Numbers

23.4 Percentage decline of the Standard & Poor's 500 index in 2002, the worst annual drop since 1972

3 Number of consecutive years the S&P 500 has fallen

61 Number of years since the previous time the index fell for three straight years

6 Mississippi's rank (out of 50 states) for charitable giving as a percentage of income

49 Mississippi's rank (out of 50 states) in average personal income

45 New Hampshire's rank for charitable giving as a percentage of income

6 New Hampshire's rank in average personal income

34 Number of consecutive victories for the University of Miami's football team before Friday night's 31-24 loss at the Fiesta Bowl in the national championship game against Ohio State

21 Number of points scored in overtime, the first in a national championship, before the game was decided

Sources: Standard & Poor's, Catalogue for Philanthropy, USA Today

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