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U.S. Census Bureau
Public Information Office | Multimedia
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Asian
Pacific American Heritage Month
May
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| The U.S. Census
Bureau collects and publishes demographic characteristics about
the Asian population, on the one hand, and the native Hawaiian and
other Pacific islander population on the other. These include age
distribution, marital status, family type, educational attainment
and income. For example, at the time of Census 2000, 49 percent
of Asians and 73 percent of native Hawaiians and other Pacific islanders
lived in the West ... in contrast, only 19 percent of the overall
U.S. population lived there. This page can be used as a resource
for these and additional facts about the Asian and native Hawaiian
and other Pacific islander populations. |
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| Basic
facts about Asian, native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander
populations |
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Characteristic |
Asian |
Native
Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander |
Overall
Population |
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Population |
13.1
million |
943
thousand |
288
million |
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Percentage
of total population |
5 |
0.3 |
100 |
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Percentage
under age 18 |
27 |
36 |
26 |
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Percentage
age 65 or older |
7 |
5 |
12 |
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Percentage
with high school degree or higher (25 or older) |
81 |
79 |
80 |
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Percentage
with bachelor's degree or higher (25 or older) |
43 |
17 |
24 |
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Percentage
of people living below the poverty line* |
13 |
17 |
12 |
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Median
household income |
$51,000 |
$42,000 |
$42,000 |
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Characteristics
of the Asian population and the native Hawaiian and other
Pacific islander population are from Census 2000, and are
based on each of these groups alone or in combination with
one or more other races. Population totals are based on 2002
population estimates for the alone or in combination populations.
*In 1999, the poverty threshold for a family of four was $17,029.
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| Download
and broadcast a 60-second radio spot about Asian Pacific
American Heritage Month (see May 2nd feature). (mp3)
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Profile
America (English version text and audio) |
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Al
Día (Spanish version text and audio) |
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Stations: For a copy of this and other Profile America
or Al Día (Spanish) CDs, send your request
to: <broadcast@census.gov>. |
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| Click
here for captions, credits and more downloadable,
high-resolution images. |
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| For more
information, call (301) 763-3011 or e-mail <broadcast@census.gov>. |
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Public Information Office
301-763-3030
Last Revised:
Thursday, 20-May-2004 11:05:56 EDT
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