GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC DATA ABOUT THE UNITED STATES

General Information

In the year 2002-2003 the total estimated population was 291,038,000 ("Statistics in Brief")

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The population of the United States attained 298 million in 2004 and could reach 361 million in 2030 ("The Future of The USA").

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The population of the United States in July 2005 was 295,734,134, with a population growth rate of 0.92 percent ("The World Factbook").

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In 2005, 20.6 percent of the people were between 0-14 years (male 31,095,725/female 29,703,997), 67 percent between 15-64 years (male 98,914,382/female 99,324,126), and 12.4 percent(male 15,298,676/female 21,397,228) were 65 years and over ("The World Factbook").

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In 2003 the population was 81.7 percent Caucasian, 12.9 percent of African descent, 4.2 percent Asian, 1 percent Amerindian and Alaska native, 0.2 percent native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander ("The World Factbook").

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According to the 2000 Census, 82.1 percent spoke English, 10.7 percent Spanish, 3.8 percent spoke other Indo-European Languages, 2.7 percent spoke Asian and Pacific Island languages, and 0.7 percent spoke languages ("The World Factbook").

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For the year 2002-2003, the annual population growth rate was 1.1 percent ("Statistics in Brief").

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Culture & Communication

In 2003, there were 181,599,900 main lines (telephones) and nearly 159 million mobile cellular telephones in use ("The World Factbook").

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In 1997, there were more than 1,500 television broadcast stations, including nearly 1,000 stations affiliated with the five major networks - NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, and PBS; in addition, there are about 9,000 cable TV systems ("The World Factbook").

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In 2002, there were 115,311,958 Internet hosts and 159 million Internet users ("The World Factbook").

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In 2002-2003, 68,175 books were published ("Statistics in Brief").

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In 2002-2003, total average circulation (or copies printed) of daily newspapers per 1,000 inhabitants was 196.3 ("Statistics in Brief").

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For the year 2002-2003, a person went an average of 5.61 times a year to the cinema ("Statistics in Brief").

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Science & Technology

In 2002-2003 there were 4,526 researchers per 1,000,000 inhabitants ("Statistics in Brief").

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In the same year expenditure on R&D was 2.7 percent of GDP ("Statistics in Brief").

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Education Indicators

Of the 1,292,000 Bachelor's degrees conferred in 2001-02, the largest numbers of degrees were conferred in the fields of business (281,000), social sciences (133,000), and education (106,000). At the Master's degree level, the largest fields were education (137,000) and business (121,000). The largest fields at the doctor's degree level were education (7,000), engineering (5,200), biological/life sciences (4,500), and psychology (4,300). ("What are the Most Popular Majors for Postsecondary Students?")

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Economic Indicators

In 2004, the per capita personal income was $33,041 ("SA1-3 - Per Capita Personal Income").

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For the year 2002-2003, the GDP per capita was $35,924 ("Statistics in Brief").

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The U.S. economy attained $12.15 trillion and represented 31 percent of the world Gross Domestic Product in 2004. This could increase to $26 trillion by 2030. ("The Future of The USA")

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In 2004, the GDP composition by sector was as follows:

1. agriculture: 0.9 percent
2. industry: 19.7 percent
3. services: 79.4 percent

("The World Factbook")

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Travel and Transportation

In 2000, the total outbound trips from the United States was 171,152 and the total inbound travel to the United States was 195,099 ("Travel between the United States and Foreign Countries: 1990, 1995, and 2000").

http://www.bts.gov/publications/us_international_travel_and_transportation_trends/html/table1.html.

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