ACT Assessment (formerly American College Test), 137-138
Adarand Constructors, 69-70
Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Peña, 69-70
Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Slater, 70
Adequate yearly progress (AYP), 143
Affirmative action, 139-141
African-Americans. See Black/African Americans
Age
American Indians and Alaska Natives, 19
Asians and Pacific Islanders, 17-18
Black/African American population, 14
Hispanic population, 5
inmates in prisons/jails, 149, 150
prisons/jails, number of inmates in state or federal prisons and local jails, by gender, race, Hispanic origin, age, June 30, 2002, 149 (t 8.5)
prisons/jails, number of inmates in state or federal prisons and local jails per 100,000 residents, by gender, race, Hispanic origin, age, June 30, 2002, 149 (t 8.6)
voter turnout and, 158
AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome)
estimated number of persons living with AIDS by year and selected characteristics, 1999-2002, 110t
female adult/adolescent cases by exposure category, race/ethnicity, reported through December 2001, 113t
male adult/adolescent cases by exposure category, race/ethnicity, reported through December 2001, 112t
minorities and, 91, 98-100
pediatric cases by exposure category, race/ethnicity reported through December 2001, 111t
Alaska Natives. See American Indians and Alaska Natives
Alcohol
alcohol consumption by persons 18 years of age and over, according to selected characteristics: selected years 1997-2001, 105t-107t
American Indians and Alaska Natives and, 110
binge drinking, 97-98
use of selected substances in past month by persons 12 years of age and over, according to age, sex, race, Hispanic origin: selected years 1999-2001, 108t-109t
Alzheimer's disease, 103-104
American Dream Downpayment Assistance Act, 41
American Indian Higher Education Consortium, 142
American Indians and Alaska Natives affirmative action and, 141-142
AIDS and, 99-100
AIDS cases, female adult/adolescent, by exposure category, race/ethnicity, reported through December 2001, 113t
AIDS cases, male adult/adolescent, by exposure category, race/ethnicity, reported through December 2001, 112t
AIDS cases, pediatric, by exposure category, race/ethnicity reported through December 2001, 111t
Alaska Native tribal groupings, largest, 2000, 25f
American Indian tribal groupings, ten largest, 2000, 24f
business owners, 65-66, 67
businesses, average receipts per firm by industry division, compared to all firms, 1997, 70 (f4.10)
businesses, five cities with largest number of firms, compared to firms in states, 1997, 71t
businesses, percent distribution, by industry division, 1997, 70 (f4.9)
businesses, top industry receipt leaders, 1997, 69 (t 4.12)
casinos, 70-72
cigarette smoking, 95-96
college attendance of, 138-139
death rates, age-adjusted, for selected causes of death, according to sex, race, Hispanic origin: selected years 1950-2001, 115t
death rates for homicide, according to sex, race, Hispanic origin, age: selected years 1950-2001, 124t
on death row, 151
deaths, death rates by ages, sex, race, Hispanic origin, final 2000/preliminary 2001, 121t
drug abuse, 97-98
education and, 130-131
in gangs, 152
health of, 95, 109-112
homicide rates, 105
income of, 76-77
infant mortality rates, 107
labor force participation, 47, 49
marital status of, 31
occupations of, 60, 62
origins/demographic characteristics, 18-19
population, percent distribution of, by region, 2000, 19 (f1.7)
pregnancy/birth, 93-94
projections of resident population by race, Hispanic origin, nativity, 2006-10, 3t
projections of resident population by race, Hispanic origin, nativity, middle series, 2050-2070, 4t
SAT/ACT scores of, 137-138
slaveholders, 14
teenage pregnancy statistics, 34
Tribal colleges of, 141-142
tuberculosis cases, case rates per 100,000 population by race/ethnicity, 1992-2002, 128t
unemployment rate, 49
"The APOE4 Allele and the Risk of Alzheimer Disease among African- Americans, Whites, and Hispanics" (Columbia University), 103-104
Apolipoprotein-E gene (APOE4), 103-104
Arab Americans
classification of, 1
discrimination against, 165
public opinion on criminal justice system's respect for civil rights, June 2002, 166t
Asian and Pacific Islander Americans
AIDS and, 99-100
AIDS cases, female adult/adolescent, by exposure category, race/ethnicity, reported through December 2001, 113t
AIDS cases, male adult/adolescent, by exposure category, race/ethnicity, reported through December 2001, 112t
AIDS cases, pediatric, by exposure category, race/ethnicity reported through December 2001, 111t
Asian population by detailed group, 2000, 17t
Asian population, percent distribution of, by region, 2000, 19 (f1.5)
business owners, 65, 67
businesses, average receipts per firm by industry division, compared to all firms, 1997, 69f
businesses by industry division, 1997, 68f
businesses, ten cities with largest number of, compared to firms in state, 1997, 69 (t 4.11)
businesses, top industry receipt leaders, 1997, 68 (t 4.10)
cigarette smoking, 96
college attendance of, 138-139
death rates, age-adjusted, for selected causes of death, according to sex, race, Hispanic origin: selected years 1950-2001, 116t
death rates for homicide, according to sex, race, Hispanic origin, age: selected years 1950-2001, 124t
on death row, 151
demographic characteristics, 14-18
drug abuse, 97-98
education and, 129, 130, 134
employment status of civilian population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin, 2002-03, 46t
employment status of population 16 years and older in civilian labor force by sex, race, Hispanic origin, March 2002, 51 (t 3.6)
family structure of, 35-36
in gangs, 152
health care for, 95
health of, 112-115
home ownership, 39
homicide rates, 105
income of, 73, 75-77
labor force participation, 43, 46-47, 49
labor force status of civilian population 16
years and over by sex, race, Hispanic origin, March 2002, 51 (t 3.5)
living arrangements of children, 37
marital status of, 27, 28, 29, 30, 33
marital status of people 15
years and over, by age, sex, race and Hispanic origin, March 2000, 31t
Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander population by detailed group, 2000, 18t
Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander population by region, 2000, 19 (f1.6)
Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander population, ten largest places in total population and in, 2000, 20 (t 1.15)
occupations of, 60, 62
population, ten largest places in total population, 2000, 20 (t 1.14)
pregnancy/birth, 93-94
projections of resident population by race, Hispanic origin, nativity, 2006-10, 3t
projections of resident population by race, Hispanic origin, nativity, middle series, 2050-2070, 4t
public opinion on criminal justice system's respect for civil rights, June 2002, 166t
SAT/ACT scores of, 137-138
student dropout rates, 135-136
teenage pregnancy statistics, 34
tuberculosis cases, case rates per 100,000 population by race/ethnicity, 1992-2002, 128t
unemployment rate, 48-49
voter registration, 155, 156
voter turnout, 156, 158
AYP (adequate yearly progress), 143
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