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Competitiveness in State Legislative Elections: 1972-2014 (Data)

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Main analysis: Competitiveness in State Legislative Elections: 1972-2014

Figure 1

Figure 1: Pop. % with Marginal Races
Year State Senate 5% Marginality State Senate 10% Marginality State House 5% Marginality State House 10% Marginality
1968 5.4 12.0 8.4 15.5
1969 31.6 31.6 9.7 23.4
1970 10.3 20.3 9.4 17.6
1971 9.3 21.4 14.2 26.6
1972 8.8 16.9 9.7 17.9
1973 6.1 29.2 13.5 25.9
1974 10.1 17.3 9.1 17.6
1975 6.9 14.3 9.0 17.3
1976 13.0 21.8 6.7 14.7
1977 6.2 12.3 8.6 20.9
1978 6.8 13.9 7.1 13.9
1979 10.5 16.9 8.3 17.9
1980 9.8 17.4 6.9 13.6
1981 10.6 18.4 7.1 18.4
1982 8.9 17.2 6.8 13.7
1983 8.1 16.2 5.4 11.9
1984 7.4 13.5 5.9 11.6
1985 7.3 19.8
1986 7.7 12.1 5.6 10.5
1987 8.7 17.2 6.7 15.9
1988 5.2 12.3 5.6 10.5
1989 50.0 50.0 12.2 22.0
1990 7.7 17.7 6.3 12.5
1991 12.5 23.8 8.4 18.8
1992 8.2 14.9 7.9 14.3
1993 12.7 17.7 6.1 13.4
1994 8.7 16.7 7.2 13.3
1995 9.6 24.0 5.8 15.9
1996 9.2 15.8 6.7 12.6
1997 2.5 17.7 7.3 11.6
1998 4.6 11.4 4.8 10.3
1999 5.2 10.3 5.0 8.1
2000 6.4 12.7 4.7 10.7
2001 10.0 15.0 5.2 13.4
2002 5.7 12.5 5.4 11.0
2003 2.4 9.5 5.4 12.0
2004 5.2 9.4 5.1 10.7
2005 5.2 11.8
2006 7.2 12.7 6.3 11.9
2007 8.3 13.2 7.4 12.2
2008 5.7 11.3 6.5 12.4
2009 0.0 0.0 8.2 13.4
2010 7.6 14.6 6.3 13.0
2011 6.8 14.5 4.1 10.5
2012 5.4 12.3 6.9 13.9
2013 7.5 12.5 8.7 14.5
2014 5.0 12.0 4.9 10.2

Figure 2

Figure 2: Pop. % with Marginal Legislative Races
Year State Legislature 5% Marginality State Legislature 10% Marginality
1968 6.9 13.8
1969 13.6 24.8
1970 9.9 18.9
1971 11.5 23.8
1972 9.2 17.4
1973 9.5 27.7
1974 9.6 17.4
1975 8.0 15.9
1976 9.8 18.3
1977 7.3 16.4
1978 7.0 13.9
1979 9.4 17.4
1980 8.3 15.4
1981 8.6 18.4
1982 7.9 15.5
1983 7.1 14.6
1984 6.7 12.5
1985 7.3 19.8
1986 6.7 11.3
1987 7.9 16.7
1988 5.4 11.4
1989 13.2 22.8
1990 7.0 15.0
1991 10.7 21.6
1992 8.0 14.6
1993 9.5 15.7
1994 8.0 15.0
1995 7.7 19.9
1996 8.0 14.2
1997 4.8 14.8
1998 4.7 10.9
1999 5.1 9.2
2000 5.5 11.6
2001 6.9 14.0
2002 5.5 11.8
2003 3.6 10.5
2004 5.1 10.1
2005 5.2 11.8
2006 6.7 12.3
2007 8.0 12.8
2008 6.1 11.8
2009 8.0 13.1
2010 6.9 13.8
2011 5.6 12.7
2012 6.1 13.1
2013 8.1 13.5
2014 4.9 11.1

