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Hutt City

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People data for Hutt City

Ethnicity by age, proportion in the area and sex: Census 2006, Estimated population change, births, deaths and natural increase from 1996, Projected population change, Household composition
Indicator data for Hutt City

Health: Life expectancy, Cigarette smoking

Knowledge and Skills: Participation in early childhood education, School leavers with higher qualifications, Educational attainment of the adult population

Paid Work: Satisfaction with work/life balance, Workplace Injury

Economic Standard of Living: Population with low incomes, Household crowding

Civil and Political Rights: Voter turnout - local authority elections, Representation of women in local government

Cultural Identity: Māori language speakers, Language retention

Leisure and Recreation: Satisfaction with leisure time, Participation in physical activity

Physical Environment: Drinking water quality

Safety: Perceptions of safety, Road casualties

Social Connectedness: Telephone and internet access in the home, Trust in others, Proportion of the population experiencing loneliness

People data for Hutt City

Ethnicity by age, proportion in the area and sex: Census 2006

Ethnicity European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Age Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
0 - 14 15,156 21.5 5,886 36.2 3,702 36.7 2,025 24.2 399 37.2 22,347 22.9
15 - 24 8,928 12.6 2,937 18.0 1,755 17.4 1,326 15.9 201 18.7 13,416 13.7
25 - 44 19,782 28.0 4,638 28.5 2,817 27.9 2,748 32.9 342 31.8 28,401 29.1
45 - 64 17,619 25.0 2,370 14.6 1,482 14.7 1,710 20.5 114 10.6 22,902 23.4
65 - 74 4,743 6.7 345 2.1 249 2.5 384 4.6 12 1.1 5,790 5.9
75+ 4,359 6.2 111 0.7 96 1.0 159 1.9 6 0.6 4,848 5.0
Total 70,590 100.0 16,281 100.0 10,095 100.0 8,361 100.0 1,074 100.0 97,701 100.0
Ethnic % in the area 74.0 17.1 10.6 8.8 1.1 111.5
Sex
Male 34,317 48.6 7,866 48.3 5,070 50.2 3,975 47.5 540 50.3 47,703 48.8
Female 36,273 51.4 8,415 51.7 5,025 49.8 4,389 52.5 537 50.0 50,001 51.2
    100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0

Estimated population change, births, deaths and natural increase from 1996

Year Estimated resident
population at June 		Population change Registered births
December year		 Registered deaths
December year		 Natural increase
December year
Number %
1996 98,800  -  - 1,599 738 861
1997 99,400 600 0.6 1,595 697 898
1998 99,600 200 0.2 1,616 629 987
1999 99,400 -200 -0.2 1,610 706 904
2000 99,300 -100 -0.1 1,556 631 925
2001 99,100 -200 -0.2 1,625 668 957
2002 99,800 700 0.7 1,409 661 748
2003 100,300 500 0.5 1,538 676 862
2004 100,900 600 0.6 1,526 655 871
2005 101,200 300 0.3 1,478 642 836
2006 101,300 100 0.1 1,481 633 848
2007 101,500 200 0.2 1,663 643 1,020
2008 101,700 200 0.2 1,652 657 995

Projected population change

Variant Population at 30 June Change 2006 - 2031
2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 2031 Number %
High   104,900 107,900 110,500 112,700 114,500 13,200 13.0
Medium 101,300 102,800 103,800 104,300 104,400 104,000 2,700 3.0
Low   100,800 99,700 98,200 96,300 93,700 -7,600 -8.0

Household composition

Household composition 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Couples with children 13,197 41.8 12,252 37.3 11,697 35.2 10,950 32.3 11,103 31.7
Couples without children 7,266 23.0 7,791 23.7 7,992 24.1 8,166 24.1 8,397 24.0
Multi-family 420 1.3 540 1.6 786 2.4 726 2.1 1,038 3.0
One parent family 3,195 10.1 3,945 12.0 4,104 12.4 4,515 13.3 4,674 13.3
One person 5,961 18.9 6,624 20.2 7,131 21.5 8,118 23.9 8,376 23.9
Other multi-person 1,566 5.0 1,704 5.2 1,485 4.5 1,428 4.2 1,458 4.2
Total 31,608 100.0 32,859 100.0 33,192 100.0 33,903 100.0 35,043 100.0
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Indicator data for Hutt City

Health

Life expectancy

Life expectancy at birth indicates the total number of years a person could expect to live, based on the mortality rates of the population at each age in a given year or period.

  1995 - 1997 2000 - 2002 2005 - 2007
Male Female Male Female Male Female
Life expectancy at birth (years) 74.5 78.9 76.3 80.9 77.7 81.6

Cigarette smoking

The proportion (%) of the population in the area aged 15 years and over who currently smoke cigarettes.

