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651. Labor Force Participation Rates, by Marital Status, Sex, and Age
[Annual averages of monthly figures. See Table 648 for definition of participation rate. Based on Current Population Survey; see text, Section 1, Population, and Appendix
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MALE PARTICIPATION RATE
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FEMALE PARTICIPATION RATE
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MARITAL
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STATUS
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65
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65
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AND
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Total
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16-19
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20-24
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25-34
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35-44
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45-64
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Total
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16-19
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20-24
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25-34
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35-44
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45-64
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and
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YEAR
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years
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years
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years
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years
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years
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over
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years
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years
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years
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years
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years
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over
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Single:
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1960
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69.8
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42.6
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80.3
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91.5
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88.6
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80.1
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31.2
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58.6
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30.2
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77.2
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83.4
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82.9
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79.8
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24.3
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1970
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65.5
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54.6
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73.8
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87.9
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86.2
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75.7
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25.2
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56.8
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44.7
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73.0
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81.4
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78.6
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73.0
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19.7
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1975
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68.7
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57.9
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77.9
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86.7
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83.2
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69.9
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21.0
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59.8
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49.6
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72.5
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80.8
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78.6
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68.3
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15.8
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1980
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72.6
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59.9
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81.3
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89.2
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82.2
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66.9
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16.8
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64.4
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53.6
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75.2
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83.3
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76.9
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65.6
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13.9
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1983
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72.5
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55.6
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80.9
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88.4
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83.7
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66.5
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19.2
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65.0
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51.0
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74.8
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83.1
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79.8
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64.2
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12.5
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1984
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73.2
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55.4
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81.4
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88.7
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84.1
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66.2
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17.4
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65.6
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52.0
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74.6
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82.6
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80.7
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64.9
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10.5
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1985
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73.8
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56.3
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81.5
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89.4
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84.6
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65.5
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15.6
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66.6
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52.3
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76.3
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82.4
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80.8
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67.9
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9.8
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1986
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74.2
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55.8
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82.6
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89.4
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85.3
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63.9
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15.5
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67.2
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53.1
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76.9
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82.3
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80.9
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65.7
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9.9
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1987
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74.2
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55.6
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82.1
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89.7
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84.9
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63.9
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17.1
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67.4
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53.5
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76.9
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82.6
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81.3
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62.8
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9.6
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1988
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74.7
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56.5
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82.1
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89.6
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84.5
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62.7
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15.8
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67.7
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53.7
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76.5
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82.8
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81.9
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65.7
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10.4
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1989
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75.5
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57.4
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82.5
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90.0
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84.6
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64.6
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18.2
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68.0
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54.1
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76.4
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82.2
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81.6
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66.3
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11.4
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1990 1
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74.8
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55.1
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81.6
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89.9
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84.5
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67.3
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15.7
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66.7
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51.7
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74.5
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80.9
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80.8
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66.2
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12.1
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1991
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74.1
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52.6
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80.6
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89.6
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84.6
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67.1
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13.9
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66.2
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50.1
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73.2
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80.0
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80.9
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68.4
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12.7
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1992
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74.6
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52.9
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80.8
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89.7
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84.7
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67.7
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16.3
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66.2
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49.1
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73.4
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80.2
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80.4
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68.2
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11.2
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1993
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74.2
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52.6
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80.5
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89.2
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84.3
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68.4
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15.0
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66.2
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49.6
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73.8
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78.9
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78.9
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68.8
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12.4
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1994 1
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73.9
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53.6
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80.5
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88.4
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83.1
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67.8
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17.8
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66.7
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51.4
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73.6
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78.9
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78.7
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68.8
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12.7
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1995
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73.7
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54.4
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80.3
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88.7
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81.4
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67.0
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17.9
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66.8
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52.2
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72.9
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80.2
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79.5
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67.3
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11.6
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1996
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73.3
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52.8
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79.8
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89.1
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82.1
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67.4
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18.2
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67.1
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51.5
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73.3
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80.9
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79.4
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68.5