Figure 3

Figure 3: Pop. % with Marginal Races vs. % of Southern Democratic Legislators
Year Southern State Legislature 5% Marginality Southern State Legislature 10% Marginality Southern Percent of State Legislature who are Democrats
1968 3.6 9.0 85.2
1969 10.0 23.0 84.4
1970 5.3 11.1 85.5
1971 6.1 10.6 85.5
1972 6.3 11.0 81.6
1973 10.7 20.5 81.8
1974 5.2 9.1 86.6
1975 6.7 14.1 86.6
1976 5.3 9.4 87.7
1977 8.0 19.0 87.2
1978 4.1 9.2 85.1
1979 9.2 16.0 83.9
1980 8.5 14.3 80.0
1981 10.0 26.0 79.5
1982 5.5 9.3 81.7
1983 3.8 11.7 81.5
1984 6.1 9.9 76.9
1985 2.0 8.0 77.1
1986 7.5 11.2 74.4
1987 9.3 14.5 74.0
1988 6.0 11.8 71.0
1989 7.0 12.0 70.5
1990 7.2 13.3 70.2
1991 11.0 21.5 68.5
1992 8.3 14.8 65.1
1993 6.0 13.0 64.4
1994 7.6 13.0 58.4
1995 7.7 19.5 56.6
1996 9.9 13.9 54.9
1997 7.0 9.0 54.2
1998 5.3 9.2 53.6
1999 5.3 9.5 53.7
2000 4.7 10.6 52.3
2001 4.0 13.0 51.7
2002 3.7 10.7 46.9
2003 2.9 8.8 46.6
2004 3.2 6.7 45.2
2005 4.0 11.0 45.1
2006 4.8 8.4 45.6
2007 11.0 16.8 46.3
2008 6.0 9.8 46.5
2009 9.0 13.0 46.2
2010 4.9 10.5 38.9
2011 6.6 12.8 37.2
2012 3.2 7.9 36.8
2013 10.0 14.0 36.2
2014 2.5 5.9 34.2

Figure 4

Figure 4: Pop. % in Marginal Non-Southern Legislative Races
Year Non-Southern State Legislature 5% Marginality Non-Southern State Legislature 10% Marginality
1968 8.0 15.5
1969 14.8 25.5
1970 11.0 20.8
1971 17.4 38.2
1972 10.2 19.6
1973 9.3 28.9
1974 11.0 20.0
1975 11.7 21.0
1976 11.2 20.9
1977 7.2 15.9
1978 7.9 15.4
1979 10.0 21.6
1980 8.2 15.7
1981 8.5 17.6
1982 8.7 17.6
1983 13.8 20.4
1984 6.8 13.4
1985 11.3 28.8
1986 6.4 11.4
1987 5.1 21.2
1988 5.2 11.3
1989 17.9 31.0
1990 6.9 15.5
1991 10.0 21.9
1992 7.9 14.6
1993 10.5 16.4
1994 8.1 15.8
1995 7.3 22.0
1996 7.2 14.3
1997 4.2 16.4
1998 4.5 11.5
1999 3.7 7.3
2000 5.8 12.0
2001 8.1 14.4
2002 6.3 12.3
2003 5.0 13.8
2004 5.9 11.4
2005 6.3 12.5
2006 7.5 13.8
2007 1.7 4.7
2008 6.2 12.7
2009 7.1 13.1
2010 7.6 15.0
2011 2.5 12.5
2012 7.4 15.5
2013 7.5 13.3
2014 6.0 13.3

Figure 5

Figure 5: Pop. % with Uncontested State Legislative Races
Year State Senate Percent Uncontested State House Percent Uncontested
1971 29.3 28.0
1972 21.1 21.7
1973 11.7 22.2
1974 24.1 27.6
1975 55.2 37.0
1976 25.7 29.4
1977 11.6 28.2
1978 25.4 31.0
1979 41.4 35.1
1980 23.9 31.6
1981 17.8 28.0
1982 27.6 28.9
1983 32.8 39.5
1984 30.5 33.1
1985 25.7
1986 29.2 33.2
1987 33.9 41.9
1988 31.9 34.1
1989 0.0 25.9
1990 25.5 33.2
1991 20.9 26.5
1992 27.4 28.4
1993 10.1 19.9
1994 26.8 33.1
1995 36.8 29.0
1996 27.3 30.1
1997 10.1 28.8
1998 32.4 37.4
1999 55.6 38.3
2000 32.2 36.0
2001 10.0 22.7
2002 36.3 35.0
2003 28.7 38.3
2004 35.7 37.0
2005 28.3
2006 29.0 36.2
2007 32.0 39.7
2008 34.6 37.0
2009 0.0 20.4
2010 23.8 33.0
2011 29.4 39.1
2012 36.1 36.4
2013 5.0 23.4
2014 32.8 40.4

