Components of Change

University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute Population Estimates Program For Release March 19, 2009

U.S. Census Releases County-level Population Estimates for 2000 to 2008 The U.S. Census Bureau released July 1st county-level population estimates for 2000 to 2008 for Massachusetts and the U.S. on March 19, 2009. These estimates are based on the demographic “components of change”, which include births and deaths, internal and international migration, and the group quarters population for each county. To go directly to the U.S. Census estimates page, follow this link: http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/

State Total Overview State-level estimates for Massachusetts released by the U.S. Census Bureau in December of 2008 increased the state population by 30,052 persons, or 0.46% over the previous year, to 6,497,967 persons. This marked the third year of consecutive increases in the Massachusetts population estimates after the state showed losses in 2004 and 2005. Massachusetts has lagged behind U.S. population growth since the 2000 Census, however this last vintage release shows that the percentage gap has been steadily decreasing since 2004. For more details on the state level estimates, including a comparison to both the Northeast Region and the U.S., components of change, and comparison of vintages, please refer to our December 23, 2008 release: UMass Donahue Institute Summary of U.S. Census Bureau’s 2008 Population Estimates at http://www.massbenchmarks.org/statedata/news.htm

County Totals The greatest numerical increases from 2007 to 2008 were found in: Middlesex County 12,680; Suffolk County 5,138; and Norfolk County 4,551. The greatest numerical decreases were in: Barnstable County -941; Berkshire County -637. All other counties showed some net gain. In terms of percentage of change, the largest gains were in: Nantucket County at 1.4%; Middlesex at 0.86%; and Suffolk at 0.71%. Nantucket County’s population increased dramatically as the result of a successful challenge to its 2007 estimates. The Suffolk County increase is the result of an increased Group Quarters population, also resulting from a challenge process. These three counties had the three highest “natural increases” from 2007 to 2008, meaning they had high numbers of births compared to deaths, and they also had the three highest percentages of international migration boosting their population estimates. The largest decreases were in: Berkshire County at -0.49%; and Barnstable County at -0.42%, both of which counted more deaths than births in 2008. All other counties showed gains of less than 1%.

The following three tables show the 2008 vintage time series of Massachusetts county- level estimates for 2000-2008, including population estimates by county and by year, numeric change from year to year and cumulative from the 2000 estimates base, percentage changes, and rankings. Note that the estimates for 2000 to 2008 shown below incorporate the latest information available to the U.S. Census Bureau, and differ from the previous “vintage” estimates produced for those years. Table 1: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for MA Counties: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008

Population Estimates County Estimates Base July 1, 2000 July 1, 2001 July 1, 2002 July 1, 2003 July 1, 2004 July 1, 2005 July 1, 2006 July 1, 2007 July 1, 2008 4/1/2000 MA Total 6,349,113 6,362,583 6,407,269 6,433,043 6,441,440 6,437,414 6,434,343 6,443,424 6,467,915 6,497,967 Barnstable 222,232 223,228 225,042 227,002 228,135 226,829 224,913 223,315 221,990 221,049 Berkshire 134,953 134,787 133,718 133,083 132,565 131,985 131,193 130,350 130,032 129,395 Bristol 534,678 536,069 538,640 543,063 546,393 546,204 545,499 544,641 545,212 545,823 Dukes 14,987 15,076 15,192 15,361 15,458 15,480 15,467 15,390 15,452 15,527 Essex 723,421 725,341 730,862 733,216 732,496 731,206 730,552 731,179 732,575 736,457 Franklin 71,535 71,493 71,669 71,887 71,904 71,950 71,937 71,693 71,647 71,735 Hampden 456,226 456,565 456,361 458,747 460,041 460,088 460,217 460,727 460,629 460,840 Hampshire 152,255 152,379 152,265 152,894 153,671 153,776 153,777 154,295 154,665 154,983 Middlesex 1,466,396 1,469,120 1,475,675 1,472,688 1,468,316 1,465,147 1,462,024 1,463,654 1,469,798 1,482,478 Nantucket 9,520 9,571 9,743 10,082 10,309 10,541 10,610 10,820 11,060 11,215 Norfolk 650,306 651,212 653,500 654,076 653,262 652,805 651,429 652,980 655,358 659,909 Plymouth 472,822 474,365 478,807 482,750 485,029 486,180 487,765 488,294 489,808 492,066 Suffolk 689,809 690,721 704,979 710,660 711,347 709,969 711,331 715,450 727,546 732,684 Worcester 749,973 752,656 760,816 767,534 772,514 775,254 777,629 780,636 782,143 783,806 Note: The April 1, 2000 estimates base reflects changes to the Census 2000 population resulting from legal boundary updates, other geographic program changes, and Count Question Resolution actions. All geographic boundaries for the 2008 population estimates series are defined as of January 1, 2008. Table 1: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties of Massachusetts: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 (CO-EST2008-01-25). Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Release Date: March 19, 2009. Table 2: Numeric Change from Previous Year, Numeric Change From 2000-2008 Cumulative, and Rank Numeric Change

