Word: medians
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...principal complaint is that members' median salary of $5460 does not cover the administration's estimated cost of living of $8370. T.A.'s have also complained that they put in unpaid overtime and are not trained to teach, and that teaching interferes with their writing dissertations, according to a reporter at The Yale Daily News...
These outlays, combined with other sources of income, have provided many of the elderly with a sense of security that their own parents never enjoyed and that they will not relinquish without a fight. The median income of couples 65 and over in 1986 was about $22,000, which can go a long way when mortgages are paid up, children have left home, and there are few large purchases, such as appliances, to worry about. A 1984 congressional report on aging concluded, "Today . . . the act of retirement alone is no longer the source of poverty, isolation, and poor health...
...what makes Whales special is not its story, but rather the concept of making a film entirely about people growing old, starring a cast with a median age of more than 65. In this age when films are made more for money than for content, The Whales of August is a refreshing exception...
That boost in productivity will help U.S. companies to curb costs and keep prices under control. "We're going to have productivity-led growth," says Yardeni of Prudential-Bache. "And that doesn't necessarily push inflation rates higher." Among the economists polled, the median forecast for next year's increase in the Consumer Price Index was 4.6%, virtually the same as the 4.3% rise currently projected...
...CAPTION: Median forecasts of 17 economists surveyed by TIME...