United States People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 240,856 000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 0.9%

Ethnic divisions: 83.1 % white; 11 6% black; 6.448% Spanish origin; 0.622% American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut; 0 357% Chinese; 0 343% Filipino; 0.31% Japanese, 0.1595% other Asian; 0.156% Korean; 0.115% Vietnamese (1980)

Religion: total membership in religious bodies 139.604 million; Protestant 76.754 million, Roman Catholic 52.089 million, Jewish 5.725 million, other religions 5.036 million; 60% of the population processes a religious affiliation (1982)

Language: predominantly English; sizable Spanish-speaking minority

Infant mortality rate: 10.6/1,000(1984)

Life expectancy: men 71.6, women 76.3

Literacy: 99%

I abor force: 115.24 million (includes 1.708 million members of the armed forces in the US); unemployment rate 7.2% (’985); 8,291 million unemployed (October 1985)

Organized labor: approximately 17.3 million members; 18% of civilian labor force (1985)

NOTE: The information regarding United States on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of United States 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about United States 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.