BY THE NUMBERS : Portrait of the Nielsen Families
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1.The families: 4,000 households and average 2.5 persons per household 2. Where they live: New York, 7.6%: Los Angeles, 5.4%: Chicago, 3.4% 3. Race: white, 87.5%: black, 11%: other, 1.5%. 4. Income: less than $30,000, 49.2%; $30,000-$60,000, 36.7%; over $60,000,14.1% 5. Ages: under 25, 5%: 25-44, 45.7%: 45-64, 28.9%: over 65, 20.3% 6. Length of service: average 2 years 7. Time TV set is on: average 7 hours, 2 minutes per day 8. Families with cable: 61%