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US Dept of Edu.—Epidemic Statistics on Autism 1992-1997
Tuesday, May 11, 1999
>From the U.S. Dept. of Education
Comparison of the 16th and 20th Annual Report to Congress on the
Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Number and Change in Number of Children Ages 6-21 Served Under IDEA,
Part B
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Percentage
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Change In
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Change In
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Number
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Served
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Number Served
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Number Served
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State
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1992-93
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1996-97
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1992-1997
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1992-1997
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Alabama
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68
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352
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284
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417.65
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Alaska
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8
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70
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62
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775.00
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Arizona
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199
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437
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238
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119.60
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Arkansas
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30
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287
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257
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856.67
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California
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1605
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3913
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2308
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143.80
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Colorado
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14
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134
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120
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857.14
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Connecticut
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164
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437
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373
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227.44
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Delaware
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15
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160
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145
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966.67
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District of Columbia
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0
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62
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62
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100.00
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Florida
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582
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1682
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1100
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189.00
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Georgia
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262
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674
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412
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157.25
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Hawaii
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52
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101
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49
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94.23
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Idaho
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39
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141
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102
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261.54
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Illinois
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5
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1101
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1096
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21920.00
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Indiana
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273
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1098
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825
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302.20
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Iowa
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67
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386
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319
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476.12
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Kansas
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74
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232
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158
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213.51
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Kentucky
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38
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309
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271
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713.16
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Louisiana
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409
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711
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302
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73.84
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Maine
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37
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168
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131
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354.05
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Maryland
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28
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711
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683
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2439.29
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Massachusetts
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493
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565
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75
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15.21
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Michigan
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288
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2051
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1763
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612.15
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Minnesota
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296
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870
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574
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193.92
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Mississippi
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0
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218
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218
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100.00
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Missouri
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336
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693
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357
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106.25
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Montana
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20
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90
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70
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350.00
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Nebraska
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4
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140
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136
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3400.00
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Nevada
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5
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115
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110
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2200.00
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New Hampshire
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0
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99
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99
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100.00
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New Jersey
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446
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1100
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654
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146.64
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New Mexico
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16
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124
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108
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675.00
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New York
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1648
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2969
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1321
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80.16
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North Carolina
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786
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1464
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678
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86.26
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North Dakota
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9
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52
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43
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477.78
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Ohio
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22
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292
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270
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1227.27
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Oklahoma
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31
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266
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235
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758.06
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Oregon
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37
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1351
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1314
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3551.35
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Pennsylvania
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346
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1455
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1109
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320.52
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Puerto Rico
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266
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357
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91
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34.21
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Rhode Island
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19
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105
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86
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452.63
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South Carolina
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141
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314
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173
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1226.95
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South Dakota
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36
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81
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45
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125.00
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Tennessee
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304
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507
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203
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66.78
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Texas
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1444
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2933
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1489
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103.12
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Utah
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105
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222
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117
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111.43
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Vermont
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6
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66
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60
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1000.00
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Virginia
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539
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1005
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466
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86.46
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Washington
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476
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444
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-32
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-6.72
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West Virginia
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101
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151
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50
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49.50
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Wisconsin
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18
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669
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651
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3616.67
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Wyoming
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15
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45
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30
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200.00
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American Samoa
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0
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0
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0
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0.00
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Guam
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0
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3
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3
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100.00
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Northern Marianas
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1
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1
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0
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0.00
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Palau
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0
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0
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0
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0.00
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Virgin Islands
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5
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6
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1
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20.00
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Bur. of Indian Affairs
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10
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9
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-1
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-10.00
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US AND OUTLYING AREAS
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12,238
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34,101
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21,863
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178.65
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50 States, DC & PR
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12,222
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34,082
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21,860
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178.86
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This is just the tip of the iceberg. More news coming out in a week or
so regarding U.S. autism
statistics.
editor: Lenny Schafer east coast editor: Catherine Johnson, Ph.D.
schafer@netcom.com
CIJOHN@aol.com
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