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12.2
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1997 1
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73.1
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51.9
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80.1
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89.0
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82.1
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68.5
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14.8
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67.9
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51.0
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75.1
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82.3
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80.1
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70.8
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11.5
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1998 1
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73.3
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52.9
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79.7
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89.1
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82.5
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70.2
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15.2
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68.5
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52.4
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75.3
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83.0
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80.9
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69.9
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9.7
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1999 1
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73.4
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52.5
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79.7
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89.5
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83.5
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70.6
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17.3
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68.7
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51.1
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76.1
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84.2
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80.8
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69.6
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9.9
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Married: 2
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1960
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89.2
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91.5
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97.1
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98.8
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98.6
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93.7
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36.6
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31.9
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27.2
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31.7
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28.8
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37.2
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36.0
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6.7
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1970
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86.1
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92.3
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94.7
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98.0
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98.1
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91.2
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29.9
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40.5
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37.8
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47.9
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38.8
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46.8
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44.0
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7.3
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1975
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83.0
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92.9
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95.3
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97.4
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97.1
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86.8
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23.3
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44.3
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46.2
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57.0
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48.4
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52.0
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43.8
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7.0
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1980
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80.9
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91.3
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96.9
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97.5
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97.2
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84.3
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20.5
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49.8
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49.3
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61.4
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58.8
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61.8
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46.9
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7.3
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1983
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79.4
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87.8
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96.2
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97.0
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97.0
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82.4
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18.6
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51.8
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47.3
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63.2
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63.1
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64.8
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47.9
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7.3
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1984
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79.2
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89.3
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96.2
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97.1
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97.1
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82.1
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17.3
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52.8
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50.2
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64.2
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64.3
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66.2
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48.6
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6.8
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1985
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78.7
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91.0
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95.6
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97.4
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96.8
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81.7
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16.8
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53.8
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49.6
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65.7
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65.8
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68.1
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49.4
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6.6
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1986
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78.6
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90.2
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96.1
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97.2
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96.6
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81.6
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17.0
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54.9
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50.3
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65.5
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66.8
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69.5
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50.6
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7.2
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1987
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78.7
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88.5
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96.1
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97.3
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96.6
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81.8
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17.5
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55.9
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51.7
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67.1
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67.7
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71.3
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51.8
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7.2
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1988
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78.6
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91.1
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95.9
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97.1
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96.7
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82.1
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17.8
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56.7
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51.8
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66.8
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68.1
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72.3
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53.5
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7.6
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1989
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78.5
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93.7
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95.9
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97.2
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96.8
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82.4
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17.8
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57.8
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51.9
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65.7
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69.0
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73.5
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55.5
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8.1
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1990 1
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78.6
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92.1
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95.6
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96.9
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96.7
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82.6
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17.5
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58.4
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49.5
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66.1
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69.6
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74.0
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56.5
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8.5
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1991
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78.1
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92.9
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95.4
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96.5
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96.5
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82.4
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16.7
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58.5
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48.2
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64.6
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69.9
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74.2
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57.0
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8.3
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1992
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78.0
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90.2
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94.7
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96.5
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96.1
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82.7
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17.1
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59.3
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48.8
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65.8
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70.8
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74.7
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58.6
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7.8
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1993
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77.6
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91.3
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95.0
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96.5
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96.0
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82.5
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16.5
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59.4
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49.8
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65.1
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70.6
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74.7
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59.9
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7.6
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1994 1
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77.4
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88.7
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94.2
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95.9
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95.6
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81.9
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18.1
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60.7
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48.9
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65.8
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71.6
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75.8
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61.9
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9.4
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1995
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77.5
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89.2
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94.9
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96.3
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95.4
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82.4
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18.0
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61.0
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51.6
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64.7
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72.0
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75.7
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62.7
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9.1
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1996
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77.6
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84.4
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94.5
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96.4
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95.4
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83.2
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18.3
