SAT (formerly Scholastic Aptitude Test) scores, 137-138
Schiraldi, Vincent, 151
Schools
charter, 143
vouchers, 142-143
See also Education
SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2000 (National Cancer Institute), 101
SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results) Program, 101
Segregation, school, 142-143
Self-assessment, health, 91, 92t-93t
Sentencing Project, 150-151
September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, 165
Service businesses
American Indians and Alaska Natives, 65
Asians and Pacific Islander Americans, 65
Black/African Americans, 63
Hispanic Americans, 64
Service occupations, African-Americans in, 53
"Set-aside" programs, 67-70
Sexual activity, AIDS transmission via, 99-100
Sexual orientation, hate crimes and, 152, 153t
Sickle-cell anemia, 103 "Side Effects of Welfare Law: The No-Parent Family" (Bernstein), 79
Single-parent family, 37
Slater, Adarand Constructors, Inc. v., 70
Slaves, 14, 43
Smoking. See Cigarette smoking Social characteristics, minority, 91
South Dakota, 49
Southeast Asia, immigrants from, 16-17
Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), 153
Southern U.S.
profile of general demographic characteristics in southeastern U.S., 2000, 11t
voter registration in, 155
voter turnout in, 156
Southwest Voter Registration Project, 161
Statistical information
AIDS, female adult/adolescent cases by exposure category, race/ethnicity, reported through December 2001, 113t
AIDS, male adult/adolescent cases by exposure category, race/ethnicity, reported through December 2001, 112t
AIDS, pediatric cases by exposure category, race/ethnicity reported through December 2001, 111t
Alaska Native tribal groupings, largest, 2000, 25f
alcohol consumption by persons 18 years of age and over, according to selected characteristics: selected years 1997-2001, 105t-107t
American Indian- and Alaska Native- owned firms, average receipts per firm by industry division, compared to all firms, 1997, 70 (f4.10)
American Indian- and Alaska Native- owned firms, five cities with largest number of, compared to American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms in state, 1997, 71t
American Indian- and Alaska Native- owned firms, percent distribution of, by industry division, 1997, 70 (f4.9)
American Indian- and Alaska Native- owned firms, top industry receipt leaders for, 1997, 69 (t 4.12)
American Indian and Alaska Native population, percent distribution of, by region, 2000, 19 (f1.7)
American Indian tribal groupings, ten largest, 2000, 24f
Asian- and Pacific Islander-owned firms, average receipts per firm by industry division, compared to all firms, 1997, 69f
Asian- and Pacific Islander-owned firms by industry division, 1997, 68f
Asian- and Pacific Islander-owned firms, ten cities with largest number of, compared to Asian- and Pacific- Islander firms in state, 1997, 69 (t 4.11)
Asian- and Pacific Islander-owned firms, top industry receipt leaders, 1997, 68 (t 4.10)
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, 2000, 20 (t 1.14)
black-owned firms, average receipts per firm by industry division for, compared to all firms, 1997, 67 (f4.4)
black-owned firms, percent distribution of, by industry division, 1997, 66f
black-owned firms, ten cities with largest number of, compared to black-owned firms in state, 1997, 66 (t 4.7)
black-owned firms, top industry receipt leaders, 1997, 66 (t 4.6)
cigarette smoking, percentage of persons aged >18 years reporting cigarette use during preceding month, by race/ethnicity, sex—National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 1999-2001, 104t
civilian labor force by selected characteristics, 1980-2000, projected to 2010, 52t
college enrollment rates of high school completers, by race/ethnicity, 1960-2001, 132t
computer use from any location by individuals age 3 and older, October 1997, September 2001, 86f, 87f
computer use, percent difference/growth rates from any location by individuals age 3 and over, October 1997, December 1998, August 2000, September 2001, 88t
computer user, selected online activity by race/Hispanic origin as percent of Internet users, persons age 3 and older, 2001, 89f
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
death sentence, persons under, by race, 1968-2002, 152f
deaths, death rates by ages, sex, race, Hispanic origin, final 2000/preliminary 2001, 119t-122t
demographic characteristics in midwestern U.S., profile of general, 2000, 15t
