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African Americans: Populations
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Providers have ... been encouraged to examine their attitudes and stereotypes of elders from different racial and ethnic populations, especially African Americans, in light of the findings implicating referral patterns of providers in the differential utilization of services. (See the discussion in Section V.)
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African-Americans constitute 40 percent of the incarcerated population. Men who are incarcerated are at greater risk for HIV infection, thereby increasing the risk of transmission into other populations upon their release.11 Behavioral health risks associated with incarceration (and... a greater incidence of HIV infection) include unprotected sexual contact, tattooing, and drug use.12
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Roughly 34.7 million people (12.9%) comprise the African American population in the United States. Approximately 5.1 million African American adults (22.3%) smoke cigarettes. The majority of African Americans (57.1%) are likely to not permit smoking inside their homes.
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The following gives the African-American population in the U.S. over time, based on U.S. Census figures. (Numbers from years 1920 to 2000 are based on U.S. Census figures as given by the Time Almanac of 2005, p 377) The CIA World Factbook gives a 2006 figure of 12.9%[19] Controversy has surrounded the "accurate" population count of African Americans for decades. The NAACP believed it was under counted intentionally to minimize the significance of the black population in order to reduce their political power base.
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Overall, the financial services industry does little to cultivate the African American market as a long-term source of valuable customers. There remains feverish interest in the growing Hispanic population, while overlooking the fact that incomes of African Americans continue to outpace Hispanics. This presents a tremendous opportunity for financial service organizations in terms of both attracting more cardholders and persuading them to increase the frequency of use.
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The economic condition of the African-American community at the end of the nineteenth century marked the status quo for more than fifty years. A small black middle class managed to survive largely by providing services to the larger population living around it. Teachers, ministers, hair dressers, and undertakers were among the more successful occupations for African-American New Orleanians during this period.
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