Not For Sale. An American Profile: The United States and Its People

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3 An American Profile: The United States and Its People 3 Table 1 Population, Percentage Change, and Racial Composition for the United States, Census Population of Increase over Preceding Census Racial Composition, Percent Distribution* United States Number Percentage White Black Latino Asian 179 3,929, NA NA 18 5,38,483 1,379, NA NA 181 7,239,881 1,931, NA NA 182 9,638,453 2,398, NA NA ,886,2 3,227, NA NA ,69,453 4,23, NA NA ,191,876 6,122, NA NA ,443,321 8,251, NA ,818,449 8,375, NA ,189,29 1,37, NA ,979,766 12,79, NA ,212,168 13,232, NA ,228,496 16,16, NA ,21,537 13,793, NA ,22,624 17,181, NA ,164,569 8,961, NA ,325,798 19,161, NA ,323,175 27,997, NA ,32,31 23,978, ,542,199 23,24, ,718,32 22,176, ,421,96 32,73, ,745,538 27,323, ,128,839 7,383, * Not every racial group included (e.g., no Native Americans). Persons of Latino origin may be of any race. Data for 198, 199, 2, and 26 add up to more than 1% because those who identify themselves as Latino could still be counted as White. First year for which figures include Alaska and Hawaii. (Sources: Census Bureau, Historical Statistics of the United States, updated by relevant Statistical Abstract of the United States.) Figure 1 Population Density and Distribution, Population per square mile Population density per square mile % Urban* % Rural *The Bureau of the Census defines urban as communities of 2,5 or more inhabitants. First year for which Not figures include Alaska and Hawaii. For Sale (Sources: Census Bureau, Historical Statistics of the United States, updated by relevant Statistical Abstract of the United States.) _EM_AmPro_ptg1.indd 3

4 Not For Sale 4 An American Profile: The United States and Its People Figure 2 Changing Characteristics of the U.S. Population Birthrates per thousand persons, ages Globally, 214 (est.) Rate Average number of household members Median age of population (years) 4 Age 3 2 Household size (est.) (est.) United Kingdom 12.2 Globally, 214 (est.) United Kingdom 4.4 Globally, United Kingdom 2.4 (Sources: B. R. Mitchell, International Historical Statistics, New York: Palgrave MacMillan, 213; The Economist, Pocket World in Figures, 28 ed. London: Profile Books Ltd., 27; CIA World Factbook; Historical Statistics of the United States; and Statistical Abstract of the United States, relevant years.) 759_EM_AmPro_ptg1.indd 4

5 An American Profile: The United States and Its People 5 Life expectancy at birth 8 Globally, 214 (est.) Age (est.) United Kingdom 8.4 Infant mortality 15 Per 1, live births Median age at first marriage Age Total Black White Male Female (est.) Globally, 214 (est.) United Kingdom 4.4 Not For Sale 759_EM_AmPro_ptg1.indd 5

6 Not For Sale 6 An American Profile: The United States and Its People Figure 3 Energy Use Other Renewables Hydroelectric 8% 2% 7% 22% Energy Consumption Among Countries Germany, 212, % 1% Hydroelectric 3% Other Renewables 2% Oil 36% Oil 24% 47% 23% (Source: The World Bank.) 1%, 212, 211 Hydroelectric Hydroelectric 4% Other Renewables 1% 1% 1% 36% 5% Oil 53% United Kingdom, 212 United States, % 16% Hydroelectric and other renewables 4% Oil 37% 4% Other Renewables Hydroelectric 7% 3% 8% 27% 6% Other Renewables 1% 69% Oil 18% 18% Oil 36% 759_EM_AmPro_ptg1.indd 6

7 An American Profile: The United States and Its People 7 Energy Consumption Among Countries 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, United States 1, kwh per capita 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Metric tons per capita United Kingdom United States CO 2 Emissions Among Countries United Kingdom Not For Sale 759_EM_AmPro_ptg1.indd 7

