41.   Figures were also higher among white teen-agers than blacks or Hispanics.

42.   Hepatitis C infection is even higher among intravenous drug users, blood-transfused patients, and those with chronic liver disease.

43.   Injury rates are higher among people who are less fit, because they get worn out sooner.

44.   Local government health department officials revealed that high blood pressure is higher among blacks than whites, afflicting them more severely and at an earlier age.

45.   Marijuana use was higher among students who participate in other high-risk behaviors, such as binge drinking, cigarette smoking and having multiple sexual partners, the study found.

46.   Rates nearly doubled outside of rush hour and were higher among women, whites and drivers of vans and SUVs, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said.

47.   Support for the Social Security proposal was progressively higher among groups with higher incomes.

48.   The jobless rate is much higher among young people, and is considered a cause of a growth in the rate of urban violence, especially in disadvantaged neighborhoods.

49.   The number is even higher among girls, and this is especially problematic since girls have proved to provide the highest rate of social return to society.

50.   The rate was also higher among ethnic Koreans in China than among the majority Han Chinese, she said.