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60 50 40 30 20 10
0
Prestige Rankings of Selected Occupations in the
United States 247
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Composition of the U.S. Labor Force, by Sex: 1870-2006 323
What Women Earn Compared to Men 324
Female-to-Male
Earnings: 2000 325
Women’s Wages Compared
with Men’s Wages in Selected Countries 325
Percentages of Women in
Elective Offices 326
Women in National, State, and Local Political Positions, 2002 327
U.S. Suicide Rates by Age, Gender, and Racial Group, 1997 331
Poverty Rates Among Americans Aged 65 and Over: 1960-1999 336
Selected Socioeconomic Characteristics of Elderly Americans 338
Families/Marriages 352
Mixed Marriages and Intergroup Married Couples in the United States 354
American Youths Grade
Their Parents 358
Divorce and Marriage Rates: 1940-1998 364
Median Age at First Marriage 366
Events of Domestic Violence Against Women in Selected Countries 368
American Class Structure
Number of Poor and Poverty Rate: 1959-1999
The Distribution of Poverty in the U.S.
The Federal Government Dollar – Where It Goes
254
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263
Attitudes of Americans Toward Immigrant Minorities
278 Impact of the Holocaust 281
U.S. Resident Minority
Populations, 1980-1999 291
Majority and Minority Median Household Incomes 292
The U.S. Population by Race and Ethnicity, 2000 and 2050 294
Socioeconomic Characteristics
of Minorities 300
White Male Black Male White Female Black Female
Age groups
Charts & Graphs xiii
Suicide rate per 100,000
5-9 10-14
15-19 20-24
25-29 30-34
35-39 40-44
45-49 50-54
55-59 60-64
65-69 70-74
75-79 80-84
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