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NickName: The Beehive State
Taken from the name of the Ute Indians, whose name means "people of the mountains"
Capital City: Salt Lake City
Location: 40.777N, 111.929W |
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Utah, the 45th state, in spite of being host to deserts, and mountains, ranks as the 4th top state in the digital economy index. Then there is the trust factor – with more people believing that others can be trusted. The social activity is more as reflected by more number of parents attending the town and school meetings. The more tempting factors are the lower cost of living numbers, lower pollution levels, good scores in education, better health rates, and the government bonds ranked AAA (S&P 1999)
More than 80% of the population is concentrated along the Wasatch Front of northern Utah; with few towns outside of this Salt Lake City that have more than 5,000 people. There is a strict code of conduct (Mormon Code Of conduct) being followed by a majority of the Utahns which makes it a 1950s sort of place.
The weekend attractions include excellent skiing, river rafting, bicycling, and backpacking, and the places Arches, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, and Zion National Parks; Cedar Breaks, Dinosaur, Hovenweep, Natural Bridges, Rainbow Bridge, Timpanogos Cave, and Grand Staircase (Escalante) National Monuments; the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City; and Monument Valley. Salt Lake City hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics.
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| 15 Vital Statistics Affecting Your Relocation |
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| 1. |
Belief: "Most People are Honest" (6-level agree/disagree) |
3.83 |
4 |
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| 2. |
Belief: "Most People Can be Trusted" |
0.54 |
0 |
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| 3. |
Attended Meetings in Town or School Affairs (percent) |
0.29 |
0 |
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| 4. |
Overall State Ranking - New Economy Index |
12th |
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| 5. |
Cost of Living Index |
76.26 |
100 |
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| 6. |
Average Apartment Rent |
542.0000 |
617 |
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| 7. |
Average Home Price |
190000.0000 |
223400 |
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| 8. |
Average Total Energy Cost |
105.9900 |
126.75 |
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| 9. |
Average Phone Bill |
21.0200 |
16.85 |
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| 10. |
Gasoline/Gallon |
1.5800 |
1.5 |
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| 11. |
Hospital Room/Day |
640.4900 |
334.33 |
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| 12. |
Doctor Visit |
62.6000 |
66.7 |
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| 13. |
Average Auto Insurance Premium, 2000 |
739.19 |
792.91 |
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| 14. |
% of Days That are Sunny |
62 |
56.88 |
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| 15. |
Crime Index |
234.1 |
416 |
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| Utah Info for you |
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| Area |
84904 sq.mi, 13th Land 82168 sq. mi., 12th Water 2736 sq.mi., 16th |
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| Area Code |
435, 801 |
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| County Profile |
29 Counties |
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| Motto |
Industry |
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| Capital |
Salt Lake City |
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| Largest Cities |
Salt Lake City
West Valley City
Provo
Sandy
Orem
Ogden
West Jordan
Layton
Taylorsville
St. George
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| Capitol Tour |
utahstatecapitol.utah.gov/ |
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| State Official Website |
http://www.utah.gov/ |
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| Governor |
Gary Richard Herbert (R) |
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| No. of State Legislators, 2003 |
104 |
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| Senators and Representatives |
US House
US Senate
Utah House: Members
Utah Senate: Members
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| Industry |
Machinery, aerospace, mining, food processing, electric equipment, tourism. |
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| Agriculture |
Cattle, dairy products, hay, turkeys. |
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| Tree |
Blue Spruce |
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| Geographic Center |
Sanpete, 3 miles north of Manti |
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| Highest Point |
Kings Peak |
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| Lowest Point |
Beaverdam Creek; 2000 feet, 47th |
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Fatalities Caused by Tornadoes:
1950 to 2001 |
1 |
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| Average Temperatures |
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| Winter |
38.76 |
42.79 |
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| Spring |
62.93 |
64.36 |
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| Summer |
86.28 |
83.95 |
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| Fall |
63.55 |
65.89 |
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| Precipitation(Rain Fall) |
13.85 |
39.41 |
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| % of Days That are Sunny |
148.85 |
103.29 |
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| Nickname including its origin |
The Beehive State ,Taken from the name of the Ute Indians, whose name means "people of the mountains" |
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| Symbols |
flower: sego lily (1911)
tree: blue spruce (1933)
bird: California gull (1955)
emblem: beehive (1959)
song: “Utah, We Love Thee” (1953)
gem: topaz
animal: Rocky Mountain elk (1971)
insect: honeybee (1983)
grass: Indian rice grass (1990)
fossil: allosaurus (1988)
cooking pot: dutch oven (1997)
fish: Bonneville cutthroat trout (1997)
fruit: cherry (1997)
mineral: copper
rock: coal (1991)
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| Song |
Utah...This is the Place Click Here for Song |
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| Demographics |
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| Median Age 2000 |
29.59 |
37.8 |
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| % Change in Population 2000 to 2001 |
1.6 |
1 |
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| Poverty Rate, 2000 |
8 |
11.14 |
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| % Public Aid Recipients 2000 |
1.9 |
3.79 |
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| % Births to Unmarried Women in 2000 |
