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Diversity Statistics
American Indian Diversity Statistics
In business
- Of the 20.8 million businesses in the U.S., not including agriculture, American Indians and Alaska Natives accounted for 0.9 percent of business owners, 0.3 percent of employment, and 0.2 percent of receipt.
- American Indian employees represented 2.0 percent of the Federal workforce and .9 percent of the Civilian Labor force.
In economics
- According to the 2000 Census Bureau, American Indians and Alaska Natives suffer from the highest poverty rates in the nation. The rate was more than two times the national average (11.7 percent). However, they were the only group to have seen a drop in poverty.
- Median income was $32,116, which is below the national average of $42, 228.
- The number of American Indians and Alaska Natives without insurance has increased over the past three years to nearly 30 percent, the largest of any racial group in the country.
In education
- American Indians, Alaska Natives, Eskimos, and Aluets comprise 1.2 percent of public elementary and secondary students
- 65.5 percent receive high school diploma
- 9.3 percent receive Bachelor's Degree
- In 2001, sixteen percent of people who married someone of the same sex had been in a heterosexual marriage.
- Since the gay marriage law, granting same-sex couples the same rights as heterosexual couples, went into effect on April 1, 2001, 2.4 thousand people made use of the possibilities. But in 2002, the number of same-sex marriages fell to an estimate 1.9 thousand.
Source: Statistics Netherlands Press, November 27, 2002
Diversity in the Legal Profession
- Combined African American and Hispanic representation among lawyers was seven percent in 1998. Asians were not reported separately. Today, total minority representation in the profession is about 10 percent, an increase largely attributable to greater participation and reporting of Asians. Less than 1/4 of one percent of lawyers are American Indians. Overall minority representation in the profession is still significantly lower than in most other professions.
- Less than three percent of all partners in the nation's law firms are racial minorities, and that number falls to less than two percent in the largest and most profitable firms. In the 77 largest firms in New York City, 34 out of 4,400 partners are African American – a rate of 3/4 of one percent. In the 40 largest firms in Chicago, only 46 out of 3,000 partners are African American. One in 10 of the nation's largest firms has at most one minority lawyer. Asian Pacific Americans account for one percent of partners at major law firms.
- There are fewer active African American federal appellate judges today than when Jimmy Carter was President. We have moved backwards despite the addition of 47 seats to the federal Courts of Appeals between 1979 and 1999. Three-quarters of the federal circuit courts now have either no African American or no Latino jurist. Asian Americans account for only seven of 748 federal judges. There is only one Native American Federal Judge. The Fourth Circuit, which has jurisdiction over a higher percentage of African American citizens than any federal circuit except the District of Columbia, has never had a black appellate judge. And the state courts are frequently even less diverse. In Florida, for example, seven out of every 10 judges in the court system are white men.
- People of color comprise about 15 percent of judicial law clerks.
- The proportion of students of color enrolled in law schools has doubled since 1986. However, over the past five years, minority law school enrollment has increased only 0.4 percent, the smallest five-year increase in 20 years. In 1999, the total number of minority law graduates in the United States dropped for the first time since 1985. Nationally, minority representation among law students is holding at about 20 percent, despite dropping significantly in top public law schools in states banning Affirmative Action. But only 7.2 percent of law students are African American, and blacks represent 12.1 percent of the general population. The disparity among Latinos, 5.5 percent of law students versus 11.6 percent generally, is even greater.
- Minority representation among general counsel in the Fortune 500 is 2.8 percent. Only 14 General Counsel of Fortune 500 companies are minorities, and 11 of them were named in the last four years. Overall, lawyers of color comprise less than 10 percent of the nation's corporate counsel legal staff.
Source: Bar None: Report to the President of the United States on the Status of People of Color and Pro Bono Services in the Legal Profession. San Francisco: Lawyers for One America, 2000.
