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TABLE 2. SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS
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2001
Estimate |
2001
Percent
Distribution |
2002
Estimate |
2002
Percent
Distribution |
Difference
(2002 - 2001) |
Margin
of Error
of Difference |
Statistically
Significant |
|
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
|
|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school
|
73,187,876
|
100%
|
74,649,109
|
100%
|
1,461,233
|
+/-280,040
|
yes
|
|
Nursery school, preschool
|
4,364,168
|
6.0%
|
4,613,179
|
6.2%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Kindergarten
|
3,958,479
|
5.4%
|
4,005,938
|
5.4%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
|
33,122,270
|
45.3%
|
33,050,162
|
44.3%
|
- 1.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
High school grade (grades 9-12)
|
15,893,079
|
21.7%
|
16,205,528
|
21.7%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
College or graduate school
|
15,849,880
|
21.7%
|
16,774,302
|
22.5%
|
0.8%
|
+/-0.3%
|
yes
|
|
|
|
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
|
|
Population 25 years and over
|
179,959,220
|
100%
|
182,686,266
|
100%
|
2,727,046
|
+/-104,666
|
yes
|
|
Less than 9th grade
|
12,050,539
|
6.7%
|
12,195,857
|
6.7%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
|
20,189,613
|
11.2%
|
19,521,170
|
10.7%
|
- 0.5%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
High school graduate (including equivalency)
|
53,215,485
|
29.6%
|
54,065,931
|
29.6%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Some college, no degree
|
36,660,448
|
20.4%
|
37,198,258
|
20.4%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Associate degree
|
11,913,275
|
6.6%
|
12,342,463
|
6.8%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Bachelor's degree
|
29,388,626
|
16.3%
|
30,253,236
|
16.6%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Graduate or professional degree
|
16,541,234
|
9.2%
|
17,109,351
|
9.4%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Percent high school graduate or higher
|
82.1
|
(NA)
|
82.6
|
(NA)
|
0.5
|
+/-0.3
|
yes
|
|
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
|
25.5
|
(NA)
|
25.9
|
(NA)
|
0.4
|
+/-0.5
|
no
|
|
|
|
MARITAL STATUS
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|
Males 15 years and over
|
104,352,108
|
100%
|
106,102,671
|
100%
|
1,750,563
|
+/-67,477
|
yes
|
|
Never married
|
31,315,860
|
30.0%
|
31,947,159
|
30.1%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Now married, except separated
|
59,522,139
|
57.0%
|
60,392,481
|
56.9%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Separated
|
1,904,388
|
1.8%
|
1,895,600
|
1.8%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Widowed
|
2,537,291
|
2.4%
|
2,579,299
|
2.4%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Divorced
|
9,072,430
|
8.7%
|
9,288,132
|
8.8%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Females 15 years and over
|
112,373,447
|
100%
|
113,945,212
|
100%
|
1,571,765
|
+/-61,941
|
yes
|
|
Never married
|
27,257,850
|
24.3%
|
27,872,375
|
24.5%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Now married, except separated
|
58,334,919
|
51.9%
|
59,026,540
|
51.8%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Separated
|
2,993,248
|
2.7%
|
3,058,428
|
2.7%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Widowed
|
11,165,968
|
9.9%
|
11,149,354
|
9.8%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Divorced
|
12,621,462
|
11.2%
|
12,838,515
|
11.3%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
|
|
FERTILITY
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|
