Table 2

Demographic weight of gender–race/ethnicity groups, 1940–2010

19401950196019701980199020002005–20072008–2010
White Men 67.8 64.7 60.4 54.7 48.3 43.5 39.8 37.3 35.6 
Black Men 6.6 6.2 5.4 5.2 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.9 4.8 
Asian Men 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.9 1.5 2.0 2.5 2.7 
Native American Men 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 
Hispanic Men 1.0 1.3 1.9 2.4 3.4 4.6 6.0 8.1 8.4 
Men From Other Races  0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.9 0.7 0.8 
White Women 20.7 23.6 27.2 31.2 34.3 35.5 34.1 32.3 31.9 
Black Women 3.3 3.3 3.6 4.1 4.7 5.1 5.4 5.6 5.9 
Asian Women 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.8 1.3 1.8 2.1 2.5 
Native American Women 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 
Hispanic Women 0.3 0.4 0.7 1.2 2.2 3.1 4.3 5.4 6.2 
Women From Other Races  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.6 0.7 
19401950196019701980199020002005–20072008–2010
White Men 67.8 64.7 60.4 54.7 48.3 43.5 39.8 37.3 35.6 
Black Men 6.6 6.2 5.4 5.2 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.9 4.8 
Asian Men 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.9 1.5 2.0 2.5 2.7 
Native American Men 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 
Hispanic Men 1.0 1.3 1.9 2.4 3.4 4.6 6.0 8.1 8.4 
Men From Other Races  0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.9 0.7 0.8 
White Women 20.7 23.6 27.2 31.2 34.3 35.5 34.1 32.3 31.9 
Black Women 3.3 3.3 3.6 4.1 4.7 5.1 5.4 5.6 5.9 
Asian Women 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.8 1.3 1.8 2.1 2.5 
Native American Women 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 
Hispanic Women 0.3 0.4 0.7 1.2 2.2 3.1 4.3 5.4 6.2 
Women From Other Races  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.6 0.7 
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