9/11 by the Numbers

Sep. 11, 2006 — -- The following numbers offer a way to look at the Sept. 11 terror attacks and the impact they have had on American culture and life.

2,973: Number of people killed on Sept. 11, 2001

6 years, 8 months: Time it took to build New York's World Trade Center towers

1 hour, 42 minutes: Time it took to destroy the Twin Towers

1,609: Number of people who lost a spouse or partner in the terror attacks

3 to 1: Ratio of men to women who were killed on 9/11

6,400: Number of American flags sold at Wal-Mart on Sept. 11, 2000

116,000: Number of American flags sold at Wal-Mart on Sept. 11, 2001

2,991: Number of U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan and Iraq (Source: White House/University of New Hampshire)

68: References to Osama bin Laden in major U.S. newspapers in 1996

32,000: References to Osama bin Laden in the same newspapers in 2001

78: Percentage of Americans who say 9/11 changed their outlook in a lasting way(Source: ABC News poll)