{"id":91268,"date":"2000-07-27T00:00:01","date_gmt":"2000-07-27T05:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2000\/07\/27\/topline-36\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T04:16:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T09:16:42","slug":"topline-36","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2000\/07\/27\/topline-36\/","title":{"rendered":"Topline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"subheading\">Character Study Topline<\/span><\/p>\n\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">Total<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">ALL<br> BUSH<br> (n=585)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">ALL<br> GORE<br> (n=745)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">Bush<br> Family<br> (n=89)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">Bush<br> Intellect<br> (n=176)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">Bush<br> Different<br> (n=320)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">Gore<br> Lies<br> (n=269)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">Gore<br> Scandal<br> (n=344)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">Gore<br> Comp.<br> (n=132)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"10\"><strong>Medium<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Newspapers<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">60%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">63%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">58%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">59%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">64%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">64%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">60%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">52%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">69%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Television<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">30<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">27%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">33%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">21<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">25<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">29<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">28<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">41<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Evening News<\/em><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">11<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">10<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">13<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">11<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">10<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">10<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">9<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">14<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Morning Shows<\/em><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">4<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">4<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">3<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">3<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">5<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">5<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">3<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Sunday Shows<\/em><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">3<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">4<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">3<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">2<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">7<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">3<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">2<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">4<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Prime T. Talk<\/em><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">12<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">9<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">14<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">7<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">5<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">11<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">12<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">20<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Internet<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">10<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">10<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">9<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">20<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">11<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">7<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">12<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">7<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"10\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">Total<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">ALL<br> BUSH<br> (n=585)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">ALL<br> GORE<br> (n=745)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">Bush<br> Family<br> (n=89)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">Bush<br> Intellect<br> (n=176)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">Bush<br> Different<br> (n=320)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">Gore<br> Lies<br> (n=269)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">Gore<br> Scandal<br> (n=344)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">Gore<br> Comp.<br> (n=132)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"10\"><strong>Story Type<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>News Story<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">51%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">48%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">53%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">47%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">45%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">49%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">62%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">44%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">63%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Op-ed<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">9<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">14<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">6<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">26<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">15<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">10<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">8<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">3<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Editorial<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">6<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">2<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">8<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">3<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">6<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">10<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Analysis<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">30<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">35<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">27<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">24<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">38<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">37<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">19<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">34<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Candidate Int.<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">4<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">6<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">3<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">5<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">9<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"10\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">Total<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">ALL<br> BUSH<br> (n=585)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">ALL<br> GORE<br> (n=745)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">Bush<br> Family<br> (n=89)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">Bush<br> Intellect<br> (n=176)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">Bush<br> Different<br> (n=320)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">Gore<br> Lies<br> (n=269)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">Gore<br> Scandal<br> (n=344)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">Gore<br> Comp.<br> (n=132)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"10\"><strong>Source<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Journalist<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">50%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">57%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">44%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">64%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">57%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">54%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">39%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">50%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">41%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Analysis<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">40<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">42<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">38<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">30<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">41<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">45<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">33<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">46<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Opinion<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">10<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">15<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">6<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">34<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">16<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">9<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">6<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">4<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Voter<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">3<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">4<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">3<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">10<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">4<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">2<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">5<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">*<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Expert<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">5<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">6<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">5<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">6<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">6<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">7<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">3<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">6<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Camp. Surrogate<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">12<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">9<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">14<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">9<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">10<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">9<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">13<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">12<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Candidate<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">25<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">19<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">30<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">7<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">15<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">24<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">35<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">28<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other Media<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">3<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">3<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">3<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">3<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">7<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">3<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">3<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">2<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">2<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">3<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">2<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"10\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">Total<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">ALL<br> BUSH<br> (n=585)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">ALL<br> GORE<br> (n=745)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">Bush<br> Family<br> (n=89)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">Bush<br> Intellect<br> (n=176)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">Bush<br> Different<br> (n=320)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">Gore<br> Lies<br> (n=269)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">Gore<br> Scandal<br> (n=344)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">Gore<br> Comp.<br> (n=132)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"10\"><strong>Evidence<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Voter Interaction<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">3%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">6%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">1%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">5%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">7%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">5%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">1%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">*%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Public Record<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">31<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">11<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">46<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">6<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">17<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">35<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">64<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Recent Remarks<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">7<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">7<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">7<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">2<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">6<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">9<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">10<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">7<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Camp. Platform<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">9<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">13<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">6<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">2<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">12<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">17<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">8<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tactics\/Rhetoric<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">13<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">21<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">6<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">8<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">14<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">28<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">6<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Opponent Attack<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">8<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">4<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">10<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">9<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">3<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">18<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">8<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Friends&#8217; Remarks<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">3<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">*<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">8<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">2<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">2<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">*<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Past Personal Life<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">2<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">5<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">*<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">15<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">7<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">*<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Poll<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">2<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">2<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">2<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">5<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">4<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">7<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">5<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">5<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">3<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">5<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">8<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>No Evidence<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">19<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">25<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">15<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">52<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">31<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">14<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">16<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">10<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"10\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">Total<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">ALL<br> BUSH<br> (n=585)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">ALL<br> GORE<br> (n=745)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">Bush<br> Family<br> (n=89)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">Bush<br> Intellect<br> (n=176)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">Bush<br> Different<br> (n=320)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">Gore<br> Lies<br> (n=269)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">Gore<br> Scandal<br> (n=344)<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">Gore<br> Comp.<br> (n=132)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"10\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\">Tactics\/strategy<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">45%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">36%<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">52%<\/td>\n<td 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align=\"center\">12<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">29<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">5<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">10<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">3<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">3<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">4<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">8<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">6<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">*<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">2<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">6<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td 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