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Index - L

Labor force participation
     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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