1.   Car ownership rates are higher in rural areas than the national average.

2.   Employment levels in the region are above the national average.

3.   However, with a higher age structure, compared with the national average, demand continues to outstrip supply.

4.   Read in studio Crime recorded in the Central South region last year rose by more than the national average.

5.   That mirrors the estimated national average.

6.   The average income here is far less than the national average.

7.   The murder rate in the city has risen to four times the national average.

8.   The unemployment rate here is much higher than the national average.