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177. Health Insurance Coverage Status by Selected Characteristics
[Persons as of following year for coverage in the year shown.Government health insurance includes medicare, medicaid, and military plans. Based on Current Population Survey; see
text, Section 1, Population, and Appendix III]
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NUMBER (mil.)
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NUMBER (mil.)
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PERCENT
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PERCENT
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Covered by
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Covered by
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private or
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private or
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government
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government
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Covered by
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health
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health
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Not
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private or
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insurance
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insurance
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covered by
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government
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Not
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by
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health
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covered by
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CHARACTERISTIC
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Private
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Government
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health
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by
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insurance
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health
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Total
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Group
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insurance
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persons
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Total 1
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Total
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health 2
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Medicare
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Medicaid
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Total 1
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Private
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Medicaid
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1990
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248.9
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214.2
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182.1
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150.2
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32.3
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24.3
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34.7
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86.1
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73.2
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9.7
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13.9
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1991
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251.4
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216.0
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181.4
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150.1
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32.9
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26.9
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35.4
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85.9
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72.1
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10.7
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14.1
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1992 3
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256.8
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218.2
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181.5
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148.8
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33.2
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29.4
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38.6
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85.0
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70.7
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11.5
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15.0
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1993 3
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259.8
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220.0
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182.4
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148.3
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33.1
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31.7
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39.7
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84.7
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70.2
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12.2
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15.3
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1994 3
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262.1
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222.4
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184.3
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159.6
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33.9
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31.6
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39.7
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84.8
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70.3
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12.1
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15.2
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1995 3
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264.3
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223.7
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185.9
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161.5
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34.7
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31.9
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40.6
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84.6
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70.3
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12.1
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15.4
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1996 3
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266.8
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225.1
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187.4
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163.2
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35.2
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31.5
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41.7
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84.4
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70.2
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11.8
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15.6
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1997 3
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269.1
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225.6
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188.5
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165.1
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35.6
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29.0
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43.4
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83.9
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70.1
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10.8
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16.1
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1998 3
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271.7
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227.5
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190.9
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168.6
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35.9
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27.9
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44.3
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83.7
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70.2
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10.3
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16.3
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1999 3
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274.1
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231.5
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194.6
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172.0
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36.1
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27.9
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42.6
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84.5
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71.0
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10.2
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15.5
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1995, total 3 4
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264.3
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223.7
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185.9
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161.5
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34.7
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31.9
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40.6
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84.6
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70.3
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12.1
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15.4
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Age: Under 18 years
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71.1
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61.4
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47.0
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43.8
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0.3
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16.5
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9.8
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86.2
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66.1
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23.2
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13.8
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18 to 24 years
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24.8
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17.8
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15.0
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12.5
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0.1
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3.0
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7.0
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71.8
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60.2
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12.1
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28.2
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25 to 34 years
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40.9
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31.6
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27.9
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26.0
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0.4
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3.5
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9.4
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77.1
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68.3
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8.5
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22.9
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35 to 44 years
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43.1
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35.9
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32.8
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30.6
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0.8
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2.9
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7.1
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83.4
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76.2
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6.6
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16.6
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45 to 54 years
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31.6
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27.4
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25.3
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23.3
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0.9
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1.8
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4.2
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86.7
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80.0
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5.6
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13.3
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55 to 64 years
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21.1
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18.3
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16.1
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14.1
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1.7
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1.4
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2.8
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86.7
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76.5
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6.7
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13.3
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65 years and over
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31.7
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31.4
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21.8
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11.1
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30.5
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2.8
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0.3
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99.1
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68.7
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8.9
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0.9
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Sex: Male
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129.1
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107.5
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91.3
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80.7
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14.9
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13.4
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21.6
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83.2
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70.7
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10.4
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16.8
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Female
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135.2
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116.2
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94.6
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80.7
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19.8
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18.5
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18.9
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86.0
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70.0
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13.7
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14.0
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Race: White
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218.4
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187.3
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161.3
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139.2
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30.6
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20.5
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31.1
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85.8
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73.8
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9.4
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14.2
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Black
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33.9
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26.8
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17.1
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15.7
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3.3
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9.2
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7.1
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79.0
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50.5
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27.1
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21.0
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Hispanic origin 5
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28.4
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19.0
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12.2
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11.3
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1.7
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6.5
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9.5
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66.7
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42.9
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22.8
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33.3
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Place of birth:
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Native
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239.8
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207.2
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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32.6
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86.4
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(NA)
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(NA)
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13.6
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Foreign-born
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24.6
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16.6
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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8.0
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67.5
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(NA)
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(NA)
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32.5
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Naturalized citizen
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7.9
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6.7
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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1.3
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84.2
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(NA)
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(NA)
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15.8
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Not a citizen
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16.7
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9.9
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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6.7
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59.6
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(NA)
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(NA)
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40.4
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Work experience 6:
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Worked during year
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131.4
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108.4
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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23.0
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82.5
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(NA)
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(NA)
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17.5
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Full-time