The age-standardised prevalence (%) of cigarette smoking by sex
Year Male Female Total
Number % Number % Number %
1981 12,123 36.1 11,196 32.8 23,313 34.4
1996 8,394 25.5 8,604 25.1 17,016 25.4
2006 7,938 24.5 8,286 24.0 16,230 24.3
The age-specific prevalence (%) of cigarette smoking (not age-standardised)
Year 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+
Number % Number % Number % Number %
1981 6,018 35.5 9,516 37.6 6,012 34.4 1,767 19.6
1996 3,612 28.3 8,370 29.6 3,981 22.3 1,053 11.5
2006 3,510 28.2 7,377 27.6 4,509 21.0 834 8.5
The age-standardised prevalence (%) of cigarette smoking by ethnicity 2006
Sex European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Male 4,728 23.3 1,737 36.5 1,035 35.1 426 14.8 780 18.8 7,938 24.5
Female 5,178 23.4 2,610 46.4 882 27.3 186 6.0 660 17.4 8,286 24.0
Total 9,906 23.3 4,353 42.0 1,920 31.3 597 9.8 1,428 18.0 16,230 24.3
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Knowledge and Skills

Participation in early childhood education

The number of 3 and 4 year olds enrolled in early childhood education centres or home-based education programmes as a proportion of all 3 and 4 year olds, and the number and proportion of Year 1 students who indicated they have attended some form of early childhood education.

"Apparent" participation rate, 3 and 4 year olds (numbers can add to more than 100%)
Year Participation rate % Number enrolled
3 year 4 year Total 3 year 4 year Total
2001 89 97 93 1,386 1,538 2,924
2002 90 97 94 1,372 1,500 2,872
2003 92 96 94 1,477 1,492 2,969
2004 91 93 92 1,425 1,511 2,936
2005 90 98 94 1,337 1,528 2,865
2006 94 103 98 1,408 1,524 2,932
2007 93 101 97 1,453 1,476 2,929
2008 101 99 100 1,509 1,533 3,042
Early childhood attendance by Year 1 students, by ethnic group
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
2000 925 95.2 270 88.5 133 77.8 73 92.4 9 75.0 1,410 91.6
2001 875 96.0 319 87.9 142 84.0 85 90.4 12 92.3 1,433 92.5
2002 856 97.1 328 88.9 145 84.3 95 93.1 13 76.5 1,437 93.2
2003 831 98.5 312 89.7 178 93.2 114 96.6 20 90.9 1,455 95.5
2004 807 98.2 340 90.4 148 89.2 91 91.9 17 70.8 1,403 94.4
2005 764 97.4 379 91.5 175 91.1 113 96.6 29 85.3 1,460 94.7
2006 806 98.4 330 93.5 164 89.6 114 97.4 28 93.3 1,442 96.0
2007 694 98.7 374 94.0 168 92.3 88 98.9 34 97.1 1,358 96.5
2008 687 98.7 346 95.1 148 94.3 127 97.7 23 100.0 1,331 97.2

School leavers with higher qualifications

The proportion of school leavers who had attained a qualification at National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) Level 2 or above, and the proportion who leave with Bursary and above.

School leavers with higher qualifications, by sex
Year NCEA Level 2 or higher Bursary or higher
Sex (%) Total Sex (%) Total
Male Female Number % Male Female Number %
2005 48.0 65.6 767 57.6 17.6 34.4 356 26.7
2006 46.0 63.3 751 55.1 19.9 42.0 430 31.6
2007 55.9 73.2 882 65.5 23.5 46.9 491 36.5
School leavers with higher qualifications, by ethnicity
NCEA Level 2 or higher
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
2005 534 64.7 74 31.2 80 53.0 65 75.6 14 42.4 767 57.6
2006 484 64.3 87 29.7 76 42.7 89 82.4 15 50.0 751 55.1
2007 539 69.3 129 48.7 109 63.7 84 83.2 21 67.7 882 65.5
Bursary or higher
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
2005 267 32.4 22 9.3 17 11.3 43 50.0 7 21.2 356 26.7
2006 310 41.2 28 9.6 23 12.9 62 57.4 7 23.3 430 31.6
2007 330 42.4 53 20.0 35 20.5 68 67.3 5 16.1 491 36.5

Educational attainment of the adult population

The proportion of adults aged 25 - 64 years with an educational attainment of at least upper secondary school level.

