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    Bill Clinton: Favorability Ratings

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CBS News Poll and, where noted, CBS News/New York Times Poll. RV = registered voters

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"Is your opinion of Bill Clinton favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Bill Clinton yet to have an opinion?"

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Favorable

Not
favorable

Undecided

 Haven't
heard		 Refused

%

%

%

 % % N

9/8-12/12 *

 66 25 8 1 1 1,170RV

7/7-14/08 *

 46 42 9 1 2 1,534RV

4/25-29/08 *

 50 36 11 2 1 RV

1/30 - 2/2/08

 46 39 12 2 1 1,232RV

7/9-17/07

 51 37 10 2 0 1,398RV

6/26-28/07

 51 32 12 4 1 836

3/7-11/07

 48 38 11 2 1 1,362

10/28-30/04 *

 48 38 10 3 1 824RV

7/04

 49 42 9 0 0 RV

1/15-17/01

 57 35 6 1 1 1,086

11/00

 44 45 9 1 1 RV

7/20-23/00 *

 43 40 13 2 2 953

5/10-13/00 *

 44 41 12 2 1 947

2/00

 43 39 11 4 3

8/1-3/99

 42 43 12 2 1 1,165

7/13-14/99

 42 44 11 1 2 722

6/5-6/99

 46 41 10 2 1 1,003

3/24/99

 44 35 18 1 2 527

2/7/99

 44 40 12 3 1 631

1/30 - 2/1/99 *

 45 42 11 1 1 1,058
1/10-11/99 47 39 12 2 0 1,182
1/3-4/99 48 38 11 2 1 1,175
12/19-20/98 *^ 52 38 9 0 1 1,341
12/18/98 42 42 12 2 2 548
12/13-14/98 * 43 41 13 1 2 1,180
11/19/98 53 36 10 1 1 584
11/16-17/98 50 37 10 2 1 1,118
10/26-28/98 * 44 36 15 3 2 1,118
10/12-13/98 * 42 42 13 2 1 926
10/7-8/98 40 40 14 4 2 997
10/3-4/98 39 40 15 4 2 902
9/22-23/98 45 38 11 3 3 960
9/21/98 ^ 44 43 10 2 1 696
9/19-20/98 37 51 9 2 1
9/12-14/98 * 39 45 12 2 1 1,813
9/8-10/98 43 41 15 1 0 1,132
8/19-20/98 48 40 10 1 1 944
8/11-13/98 50 33 15 2 0 1,579
7/28-29/98 43 35 17 4 1 988
7/19-21/98 50 33 15 2 0 979
6/7-9/98 * 45 37 13 4 1 1,126
5/19-21/98 45 32 16 5 2 1,080
5/6-7/98 44 31 17 6 2 823
4/20-22/98 42 33 19 5 1 825
3/30 - 4/1/98 44 35 17 3 1 994
3/1-2/98 44 33 16 4 3 782
2/19-21/98 * 57 29 12 2 0 1,153
2/8/98 44 32 17 6 1 786
2/1/98 51 26 16 5 2 620
1/26/98 34 36 21 8 1 609

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RV = registered voters
* Conducted with The New York Times
^ Respondents who had first been polled by CBS 9/19-20/98
*^ Conducted with The New York Times; respondents who had first been polled by CBS and The New York Times 12/13-15 & 17/98

 

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Aug. 20-22, 2012. N=1,033 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 4.

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"Next, we'd like to get your overall opinion of some people in the news. As I read each name, please say if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of these people -- or if you have never heard of them. How about Bill Clinton?"