Death row statistics
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Race of Defendant Executed Since 1976 (as of December 17, 2002)
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| White |
465 |
35% |
| Black |
281 |
35% |
| Hispanic |
54 |
7% |
Other
(Native American, Asian, Iraqi) |
20 |
2% |
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Race of Death Row Inmates
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| White |
1,665 |
45% |
| Black |
1,603 |
43% |
| Hispanic |
347 |
4% |
| Other |
82 |
2% |
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Race of Victims (Capital Cases)
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| White |
81% |
| Black |
14% |
| Hispanic |
4% |
| Asian |
2% |
1998 Average Family Work Hours
by race/ethnicity, middle-income, married-couple families with children
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| African Americans |
4,278 hours per year
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| Hispanic |
4,050 hours per year
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| White |
3,789 hours per year
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Median family income by race/ethnic group
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1995
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1998
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| African American |
$28,390
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$30,053
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| Hispanic |
$26,859
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$30,262
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| White |
$46,620
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$50,106
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"Very important" |
| Sex |
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| Female |
80 percent |
| Male |
58 percent |
| Income |
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| Less than $30,000 |
60 percent |
| $30,000 - $49,999 |
66 percent |
| $50,000 - $74,999 |
61 percent |
| more than $75,000 |
49 percent |
| Political Party |
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| Democrat |
80 percent |
| Republican |
57 percent |
| Independent |
73 percent |
| Age |
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| 61+ |
67 percent |
| 45 - 60 |
51 percent |
| 31 - 44 |
52 percent |
| 18 - 30 |
51 percent |
Source: American Demographics, July 2000
Gay/Lesbian statistics
- A 2000 Newsweek poll shows that 83% of all Americans believe that gay people should have access to equal rights in terms of employment and public accommodations. This is up from just 56% in 1977.
- The percentage of Americans who believe that civil rights laws for gays and lesbians are intended to secure "equal rights" and not "special rights" is up to 54% from only 41% in 1995.
- 78% believe in equitable housing laws, 58% in spousal benefits, 54% to social security benefits, 43% in legal gay marriage, 65% in service in the military, 50% that gays should be able to adopt and 64% that gays should be allowed to teach all grade levels.
- All of these are increases in percentages over the previous 20 years. And 75% believe that same sex marriage will be legal in at least one state by 2005. (NGLTF 1973-1999)
- The Gay and Lesbian Parents Coalition International and other gay-rights groups estimate that there are about four million gay men and lesbians raising eight to 10 million children in the U.S. Most of these are gay parents who have left heterosexual marriages and taken the kids with them. But as gays and lesbians create their own families, the numbers are increasing.
- The gay market segment is the fastest growing segment in the US. 1999 ad revenues topped $100 million for the third consecutive year. There are 103 local newspapers and 9 national gay-focused magazines in the US today, not to mention innumerable Web sites and portals. Less than 5 years ago, there were only 20 or so newspapers and 2 magazines.
- Seven states have executive orders barring discrimination in public employment based on sexual orientation: Colorado, Maryland, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Iowa and Washington. (Ohio's rescinded in 1999)
- Marriage fully legal in the Netherlands (4/1/01); Belgium considering it; Europe more progressive generally.
All statistics were provided by Liz Winfeld of Common Ground Consulting.