Proportion (%) and number aged 25 - 64 with higher qualifications, by age and sex, 2006
Sex 25 - 44 45 - 64 25 - 64
Number % Number % Number %
At least upper secondary 
Male 10,242 81.2 7,833 74.5 18,078 78.1
Female 11,775 84.2 7,455 70.3 19,233 78.2
Total 22,020 82.8 15,291 72.4 37,311 78.2
At least tertiary
Male 2,529 20.0 2,016 19.2 4,545 19.6
Female 3,327 23.8 1,662 15.7 4,989 20.3
Total 5,859 22.0 3,675 17.4 9,537 20.0
Proportion (%) and number aged 25 - 64 with higher qualifications, by ethnic group and year
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
At least upper secondary
1986 23,105 64.3 1,179 34.3 624 36.5 699 59.9 42 70.0 25,322 60.7
1991 25,015 68.7 1,830 43.5 1,011 45.2 1,395 63.1 90 73.2 28,823 64.9
1996 25,901 67.8 2,595 46.3 1,128 38.8 1,542 55.9 132 71.0 29,767 63.0
2001 27,612 78.1 3,054 56.4 1,866 64.9 2,580 82.5 216 83.7 33,727 75.2
2006 29,307 81.2 3,891 61.7 2,418 65.4 3,570 85.2 333 82.2 37,311 78.2
At least tertiary
1986 3,428 9.5 63 1.8 21 1.2 201 17.2 12 20.0 3,689 8.8
1991 3,853 10.6 108 2.6 39 1.7 486 22.0 27 22.0 4,453 10.0
1996 4,687 12.3 186 3.3 69 2.4 678 24.6 48 25.8 5,484 11.6
2001 5,576 15.8 321 5.9 135 4.7 882 28.2 72 27.9 6,765 15.1
2006 7,587 21.0 540 8.6 261 7.1 1,434 34.2 126 31.1 9,537 20.0
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Paid Work

Satisfaction with work/life balance

The proportion of employed people who are "satisfied" or "very satisfied" with their work-life balance, as reported in the Quality of Life Survey 2008.

Level 2008 Sex Age Total
Male Female 15 - 24 25 - 49 50 - 64 65+
Very satisfied 32.7 32.1 29.2 33.8 28.6 45.1 32.4
Satisfied 44.7 44.9 51.1 43.7 43.9 40.0 44.8
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 9.8 10.1 11.9 9.5 10.7 5.0 9.9
Dissatisfied 11.8 10.8 5.8 10.8 16.9 9.9 11.3
Very Dissatisfied 1.0 2.1 2.0 2.3 0.0 0.0 1.6

Workplace injury claims

The number of workplace accident insurance claims reported to the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC), excluding those employees who received accident and emergency treatment only.

December year Number of claims by sex % of claims by sex
Male Female Total Male Female
2002 1,727 879 2,606 66.3 33.7
2003 1,911 910 2,821 67.7 32.3
2004 1,850 847 2,697 68.6 31.4
2005 2,001 943 2,944 68.0 32.0
2006 1,968 953 2,921 67.4 32.6
2007 1,923 875 2,798 68.7 31.3
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Economic Standard of Living

Population with low incomes

The proportion of people living in households with real gross income less than 60 per cent of the median household equivalised national income benchmarked at 2001.

Population with low incomes, by ethnicity
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1986 7,461 11.5 1,593 21.5 738 25.9 234 11.7 27 16.7 9,669 12.8
1991 10,539 16.9 2,814 34.5 1,617 41.4 756 22.3 60 30.8 14,973 19.8
1996 10,611 16.6 3,174 29.9 1,713 34.2 945 22.0 117 35.1 15,084 19.3
2001 8,163 14.0 2,778 27.1 1,515 29.4 1,005 21.2 156 39.1 12,201 16.6
2006 7,485 12.5 2,694 23.1 1,431 22.2 1,248 18.8 222 31.6 11,664 14.9
Population with low incomes, by age
Year 0 - 14 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+ Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1986 2,895 16.2 678 5.3 1,698 7.7 1,383 9.4 3,015 37.6 9,669 12.8
1991 4,494 26.0 1,449 12.1 2,982 12.6 2,187 15.1 3,858 47.0 14,973 19.8
1996 4,818 25.6 1,497 14.5 3,462 13.9 2,079 13.1 3,225 39.1 15,084 19.3
2001 4,059 22.8 1,122 13.2 2,727 11.8 1,956 12.1 2,337 30.1 12,201 16.6
2006 3,486 19.5 1,185 12.2 2,409 10.4 2,004 10.7 2,580 30.4 11,664 14.9
Population with low incomes, by sex
Year Male Female
Number % Number %
1986 3,915 10.5 5,757 15.0
1991 6,333 17.1 8,643 22.4
1996 6,552 17.1 8,532 21.4
2001 5,340 14.9 6,864 18.3
2006 5,235 13.7 6,426 16.1

Household crowding

The proportion of the population living in crowded housing (ie requiring one or more additional bedrooms, as defined by the Canadian Crowding Index).