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Favorable

Unfavorable

Unsure

%

%

%

8/20-22/12

 69 27 4

7/9-12/12

 66 28 6

7/8-11/10

 61 34 5

8/21-23/08

 52 44 4

5/30 - 6/1/08

 50 45 5

4/18-20/08

 52 45 3

1/30 - 2/2/08

 50 47 3

10/4-7/07

 56 40 4

3/23-25/07

 60 38 2

2/9-11/07

 63 35 2

6/23-25/06

 59 37 4

10/21-23/05

 60 38 2

2/4-6/05

 56 41 3

7/19-21/04

 54 43 3

6/21-23/04

 53 44 3
6/9-10/03 54 45 1
3/14-15/03 46 51 3
9/23-26/02 47 49 4
11/26-27/02 48 47 5
8/3-5/01 49 48 3
4/20-22/01 48 50 2
3/5-7/01 39 59 2
2/19-21/01 42 55 3
2/1-4/01 51 48 1
12/2-4/00 57 41 2
11/13-15/00 57 41 2
10/25-28/00 54 44 2
8/18-19/00 48 48 4
8/4-5/00 42 54 4
4/28-30/00 47 51 2
12/9-12/99 45 53 2
9/23-26/99 54 45 1
8/3-4/99 52 46 2
7/22-25/99 57 41 2
6/25-27/99 48 50 2
4/30 - 5/2/99 53 45 2
4/13-14/99 51 47 2
3/5-8/99 54 43 3
2/19-21/99 55 43 2
2/4-8/99 55 44 1
1/8-10/99 58 40 2
12/28-29/98 56 42 2
12/4-6/98 56 40 4
11/20-22/98 57 40 3
11/19/98 52 46 2
10/9-12/98 54 43 3
9/14-15/98 51 47 2
8/21-23/98 55 43 2
8/20/98 53 43 4
8/18/98 55 42 3
8/10-12/98 60 38 2
8/7-8/98 58 40 2
6/5-7/98 61 36 3
3/20-22/98 60 35 5
3/16/98 60 37 3
2/20-22/98 64 34 2
2/13-15/98 58 39 3
1/30 - 2/1/98 65 34 1
1/28/98 63 32 5
1/25-26/98 53 43 4
1/24-25/98 58 39 3
1/23-24/98 57 40 3

 

CNN/ORC Poll. May 29-31, 2012. N=1,009 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.  RV = registered voters. Results based on adults, except where noted.

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"We'd like to get your overall opinion of some people in the news. As I read each name, please say if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of these people -- or if you have never heard of them. Bill Clinton."

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Favorable

Unfavorable

Unsure

  

%

%

%

 

5/29-31/12

 66 31 3  

10/27-30/10

 63 33 3  

10/16-18/09

 64 33 4  

12/1-2/08

 60 38 2  

8/23-24/08 RV

 53 44 2  

6/26-29/08 RV

 51 46 3  

4/28-30/08

 53 43 4  

2/1-3/08

 55 42 3  

9/22-24/06

 60 37 3  
4/21-23/06 57 38 4  

 

Pew Research Center. March 8-14, 2011. N=1,525 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.   RV = registered voters

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"Now I'd like your views on some people and things in the news. . . . Would you say your overall opinion of Bill Clinton is very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable?"

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Very
favorable

Mostly
favorable

Mostly
unfavorable

Very
unfavorable

Can't rate
(vol.)/Refused

%

%

%

%

%
3/8-14/11 27 40 18 10 3
2/08 20 32 20 22 6
12/07 22 32 20 20 6
12/06 29 34 17 16 3
4/06 27 34 18 18 3
10/12-24/05 26 36 16 18 4
3/17-27/05 24 40 19 13 4
12/02 17 29 22 27 5
7/01 20 30 19 27 4
1/01 23 41 17 17 2
5/00 17 31 19 28 5
3/24-30/99 21 34 19 23 3
12/9-13/98 23 32 19 24 2
10/98 RV 15 37 20 24 4
8/27 - 9/8/98 18 39 18 23 2
8/21-24/98 18 36 20 24 2
3/25-29/98

22

40

19

16

3
11/97

19

44

21

14

2
9/97

18

44

21

14

3
8/97

16

45

21

17

1
4/97

17

44

21

16

2
1/97

17

49

18

14

2

 

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media. Nov. 3-8, 2010. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 4.1.

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"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Bill Clinton?"

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Favorable

Unfavorable

Unsure

  

%

%

%

 

11/3-8/10

 66 33 1  

8/11-16/10

 65 33 2  

6/9-14/10

 65 34 1  

 

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Dec. 5-8, 2008. N=approx. 500 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 4.4. RV = registered voters

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"Now I'm going to read you the names of several public figures, and I'd like you to rate your feelings toward each one as either very positive, somewhat positive, neutral, somewhat negative, or very negative. If you don't know the name, please just say so. Bill Clinton."

