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  <title>StateMaster Stats Feed: Background Category</title>
  <link>http://www.statemaster.com</link>
  <description>The worlds largest online stats database</description>
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  <title>Background > Date of join</title>
  <link>http://www.statemaster.com/graph/bac_dat_of_joi</link>
  <description>&lt;b&gt;Definition:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Source:&lt;/b&gt; Wikipedia: &lt;a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._state'&gt;U.S. state&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Number of states:&lt;/b&gt; 50</description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Background > US postal abbreviations > FIPS State Code</title>
  <link>http://www.statemaster.com/graph/bac_us_pos_abb_fip_sta_cod</link>
  <description>&lt;b&gt;Definition:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Source:&lt;/b&gt; Wikipedia: &lt;a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_postal_abbreviations'&gt;United States postal abbreviations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Number of states:&lt;/b&gt; 17</description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Background > North American area codes > Codes</title>
  <link>http://www.statemaster.com/graph/bac_nor_ame_are_cod_cod</link>
  <description>&lt;b&gt;Definition:&lt;/b&gt; <br />
&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Source:&lt;/b&gt; Wikipedia: &lt;a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_North_American_area_codes'&gt;List of North American area codes&lt;/a&gt;<br />
&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Number of states:&lt;/b&gt; 51</description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2007 07:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Background > Landscapes and History</title>
  <link>http://www.statemaster.com/graph/bac_sum</link>
  <description>&lt;b&gt;Definition:&lt;/b&gt; Landscapes and history profiles.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Source:&lt;/b&gt; StateMaster&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Number of states:&lt;/b&gt; 51</description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2006 14:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Background > Children Ages 0-5 Who Are Read To Every Day, Percentage</title>
  <link>http://www.statemaster.com/graph/bac_chi_age_05_who_are_rea_to_eve_day_per</link>
  <description>&lt;b&gt;Definition:&lt;/b&gt; Percentage of children, ages 0-5, who are read to every day as reported by parents.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Source:&lt;/b&gt; 2003 National Survey of Children's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Available at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/slaits/nsch.htm&quot;&gt;HRSA&lt;/A&gt;.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Number of states:&lt;/b&gt; 22</description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2006 23:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Background > People and Politics</title>
  <link>http://www.statemaster.com/graph/bac_bac</link>
  <description>&lt;b&gt;Definition:&lt;/b&gt; People and politics profiles, includes information on state cityscapes.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Source:&lt;/b&gt; StateMaster&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Number of states:&lt;/b&gt; 56</description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2006 15:50:01 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Background > Children Who Attend Religious Services Weekly, Percentage</title>
  <link>http://www.statemaster.com/graph/bac_chi_who_att_rel_ser_wee_per</link>
  <description>&lt;b&gt;Definition:&lt;/b&gt; Percentage of children who attend religious services at least weekly as reported by parents.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Source:&lt;/b&gt; 2003 National Survey of Children's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Available at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/slaits/nsch.htm&quot;&gt;HRSA&lt;/A&gt;.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Number of states:&lt;/b&gt; 0</description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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