Hypertension in Minority Populations
The US population, by percentage, shows a trend toward increased proportions of citizens identified as minorities. Whereas in 2000, according to the US Census Bureau, 71.4% of the population was self‐identified as white; this group is expected to decrease to 61.9% by 2025. The proportion of blacks a...
| Published in: | The Journal of Clinical Hypertension |
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| Language: | English |
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Le Jacq Ltd.
2007
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| Online Access: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8109580/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16687946 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1524-6175.2006.05112.x |
| Summary: | The US population, by percentage, shows a trend toward increased proportions of citizens identified as minorities. Whereas in 2000, according to the US Census Bureau, 71.4% of the population was self‐identified as white; this group is expected to decrease to 61.9% by 2025. The proportion of blacks and African Americans from 2000 vs. 2025 is expected to increase from 12.2% to 12.9%. Also, in the smaller population of American‐Indian, Eskimo, and Aleutian natives, growth is projected from 0.7% to 0.8%. Asians and Pacific Islanders as a category will become a larger proportion, from 3.9% to 6.2%. The largest increase in proportion will be seen in those identified as Hispanic (of any race), from 11.8% in 2002 to 18.2% in 2025. |
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