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Very
Positive

Some-
what
Positive

Neutral

 Some-
what
Negative		 Very
Negative		 Not
Sure

%

%

%

 % % %  
12/5-8/08 23 26 21 12 17 1  
8/15-18/08 RV 20 25 16 19 20 -  
6/6-9/08 RV 16 24 17 17 25 1  
4/25-28/08 RV 18 21 18 18 24 1  
3/24-25/08 RV 20 22 15 18 25 -  
3/7-10/08 RV 20 22 11 13 32 2  
4/21-24/06 27 23 16 12 21 1  
6/23-25/01 18 21 15 15 31 -  
3/1-4/01 17 17 13 14 38 1  
1/13-15/01 32 24 11 12 21 -  
12/7-10/00 33 23 11 12 21 -  
10/13-15/00 RV 25 26 10 11 28 -  
9/7-10/00 RV 25 25 10 13 27 -  
8/10-11/00 RV 24 22 11 13 30 -  
7/27-28/00 RV 22 27 11 12 28 -  
6/14-18/00 RV 20 27 12 14 27 -  
4/29 - 5/1/00 RV 22 27 13 11 27 -  
3/2-5/00 23 26 15 12 24 -  
1/25-26/00 23 29 14 12 21 1  
12/9-12/99 20 29 15 14 22 -  
10/23-25/99 20 30 14 13 23 -  
9/9-12/99 20 26 14 13 27 -  
7/24-26/99 23 27 14 14 22 -  
6/16-19/99 19 25 12 15 28 1  
4/17-19/99 23 23 14 13 26 1  
3/4-7/99 23 25 14 11 27 -  
1/16-18/99 27 24 12 11 25 1  
12/3-6/98 25 26 13 10 26 -  
10/24-27/98 RV 25 26 10 12 26 1  
9/10-13/98 18 22 17 14 29 -  
8/20/98 22 22 13 17 25 1  
8/15-16/98 22 24 20 16 18 -  
7/25-27/98 24 26 17 15 18 -  
6/18-21/98 24 30 14 12 20 -  
4/18-20/98 27 29 13 11 19 1  
2/26 - 3/1/98 29 28 14 12 17 -  
1/17-19/98 21 36 15 13 15 -  
12/4-8/97 21 34 16 13 15 1  
10/25-27/97 21 30 16 15 17 1  
9/11-15/97 24 32 17 13 13 1  
7/26-28/97 26 30 13 14 16 1  

 

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Aug. 19-22, 2008. Based on half sample of registered voters, from a total sample of 1,108 adults nationwide. RV = registered voters. Among adults, except where noted.

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"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Bill Clinton?"
 Sometimes asked as: "I'm going to read you a few names. For each, please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of that person, or perhaps you don't know enough to say. How about Bill Clinton?"

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Favorable

Unfavorable

Unsure

%

%

%

8/19-22/08 RV

 55 43 2

4/10-13/08

 47 51 3

1/30 - 2/1/08

 55 42 3

2/22-25/07

 55 42 2

1/16-19/07

 61 37 2
5/11-15/06 59 39 2
12/00 56 40 4
7/00 44 50 6
6/5-6/99 52 44 4
2/12-14/99 57 40 3
1/28-30/99 54 42 3
9/25-28/98 48 47 5
9/11-13/98 50 45 5
8/23/98 45 49 6
8/19-21/98 56 40 4
8/19/98 39 57 4
7/9-12/98 54 40 6
5/12/98 54 42 4
4/2-4/98 55 39 6
3/16/98 50 46 4
2/17-18/98 56 41 3
1/28-31/98 60 34 6
1/29-30/98 60 35 6
1/25-26/98 53 43 3
1/23-25/98 54 42 5
1/23-24/98 51 44 5
1/15-19/98 59 35 6
1/11-13/98 59 33 7
10/9-13/97 59 37 4
9/10/97 57 38 5
3/6-9/97 60 38 3

 

Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll. June 19-23, 2008. N=1,115 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.

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"Do you have a positive or negative feeling about Bill Clinton?"

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Positive Negative Neither (vol.) Unsure  
% % % %  
6/19-23/08 52 36 9 2  

 

Diageo/Hotline Poll conducted by Financial Dynamics. March 28-31, 2008. N=799 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.5.

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"Please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the following public figures. If you haven't heard of them, just tell me and we'll move on. Bill Clinton."