Figure 6

Figure 6: Pop. % with Uncontested State Legislative Races by Region
Year State Legislature Percent Uncontested Non-Southern State Legislature Percent Uncontested Southern State Legislature Percent Uncontested
1971 28.7 12.3 43.7
1972 21.4 12.0 50.3
1973 16.6 13.2 36.1
1974 25.8 16.2 57.6
1975 45.6 22.9 58.6
1976 27.5 17.5 60.5
1977 19.5 14.1 49.0
1978 28.2 18.4 59.2
1979 38.1 26.3 44.8
1980 28.0 21.2 51.7
1981 23.5 21.1 46.0
1982 28.2 18.7 56.3
1983 35.3 7.7 54.9
1984 31.8 20.6 64.5
1985 25.7 1.3 58.0
1986 31.2 23.5 54.6
1987 36.8 9.3 59.0
1988 33.0 24.3 59.4
1989 25.2 1.2 57.0
1990 29.5 22.8 52.1
1991 23.2 3.1 37.8
1992 27.9 20.0 48.7
1993 14.8 8.4 38.0
1994 29.9 21.4 51.8
1995 32.8 4.9 40.3
1996 28.7 21.0 49.9
1997 19.1 8.8 56.0
1998 34.9 27.4 55.2
1999 46.7 4.9 57.8
2000 34.3 27.4 55.0
2001 18.2 8.1 42.0
2002 35.7 28.5 53.0
2003 32.2 6.3 52.4
2004 36.4 27.3 59.1
2005 28.3 7.5 52.0
2006 32.6 24.7 52.7
2007 34.8 9.3 53.5
2008 35.8 27.6 55.9
2009 19.9 6.0 36.0
2010 28.7 21.2 49.2
2011 33.5 1.9 48.9
2012 36.2 28.9 52.1
2013 14.1 4.2 46.0
2014 36.7 28.3 56.4

Figure 7

Figure 7: Incumbency Win and Run Rates in State Legislative Races
Year State Senate Incumbent Re-election Percent State Senate Incumbent Run Percent State House Incumbent Re-election Percent State House Incumbent Run Percent
1971 89.1 58.0 89.2 61.7
1972 92.4 66.7 92.1 71.4
1973 66.6 60.4 81.2 70.1
1974 87.2 70.0 90.2 74.5
1975 91.0 72.0 91.7 76.2
1976 89.7 73.1 95.5 79.1
1977 84.4 66.0 96.5 76.1
1978 92.9 67.2 93.6 77.2
1979 92.5 74.5 92.0 80.4
1980 90.2 76.5 94.0 82.5
1981 91.2 68.8 94.8 75.4
1982 93.0 69.5 93.0 74.8
1983 92.6 79.7 94.6 82.1
1984 92.0 80.2 95.6 85.5
1985 87.5 92.4
1986 96.6 79.0 96.8 84.3
1987 93.2 85.3 95.4 79.0
1988 96.8 80.0 96.5 87.5
1989 0.0 94.7 88.9
1990 92.5 79.3 94.6 84.1
1991 81.5 72.7 86.5 77.5
1992 92.9 70.2 94.5 72.7
1993 91.3 87.3 94.4 85.7
1994 91.9 72.6 92.8 78.0
1995 83.0 85.2 94.7 85.6
1996 95.7 69.2 96.6 80.5
1997 94.0 84.8 99.5 85.9
1998 95.8 72.3 97.4 79.2
1999 95.7 81.1 96.8 89.3
2000 95.8 71.9 97.9 77.6
2001 91.2 85.0 95.0 77.1
2002 94.4 66.7 96.2 73.4
2003 97.5 80.0 96.1 82.3
2004 96.6 72.8 97.1 81.2
2005 96.1 87.5
2006 96.4 69.7 96.8 76.8
2007 91.3 70.8 97.6 76.9
2008 97.1 69.7 97.6 78.1
2009 0.0 94.9 83.7
2010 90.9 60.1 91.5 76.3
2011 95.8 80.7 95.7 79.6
2012 96.7 66.5 95.4 71.3
2013 100.0 97.5 97.4 85.5
2014 97.2 69.4 96.0 78.1

