Characteristic Native Population Foreign Born Naturalized Citizens Not a U.S. Citizen Population 264.1 million 37.3 million 15.9 million 21.4 million Median age 35.6 years 40.1 48.6 years 34.5 years Asian 1.7% 23.5% 31.1% 17.9% Hispanic 10.6% 47.0% 31.2% 58.7% Population 25 years and older, less than high school 12.3% 32.2% 22.5% 40.7% Speak language other […]
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Country Legal Permanent Residents (%) 1. Mexico 13.3 2. People’s Republic of China 6.8 3. India 6.6 4. Philippines 5.6 5. Dominican Republic 5.2 6. Cuba 3.2 7. Vietnam 2.9 8. Haiti 2.2 9. Colombia 2.1 10. Korea 2.1 Source: Monger, R., & Yankay, J. (2011). U.S. Legal Permanent Residents: 2010. Washington, DC: Department of
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Sample Questions and Answers for the Naturalization Test 1. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens? 2. What is the supreme law of the land? 3. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? 4. How many amendments does the Constitution have? 5. Who makes federal laws? 6.
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Diversity ■ 49 is an alien admitted to the United States as a lawful permanent resident. A “green card” provides official immigration status (lawful permanent residency) in the United States. Immigrants are now referred to as Legal Permanent Resi- dents; however, the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) broadly defines an immigrant as “any alien in
Population Group Median Age 2000 Census 2010 Census American Indian alone 27.7 years 31.0 years Asian alone 32.5 years 35.5 years Black alone 30.0 years 32.5 years Hispanic 25.8 years 27.2 years White alone—not of Hispanic heritage 38.6 years 39.8 years Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanders 26.8 years 28.6 years 2 or more races
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Total Population Characteristics The 2010 census percentages are compared with the 2000 census percentages in Table 3–1. The figures demonstrate both the growth of the American population in general and the growth of people of color specifically. The changes are as follows: Age. The age classification is based on the age of the person in
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Census 2010 Every census adapts to the decade in which it is conducted. One of the most important changes to Census 2010 was the revision of the questions that were asked regarding race and Hispanic origin. The federal government considers race and Hispanic origin to be two separate concepts and the questions on race and
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Hispanic or Latino Origin and Race 2000 2010 Health care providers are entangled in the revolutionary consequences of the enormous demographic, social, and cultural changes that have occurred in the United States. Many of these changes are playing a dramatic role both in the delivery of health care to patients, their families, and communi- ties,
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Describe the total population characteristics of the United States as pre- sented in Census 2010. Cultural Heritage and History ■ 41 Taylor, P. and Keeter, S. (2011). MILLENNIALS: A Portrait of Generation Next: Confident. Connected. Open to change. Pew Research Center. Retrieved from http://pewresearch.org/millennials, February 23, 2011. The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.
The following resource will be helpful in maintaining current information related to religious participation. Table 2–6 continued Box 2–1: Keeping Up The following resource will be helpful in maintaining current information related to religious participation. Pew Research Center http://pewresearch.org/topics/religion/ ■ Internet Sources Bartash, J. (2011). Digging Up U.S. Economic Trends Not Easy. Mar- ket Watch.