Did
you know...
- The United States
is the fourth largest Spanish speaking Country in the world?
- That Latino/Hispanic households
accounted for 9% of households in the US in 2000, however, accounted
for 20% of the 4 million children born in this country that year?
- Lack of service workers
in suburban areas will mean those areas will need to turn to automation
for services. Labor shortages will also mean greater reliance
from workers abroad and that the population growth from newborns
will be outpaced by immigrants?
- That the 45-54 year old
group will have the highest growth rate per year of any
other 10-year age group and that this group will be employed longer
and will delay retirement?
- Men and women are
more likely to graduate from high school, but women are more likely
to go to college?
- The number of births
to women age 35 and older has jumped nearly 50% in the past decade
and more of those are multiple birth?
- That the Generations X and
Y markets and work force embrace and celebrate diversity,
are more realistic and self reliant, apt to change rules and assume
technology more than the Baby Boomers?
- Only 23% of families
in the United States have a traditional structure?
Source: American Demographics, December 2002
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