Measuring caste in India
Despite the caste system’s significance in India, there is no consensus on what proportion of Indians belong to each caste category.
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5. Coverage of tribal governments: In many cases, a struggle for editorial independence
Within the United States, there are 9.7 million Native Americans (as of the 2020 U.S. census).[10.numoffset=”10″ This report uses the terms “Native American” and “Indigenous” to discuss those individuals identified in the U.S. census category “American Indian and Alaska Natives.” Census figures in this chapter include all American Indians and Alaska Natives, alone or in […]
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1. How U.S. religious composition has changed in recent decades
Only a few decades ago, a Christian identity was so common among Americans that it could almost be taken for granted. As recently as the early 1990s, about 90% of U.S. adults identified as Christians. But today, about two-thirds of adults are Christians.[6. numoffset=”6″ This chapter focuses on results of public opinion surveys of U.S. […]
