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United States People 1996

Population:

263,814,032 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

22% (female 28,391,451; male 29,845,630)

15-64 years:

65% (female 86,454,415; male 85,474,002)

65 years and over:

13% (female 19,949,978; male 13,698,559) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.02% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

15.25 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

8.38 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

3.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

7.88 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

75.99 years

male:

72.8 years

female:

79.7 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.08 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

American(s)

adjective:

American

Ethnic divisions:

white 83.4%, black 12.4%, Asian 3.3%, Native American 0.8% (1992)

Religions:

Protestant 56%, Roman Catholic 28%, Jewish 2%, other 4%, none 10% (1989)

Languages:

English, Spanish (spoken by a sizable minority)

Literacy:

age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling (1979)

total population:

97%

male:

97%

female:

97%

Labor force:

131.056 million (includes unemployed) (1994)

by occupation:

managerial and professional 27.5%, technical, sales and administrative support 30.3%, services 13.7%, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and crafts 25.5%, farming, forestry, and fishing 2.9%

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