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TABLE 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of Persons In 1997 (Numbers inthousands)
All Races White Black Hispanic Origin
Below Poverty Level Below Poverty Level Below Poverty Level Below Poverty Level
Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total
West: Metropolitan Areas Both Sexes Total 52849 7542 14.3 43731 5867 13.4 2898 712 24.6 12535 3396 27.1
Under 18 years 14725 3201 21.7 12006 2430 20.2 943 351 37.2 4622 1687 36.5
18 to 24 years 5127 1105 21.6 4250 917 21.6 257 65 25.4 1542 403 26.1
25 to 34 years 8096 1123 13.9 6636 878 13.2 449 98 21.8 2327 526 22.6
35 to 44 years 9268 938 10.1 7607 737 9.7 553 87 15.7 1965 448 22.8
45 to 54 years 6313 445 7.0 5291 352 6.7 274 30 11.0 1056 160 15.1
55 to 59 years 2315 140 6.1 1950 113 5.8 124 10 7.9 315 52 16.6
60 to 64 years 1698 177 10.4 1411 130 9.2 92 21 23.4 207 39 18.9
65 years and over 5306 413 7.8 4581 311 6.8 208 50 24.1 502 82 16.3
65 to 74 years 2989 201 6.7 2587 158 6.1 108 17 16.0 328 54 16.4
75 years and over 2317 212 9.1 1993 153 7.7 100 33 32.8 173 28 16.1
Male
Total 26425 3477 13.2 22044 2704 12.3 1407 322 22.9 6545 1600 24.5
Under 18 Years 7645 1677 21.9 6275 1265 20.2 463 185 39.8 2375 846 35.6
18 to 24 Years 2595 455 17.5 2207 394 17.9 107 13 12.2 851 169 19.9
25 to 34 Years 4146 457 11.0 3442 358 10.4 222 39 17.5 1299 218 16.8
35 to 44 Years 4673 431 9.2 3865 337 8.7 292 39 13.2 1033 229 22.2
45 to 54 Years 3058 203 6.6 2601 157 6.0 130 19 14.7 503 69 13.7
55 to 59 Years 1065 39 3.7 901 30 3.3 57 0 .0 150 13 8.8
60 to 64 Years 830 77 9.3 698 61 8.7 30 5 17.8 103 27 26.1
65 Years and Over 2415 139 5.7 2056 102 5.0 104 22 21.5 232 29 12.6
65 to 74 Years 1405 80 5.7 1222 64 5.3 48 6 12.6 139 19 13.7
75 Years and Over 1009 58 5.8 834 38 4.6 56 16 29.2 93 10 11.1
Female
Total 26423 4065 15.4 21687 3163 14.6 1492 390 26.1 5990 1796 30.0
Under 18 Years 7080 1525 21.5 5732 1165 20.3 480 167 34.7 2247 842 37.4
18 to 24 Years 2533 650 25.7 2044 523 25.6 150 52 35.0 691 233 33.7
25 to 34 Years 3951 666 16.8 3194 520 16.3 227 59 25.9 1028 308 29.9
35 to 44 Years 4595 507 11.0 3742 400 10.7 261 48 18.4 932 219 23.5
45 to 54 Years 3255 242 7.4 2690 195 7.2 143 11 7.5 553 91 16.4
55 to 59 Years 1251 101 8.1 1049 84 8.0 66 10 14.7 165 39 23.7
60 to 64 Years 868 100 11.5 713 69 9.7 62 16 26.1 103 12 11.7
65 Years and Over 2891 274 9.5 2524 209 8.3 103 27 26.6 269 52 19.4
65 to 74 Years 1584 120 7.6 1365 94 6.9 59 11 18.7 189 35 18.3
75 Years and Over 1308 154 11.7 1159 115 9.9 44 16 37.4 80 18 21.9
West: Metropolitan Areas Household Relationship Total 52849 7542 14.3 43731 5867 13.4 2898 712 24.6 12535 3396 27.1
65 Years and Over 5306 413 7.8 4581 311 6.8 208 50 24.1 502 82 16.3