Figure 8

Figure 8: Incumbency Win and Run Trends in State Legislative Races
Year State Legislature Incumbent Re-election Percent State Legislature Incumbent Run Percent
1971 89.2 59.7
1972 92.2 68.9
1973 73.9 64.8
1974 88.7 72.3
1975 91.4 74.2
1976 92.7 76.1
1977 90.6 70.7
1978 93.3 72.2
1979 92.3 77.6
1980 92.3 79.7
1981 93.3 72.5
1982 93.0 72.0
1983 93.4 80.5
1984 93.9 83.0
1985 87.5 92.4
1986 96.7 81.6
1987 94.0 83.0
1988 96.7 83.7
1989 94.7 86.4
1990 93.6 81.8
1991 83.7 74.7
1992 93.7 71.4
1993 92.8 86.5
1994 92.4 75.2
1995 89.0 85.4
1996 96.2 74.8
1997 96.7 85.3
1998 96.6 75.8
1999 96.3 85.4
2000 97.0 75.0
2001 93.6 79.8
2002 95.3 69.9
2003 96.9 80.9
2004 96.8 77.1
2005 96.1 87.5
2006 96.6 73.2
2007 93.7 73.0
2008 97.4 74.0
2009 94.9 81.5
2010 91.2 68.7
2011 95.8 80.2
2012 96.1 68.8
2013 98.8 91.6
2014 96.5 73.8

Figure 9

Figure 9: U.S. House Marginal Races
Year U.S. House 5% Marginality U.S. House 10% Marginality
1946 7.9 20.8
1948 14.1 26.3
1950 10.5 20.7
1952 9.3 19.0
1954 8.4 21.4
1956 9.8 20.4
1958 12.8 23.9
1960 9.7 19.6
1962 8.3 17.1
1964 13.2 25.0
1966 10.2 16.4
1968 5.8 15.0
1970 6.3 12.1
1972 5.8 12.2
1974 9.4 20.7
1976 8.1 14.7
1978 6.9 15.2
1980 8.5 15.9
1982 7.9 16.4
1984 6.4 12.6
1986 5.8 10.4
1988 3.5 7.1
1990 6.5 11.5
1992 9.5 18.5
1994 9.9 19.6
1996 9.4 18.0
1998 3.7 9.7
2000 4.4 9.7
2002 4.9 8.4
2004 2.3 4.9
2006 8.1 14.0
2008 5.6 11.1
2010 8.3 18.7
2012 6.6 14.4
2014 5.1 10.2

Figure 10

Figure 10: U.S. Senate Marginal Races
Year U.S. Senate 5% Marginality U.S. Senate Marginality
1940 17.1 28.6
1942 11.8 29.4
1944 28.6 40.0
1946 11.1 25.0
1948 15.2 18.2
1950 8.3 41.7
1952 28.6 57.1
1954 23.7 34.2
1956 11.4 42.9
1958 20.6 32.4
1960 17.6 29.4
1962 23.1 48.7
1964 22.9 42.9
1966 8.6 25.7
1968 17.6 41.2
1970 17.1 34.3
1972 15.2 48.5
1974 26.5 41.2
1976 12.1 30.3
1978 17.6 26.5
1980 39.4 54.5
1982 21.2 33.3
1984 18.8 18.8
1986 29.4 41.2
1988 21.2 33.3
1990 8.8 26.5
1992 17.6 38.2
1994 11.4 22.9
1996 12.1 45.5
1998 14.7 23.5
2000 23.5 29.4
2002 17.6 26.5
2004 20.6 23.5
2006 12.1 18.2
2008 11.4 25.7
2010 13.5 16.2
2012 12.1 33.3
2014 13.9 19.4

Figure 11

Figure 11: Pop. % in Marginal Presidential Elections
Year States in Presidential Elections 5% Marginality States in Presidential Elections 10% Marginality Percent of National Presidential Vote Obtained by the Democratic Candidate
1932 14.0 27.3 59.2
1936 0.4 2.0 62.5
1940 42.2 56.6 55.0
1944 35.9 60.0 53.8
1948 54.8 61.3 52.4
1952 10.0 38.5 44.6
1956 7.1 14.6 42.2
1960 51.8 80.9 50.1
1964 4.2 11.1 61.3
1968 43.8 67.6 49.6
1972 0.0 7.5 38.2
1976 58.6 78.0 51.1
1980 27.4 48.1 44.7
1984 4.6 22.3 40.8
1988 38.4 50.7 46.1
1992 29.5 52.5 53.5
1996 13.1 44.4 54.7
2000 25.8 40.9 50.3
2004 20.9 38.5 48.8
2008 17.3 30.1 53.7
2012 15.6 37.4 52.0

