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Table 53

Published: August 03, 1999
Last Updated: January 03, 2000
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Table 53
DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
Counties
(All percentages read vertically) Total market Urban (A) Suburban (B) Small (C) Rural (D)
Base (% of market): 100% 40% 30% 15% 15%
Men 48 48 47 48 49
Women 52 52 53 52 51
Age 18-24 12 12 13 12 11
25-34 20 21 20 22 17
35-44 22 23 22 20 22
45-54 17 17 17 15 16
55-64 11 11 11 11 11
65 and older 18 16 17 20 23
Median age 42 42 42 42 45
Some high school or less 8 5 7 9 15
High school graduate 31 24 28 41 46
Some college/trade school 27 28 31 22 23
College graduate or more 34 43 34 28 16
Professional/technical/managerial 28 33 28 26 17
Clerical/sales 12 15 12 11 8
Blue-collar 15 10 16 19 19
Service worker/other employed 9 9 9 5 11
Retired 20 18 19 17 28
Other unemployed 16 15 16 22 17
Democrat 35 40 30 33 34
Independent 26 27 27 27 22
Republican 31 25 34 33 34
No party affiliation 8 8 9 7 10
White 84 77 88 90 91
African-American 9 13 7 5 5
Hispanic 4 6 4 2 2
Other 3 4 1 3 2
Household income <$25,000 19 11 20 23 35
$25,000-$49,999 35 32 36 37 36
$50,000-$74,999 25 26 27 24 17
$75,000 or more 21 31 17 16 12
Median income $47.3k $56.5k $45.9k $43.3k $35.7k

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