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32. 1997 Economic Census
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914. Households with Computers and Internet Access, by Selected Characteristic
[In percent. Based on survey and subject to sampling error; for details, see source]
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Households with computers
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Households with Internet
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Characteristic
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Total
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Rural 1
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Urban 1
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Central City 1
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Total
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Rural 1
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Urban 1
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Central City 1
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All households, 1998
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42.1
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39.9
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42.9
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38.5
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26.2
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22.2
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27.5
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24.5
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Age of householder:
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Under 25 years old
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32.3
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27.7
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33.3
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34.0
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20.5
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13.3
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22.0
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22.8
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25 to 34 years old
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46.0
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42.4
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46.9
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43.5
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30.1
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24.2
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31.6
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28.8
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35 to 44 years old
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54.9
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55.2
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54.8
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48.5
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34.1
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30.2
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35.4
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31.3
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45 to 54 years old
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54.7
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52.8
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55.3
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49.2
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35.0
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30.8
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36.5
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30.7
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55 years old or over
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25.8
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23.3
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26.7
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23.0
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14.6
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12.4
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15.4
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13.8
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Householder race/ethnicity:
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White 2
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46.6
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42.0
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48.5
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47.4
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29.8
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23.7
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32.4
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32.3
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Black 2
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23.2
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17.9
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23.8
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21.8
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11.2
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7.1
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11.7
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10.2
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Asian, Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 2
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34.3
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26.8
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38.7
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35.6
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18.9
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3
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12.8
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22.5
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20.2
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Asian or Pacific Islander 2
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55.0
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3
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40.6
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55.6
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50.5
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36.0
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3
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24.7
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36.5
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33.3
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Hispanic
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25.5
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23.2
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25.7
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21.4
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12.6
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9.8
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12.9
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10.2
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Household type:
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Married couple with children under 18
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61.8
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59.4
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62.7
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54.0
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39.3
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33.0
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41.9
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35.2
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Male householder with children under 18
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35.0
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30.5
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36.7
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32.6
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19.5
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14.2
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21.5
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17.0
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Female householder with children under 18
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31.7
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34.3
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31.2
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27.4
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15.0
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14.5
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15.0
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13.1
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Family households without children
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43.2
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39.0
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45.0
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41.7
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27.2
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22.6
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29.0
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27.5
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Non-family households
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27.5
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18.1
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29.7
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31.8
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17.5
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10.2
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19.2
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20.8
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Education of householder:
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Elementary
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7.9
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6.3
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8.7
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7.7
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3.1
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1.8
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3.7
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3.4
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Some high school
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15.7
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17.2
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15.0
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12.7
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6.3
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6.1
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6.4
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5.2
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High school graduate of GED
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31.2
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33.2
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30.3
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25.6
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16.3
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15.5
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16.6
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13.7
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Some college
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49.3
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51.7
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48.6
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43.7
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30.2
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29.6
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30.4
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26.4
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BA degree or more
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68.7
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69.7
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68.5
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65.8
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48.9
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47.0
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49.4
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47.7
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Household income:
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Under $5,000
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15.9
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11.9
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16.9
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15.7
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8.1
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4.3
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9.1
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9.5
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$5,000 to $9,000
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12.3
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8.1
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13.6
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12.9
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6.1
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2.9
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7.2
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6.8
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$10,000 to $14,999
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15.9
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13.8
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16.6
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17.9
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7.4
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6.0
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7.9
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8.1
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$15,000 to $19,999
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21.2
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22.1
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20.8
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21.8
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9.8
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8.4
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10.3
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11.0
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$20,000 to $24,999
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25.7
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24.7
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26.1
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26.6
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12.1
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10.0
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12.9
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14.4
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$25,000 to $34,999
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35.8
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34.0
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36.5
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38.3
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19.1
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15.4
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20.4
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22.5
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$35,000 to $49,999
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50.2
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51.0
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50.0
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50.2
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29.5
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26.4
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30.6
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31.8
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$50,000 to $74,999
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66.3
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64.2
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67.1
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65.4
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43.9
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38.7
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45.7
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44.0
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$75,000 and over
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79.9
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76.5
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80.8
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77.3
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60.3
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53.7
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62.0
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59.7
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Region of residence: 4
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Northeast
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41.3
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47.8
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39.5
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30.4
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26.7
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29.7
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25.9
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18.7
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Midwest
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42.9
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41.1
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43.6
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37.7
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25.4
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21.5
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26.9
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24.0
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South
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38.0
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34.6
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39.6
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36.7
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23.5
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19.0
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25.6
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22.6
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West
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48.9
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47.0
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49.2
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47.4
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31.3
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26.2
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32.0
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31.8
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All households, 2000
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51.0
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49.6
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51.5
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46.3
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41.5
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38.9
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42.3
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37.7
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Age of householder:
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Under 25 years old
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43.8
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38.8
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44.8
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42.8
