Educational Attainment in Cotuit, Barnstable Town, Massachusetts (Neighborhood)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Barnstable Town and Cotuit
Cotuit
Barnstable Town
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma258.380414%46.721633%58.380414%58.4%1,46337.718590%47.890429%37.718590%37.7%9453.900995%5.387938%3.900995%3.9%9798

Relative Educational Attainment#2

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Barnstable Town at large.
Scope: population of Barnstable Town and Cotuit
-20%0%+20%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma224.953710%24.953710%+25.0%58.380%58.4%46.722%46.7%-21.239816%-21.239816%-21.2%37.719%37.7%47.890%47.9%-27.597612%-27.597612%-27.6%3.901%3.90%5.388%5.39%

Detailed Educational Attainment#3

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Barnstable Town and Cotuit
Cotuit
Barnstable Town
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None2.905569%1.410407%2.905569%2.9%72733.228410%2.488599%3.228410%3.2%808118.859295%11.860107%18.859295%18.9%47247324.132365%21.820543%24.132365%24.1%6046059.254775%9.141977%9.254775%9.3%23123216.814635%20.567183%16.814635%16.8%42120.903955%27.323246%20.903955%20.9%5235241.049233%3.636254%1.049233%1.0%261.264461%1.132554%1.264461%1.3%31321.587302%0.619130%1.587302%1.6%3940

Detailed Relative Educational Attainment#4

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Barnstable Town at large.
Scope: population of Barnstable Town and Cotuit
-100%0%+100%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None106.009198%106.009198%+106.0%2.906%2.91%1.410%1.41%29.728014%29.728014%+29.7%3.228%3.23%2.489%2.49%59.014546%59.014546%+59.0%18.859%18.9%11.860%11.9%10.594703%10.594703%+10.6%24.132%24.1%21.821%21.8%1.233851%1.233851%+1.2%9.255%9.25%9.142%9.14%-18.245316%-18.245316%-18.2%16.815%16.8%20.567%20.6%-23.493882%-23.493882%-23.5%20.904%20.9%27.323%27.3%-71.145214%-71.145214%-71.1%1.049%1.05%3.636%3.64%11.646812%11.646812%+11.6%1.264%1.26%1.133%1.13%156.376307%156.376307%+156.4%1.587%1.59%0.619%0.62%

Educational Attainment Sex Ratio#5

Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Barnstable Town and Cotuit
More Females More Males
Barnstable Town
Cotuit
0%20%40%60%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-18.946495%-6.205993%-18.946495%19%63.131%63.1%53.075%53.1%24.119885%3.185261%24.119885%24%33.860%33.9%42.027%42.0%62.779429%27.439116%62.779429%63%3.009%3.01%4.897%4.90%

Detailed Educational Attainment Sex Ratio#6

Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Barnstable Town and Cotuit
More Females More Males
Barnstable Town
Cotuit
0%500%1,000%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None336.544833%394.264090%336.544833%337%1.122%1.12%4.897%4.90%27.627725%39.718865%27.627725%28%2.856%2.86%3.645%3.64%-30.705959%-6.250326%-30.705959%31%21.214%21.2%16.230%16.2%-12.270173%-4.764897%-12.270173%12%25.446%25.4%22.665%22.7%-121.604108%-53.558417%-121.604108%122%12.494%12.5%5.638%5.64%7.811314%6.384016%7.811314%8%16.216%16.2%17.483%17.5%39.108688%0.839598%39.108688%39%17.644%17.6%24.544%24.5%-79.092300%-79.092300%79%25.079886%1.326%1.33%0.740%0.74%-44.268797%-44.268797%44%23.888649%1.479%1.48%1.025%1.03%1,000.000000%49.998902%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.204%0.20%3.132%3.13%

