61.   Even as California enjoys the second-lowest smoking rate among adults in the nation, Anna is one of a rising number of youths picking up the habit.

62.   Experts said the most signficant aspect of the initial results was the relatively low participation rate among party supporters.

63.   Figures from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also suggest that obesity rates among teen-agers may be higher in New York.

64.   Five years ago, the cremation rate among Boston-area Catholics began rising.

65.   For years, public health officials have touted low smoking rates among black teen-agers as a hopeful sign that at least some young people were shunning cigarettes.

66.   Frankly, the success rate among former college coaches has not been high.

67.   Further, the smoking rate among teen-agers is leveling off in California, while it continues to rise in most other states.

68.   Gas rates among area utilities vary widely.

69.   Further, loan rejection rates among Asian, black and Hispanic applicants had been cut in half.

70.   He brought his expertise to the study of recidivism rates among criminal offenders.