By 1970, that proportion had dropped to 50 percent.

By the end of fiscal year 1980, the proportion had dropped to 53 percent.

Since 1959, the proportion of all people 65 or older living in poverty has dropped from 35 to 11 percent.

The proportion dropped to 55 percent among those employing 3 to 9 workers.

"The proportion of students who reach a top score has dropped from 12 per cent to 2."

At that rate, the proportion of primary-care doctors will drop to 28 percent or less by 2010.

The proportion allocated according to a need formula will drop to 40%.

In 2006, this proportion has dropped to about one tenth of the population.

But among women older than 55, the proportion of those who have never married has dropped dramatically.

However, the proportion who believe it to be a problem has dropped in the period 2008/9 when the surveys were conducted.