American Indians and Alaska Natives, 47
Asian and Pacific Islander Americans, 46-47
Black/African Americans, 44-46
civilian labor force by selected characteristics, 1980-2000, projected to 2010, 52t
employment status of civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic origin, 2001-02, 49t-50t
employment status of civilian population by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin, 2002-03, 45 t- 46t
employment status of Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age, selected months, 2002-03, 46 (t 3.2)
employment status of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban-origin population by sex and age, 2001-02, 47t-48t
employment status of population 16 years and older in civilian labor force by sex, race, Hispanic origin, March 2002, 51 (t 3.6)
Hispanic Americans, 46
historical perspective of minorities in, 43-44
labor force status of civilian population 16 years and over by sex, race, Hispanic origin, March 2002, 51 (t 3.5)
projections for 2010, 49-50
unemployment, 47-49
Language, 129-130, 133t
Latino Americans, 143
See also Hispanic Americans
Law enforcement
gangs and, 152
gender/race of full-time federal officers with arrest and firearm authority, June 2002, 64f
minorities in, 62-63
race of full-time federal officers with arrest and firearm authority, June 2002 and June 1996, 65f
racial discrimination by, 163-164
Legislation and international treaties American Dream Downpayment Assistance Act, 41
Civil Rights Act of 1964, 62, 155
Community Reinvestment Act, 40
Hate Crime Statistics Act of 1990, 152
Immigration Control and Reform Act, 44
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, 4
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 70
Nation Voter Registration Act, 155
No Child Left Behind Act, 143-144
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 and, 78
Texas Education Code 51.803, 141
Violent Crime and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, 152
Voting Rights Act of 1965, 155, 161
Life expectancy
at birth, at 65 years of age, at 75 years of age, according to race, sex: selected years 1900-2001, 118t
of Black/African Americans, 104
Life satisfaction
of minority groups, 163, 163f
public opinion on quality of life for Hispanics, July 2003, 164 (f10.2)
Lincoln, Abraham, 14, 43
Living arrangements of children
Asian and Pacific Islander Americans, 37
Black/African Americans, 36-37
Hispanic Americans, 36-37
household relationship and living arrangements of children under 18 years, by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin, March 2000, 38t-40t
housing grandchildren, 37-38
Lung cancer
American Indians and Alaska Natives and, 111
Hispanic Americans and, 107
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