8 Not For Sale 8 An American Profile: The United States and Its People Figure 4 Characteristics of the U.S. Labor Force, Total labor force (age 16 or over, employed and unemployed seeking work) 16 Gender composition of labor force, (percentage of men and women in civilian labor force) 1 Top three occupational categories (rank based on total numbers) for workers age 14 and older Millions of persons Percentage farm manual* white collar Rank *Manual workers 5 operators, fabricators, and laborers plus precision production, craft, and repair. White-collar workers 5 managerial and professional plus technical, sales, and administrative support. (Sources: Historical Statistics of the United States and Statistical Abstract of the United States, relevant years, and Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Handbook of Labor Statistics, relevant years.) Figure 5 Leading Economic Sectors (various years) Construction 7.9 Mining 1.4 Government 8.7 Agriculture 7.6 Manufacturing 32.1 Trade 18.7 Agriculture Manufacturing 28. Services 8.9 Men Women Percentage of value 1899 added contributed Construction 12.6 Communication 1.6 Construction 4.4 Transportation 5.7 Finance, insurance, and real estate 1.8 Mining 3.2 Mining 4.6 Agriculture 33.3 Transportation 2.9 Mining Construction Communication 4.8 Trade 11.6 Manufacturing Government 13. Manufacturing 49.3 Utilities 1.7 Agriculture 1.6 Services 26.1 service Finance, insurance, and real estate 19.6 (Sources: Historical Statistics of the United States, Statistical Abstract of the United States, relevant years, and Bureau of Economic Analysis.) 759_EM_AmPro_ptg1.indd 8

9 An American Profile: The United States and Its People 9 Figure 6 Gross Domestic Product Per Capita by Country, 213 United States United Kingdom 36,29 36,313 36,97 53,143 Figure 7 Comparative Tax Burdens (percentage of gross domestic product paid as taxes in major industrial countries, 211) Sweden Belgium Italy 44.2% ,463 Netherlands ,41 (Source: The World Bank.) 11,94 (Source: Office of Managment and Budget.) United Kingdom Germany United States Figure 8 The Federal Budget Dollar and How It Is Spent, by Major Category Health Education 1.1 Interest 7.5 Income security* National defense 49 Other 21.7 Health Education National Income defense security* Other (Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.) Interest 11.2 Interest 6.4 Other 9.3 National defense Education 2.1 Health 24.8 Income security 39.1 *Includes Social Security payments to the elderly and disabled, unemployment compensation, and welfare. Note the shifting emphasis in the budget from defense spending to health and income security; the interest payment trend is no longer evident Not For Sale 759_EM_AmPro_ptg1.indd 9

10 Not For Sale 1 An American Profile: The United States and Its People Figure 9 The U.S. Balance of Trade, Billions of dollars Status of the balance of trade (Sources: Historical Statistics of the United States and Statistical Abstract of the United States, relevant years; Bureau of Economic Analysis.) Figure 1 Tariff Levies on Dutiable Imports, (ratio of duties to value of dutiable imports) Percentage Tariff of Abominations Compromise Tariff, 1833 Tariff of 1842 Walker Tariff, 1846 Tariff of 1857 Morrill Tariff, ,95 McKinley Tariff, 189 Wilson-Gorman Tariff, 1894 Dingley Tariff, 1897 Payne-Aldrich Tariff, 199 Underwood Tariff, 1913 Emergency Tariff, 1921 Fordney-McCumber Tariff, 1922 Smoot-Hawley Tariff, 193 Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act, 1934 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, Trade Expansion Act Kennedy Round, 1967 Trade Reform Act, 1974 Trade and Tariff Act, North American Free Trade Agreement, (Sources: Historical Statistics of the United States, Statistical Abstract of the United States, relevant years, and United States International Trade Commission.) 759_EM_AmPro_ptg1.indd 1

11 An American Profile: The United States and Its People 11 Figure 11 Gross Domestic Product in Current and Chained 2 Dollars* 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, U.S. dollars (in billions) 11, 1, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Chained 2 dollars Current dollars *Chained dollars based on U.S. Department of Commerce measure for expressing real dollars adjusted to inflation. Uses year 2 as base year. (Source: Statistical Abstract of the United States, relevant years; Bureau of Economic Analysis.) Not For Sale 759_EM_AmPro_ptg1.indd 11

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