Census reveals progress by blacks

Washington Times ^ | April 26, 2003 | James G. Lakely

[farmfriend]

More black Americans today are finishing high school, going to college, moving to the suburbs and earning higher salaries than in previous decades, while the trend of single-mother households is in historic decline, a new report shows.

According to a report released yesterday by the Census Bureau, the percentage of black families led by unmarried females is 43 percent, the lowest percentage since at least 1980, when 40 percent of black families were led by an unmarried woman.

[farmfriend]

ping

[Vicki]

Don't let Jesse Jackson know this. It will depress him.

[patriciaruth]

Does anybody have any updated figures on out of wedlock births in African-Americans? It would be great to know that they are making progress in this area, too.

[Red Dog #1]

If this keeps up for many more years we’re going to have a bunch of new conservatives.

[m1911]

"By 2002, 78.5 percent of blacks had finished high school. "
"The percentage of black Americans who have completed at least some college work or earned at least an associate degree is at a all-time high of 79 percent. "

Strange that the number that have attended college is higher than the number that finished high school, don't you think?

[The Other Harry]

If this keeps up for many more years we’re going to have a bunch of new conservatives.

Yes indeed. Same with Hispanics.

[FITZ]

Maybe some of the high school drop outs got a GED and returned to school.