,000,000,000 out-
        side of Soviet banks
        (in mattresses, illegal
        savings accounts, crime
        underground etc.)

Americans have an estimated
$985,500,000,000 in savings
        accounts, CDs, etc.
        An additional
$243,000,000,000 is circulating
        outside of U.S. banks.

~175
... there are 6,850 millionaires
        in the Soviet Union
        Of those,
... 350 made their fortunes
        legally


In the United States, there are
       estimated to be more than
one million millionaires.  We
        can only guess how many
        of those fortunes were
        made illegally.

~176
... 5,116 crimes are committed
... 3,523 Soviets are arrested
... 1,126 Soviets are
        sent to prison

In the United States:
93,474 crimes are committed,
34,474 Americans are
        arrested and
1,593 Americans are sent to
         state and federal
         prisons.

~177
... 504 crimes are committed by
        minors
... 830 crimes are committed by
        ex-convicts
... 992 crimes are committed by
        persons under the
        influence of alcohol

In the United States:
4,330 crimes are committed
        by minors,
21,766 are committed
        by ex-convicts, and
6,443 are committed by persons
        under the influence of
        alcohol.

~178
... 241 Soviets are arrested for
        drunken driving
        Of those,
... 49 are government officials


In the United States:
4,932 Americans are arrested for
        driving under the
        influence of alcohol.

~179
... drunk driving costs the
        Soviet Union
$13,150,685 in damages


Drunk driving costs the
        United States
$65,753,425 in damages.

~180
... 166 Soviets are robbed
... 102 Soviets are assaulted
... 46 Soviets are murdered


In the United States:
3,786 Americans are assaulted,
1,704 are robbed, and
49 are murdered.

~181
... 48 rapes and attempted rapes
        are reported   Of those,
... 16 are committed by minors

In the United States:
86 rapes are reported. Of those,
13 are committed by minors.

~182
... 482 homes are burglarized
       Resulting in the loss of,
... $54,795 in cash and
        valuables

In the United States,
11,800 homes are burglarized
        resulting in the loss of
$9,440,000 in cash
        and valuables.

~183
... 381 fires are reported
        Of those,
... 23 are started by arson

In the United States,
6,675 fires are reported.
        Of those,
240 are started by arson.

~184
Fires cause ...
... the death of
    23 Soviets and
... $1,481,644 in damages

In the United States, fires
        cause the death of
13 Americans and
$19,693,151 in damages.

~185
... there are more than
16,000,000 guns in the
        Soviet Union
... there are 4,300,000
        Soviet hunters

There are an estimated
1,000,000 assault rifles and
60,000,000 handguns in the
       United States.  There
       are just under
16,000,000 American hunters.

~186
Hunters kill ...
... 227 wild boars
... 268 foxes
... 345 deer
... 3,822 rabbits

In the United States,
        hunters kill
3 wolves,
61 bears,
685 coyotes,
959 wild turkeys,
12,603 deer,
60,274 squirrels and
68,493 rabbits.

~187
... firearms are used to commit
    10 crimes   Of those,
... 2 are murders
... 1 is armed robbery
... 1 is assault

In the United States, firearms
        are used to commit
        at least
1,400 crimes.  Of those,
35 are murders,
255 are armed robberies, and
643 are assaults.

~188
... 132 firearms are confiscated
        by the police

608 Americans are arrested for
        illegal possession
        of a weapon.

~189
... 2,607 organized criminal
      groups operate in the
      Soviet Union Of those,
... 200 are related to the Mafia

In the United States, there are
        approximately
1,700 sworn Mafia members.  For
        each member, there are
        at least 10 additional
        associates.  The FBI
        estimates that there are
25 independent Mafia families
        operating in the U.S.

~190
... 800,000 Soviets are serving
        prison terms   Of those,
... 219,200 are under the
        age of 25
... 92,000 have been convicted
        of murder

In the United States,
556,748 Americans are serving
        prison terms. Of those,
154,776 are under the age of 25,
68,480 have been convicted of
        murder.

~191
... 27,587 minors are serving
        terms in Soviet prisons
        Of those,
... 2,759 are orphans
... 1,324 are girls
... 557 have been convicted of
        murder

In the United States,
91,646 minors are serving time
        in jails and juvenile
        detention facilities.
14,755 are orphans,
19,035 are girls and
1,650 have been convicted of
        murder.