Bachelor's Degrees By Age#7

Percentage of age cohort whose highest degree is a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Barnstable Town and Cotuit
Cotuit
Barnstable Town
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3414.203138%19.639837%14.203138%14.2%11511681681730.564784%22.775574%30.564784%30.6%3721,2171,21825.105485%22.712934%25.105485%25.1%8031932023.893805%22.814026%23.893805%23.9%36152

Relative Bachelor's Degrees By Age#8

Percentage of population whose highest degree is a Bachelor's, as a percentage more or less than Barnstable Town at large.
Scope: population of Barnstable Town and Cotuit
20%10%0%10%20%30%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-27.681996%-27.681996%27.7%14.203%14.2%19.640%19.6%34.199842%34.199842%34.2%30.565%30.6%22.776%22.8%10.533872%10.533872%10.5%25.105%25.1%22.713%22.7%4.732964%4.732964%4.7%23.894%23.9%22.814%22.8%

Bachelor's Degrees Sex Ratio By Age#9

Percentage more likely men or women are to have their highest degree be a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Barnstable Town and Cotuit
More Females More Males
Barnstable Town
Cotuit
1,000%500%0%FM65+45-6435-4425-3475.284091%12.304117%75.284091%75.3%10.373%10.4%18.182%18.2%-29.659512%-11.532354%-29.659512%29.7%34.194%34.2%26.372%26.4%6.988764%3.821658%6.988764%7.0%24.155%24.2%25.843%25.8%-1,000.000000%-32.092309%-1,000.000000%> 1000%31.953%32.0%0.000%0%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#10

Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Barnstable Town and Cotuit
Cotuit
Barnstable Town
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$50,227.000000$61,227.000000$50,227.000000$50.2k62624.993%25.0%$66,635.000000$51,763.000000$66,635.000000$66.6k60460524.132%24.1%$34,453.000000$32,765.000000$34,453.000000$34.5k65326.069%26.1%$40,655.000000$31,747.000000$40,655.000000$40.7k52352420.904%20.9%$43,434.000000$39,393.000000$43,434.000000$43.4k2,506100.000%100%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#11

By sex among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Barnstable Town and Cotuit
Female Male
Barnstable Town
Cotuit
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$0k$50kFMBachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2Total$-33,906.000000$-45,408.000000$-33,906.000000$33.9k$33,906.000000$51,460.000000$45,408.000000$17,314.000000$85,366.000000$85.4k336268$-24,250.000000$-26,928.000000$-24,250.000000$24.3k$24,250.000000$34,593.000000$26,928.000000$15,204.000000$58,843.000000$58.8k379380273274$-39,875.000000$-800.000000$-24,375.000000$-40,675.000000$40.7k$39,875.000000$24,375.000000$11,743.000000$39,875.000000$39.9k233290291$-33,398.000000$-32,315.000000$-33,398.000000$33.4k$33,398.000000$25,333.000000$32,315.000000$13,603.000000$58,731.000000$58.7k1,3221,184

Employment by Educational Attainment#12

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Barnstable Town and Cotuit
Cotuit
Barnstable Town
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma368.345865%81.799953%68.345865%68.3%61261370.616114%72.878440%70.616114%70.6%30179.113924%73.858465%79.113924%79.1%25225327.536232%56.447689%27.536232%27.5%1213

Lacking High School Diploma By Race#13

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Barnstable Town and Cotuit
Female Male
Barnstable Town
Cotuit
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30%20%10%0%10%20%MFWhite1Hispanic2-1.608579%-3.559461%-1.608579%1.6%1.608579%2.683764%3.559461%1.266499%4.292343%4.3%495020-0.000000%-38.666667%-27.886710%-8.692862%-38.666667%38.7%0.000000%27.886710%0.000000%0.0%01920

College Graduates By Race#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Barnstable Town and Cotuit
Female Male
Barnstable Town
Cotuit
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%100%MFWhite1Hispanic2-47.795824%-4.107662%-38.610356%-51.903485%51.9%47.795824%38.610356%1.758525%47.795824%47.8%555556652653-33.333333%-16.864608%-33.333333%33.3%33.333333%66.666667%16.864608%7.536263%100.000000%100.0%61617