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61.2
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48.6
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66.0
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71.7
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75.8
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63.7
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9.0
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1997 1
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77.7
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84.6
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94.9
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96.1
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95.7
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83.6
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18.3
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61.6
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50.1
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66.1
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71.9
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76.0
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64.6
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8.9
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1998 1
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77.6
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83.8
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95.0
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96.4
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95.8
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83.7
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17.5
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61.2
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49.8
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66.1
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71.6
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74.5
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64.9
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8.9
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1999 1
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77.5
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83.2
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93.7
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96.5
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95.9
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83.4
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18.3
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61.2
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49.8
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64.5
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70.9
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74.6
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65.3
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9.6
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Other: 3
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1960
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63.1
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(B)
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96.9
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95.2
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94.4
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83.2
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22.7
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41.6
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43.5
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58.0
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63.1
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70.0
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60.0
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11.4
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1970
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60.7
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(B)
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90.4
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93.7
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91.1
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78.5
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19.3
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40.3
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48.6
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60.3
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64.6
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68.8
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61.9
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10.0
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1975
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63.4
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(B)
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88.8
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92.4
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89.4
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73.4
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15.4
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40.1
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47.6
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65.3
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68.6
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69.2
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59.0
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8.3
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1980
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67.5
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(B)
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92.6
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94.1
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91.9
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73.3
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13.7
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43.6
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50.0
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68.4
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76.5
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77.1
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60.2
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8.2
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1983
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68.5
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(B)
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92.4
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92.7
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92.1
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73.3
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12.7
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44.4
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52.8
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67.1
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76.2
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79.5
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60.0
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7.8
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1984
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68.1
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(B)
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92.6
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93.5
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92.6
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72.3
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11.7
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44.7
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46.2
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69.2
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76.3
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80.9
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60.3
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7.7
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1985
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68.7
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(B)
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95.1
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93.7
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91.8
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72.8
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11.4
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45.1
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51.9
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66.2
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76.9
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81.6
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61.0
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7.5
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1986
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68.2
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(B)
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94.3
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93.9
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91.3
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72.4
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11.7
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45.6
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52.8
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69.7
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77.1
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82.6
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61.9
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7.3
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1987
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67.3
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(B)
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92.2
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93.9
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90.9
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72.5
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11.6
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45.7
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46.9
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67.4
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77.6
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82.7
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62.7
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7.3
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1988
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67.2
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(B)
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92.5
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93.4
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90.8
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72.5
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11.7
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46.2
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54.2
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66.2
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77.2
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82.1
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63.6
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7.9
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1989
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67.9
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(B)
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91.1
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93.6
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90.9
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74.2
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11.7
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47.0
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48.2
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65.8
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78.3
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82.2
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64.7
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8.3
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1990 1
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68.9
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(B)
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93.1
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93.0
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90.7
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74.9
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12.0
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47.2
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53.9
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65.4
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77.0
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82.1
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65.0
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8.4
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1991
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68.2
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(B)
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94.1
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92.0
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90.4
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73.8
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12.2
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46.8
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45.5
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62.9
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74.6
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81.9
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65.2
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8.3
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1992
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68.6
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(B)
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92.0
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93.5
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90.2
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75.0
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12.1
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47.1
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47.3
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66.7
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75.5
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81.4
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66.4
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8.3
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1993
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67.9
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(B)
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91.9
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91.9
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89.5
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74.5
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12.0
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47.2
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53.0
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64.8
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75.0
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81.4
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66.9
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8.2
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1994 1
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66.8
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(B)
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91.0
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90.3
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88.6
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72.6
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11.9
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47.5
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46.2
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66.6
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74.3
|
80.4
|
67.6
|
8.7
|
|
|
1995
|
66.2
|
(B)
|
92.7
|
90.9
|
88.2
|
72.4
|
12.1
|
47.4
|
55.8
|
67.2
|
77.1
|
80.7
|
67.2
|
8.4
|
|
|
1996
|
66.4
|
(B)
|
90.6
|
92.0
|
88.8
|
73.1
|
11.5
|
48.1
|
42.6
|
70.7
|
78.5
|
82.1
|
67.7
|
8.0
|
|
|
1997 1
|
67.4
|
60.8
|
89.9
|
92.1
|
89.6
|
74.7
|
13.2
|
48.6
|
49.7
|
70.4
|
80.2
|
81.9
|
68.6
|
8.1
|
|
|
1998 1
|
66.9
|
66.2
|
89.1
|
93.0
|
89.1
|
73.7
|
13.1
|
48.8
|
50.4
|
73.7
|
81.0
|
82.8
|
68.6
|
8.4
|
|
|
1999 1
|
65.9
|
(B)
|
90.2
|
92.3
|
88.7
|
73.4
|
12.3
|
49.1
|
45.3
|
73.6
|
82.4
|
83.4
|
69.1
|
8.4
|
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B For 1960, percentage not shown where base is less than 50,000; beginning 1970, 35,000.
1 See footnote 2, Table 643.
2 Spouse present.
3 Widowed, divorced, and married (spouse absent).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bulletins 2217 and 2340; and unpublished data.
http://stats.bls.gov/newsrels.htm
https://allcountries.org/uscensus/651_labor_force_participation_rates_by_marital.html
These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.
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