Household crowding, by ethnicity
Year European Māori Pacific Asian Other Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1986 6,456 8.7 3,345 33.1 2,328 49.7 579 23.2 69 34.3 12,318 13.6
1991 5,160 7.3 3,021 28.3 2,730 45.1 1,062 24.6 54 21.4 11,826 12.9
1996 4,252 6.1 3,312 25.4 3,147 43.5 1,150 21.9 78 19.9 10,733 11.8
2001 3,690 5.5 3,486 25.4 3,054 38.4 978 16.1 186 31.8 10,290 11.4
2006 3,585 5.4 3,777 25.2 3,669 39.4 1,200 15.2 318 31.2 11,295 12.1
Household crowding, by age
Year 0 - 9 10 - 14 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+ Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1986 2,670 18.7 1,506 18.2 3,528 21.8 3,084 11.6 1,332 7.9 195 2.3 12,318 13.6
1991 2,664 17.9 1,338 19.1 3,213 20.8 3,213 11.2 1,209 7.2 186 2.1 11,826 12.9
1996 2,902 18.8 1,155 17.6 2,322 17.5 3,017 10.5 1,116 6.1 221 2.5 10,733 11.8
2001 2,706 18.4 1,233 16.5 2,205 18.6 2,760 9.8 1,125 5.8 252 2.9 10,290 11.4
2006 2,703 18.9 1,290 17.8 2,586 20.1 2,949 10.8 1,479 6.7 291 3.1 11,295 12.1
Household crowding, by sex
Year Male Female
Number % Number %
1986 6,273 14.0 6,045 13.2
1991 5,907 13.1 5,916 12.7
1996 5,272 11.8 5,461 11.8
2001 4,959 11.2 5,334 11.6
2006 5,508 12.1 5,787 12.2
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Civil and Political Rights

Voter turnout - local authority elections

The proportion of all enrolled electors (both resident and ratepayer) who cast a vote in territorial authority elections.

Election year 1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007
Voter turnout (%) 46.0 26.0 44.8 47.0 46.0 39.0 41.0

Representation of women in local government

The proportion of female council and mayoral candidates, and elected members or mayors, in local authority elections.

Election activity 2001 2004 2007
Council Mayor Council Mayor Council Mayor
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Women candidates 11 41.0 0 0.0 10 36.0 0 0.0 13 35.0 1 20.0
Women voted in 5 45.0 0 n/a 5 45.0 0 n/a 5 42.0 0 n/a
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Cultural Identity

Māori language speakers

The number of Māori who can hold a conversation about everyday things in Māori, as a proportion of the Māori population, and the total number of Māori speakers as a proportion of the total population.

Speakers of Māori 0 - 14 15 - 29 30 - 49 50 - 64 65+ Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
1996 Māori 1,167 22.5 891 21.9 963 27.2 414 45.2 111 44.0 3,555 25.4
Total population 1,332 5.9 1,092 5.1 1,149 4.0 480 3.8 141 1.4 4,179 4.4
2001 Māori 1,299 23.2 978 25.0 1,008 25.4 447 39.4 159 50.5 3,897 26.1
Total population 1,443 6.3 1,194 6.3 1,245 4.2 549 3.9 192 1.9 4,638 4.9
2006 Māori 1,230 20.9 1,011 24.5 1,089 25.2 504 34.0 222 48.7 4,056 24.9
  Total population 1,326 5.9 1,185 6.1 1,287 4.3 633 4.0 267 2.5 4,695 4.8

Language retention

The proportion of people who can speak the "first language" (excluding English) of their ethnic group, for ethnic groups (other than Māori) with an established resident population in New Zealand.

  Born in NZ Overseas born Total
2001 2006 2001 2006 2001 2006
Language retention  (%) 40.1 38.1 81.8 81.4 60.7 59.5
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Leisure and Recreation

Satisfaction with leisure time

The proportion of people aged 15 years and over who are "satisfied" or "very satisfied" with their leisure time, as reported in the Quality of Life Survey 2008.