July 1, 2000 Rank County to July 1, July 1, 2002 July 1, 2003 July 1, 2004 July 1, 2005 July 1, 2006 July 1, 2007 July 1, 2008 Rank Change Cumulative Cumulative 2001 2007 to 2008 Change 2000 Change 2000 Base to 2008 Base to 2008 MA Total 44,686 25,774 8,397 (4,026) (3,071) 9,081 24,491 30,052 148,854 Barnstable 1,814 1,960 1,133 (1,306) (1,916) (1,598) (1,325) (941) 14 (1,183) 13 Berkshire (1,069) (635) (518) (580) (792) (843) (318) (637) 13 (5,558) 14 Bristol 2,571 4,423 3,330 (189) (705) (858) 571 611 7 11,145 6 Dukes 116 169 97 22 (13) (77) 62 75 12 540 11 Essex 5,521 2,354 (720) (1,290) (654) 627 1,396 3,882 4 13,036 5 Franklin 176 218 17 46 (13) (244) (46) 88 11 200 12 Hampden (204) 2,386 1,294 47 129 510 (98) 211 9 4,614 8 Hampshire (114) 629 777 105 1 518 370 318 8 2,728 9 Middlesex 6,555 (2,987) (4,372) (3,169) (3,123) 1,630 6,144 12,680 1 16,082 4 Nantucket 172 339 227 232 69 210 240 155 10 1,695 10 Norfolk 2,288 576 (814) (457) (1,376) 1,551 2,378 4,551 3 9,603 7 Plymouth 4,442 3,943 2,279 1,151 1,585 529 1,514 2,258 5 19,244 3 Suffolk 14,258 5,681 687 (1,378) 1,362 4,119 12,096 5,138 2 42,875 1 Worcester 8,160 6,718 4,980 2,740 2,375 3,007 1,507 1,663 6 33,833 2 Table 2: UMass Donahue Institute. Source Data from Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties of Massachusetts: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 (CO-EST2008-01-25). Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Release Date: March 19, 2009. Table 3: Percentage Change from Previous Year, Percentage Change From 2000-2008 Cumulative, and Rank Percentage Change

