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In each issue of The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, the editors
collect statistics bearing on the relative status of blacks and whites, some of
which are interesting but not particularly important while others are highly
relevant and critical to the measurement of racial progress. The following data
was published in the summer and winter 1997 issues.
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In 1980, the typical black school student attended a public school that was
36.2% white.
In 1996, the typical black school student attended a public school that was
33.9% white. (Harvard Graduate School of Education)
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The percentage of 18-to 24-year old blacks who had completed high school
in 1975: 64.8%.
In 1995: 76.9%.
(U.S. Dept of Education)
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The percentage of 18- to 24-year old blacks who were enrolled in college
in 1975: 20.7%.
In 1995: 27.3%
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The percentage of blacks over the age of 25 who had completed four years of
high school or more in 1975: 42.5%.
In 1995: 73.8%
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Percentage of white Americans who believe "a good education is essential to
get ahead": 59%.
Percentage of black Americans who believe this: 54%
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Average number of hours of television watched per week in white households:
49.8 hours.
In black households: 73.1 hours.
(BJK&E Media Group)
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Percentage of U.S. population that is black: 13%
Percentage of all rape victims in the U.S. who are black: 27.6%
(U.S. Dept. of Justice)
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Number of black full-time faculty members in higher education
in 1983: 19,571
In 1993: 25, 658
(U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission)
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Percentage of white Americans who would be willing to pay more taxes if the
revenues were earmarked for education: 68%.
Percentage of Black Americans:
84%.
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Percentage of all white children living in the home of their grandparents:
4%.
Percentage of African-American children: 14%.
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The number of black men enrolled in higher education in 1995: 556,000
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The number of black men incarcerated in federal or state prison or local jails
in 1995 : 711,600
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The number of black women enrolled in higher education in 1995: 918,000
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The number of black women incarcerated in federal or state prison or local
jails in 1995: 55,300 (U.S. Dept. of Justice and U.S. Dept of Education)
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The chance that a black man in the U.S. will spend some time in a state
or federal prison during his lifetime: 28.5%
The chance that a white man in the U.S. will spend some time in a state
or federal prsion during his lifetime: 2.5%
The chance a black women in the U.S. will spend some time in a state or
federal prison during her lifetime 3.6%
The chance that a white woman in the U.S. will spend some time in a
state of federal prison during her lifetime: 0.5% (Bureau of Justice
Statistics)
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The number of businesss in the U.S. owned by black women in 1987:
172,200.
In 1996: 405,200.
(National Assoc..of Women in
Business Owners)
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Percentage of non-Hispanic white Americans not covered by any form of health
insurance in 1996: 11.5%
Percentage of African Americans not covered by any form of health insurance in
1996: 21.7%
(U.S. Census Bureau)
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Percentage of white American workers who say they are confident with their
ability to "advance themselves within their present company: 72.9%
Percentage of African-American workers who say this: 87.1%
(Int'l
Communications Research, Phil. Pa.)
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The percentage, in 1980, of all American teenagers who have dated at one time
a person of another racial or ethnic group: 17%
The percentage in 1996: : 57% (USA Today/Gallup poll)
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Percentage of black adults who say they have been victims of
discrimination: 54%
Percentage of black teenagers who say they have been victims of discrimination: 23%
(Time/CNN poll)
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Number of African Americans earning doctorates in 1987:.
In 1996: 1,315
(National Research Council)
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Total number of doctorates awarded in 1996 in the fields of geometry,
logic, number theory, topology, computing theory, astronomy, astrophysics,
acoustics, nuclear chemistry, theoretical chemistry, atmospheric physics and
chemistry, meteorology, geology, geochemistry, paleontology, mineralogy,
geomophology, hydrology, oceanography, marine science, engineering physics,
engineering science, nuclear engineering, ocean engineering, petroleum
engineering, systems engineering, biophysics, plant genetics, bacteriology,
endocrinology and zoology: 1,605.....
Total number of doctorates awarded to blacks in these fields: 0.
(National Research Council)
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Total purchasing power (after-tax income available for spending ) of African
Americans in 1990 : $304.4 billion.
In 1997: $469.4billion
(The Selig Center)
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Number of black graduates from U.S. medical schools in 1980: 783.
In 1996: 1,158.
(Assoc. of American Medical Colleges)
Percentage of white Americans who say "Race relations in their communities
are excellent or good": 58.7%.
Percentage of black Americans who say this:
38.9%
(Joint Center for Political Studies)
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Percentage of white teenagers who believe that colleges and universities
should set aside some scholarships exclusively for blacks and other minorities:
55%
(Time/CNN poll)
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Percentage of white Americans who say they would vote for Colin Powell over
Al Gore in 2000: 54%
Percentage of black Americans who say this: 35%
(Harpers' Magazine)
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