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The number for total charges reflects the number of individual charge filings. Because individuals often file charges claiming multiple types of discrimination, the number of total charges for any given fiscal year will be less than the total of the eight types of discrimination listed.
The data are compiled by the Office of Research, Information and Planning from data reported via the quarterly reconciled Data Summary Reports and compiled from EEOC's Charge Data System and, from FY 2004 forward, EEOC's Integrated Mission System.
| FY 1997 | FY 1998 | FY 1999 | FY 2000 | FY 2001 | FY 2002 | FY 2003 | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Charges | 80,680 | 79,591 | 77,444 | 79,896 | 80,840 | 84,442 | 81,293 | 79,432 | 75,428 | 75,768 | 82,792 |
| Race | 29,199 | 28,820 | 28,819 | 28,945 | 28,912 | 29,910 | 28,526 | 27,696 | 26,740 | 27,238 | 30,510 |
| 36.2% | 36.2% | 37.3% | 36.2% | 35.8% | 35.4% | 35.1% | 34.9% | 35.5% | 35.9% | 37.0% | |
| Sex | 24,728 | 24,454 | 23,907 | 25,194 | 25,140 | 25,536 | 24,362 | 24,249 | 23,094 | 23,247 | 24,826 |
| 30.7% | 30.7% | 30.9% | 31.5% | 31.1% | 30.2% | 30.0% | 30.5% | 30.6% | 30.7% | 30.1% | |
| National Origin | 6,712 | 6,778 | 7,108 | 7,792 | 8,025 | 9,046 | 8,450 | 8,361 | 8,035 | 8,327 | 9,396 |
| 8.3% | 8.5% | 9.2% | 9.8% | 9.9% | 10.7% | 10.4% | 10.5% | 10.7% | 11.0% | 11.4% | |
| Religion | 1,709 | 1,786 | 1,811 | 1,939 | 2,127 | 2,572 | 2,532 | 2,466 | 2,340 | 2,541 | 2,880 |
| 2.1% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 3.5% | |
| Retaliation - All Statutes | 18,198 | 19,114 | 19,694 | 21,613 | 22,257 | 22,768 | 22,690 | 22,740 | 22,278 | 22,555 | 26,663 |
| 22.6% | 24.0% | 25.4% | 27.1% | 27.5% | 27.0% | 27.9% | 28.6% | 29.5% | 29.8% | 32.3% | |
| Retaliation - Title VII only | 16,394 | 17,246 | 17,883 | 19,753 | 20,407 | 20,814 | 20,615 | 20,240 | 19,429 | 19,560 | 23,371 |
| 20.3% | 21.7% | 23.1% | 24.7% | 25.2% | 24.6% | 25.4% | 25.5% | 25.8% | 25.8% | 28.3% | |
| Age | 15,785 | 15,191 | 14,141 | 16,008 | 17,405 | 19,921 | 19,124 | 17,837 | 16,585 | 16,548 | 19,103 |
| 19.6% | 19.1% | 18.3% | 20.0% | 21.5% | 23.6% | 23.5% | 22.5% | 22.0% | 21.8% | 23.2% | |
| Disability | 18,108 | 17,806 | 17,007 | 15,864 | 16,470 | 15,964 | 15,377 | 15,376 | 14,893 | 15,575 | 17,734 |
| 22.4% | 22.4% | 22.0% | 19.9% | 20.4% | 18.9% | 18.9% | 19.4% | 19.7% | 20.6% | 21.4% | |
| Equal Pay Act | 1,134 | 1,071 | 1,044 | 1,270 | 1,251 | 1,256 | 1,167 | 1,011 | 970 | 861 | 818 |
| 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.0% |
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