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U.S. adults
3/21/2005 5%
12/8/2005 8%
8/31/2006 11%
5/11/2008 21%
8/10/2008 26%
8/31/2008 25%
12/4/2008 27%
12/20/2008 26%
4/19/2009 36%
9/14/2009 37%
12/27/2009 42%
1/19/2010 43%
5/30/2010 48%
9/13/2010 46%
11/24/2010 45%
11/28/2010 46%
12/21/2010 47%
5/22/2011 50%
8/26/2011 50%
2/19/2012 53%
8/7/2012 59%
12/9/2012 54%
5/19/2013 61%
7/14/2013 60%
9/30/2013 63%
1/26/2014 62%
7/12/2015 65%
11/6/2016 69%
1/10/2018 69%
2/7/2019 72%
2/8/2021 72%
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