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Example: Question #12 What is the average annual wage for librarians in Abilene, TX? And how about the average for libraries in the city of Los Angeles? Kansas City? The U.S. average? RAND State Statistics � 5
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Example Question #99 What are Medicare average dialysis costs per patient in Dallas? And how about in El Paso? The Bronx? Baltimore? RAND State Statistics � 7
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Example Question #1,000 Which Texas county has the highest crude death rate for cancer? RAND State Statistics � 9
The Highest Rate is in Coleman County at More than Twice the State Average RAND State Statistics � 10
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