U.S. Mean Annual Earnings:

White Collar Occupations    $45,491
Blue Collar Occupations      $31,752
Service Occupations            $22,894

–Bureau of Labor Statistics 2003 National Compensation Survey

Average cost of one IVF (in vitro fertilization) cycle         $12,500
Average cost of IVF with donor sperm                             $12,800
Average cost of IVF with donor eggs                               $34,000
Success rate of IVF treatment (resulting in live birth)             40%

–Conceive Magazine