By 2002, proportion of black men in the U.S. that were idle all year long
Stat: By 2002, one of every four black men in the U.S. was idle all year long.
Stat Categories: African-American Stats
Tags: African American African American,Black African American,Black,Negro
Years:
Stat Source: Study by Andrew Sum, of Boston?s Northeastern University. 
Publisher (site that mentioned this stat): New York Times
Submitted By: Michael Raeford
Related Categories: None
Share on:
Related Stats / Figures
| Stat Data / Info | Details |
|---|---|
| African American businesses account for 27% of minority-owned firms | See Full Stat Info |
| African American males were 60% more likely to die from a stroke than their White adult... | See Full Stat Info |
| An estimated 65%-75% of all black doctors, lawyers and dentists are members of this fra... | See Full Stat Info |
| Black colleges or universities have produced about 25% of all black college graduates, ... | See Full Stat Info |
| Mean earnings for Blacks increased by 59.7% between 1990 and 2000 to $30,109. | See Full Stat Info |
| Only 28% of the top financial institutions are targeting African-Americans. | See Full Stat Info |
| African American infants were almost four times as likely to die from causes related to... | See Full Stat Info |
| 38 percent of black males graduated from Chicago high schools since 1995, while 62 perc... | See Full Stat Info |
| Blacks are denied mortgages and home improvement loans at twice the rate of Whites | See Full Stat Info |
| 2003 average weekly income was 28.8% less for Black males and 15.5% less for Black fema... | See Full Stat Info |
| African American adults are twice as likely than their White adult counterparts to have... | See Full Stat Info |
| There was an 84.1% increase in black elected officials during 1980-2000. | See Full Stat Info |
| 74% have access to the web as of 2003, an increase from 51% in 2001, versus 75% of the ... | See Full Stat Info |
| Only 50% of Blacks in 2003 (a slight decrease from 1962 results) said Black children ha... | See Full Stat Info |
| African American women were more than 20 times as likely to die from HIV/AIDS as non-Hi... | See Full Stat Info |
| Their median income increased 42.1%, from $21,418 in 1980 to $30,439 in 2000. | See Full Stat Info |
| Although African American children aged 19 to 35 months had comparable rates of immuniz... | See Full Stat Info |
| African Americans are twice as likely as whites to be among the first to discover new t... | See Full Stat Info |
| Blacks are more likely than the general population to respond to online offers and purc... | See Full Stat Info |
| 39.3% of 18-24 year old high school graduates were enrolled in degree granting institut... | See Full Stat Info |
| 18.3% held such positions in 2000 compared to about 12% in 1990. | See Full Stat Info |
| African Americans had 1.8 times the sudden infant death syndrome mortality rate compare... | See Full Stat Info |
| African Americans are geographically concentrated in the South, where 55% of the Africa... | See Full Stat Info |
| Total spending on African-American media in the first three quarters of 2008 was $1.8 b... | See Full Stat Info |
| They are impulse shoppers, and only about 36% claim to use a shopping list often; thus,... | See Full Stat Info |
| 48% African Americans need to keep up on the latest trends in movies, music and TV. | See Full Stat Info |
News / Press / Blogs Mentioning This Stat
There are no news articles listed.
Market Research Reports Mentioning / Related to this Stat / Figure
There are no reports listed.
Comment on this Stat
Edit | Back