| |
1968* |
2007 |
| U.S. population |
200,706,052 |
301,621,157 |
| Minimum wage in 2007 dollars |
$9.15 |
|
| Dow Jones Industrial Average |
944 (Dec 31) |
|
| % of families headed by female with no husband present |
11 |
18 |
| % of women age 25–54 in paid jobs |
46 |
73 |
| % of federal spending (discretionary vs. mandatory) |
66 vs. 34 |
38 vs. 62 |
% of employed labor force age 25 and older
with a college degree |
14 (1970) |
34 |
| Average SAT score of entering college classes |
math 533 |
math 515 |
| |
verbal 541 |
critical reading 502 |
| |
|
writing 494 |
| GDP per capita (2006 dollars) |
$20,387 |
$45,633 |
| National health expenditures as share of GDP |
6.1% |
16.2% (estimated) |
| Urban % of total population |
70 |
83 |
% of voting-age citizen population who voted
in presidential election |
64 |
62 (2004) |
| Violent crimes per 100,000 people |
298 |
474 |
| Share of total household income received by |
|
|
| poorest fifth |
4.2% |
3.4% |
| richest fifth |
42.8% |
50.5% |
| Foreign-born population |
9.7 million (1970) |
37.5 million (2006) |
| % of U.S. population that is foreign born |
4.8 (1970) |
12.5 (2006) |
