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70 Cards in this Set
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What are the 5 racial groups in the US?
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White, African American/Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian American, Native Hawaiian
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What percent of the population is white, non-Hispanic?
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75%
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What percent of the population is black, non-Hispanic?
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12%
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What percent of the population is Latino?
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13%
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What percent of the population is Native American?
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0.8%
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What percent of the Hispanic/Latino population is Mexican-American?
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66%
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What percent of the Hispanic/Latino population is Cuban-American?
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4%
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What percent of the Hispanic/Latino population is Puerto Rican?
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9%
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What percent of the Hispanic/Latino population is "other"?
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22%
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What percent of the Asian-American population is Chinese-American?
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24%
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What percent of the Asian-American population is Filipino-American?
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21%
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What percent of the Asian-American population is Asian-Indian?
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13%
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What percent of the Asian-American population is Korean-American?
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10%
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What percent of the Asian-American population is Japanese-American?
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10%
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What percent of the Asian-American population is Vietnamese-American?
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11%
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What percent of the Native American/Alaska Natives in the US are Native Americans?
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96.4%
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What percent of the Native American/Alaska Natives in the US are Alaska Natives?
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3.6%
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What percent of the Native Americans in the US are Cherokee?
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12%
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What percent of the Native Americans in the US are Navajo?
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11%
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What percent of the Native Americans in the US are Latin American Indians?
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4%
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List the top 5 groups in the US in terms of population.
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White non-Hispanic, Black non-Hispanic, Latino, Asian American, Native American
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What are the top 6 nationalities that Whites identify themselves as?
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German, Irish, English, Italian, Polish, French
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What % of Whites identify themselves as German?
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15%
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What % of Whites identify themselves as Irish?
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11%
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What % of Whites identify themselves as English?
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9%
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What % of Whites identify themselves as Italian?
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6%
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What % of Whites identify themselves as Polish?
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3%
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What % of Whites identify themselves as French?
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3%
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What were the top 5 legal immigrant groups in 1998?
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Mexico, China, India, Philippines, Dominican Republic
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What % of immigrants were from Mexico in 1998?
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20%
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What % of immigrants were from China in 1998?
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6%
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What % of immigrants were from India in 1998?
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6%
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What % of immigrants were from the Philippines in 1998?
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5%
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What % of immigrants were from the Dominican Republic in 1998?
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3%
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Illegal immigrants come mainly from what country?
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Mexico
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Recent immigrants are mainly from what three areas?
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Latin America, Asia, Europe/Canada
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What % of recent immigrants to the US are from Latin America?
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51%
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What % of recent immigrants to the US are from Asia?
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25%
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What % of recent immigrants to the US are from Europe/Canada?
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18%
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Recent immigrants live in which 5 states?
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California, New York, Florida, New Jersey, Texas
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What % of recent immigrants live in California?
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26%
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What % of recent immigrants live in New York?
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21%
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What % of recent immigrants live in Florida?
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19%
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What % of recent immigrants live in New Jersey?
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19%
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What % of recent immigrants live in Texas?
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14%
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Top 5 racial/ethnic groups in terms of education
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Jewish Americans, Asian Indians, Korean Americans, Japanese Americans, White non-Hispanic non-Jewish Americans
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Bottom 5 racial/ethnic groups in terms of education
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Vietnamese Americans, African Americans, Puerto Ricans, Native Americans, Mexican Americans
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Top 5 racial/ethnic groups in terms of family income
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Japanese American, Asian Indian, Filipino American, Greek American, Hungarian American
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Bottom 5 racial/ethnic groups in terms of family income
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Chinese American, Mexican American, African American, Puerto Rican, Native American
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5 groups with the least poverty in the US
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Japanese American, Filipino American, Asian Indian, Chinese American, White non-Hispanic
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5 groups with the most poverty in the US
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Korean American, Mexican American, African American, Puerto Rican, Native American
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In the study of men applying for jobs, what percent of black men got callbacks?
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14%
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In the study of men applying for jobs, what percent of black men with a prison record got callbacks?
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5%
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In the study of men applying for jobs, what percent of white men with a prison record got callbacks?
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17%
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What % of Latinos identify only with a panethnic label?
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3%
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What % of Latinos use a panethnic label as their first identifier?
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11%
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What % of Latinos use a panethnic label as their first OR second identifier?
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42%
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What % of Jewish immigrants had at least $50 upon arrival in the US between 1840 and 1910?
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12%
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What % of Southern Italian immigrants had at least $50 upon arrival in the US between 1840 and 1910?
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5%
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What % of German immigrants had at least $50 upon arrival in the US between 1840 and 1910?
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31%
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What % of English immigrants had at least $50 upon arrival in the US between 1840 and 1910?
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55%
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In 1790, what % of blacks were in the south?
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91%
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In 1910, what % of blacks were in the south?
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89%
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In 1940s, what % of blacks were in the south?
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77%
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In 1960, what % of blacks were in the south?
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53%
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Top 4 Latino groups
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Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Other
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Top 6 Asian American Groups
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Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese
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Where are "other" Latinos from?
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Caribbean, South America
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Where do "other" Latinos live?
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Texas, Florida
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What are the top 3 groups of American Indians?
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Cherokee, Navajo, Latin American Indians
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