In Families 44113 5651 12.8 36281 4375 12.1 2373 564 23.7 11284 2983 26.4
Householders 13240 1409 10.6 11114 1132 10.2 704 137 19.5 2695 667 24.8
Under 65 Years 11330 1324 11.7 9462 1074 11.3 622 123 19.7 2519 648 25.7
65 Years and Over 1909 86 4.5 1652 58 3.5 82 15 18.2 176 19 10.8
Related Children
Under 18 Years 14497 3076 21.2 11820 2334 19.7 924 336 36.3 4547 1646 36.2
Under 6 Years 4979 1168 23.5 4111 905 22.0 291 138 47.6 1742 676 38.8
6 to 17 Years 9518 1909 20.1 7709 1429 18.5 633 197 31.1 2805 971 34.6
18 Years and Over 3937 310 7.9 3086 236 7.7 281 23 8.3 1106 166 15.0
In Married Couple
Families 34695 2876 8.3 29018 2226 7.7 1169 134 11.5 8342 1713 20.5
Husbands 10211 634 6.2 8729 503 5.8 358 31 8.6 1930 354 18.3
Under 65 Years 8548 569 6.7 7275 459 6.3 307 24 7.9 1791 340 19.0
65 Years and Over 1663 65 3.9 1454 45 3.1 51 7 12.8 139 14 10.2
Wives 10211 634 6.2 8638 508 5.9 337 30 8.8 1954 351 18.0
Under 65 Years 8975 589 6.6 7546 472 6.2 299 25 8.4 1850 340 18.4
65 Years and Over 1236 45 3.6 1092 37 3.4 38 5 12.1 105 12 11.0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 10718 1404 13.1 8872 1057 11.9 369 65 17.5 3236 869 26.8
Under 6 Years 3744 496 13.3 3167 415 13.1 95 12 13.0 1226 352 28.7
6 to 17 Years 6974 908 13.0 5705 642 11.2 274 52 19.1 2011 517 25.7
18 Years and Over 2645 135 5.1 2134 96 4.5 94 6 6.3 784 77 9.8
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 6918 2397 34.7 5265 1834 34.8 1022 394 38.5 2110 1056 50.0
Householder 2217 667 30.1 1736 533 30.7 297 98 32.9 568 264 46.5
Under 65 Years 1981 648 32.7 1541 522 33.9 274 90 32.7 535 260 48.6
65 Years and Over 236 19 8.2 195 11 5.7 23 8 35.9 33 4 11.8
Related Children
Under 18 Years 3049 1476 48.4 2334 1110 47.6 505 254 50.2 1047 655 62.5
Under 6 Years 988 590 59.7 751 437 58.1 170 109 64.2 397 277 69.8
6 to 17 Years 2061 886 43.0 1583 674 42.6 335 144 43.0 650 377 58.0
18 Years and Over 1067 162 15.2 775 127 16.4 164 17 10.7 270 86 31.7
West: Metropolitan Areas In Unrelated Subfamilies 290 133 46.0 233 90 38.6 32 24 73.8 108 43 40.1
Under 18 Years 155 78 50.6 122 53 43.0 18 15 81.3 53 26 49.0
Under 6 Years 63 36 57.2 43 16 37.9 15 15 100.0 21 10 44.9
6 to 17 Years 91 42 46.0 80 36 45.7 3 0 .0 32 16 51.7
18 Years and Over 135 55 40.8 111 37 33.7 14 9 64.0 54 17 31.4
Unrelated Individuals 8446 1758 20.8 7217 1402 19.4 493 124 25.2 1144 370 32.4
Male 4199 794 18.9 3595 643 17.9 275 58 21.1 710 192 27.0
Under 65 Years 3730 734 19.7 3177 599 18.9 246 42 17.1 668 184 27.5
Living Alone 1547 210 13.6 1294 156 12.0 143 26 18.4 181 39 21.6
65 Years and Over 469 60 12.8 418 44 10.5 29 16 55.7 42 8 18.7
Living Alone 381 34 8.9 343 25 7.4 21 8 40.9 29 6 20.5