demographic characteristics in northeastern U.S., profile of general, 2000, 10t
demographic characteristics in southeastern U.S., profile of general, 2000, 11t
demographic characteristics in western U.S., profile of general, 2000, 9t
demographic characteristics inside central cities in metropolitan areas, profile of general, 2000, 12t
demographic characteristics inside metropolitan areas, profile of general, 2000, 21t
demographic characteristics outside metropolitan areas, profile of general, 2000, 13t
demographic characteristics, profile of general, 2000, 2t
dental visits in past year according to selected characteristics: selected years 1997-2001, 98t-99t
drugs, 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
education, 25- to 29-year-olds who attained selected levels of education, percentage of, by race/ethnicity, March 1971 and 2000, 140f
education, charter and public school students in segregated minority schools, by race/ethnicity, 2000-01, 143t
education, first-time kindergartners according to the frequency with which teachers reported they persist at tasks, are eager to learn new things, and pay attention well, percentage distribution of, by child and family characteristics, fall 1998, 134t
education, high school/college graduates by race/Hispanic origin, 2000, 131f
education, high school dropouts among persons 16 to 24 years old, percent of, by sex and race/ethnicity, April 1960 to October 2001, 138t
education, Hispanic students in grades K- 12, percentage distribution of, by language spoken at home and grade, 1999, 133 (t 7.3)
education, percentage of children ages 3-5 who were enrolled in center-based early childhood care and education programs characteristics: selected years 1991-2001, 133 (t 7.4)
education, percentage of public school students enrolled in grades K-12 who were minorities, by region: 1972-2000, 130f
education, public school students enrolled in grades K-12 who were minorities, percentage distribution of: October 1972-2000, 131t
education, reading achievement, average scale scores of students ages 9/13/17 by age/child/family characteristics, selected years 1980-99, 136t
education, SAT scores, by racial/ethnic group, 1993/2002/2003, 140t
education, status dropout rates and number/percentage distribution of dropouts ages 16-24, by selected characteristics: October 2000, 139t
education, total number and percentage of students who withdrew, dropped out, or were chronically truant by reason, race/ethnicity, sex, 1993-94, 135t
employed Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban-origin workers by sex, occupation, class of worker, full-or part-time status, 2001-02, 61t
employed persons by detailed occupation, sex, race, Hispanic origin, 2002, 55t-60t
employed persons by occupation, race, sex, 54t
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)
federal officers with arrest/firearm authority, gender/race of full-time, June 2002, 64f
federal officers with arrest/firearm authority, race of full-time, June 2002 and June 1996, 65f
fertility rates/birth rates by age of mother, 1970-2000, and by age/race of mother, 1980-2000, 22t-23t
hate-bias incidents, offenses, victims, known offenders, by bias motivation, 2002, 153t
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
health insurance, no health insurance coverage among persons under 65 years of age, according to selected characteristics: selected years 1984-2001, 100t-101t
health, self-assessment of, 92t-93t
Hispanic origin, region of residence, population by, 2000, 6 (f1.4)
Hispanic-owned firms, average receipts per firm by industry division, compared to all firms, 1997, 67 (f4.6)
Hispanic-owned firms by industry division, percent distribution of, 1997, 67 (f4.5)
Hispanic-owned firms, ten cities with largest number of, compared to
Hispanic-owned firms in state, 1997, 68 (t 4.9)
Hispanic-owned firms, top industry receipt leaders for, 1997, 67 (t 4.8)
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
HIV/AIDS, estimated number of persons living with, by year and selected characteristics, 1999-2002, 110t
home ownership rates by citizenship status, race/ethnicity of householder, 1994-2002, 41t
homicide by race of offender/victim, 1976-2000, 148 (f8.2)
homicide type by race, 1976-2000, 147 (t 8.3)
homicide victimization rates per 100,000 population by age, race, gender, 1976-2000, 146 (t 8.2)
homicide, young males as proportion of population, homicide victims, homicide offenders, 1976-2000, 148 (f8.1)