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107.3
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89.7
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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17.6
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83.6
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(NA)
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(NA)
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16.4
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Part-time
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24.1
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18.7
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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5.4
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77.6
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(NA)
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(NA)
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22.4
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Did not work
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30.1
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22.6
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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7.5
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75.0
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(NA)
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(NA)
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25.0
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Household income:
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Less than $25,000
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78.4
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59.7
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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18.7
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76.1
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(NA)
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(NA)
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23.9
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$25,000-$49,999
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84.5
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70.8
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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13.7
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83.8
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(NA)
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(NA)
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16.2
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$50,000-$74,999
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53.5
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48.5
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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5.0
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90.7
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(NA)
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(NA)
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9.3
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$75,000 or more
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48.0
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44.8
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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3.2
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93.3
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(NA)
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(NA)
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6.7
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1996, total 3 4
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266.8
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225.1
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187.4
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163.2
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35.2
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31.5
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41.7
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84.4
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70.2
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11.8
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15.6
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Age: Under 18 years
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71.2
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60.7
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47.2
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44.1
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0.5
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15.5
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10.6
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85.2
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66.3
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21.8
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14.8
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Under 6 years
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23.9
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20.6
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14.9
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14.1
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0.2
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6.6
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3.3
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86.2
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62.1
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27.8
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13.8
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6 to 11 years
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24.0
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20.5
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16.1
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15.2
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0.1
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5.2
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3.5
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85.4
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66.9
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21.6
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14.6
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12 to 17 years
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23.3
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19.5
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16.3
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14.8
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0.2
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3.7
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3.8
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83.9
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70.0
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15.8
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16.1
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18 to 24 years
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25.0
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17.8
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15.1
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12.4
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0.2
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2.9
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7.2
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71.1
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60.3
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11.6
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28.9
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25 to 34 years
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40.3
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31.3
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27.9
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26.2
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0.4
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3.3
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9.0
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77.7
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69.3
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8.1
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22.3
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35 to 44 years
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44.0
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36.8
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33.4
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31.2
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0.8
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3.1
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7.2
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83.7
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76.1
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7.1
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16.3
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45 to 54 years
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33.0
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28.5
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26.3
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24.3
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0.9
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1.9
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4.5
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86.3
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79.6
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5.7
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13.7
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55 to 64 years
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21.5
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18.5
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16.3
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14.0
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1.8
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1.6
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3.0
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86.2
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75.7
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7.3
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13.8
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65 years and over
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31.9
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31.5
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21.2
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10.9
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30.6
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3.2
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0.3
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98.9
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66.6
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10.1
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1.1
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Sex: Male
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130.6
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108.3
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92.2
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81.6
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15.1
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13.4
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22.3
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82.9
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70.6
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10.3
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17.1
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Female
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136.2
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116.8
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95.2
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81.6
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20.1
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18.0
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19.4
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85.8
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69.9
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13.2
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14.2
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Race: White
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220.1
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188.3
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161.8
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139.9
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30.9
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20.9
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31.7
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85.6
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73.5
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9.5
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14.4
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Black
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34.2
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26.8
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17.7
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16.4
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3.4
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8.6
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7.4
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78.3
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51.8
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25.1
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21.7
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Hispanic origin 5
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29.7
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19.7
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13.2
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12.1
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1.8
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6.3
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10.0
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66.4
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44.3
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21.1
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33.6
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Place of birth:
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Native
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241.0
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207.9
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173.9
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151.7
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32.4
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28.5
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33.1
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86.3
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72.2
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11.8
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13.7
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Foreign-born
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25.8
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17.1
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13.5
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11.5
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2.9
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2.9
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8.7
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66.4
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52.2
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11.3
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33.6
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Naturalized citizen
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9.0
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7.5
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6.2
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5.2
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1.8
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0.7
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1.6
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82.8
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68.4
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8.2
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17.2
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Not a citizen
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16.7
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9.6
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7.3
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6.3
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1.0
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2.2
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7.1
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57.6
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43.5
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13.0
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42.4
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Work experience 6:
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Worked during year
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133.8
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110.6
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104.9
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96.6
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0.7
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5.6
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23.3
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82.6
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78.4
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4.2
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17.4
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Full-time
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109.7
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91.8
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88.4
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82.9
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0.3
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3.4
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17.9
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83.7
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80.6
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3.1
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16.3
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Part-time
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24.1
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18.7
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16.5
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13.7
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0.4
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2.2
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5.4
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77.6
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68.3
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9.1
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22.4
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Did not work
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29.8
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22.3
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14.1
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11.7
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3.4
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7.1
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7.5
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74.7
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47.2
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23.9
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25.3
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Household income:
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Less than $25,000
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75.9
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57.4
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31.1
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20.7
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19.2
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22.3
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18.5
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75.7
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41.0
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29.3
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24.3
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$25,000-$49,999
|
81.6
|
68.0
|
60.6
|
53.4
|
9.8
|
6.2
|
13.6
|
83.4
|
74.3
|
7.6
|
16.6
|
|
|
$50,000-$74,999
|
56.1
|
50.4
|
47.9
|
44.7
|
3.3
|
1.9
|
5.6
|
90.0
|
85.4
|
3.4
|
10.0
|
|
|
$75,000 or more
|
53.2
|
49.2
|
47.8
|
44.3
|
2.9
|
1.1
|
4.0
|
92.4
|
89.8
|
2.0
|
7.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
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