Female 4247 963 22.7 3622 759 21.0 218 66 30.4 434 178 41.1
Under 65 Years 3142 767 24.4 2618 607 23.2 184 52 28.1 372 148 39.8
Living Alone 1432 211 14.8 1192 161 13.5 114 19 16.5 114 28 24.2
65 Years and Over 1105 196 17.8 1004 152 15.2 34 15 43.4 62 30 48.7
Living Alone 1051 182 17.3 953 138 14.5 31 15 46.9 57 27 47.8
West: Central Cities Both Sexes Total 22368 3991 17.8 17848 3009 16.9 1686 438 26.0 5976 1843 30.8
Under 18 years 6060 1673 27.6 4714 1204 25.6 587 220 37.5 2170 897 41.3
18 to 24 years 2439 623 25.5 2012 541 26.9 133 28 20.9 749 227 30.3
25 to 34 years 3756 593 15.8 3021 454 15.0 261 63 24.0 1183 308 26.1
35 to 44 years 3842 511 13.3 3035 373 12.3 312 63 20.1 903 240 26.5
45 to 54 years 2515 226 9.0 2010 183 9.1 169 22 13.0 483 74 15.4
55 to 59 years 853 59 7.0 695 48 6.9 52 5 8.9 163 33 20.0
60 to 64 years 699 76 10.8 533 47 8.7 58 11 19.8 96 15 15.2
65 years and over 2204 229 10.4 1827 159 8.7 115 27 23.7 228 50 22.0
65 to 74 years 1190 113 9.5 978 83 8.5 62 9 13.8 151 34 22.4
75 years and over 1014 116 11.5 849 76 8.9 52 19 35.5 77 16 21.2
Male
Total 11199 1809 16.2 9074 1373 15.1 795 187 23.5 3103 844 27.2
Under 18 Years 3100 835 26.9 2457 605 24.6 263 98 37.2 1099 431 39.2
18 to 24 Years 1252 267 21.4 1062 243 22.9 66 10 15.4 406 95 23.3
25 to 34 Years 1957 248 12.7 1617 195 12.1 111 18 16.5 673 130 19.4
35 to 44 Years 2026 260 12.8 1607 183 11.4 175 32 18.5 486 123 25.2
45 to 54 Years 1190 95 8.0 963 75 7.8 86 18 21.1 224 30 13.2
55 to 59 Years 386 13 3.2 323 9 2.8 22 0 .0 72 8 10.6
60 to 64 Years 324 26 8.0 253 16 6.2 18 3 19.3 42 10 23.2
65 Years and Over 965 64 6.6 791 48 6.0 54 7 12.9 101 18 18.2
65 to 74 Years 536 43 8.0 440 37 8.4 24 0 .9 62 15 23.6
75 Years and Over 430 21 5.0 351 11 3.1 30 7 22.3 38 4 9.6
Female
Total 11169 2182 19.5 8774 1636 18.6 891 251 28.2 2872 999 34.8
Under 18 Years 2960 838 28.3 2256 600 26.6 323 122 37.7 1071 466 43.5
18 to 24 Years 1187 355 29.9 950 298 31.4 67 18 26.2 343 132 38.5
25 to 34 Years 1799 345 19.2 1404 259 18.5 149 44 29.6 511 178 34.8
35 to 44 Years 1816 251 13.8 1427 190 13.3 137 30 22.2 417 117 28.0
45 to 54 Years 1325 131 9.9 1048 108 10.4 83 4 4.6 258 45 17.3
55 to 59 Years 467 47 10.0 373 39 10.5 30 5 15.5 91 25 27.6
60 to 64 Years 375 50 13.3 280 31 11.0 40 8 20.0 55 5 9.1
65 Years and Over 1239 165 13.3 1036 111 10.7 60 20 33.5 127 32 24.9
65 to 74 Years 655 70 10.7 538 46 8.6 38 8 21.8 89 19 21.5
75 Years and Over 584 95 16.3 498 65 13.0 22 12 53.8 38 13 32.8
West: Central Cities Household Relationship Total 22368 3991 17.8 17848 3009 16.9 1686 438 26.0 5976 1843 30.8
65 Years and Over 2204 229 10.4 1827 159 8.7 115 27 23.7 228 50 22.0
In Families 17866 2937 16.4 14054 2154 15.3 1389 365 26.3 5327 1608 30.2