household relationship and living arrangements of children under 18 years, by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin, March 2000, 38t-40t
households by selected characteristics, March 2000, 36t-37t
income, comparison of summary measures of money income and earnings by selected characteristics, 2001-2002, 76t
income, full-time, year-round workers with annual earnings of $35,000 or more by detailed Hispanic origin, 2001, 79f
income, household income by race, Hispanic origin, income definition, 2001-2002, 74t-75t
income, median earnings of full-time, year-round workers 15 years old and over by sex 1967-2002, 78f
income, per capita money income by race, Hispanic origin, 2001-2002, 77t
income, three-year-average median household income and poverty rates by race, Hispanic origin, 1998-2000, 79t
Internet use anywhere by race/Hispanic origin, percent of persons age 3 and older, 1997-2001, 85f
labor force status of civilian population 16 years and over by sex, race, Hispanic origin, March 2002, 51 (t 3.5)
life expectancy at birth, at 65 years of age, at 75 years of age, according to race, sex: selected years 1900-2001, 118t
marital status, interracial marriage, percent reporting two or more races by specified race, 2000, 34 (t 2.4)
marital status, interracial marriage, total population by number of races reported, 2000, 34 (t 2.3)
marital status of people 15 years and over, by age, sex, race and Hispanic origin, March 2000, 28t-32t
marital status, 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
Medicaid coverage among persons under 65 years of age, according to selected characteristics: selected years 1984-2001, 102t-103t
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)
occupation of employed civilian population 16 years and over by sex, race, Hispanic origin, March 2000, 62t
occupational employment in private industry by race/ethnic groups/sex, and by industry, 2001, 63 t- 64t
parole, characteristics of adults on, 1995, 2000, and 2002, 150t
poverty, families in poverty by selected characteristics, 2001-2002, 84t
poverty, number in/poverty rate, 1959-2002, 82(f5.3)
poverty, number in/poverty rate by race, Hispanic origin, 2001-2002, 81t
poverty, people living below poverty level by detailed Hispanic origin, 2001, 82(f5.4)
poverty, 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
pregnancy/birth, infant mortality rates, according to detailed race, Hispanic origin of mother, selected years 1983-2001, 95t
pregnancy/birth, low-birthweight live births, according to mother's detailed race, Hispanic origin, smoking status: selected years 1970-2001, 94t
pregnancy/birth, prenatal care for live births, according to detailed race/Hispanic origin of mother: selected years 1970-2001, 127t
prenatal care, first trimester, by race, Hispanic origin of mother, 1980, 1985, 1989, and 1990-2001, 93t
prisoners under sentence of death, demographic characteristics of, 2002, 151t
prisons/jails, number of inmates in state or federal prisons and local jails, by gender, race, Hispanic origin, age, June 30, 2002, 149 (t 8.5)
prisons/jails, 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)
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
property crime victimization, by race, Hispanic origin, household income, home ownership of households victimized, 2001, 147 (t 8.4)
public opinion on criminal justice system's respect for civil rights, June 2002, 166t
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 life satisfaction of minority groups, 163f
public opinion on quality of life for Hispanics, July 2003, 164 (f10.2)
teenage pregnancy, birth rates for teenagers 15-19 years by age, race and Hispanic origin of mother, 1991, 1999, and 2000, 35t
tuberculosis cases/case rates per 100,000 population by race/ethnicity, 1992-2002, 128t
victimization rates, violent, of selected demographic categories, 1993-2000, 146 (t 8.1)
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
Stephen, Andrew, 142
Stevens, John Paul, 162
Stomach cancer, 91
Street gangs, 152
Stroke, 102-103
Suicide
American Indians and Alaska Natives and, 110
Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and, 115
Black/African Americans and, 104
Hispanic Americans and, 109
Suquamish, tribal casino of, 72
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program, 101
Swanson, Christopher B., 136
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