Figure 12

Figure 12: Pop. % with Marginal Gubernatorial Election Results
Year Gubernatorial 5% Marginality Gubernatorial 10% Marginality
1935-1938 27.3 51.9
1939-1942 17.2 38.6
1943-1946 20.8 33.9
1947-1950 15.4 35.4
1951-1954 21.7 48.1
1955-1958 20.9 35.9
1959-1962 26.8 57.2
1963-1966 14.2 35.2
1967-1970 18.5 52.5
1971-1974 37.2 48.4
1975-1978 15.8 40.0
1979-1982 35.3 56.4
1983-1986 12.1 40.7
1987-1990 38.9 51.0
1991-1994 28.4 51.4
1995-1998 18.8 30.5
1999-2002 19.8 58.4
2003-2006 9.2 27.8
2007-2010 26.2 38.3
2011-2014 28.8 43.7

Figure 13

Figure 13: Non-Southern Pop. % with Marginal Gubernatorial Election Results
Year Non-Southern Gubernatorial 5% Marginality Non-Southern Gubernatorial 10% Marginality
1935-1938 35.3 67.2
1939-1942 23.2 52.1
1943-1946 27.5 44.7
1947-1950 20.6 47.4
1951-1954 29.2 64.6
1955-1958 27.1 46.5
1959-1962 35.5 67.3
1963-1966 17.0 44.8
1967-1970 24.3 54.7
1971-1974 37.6 53.5
1975-1978 13.6 44.7
1979-1982 45.3 60.9
1983-1986 15.1 29.4
1987-1990 39.0 48.5
1991-1994 23.0 39.1
1995-1998 26.7 37.3
1999-2002 21.8 61.7
2003-2006 11.1 24.2
2007-2010 22.7 40.3
2011-2014 31.2 47.4

Appendix A1

State Senate Competitiveness
Year 5% Marginality, Percentage of Elections 10% Marginality, Percentage of Elections 5% Marginality, Percentage of Populations 10% Marginality, Percentage of Populations
1968 9.5 18.3 5.4 12.0
1969 31.6 31.6 31.6 31.6
1970 11.1 21.4 10.3 20.3
1971 7.9 18.5 9.3 21.4
1972 10.4 20.7 8.8 16.9
1973 5.0 26.7 6.1 29.2
1974 10.5 20.3 10.1 17.3
1975 6.0 12.0 6.9 14.3
1976 10.7 19.8 13.0 21.8
1977 5.1 10.2 6.2 12.3
1978 8.2 15.8 6.8 13.9
1979 8.6 13.8 10.5 16.9
1980 10.9 19.4 9.8 17.4
1981 11.5 19.7 10.6 18.4
1982 9.1 17.2 8.9 17.2
1983 7.3 15.7 8.1 16.2
1984 9.4 16.0 7.4 13.5
1985
1986 6.8 14.2 7.7 12.1
1987 8.8 15.2 8.7 17.2
1988 7.6 16.4 5.2 12.3
1989 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0
1990 9.0 19.3 7.7 17.7
1991 9.4 17.0 12.5 23.8
1992 9.4 17.6 8.2 14.9
1993 12.5 17.5 12.7 17.7
1994 8.7 16.6 8.7 16.7
1995 9.1 20.5 9.6 24.0
1996 7.8 15.5 9.2 15.8
1997 2.5 17.5 2.5 17.7
1998 5.6 12.7 4.6 11.4
1999 5.3 10.6 5.2 10.3
2000 6.9 14.8 6.4 12.7
2001 10.0 15.0 10.0 15.0
2002 7.9 15.3 5.7 12.5
2003 2.9 9.9 2.4 9.5
2004 7.4 14.0 5.2 9.4
2005
2006 8.3 15.6 7.2 12.7
2007 8.2 13.5 8.3 13.2
2008 7.2 14.1 5.7 11.3
2009 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 9.0 18.2 7.6 14.6
2011 6.4 12.9 6.8 14.5
2012 7.6 16.7 5.4 12.3
2013 7.5 12.5 7.5 12.5
2014 6.0 12.7 5.0 12.0

