minorities on death row, 151
persons under sentence of death, by race, 1968-2002, 152f
Deaths
American Indians and Alaska Natives, 110-112
Asian and Pacific Islander Americans, 113-115
Black/African Americans, 104-106
from cancer, 101
death rates, age-adjusted, for selected causes of death, according to sex, race, Hispanic origin: selected years 1950-2001, 114t-117t
death rates for homicide, according to sex, race, Hispanic origin, age: selected years 1950-2001, 123t-126t
deaths, death rates by age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, final 2000/preliminary 2001, 119t-122t
Hispanic Americans, 106, 109
Democratic Party
Black/African Americans and, 160
electoral redistricting and, 162
Hispanic Americans and, 161
Demographic characteristics
Alaska Native tribal groupings, largest, 2000, 25f
American Indian and Alaska Native population, percent distribution of, by region, 2000, 19 (f1.7)
American Indian tribal groupings, ten largest, 2000, 24f
American Indians and Alaska Natives, 18-19
Asian and Pacific Islander Americans, 14-18
Asian population by detailed group, 2000, 17t
Asian population, percent distribution of, by region, 2000, 19 (f1.5)
Asian population, ten largest places in total population and in, 2000, 20 (t 1.14)
Black/African Americans, 14
fertility rates/birth rates by age of mother, 1970-2000, and by age/race of mother, 1980-2000, 22t-23t
Hispanic Americans, 3-14
Hispanic origin, region of residence, population by, 2000, 6 (f1.4)
Hispanic population, U.S. citizenship of foreign-born, by year of entry, 2000, 5 (f1.2)
Hispanics by origin, 2000, 6 (f1.3)
Hispanics, live births, birth rates, fertility rates by Hispanic origin of mother, race for mothers of non-Hispanic origin, 1989-2000, 7t
Hispanics, total population by age, race and Hispanic or Latino origin, 2000, 8t
inside central cities in metropolitan areas, profile of general, 2000, 12t
inside metropolitan areas, profile of general, 2000, 21t
midwestern U.S., profile of general, 2000, 15t
minorities, percentage of population, 1
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, 2000, 20 (t 1.15)
in northeastern U.S., profile of general, 2000, 10t
outside metropolitan areas, profile of general, 2000, 13t
of prisoners under sentence of death, 2002, 151t
profile of general, 2000, 2t
projections of the resident population by race, Hispanic origin, nativity, 2006-10, 3t
projections of the resident population by race, Hispanic origin, nativity, middle series, 2050-2070, 4t
race questions from Census 2000, 5 (f1.1)
racial/ethnic classifications, 1-3
in southeastern U.S., profile of general, 2000, 11t
of students, 129
violent victimization rates of selected demographic categories, 1993-2000, 146 (t 8.1)
voting in presidential election years, by demographic characteristics, November 1964-2000, 159t
in western U.S., profile of general, 2000, 9t
Dentist visits, 95, 98t-99t
Desegregation, school, 142-143
Diabetes
American Indians and Alaska Natives and, 110
Black/African Americans and, 104
Hispanic Americans and, 109
minorities with highest rates of, 91
Diet
Asians and Pacific Islander Americans, 112
Native Americans, 109
Disability, hate crimes and, 152, 153t
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise, 69-70
Discouraged workers, 48
Discrimination
electoral districts and race/ethnicity, 161-162
in government occupations, 61-62
hate crimes, 152-153, 153t
minorities in prisons/jails and, 149-151
minority "set-asides" and, 68, 69-70
public opinion on, 163-165
public opinion on equal educational opportunity in local communities, 1962-2001, 164 (f10.3)
public opinion on equal housing opportunity in local communities, 1989-2001, 166f
public opinion on Middle Eastern discrimination, 165
voter registration and, 155-156
Divorce rates, 31-33
Doctor visits
health care visits to doctor's offices, emergency departments, home visits, within past 12 months, according to selected characteristics: selected years 1997-2001, 96t-97t
of minorities, 95, 113
¿Dónde Está la Justicia? A Call to Action on Behalf of the Latino and Latina Youth in the U.S. Justice System (Institute for Children, Youth, and Families), 151
Drinking. See Alcohol
Dropouts
K-12 students, 135-136
percent of high school, among persons 16-24 years old, by sex and race/ethnicity, April 1960 to October 2001, 138t
Drug use
African-American prisoners and, 151
AIDS transmission via, 99-100
alcohol consumption by persons 18 years of age and over, according to selected characteristics: selected years 1997-2001, 105t-107t
drug abuse among minority populations, 97-98
use of selected substance in past month by persons 12 years of age and over, according to age, sex, race, Hispanic origin: selected years 1999-2001, 108t-109t
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