AVERAGE FAMILY SIZE

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     YEAR                POOR FAMILIES       NONPOOR FAMILIES
     1985                     6.1                 5.0
     1988                     6.0                 4.8
     1991                     6.0                 4.8
     1994                     6.0                 5.0
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Source: Family Income and Expenditure Survey
        National Statistics Office