Householders 5330 725 13.6 4295 555 12.9 400 90 22.6 1290 364 28.2
Under 65 Years 4563 681 14.9 3671 531 14.5 343 80 23.3 1210 353 29.2
65 Years and Over 766 44 5.7 624 25 4.0 57 11 18.9 81 11 13.1
Related Children
Under 18 Years 5969 1618 27.1 4641 1160 25.0 577 214 37.0 2134 875 41.0
Under 6 Years 2070 606 29.3 1681 459 27.3 176 80 45.7 869 380 43.8
6 to 17 Years 3899 1012 26.0 2960 701 23.7 401 133 33.2 1266 495 39.1
18 Years and Over 1651 144 8.7 1211 108 8.9 187 21 11.4 500 81 16.2
In Married Couple
Families 13231 1437 10.9 10743 1055 9.8 487 46 9.4 3762 937 24.9
Husbands 3834 307 8.0 3196 231 7.2 149 10 6.8 872 190 21.8
Under 65 Years 3183 275 8.6 2644 211 8.0 123 8 6.3 813 182 22.4
65 Years and Over 650 32 4.9 552 20 3.7 26 2 9.4 59 8 13.0
Wives 3834 307 8.0 3149 233 7.4 139 10 7.1 870 193 22.2
Under 65 Years 3341 282 8.4 2713 214 7.9 123 7 5.9 823 186 22.6
65 Years and Over 493 25 5.1 436 19 4.3 16 2 15.8 47 7 14.8
Related Children
Under 18 Years 4124 723 17.5 3304 510 15.4 163 19 11.6 1468 475 32.3
Under 6 Years 1480 268 18.1 1244 213 17.1 46 6 13.5 601 208 34.6
6 to 17 Years 2644 456 17.2 2061 297 14.4 117 13 10.8 867 267 30.8
18 Years and Over 1045 61 5.8 829 46 5.5 33 4 11.6 336 43 12.9
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 3476 1335 38.4 2386 961 40.3 801 306 38.2 1163 601 51.7
Householder 1118 364 32.6 799 278 34.7 223 75 33.8 320 150 47.0
Under 65 Years 1014 350 34.5 732 272 37.2 200 67 33.6 298 147 49.5
65 Years and Over 104 14 13.4 68 6 8.4 23 8 35.9 22 3 13.3
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1575 826 52.4 1088 584 53.7 398 194 48.7 566 374 66.1
Under 6 Years 506 320 63.2 360 227 63.2 125 74 58.9 221 160 72.5
6 to 17 Years 1069 506 47.3 728 356 48.9 273 120 44.0 345 214 62.1
18 Years and Over 504 78 15.6 304 57 18.7 141 17 12.4 142 37 26.4
West: Central Cities In Unrelated Subfamilies 110 59 53.8 85 44 52.0 18 9 51.6 45 21 46.7
Under 18 Years 55 33 60.6 42 25 59.7 9 5 60.9 20 12 59.2
Under 6 Years 25 18 72.8 16 10 58.8 5 5 100.0 11 7 63.0
6 to 17 Years 30 15 50.6 25 15 60.3 3 0 .0 8 5 54.2
18 Years and Over 55 26 47.1 44 20 44.7 9 4 42.6 25 9 36.8
Unrelated Individuals 4392 994 22.6 3708 810 21.9 280 64 22.9 604 214 35.4
Male 2251 456 20.3 1911 380 19.9 170 38 22.4 379 110 29.1
Under 65 Years 2058 430 20.9 1747 359 20.5 155 34 21.7 364 105 28.9
Living Alone 827 123 14.8 672 87 13.0 105 23 21.6 102 25 24.8
65 Years and Over 193 26 13.4 163 21 13.1 15 5 29.9 15 5 34.7
Living Alone 156 20 12.6 126 15 11.9 15 5 30.8 12 5 37.7
Female 2141 538 25.1 1797 430 23.9 110 26 23.6 224 103 46.1
Under 65 Years 1620 419 25.9 1355 351 25.9 88 16 18.6 196 86 43.8
Living Alone 721 104 14.5 572 76 13.3 70 12 17.7 50 12 23.1
65 Years and Over 520 119 22.8 442 80 18.1 22 9 43.6 29 18 61.7
