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Sub-domain (level 2) | 
Key series | 
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Labour force | 
Labour force participation rate | 
20–74 yrs | 
2011–12^ | 
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% | 
79.2 | 
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65.2 |

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Employment conditions | 
Employed persons, proportion employed part-time | 
20–74 yrs | 
2011–12^ | 
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% | 
13.5 | 
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43.2 |

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Underutilised labour | 
Unemployment rate | 
20–74 yrs | 
2011–12^ | 
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% | 
4.2 | 
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4.6 |

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Not in labour force | 
Persons not in labour force | 
20–74 yrs | 
2011–12^ | 
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% | 
20.8 | 
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34.8 |

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Earnings, income and economic situation | 
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Earnings (mean) | 
Non-managerial adult hourly ordinary time cash earnings (mean) | 
21+ yrs | 
2010 | 
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$ | 
32.30 | 
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28.70 |

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Earnings (median) | 
Non-managerial adult hourly ordinary time cash earnings (median) | 
21+ yrs | 
2010 | 
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$ | 
26.70 | 
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24.70 |

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Economic resources | 
Persons living in low economic resource households | 
15+ yrs | 
2009–10 | 
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% | 
17.9 | 
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20.0 |

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Main source of income at retirement | 
Persons not in labour force, main source of personal income is superannuation or annuity | 
65+ yrs | 
2009–10 | 
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% | 
17.4 | 
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10.3 |

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Superannuation | 
No superannuation coverage | 
15–69 yrs | 
2007 | 
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% | 
19.4 | 
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26.5 |

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Financial stress | 
Persons, proportion living in households with one or more cash flow problems (a) | 
15+ yrs | 
2009–10 | 
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% | 
16.2 | 
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17.2 |

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Housing circumstances | 
Persons, proportion living in low income household in rental stress (b)(c) | 
15+ yrs | 
2009–10 | 
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% | 
36.8 | 
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33.8 |

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Attainment | 
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Year 12 formal qualification at Certificate II or above | 
Attainment of Year 12 or formal qualification at Certificate II or above | 
20–24 yrs | 
2012^ | 
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% | 
84.1 | 
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87.8 |

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Non-school qualification | 
Attainment of formal qualification at Certificate III or above | 
25–29 yrs | 
2012^ | 
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% | 
65.4 | 
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66.5 |

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Literacy and numeracy skills | 
Document literacy at skills level 1 and 2 (d) | 
15–64 yrs | 
2006 | 
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% | 
41.9 | 
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45.0 |

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Participation | 
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Participation and retention | 
Education participation rate (e) | 
15–24 yrs | 
2012^ | 
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% | 
59.7 | 
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61.9 |

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Participation in non-school qualification | 
Enrolment in Bachelor Degree or above | 
18–24 yrs | 
2012^ | 
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% | 
26.8 | 
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32.5 |

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Work related learning | 
Participation in work related learning in last 12 months | 
20–64 yrs | 
2009 | 
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% | 
31.9 | 
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29.9 |

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Not fully engaged in education and/ or employment | 
Not fully engaged in education and/ or employment (f) | 
15–19 yrs | 
2012^ | 
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% | 
12.8 | 
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13.2 |

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3. Health | 
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Health status | 
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Life expectancy | 
Life expectancy at birth | 
0 yrs | 
2009–11^ | 
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79.7 | 
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84.2 |

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Morbidity prevalence | 
Reporting one or more long term health conditions | 
All persons | 
2011–12^ | 
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% (age std) | 
75.6 | 
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77.7 |

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Living with a disability | 
Reporting disability | 
All persons | 
2009 | 
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% (age std) | 
18.1 | 
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17.3 |

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Psychological distress | 
Reporting high/ very high level of psychological distress | 
18+ yrs | 
2011–12^ | 
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% (age std) | 
8.8 | 
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12.8 |

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Mental health | 
Reporting any 12-month mental disorder | 
16–85 yrs | 
2007 | 
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% | 
17.6 | 
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22.3 |

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Deaths | 
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Death rate | 
Death rate, all causes | 
All persons | 
2011^ | 
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per 1,000 (age std) | 
6.7 | 
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4.7 |

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Deaths from cancer | 
Death rate from cancer | 
All persons | 
2010 | 
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per 100,000 (age std) | 
224.2 | 
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139.0 |

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Deaths from diseases of the circulatory system | 
Death rate from ischaemic heart disease | 
All persons | 
2010 | 
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per 100,000 (age std) | 
110.9 | 
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60.8 |

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Suicides | 
Death rate from suicide | 
All persons | 
2010 | 
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per 100,000 (age std) | 
16.4 | 
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4.8 |