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Favorable Unfavorable Heard of/
Can't rate (vol.)		 Haven't
heard of		 Unsure
% % % % %
3/28-31/08 45 51 2 - 1
11/8-12/06 60 36 2 - 3
10/19-23/06 55 38 3 1 3
7/20-23/06 53 41 4 - 1

 

Quinnipiac University Poll. Nov. 13-19, 2006. N=1,623 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 2.4.

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"I'd like to get your feelings toward some of our political leaders and other people who have been in the news. I'll read the name of a person and I'd like you to rate that person using something called the feeling thermometer. You can choose any number between 0 and 100. The higher the number, the warmer or more favorable you feel toward that person, the lower the number, the colder or less favorable. If we come to a person who you haven't heard enough about to form an opinion, you don't need to rate the person. Just tell me and we'll move on to the next one. How do you feel about Bill Clinton?"

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MEAN
RATING

Unsure/
Refused

 

 

%
11/13-19/06 55.8 1

2/21-28/06

 56.1 7

 

Time Poll conducted by Schulman, Ronca & Bucuvalas (SRBI) Public Affairs. July 13-17, 2006. N=1,003 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.

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"Thinking back, how favorable an impression do you have of former President Bill Clinton: very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, very unfavorable?"

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Very
Favorable		 Somewhat
Favorable		 Somewhat
Unfavorable		 Very
Unfavorable		 Unsure
% % % % %

7/13-17/06

 34 32 15 18 1

 

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. May 16-18, 2006. N=900 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 3. LV = likely voters

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"I'm going to read the names of some people. Please tell me whether you have a generally favorable or unfavorable opinion of each one. If you've never heard of one, please just say so. Bill Clinton."

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Favorable Unfavorable Can't Say (vol.)
% % %  

5/16-18/06

 58 35 7
4/25-26/05 53 40 6
6/8-9/04 52 40 8
1/21-22/04 47 47 6
6/17-18/03 41 52 7
3/11-12/03 47 46 7
12/3-4/02 42 50 8
2/12-13/02 45 47 7
12/12-13/01 42 50 8
7/25-26/01 42 51 7
4/18-19/01 40 54 6
3/28-29/01 41 52 7
3/14-15/01 40 54 6
2/21-22/01 40 54 6
1/10-11/01 48 46 6
11/29-30/00 43 51 6
11/1-2/00 LV 45 50 5
10/18-19/00 LV 48 49 3
9/20-21/00 LV 45 49 6
9/6-7/00 LV 46 48 6
8/23-24/00 47 48 5
8/9-10/00 43 52 5
7/26-27/00 48 47 5
7/12-13/00 41 54 5
6/28-29/00 48 47 5
6/7-8/00 42 51 7
5/24-25/00 41 54 5
5/10-11/00 43 50 7
4/26-27/00 48 46 6
4/5-6/00 43 50 7
3/22-23/00 43 51 6
3/8-9/00 42 54 4
2/23-24/00 41 53 6
2/9-10/00 42 51 7
1/26-27/00 43 50 7
1/12-13/00 42 51 7
12/6-7/99 41 53 6
11/17-18/99 42 52 6
11/3-4/99 41 52 7
10/20-21/99 43 51 6
9/22-23/99 41 51 8
9/8-9/99 38 55 7
8/25-26/99 42 51 7
8/11-12/99 37 56 7
7/28-29/99 43 49 8
7/14-15/99 41 53 6
6/23-24/99 40 55 5
6/2-3/99 41 54 5
5/19-20/99 42 52 6
5/5-6/99 43 49 8
4/21-22/99 42 51 7
4/7-8/99 42 52 6
3/24-25/99 44 50 6
3/10-11/99 35 58 7
2/24-25/99 40 53 7
2/12-13/99 41 52 7
1/27-28/99 44 48 8
1/13-14/99 45 48 7
12/17/98 44 49 7
12/2-3/98 41 50 9
11/11-12/98 43 50 7
10/28-29/98 46 48 6
10/7-8/98 42 52 6
9/16-17/98 42 50 8
9/9-10/98 44 50 6
8/18/98 46 40 14
8/12-13/98 50 44 6
7/29-30/98 48 44 8
7/15-16/98 52 41 7
6/30 - 7/1/98 49 43 8
6/17-18/98 55 38 7
6/3-4/98 53 40 7
5/20-21/98 54 41 5
5/6-7/98 50 42 8
4/22-23/98 54 39 7
4/7-8/98 54 40 6
3/25-26/98 55 38 7
3/10-11/98 52 40 8
2/25-26/98 59 34 7
2/11-12/98 53 40 7
1/28/98 56 36 7
1/21-22/98 49 42 9
1/7-8/98 59 35 6

 

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. June 17-20, 2004. N=1,201 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.