Living Alone 499 108 21.6 421 69 16.4 22 9 43.6 27 16 59.2
West: Metropolitan- Not In Central Cities Both Sexes Total 30481 3551 11.7 25884 2858 11.0 1212 274 22.6 6560 1553 23.7
Under 18 years 8665 1528 17.6 7293 1225 16.8 357 131 36.8 2452 790 32.2
18 to 24 years 2688 483 17.9 2239 376 16.8 124 38 30.4 793 176 22.2
25 to 34 years 4340 530 12.2 3614 423 11.7 188 35 18.7 1144 217 19.0
35 to 44 years 5426 427 7.9 4572 364 8.0 241 24 9.9 1061 209 19.6
45 to 54 years 3799 218 5.7 3281 169 5.1 104 8 7.7 573 86 14.9
55 to 59 years 1462 81 5.5 1255 65 5.2 72 5 7.2 152 20 13.0
60 to 64 years 999 101 10.1 877 83 9.5 34 10 29.5 110 24 22.1
65 years and over 3102 184 5.9 2753 153 5.5 93 23 24.5 274 32 11.5
65 to 74 years 1799 88 4.9 1609 75 4.7 45 9 19.0 177 20 11.2
75 years and over 1303 96 7.3 1144 77 6.8 48 14 29.8 97 12 12.1
Male
Total 15226 1668 11.0 12970 1331 10.3 612 135 22.1 3442 756 22.0
Under 18 Years 4545 841 18.5 3817 660 17.3 200 87 43.3 1276 414 32.5
18 to 24 Years 1342 187 13.9 1145 151 13.2 41 3 7.1 444 75 16.8
25 to 34 Years 2189 209 9.5 1825 163 8.9 111 21 18.6 626 88 14.0
35 to 44 Years 2647 171 6.5 2258 154 6.8 117 6 5.4 547 106 19.4
45 to 54 Years 1868 107 5.7 1639 82 5.0 45 1 2.5 278 39 14.1
55 to 59 Years 679 27 3.9 578 21 3.6 35 0 .0 77 6 7.2
60 to 64 Years 506 51 10.1 445 45 10.1 12 2 15.6 62 17 28.1
65 Years and Over 1449 74 5.1 1265 55 4.3 50 15 30.9 132 11 8.4
65 to 74 Years 870 38 4.3 782 27 3.5 24 6 24.0 77 4 5.7
75 Years and Over 579 37 6.4 483 27 5.7 26 10 37.4 55 7 12.1
Female
Total 15255 1883 12.3 12913 1527 11.8 601 139 23.1 3118 797 25.6
Under 18 Years 4120 687 16.7 3475 565 16.3 157 45 28.6 1177 376 31.9
18 to 24 Years 1346 295 21.9 1094 224 20.5 82 35 42.1 349 101 29.0
25 to 34 Years 2151 321 14.9 1790 261 14.6 77 14 18.7 518 130 25.0
35 to 44 Years 2779 256 9.2 2314 210 9.1 123 17 14.2 515 102 19.9
45 to 54 Years 1930 111 5.7 1642 86 5.3 60 7 11.6 295 46 15.7
55 to 59 Years 783 54 6.9 677 44 6.6 37 5 14.0 75 14 19.0
60 to 64 Years 493 50 10.2 433 38 8.8 22 8 37.4 49 7 14.7
65 Years and Over 1653 109 6.6 1488 98 6.6 43 7 17.1 142 20 14.4
65 to 74 Years 929 51 5.4 827 48 5.8 21 3 13.1 100 15 15.5
75 Years and Over 724 59 8.1 662 50 7.6 22 5 20.9 42 5 11.9
West: Metropolitan- Not In Central Cities Household Relationship Total 30481 3551 11.7 25884 2858 11.0 1212 274 22.6 6560 1553 23.7
65 Years and Over 3102 184 5.9 2753 153 5.5 93 23 24.5 274 32 11.5
In Families 26247 2714 10.3 22227 2221 10.0 984 198 20.2 5957 1375 23.1
Householders 7910 685 8.7 6819 577 8.5 304 47 15.4 1405 303 21.6
Under 65 Years 6767 643 9.5 5792 543 9.4 279 43 15.3 1309 295 22.5
65 Years and Over 1143 42 3.6 1028 33 3.2 25 4 16.5 95 9 9.0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 8528 1458 17.1 7179 1173 16.3 347 122 35.1 2412 772 32.0