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35.7
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29.8
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36.9
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35.5
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25 to 34 years old
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57.0
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54.9
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57.5
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54.2
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47.5
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42.5
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48.7
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46.4
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35 to 44 years old
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64.1
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64.0
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64.1
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56.7
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52.3
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50.9
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52.7
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46.2
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45 to 54 years old
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62.7
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61.4
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63.2
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55.8
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51.9
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49.6
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52.7
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45.4
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55 years old or over
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33.7
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32.6
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34.0
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29.4
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26.0
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24.6
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26.5
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22.2
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Sex:
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Male
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56.1
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53.6
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57.0
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51.9
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46.1
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42.0
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47.6
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43.3
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Female
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44.9
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43.3
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45.3
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40.5
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35.8
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34.0
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36.3
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31.9
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Householder race/ethnicity:
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White 2
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55.7
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51.8
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57.3
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55.5
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46.1
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40.9
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48.3
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47.1
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Black 2
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32.6
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27.5
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33.3
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28.7
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23.5
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19.9
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24.0
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20.1
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Asian, Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 2
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35.5
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31.6
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38.6
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35.1
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25.0
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19.6
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29.3
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27.0
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Asian or Pacific Islander 2
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65.6
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3
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70.3
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65.3
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61.1
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56.8
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62.1
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56.6
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53.0
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Hispanic
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33.7
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28.8
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34.2
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31.1
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23.6
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19.9
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23.9
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21.5
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Household type:
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Married couple with children under 18
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73.2
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73.3
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73.2
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65.9
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60.6
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58.3
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61.5
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55.1
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Male householder with children under 18
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45.6
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43.3
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46.3
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43.1
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35.7
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30.3
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37.4
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35.3
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Female householder with children under 18
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42.9
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41.6
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43.2
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34.9
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30.0
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31.2
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29.7
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22.8
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Family households without children
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52.5
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48.0
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54.4
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48.9
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43.2
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37.7
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45.5
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41.0
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Non-family households
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34.6
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26.2
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36.5
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37.9
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28.1
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20.2
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29.9
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30.8
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Education of householder:
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Elementary
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12.8
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10.5
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13.7
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15.8
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7.2
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6.1
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7.6
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8.4
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Some high school
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21.9
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24.6
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20.9
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17.4
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14.8
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16.5
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14.2
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11.9
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High school graduate of GED
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39.6
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42.6
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38.3
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33.2
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29.9
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31.0
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29.8
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25.7
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Some college
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60.3
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62.9
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59.5
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53.7
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49.0
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50.0
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48.7
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43.6
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BA degree or more
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75.7
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77.8
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75.3
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72.2
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66.0
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67.7
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65.7
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62.3
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Employment:
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Employed
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60.5
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59.6
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60.8
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55.6
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49.7
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47.0
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50.5
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46.0
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Unemployed
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45.8
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49.9
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44.8
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38.3
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39.2
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41.3
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38.7
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32.1
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Not in labor force
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31.6
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29.7
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32.2
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27.9
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24.5
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22.6
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25.1
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21.0
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Household income:
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Under $5,000
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21.8
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16.0
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23.6
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23.7
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16.0
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13.1
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16.8
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17.0
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$5,000 to $9,000
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14.6
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13.0
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15.1
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14.7
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9.3
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9.0
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9.4
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9.5
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$10,000 to $14,999
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22.0
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20.7
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22.4
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22.8
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14.2
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12.5
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14.8
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15.4
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$15,000 to $19,999
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28.4
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28.3
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28.4
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29.0
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19.2
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19.1
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19.3
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19.2
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$20,000 to $24,999
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31.4
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29.4
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32.1
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30.6
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22.9
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21.2
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23.5
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22.0
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$25,000 to $34,999
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44.6
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43.3
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45.1
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44.2
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34.0
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31.5
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34.9
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34.6
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$35,000 to $49,999
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58.6
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58.1
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58.8
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57.1
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46.1
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41.8
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47.8
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46.0
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$50,000 to $74,999
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73.2
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72.7
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73.4
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|
70.7
|
60.9
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|
59.5
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61.4
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60.1
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$75,000 and over
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86.3
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|
86.8
|
86.2
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|
83.7
|
77.7
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|
76.6
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78.0
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|
76.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
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Region of residence: 4
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Northeast
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51.3
|
|
59.3
|
49.0
|
|
40.8
|
43.0
|
|
49.9
|
41.1
|
|
33.1
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Midwest
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51.3
|
|
51.4
|
51.2
|
|
42.8
|
40.9
|
|
39.0
|
41.6
|
|
34.9
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|
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South
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47.1
|
|
43.8
|
48.6
|
|
44.0
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37.9
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|
33.8
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39.8
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35.9
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West
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57.2
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54.7
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57.6
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|
56.1
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46.6
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43.0
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47.2
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45.5
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1 See text, Section 1, Population and Appendix ll.
2 Non-Hispanic.
3 Figure does not meet standards of reliability or precision.
4 Composition of regions:NORTHEAST: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.MIDWEST: Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas.SOUTH: Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, West
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.WEST: Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado,
New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, and Hawaii]
Source: US Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration,Falling Through the Net: Defining the Digital Divide, July 1999 and October 2000.
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/reports.html
https://allcountries.org/uscensus/914_households_with_computers_and_internet_access.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.
Copyright © 2019 Photius Coutsoukis and Information Technology Associates, all rights reserved.
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