17.4 |
32.92 |
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| Health |
UT |
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| Health Care Cost Relative to U.S. average, 2002 |
0.7 |
0.99 |
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| Infant Mortality /1000 Live Births, 1998 |
5.2 |
7.14 |
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| Nonfederal Physicians, 1999 |
221 |
266.54 |
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| Death Rate by Accident, 1998 |
665 |
1988.92 |
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| Estimated Rate of New Cancer Cases, 2001 |
267.7 |
479.19 |
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| Obesity - % of Indiv. 30lbs over Weight or Greater (2001) |
18.4 |
20.46 |
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Finances and Taxes
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| Purchase Price of a building |
168456.27 |
175806.29 |
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| Car Insurance |
1586.43 |
1698.53 |
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| Corporate Income Tax % |
5 |
6.64 |
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| Top Personal Income Tax |
5.775 |
5.2 |
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| Sales Tax & Use Tax |
4.75 |
4.66 |
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| Professional Services Tax |
N |
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| Top Capital Gains Tax |
6.475 |
4.75 |
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| Motor Fuel Tax, 02 |
0.245 |
0.23 |
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| Real Estate: % of income per $100 |
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| On Land & Buildings |
2.48 |
N/A |
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| On Inventory |
Y |
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| On Personal Property |
N |
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| State Tax Rate |
7.3 |
7.13 |
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| Local Tax Rate |
10.8 |
7.13 |
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| Unemployment Insurance Tax/ Per Employee |
1 |
2.36 |
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| Internet Access Tax |
N |
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| New Economy Index (1=Highest, 50=Lowest) |
UT |
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| Overall State Ranking |
12th |
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| Knowledge Jobs |
14th |
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| Globalization |
41st |
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| Economic Dynamism |
12th |
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| Digital Economy |
4th |
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| Innovation Capacity |
15th |
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| High Tech Jobs |
11th |
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| Venture Capital |
13th |
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| Internet Access-1998 (%) |
53.4 |
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| R & D Expenditures-1998 (Millions) |
1495.0000 |
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| Number of New Patents (1998) |
803 |
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| Crime |
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| Index Offences Total |
4809.6 |
3326.73 |
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| Violent Crime Total |
257.65 |
385.32 |
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| Murders |
3.81 |
3.95 |
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| Forcible Rape |
43.81 |
28.03 |
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| Assault |
153.33 |
261.06 |
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| Property Crimes |
4551.94 |
2941.4 |
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| Burglary |
653.57 |
678.55 |
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| Larceny, Theft |
3578.03 |
1942.89 |
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| Motor Vehicle Thefts |
320.35 |
320.72 |
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| Index Offences Rate |
3352.11 |
2735.58 |
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| Murders Rate |
3.07 |
3.02 |
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| Forcible Rape Rate |
40.22 |
25.16 |
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| Robbery Rate |
31.97 |
52.25 |
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| Aggravated Assault Rate |
101.58 |
195.86 |
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| Property Crime Rate |
3175.29 |
2459.29 |
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| Burglary Rate |
465.12 |
585.46 |
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| Larceny, Thefts Rate |
2501.92 |
1660.47 |
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| Motor Vehicle Thefts Rate |
208.28 |
213.85 |
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Pollution
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| Ozone in air (more Ozone = more Pollution) |
80.37 |
82.19 |
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| Pollution Released, 1999 (Pounds) |
106141261 |
45901994.34 |
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| Toxic Waste Received in State, 1999(Pounds) |
2218120 |
31524509.36 |
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| From the 2000 Census Reports |
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| Population |
1910279 |
203400320 |
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| Average Family Size in 2000 |
3.57 |
3.1 |
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| % of Eligible Voters Reported Registered, 2000 |
0.767 |
0.81 |
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| Median age |
29.59 |
37.8 |
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| Males per 100 Females |
100.12 |
94.67 |
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| Percentage Unemployed |
5.69 |
5.97 |
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| Use Public Transport |
0.88 |
1.12 |
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| Travel Time |
23.24 |
24.55 |
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| Median Value of a House |
121929.57 |
92201.9 |
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| Monthly Owner Cost with Mortgage |
910.55 |
845.87 |
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| Monthly Owner Cost without Mortgage |
230.21 |
283.44 |
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| Contract Monthly Rent |
438.14 |
390.93 |
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| Gross Rent |
528.61 |
463.96 |
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| % of Household Total |
80.92 |
69.46 |
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| % of Families Household Total |
69.64 |
54.65 |
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| Avg Population per Household |
3.24 |
2.55 |
