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Nearly 75 percent of middle school students read below the national average.

The companies pay most workers $5 to $8 an hour here, well below the national average of more than $10.

All three were below the national average, though not by much.

Fire officials said response times were still below the national average of six minutes.

But the figure was well below the national average of 66 percent.

People over 65 helped to live at home is below the national average.

Even with the increase, the department said, the amount would be below the national average of $1.06.

The public hospital was 115.6 percent below the national average, the study found.

But he fell below his average of 19 points per game.

But the jobs lost paid less than $7 an hour, well below the average for the economy.