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USA Statistics in Brief
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1980 | 1990 | 1994 |
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| Population | | Resident population (mil.) | 226.5 | 248.7 | 260.3 | Percent of population
Under 18 yrs. Old | 28.1 | 25.7 | 26.1 | | 65 yrs. old and over | 11.3 | 12.5 | 12.7 | |
| White | 85.9 | 83.9 | 83.1 | | Black | 11.8 | 12.3 | 12.5 |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.6 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
| American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Hispanic | 6.4 | 9.0 | 10.0 |
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| Northeast | 21.7 | 20.4 | 19.7 |
| Midwest | 26.0 | 24.0 | 23.6 |
| South | 33.3 | 34.4 | 34.8 |
| West | 19.1 | 21.2 | 21.8 |
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| Metropolitan area | 78.1 | 79.5 | 79.7 |
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| Households (mil.) | 80.8 | 93.3 | 97.1 |
| Percent one person | 22.7 | 24.6 | 24.3 |
| Families (mil.) | 59.6 | 66.1 | 68.5 |
| With children under 18 yrs. (mil.) | 31.0 | 32.3 | 34.0 |
| Percent one-parent | 19.5 | 24.0 | 26.3 |
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| Birth rate per 1,000 people | 15.9 | 16.7 | 15.3 |
| Death rate per 1,000 people | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.8 |
| Infant death rate | 12.6 | 9.2 | 7.9 |
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| Law Enforcement |
| Violent crimes per 100,000 people * | 597 | 732 | 746 |
| Murders, manslaughters (1,000) * | 23.0 | 23.4 | 24.5 |
| Prisoners (1,000) | 316 | 740 | 910 |
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| Education |
Fall school enrollment (mil.):
Elementary (grades K-8) | 31.6 | 34.0 | 36.2 |
| Secondary (grades 9-12) | 14.6 | 12.5 | 13.6 |
| Higher education | 12.1 | 13.8 | 14.7 |
School expenditures ($bil.): 1
(constant (1990-91) dol.)
Elementary and secondary * | 174 | 248 | 263 |
| Higher education * | 109 | 166 | 175 |
Persons 25 yrs and over: 2
High school graduates (percent) | 66.5 | 77.6 | 80.9 |
| College graduates (percent) | 16.2 | 21.3 | 22.2 |
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| Transportation |
| Motor vehicle registrations (mil.) * | 156 | 189 | 194 |
| Airline revenue passengers (mil.) * | 273 | 466 | 487 |
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| Housing |
| Occupied housing units (mil.) * | 80.4 | 91.9 | 94.7 |
Percent owner-occupied * | 64.4 | 64.2 | 64.7 |
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| 1990 | 1993 | 1994 |
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| Health |
| National health expenditures ($bil) | 697 | 884 | (NA) | | Per capita (dol.) | 2,686 | 3,299 | (NA) | | Persons without health insurance (percent) | 13.9 | 15.3 | (NA) |
| Days of hospital care per 1,000 persons | 792 | 720 | (NA) |
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| Social Welfare |
| Social Security (OASDI) ($bil) | 248 | 302 | (NA) |
| State unemployment insurance ($bil) | 18 | 22 | (NA) |
| AFDC payments3 ($bil) | 19 | 23 | (NA) |
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| Government |
Federal government:
Budget receipts ($bil) | 1,031 | 1,154 | 1,258 |
| Budget outlays ($bil) | 1,253 | 1,409 | 1,461 |
| Deficit ($bil) | -221 | -255 |
-203 |
| Gross debt outstanding ($bil) | 3,207 | 4,351 | 4,644 |
State and local government:
General revenue ($bil) | 713 | (NA) | (NA) |
| Direct general expenditures ($bil) | 835 | (NA) | (NA) |
| Debt outstanding ($bil) | 861 | (NA) | (NA) |
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| Employment |
| Civilian labor force, 16 and over (mil) | 124.8 | 128.0 | 131.1 |