Barriers to Women's Advancement
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Women |
Men |
| Lack of mentoring opportunities |
70% |
38% |
| Commitment to personal and family responsibilities |
69% |
53% |
| Exclusion from informal networks of communication |
67% |
25% |
| Lack of women role models |
65% |
35% |
| Failure of senior leadership to assume accountability for women's advancement |
62% |
22% |
| Stereotyping and preconceptions of women's roles and abilities |
61% |
27% |
| Lack of opportunities to take on visible and/or challenging assignments |
54% |
12% |
| Lack of significant general management or line experience |
51% |
47% |
| Percent of hate crime incidents by attribution, 2001 |
| Racial prejudice |
44.9% |
| Ethnicity/national origin |
21.6% |
| Religious Intolerance |
18.8% |
| Sexual-Orientation Bias |
14.3% |
| Disability bias |
0.4% |
| Percent of racially motivated hate crime incidents by ethnic target |
| African American |
66.7% |
| White |
19.5% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
6.6% |
| Multiracial groups |
5.3% |
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
1.8% |
| Percent of hate crime motivated by religious prejudice |
| Jewish |
55.7% |
| Islamic |
27.2% |
| Catholic |
1.9% |
| Protestant |
1.8% |
| Other |
10.5% |
| Percent of hate crime motivated by sexual-orientation bias |
| Male Homosexual |
69.3% |
| Female Homosexual |
15.4% |
| Homosexual (as group) |
13% |
| Homosexual and bisexual |
2.3% |
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation's Justice Statistics
Percent of Unemployed Persons by Country:*
| Bavaria, Germany* |
6.8% |
| Western Germany |
8.3% |
| France |
9% |
| Former Communist East |
19.1% |
| Argentina |
near 25% |
*Software start-ups are one reason why Bavaria's jobless rate remains less than Germany.
The Internet and International Business
Percent of companies (by country) that are using the Internet for customer communication more than for internal purposes:
| U.S. |
93% |
| UK |
86% |
| Denmark |
75% |
| Singapore |
61% |
| Japan |
60% |
| France |
36% |
Percent of businesses (by country) that are using internal or external E-mail:
| U.S. |
93% |
| UK |
91% |
| Japan |
87% |
| France |
87% |
Percent of companies that use the Internet for marketing (i.e. selling online):
| U.S. |
73% |
| UK |
51% |
| Singapore |
35% |
Source: Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS) Information Technology
AIDS drugs in South Africa
- Number of people affected by AIDS in South Africa: 4.7 million, 11 %
- Daily cost of AIDS drugs per patient in South Africa:
- Name brand drug: $3.20
- Generic drug: $1.55
Source: World Health Organization
Number and percent of people who need transplants, by ethnicity
| European American |
30, 211 |
41% |
| African American |
18, 503 |
25% |
| Hispanic |
7, 346 |
10% |
| Asian |
3, 15 |
4% |
| Mixed or Other Ethnicity |
1, 209 |
2% |
| Total |
72, 956 |
100% |
Source: United Network for Organ Sharing
Gay & Lesbian Statistics for Washington State
- One out of every 21 couples living together in Seattle, Washington is homosexual
- Same-sex pairs represent one out of every 83 married and unmarried partners in Washington.
- Percentage of lesbians outside of Washington's major metropolitan areas that make up same-sex households: 52 percent
Percentage of same-sex pairs in Washington that live in:
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Number |
Percent |
| King County: |
7,950 |
50% |
| Within three miles of Lake Union: |
2,811 |
20% |
| Total: |
15,900 |
100% |
Percentage of all married and unmarried partners in Washington that are same-sex pairs that live in:
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percent |
ratio |
| Tacoma: |
1.4% |
one out of 70 |
| Bellevue: |
0.9% |
or one out of 115 |
| Yakima: |
0.7% |
or one out of 135 |
*These figures do not include the homosexual population that does not live together as couples.
Source: "Census 2000: City near the top national in gay couples," Seattle Times, July 11, 2001
Hispanic female executives
A demographic study of Hispanic executives and leaders chosen for the Top Hispanic Women in Business of 2002 revealed:
- The typical respondent is between ages 41 and 50 and has been with her current employer more than 10 years
- Nearly one third of respondents (32 percent) attested to having experienced workplace discrimination based on their Hispanic ethnicity
- More than half (54 percent) reported discrimination based on gender
- of the 54 percent that experienced gender discrimination:
- 78 percent said such discrimination affected their hiring and promotion opportunities
- 70 percent felt it contributed to pay inequalities
- Close to 70 percent of respondents said they have benefitted from affirmative action or diversity programs
- Latina executives say that moving up the career ladder requires not only working hard and excelling at your job, but advanced networking skills are necessary.
Source: HispanicBusiness.com
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