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...more just society we must know precisely who needs help and who does not. To attempt to solve the problems of "Black people" is absurd. If any white politician spoke of solving the problems of "white people," he would rightly be ridiculed. Yet according to the Bureau of the Census, in the U.S. today there exists a more unequal distribution of income among Black families than there is among white families. In 1977 the two-fifthe of Black families with lowest incomes contributed just 14 per cent of total Black income while the lowest two-fifths of white families contributed...
...study, "Regional Diversity: Growth in the United States, 1960-1990," relies on early data from the 1980 Census, yet differs from the Census Bureau's projection of increased regional uniformity...
According to the Census Bureau, as many as 23% of Americans will be over the age of 65 by the year 2040, as against only 11.2% at present. While there are now 3.2 workers supporting every retiree, the Social Security Administration estimates that there will be only about two workers for every retiree by the year 2040. The agency's own actuaries predict that the system will be out of money by 1984. Other experts say it could happen as early as next year. While Congress will certainly not let the system go broke, it may soon be forced...
...million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). There, and at seven other facilities in the Medical area, are housed the animals used by Harvard researchers--everything from dogs and cats to monkeys and pigs, sheep and goats. Last year there was an average daily census of more than 50,000 animals at Med School facilities...
After the Arab conquest of 641, the Copts resisted the onslaught of Islam for two centuries. But as a result of periodic cycles of persecution under successive Muslim conquerors, and waves of immigration from Arabia, the Copts were reduced from a majority to a minority. Today, according to official census figures, they constitute less than 10% of Egypt's 43 million population (Copts complain, however, that they are systematically undercounted). They are the largest Christian entity in any Middle Eastern country, with small communities in the U.S. and Canada, South Africa, Australia and other countries...