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Subway “Shmutz” 2006

TABLE ONE
Percentage of Clean Cars by Line*

Line	2004 Survey	2005 Survey	Significant Improvement?**	Significant Deterioration?**
1	14%	76%	•
2	58%	22%		•
3	59%	75%	•
4	71%	94%	•
5	70%	59%
6	78%	79%
7	51%	22%		•
A	81%	46%		•
B	48%	24%		•
C	69%	53%		•
D	81%	53%		•
E	35%	2%		•
F	54%	49%
G	78%	49%		•
J/Z	71%	17%		•
L	72%	61%		•
M	35%	4%		•
N	86%	65%		•
Q	64%	69%
R	59%	43%		•
V	42%	23%		•
W	74%	56%		•
System Average	61%	47%		•

*2005 survey based on 2,200 observations of subway cars by NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign between September 2005 and January 2006. A car was rated "clean" if surveyor found no or light interior dirt.
**.05 level used for tests of significance.

Shmutz Survey News Release | Methodology | Table 1: Percentage of clean cars by line
Table 2: Worst to Best—Percentage of clean cars by line September-December 2004

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