Level 2008 Sex Age Total
Male Female 15 - 24 25 - 49 50 - 64 65+
Very satisfied 25.0 28.0 20.9 20.1 30.1 50.0 26.5
Satisfied 49.3 44.9 43.1 51.6 46.3 37.7 47.0
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 16.0 16.4 26.7 15.9 14.4 6.5 16.2
Dissatisfied 8.2 8.3 8.2 9.3 7.5 5.8 8.3
Very Dissatisfied 1.6 2.3 1.1 3.0 1.7 0.0 2.0

Participation in physical activity

The proportion of the population aged 15 years and over who met physical activity guidelines (ie were physically active for at least 30 minutes a day on five or more days over the last week), as measured by the Quality of Life Survey 2008.

Level 2008 Sex Age Total
Male Female 15 - 24 25 - 49 50 - 64 65+
Physically Active 50.8 51.0 58.2 51.5 50.8 40.1 50.9
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Physical Environment

Drinking water quality (can be more than 100% and highly variable)

The proportion of the estimated resident population who receive their water from community water supplies whose drinking water complies with either the 2000 or 2005 Drinking-water standards for New Zealand relating to E. coli and Cryptosporidium.

Year E. coli (%) Cryptosporidium (%)
2001 95.5 95.3
2002 95.7 95.7
2003 95.3 95.2
2004 95.1 95.1
2005 94.9 94.8
2006/2007 94.6 94.6
2007/2008 94.4 94.4

Safety

Perceptions of safety - in the local neighbourhood after dark

The proportion of people who reported they felt "a bit unsafe" or "very unsafe" walking alone in their neighbourhood at night, as reported in the Quality of Life Survey 2008.

Level 2008 Sex Age Total
Male Female 15 - 24 25 - 49 50 - 64 65+
Very safe 27.2 11.0 18.1 20.5 25.4 4.1 18.8
Fairly safe 49.5 32.6 51.6 42.6 32.5 32.7 40.7
A bit unsafe 15.4 33.7 19.4 24.8 27.6 28.4 24.9
Very unsafe 5.9 17.8 10.8 10.3 12.0 19.5 12.1

Road casualties

The number of people injured or killed in motor vehicle crashes per 100,000 of the total population.

Year Injuries Deaths
Number Rate per 100,000 Rate per 100,000
2001 222 228.4 6.2
2002 250 251.0 5.0
2003 242 242.2 7.0
2004 227 226.1 7.0
2005 178 177.1 4.0
2006 212 211.2 8.0
2007 346 340.9 2.0
2008 327 321.5 3.9
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Social Connectedness

Telephone and internet access in the home

The proportion of the population with telephone and internet access in the home.

Telephone access (%)
Year Ethnicity Sex Age Total
European Māori Pacific Asian Other Male Female 0 - 14 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+
1996 97.9 86.4 82.1 97.9 94.7 95.2 95.8 93.3 94.7 95.6 97.3 98.0 95.5
2001 98.6 91.4 89.8 98.4 99.0 96.7 97.2 95.9 96.1 96.9 97.9 98.6 96.9
2006 99.0 94.8 95.6 98.7 98.5 97.8 98.3 97.5 98.1 97.9 98.5 99.0 98.1
Internet access (%)
Year Ethnicity Sex Age Total
European Māori Pacific Asian Other Male Female 0 - 14 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65+
2001 49.9 28.2 19.9 57.7 40.3 46.8 44.3 47.1 48.6 49.1 48.7 19.4 45.5
2006 72.8 49.2 40.0 74.3 66.4 68.0 66.0 68.6 68.5 70.3 71.2 42.2 67.0

Trust in others

The proportion of the population aged 15 years and over reporting that people can "almost always" or "usually" be trusted, as reported in the Quality of Life Survey 2008.

Level 2008 Sex Age Total
Male Female 15 - 24 25 - 49 50 - 64 65+
People can almost always be trusted 18.6 14.3 16.1 16.3 14.0 20.3 16.3
People can usually be trusted 59.1 64.9 58.1 63.0 65.1 60.1 62.1
You usually can't be too careful in dealing with people 17.6 16.4 21.6 17.5 15.4 11.5 17.0
You almost always can't be too careful in dealing with people 4.7 4.4 4.2 3.2 5.5 8.1 4.5

Proportion of the population experiencing loneliness

The proportion of the population aged 15 years and over who reported feeling lonely "sometimes", "most of the time" or "always" during the previous 12 months, as reported in the Quality of Life Survey 2008.

Level 2008 Sex Age Total
Male Female 15 - 24 25 - 49 50 - 64 65+
Never 62.9 48.7 43.8 54.9 58.4 68.0 55.5
Rarely 23.3 29.0 37.6 24.4 28.5 14.9 26.3
Sometimes 10.9 20.4 16.4 17.3 12.2 15.6 15.8
Most of the time 1.4 1.8 2.2 2.2 0.9 0.0 1.6
Always 1.5 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.0 1.5 0.7
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