July 1, 2000 Rank Rank % County to July 1, July 1, 2002 July 1, 2003 July 1, 2004 July 1, 2005 July 1, 2006 July 1, 2007 July 1, 2008 Cumulative % Cumulative % Change 2007 2001 Change 2000 Change 2000 to 2008 Base to 2008 Base to 2008 MA Total 0.70% 0.40% 0.13% -0.06% -0.05% 0.14% 0.38% 0.46% 2.34% Barnstable 0.81% 0.87% 0.50% -0.57% -0.84% -0.71% -0.59% -0.42% 13 -0.53% 13 Berkshire -0.79% -0.47% -0.39% -0.44% -0.60% -0.64% -0.24% -0.49% 14 -4.12% 14 Bristol 0.48% 0.82% 0.61% -0.03% -0.13% -0.16% 0.10% 0.11% 11 2.08% 6 Dukes 0.77% 1.11% 0.63% 0.14% -0.08% -0.50% 0.40% 0.49% 6 3.60% 5 Essex 0.76% 0.32% -0.10% -0.18% -0.09% 0.09% 0.19% 0.53% 5 1.80% 7 Franklin 0.25% 0.30% 0.02% 0.06% -0.02% -0.34% -0.06% 0.12% 10 0.28% 12 Hampden -0.04% 0.52% 0.28% 0.01% 0.03% 0.11% -0.02% 0.05% 12 1.01% 11 Hampshire -0.07% 0.41% 0.51% 0.07% 0.00% 0.34% 0.24% 0.21% 9 1.79% 8 Middlesex 0.45% -0.20% -0.30% -0.22% -0.21% 0.11% 0.42% 0.86% 2 1.10% 10 Nantucket 1.80% 3.48% 2.25% 2.25% 0.65% 1.98% 2.22% 1.40% 1 17.80% 1 Norfolk 0.35% 0.09% -0.12% -0.07% -0.21% 0.24% 0.36% 0.69% 4 1.48% 9 Plymouth 0.94% 0.82% 0.47% 0.24% 0.33% 0.11% 0.31% 0.46% 7 4.07% 4 Suffolk 2.06% 0.81% 0.10% -0.19% 0.19% 0.58% 1.69% 0.71% 3 6.22% 2 Worcester 1.08% 0.88% 0.65% 0.35% 0.31% 0.39% 0.19% 0.21% 8 4.51% 3 Note: The April 1, 2000 estimates base reflects changes to the Census 2000 population resulting from legal boundary updates, other geographic program changes, and Count Question Resolution actions. All geographic boundaries for the 2008 population estimates series are defined as of January 1, 2008. Table 3: UMass Donahue Institute. Source Data from Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties of Massachusetts: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 (CO-EST2008-01-25). Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Release Date: March 19, 2009. Trends in Population Change from 2001 to 2008 by County Note: Y-axis not to scale from county to county

Barnstable County

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Berkshire County

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Bristol County

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Dukes County

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Essex County

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Franklin County

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Hampden County

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Hampshire County

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Middlesex County

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Nantucket County

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Norfolk County

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Plymouth County

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Suffolk County

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Worcester County

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Components of Change As described earlier, county level estimates are produced by the U.S. Census Bureau using the latest available data available for the various components of change, which include births and deaths, internal (within the United States) and international migration, and the group quarters (GQ) population for each county. The following section describes changes in the Massachusetts county-level population estimates within these individual components, and compares these components at a county level.

Natural Increase Natural increase is the net increase after births and deaths are added together. The following chart shows, for each county, the number of births, deaths, and the resulting natural net increase for 2008.

2008 Births, Deaths, and Net Natural Increase by County

BIRTHS DEATHS Net Natural Increase

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Table 4: Births by County 2000 - 2008

2008 Births as a % of County 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Population rank Nantucket 32 146 136 137 163 151 151 161 170 1.52% 1 Suffolk 2,318 9,713 9,713 9,365 9,278 9,263 9,301 9,591 9,748 1.33% 2 Hampden 1,447 5,747 5,759 5,768 5,745 5,682 5,780 5,862 5,980 1.30% 3 Worcester 2,517 10,182 10,070 10,053 10,070 9,820 9,858 9,928 9,977 1.27% 4 Essex 2,480 9,630 9,576 9,599 9,490 9,178 9,026 9,206 9,237 1.25% 5 Plymouth 1,642 6,412 6,423 6,424 6,321 6,092 5,904 5,904 6,007 1.22% 6 Middlesex 5,062 19,190 18,791 18,536 18,217 17,706 17,798 18,127 17,988 1.21% 7 Dukes 38 129 152 167 159 164 166 198 186 1.20% 8 Bristol 1,757 6,685 6,651 6,646 6,676 6,618 6,626 6,457 6,494 1.19% 9 Norfolk 2,217 8,522 8,222 8,322 8,222 7,765 7,685 7,739 7,701 1.17% 10 Berkshire 302 1,202 1,240 1,264 1,297 1,237 1,283 1,258 1,307 1.01% 11 Franklin 157 711 668 691 679 664 671 699 712 0.99% 12 Barnstable 509 2,023 1,995 2,000 1,940 1,976 1,931 1,980 1,986 0.90% 13 Hampshire 308 1,326 1,267 1,323 1,255 1,182 1,234 1,264 1,283 0.83% 14

