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Articles in July, 1998 issue of American Demographics

• Puerto Rico, U.S.A
  by Brad Edmondson
• Own RV, will travel - recreational vehicle ownership at highest point in 20 years
  by Nancy Ten Kate
• Martini money
  by Bill Stoneman
• Should TV marry PC?
  by Horst Stipp
• Buford, meet Loree - Site to See - Census Bureau website gives information about various names - www.census.gov/genealogy/www/namesearch.html
  by Matthew Klein
• Forget "Animal House." - fraternity/sorority members could be more likely to stay in school, according to study
  by Shelly Reese
• Voyage to somewhere - Editorial
  by John McManus
• Sweet dreams - Americans have dangerous misconceptions about sleep, according to National Sleep Foundation survey
  by Shelly Reese
• High school leads to college - more high school graduates going to college, but graduation rate in public high schools dropping
  by Kythe Heller
• Boomer humor
  by David B. Wolfe
• Solitary pursuits - The Big Picture - percentages of men and women who do various leisure activities alone
• The cocktail nation - Cover Story
  by Marc Spiegler
• Demo memo - percentage of adults admitting to various behaviors
• Reading and writing - younger students reading for fun and older students writing, according to Education Dept. survey
  by Shelly Reese
• Hours at work - the long view
  by Elia Kacapyr
• Baseball strikes out - participation in baseball falling
  by Catherine McGrath
• Surviving commuting
  by Jan Larson
• What's playing on the radio? - country music remains top-ranked commercial radio format in US
  by Susan Moran
• Home meal replacement - Checkout Line - growing sales of prepared foods
  by Marcia Mogelonsky
• Population update: for July - Census Bureau data indicate that many immigrants achieving American dream of home ownership
  by Josh Galper
• Demo memo - top five gift items
• State business trends, 1990-95 - Illustration
  by Brad Edmondson
• Careful what you ask for
  by Daniel Melnick
• Embarrassing health issues - reluctance to discuss some health issues with doctors
  by Nancy Ten Kate
• Demo memo - women managers, by race/ethnicity
• Keep candy in the aisles - studies indicate importance of merchandising products in store checkout areas
  by Marcia Mogelonsky
• Good "PR" skills - Speaking American - different meaning for initials "PR"
  by Kythe Heller
• Flaunt what you've got
  by Robert M. McMath