United States - DP-2. Profile of Selected Social Characteristics: 2000

Subject	Number	Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	76,632,927	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	4,957,582	6.5
Kindergarten	4,157,491	5.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	33,653,641	43.9
High school (grades 9-12)	16,380,951	21.4
College or graduate school	17,483,262	22.8

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	182,211,639	100.0
Less than 9th grade	13,755,477	7.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	21,960,148	12.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	52,168,981	28.6
Some college, no degree	38,351,595	21.0
Associate degree	11,512,833	6.3
Bachelor's degree	28,317,792	15.5
Graduate or professional degree	16,144,813	8.9

Percent high school graduate or higher	80.4	(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	24.4	(X)

MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over	221,148,671	100.0
Never married	59,913,370	27.1
Now married, except separated	120,231,273	54.4
Separated	4,769,220	2.2
Widowed	14,674,500	6.6
Female	11,975,325	5.4
Divorced	21,560,308	9.7
Female	12,305,294	5.6

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years	5,771,671	100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren	2,426,730	42.0

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	208,130,352	100.0
Civilian veterans	26,403,703	12.7

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years	64,689,357	100.0
With a disability	5,214,334	8.1

Population 21 to 64 years	159,131,544	100.0
With a disability	30,553,796	19.2
Percent employed	56.6	(X)
No disability	128,577,748	80.8
Percent employed	77.2	(X)

Population 65 years and over	33,346,626	100.0
With a disability	13,978,118	41.9

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	262,375,152	100.0
Same house in 1995	142,027,478	54.1
Different house in the U.S. in 1995	112,851,828	43.0
Same county	65,435,013	24.9
Different county	47,416,815	18.1
Same state	25,327,355	9.7
Different state	22,089,460	8.4
Elsewhere in 1995	7,495,846	2.9

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	281,421,906	100.0
Native	250,314,017	88.9
Born in United States	246,786,466	87.7
State of residence	168,729,388	60.0
Different state	78,057,078	27.7
Born outside United States	3,527,551	1.3
Foreign born	31,107,889	11.1
Entered 1990 to March 2000	13,178,276	4.7
Naturalized citizen	12,542,626	4.5
Not a citizen	18,565,263	6.6

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)	31,107,573	100.0
Europe	4,915,557	15.8
Asia	8,226,254	26.4
Africa	881,300	2.8
Oceania	168,046	0.5
Latin America	16,086,974	51.7
Northern America	829,442	2.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	262,375,152	100.0
English only	215,423,557	82.1
Language other than English	46,951,595	17.9
Speak English less than 'very well	21,320,407	8.1
Spanish	28,101,052	10.7
Speak English less than "very well"	13,751,256	5.2
Other Indo-European languages	10,017,989	3.8
Speak English less than "very well"	3,390,301	1.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages	6,960,065	2.7
Speak English less than "very well"	3,590,024	1.4

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population	281,421,906	100.0
Total ancestries reported	287,304,886	102.1
Arab	1,202,871	0.4
Czech¹	1,703,930	0.6
Danish	1,430,897	0.5
Dutch	4,542,494	1.6
English	24,515,138	8.7
French (except Basque)¹	8,325,509	3.0
French Canadian¹	2,435,098	0.9
German	42,885,162	15.2
Greek	1,153,307	0.4
Hungarian	1,398,724	0.5
Irish¹	30,594,130	10.9
Italian	15,723,555	5.6
Lithuanian	659,992	0.2
Norwegian	4,477,725	1.6
Polish	8,977,444	3.2
Portuguese	1,177,112	0.4
Russian	2,652,214	0.9
Scotch-Irish	4,319,232	1.5
Scottish	4,890,581	1.7
Slovak	797,764	0.3
Subsaharan African	1,781,877	0.6
Swedish	3,998,310	1.4
Swiss	911,502	0.3
Ukrainian	892,922	0.3
United States or American	20,625,093	7.3
Welsh	1,753,794	0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)	1,869,504	0.7
Other ancestries	91,609,005	32.6

