Paige, Rod, 143-144 "Paper sons", 16
Parole system
characteristics of adults on parole, 1995, 2000, and 2002, 150t
minorities in, 150
"Patriot" groups, 153
Peña, Adarand Constructors, Inc. v., 69-70
Pennsylvania, redistricting in, 162
Pequot tribe, 71
Per capita income, 73-75
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, 78
Pew Research Center, 160
Political participation
Black/African Americans, 160
electoral districts and race/ethnicity, 161-162
Hispanic Americans, 160-161
presidential election of 2000, 159-160
voter registration, 155-156
voter turnout, 156, 158
voting age in population/voter registration, 156t
voting and registration, reported, by selected characteristics, November 2000, 157t-158t
voting in presidential election years, by demographic characteristics, November 1964-2000, 159t
voting rates and citizenship, by race/ethnicity, 2000, 156f
voting, reasons for not, 2000, 160f
Political parties
Black/African Americans and, 160
electoral districts and, 161-162
Hispanic Americans and, 161
Population, 3-4
See also Demographic characteristics
Poverty
children living in, 77-78
of elderly, 78
government programs, 78
number in poverty, poverty rate, 1959-2002, 82(f5.3)
number in poverty, poverty rate by race, Hispanic origin, 2001-2002, 81t
people, families in poverty by selected characteristics, 2001-2002, 84t
people living below poverty level by detailed Hispanic origin, 2001, 82(f5.4)
percentage of related children under age 18 living below selected poverty levels by age, family structure, race, Hispanic origin, selected years 1980-2001, 83t
poverty thresholds by size of family and number of related children under 18 years, 2002, 80t
status of minorities, 77
victimization and, 145
welfare reform, 78-79
Poverty in the United States: 2002 (U.S. Census Bureau), 77
Pregnancy/birth
birth rates for teenagers 15-19 years by age, race and Hispanic origin of mother, 1991, 1999, and 2000, 35t
infant mortality rates, according to detailed race, Hispanic origin of mother, selected years 1983-2001, 95t
low-birthweight live births, according to mother's detailed race, Hispanic origin, smoking status: selected years 1970-2001, 94t
prenatal care, 91-92
prenatal care, first trimester, by race, Hispanic origin of mother, 1980, 1985, 1989, and 1990-2001, 93t
prenatal care for live births, according to detailed race/Hispanic origin of mother: selected years 1970-2001, 127t
teenage pregnancy, 33-34
Prejudice. See Discrimination
Prenatal care
Asian and Pacific Islander Americans, 113
first trimester, by race, Hispanic origin of mother, 1980, 1985, 1989, and 1990-2001, 93t
for live births, according to detailed race/Hispanic origin of mother: selected years 1970-2001, 127t
for minorities, 91-92
Presidential election
of 2000, 159-160
voting in presidential election years, by demographic characteristics, November 1964-2000, 159t
President's Board of Advisors on Tribal Colleges and Universities, 142
Prisons/jails
minorities in, 149-151
number of inmates in state or federal prisons and local jails, by gender, race, Hispanic origin, age, June 30, 2002, 149 (t 8.5)
number of inmates in state or federal prisons and local jails per 100,000 residents, by gender, race, Hispanic origin, age, June 30, 2002, 149 (t 8.6)
parole, characteristics of adults on, 1995, 2000, and 2002, 150t
persons under sentence of death, by race, 1968-2002, 152f
prisoners under sentence of death, demographic characteristics of, 2002, 151t
Professional occupations
Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in, 60
Black/African Americans in, 53
Hispanic Americans in, 53
Property crimes
property crime victimization, by race, Hispanic origin, household income, home ownership of households victimized, 2001, 147(t 8.4)
victimization of minorities, 145
Proposition 209 (California), 140-141
Prostate cancer
Black/African Americans, 91, 101-102
Hispanic Americans, 107
Public Agenda, 165
Public office
Black/African Americans in, 160
Hispanic Americans in, 161
Public opinion
Black/African American-White relations, 165
criminal justice system's respect for civil rights, June 2002, 166t
discrimination, 163-165
equal educational opportunity in local communities, 1962-2001, 164 (f10.3)
equal housing opportunity in local communities, 1989-2001, 166f
interracial marriage, 165
life satisfaction of minority groups, 163, 163f
Middle Eastern discrimination, 165
quality of life for Hispanics, July 2003, 164 (f10.2)
Puerto Rican Americans
birth weight and, 93
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
occupations of, 60
origins/demographic characteristics, 6-7
SAT/ACT scores of, 137-138
unemployment rate, 48
See also Hispanic
Americans Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Educational Fund, 161
Puerto Rico, 6
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