Table 5: Deaths by County 2000 - 2008

2008 Deaths as a % of County 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Population rank Barnstable -673 -2,744 -2,756 -2,786 -2,867 -2,707 -2,706 -2,734 -2,750 -1.24% 1 Berkshire -352 -1,622 -1,570 -1,583 -1,546 -1,558 -1,468 -1,467 -1,489 -1.15% 2 Hampden -1,061 -4,659 -4,608 -4,515 -4,671 -4,457 -4,505 -4,403 -4,375 -0.95% 3 Bristol -1,175 -5,298 -5,172 -5,157 -5,289 -4,887 -4,899 -4,878 -4,983 -0.91% 4 Dukes -31 -118 -110 -144 -145 -126 -135 -131 -140 -0.90% 5 Franklin -158 -660 -624 -625 -648 -640 -663 -613 -621 -0.87% 6 Essex -1,489 -6,643 -6,586 -6,550 -6,601 -6,339 -6,151 -6,273 -6,301 -0.86% 7 Worcester -1,562 -6,861 -6,864 -6,817 -6,708 -6,856 -6,654 -6,530 -6,605 -0.84% 8 Norfolk -1,369 -5,800 -5,817 -5,797 -5,562 -5,609 -5,433 -5,392 -5,410 -0.82% 9 Plymouth -893 -4,108 -4,088 -4,079 -4,163 -4,057 -3,996 -4,026 -4,019 -0.82% 10 Hampshire -304 -1,240 -1,165 -1,192 -1,208 -1,132 -1,227 -1,196 -1,179 -0.76% 11 Middlesex -2,725 -11,857 -11,712 -11,424 -11,325 -11,069 -10,903 -11,028 -11,111 -0.75% 12 Suffolk -1,293 -5,569 -5,487 -5,468 -5,178 -5,206 -4,807 -5,064 -5,125 -0.70% 13 Nantucket -13 -55 -67 -64 -58 -77 -64 -52 -70 -0.62% 14

Table 6: Net Natural Increase by County 2000 - 2008 2008 Net Natural Increase as a % of County 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Population rank Nantucket 19 91 69 73 105 74 87 109 100 0.89% 1 Suffolk 1,025 4,144 4,226 3,897 4,100 4,057 4,494 4,527 4,623 0.63% 2 Middlesex 2,337 7,333 7,079 7,112 6,892 6,637 6,895 7,099 6,877 0.46% 3 Worcester 955 3,321 3,206 3,236 3,362 2,964 3,204 3,398 3,372 0.43% 4 Plymouth 749 2,304 2,335 2,345 2,158 2,035 1,908 1,878 1,988 0.40% 5 Essex 991 2,987 2,990 3,049 2,889 2,839 2,875 2,933 2,936 0.40% 6 Hampden 386 1,088 1,151 1,253 1,074 1,225 1,275 1,459 1,605 0.35% 7 Norfolk 848 2,722 2,405 2,525 2,660 2,156 2,252 2,347 2,291 0.35% 8 Dukes 7 11 42 23 14 38 31 67 46 0.30% 9 Bristol 582 1,387 1,479 1,489 1,387 1,731 1,727 1,579 1,511 0.28% 10 Franklin -1 51 44 66 31 24 8 86 91 0.13% 11 Hampshire 4 86 102 131 47 50 7 68 104 0.07% 12 Berkshire -50 -420 -330 -319 -249 -321 -185 -209 -182 -0.14% 13 Barnstable -164 -721 -761 -786 -927 -731 -775 -754 -764 -0.35% 14 Tables 4, 5, 6: UMass Donahue Institute. Source Data from Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties of Massachusetts: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 (CO-EST2008-alldata). Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Release Date: March 19, 2009. Migration In the estimates process, the migration component refers to the number of people moving in and out of a county. International migration measures the number moving to or from places outside of the U.S. These numbers are estimates produced by the U.S. Census Bureau by looking at records from the Department of Homeland Security and other sources. Internal migration, sometimes called domestic migration, measures movement from one county to another within the United States. The sum of these two types of migration equals the net migration. The following chart shows, for each Massachusetts county, the international, internal, and net migration for 2008.

