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The United States has a racially and ethnically diverse population. [1] At the federal level, race and ethnicity have been categorized separately. The most recent United States census recognized five racial categories (White, Black, Native American/Alaska Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander), as well as people who belong to two or more of the racial categories.
Though women are not considered to be a minority, [42] the status of women, as a subordinate group, has led to many social scientists to refer to them as a disadvantaged group. [43] Though women's legal rights and status vary widely across countries, women often experience social inequalities, relative to men, in various societies. [44]
Title page of 1790 United States census. The 1790 United States census was the first census in the history of the United States. The population of the United States was recorded as 3,929,214 as of Census Day, August 2, 1790, as mandated by Article I, Section 2 of the US Constitution and applicable laws.
The combined taxed and non-taxed Native American population in the United States was 339,421 in 1860, 313,712 in 1870, and 306,543 in 1880. [ 20 ] c ^ Data on race from the 2000 and 2010 U.S. censuses are not directly comparable with those from the 1990 census and previous censuses due, in large part, to giving respondents the option to report ...
Proving that gender and racial discrimination are not completely dominant in the American ... in the United States are now owned by women, and restaurants hire more minority managers ...
Underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the United States include women [1] and some minorities.In the United States, women made up 50% of the college-educated workers in 2010, but only 28% of the science and engineering workers.
In 2009, Time magazine reported that 40% of births were to unmarried women. [91] The following is a breakdown by race for unwed births: 17% Asian, 29% White, 53% Hispanics (of any race), 66% Native Americans, and 72% Black American. [92] According to the CDC, in 2020, there were at least, 1,461,121 births to unmarried women.
Those generalizations seek to erase the disparities within the Asian American community, while also being weaponized against other minorities for not living up to those standards. [36] There are major disparities in income between different Asian ethnic groups, with Burmese Americans earning an average of $44,400 a year, whereas Indian ...