Word: medians
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Boston has chronic illnesses that a brief burst of high spirits will not cure. Of the 30 largest U.S. cities, according to the Census Bureau, Boston is among the poorest, ranking 26th in median household income. The housing stock has deteriorated badly, and rent control, whatever its virtues, does not encourage renovation. Next year's municipal budget deficit is estimated at $40 million. Yet there are King and Flynn: with both men and their constituencies earnestly committed to solving those problems, happier days may be here again...
...dying off without being replaced: 39% are 65 or older, while only 28% are under 45. Admits Hoagland: "We should not take a loyal readership for granted." The age of the Monitor's following is in turn a factor in discouraging advertisers, even though the readership is affluent (median household income: $32,000). Thus the paper now contains only about 25% advertising, compared with up to 60% in many other dailies, a level that Hoagland suggests the Monitor could some day reach. Says...
...skimpy voter turnouts of the past few years could improve. Older citizens tend to vote in greater numbers than the young, and the Census Bureau says the median age will rise from 31 to 36 by the end of the century. There will be many more very old Americans. For instance, Arizonans over 80 will increase their number almost fivefold in two decades, from 50,000 to 228,000. Nationally, the number of people 85 and older is likely to double, to 5.1 million. To accommodate this demographic shift, cities and states may adapt existing facilities to the new circumstances...
Five years later, the median SAT of accepted students rose over 1300, and the entering class of 1987 promises to be more geographically diverse than its predecessors. Although George Koval, acting assistant provost for university life, admits that the admissions office has actively moved to "touch pockets of candidates in other areas of the nation where we might not have touched before," he does not see any concerted effort on the administration's part to improve the public image, nor does he consider it a serious problem...
...form is another question. Originally conceived as a youth group, the Corps is now actively recruiting retirees as well as businessmen, accountants and consultants, to meet the growing demand for trained professionals to form and assist the businesses and programs the Corps wants to build. Scotton predicts that the median age of volunteers, currently 28, will continue to increase. Technical schools are also being scouted...