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"Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Bill Clinton as a person?"

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Favorable

Unfav-
orable

Unsure
% % %
6/04 50 49 2
1/01 44 51 5
1/00 34 61 5

 

CNN/Time Poll conducted by Yankelovich Partners

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"Next, I'm going to read you the names of some people in the news today. Please tell me whether you have generally favorable or generally unfavorable impressions of each, or whether you are not familiar enough to say one way or another. Bill Clinton."

Favorable

Unfav-
orable

Not
Familiar

Not Sure

%

%

%

%

N
3/21-22/01 48 47 2 3 1,025
2/7-8/01 53 42 2 3 1,015
1/10-11/01 53 42 2 3 1,000
10/25-26/00 57 38 2 3
10/4-5/00 53 42 2 3
6/14-15/00 54 42 2 2 1,218
2/2-3/00 57 37 3 3 1,257
1/12-13/00 54 40 3 3 1,564
9/21-23/99 52 42 3 3 1,011
5/26-27/99 55 40 3 2 1,017
3/4/99 57 38 3 2 1,071
1/20-21/99 57 37 2 4 1,024
1/7/99 59 37 2 2 1,067
12/17-18/98 59 36 3 2 1,031
9/23-24/98 55 41 3 1 1,019
9/16-17/98 53 44 1 2 1,020
8/18/98 51 44 2 2 1,042
7/30/98 53 38 4 5 811
6/30 - 7/1/98 56 38 2 4 1,024
5/18-19/98 61 34 5 - 1,234
3/18-19/98 58 37 2 3 1,032
2/4-5/98 58 36 2 4 1,023
1/28-29/98 60 36 2 2 1,016
1/22/98 50 45 3 2 618
1/14-15/98 60 33 3 4 1,020
3/11-12/97 57 35 5 3 1,018

 

Zogby International "America Poll"

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"Is your overall opinion of Bill Clinton very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, very unfavorable, or are you not familiar enough to have an opinion?"
Alternative wording: "Please tell me if your overall impression of Bill Clinton is very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable -- or you are not familiar enough to make a judgment."
Alternative wording: "Please tell me if your overall opinion of each of the following people is very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable -- or you are not familiar enough to form an opinion. Bill Clinton."

Very
Favorable/
Somewhat
Favorable

Somewhat
Unfavor-
able/Very
Unfavor-
able

Not
Familiar/
Not Sure

%

%

%

N
1/3-5/00 50 47 3 879LV
9/21-23/99 45 50 5 1,005LV
5/14-16/99 47 50 2 1,023LV
4/5-7/99 54 45 1 916LV
2/15-17/99 54 44 2 756LV
1/19-21/99 51 46 3 993LV
10/11-14/98 46 52 3 864LV
10/4-6/98 47 49 3 861LV
9/21-22/98 50 47 3 898LV
9/11-13/98 47 52 1 796LV
7/29-31/98 55 41 4 976LV
7/6-9/98 61 36 3 1,206LV
5/17-19/98 61 38 1
4/98 59 39 2
1/98 56 41 3
10/97 66 32 2
4/97 63 35 2

LV = likely voters

 

Los Angeles Times Poll.

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"What is your impression of Bill Clinton? As of today, is it very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, very unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about him to say?"

Very
Favorable/
Somewhat
Favorable

Somewhat
Unfavor./
Very
Unfavor.

Haven't
Heard/
Don't
Know

%

%

%

N
11/13-18/99 54 42 4 1,800
9/13/98 51 44 5 968
8/18-19/98 49 47 4 1,387
1/29-31/98 57 36 7 1,314
1/23-24/98 48 45 7 1,191
9/6-9/97 59 35 6 1,258
2/5-6/97 61 35 4 816

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