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690. Workers Using Computers on the Job
[In percent, except as indicated (51,106 represents 51,106,000). For workers 18 years oldand over. Based on the Current Population Survey and subject to sampling error; see
Appendix III and source]
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Number
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TYPE OF APPLICATION
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TYPE OF APPLICATION
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CHARACTERISTIC
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using
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computers 1
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Percent
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Analysis/
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Book-keeping/
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Communi-
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Calendar/
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Desktop
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Program-
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Sales and
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Word pro-
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(1,000)
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of total
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spreadsheets
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inventory
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cations 2
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schedule
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Databases
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publishing
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ming
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telemarketing
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cessing
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Total, 1993
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51,106
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45.8
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36.1
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45.0
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38.7
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(NA)
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34.5
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22.3
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13.1
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16.2
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44.4
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Total, 1997
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63,885
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49.8
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40.9
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66.4
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47.0
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37.5
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34.1
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26.1
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15.0
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22.1
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57.0
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Age:
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18 to 24 years old
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6,007
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37.1
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28.2
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70.3
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35.3
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28.0
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23.4
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18.4
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11.0
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23.5
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43.1
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25 to 29 years old
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7,984
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52.5
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41.7
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69.8
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46.6
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38.3
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35.0
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25.8
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16.3
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23.4
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58.3
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30 to 39 years old
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18,864
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53.3
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44.0
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67.0
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49.1
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39.6
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35.4
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28.3
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16.7
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24.0
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58.5
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40 to 49 years old
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18,182
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54.9
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43.6
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65.8
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48.6
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39.5
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36.9
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27.1
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15.7
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20.6
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58.9
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50 to 59 years old
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10,092
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50.7
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39.1
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62.8
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49.0
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37.2
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33.5
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26.1
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13.5
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19.6
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58.8
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60 years old and over
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2,755
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32.6
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33.5
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62.1
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42.2
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29.4
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28.8
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21.6
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10.0
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21.3
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54.1
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Sex: Male
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30,336
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44.1
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46.5
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64.3
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51.4
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39.2
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36.8
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29.4
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20.0
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24.6
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53.9
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Female
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33,549
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56.5
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35.8
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68.3
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43.1
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36.0
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31.6
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23.1
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10.5
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19.9
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59.8
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Race/ethnicity: White 3
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51,904
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53.8
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42.1
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67.1
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47.7
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38.0
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34.9
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27.1
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15.2
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23.2
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57.9
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Black 3
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5,462
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40.0
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33.1
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64.3
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43.7
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36.1
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29.6
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21.2
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14.1
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17.1
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52.0
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Hispanic
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3,843
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30.2
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32.2
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67.0
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40.5
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33.7
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27.0
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20.2
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10.6
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19.0
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50.0
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Other
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2,675
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49.2
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45.8
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57.4
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49.5
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35.8
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37.8
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25.0
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19.3
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16.2
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59.4
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Educational attainment:
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Not a high school graduate
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1,645
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11.9
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18.6
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68.9
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23.4
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22.1
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17.3
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10.7
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8.7
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19.7
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30.7
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High school graduate
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15,395
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36.4
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28.7
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72.0
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34.1
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29.0
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23.1
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16.6
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10.1
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21.0
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41.5
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Some college
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14,172
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53.6
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36.5
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71.6
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42.6
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36.0
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31.3
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24.1
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13.7
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24.0
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52.7
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Associate's degree
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6,580
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60.7
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38.9
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69.8
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43.7
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36.0
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33.0
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25.5
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15.1
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19.7
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52.7
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Bachelor's degree
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17,335
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73.9
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52.7
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63.9
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57.1
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44.0
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43.1
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32.4
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18.9
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25.8
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67.6
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Master's degree
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6,004
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78.7
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53.8
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51.7
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63.4
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48.1
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45.8
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39.7
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20.8
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18.4
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80.1
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Doctorate or professional degree
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2,754
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74.6
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46.6
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47.5
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64.9
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42.0
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39.0
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30.3
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16.2
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10.5
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75.2
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Occupation:
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Executive, admin., managerial
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14,528
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77.5
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60.1
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76.3
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61.4
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49.7
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47.2
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32.6
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17.6
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30.9
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74.5
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Professional specialty
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13,900
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71.7
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44.4
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45.1
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55.8
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40.4
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37.8
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40.3
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20.8
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9.8
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68.7
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Teachers, below college
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2,961
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60.3
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33.1
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31.9
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39.7
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38.4
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27.5
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42.3
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10.8
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4.6
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73.6
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Teachers, college and univ.
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759
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79.9
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51.5
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27.1
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74.6
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37.3
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40.2
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41.3
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23.9
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5.4
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83.5
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Technical/related support
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3,226
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75.1
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42.9
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51.8
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49.4
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35.5
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36.9
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26.1
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31.2
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7.7
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49.6
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Sales workers
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8,277
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54.8
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38.4
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83.0
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43.0
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34.3
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31.3
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21.0
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10.5
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57.2
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46.1
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Admin. support, inc. clerical
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14,235
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77.6
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31.4
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75.0
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39.4
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33.3
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28.3
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17.0
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8.3
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15.9
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56.2
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Service workers
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2,752
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16.4
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15.7
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52.3
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27.6
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27.9
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17.4
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9.6
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6.6
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11.0
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34.4
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Precision prod., craft/repair
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3,501
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25.0
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29.6
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62.8
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31.6
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27.0
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22.5
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18.2
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16.3
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11.1
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29.0
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Operators, laborers 4
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3,154
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17.3
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19.1
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63.1
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21.3
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19.0
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14.6
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12.6
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9.7
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9.2
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17.4
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Farming, forestry and fishing
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311
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9.3
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40.2
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79.3
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22.8
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27.3
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33.0
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11.2
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10.2
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19.1
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33.7
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Family income:
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Less than $20,000
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5,915
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26.7
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27.6
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67.8
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34.0
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28.7
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24.0
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19.4
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11.7
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22.2
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44.9
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$20,000 to $29,999
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7,310
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38.4
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30.3
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69.4
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36.9
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30.2
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26.1
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21.8
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10.5
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20.0
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48.0
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$30,000 to $39,999
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8,915
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45.8
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35.7
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67.4
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42.2
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33.7
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29.4
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23.8
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12.8
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20.8
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50.8
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$40,000 to $49,999
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7,737
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52.3
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40.0
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69.0
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43.6
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36.9
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31.8
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25.4
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15.0
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21.0
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53.8
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$50,000 to $74,999
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16,966
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59.9
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42.7
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65.8
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48.6
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38.9
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36.1
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27.2
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16.5
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20.6
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58.4
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$75,000 or more
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17,042
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69.7
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51.4
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63.6
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58.4
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44.6
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42.3
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30.6
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17.8
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25.7
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68.4
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NA Not available.
1 Includes other applications, not shown separately. A personmay be counted in more than one application.
2 Includes bulletin boards and electronic mail.
3 Non-Hispanic.
4 Includes fabricators.
Source: U.S. National Center for Education Statistics, Digest ofEducation Statistics, 1994 and 1998.
http://nces.ed.gov/
https://allcountries.org/uscensus/690_workers_using_computers_on_the_job.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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