31.   But other studies have found gulf war veterans do have higher rates of chronic illnesses, which might be related to low-level exposure to chemical agents.

32.   But overall, Sacramento, Modesto, Stockton-Lodi and Visalia had higher rates of auto theft than San Francisco.

33.   Calagna said that eight or nine other states had higher rates than New York, but he did not compare rates between New York and other cities.

34.   Cancer experts had thought that smokers who began as children or teen-agers had higher rates simply because they had been smoking longer.

35.   Counties with the highest levels of lead and manganese pollution typically have crime rates three times the national average, Masters says.

36.   Currently, Medicare does not cover prescription drugs, has low rates for out-patient care and is revising its home care payments.

37.   Critics of deregulation point out that Texans already have rates that are below the national average and the Public Utility Commission lately has even trimmed rates at some utilities.

38.   Different ethnic groups have different rates of prostate cancer.

39.   Dr. Waite said that divorced men had higher rates of drug and alcohol abuse and depression than single or married men or than single, married or divorced women.

40.   Edna Bell, president of the National Association of Black County Officials, said urban areas had high rates of juvenile incarceration.