Map of Educational Attainment by Tract in Cotuit

Coarse: Post-Secondary Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#15

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
36.1%40.6%45.0%49.5%53.9%58.4%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#16

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
37.7%41.0%44.3%47.6%50.9%54.2%

Coarse: No High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#17

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.7%4.1%5.5%6.9%8.3%9.8%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#18

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.2%0.8%1.3%1.8%2.4%3.0%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.3%0.9%1.5%2.1%2.7%3.3%

Detailed: Master's Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
7.6%9.9%12.1%14.4%16.6%18.9%

Detailed: Bachelor's Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#21

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
18.1%19.4%20.6%21.7%22.9%24.2%

Detailed: Associate's Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#22

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
9.2%10.5%11.8%13.1%14.4%15.7%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Tract#23

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
16.8%18.0%19.2%20.3%21.5%22.7%

Detailed: High School Diploma or Equivalent Educational Attainment by Tract#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
20.9%23.0%25.1%27.2%29.3%31.5%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by Tract#25

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1.0%1.9%2.8%3.7%4.6%5.5%

Detailed: Less than High School Educational Attainment by Tract#26

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.00%0.32%0.63%0.95%1.26%1.58%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Tract#27

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.36%0.83%1.30%1.76%2.22%2.69%
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Educational Attainment by Neighborhood in Barnstable Town

There are 10 neighborhoods in Barnstable Town. This section compares Cotuit to all of the neighborhoods in Barnstable Town and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cotuit.

No H.S. Diploma by Neighborhood#28

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Cotuit, selected other neighborhoods in Barnstable Town, and entities that contain Cotuit
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheastHyannis NeighborhoodHyannisMassachusettsNew EnglandHyannis Port NeighborhoodHyannis PortWest Hyannisport NeighborhoodW HyannisportWest Yarmouth NeighborhoodWest YarmouthBarnstable TownBarnstable Town Metro AreaBarnstable TownBarnstable CountyBarnstableCotuit NeighborhoodCotuit013200Tract 013200Centerville NeighborhoodCentervilleBarnstable NeighborhoodBarnstableMarstons Mills NeighborhoodMarstons MillsWest Barnstable NeighborhoodW BarnstableOsterville NeighborhoodOstervilleZIP Code 02635ZIP 0263513.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M11.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M10.486167%10.486167%10.5%1,04219.943770%9.943770%9.9%462,385462k9.657137%9.657137%9.7%981,894982k8.296460%8.296460%8.3%138.296460%8.296460%8.3%1228.050386%8.050386%8.1%52552645.387938%5.387938%5.4%1,7844.608365%4.608365%4.6%7,5954.608365%4.608365%4.6%7,5953.900995%3.900995%3.9%979853.900995%3.900995%3.9%1453.383947%3.383947%3.4%27763.189198%3.189198%3.2%484972.886466%2.886466%2.9%15882.855760%2.855760%2.9%7092.370619%2.370619%2.4%72101.323251%1.323251%1.3%35