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Death in motor vehicle accidents | 
Death rate in motor vehicle accidents | 
All persons | 
2010 | 
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per 100,000 (age std) | 
9.4 | 
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3.3 |

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Drug induced deaths | 
Drug induced death rate | 
All persons | 
2010 | 
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per 100,000 (age std) | 
8.3 | 
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4.5 |

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Perinatal deaths | 
Perinatal deaths (g) | 
All births | 
2010 | 
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per 1,000 (age std) (h) | 
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8.7 |

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Consumption of alcohol | 
Consumption of alcohol in quantities that exceed lifetime risk (i) | 
18+ yrs (age std) | 
2011–12^ | 
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% (age std) | 
28.9 | 
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10.1 |

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Smoking | 
Current smokers | 
18+ yrs (age std) | 
2011–12^ | 
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% (age std) | 
20.4 | 
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16.3 |

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Overweight/ obesity | 
Overweight/ obesity (measured Body Mass Index) (j) | 
18+ yrs (age std) | 
2011–12^ | 
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% (age std) | 
70.3 | 
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55.7 |

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Level of exercise | 
Sedentary or engaging in low levels of exercise (k) | 
18+ yrs (age std) | 
2011–12^ | 
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% (age std) | 
62.6 | 
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72.5 |

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Medicare services | 
Average number of Medicare services processed per person | 
All persons | 
2011–12^ | 
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no. | 
11.9 | 
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16.9 |

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4. Work and family balance | 
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Engagement in work (employment related and unpaid) | 
Total number of hours and minutes per day spent on work (employment related and unpaid) | 
15+ yrs | 
2006 | 
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hh:mins | 
7:25 | 
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7:34 |

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Caring for children | 
Total number of hours and minutes per day spent by parents to care for children | 
15+ yrs | 
2006 | 
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hh:mins | 
3:55 | 
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8:33 |

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Providing primary care to a person with a disability | 
Providing primary care to a person with a disability | 
15+ yrs | 
2009 | 
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% | 
2.9 | 
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5.9 |

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Provided care to someone in the last week | 
Employed persons who provided care to someone in the last week | 
15+ yrs | 
2007 | 
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% | 
39.3 | 
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43.1 |

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Time stress and work and family balance | 
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Stressed for time | 
Always/ often feel rushed or pressed for time | 
15+ yrs | 
2007 | 
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% | 
34.9 | 
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42.4 |

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Work and family balance | 
Feel their work and family responsibilities are rarely/ never in balance | 
15+ yrs | 
2007 | 
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% | 
16.3 | 
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14.6 |

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Volunteering | 
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Volunteering rates | 
Volunteering rate | 
18+ yrs | 
2010 | 
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% | 
34.4 | 
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38.1 |

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5. Safety and justice | 
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Victims of violence, harassment and stalking | 
Experience of violence during the last 12 months | 
18+ yrs | 
2005 | 
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% | 
10.8 | 
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5.8 |

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Victimisation rates | 
Victims and victimisation rate for physical or threatened physical assault | 
15+ yrs | 
2010–11^ | 
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% | 
6.5 | 
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4.8 |

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Imprisonment | 
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Imprisonment rates | 
Imprisonment rate | 
18+ yrs (l) | 
2012^ | 
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per 100,000 (age std) | 
320.8 | 
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26.2 |

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Offender rates | 
Offender rate | 
10+ yrs | 
2010–11^ | 
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per 100,000 | 
2,959.3 | 
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833.8 |

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6. Democracy, governance and citizenship | 
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Leadership roles | 
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Leaders in top 200 ASX companies | 
Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) in top 200 ASX companies | 
Positions | 
2012^ | 
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% | 
96.5 | 
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3.5 |

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Parliamentarians | 
Federal parliamentarians | 
Positions | 
2013^ | 
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% | 
70.8 | 
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29.2 |

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Membership of Commonwealth Government boards and bodies | 
Members of Commonwealth Government boards and bodies | 
Positions | 
2011 | 
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% | 
64.7 | 
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35.3 |

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Australian Public Service senior and middle managers | 
Senior executive service (SES) managers in the Australian Public Service (APS) | 
Positions | 
2012^ | 
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% | 
60.8 | 
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39.2 |

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Judges and magistrates | 
Commonwealth judges and magistrates | 
Positions | 
2012 | 
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% | 
69.5 | 
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30.5 |

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Recognition of outstanding achievement and service | 
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Order of Australia awards | 
Recipients of Companion or Officer of the Order (AC/ AO) (General Division) | 
Recipients | 
2012^ | 
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% | 
77.3 | 
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22.7 |