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It Figures 03/03

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By Steve Cooper

March 1, 2003

This story appears in the March 2003 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »

Outhouses in the United States outnumber TiVos
671
THOUSAND
TO
514
THOUSAND
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau; TiVo

Only
13%
of Americans pay their bills online.

SOURCE: eMarketer

More than
7
THOUSAND
new computer viruses were detected in 2002.
SOURCE: Netcraft

The number of Americans who visited hospital and health-plan Web sites
tripled
in the past year.
SOURCE: Manhattan Research

80%
of family-owned firms anticipate revenue increases in 2003.
SOURCE: George & Robin Raymond Family Business Institute

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