Mariel Boatlift, 9-10
Marijuana, 98
Marital status
divorced people, 31-33
family structure and, 34-36
interracial marriage, 29-31, 165
interracial marriage, percent reporting two or more races by specified race, 2000, 34 (t 2.4)
interracial marriage, total population by number of races reported, 2000, 34 (t 2.3)
living arrangements of children and, 36-38
married people, decline of, 27
never married people, 27-29
of people 15 years and over, by age, sex, race and Hispanic origin, March 2000, 28t-32t
unmarried/married male-female couples, characteristics of, March 2000, 33t
Mathematics achievement, average scale scores of students ages 9/13/17 by age/child/family characteristics, selected years 1982-99, 137t
Mathematics performance, 134
Medicaid
coverage among persons under 65 years of age, according to selected characteristics: selected years 1984-2001, 102t-103t
minority coverage, 95
Medical insurance. See Health insurance
"Meeting of 100" (Office of Indian Educational Programs), 131
Men
African-American occupations, 53
AIDS cases, male adult/adolescent, by exposure category, race/ethnicity, reported through December 2001, 112t
AIDS transmission and, 99-100
divorce rates, 33
homicide, young males as proportion of population, homicide victims, homicide offenders, 1976-2000, 148 (f8.1)
labor force participation, 46, 47
life expectancy of, 104
marital status of, 27
in prisons/jails, 149-151
prostate cancer among, 101-102
See also Gender
Metropolitan areas
profile of general demographic characteristics inside central cities in metropolitan areas, 2000, 12t
profile of general demographic characteristics inside metropolitan areas, 2000, 21t
profile of general demographic characteristics outside metropolitan areas, 2000, 13t
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, 161
Mexican-American War, 6
Mexican Americans
college attendance of, 138-139
employed Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban-origin workers by sex, occupation, class of worker, full-or part-time status, 2001-02, 61t
employment status of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban-origin population by sex and age, 2001-02, 47t-48t
in labor force, 43-44
occupations of, 60
origins/demographic characteristics, 5-6
SAT/ACT scores of, 137-138
unemployment rate, 48
See also Hispanic Americans
Michigan State University, 151
Middle Eastern discrimination, 165, 166t
Midwestern U.S.
profile of general demographic characteristics in midwestern U.S., 2000, 15t
voter registration in, 155
voter turnout in, 156
Minnesota, charter schools, 143
Minorities
in labor force, 43
percentage of population, 1
victimization of, 145
See also specific minority groups
Mixed-race children
number of, 30-31
percent reporting two or more races by specified race, 2000, 34 (t 2.4)
Money. See Income
Mortality rates, 101-102
See also Deaths; Infant mortality rates
Mortgages, 40
Mothers, single, 35, 79
Motor vehicle accident, 112, 115
Motor vehicle theft, 145
"Motor Voter Act", 155
Muslims
discrimination against, 165
public opinion on criminal justice system's respect for civil rights, June 2002, 166t
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