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Applicant and accepted applicant age analysis

Applicants
Age	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
20 and under	401,016	432,600	462,376	498,469	507,410	477,909
21 to 24	69,412	78,803	88,351	97,986	96,058	87,329
25 to 39	51,711	61,754	70,425	80,288	77,265	70,330
40 and over	12,356	15,532	18,708	20,608	19,428	18,069
Total	534,495	588,689	639,860	697,351	700,161	653,637

Applicants - expressed as percentages
Age	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
20 and under	75.0%	73.5%	72.3%	71.5%	72.5%	73.1%
21 to 24	13.0%	13.4%	13.8%	14.1%	13.7%	13.4%
25 to 39	9.7%	10.5%	11.0%	11.5%	11.0%	10.8%
40 and over	2.3%	2.6%	2.9%	3.0%	2.8%	2.8%
Total	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%

Accepted applicants
Age	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
20 and under	323,220	350,263	366,486	372,522	383,727	363,128
21 to 24	47,949	54,921	59,468	59,796	57,372	53,277
25 to 39	33,692	40,698	43,856	43,631	40,656	38,389
40 and over	8,569	10,745	12,044	11,380	10,275	10,116
Total	413,430	456,627	481,854	487,329	492,030	464,910

Accepted applicants - expressed as percentages
Age	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
20 and under	78.2%	76.7%	76.1%	76.4%	78.0%	78.1%
21 to 24	11.6%	12.0%	12.3%	12.3%	11.7%	11.5%
25 to 39	8.1%	8.9%	9.1%	9.0%	8.3%	8.3%
40 and over	2.1%	2.4%	2.5%	2.3%	2.1%	2.2%
Total	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%

Applicants
Age	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
17 and under	13,193	13,817	14,233	14,820	14,519	14,770
18	226,017	240,653	253,935	269,876	270,236	264,436
19	115,208	123,303	135,256	148,629	155,677	138,619
20	46,598	54,827	58,952	65,144	66,978	60,084
21	27,405	31,433	35,294	38,278	37,955	34,583
22	18,891	21,046	23,382	26,388	25,187	23,106
23	13,170	15,137	16,734	19,011	18,712	16,743
24	9,946	11,187	12,941	14,309	14,204	12,897
25 to 29	28,176	33,405	37,531	42,578	40,510	36,396
30 to 39	23,535	28,349	32,894	37,710	36,755	33,934
40 and over	12,356	15,532	18,708	20,608	19,428	18,069
Total	534,495	588,689	639,860	697,351	700,161	653,637

Applicants - expressed as percentages
Age	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
17 and under	2.5%	2.3%	2.2%	2.1%	2.1%	2.3%
18	42.3%	40.9%	39.7%	38.7%	38.6%	40.5%
19	21.6%	20.9%	21.1%	21.3%	22.2%	21.2%
20	8.7%	9.3%	9.2%	9.3%	9.6%	9.2%
21	5.1%	5.3%	5.5%	5.5%	5.4%	5.3%
22	3.5%	3.6%	3.7%	3.8%	3.6%	3.5%
23	2.5%	2.6%	2.6%	2.7%	2.7%	2.6%
24	1.9%	1.9%	2.0%	2.1%	2.0%	2.0%
25 to 29	5.3%	5.7%	5.9%	6.1%	5.8%	5.6%
30 to 39	4.4%	4.8%	5.1%	5.4%	5.2%	5.2%
40 and over	2.3%	2.6%	2.9%	3.0%	2.8%	2.8%
Total	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%

Accepted applicants
Age	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
17 and under	9,063	9,557	9,680	9,315	8,742	8,989
18	185,640	198,933	205,631	205,917	210,813	206,788
19	92,955	99,786	107,536	111,998	117,485	105,077
20	35,562	41,987	43,639	45,292	46,687	42,274
21	19,629	22,647	24,855	24,780	24,013	22,483
22	13,041	14,521	15,598	15,990	14,939	13,960
23	8,800	10,251	10,875	10,979	10,580	9,668
24	6,479	7,502	8,140	8,047	7,840	7,166
25 to 29	18,245	21,869	23,433	23,228	21,551	20,056
30 to 39	15,447	18,829	20,423	20,403	19,105	18,333
40 and over	8,569	10,745	12,044	11,380	10,275	10,116
Total	413,430	456,627	481,854	487,329	492,030	464,910

Accepted applicants - expressed as percentages
Age	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
17 and under	2.2%	2.1%	2.0%	1.9%	1.8%	1.9%
18	44.9%	43.6%	42.7%	42.3%	42.8%	44.5%
19	22.5%	21.9%	22.3%	23.0%	23.9%	22.6%
20	8.6%	9.2%	9.1%	9.3%	9.5%	9.1%
21	4.7%	5.0%	5.2%	5.1%	4.9%	4.8%
22	3.2%	3.2%	3.2%	3.3%	3.0%	3.0%
23	2.1%	2.2%	2.3%	2.3%	2.2%	2.1%
24	1.6%	1.6%	1.7%	1.7%	1.6%	1.5%
25 to 29	4.4%	4.8%	4.9%	4.8%	4.4%	4.3%
30 to 39	3.7%	4.1%	4.2%	4.2%	3.9%	3.9%
40 and over	2.1%	2.4%	2.5%	2.3%	2.1%	2.2%
Total	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%