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Social |
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What does an American household look like? Married/unmarried? Single parent? Children? Multigenerational? |
Households by Type Relationship Marital Status Grandparents |
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How common is education for Americans? Is the U.S. an educated population? What does this say about how the U.S. values education? |
School Enrollment Educational Attainment |
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What is an American in terms of where people are from? What countries? Are they citizens? Is immigration to the U.S. increasing or decreasing? Is the U.S. homogeneous or diverse in terms of ancestry? How could this affect American culture? |
Place of Birth Citizenship Status Year of entry Language Spoken at Home Ancestry by Country |
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Economic |
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What is the economic well-being of the U.S? How many are employed? Do both parents work? What industries and occupations? |
Employment status Occupation Industry |
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What is the average income Per person? Per family? How many have benefits like health insurance? |
Income and Benefits Health Insurance Coverage |
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How many live at or below poverty level? What does this say about equitable distribution of resources? |
Percentage of Families and People Whose Income is Below Poverty Level |
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Housing |
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If the American dream is to own a house, how many people own one? |
Housing Occupancy Housing Tenure |
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Quality of living quarters Size Number of people per room Old house or new house? Adequate facilities? |
Rooms Bedrooms Year Structure Built Occupants per Room Value Selected Characteristics |
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How many cars does the average family have? |
Vehicles Available |
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How much do Americans value the quality of their house? How much are they willing to spend on it? |
Selected Monthly Owner Costs as a Percentage of Household Income |
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Demographic |
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Is there such thing as a typical American? |
Age Sex Race |
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Is the population aging or getting younger? How might this affect America’s perspective? |
Age |
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Many people seem to identify themselves as multi-racial (dramatic change from 10 years ago). What does this say about personal identity? |
Race Race Alone or in Combination |
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Narrative |
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Quick overview |
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Interprets the numbers. Helps you know how to talk about the data with words and graphs. |
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