Under 6 Years 2909 562 19.3 2430 446 18.4 115 58 50.4 874 296 33.8
6 to 17 Years 5619 896 16.0 4748 727 15.3 232 64 27.5 1539 476 30.9
18 Years and Over 2286 166 7.2 1875 128 6.9 94 2 2.2 606 85 14.1
In Married Couple
Families 21465 1438 6.7 18275 1171 6.4 682 88 12.9 4580 776 16.9
Husbands 6377 327 5.1 5533 272 4.9 209 20 9.8 1058 164 15.5
Under 65 Years 5365 294 5.5 4631 248 5.3 184 16 8.9 977 158 16.1
65 Years and Over 1013 33 3.2 902 24 2.7 25 4 16.5 80 7 8.2
Wives 6377 327 5.1 5490 276 5.0 198 20 10.0 1084 158 14.5
Under 65 Years 5634 307 5.4 4833 258 5.3 176 18 10.1 1026 153 14.9
65 Years and Over 743 20 2.7 656 18 2.7 23 2 9.5 58 5 7.9
Related Children
Under 18 Years 6594 681 10.3 5568 547 9.8 207 46 22.2 1769 394 22.3
Under 6 Years 2264 229 10.1 1923 202 10.5 50 6 12.5 625 144 23.0
6 to 17 Years 4330 452 10.4 3644 345 9.5 157 40 25.3 1144 250 21.9
18 Years and Over 1600 74 4.6 1305 50 3.8 61 2 3.3 448 34 7.5
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 3442 1062 30.9 2879 872 30.3 221 88 39.9 948 454 47.9
Householder 1099 303 27.6 937 256 27.3 75 23 30.3 249 114 45.7
Under 65 Years 967 297 30.8 809 250 30.9 75 23 30.3 237 113 47.5
65 Years and Over 132 6 4.2 127 6 4.3 0 0 (B) 11 1 8.7
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1474 650 44.1 1246 527 42.3 107 60 55.5 481 280 58.3
Under 6 Years 482 270 56.1 391 209 53.4 45 35 78.8 176 117 66.5
6 to 17 Years 992 380 38.3 855 318 37.1 62 24 38.7 305 163 53.5
18 Years and Over 563 83 14.8 470 70 14.9 23 0 .0 128 48 37.4
West: Metropolitan- Not In Central Cities In Unrelated Subfamilies 180 74 41.2 148 45 30.8 15 15 100.0 63 22 35.4
Under 18 Years 100 45 45.1 81 28 34.4 10 10 100.0 33 14 42.9
Under 6 Years 39 18 47.2 27 7 25.1 10 10 100.0 10 2 24.4
6 to 17 Years 61 27 43.8 54 21 39.0 0 0 (B) 23 12 50.8
18 Years and Over 80 29 36.4 67 18 26.5 5 5 100.0 29 8 26.8
Unrelated Individuals 4055 764 18.8 3509 591 16.8 213 61 28.4 540 157 29.0
Male 1948 338 17.4 1684 263 15.6 105 20 19.1 331 82 24.7
Under 65 Years 1672 304 18.2 1429 240 16.8 92 9 9.4 304 79 26.0
Living Alone 719 88 12.2 623 68 11.0 39 4 9.7 78 14 17.5
65 Years and Over 276 34 12.3 255 23 8.8 13 11 84.5 27 3 9.9
Living Alone 226 14 6.3 217 10 4.7 6 4 65.4 17 1 8.3
Female 2106 426 20.2 1825 328 18.0 108 40 37.4 210 75 35.8
Under 65 Years 1522 348 22.9 1263 256 20.3 96 35 36.7 176 62 35.4
Living Alone 711 107 15.1 620 85 13.8 44 6 14.6 64 16 25.1
65 Years and Over 585 77 13.3 561 72 12.9 12 5 43.0 34 13 37.7
Living Alone 552 74 13.5 532 69 13.0 9 5 54.5 30 12 37.8
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 20, 2004
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