Appendix A2

State House Competitiveness
Year 5% Marginality, Percentage of Elections 10% Marginality, Percentage of Elections 5% Marginality, Percentage of Populations 10% Marginality, Percentage of Populations
1968 9.3 18.2 8.4 15.5
1969 11.4 23.9 9.7 23.4
1970 10.4 19.8 9.4 17.6
1971 11.3 20.9 14.2 26.6
1972 11.0 20.2 9.7 17.9
1973 10.7 21.1 13.5 25.9
1974 10.2 19.1 9.1 17.6
1975 6.7 13.4 9.0 17.3
1976 8.3 16.9 6.7 14.7
1977 7.5 18.2 8.6 20.9
1978 8.6 15.8 7.1 13.9
1979 7.7 15.6 8.3 17.9
1980 8.1 15.7 6.9 13.6
1981 7.5 18.9 7.1 18.4
1982 8.0 15.9 6.8 13.7
1983 4.9 10.8 5.4 11.9
1984 7.4 14.3 5.9 11.6
1985 6.1 17.2 7.3 19.8
1986 6.8 12.9 5.6 10.5
1987 6.1 14.5 6.7 15.9
1988 7.0 13.2 5.6 10.5
1989 11.1 20.0 12.2 22.0
1990 7.9 15.5 6.3 12.5
1991 7.1 16.5 8.4 18.8
1992 9.1 17.3 7.9 14.3
1993 6.1 13.3 6.1 13.4
1994 7.8 15.2 7.2 13.3
1995 5.2 14.3 5.8 15.9
1996 7.4 14.4 6.7 12.6
1997 7.2 11.1 7.3 11.6
1998 6.1 11.9 4.8 10.3
1999 4.9 8.1 5.0 8.1
2000 6.6 13.2 4.7 10.7
2001 5.0 13.3 5.2 13.4
2002 7.2 14.6 5.4 11.0
2003 4.4 10.6 5.4 12.0
2004 7.7 14.7 5.1 10.7
2005 5.0 11.7 5.2 11.8
2006 8.5 16.0 6.3 11.9
2007 7.1 11.8 7.4 12.2
2008 7.5 14.5 6.5 12.4
2009 8.3 13.3 8.2 13.4
2010 8.1 16.2 6.3 13.0
2011 4.4 10.3 4.1 10.5
2012 8.1 16.2 6.9 13.9
2013 8.9 14.4 8.7 14.5
2014 6.5 13.1 4.9 10.2

Appendix A3

State Legislature Competitiveness
Year 5% Marginality, Percentage of Elections 10% Marginality, Percentage of Elections 5% Marginality, Percentage of Populations 10% Marginality, Percentage of Populations
1968 9.3 18.2 6.9 13.8
1969 12.7 24.4 13.6 24.8
1970 10.5 20.1 9.9 18.9
1971 10.4 20.2 11.5 23.8
1972 10.9 20.3 9.2 17.4
1973 9.7 22.1 9.5 27.7
1974 10.3 19.4 9.6 17.4
1975 6.5 13.1 8.0 15.9
1976 8.8 17.5 9.8 18.3
1977 7.1 16.8 7.3 16.4
1978 8.5 15.8 7.0 13.9
1979 7.9 15.2 9.4 17.4
1980 8.7 16.5 8.3 15.4
1981 8.2 19.1 8.6 18.4
1982 8.2 16.1 7.9 15.5
1983 5.7 12.5 7.1 14.6
1984 7.8 14.6 6.7 12.5
1985 6.1 17.2 7.3 19.8
1986 6.8 13.2 6.7 11.3
1987 6.9 14.7 7.9 16.7
1988 7.1 13.8 5.4 11.4
1989 11.5 20.3 13.2 22.8
1990 8.1 16.2 7.0 15.0
1991 7.8 16.6 10.7 21.6
1992 9.2 17.4 8.0 14.6
1993 7.3 14.1 9.5 15.7
1994 8.0 15.5 8.0 15.0
1995 6.1 15.8 7.7 19.9
1996 7.4 14.6 8.0 14.2
1997 6.4 12.3 4.8 14.8
1998 6.0 12.0 4.7 10.9
1999 5.0 8.7 5.1 9.2
2000 6.7 13.5 5.5 11.6
2001 5.9 13.6 6.9 14.0
2002 7.4 14.8 5.5 11.8
2003 4.0 10.4 3.6 10.5
2004 7.7 14.6 5.1 10.1
2005 5.0 11.7 5.2 11.8
2006 8.5 15.9 6.7 12.3
2007 7.4 12.3 8.0 12.8
2008 7.4 14.4 6.1 11.8
2009 8.2 13.2 8.0 13.1
2010 8.2 16.5 6.9 13.8
2011 5.0 11.1 5.6 12.7
2012 8.0 16.3 6.1 13.1
2013 8.6 14.1 8.1 13.5
2014 6.4 13.1 4.9 11.1
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