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THE FAMILY
For sociologists, a family is a group of people related by marriage, blood, or adoption.
Percentage of Children Living in Working Poor Families
White +
White + African American 11%
African American + Some other 6%
Asian + Some other 4%
African American + American Indian 3%
Other two races 8%
Three or more races 7%
White + Asian
White+ 13% American
Indian 16%
White + Some other race
District of 32% Columbia
Total multiracial Americans = 6,826,228
Source: First Glimpses From the 2000 U.S. Census Population Bulletin Vol. 56, No. 2 June 2001.
Source: 2001 Kids Count Data Sheet. Baltimore, MD: The Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2001.
More than 30% 26%—30% 21%—25% 16%—20% 15% or less
Child Abuse and Neglect Cases 1990 to 1998, by Type
1,200,000 1,000,000 800,000 600,000 400,000 200,000 0
1990 1996
1997 1998
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census. Statistical Abstract of the United States 2000. Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
Americans Who Identified With More Than One Race, 2000
total neglect physical sexual emotional medical
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