The American Marketplace

by New Strategist Publications, Inc.

• ISBN13: 9781885070333
• ISBN10: 1885070330
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: New Strategist Pr Llc

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(2)
Education Trends
Highlights	3	(1)
Americans Are Well Educated	4	(3)
Asian Americans Are the Best-Educated	7	(3)
Educational Attainment Varies Widely by State	10	(2)
Some Metros Are Better Educated Than Others	12	(3)
School Enrollment Reaches Baby-Boom Peak	15	(3)
Most Parents Are Satisfied with the Local Elementary School	18	(2)
School Enrollment Is Projected to Stabilize	20	(2)
Fewer High School Dropouts	22	(2)
More High School Graduates	24	(2)
SAT Scores Rise	26	(2)
Most Children from Affluent Families Go to College	28	(2)
College Enrollment Rate Has Soared	30	(3)
Most Older Students Are Part-Timers	33	(2)
More Than One in Five College Students Is a Minority	35	(4)
Women Earn Most Degrees	39	(7)
A Growing Number of College Students Will Be Aged 18 to 21	46	(2)
The Number of Full-Time Students Will Grow the Fastest	48	(6)
Most Couples Are Alike in Education	54	(2)
More Americans Are Participating in Adult Education	56	(3)
Health Trends
Highlights	59	(1)
Most Americans Feel Good or Excellent	60	(2)
American Diet Has Both Improved and Worsened	62	(4)
Vitamin Use Rises with Age	66	(2)
Births to Rise above 44 Million Again in 2004	68	(2)
More Than One-Third of Newborns Are Black or Hispanic	70	(5)
Men Get More Exercise Than Women	75	(3)
Fewer People Smoke Cigarettes	78	(4)
Millions of Americans Lack Health Insurance	82	(2)
Acute Conditions Strike the Young	84	(7)
Many People Are Disabled	91	(4)
Going to the Doctor Is Common for Everyone	95	(2)
Hospital Care Is Much Less Common	97	(3)
Millions Use Home Health Services	100	(3)
Majority of AIDS Victims Are Black, Hispanic	103	(3)
Heart Disease and Cancer Are Biggest Killers	106	(2)
Life Expectancy Is at a Record High	108	(3)
Housing Trends
Highlights	111	(1)
Homeownership Is at a Record High	112	(4)
Non-Hispanic Whites Are Most Likely to Own Their Home	116	(2)
Homeownership Is Highest in the Midwest	118	(8)
Most Americans Live in Single-Family Homes	126	(3)
Piped Gas Is the Most Popular Heating Fuel	129	(2)
Amenities Are Many in American Homes	131	(2)
Most Are Satisfied with Home and Neighborhood	133	(5)
Many People Live near Open Space and Woodlands	138	(3)
Housing Costs Are Similar for Owners and Renters	141	(2)
Median Value of Owned Homes Is More than $100,000	143	(2)
Income Trends
Highlights	145	(1)
Americans Have Never Been Better Off	146	(2)
The Rich Get Richer	148	(2)
For Most Age Groups, Incomes Are at Record High	150	(2)
Female-Headed Families Make Gains	152	(2)
Blacks Post Biggest Gains	154	(2)
Median Income of Black Couples Tops $50,000	156	(2)
Householders Aged 45 to 54 Have the Highest Incomes	158	(2)
Income Peaks in Middle Age for Blacks, Hispanics, and Whites	160	(5)
Median Income of Married Couples Exceeds $56,000	165	(2)
From Young to Old, Incomes Vary by Household Type	167	(7)
Couples with Children Have Highest Incomes	174	(3)
Single Parents Have Low Incomes	177	(2)
Older Women Who Live Alone Have Low Incomes	179	(3)
College-Educated Householders Earn Top Dollar	182	(2)
Women's Incomes Are Growing Faster Than Men's	184	(3)
Among Men, Blacks Post Biggest Income Gains	187	(3)
Incomes of Men and Women Peak in the 45-to-54 Age Group	190	(3)
Earnings Gap between Men and Women Is Smallest among Young Adults	193	(2)
Education Boosts Earnings	195	(3)
Women Earn 76 Percent as Much as Men	198	(3)