2008 International, Internal, and Net Migration

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-8000 The following Tables 7, 8, and 9 show the international, internal, and net migration totals by county and by year. A column in each table shows the 2008 component as a percentage of the estimated 2008 population for that county, and the last column ranks the counties by these percentages. Counties are sorted in each table by rank number.

Table 7: International Migration by County 2000-2008

2008 International Migration as a % of County 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 population rank Suffolk 2,155 8,314 7,846 6,948 6,301 6,631 6,819 6,189 6,193 0.85% 1 Middlesex 2,506 10,013 9,360 8,113 7,618 7,929 8,116 7,311 7,334 0.49% 2 Nantucket 10 51 45 30 48 39 45 40 41 0.37% 3 Hampden 384 1,325 1,259 1,120 1,138 1,158 1,775 1,521 1,527 0.33% 4 Essex 756 2,873 2,713 2,393 2,198 2,297 2,580 2,303 2,306 0.31% 5 Worcester 714 2,664 2,495 2,184 2,074 2,136 2,504 2,221 2,227 0.28% 6 Norfolk 685 2,552 2,389 2,060 1,899 1,988 1,989 1,814 1,818 0.28% 7 Dukes 12 52 52 44 37 41 40 34 33 0.21% 8 Hampshire 86 327 304 246 253 254 293 263 265 0.17% 9 Plymouth 257 864 787 669 648 665 723 630 634 0.13% 10 Bristol 256 822 754 636 639 658 833 698 703 0.13% 11 Barnstable 109 406 326 188 360 296 345 270 282 0.13% 12 Franklin 26 120 113 88 92 89 95 82 82 0.11% 13 Berkshire 29 143 136 111 106 109 119 106 106 0.08% 14

Table 8: Internal Migration by County 2000-2008

2008 Internal Migration as a % of County 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 population rank Nantucket 21 -50 155 59 2 -115 2 18 19 0.17% 1 Norfolk -671 -2,377 -3,672 -4,718 -4,480 -4,980 -2,371 -1,566 664 0.10% 2 Hampshire 33 -382 370 601 -97 -171 294 49 -81 -0.05% 3 Middlesex -2,203 -11,313 -20,018 -20,335 -18,018 -18,110 -13,379 -8,139 -1,331 -0.09% 4 Dukes 73 67 88 50 -18 -77 -142 -43 -14 -0.09% 5 Plymouth 518 1,708 1,298 -11 -1,298 -698 -1,874 -983 -529 -0.11% 6 Franklin -70 78 128 -29 -32 -58 -315 -236 -128 -0.18% 7 Essex 110 366 -2,717 -5,439 -5,742 -5,101 -4,506 -3,998 -1,672 -0.23% 8 Barnstable 1,090 2,294 2,521 1,907 -582 -1,275 -1,067 -866 -542 -0.25% 9 Bristol 516 866 2,626 1,865 -1,826 -2,593 -3,182 -1,753 -1,810 -0.33% 10 Berkshire -152 -671 -326 -124 -343 -452 -723 -242 -634 -0.49% 11 Worcester 971 2,858 1,725 668 -2,144 -1,975 -2,340 -4,192 -4,183 -0.53% 12 Hampden -450 -2,224 405 -387 -1,819 -1,823 -2,334 -3,176 -3,062 -0.66% 13 Suffolk -2,258 -6,770 -13,468 -17,665 -18,109 -18,015 -12,127 -7,480 -5,372 -0.73% 14

