I have seen different percentages from different sources.
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The S&P 500 closed at 1211.92 on 31 December 2004.\n\nIt closed at 1248.29 on 30 December 2005.\n\nTherefore it gained 36.37 points over the year which is a 3.00% rise.\n\nNote that the S&P 500 does _not_ include dividends.\n\nThe S&P 500 Total Return index (which does include dividends) ended 2004 at 1799.55.  It ended 2005 at 1887.93\n which represents a 4.91% increase.\n\nCheers,\nRichard.
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I get 16.8% (approximately).
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Maybe that is due to the difference in use of the product.
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2/3rds is actually not a bad number at all.  In many countries it is around 50%.  I think that's actually higher than what it's been in past years.  Also voting was much higher for this last midterm than its been in a about ten years
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i heard around 2%.....i cant remember where i heard it from though
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both but in different ways
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I don't really pay attention to either side's nonsense.  Rather I find 3-5 other places that confirm or deny it.  If at least 3 don't agree on what was stated or how, it's probably nonsense.  Or I compare both sides on the same issue and then make up my own opinion.
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Giving links to a few. There are lots of others.
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In most cases: 10%  Some locations may have different code requirements though.
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I don't know the percentages, Gobby, but I'm straight- thank God.
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Because people interpret things differently
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various sites offer the statistics not just one
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Is the top one 8.537% ???\n\nIs the second one 2,664.20 ???\n\nPlease give me ten points!
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demographics my friend. Supply and demand see http://thebaldchemist.blogspot.com for advice.
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I've seen some of that and maybe it has to do with the answers being given?
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here are a couple of sites
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Yes, there are several good sources, the first mentioned below is the one I started out with; there are many other good books though...