Transcript The State of Race in America

The State of Race in America
Aspen Institute Symposium
April 22, 2013
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July 18, 2015
Demographics
Politics
Education
Economics
Group Relations
Intermarriage
Identity
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The Changing Face of America,1950-2050
Percent of Total Population
White*
3%
10%
4%
11%
5%
11%
6%
Black*
9%
12%
13%
Hispanic
5%
5%
14%
16%
12%
13%
13%
Asian*
6%
19%
7%
23%
8%
26%
9%
29%
13%
13%
13%
14%
13%
87%
1950
85%
1960
83%
1970
80%
1980
76%
1990
70%
2000
67%
2005
65%
2010
60%
2020
56%
2030
52%
2040
47%
2050
Source: Pew Research Center Population Projections.
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2012 Presidential Vote
by Race/Ethnicity
%
Obama
Black
Romney
6
93
Asian
73
26
Hispanic
71
27
White
39
59
Source: Pew Research Center analysis of the national exit poll data, 1980-2012
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Presidential Vote For the Democratic
Candidate, 1980-2012
%
80
60
73
71
59
Hispanic
43
Asian
40
20
0
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
Source: Pew Research Center analysis of the national exit poll data, 1980-2012
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Voter Turnout Rates in Presidential
Elections,1988-2008
%
Whites
Blacks
Hispanics
Asians
75
70
66.1
65.2
65
60
55
49.9
50
47.0
45
40
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
Source: Pew Research Center tabulations of the CPS (Nov supplements).
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College Graduates by Race and Ethnicity
% with a college degree (among adults ages 25+)
Asian
51
White
Black
Hispanic
34
21
15
Source: Pew Research Center analysis of March 2012 Current Population Survey.
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Median Household Income,
By Race/Ethnicity 2012
Asian
$75,000
White
Hispanic
Black
$67,700
$44,000
$39,400
Source: Pew Research Center analysis of March 2012 Current Population Survey.
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Median Household Wealth,
2011
In 2011 dollars
Ratio (white to each group)
White
$89,537
1-1
Asian
$89,339
1-1
Hispanic
$7,683
12-1
Black
$6,314
14-1
Source: Pew Research Center analysis of Survey of Income and Program Participation data
July 18, 2015
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Views about the National Economy among
Blacks and Whites, 2004-2013
% saying Excellent/Good
White
Black
60%
50%
43%
40%
30%
22%
20%
15%
10%
10%
0%
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Source: Pew Research Center various surveys.
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How Well Does Your Group Get Along with
Other Groups?
% saying that their group gets along well with other groups
1st generation
Hispanic
2nd generation
26
52
49
Asian American
64
Source: Pew Research Center 2012 National Survey of Latinos & 2012 Asian-American Survey
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Intermarriage Trend,1980-2010
% married someone of a different race/ethnicity
Source: Pew Research Center analysis of the Decennial Census and American Community Surveys,
IPUMS files.
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Intermarriage Rate, by Race/Ethnicity
% of newlyweds in 2010 who married someone of a different race or ethnicity
25.7
27.7
17.1
9.4
White
Black
Hispanic
Asian
Source: Pew Research Center analysis of 2010 American Community Survey, IPUMS files.
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Intermarriage Types, Newly Married Couples
in 2010
Asian/White
14.4%
Hispanic/White
Black/White
11.9%
43.3%
Other mixed
30.4%
Source: Pew Research Center analysis of 2010 American Community Survey, IPUMS files.
July 18, 2015
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Do You Think of Obama as Black or Mixed Race?
(% saying…)
Black
White
Black
Mixed race
24
55
53
34
Source: Pew Research Center race survey, conducted Oct 28-Nov30,2009 (N=2,884)
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Which Term Do You Use Most Often to
Describe Yourself?
% saying
By country of origin
By race or ethnicity
Hispanics
51
Asian Americans
American
24
62
19
21
14
Source: Pew Research Center 2012 National Survey of Latinos & 2012 Asian-American Survey
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A-List Celebrities
Beyoncé
Keanu Reeves
Salma Hayek
Derek Jeter
Tiger Woods
Cameron Diaz
Halle Berry
Barack Obama
Hapa America
“I am 100%
Black and
100%
Japanese.”
“I am exactly the
same as every
other person in
2500.”
“My last boyfriend
told me he liked me
because of my race.
So I dumped him.”
Source: Doubles, Triples and Halves: Kip Fulbeck’s Hapa Project (2002)
(http://hdl.handle.net/2027/spo.7977573.0002.107)
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