71.   Low-income Texans, however, would benefit the most because they pay a higher proportion of their income in taxes than middle-income and wealthy people do.

72.   Massachusetts is particularly affected because of its higher proportion of elderly residents, the biggest consumers of prescription drugs.

73.   More than one-third of those assets, however, are in bond investments, a much higher proportion than most banks.

74.   Moreover, a higher proportion of our cases probably are criminal cases.

75.   Nearly one out of every three welfare recipients in Michigan now has a job, a higher proportion than in any other state.

76.   Nonprofit HMOs show a generally higher proportion of spending for medical care.

77.   One of the few remaining distinctions is that savings institutions are required to put a slightly higher proportion of their assets into real estate loans.

78.   Only Michigan and New York have a higher proportion of unionized workers.

79.   Only the U.S. Federal Reserve, he said, had a higher proportion of its assets in government bonds.

80.   Personal spending suffered a steep decline in June as Japanese consumers set aside a higher proportion of their income in anticipation of tougher times.