Hip Shots

Posted: January 28, 1992

Some offbeat statistics compiled by the staff of Harper's magazine:

Percentage increase, during 1991, in the number of New Hampshire residents receiving food stamps: 47.

Average attendance at the largest rally held by each Democratic candidate in New Hampshire last November: 350.

Number of people who attended a Ralph Nader rally in Nashua, N.H., in November: 600.

Number of times Bill Clinton used the term "middle class" in the speech announcing his candidacy for president: 12.

Percentage of Americans who consider themselves "poor": 10.

Percentage who consider themselves "rich": 0.005.

Change, since 1969, in U.S. median household income, adjusted for inflation: 0.

Average approval rating, two months before the New Hampshire primary, of U.S. presidents who won a second term: 59.

Approval rating of President Bush two months before the New Hampshire primary: 41.

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