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

76,632,927

100.0

Nursery school, preschool

4,957,582

6.5

Kindergarten

4,157,491

5.4

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

33,653,641

43.9

High school (grades 9-12)

16,380,951

21.4

College or graduate school

17,483,262

22.8

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

182,211,639

100.0

Less than 9th grade

13,755,477

7.5

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

21,960,148

12.1

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

52,168,981

28.6

Some college, no degree

38,351,595

21.0

Associate degree

11,512,833

6.3

Bachelor's degree

28,317,792

15.5

Graduate or professional degree

16,144,813

8.9

Percent high school graduate or higher

80.4

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

24.4

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

221,148,671

100.0

Never married

59,913,370

27.1

Now married, except separated

120,231,273

54.4

Separated

4,769,220

2.2

Widowed

14,674,500

6.6

Female

11,975,325

5.4

Divorced

21,560,308

9.7

Female

12,305,294

5.6

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years

5,771,671

100.0

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

2,426,730

42.0

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

208,130,352

100.0

Civilian veterans

26,403,703

12.7

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

64,689,357

100.0

With a disability

5,214,334

8.1

Population 21 to 64 years

159,131,544

100.0

With a disability

30,553,796

19.2

Percent employed

56.6

(X)

No disability

128,577,748

80.8

Percent employed

77.2

(X)

Population 65 years and over

33,346,626

100.0

With a disability

13,978,118

41.9

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

262,375,152

100.0

Same house in 1995

142,027,478

54.1

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

112,851,828

43.0

Same county

65,435,013

24.9

Different county

47,416,815

18.1

Same state

25,327,355

9.7

Different state

22,089,460

8.4

Elsewhere in 1995

7,495,846

2.9

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

281,421,906

100.0

Native

250,314,017

88.9

Born in United States

246,786,466

87.7

State of residence

168,729,388

60.0

Different state

78,057,078

27.7

Born outside United States

3,527,551

1.3

Foreign born

31,107,889

11.1

Entered 1990 to March 2000

13,178,276

4.7

Naturalized citizen

12,542,626

4.5

Not a citizen

18,565,263

6.6

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

31,107,573

100.0

Europe

4,915,557

15.8

Asia

8,226,254

26.4

Africa

881,300

2.8

Oceania

168,046

0.5

Latin America

16,086,974

51.7

Northern America

829,442

2.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

262,375,152

100.0

English only

215,423,557

82.1

Language other than English

46,951,595

17.9

Speak English less than 'very well

21,320,407

8.1

Spanish

28,101,052

10.7

Speak English less than "very well"

13,751,256

5.2

Other Indo-European languages

10,017,989

3.8

Speak English less than "very well"

3,390,301

1.3

Asian and Pacific Island languages

6,960,065

2.7

Speak English less than "very well"

3,590,024

1.4

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

281,421,906

100.0

Total ancestries reported

287,304,886

102.1

Arab

1,202,871

0.4

Czech¹

1,703,930

0.6

Danish

1,430,897

0.5

Dutch

4,542,494

1.6

English

24,515,138

8.7

French (except Basque)¹

8,325,509

3.0

French Canadian¹

2,435,098

0.9

German

42,885,162

15.2

Greek

1,153,307

0.4

Hungarian

1,398,724

0.5

Irish¹

30,594,130

10.9

Italian

15,723,555

5.6

Lithuanian

659,992

0.2

Norwegian

4,477,725

1.6

Polish

8,977,444

3.2

Portuguese

1,177,112

0.4

Russian

2,652,214

0.9

Scotch-Irish

4,319,232

1.5

Scottish

4,890,581

1.7

Slovak

797,764

0.3

Subsaharan African

1,781,877

0.6

Swedish

3,998,310

1.4

Swiss

911,502

0.3

Ukrainian

892,922

0.3

United States or American

20,625,093

7.3

Welsh

1,753,794

0.6

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

1,869,504

0.7

Other ancestries

91,609,005

32.6

Subject	Number	Percent

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