Incomes Are Highest in Suburbia	201	(4)
Wages and Salaries Rank Number One	205	(2)
Majority of Poor Are Black or Hispanic	207	(4)
Labor Force Trends
Highlights	211	(1)
More Women, Fewer Men at Work	212	(2)
A Record Proportion of Americans Are at Work	214	(2)
Labor Force Participation Varies by Race and Hispanic Origin	216	(4)
Working Mothers Are the Norm	220	(3)
More Than Half of Couples Are Dual Earners	223	(2)
Seventeen Percent of Workers Are Part-Timers	225	(2)
Occupations of Men and Women Differ	227	(4)
Whites Are Most Likely to Be Managers or Professionals	231	(5)
Women's Jobs Are More Concentrated Than Men's	236	(3)
Job Tenure Falls among Men	239	(3)
Self-Employment Rises with Age	242	(2)
Twelve Million Workers Have Alternative Jobs	244	(2)
More Than 3 Million Americans Get Paid to Work at Home	246	(2)
Most Workers Drive to Work Alone	248	(3)
Few Benefits for Part-Time Workers	251	(3)
Fiftysomething Workers Will Expand Rapidly	254	(2)
Number of Asian and Hispanic Workers Will Grow the Fastest	256	(4)
White-Collar Jobs Will Grow Fastest	260	(4)
Service Industry Projected to Grow the Most	264	(3)
Greatest Demand Will Be for Educated Workers	267	(2)
Living Arrangement Trends
Highlights	269	(1)
Married Couples Still Account for the Majority of Households	270	(2)
Households Headed by 45-to-54-Year-Olds Have Grown Rapidly	272	(2)
Households Vary by Age	274	(3)
Big Differences between Black and White Households	277	(3)
Hispanic Households Are the Youngest	280	(2)
Most Households Are Small	282	(2)
Seven Million Elderly Women Live Alone	284	(2)
More Than One-Third of Households Reside in the South	286	(2)
Half the Nation's Households Are in the Suburbs	288	(2)
Most Black Children Live with Mother Only	290	(2)
Most Young Adults Live at Home	292	(2)
Lifestyles of Men and Women Diverge in Old Age	294	(2)
Most Married Couples Have Children at Home	296	(3)
Most Single Parents Are Women	299	(2)
Many Unmarried Couples Are Older	301	(2)
Most Americans Are Married	303	(4)
Most Blacks Are Not Married	307	(4)
Population Trends
Highlights	311	(1)
More Women Than Men	312	(2)
Boomers Will Inflate the 55-to-64 Age Group	314	(2)
Asians Are Projected to Grow the Fastest	316	(2)
Among Hispanics and Asians, Every Age Group Will Grow	318	(6)
The South Is the Most Populous Region	324	(3)
California Has Minority Majority	327	(5)
Most People Live in Metropolitan Areas	332	(4)
Americans Are Moving Less	336	(4)
Immigration Adds Millions to Population	340	(4)
The Foreign-Born Are Diverse	344	(4)
The Majority of Americans Are Protestant	348	(2)
More Than 40 Percent of Households Have Internet Access	350	(4)
Attendance at Art Events Soars with Education	354	(3)
Violent Crime Is Most Likely among the Young	357	(4)
Spending Trends
Highlights	361	(1)
Spending rose 2 Percent during 1990s	362	(6)
Householders Aged 45 to 54 Spend the Most	368	(20)
Spending Rises with Income	388	(20)
Couples with Children Spend the Most	408	(17)
Spending of Blacks, Hispanics Is above Average on Many Items	425	(14)
Spending Is Highest in the West	439	(14)
College Graduates Spend More	453	(14)
Wealth Trends
Highlights	467	(1)
Net Worth Rises for Most	468	(2)
The Majority of Households Own Financial Assets	470	(3)
Big Gains in Stock Ownership	473	(3)
Nonfinancial Assets Are Most Important	476	(3)
Most Households Have Debt	479	(3)
Pension Plans Cover 44 Percent of Workers	482	(2)
Appendix 1. A Note on 2000 Census Data	484	(1)
Appendix 2. For More Information	485	(10)
Glossary	495	(7)
Bibliography	502	(2)
Index	504