percentage

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By contrast, out-of-pocket spending, the size of the surgical workforce per 1000 people, and health spending as a percentage of GDP currently explain less of the variation in outcomes.

From Science Daily

The result: They voted unanimously to cut their key short-term U.S. interest rate by half of a percentage point, despite some reluctance.

From MarketWatch

The percentage of Black head football coaches in the top division has never been more than 15.

From Los Angeles Times

But Bass beat him by nearly 10 percentage points.

From Los Angeles Times

Her research shows that in years when small-cap earnings exceed large-cap earnings and accelerate, as she expects this year, small-caps have outperformed 75% of the time by an average of nine percentage points a year.

From Barron's