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had
|
|
a birth in the past 12 months
|
4,287,391
|
100%
|
4,255,235
|
100%
|
-32,156
|
+/-97,437
|
no
|
|
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
|
1,252,647
|
29.2%
|
1,214,176
|
28.5%
|
- 0.7%
|
+/-1.0%
|
no
|
|
Per 1,000 unmarried women
|
37
|
(NA)
|
36
|
(NA)
|
-1
|
+/-2
|
no
|
|
As a percent of all women with a birth
|
29.2
|
(NA)
|
28.5
|
(NA)
|
-0.7
|
+/-1.0
|
no
|
|
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
|
59
|
(NA)
|
58
|
(NA)
|
-1
|
+/-2
|
no
|
|
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
|
38
|
(NA)
|
34
|
(NA)
|
-4
|
+/-2
|
yes
|
|
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
|
110
|
(NA)
|
110
|
(NA)
|
0
|
+/-3
|
no
|
|
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
|
23
|
(NA)
|
22
|
(NA)
|
-1
|
+/-2
|
no
|
|
|
|
GRANDPARENTS
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|
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren
|
|
under 18 years in households
|
5,680,274
|
100%
|
5,777,430
|
100%
|
97,156
|
+/-123,432
|
no
|
|
Responsible for grandchildren
|
2,431,349
|
42.8%
|
2,468,498
|
42.7%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-1.0%
|
no
|
|
less than 1 year
|
527,500
|
21.7%
|
548,748
|
22.2%
|
0.5%
|
+/-1.5%
|
no
|
|
1 or 2 years
|
621,157
|
25.5%
|
584,391
|
23.7%
|
- 1.8%
|
+/-1.3%
|
yes
|
|
3 or 4 years
|
371,032
|
15.3%
|
392,465
|
15.9%
|
0.6%
|
+/-1.3%
|
no
|
|
5 or more years
|
911,660
|
37.5%
|
942,894
|
38.2%
|
0.7%
|
+/-1.7%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
|
|
Percent who are female
|
62.5
|
(NA)
|
61.7
|
(NA)
|
-0.8
|
+/-1.0
|
no
|
|
Percent who are married
|
72.1
|
(NA)
|
72.3
|
(NA)
|
0.2
|
+/-1.5
|
no
|
|
Percent who are in labor force
|
58.1
|
(NA)
|
58.6
|
(NA)
|
0.5
|
+/-1.3
|
no
|
|
Percent who are in poverty
|
20.0
|
(NA)
|
18.2
|
(NA)
|
-1.8
|
+/-1.3
|
yes
|
|
|
|
VETERAN STATUS
|
|
Civilian population 18 years and over
|
204,113,872
|
100%
|
207,348,585
|
100%
|
3,234,713
|
+/-107,555
|
yes
|
|
Civilian veterans
|
24,774,105
|
12.1%
|
24,625,877
|
11.9%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
|
|
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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|
Population 5 to 20 years
|
63,253,880
|
100%
|
63,276,678
|
100%
|
22,798
|
+/-109,202
|
no
|
|
With a disability
|
4,185,627
|
6.6%
|
4,365,209
|
6.9%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
|
|
Population 21 to 64 years
|
160,478,067
|
100%
|
163,416,288
|
100%
|
2,938,221
|
+/-152,430
|
yes
|
|
With a disability
|
21,833,158
|
13.6%
|
22,543,754
|
13.8%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Percent employed
|
46.0
|
(NA)
|
44.8
|
(NA)
|
-1.2
|
+/-0.5
|
yes
|
|
No disability
|
138,644,909
|
86.4%
|
140,872,534
|
86.2%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Percent employed
|
78.4
|
(NA)
|
77.6
|
(NA)
|
-0.8
|
+/-0.2
|
yes
|
|
|
|
Population 65 years and over
|
33,259,002
|
100%
|
33,589,853
|
100%
|
330,851
|
+/-52,422
|
yes
|
|
With a disability
|
14,038,732
|
42.2%
|
14,241,901
|
42.4%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
|
|
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
|
|
Population 1 year and over
|
273,446,689
|
100%
|
276,956,477
|
100%
|
3,509,788
|
+/-82,526
|
yes
|
|
Same house
|
232,141,423
|
84.9%
|
234,597,018
|
84.7%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Different house in the U.S.
|
39,344,257
|
14.4%
|
40,666,477
|
14.7%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Same county
|
25,035,740
|
9.2%
|
26,241,083
|
9.5%
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