One finding (see chart) is that all unhealthy forms of behaviour fell, especially among those of working age.
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Unemployment among women fell by 10, 000 to 1.09 million, and by 39, 000 among men to 1.43 million.
Voice minutes among teens fell in the latest quarter to 572 minutes, from 685 minutes.
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According to a paper by Bruce Western of Harvard and Jake Rosenfeld of the University of Washington, published in 2011, private-sector union membership among men fell from 34% to 8% between 1973 and 2007.
Men are far more likely to own guns than women are, but the rate of gun ownership among men fell from one in two in 1980 to one in three in 2010, while, in that same stretch of time, the rate among women remained one in ten.
Sentiment among services businesses fell to the lowest since March 2009, said Markit.
Dedicated fans (this editor among them) quickly fell into a defensive position, dismissing EA's abandonment of the platform with promises of Nintendo's own first-party wonders.
The drop was greatest among whites, whose turnout fell from 49 percent to 42 percent.
In mid-March, that number was 1, 478 absences among Hispanics and the number fell to 1, 340 in April, said Valdes.
Some among the 14 confirmed cases fell ill several weeks ago but only now are being classified as having H7N9.
The late 20th century has brought remarkable advance: the United Nations reckons that between 1980 and 1995 the worldwide rate of illiteracy among people aged over 15 fell from 31% to 23%.
According to the Pew Internet Research Center, during the past year the number of Americans age 16 and older, reading e-books, has risen from 16 to 23 percent, while those who read printed books among the same age group fell from 72 percent to 67 percent.
The Financial Select Sector SPDR fell 1% Tuesday afternoon, with Citi among the sector's worst performers.
Usage among those aged 18 to 24 fell by 21%, and was down by 1% in the 25 to 34 age bracket.
Financial Select Sector SPDR ( XLF - news - people ) fell 1% Tuesday afternoon, with Citi among the sector's worst performers.
Bill was instituted after World War II, we fell from first to ninth in the world among the percentage of all our adults with four-year degrees.
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The cut fell at four under par and excluded, among others, Nick Dougherty and last week's winner Niclas Fasth, who missed out by one after a double bogey seven on the 17th.
Bo kho was among a variety of southern specialties she fell in love with.
Among older women, the unemployment rate fell from 6.2 percent to 5.8 percent (a 6.5 percent decline).
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Among major tech exporters, Samsung Electronics fell 2.6% and LG Electronics lost 1.1%.
The review found that emergency preparedness plans at all levels of government fell short, and that there was widespread confusion among officials over who was supposed to be doing what.
Among banks, China Citic Bank Corp. fell 1.4%, and Bank of China Ltd. shed 1% in Shanghai.
In the 1990s workers' comp costs fell, thanks to deregulation, which goosed price competition among insurers, and the stock market, which helped insurance firms cover underwriting losses with investment income.
For the first time since the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2007, RIM fell to second position, as Android took the lead among operating systems in handsets sold to U.S. consumers.
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Among state and local government leaders, the proportion fell from 78% to 54%.
The number of employed aged 55 and over, however, fell by 52, 000, with all of that occurring among women.
In the 16th century, Spanish conquistadors fell in love with the fruit after observing its prized status among the Aztecs.
Among the 20 areas where per capita personal income fell furthest, six were in Texas, where declines in energy prices slowed oil and gas drilling activity.
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