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Index - D

Death sentence demographic characteristics of prisoners under sentence of death, 2002, 151t
     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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