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| Avg Population per Family |
3.63 |
3.06 |
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| % of Non Families Household Total |
19.08 |
30.54 |
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| Monthly Income-Household |
42995.65 |
38521.16 |
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| Monthly Income Family |
47061.24 |
45249.75 |
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| Per Capita Income |
15962.98 |
18724.65 |
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| Earning per Male |
35846.76 |
33331.99 |
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| Earning per Female |
22704.51 |
23722.78 |
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| % Families Below Poverty Line |
7.71 |
9.88 |
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| People speaking Less than fluent English |
2.91 |
3.53 |
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| Persons Holding High School Certificate or More |
86.66 |
78.68 |
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| Bachelor Degree Holders |
20.06 |
17.11 |
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| Density |
921.8 |
1175.8 |
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| % of one Race |
7105.42 |
8737.95 |
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| % of Black & Others |
60.95 |
1231.39 |
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| % of American Indians |
77.71 |
70.5 |
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| % of Asians |
126.02 |
393.43 |
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| % of Hawaii |
53.37 |
13.87 |
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| % of Others |
330.27 |
600.04 |
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| % of Two or more Races |
158 |
245.37 |
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| % of Hispanic or Latino |
705.97 |
1345.63 |
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| Education |
UT |
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| Verbal SAT Score, 2000 |
570 |
532.6 |
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| Math SAT Score, 2000 |
569 |
536.06 |
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| Public Elementary/Secondary Expenditures per pupil, 1999 (thousands) |
4059 |
6623.8 |
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| % of Students Taking Exam, 2000 |
5 |
35.76 |
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| % of Population Over 25 with HS Diploma, 2000 |
89.3 |
83.32 |
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| % of Population Over 25 With Bachelor's Degree, 2000 |
25.3 |
24.62 |
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| Pupil-Teacher Ratio in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools in 2000 |
14.7 |
15.52 |
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| Average Teacher Salary, 1999 |
37414 |
41505.06 |
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| Books in Public Library Per Capita, 1997 |
2.6 |
3.12 |
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| College Degree - Graduating Institutions, 1997 |
21 |
82.12 |
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| Quality of Life: Child Well - Being - 1998 |
UT |
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| % Low Birth-Weight Babies |
6.7 |
7.51 |
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| Infant Mortality Rates (deaths per 1,000 live births) |
5.2 |
7.14 |
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| Child Death Rates (deaths per 100,000 children ages 1-14) |
24 |
24.84 |
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Rate of Teen Deaths Rate by Accident, Homicide, and Suicide
(deaths per 100,000 teens ages 15-19) |
49 |
58.2 |
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| Teen Birth Rate (births per 1,000 females ages 15-17) |
22 |
28.1 |
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| % of Teens Who Are High School Dropouts (ages 16-19) |
9 |
9.16 |
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| % of Teens Not Attending School and Not Working (ages 16-19) |
7 |
8.16 |
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% of Children Living With Parents
Who Do Not Have Full-Time, Year- Round Employment |
18 |
24.02 |
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| % of Children in Poverty (date reflect poverty in pervious year) |
13 |
17.29 |
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| % of Families with Children Headed by Single Parent |
0.2 |
24.92 |
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| Financial & Government Comparison |
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| State Government Tax Revenue, 2000 |
4065364000.0000 |
11195307960 |
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| Per Capita State Government Tax Revenue, 2000 |
1784.0000 |
1949.8 |
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| State Government Debt Outstanding, 1999 |
3885417000.0000 |
10937316480 |
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| Per Capita State Government Debt Outstanding, 1999 |
1732.0000 |
2259.96 |
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| Gross State Product, 1998 (Millions) |
59624.0000 |
173820.7 |
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| State Government Bond Rating (S&P, 1999) |
AAA |
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| Cost of Living Index , Selected Metro, Second Quarter, 2000 |
0.887 |
1.06 |
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| Number of Bureaucrats per 100 Population, 2002 |
5.56 |
5.64 |
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| Utah Neighborhood |
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| Song: Utah...This is the Place |
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Words- Sam Francis, Gary Francis
Music- Gary Francis
Utah! People working together
Utah! What a great place to be.
Blessed from Heaven above.
It&apos the land that we love.
This is the place!
Utah! With its mountains and valleys.
Utah! With its canyons and streams.
You can go anywhere.
But there&apos none that compare.
This is the place!
It was Brigham Young who led the pioneers across the
plains.
They suffered with the trials they had to face.
With faith they kept on going till they reached the Great Salt Lake
Here they heard the words..."THIS IS THE PLACE!"
Utah! With its focus on family,
Utah! Helps each child to succeed.
People care how they live.
Each has so much to give.
This is the place!
Utah! Getting bigger and better.
Utah! Always leading the way.
New technology&apos here...
Growing faster each year.
This is the place!
There is beauty in the snow-capped mountains, in the
lakes and streams.
There are valleys filled with farms and orchards too.
The spirit of its people shows in everything they do.
Utah is the place where dreams come true.
Utah! With its pioneer spirit.
Utah! What a great legacy!
Blessed from Heaven above.
It&apos the land that we love.
This is the place
Utah! Utah! Utah!
THIS IS THE PLACE!
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