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U.S. High School Graduation Rate Hits All-time High
An all-time high 85 percent of U.S. adults age 25 and over had completed at least high school in 2003, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Also in 2003, 27 percent of adults age 25 and over had a college degree, another record.

Interesting Facts About US Housing
About 7.2 million homeowners took out home equity lines of credit last year, up 12 percent from 2001 when 6.4 million such credit lines were established. That's just one of the interesting facts and statistics reported in the latest edition of the American Housing Survey (AHS), sponsored by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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