Bachelor's Degrees by Neighborhood#29

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Cotuit, selected other neighborhoods in Barnstable Town, and entities that contain Cotuit
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#ZIP Code 02635ZIP 02635Barnstable NeighborhoodBarnstableWest Barnstable NeighborhoodW BarnstableOsterville NeighborhoodOsterville013200Tract 013200Cotuit NeighborhoodCotuitMarstons Mills NeighborhoodMarstons MillsMassachusettsBarnstable Town Metro AreaBarnstable TownBarnstable CountyBarnstableCenterville NeighborhoodCentervilleNew EnglandBarnstable TownWest Hyannisport NeighborhoodW HyannisportHyannis Port NeighborhoodHyannis PortNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWest Yarmouth NeighborhoodWest YarmouthHyannis NeighborhoodHyannis54.669187%54.669187%54.7%1,44651.890659%51.890659%51.9%792149.608467%49.608467%49.6%1,224249.450996%49.450996%49.5%1,503349.125639%49.125639%49.1%1,82649.125639%49.125639%49.1%1,231443.229336%43.229336%43.2%2,3702,371541.221661%41.221661%41.2%1,916,8061.92M41.096057%41.096057%41.1%67,73067.7k41.096057%41.096057%41.1%67,73067.7k38.081772%38.081772%38.1%3,1183,119637.962191%37.962191%38.0%3,859,8243.86M37.579656%37.579656%37.6%12,44312.4k36.061947%36.061947%36.1%8736.061947%36.061947%36.1%56834.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.249721%30.249721%30.2%1,975921.994979%21.994979%22.0%2,18610

Very Advanced Degrees by Neighborhood#30

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Cotuit, selected other neighborhoods in Barnstable Town, and entities that contain Cotuit
0%1%2%3%4%5%6%Count#Barnstable NeighborhoodBarnstable013200Tract 013200Cotuit NeighborhoodCotuitWest Barnstable NeighborhoodW BarnstableZIP Code 02635ZIP 02635MassachusettsOsterville NeighborhoodOstervilleWest Hyannisport NeighborhoodW HyannisportHyannis Port NeighborhoodHyannis PortBarnstable Town Metro AreaBarnstable TownBarnstable CountyBarnstableNew EnglandNortheastCenterville NeighborhoodCentervilleBarnstable TownUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMarstons Mills NeighborhoodMarstons MillsWest Yarmouth NeighborhoodWest YarmouthHyannis NeighborhoodHyannis6.231520%6.231520%6.2%9516.133979%6.133979%6.1%2286.133979%6.133979%6.1%15315425.837098%5.837098%5.8%14435.822306%5.822306%5.8%1545.434262%5.434262%5.4%252,693253k5.104366%5.104366%5.1%15544.977876%4.977876%5.0%154.977876%4.977876%5.0%0164.741246%4.741246%4.7%7,8144.741246%4.741246%4.7%7,8144.645397%4.645397%4.6%472,323472k4.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M3.968019%3.968019%4.0%32432573.899006%3.899006%3.9%1,2913.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.175889%3.175889%3.2%17482.783402%2.783402%2.8%18118292.133659%2.133659%2.1%21210

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Neighborhood#31

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Cotuit, selected other neighborhoods in Barnstable Town, and entities that contain Cotuit
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#ZIP 02635Marstons MillsTract 013200CotuitW BarnstableBarnstableHyannisBarnstable TownBarnstable TownBarnstableW HyannisportHyannis PortWest YarmouthNew EnglandUnited StatesMassachusettsNortheastOstervilleCenterville-1.000000x-1.000000x2.517619x2.517619x2.52x0.776%0.78%1.954%1.95%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.364422x2.364422x2.36x1.723%1.72%4.073%4.07%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.627794x1.627794x1.63x3.009%3.01%4.897%4.90%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.627794x1.627794x1.63x3.009%3.01%4.897%4.90%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.421865x1.421865x1.42x2.378%2.38%3.381%3.38%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.324499x1.324499x1.32x2.767%2.77%3.665%3.66%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.314187x1.314187x1.31x9.104%9.10%11.964%12.0%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.274391x1.274391x1.27x4.761%4.76%6.067%6.07%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.237190x1.237190x1.24x4.153%4.15%5.138%5.14%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.237190x1.237190x1.24x4.153%4.15%5.138%5.14%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.155844x1.155844x1.16x7.725%7.72%8.929%8.93%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.155844x1.155844x1.16x7.725%7.72%8.929%8.93%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.155242x1.155242x1.16x7.510%7.51%8.676%8.68%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.129206x1.129206x1.13x9.096%9.10%10.271%10.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.087930x1.087930x1.09x9.545%9.55%10.384%10.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.011487x1.011487x1.01x2.357%2.36%2.384%2.38%9-1.419802x-1.419802x1.42x1.000000x1.000000x3.922%3.92%2.762%2.76%10

