8 facts about Americans with disabilities
Overall, there are about 42.5 million Americans with disabilities, making up 13% of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.
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Overall, there are about 42.5 million Americans with disabilities, making up 13% of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.
Black workers account for about 13% of all U.S. workers, including those who work full time, part time and are self-employed.
About six-in-ten Asian American registered voters are Democrats or lean Democratic, but 51% of Vietnamese American voters tilt Republican.
Today, there are more than 18 million living veterans in the United States, representing about 6% of the country’s adult population.
A quarter of voting members of the U.S. Congress identify their race or ethnicity as something other than non-Hispanic White.
21% of the roughly 1,000 candidates for U.S. Senate, House or state governor on the fall ballot claim some degree of military experience.
About half of Black adults (52%) say racism in U.S. laws is the bigger problem for Black people, while 43% cite racism by individuals.
The 118th Congress achieved a variety of demographic milestones when its members took office, though it still remains out of step with the U.S. population.
Six-in-ten U.S. adults say gun violence is a very big problem in the country today, up 9 percentage points from spring 2022.
Here’s how people in the U.S. and elsewhere have viewed the troop evacuation and its aftermath, and their broader attitudes about the war.
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