| Unemployment rate (percent) | 5.5 | 6.8 | 6.1 |
| Weekly earnings, 1982 dollars | 259 | 255 | 256 |
| Index of productivity (1982=100) | 110.7 | 117.2 | 119.9 |
| Index of real compensation per hour (1982=100) | 103.8 | 107.2 | 107.8 |
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| | Income |
| Gross domestic product (GDP) ($bil) | 5,546 | 6,343 | 6,738 |
| In constant (1987) dollars ($bil) | 4,897 | 5,135 | 5,344 |
| Per person (dol.) | 19,593 | 19,879 | 20,476 |
| Personal income ($bil) | 4,674 | 5,375 | 5,702 |
| Disposable personal income ($bil) | 4,051 | 4,689 | 4,960 |
| Per person (dol.) | 16,205 | 18,153 | 19,003 |
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| Median family money income (dol.) 4 | 35,353 | 36,959 | (NA) |
| In constant (1993) dollars (dol.) 4 | 39,086 | 36,959 | (NA) |
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| Persons below poverty level (mil) 4 | 33.6 | 39.3 | (NA) |
| Percent of all persons4 | 13.5 | 15.1 | (NA) |
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Prices
(annual percent change) |
Consumer price index (1982-84=100):
All items | 5.4 | 3.0 | 2.6 |
| Food | 5.8 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| Shelter | 5.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
| Medical care | 9.0 | 5.9 | 4.8 |
| Fuel and other utilities | 3.5 | 3.0 | 1.2 |
Producer price index (1982=100):
Crude materials | 5.6 | 2.0 | -0.7 |
| Intermediate materials | 2.2 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| Finished consumer goods | 5.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 |
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| Energy |
| Production (Quad. Btu.) | 67.9 | 65.3 | 67.4 |
| Imports (Quad. Btu.) | 19.0 | 21.5 | 22.6 |
| Consumption (Quad. Btu.) | 81.3 | 83.9 | 85.6 |
| Crude oil production, domestic (mil. bbl.) | 2,685 | 2,499 | 2,432 |
| Crude oil imports (mil. bbl.) | 2,151 | 2,477 | 2,565 |
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| Agriculture |
| Farms (1,000) | 2,140 | 2,064 | 2,040 |
| Land in farms (mil. acres) | 987 | 978 | 975 |
| Net farm income ($bil) | 46.9 | 43.4 | 49.7 |
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| Business |
| Industrial production index (1987=100) | 106.0 | 107.6 | 112.0 |
| Value of new construction ($bil) | 442 | 466 | 507 |
| Housing starts (1,000) | 1,193 | 1,288 | 1,457 |
| New home sales (1,000) | 534 | 666 | 670 |
| Manufacturers shipments ($bil) | 2,870 | 3,102 | 3,370 |
| Merchant wholesalers, sales ($bil) | 1,794 | 1,941 | 2,073 |
| Retail stores, sales ($bil) | 1,845 | 2,074 | 2,237 |
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| Finance |
| Mortgage debt outstanding ($bil) | 3,764 | 4,230 | 4,426 |
| Consumer installment credit outstanding ($bil) | 735 | 794 | 911 |
Interest rates (percent):
Home mortgages, conventional, new | 10.08 | 7.37 | 8.58 |
| Prime rate charged by banks | 10.01 | 6.00 | 7.15 |
| Dow-Jones industrial average | 2,679 | 3,525 | 3,794 |
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| Foreign Commerce |
| Current account balance ($bil) | -91.7 | -103.9 | -155.7 |
| Merchandise trade balance ($bil) | -101.7 | -115.6 | -151.1 |
| General exports ($bil) | 393.6 | 465.1 | 512.7 |
| General imports ($bil) | 495.3 | 580.7 | 663.8 |
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NA Not available.
* 1993 data shown for 1994; for school expenditures, 1992 data.
1 For school year ending June the following year.
2 For 1980, persons completing 4 years or more of high school or college.
3 Aid to Families with Dependent Children program.
4 1990 data based on 1980 census population controls; 1993 data based on 1990 census population controls. |
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