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Neighborhood#32

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Cotuit, selected other neighborhoods in Barnstable Town, and entities that contain Cotuit
Female
Male
1x0x1x2x3xFM#CentervilleZIP 02635Marstons MillsOstervilleTract 013200CotuitBarnstable TownWest YarmouthBarnstable TownBarnstableW BarnstableUnited StatesNortheastNew EnglandMassachusettsBarnstableHyannisHyannis PortW Hyannisport-1.000000x-1.000000x3.789724x3.789724x3.79x1.730%1.73%6.557%6.56%1-1.000000x-1.000000x3.522458x3.522458x3.52x2.682%2.68%9.446%9.45%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.902693x2.902693x2.90x1.635%1.64%4.747%4.75%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.446187x2.446187x2.45x2.986%2.99%7.304%7.30%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.147582x2.147582x2.15x3.978%3.98%8.542%8.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.147582x2.147582x2.15x3.978%3.98%8.542%8.54%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.067950x2.067950x2.07x2.578%2.58%5.331%5.33%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.942702x1.942702x1.94x1.937%1.94%3.763%3.76%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.855118x1.855118x1.86x3.397%3.40%6.302%6.30%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.855118x1.855118x1.86x3.397%3.40%6.302%6.30%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.613789x1.613789x1.61x4.516%4.52%7.287%7.29%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486326x1.486326x1.49x3.316%3.32%4.929%4.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.447839x1.447839x1.45x3.827%3.83%5.541%5.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.387729x1.387729x1.39x4.589%4.59%6.368%6.37%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.292300x1.292300x1.29x5.478%5.48%7.080%7.08%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.266351x1.266351x1.27x1.890%1.89%2.394%2.39%8-1.200794x-1.200794x1.20x1.000000x1.000000x5.407%5.41%4.503%4.50%9-1.200794x-1.200794x1.20x1.000000x1.000000x5.407%5.41%4.503%4.50%10

Definitions

Educational attainment is reported in terms of the highest level of education obtained by persons aged 25 years and older. On this page, we report on both detailed and coarse categorizations of the levels of education in the population. The detailed levels of educational attainment are as follows:

  • None: no formal education at all
  • Less than High School: some education, but stopped short of high school
  • Some High School: some high school education, but no high school diploma (or equivalent)
  • Some College: high school diploma (or equivalent), and some college, but no post-secondary degree
  • Associate's Degree: highest post-secondary degree is an associate's degree (including occupational or academic degrees)
  • Bachelor's Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a bachelor's degree (e.g., BA, BS, AB)
  • Master's Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a master's degree (e.g., MA, MS, MENG, MSW)
  • Professional Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a professional degree (e.g., MD, DDC, JD)
  • Doctorate Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a doctorate degree (e.g., PhD, EdD)

The coarse levels of educational attainment are as follows:

  • No High School Diploma: does not have a high school diploma or equivalent
  • High School Diploma: has a high school diploma or equivalent and possibly some college, but no post-secondary degrees
  • Higher Degree: has some post-secondary degree (associate's, bachelor's, master's, professional, doctorate)

Unlike the other geographical entities detailed on this site, neighborhoods are not recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau. To overcome this we have computed reasonable estimates of the same statistics that are presented for other the entity types. Each statistic is computed as the weighted sum or average of the census tracts or block groups that overlap the neighborhood. A weighted sum is used for counts of people or households, and a weighted average is used for statistics that are themselves some form of average, such as median household income. Census block groups are preferred when the statistic in question is available on the block group level. The weight for a given tract (or block group) is computed as the population of the census tabulation blocks that occupy the intersection between the tract and the neighborhood as a fraction of the total population of the neighborhood.

For additional information about the data presented on this site, including our sources, please see the About Page.

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