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Articles in Oct, 1997 issue of American Demographics

• Burning love - people who like very spicy foods
  by Matthew Klein
• So, whaddya think? - Gallop Organization's World Wide Web site
  by Matthew Klein
• Scaredy cats - what people are scared of
• Where smoking kills women
• Buyer, don't beware - people's perception of crime and its relation to buying habits
  by Matthew Klein
• Greased wheels on rustbelt roads - truck shipping continues to be strong
  by Kevin Heubusch
• A new generation at college - projections of college enrollment in the future
  by Shannon Dortch
• Supermarket sales - demographic breakdown
  by Bill Stoneman
• Basketball dribbles - popularity of playing basketball
  by Matthew Klein
• It wore a yellow ribbon - Nabisco Inc. failed attempt to introduce baked cat food
  by Robert M. McMath
• Freeing up the golden years - older people have more time available for discretionary activities
  by John P. Robinson
• Gourmet pasta - who buys refrigerated pasta versus traditional and frozen pastas
  by Marcia Mogelonsky
• Bye-bye to Bay and Bronx - net migration loss projected for California and New York State
  by Matthew Klein
• Time on our hands; how we spend our time is only part of the story; the other part is how we feel about it - Editorial
  by Diane Crispell
• Say ahhh - reasons why people go to the doctor
• Broadway for Brazilians - Showtrans offers non-English speakers listening devices to enable them to understand American musical theater
  by Bill Stoneman
• Leaving home: the emigration of home-office workers - includes related article on an ex-home worker
  by Kathi S. Allen
• Are we having fun yet? - people spend more money and have more time for leisure
  by Elia Kacapyr
• Men look marvelous - survey measuring men's preoccupation with appearance
  by Diane Crispell
• Helping teachers stick with it - importance of safety, discipline and money issues to teachers
  by Matthew Klein
• Other men's diseases - men's appreciation of health risks
  by Nancy Ten Kate
• Environmentally incorrect - survey of people's habits and how they support environmental issues
  by Bernice Kanner
• Educating the "other" children - education of illegal immigrants may be necessary
  by Berna Miller
• TV execs to Nielsen: get SMART; can the Nielsen ratings survive 500 channels, the Internet, and a new competitor? - Nielsen Media Research Inc. copes with Systems for Measuring and Reporting Television rating laboratory
  by Brad Edmondson
• Shopping space - amount of shopping center space in various areas in the U.S
  by Bill Stoneman
• Going to extreme - comparison of content of American Legion Magazine and The Utne Reader - Illustration
  by Ross K. Baker
• Population update - for October - Brief Article
• Hispanics at the mall - buying and shopping patterns of Hispanics in shopping malls
  by Diane Crispell
• Chinese Yellow Pages - NYNEX to supply New York City with Yellow Pages using the Chinese language
  by Shannon Dortch
• Card's for life's bummers - Hallmark Cards Inc. marketing cards that are direct and acknowledge life's problems - Brief Article
  by Kevin Heubusch
• Fewer money worries - American's perception of their finances
  by Nancy Ten Kate
• City lights beckon to business - providing goods and services for people who live in the cities; includes related article on What We Love and Hate About Cities
  by Christy Fisher