Table 9: Net Migration by County 2000-2008

2008 Net Migration as a % of County 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Population rank Nantucket 31 1 200 89 50 -76 47 58 60 0.53% 1 Middlesex 303 -1,300 -10,658 -12,222 -10,400 -10,181 -5,263 -828 6,003 0.40% 2 Norfolk 14 175 -1,283 -2,658 -2,581 -2,992 -382 248 2,482 0.38% 3 Dukes 85 119 140 94 19 -36 -102 -9 19 0.12% 4 Hampshire 119 -55 674 847 156 83 587 312 184 0.12% 5 Suffolk -103 1,544 -5,622 -10,717 -11,808 -11,384 -5,308 -1,291 821 0.11% 6 Essex 866 3,239 -4 -3,046 -3,544 -2,804 -1,926 -1,695 634 0.09% 7 Plymouth 775 2,572 2,085 658 -650 -33 -1,151 -353 105 0.02% 8 Franklin -44 198 241 59 60 31 -220 -154 -46 -0.06% 9 Barnstable 1,199 2,700 2,847 2,095 -222 -979 -722 -596 -260 -0.12% 10 Bristol 772 1,688 3,380 2,501 -1,187 -1,935 -2,349 -1,055 -1,107 -0.20% 11 Worcester 1,685 5,522 4,220 2,852 -70 161 164 -1,971 -1,956 -0.25% 12 Hampden -66 -899 1,664 733 -681 -665 -559 -1,655 -1,535 -0.33% 13 Berkshire -123 -528 -190 -13 -237 -343 -604 -136 -528 -0.41% 14 Tables 7, 8, 9: UMass Donahue Institute. Source Data from Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties of Massachusetts: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 (CO-EST2008-alldata). Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Release Date: March 19, 2009. Group Quarters The final component used in estimates production is the group quarters (GQ) population. In 2007, Massachusetts updated its GQ population counts with the U.S. Census Bureau for the first time since 2002. This new data provided the basis for successful population challenges in 16 Massachusetts municipalities, which resulted in the upward revision of their official 2007 population estimates. For a complete list of challenge results, follow the link below to the U.S. Census’ Estimates Division page: http://www.census.gov/popest/archives/2000s/vintage_2007/07s_challenges.html

Because these challenges revised the previous vintage’s group quarters population counts, the following table compares the 2007 vintage (version) of the 2007 GQ component in Massachusetts counties to the 2008 vintage of the 2008 GQ component.

Table 10: Massachusetts Group Quarters Population by County 2007 to 2008

Vintage 2007 Vintage 2008 Increase 2007 to County GQ Population 2007 GQ Population 2008 2008 Massachusetts 215,874 243,596 27,722 Barnstable 5,687 6,046 359 Berkshire 6,214 6,720 506 Bristol 13,021 16,088 3,067 Dukes 185 188 3 Essex 16,676 18,289 1,613 Franklin 1,406 1,619 213 Hampden 14,282 17,213 2,931 Hampshire 17,673 19,565 1,892 Middlesex 53,483 54,919 1,436 Nantucket 760 762 2 Norfolk 16,963 19,561 2,598 Plymouth 11,296 12,146 850 Suffolk 34,375 43,855 9,480 Worcester 23,853 26,625 2,772 Table 10: UMass Donahue Institute. Source Data from Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties of Massachusetts: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 (CO-EST2008-alldata and CO-EST2007-alldata). Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Release Date: March 19, 2009 and March 17, 2008.