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POSITIVE (+) AND NEGATIVE (-) FACTORS CONSIDERED:

1.   Percent Change in Violent Crime Rate: 1993 to 2002 (Table 35) -

2.   Percent Change in State Prisoner Incarceration Rate: 1993 to 2002 (Table 55) -

3.   Percent Change in Unemployment Rate: 1994 to 2003 (Table 139) -

4.   Percent Change in Poverty Rate: 1993 to 2002 (Table 159) -

5.   Percent Change in Pupil-Teacher Ratio: 1993 to 2002 (Table 213) -

6.   Change in Percent of Population Not Covered by Health Insurance: 1993 to 2002 (Table 247) -

7.   Percent Change in Infant Mortality Rate: 1992 to 2001 (Table 307) -

8.   Percent Change in Per Capita State Government Tax Revenue: 1993 to 2002 (Table 395) -

9.   Percent Change in Per Capita Gross State Product: 1992 to 2001 (Table 99) +

10.  Percent Change in Median Household Income: 1993 to 2002 (Table 119) +

11. Percent Change in Homeownership Rate: 1994 to 2003 (Table 129) +

12. Percent Change in Estimated Public High School Graduation Rate: 1994 to 2003 (Table 233) +