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• Population: 
270,834,000 (1997 est.) 
 
• Age structure: 
 
0-14 years: 
22% (female 28,391,451; male 29,845,630) 
 
15-64 years: 
65% (female 86,454,415; male 85,474,002) 
 
65 years and over: 
13% (female 19,949,978; male 13,698,559) (1997 est.) 
 
• Population growth rate: 
1.06% (1997 est.) 
 
• Birth rate: 
15.25 births/1,000 population (1997 est.) 
 
• Death rate: 
8.38 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.) 
 
• Net migration rate: 
3.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.) 
 
• Infant mortality rate: 
7.88 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.) 
 
• Life expectancy at birth: 
 
total population: 
75.99 years 
 
male: 
72.8 years 
 
female: 
79.7 years (1997 est.) 
 
• Total fertility rate: 
2.08 children born/woman (1997 est.) 
 
• Nationality: 
 
noun: 
American(s) 
 
adjective: 
American 
 
• Ethnic divisions: 
white 83.4%, black 12.4%, Asian 3.3%, Native American 0.8% 
 
• Religions: 
Protestant 56%, Roman Catholic 28%, Jewish 2%, other 4%, none 10%  
 
• Languages: 
English, Spanish (spoken by a sizable minority) 
 
• Literacy: 
age 15 and over has completed five or more years of schooling  
 
total population: 
97% 
 
male: 
97% 
 
female: 
97% 
 
• Labor force: 
131.056 million (includes unemployed) (1996) 
 
by occupation: 
managerial and professional 27.5%, technical, sales and administrative support 30.3%, services 13.7%, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and crafts 25.5%, farming, forestry, and fishing 2.9% 
 
• Women in the Labor Force:

45-47% (1997) 
 
• Refugee Information:
 
From the United Nations High commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)