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SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
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Population
3 years and over enrolled in school
|
76,632,927
|
100.0
|
| Nursery school, preschool |
4,957,582 |
6.5 |
| Kindergarten |
4,157,491 |
5.4 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8)
|
33,653,641 |
43.9 |
| High school (grades 9-12) |
16,380,951 |
21.4 |
| College or graduate school |
17,483,262 |
22.8 |
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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|
Population
25 years and over
|
182,211,639
|
100.0
|
| Less than 9th grade |
13,755,477 |
7.5 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma
|
21,960,148 |
12.1 |
| High school graduate (includes
equivalency) |
52,168,981 |
28.6 |
| Some college, no degree |
38,351,595 |
21.0 |
| Associate degree |
11,512,833 |
6.3 |
| Bachelor's degree |
28,317,792 |
15.5 |
| Graduate or professional degree
|
16,144,813 |
8.9 |
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| Percent high school graduate
or higher |
80.4 |
(X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or
higher |
24.4 |
(X) |
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MARITAL STATUS
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|
Population
15 years and over
|
221,148,671
|
100.0
|
| Never married |
59,913,370 |
27.1 |
| Now married, except separated
|
120,231,273 |
54.4 |
| Separated |
4,769,220 |
2.2 |
| Widowed |
14,674,500 |
6.6 |
|
Female
|
11,975,325 |
5.4 |
| Divorced |
21,560,308 |
9.7 |
|
Female
|
12,305,294 |
5.6 |
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GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
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|
Grandparent
living in household with one or more own grandchildren
under 18 years
|
5,771,671
|
100.0
|
| Grandparent responsible for
grandchildren |
2,426,730 |
42.0 |
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian
population 18 years and over
|
208,130,352
|
100.0
|
| Civilian veterans |
26,403,703 |
12.7 |
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DISABILITY STATUS OF
THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population
5 to 20 years
|
64,689,357
|
100.0
|
| With a disability |
5,214,334 |
8.1 |
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Population
21 to 64 years
|
159,131,544
|
100.0
|
| With a disability |
30,553,796 |
19.2 |
|
Percent employed
|
56.6 |
(X) |
| No disability |
128,577,748 |
80.8 |
|
Percent employed
|
77.2 |
(X) |
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Population
65 years and over
|
33,346,626
|
100.0
|
| With a disability |
13,978,118 |
41.9 |
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RESIDENCE IN 1995
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Population
5 years and over
|
262,375,152
|
100.0
|
| Same house in 1995 |
142,027,478 |
54.1 |
| Different house in the U.S.
in 1995 |
112,851,828 |
43.0 |
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Same county
|
65,435,013 |
24.9 |
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Different county
|
47,416,815 |
18.1 |
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Same state
|
25,327,355 |
9.7 |
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Different state
|
22,089,460 |
8.4 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 |
7,495,846 |
2.9 |
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NATIVITY AND PLACE
OF BIRTH
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Total
population
|
281,421,906
|
100.0
|
| Native |
250,314,017 |
88.9 |
|
Born in United States
|
246,786,466 |
87.7 |
|
State of residence
|
168,729,388 |
60.0 |
|
Different state
|
78,057,078 |
27.7 |
|
Born outside United
States
|
3,527,551 |
1.3 |
| Foreign born |
31,107,889 |
11.1 |
|
Entered 1990 to March
2000
|
13,178,276 |
4.7 |
|
Naturalized citizen
|
12,542,626 |
4.5 |
|
Not a citizen
|
18,565,263 |
6.6 |
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REGION OF BIRTH OF
FOREIGN BORN
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Total
(excluding born at sea)
|
31,107,573
|
100.0
|
| Europe |
4,915,557 |
15.8 |
| Asia |
8,226,254 |
26.4 |
| Africa |
881,300 |
2.8 |
| Oceania |
168,046 |
0.5 |
| Latin America |
16,086,974 |
51.7 |
| Northern America |
829,442 |
2.7 |
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT
HOME
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Population
5 years and over
|
262,375,152
|
100.0
|
| English only |
215,423,557 |
82.1 |
| Language other than English
|
46,951,595 |
17.9 |
|
Speak English less
than "very well"
|
21,320,407 |
8.1 |
|
Spanish
|
28,101,052 |
10.7 |
|
Speak English less
than "very well"
|
13,751,256 |
5.2 |
|
Other Indo-European
languages
|
10,017,989 |
3.8 |
|
Speak English less
than "very well"
|
3,390,301 |
1.3 |
|
Asian and Pacific Island
languages
|
6,960,065 |
2.7 |
|
Speak English less
than "very well"
|
3,590,024 |
1.4 |
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ANCESTRY (single or
multiple)
|
|
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Total
population
|
281,421,906
|
100.0
|
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Total
ancestries reported
|
287,304,886 |
102.1 |
| Arab |
1,202,871 |
0.4 |
| Czech1 |
1,703,930 |
0.6 |
| Danish |
1,430,897 |
0.5 |
| Dutch |
4,542,494 |
1.6 |
| English |
24,515,138 |
8.7 |
| French (except Basque)1
|
8,325,509 |
3.0 |
| French Canadian1
|
2,435,098 |
0.9 |
| German |
42,885,162 |
15.2 |
| Greek |
1,153,307 |
0.4 |
| Hungarian |
1,398,724 |
0.5 |
| Irish1 |
30,594,130 |
10.9 |
| Italian |
15,723,555 |
5.6 |
| Lithuanian |
659,992 |
0.2 |
| Norwegian |
4,477,725 |
1.6 |
| Polish |
8,977,444 |
3.2 |
| Portuguese |
1,177,112 |
0.4 |
| Russian |
2,652,214 |
0.9 |
| Scotch-Irish |
4,319,232 |
1.5 |
| Scottish |
4,890,581 |
1.7 |
| Slovak |
797,764 |
0.3 |
| Subsaharan African |
1,781,877 |
0.6 |
| Swedish |
3,998,310 |
1.4 |
| Swiss |
911,502 |
0.3 |
| Ukrainian |
892,922 |
0.3 |
| United States or American |
20,625,093 |
7.3 |
| Welsh |
1,753,794 |
0.6 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic
groups) |
1,869,504 |
0.7 |
| Other ancestries |
91,609,005 |
32.6 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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