demographics

(Newser) - More Americans go online, more frequently, and for longer than ever before, Reuters reports. Four out of every five adults—including you, evidently—use the Internet, a figure that has steadily increased since 2000, according to a newly released survey. The poll marked an uptick in users who log on...

(Newser) - The number of black enlistees in the US military has dropped by 58% since 2000, Defense Department statistics show—a decline dramatically sharper than any other demographic group. In the same period, white applicants are down 10% and Hispanics 7%. The Boston Globe cites lack of support for the Iraq...

(Newser) - Nonwhites account for more than half the population in 10% of all US counties and in nearly one-third of the most populous ones, new census results show. Figures through mid-2006 demonstrate the suburban flight of blacks and Hispanics and fallout from Hurricane Katrina, the Times reports. And in three dozen...