~192
... 1,233 Soviets are released
        from prison  Of those,
... 90 are homeless because of
        government regulations
     prohibiting convicts from
     receiving residence permits

In the United States,
23,038 Americans are released
        from prison.

~193
... 1,500,000 Soviets are
        homeless

In the United States:
        somewhere between
3,000,000 and 4,000,000
        Americans are homeless.

~194
... 14 million Soviet families
        are on waiting lists for
        improved housing
... 5 million Soviet families
        are currently living in
        housing that is
        dilapidated or hazardous

In the United States, just
29 percent of eligible
    households are currently
    receiving housing
    assistance. The average wait
    for government-assisted
    housing is 21 months.

~195
... 28,318,650 Soviets share
      housing with non-relatives
... 6,027 new housing units are
      constructed

In the United States: more than
10,500,000 Americans share
     housing with non-relatives.
3,895 new housing
        units are constructed.

~196
... 10,700,000 households are
      comprised of two or more
      families
... 1,070,000 do not have
      running water from a well
      or a municipality

In the United States:
2,638,000 households are
      comprised of two or more
      families.
761,000 households do not have
      running water from a well
      or a municipality.

~197
... 40,000,000 Soviets live in
        poverty   Of those,
... 35,000,000 are retired
        persons

In the United States:
32,500,000 Americans live in
        poverty.  Of those,
3,500,000 are 65 years or older.


~198
... 4,500,000 Soviets are
        unemployed

In the United States:
        an estimated
6,500,000 Americans are
        unemployed.

~199
... there are
    4,000,000 disabled persons
        in the Soviet Union
        Of those,
... 1,000,000 currently
        hold jobs

In the United States, there are
13,420,000 disabled persons.
      Of those, approximately
8,521,700 have been returned to
      gainful employment through
      vocational rehabilitation.

~200
... approximately
6,055,104 Soviets are
        homosexuals  Of those,
... 4,036,736 are men
... 2,018,368 are women

In the United States, an
        estimated 10 percent of
        the population-
11,853,100 men and
12,486,900 women-is homosexual.

~201
... 4 new religious
        congregations are
        registered   Of those,
... 3 are Russian Orthodox

While the number of churches in
     the United States has
     remained stable, membership
     is declining at the rate of
347 daily.


~202
... the government returns
3 previously confiscated church
        buildings to religious
        groups

~203
... religious groups conduct
    5,893 ceremonies
        Of those,
... 69 are confirmations
... 219 are weddings
... 2,375 are christenings
... 3,230 are funerals

In the United States:
76 percent of
        first marriages and
58 percent of remarriages are
       consumated by religious
       ceremonies.

~204
... the Soviet Union prints
1,619 Bibles
... the Soviet Union imports
3,288 Bibles

In the United States:

154,491 Bibles are sold.


~205
... the Soviet Union spends
    $575,342 on psychic research


According to a CBS News poll,
two-thirds of Americans believe
        in psychic powers and
25 percent have experienced
        paranormal phenomena.

~206
... 277,000 Soviets are
        registered boxers
... 500,000 Soviets study the
        oriental martial arts
... 5,000,000 Soviets play
        billiards

America's favorite participation
       sports are:  swimming,
       exercise walking, bicycle
       riding, basketball,
       jogging, volleyball,
       aerobics, softball, golf,
       and tennis.


~207
... the Soviet Union has
    42,000,000 cows
... the Soviet Union has
    1,500,000 milkmaids
        Of those,
... 1,350,000 do not get enough
        sleep

There are
10,127,000 milk cows in the
        United States.
        Of those, fewer than
50,000 are milked by hand.

~208
... 410,959 Soviets attend
        the circus
... the Soviet Union has
    72 permanent
        circus buildings

More than
1,000,000 Americans attend the
        country's
125 active circuses.
        There are no permanent
        circus buildings in the
        United States.

~209
... there are approximately
250,000 rock groups in the
        Soviet Union

Americans spend
$16,986,301 on prerecorded music
        Of that,
$7,847,671 is spent on the
        "rock" category.

~210
... 247 "classified" statistics
        are made public by the
        government

The U.S. government declassifies
13,499 documents.  Of those,
135 were originally classified
        as "top secret,"
4,185 were "secret," and
9,179 were "confidential."

~999