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The State of the Dream 2004: Enduring Disparities in Black and White

Appendix, continued

FIRST OBSERVATION
(All dollar figures adjusted for inflation to enable comparison with second observation.)

Indicator	Year	White	Black	Black as a % of White
Life Expectanty at Birth	1970	71.62	64.11	89.5%
Homeownership Rate	1970	65.4%	41.6%	63.6%
High School Dropout Rate	1968	4.5%	41.6%	63.6%
Completed High School	1968	54.9%	30.1%	54.8%
H.S. Graduates Enrolled in or Completed Some College	1968	52.5%	38.1%	72.6%
Completed 4 or More Years of College	1968	11.0%	4.3%	39.1%
Percentage of Residents Ever Incarcerated: Male	1974	1.4%	8.7%	621.4%
Percentage of Residents Ever Incarcerated: Female	1974	0.1%	0.6%	600.0%
Lifetime Chance of Going to Prison: Males born in	1974	2.2%	13.4%	609.1%
Lifetime Chance of Going to Prison: Females born in	1974	0.2%	1.1%	550.0%

SECOND OBSERVATION

Indicator	Year	White	Black	Black as a % of White
Life Expectanty at Birth	2000	77.4	71.7	92.6%
Homeownership Rate	2002	74.5%	47.9%	64.3%
High School Dropout Rate	2001	4.6%	5.7%	123.9%
Completed High School	2002	88.7%	79.2%	89.3%
H.S. Graduates Enrolled in or Completed Some College	2002	70.4%	61.6%	87.5%
Completed 4 or More Years of College	2002	29.4%	17.2%	58.5%
Percentage of Residents Ever Incarcerated: Male	2001	2.6%	16.6%	638.5%
Percentage of Residents Ever Incarcerated: Female	2001	0.3%	1.7%	566.7%
Lifetime Chance of Going to Prison: Males born in	2001	5.9%	32.2%	545.8%
Lifetime Chance of Going to Prison: Females born in	2001	0.9%	5.6%	622.2%

PARITY YEAR CALCULATION

Indicator	Avg. Closing of Gap Per Year, in Percentage Points	Percentage Point Gap Remaining	Years to Parity	Parity Year	Source
Life Expectanty at Birth	0.10	7.4	71	2071	I
Homeownership Rate	0.02	35.7	1664	3666	J
High School Dropout Rate	3.05	23.9	8	2009	K
Completed High School	1.01	10.7	11	2013	L
H.S. Graduates Enrolled in or Completed Some College	0.44	12.5	28	2030	M
Completed 4 or More Years of College	0.57	41.5	73	2075	L
Percentage of Residents Ever Incarcerated: Male	[diverging]	-	-	-	N
Percentage of Residents Ever Incarcerated: Female	1.23	466.7	378	2379	N
Lifetime Chance of Going to Prison: Males born in	2.35	445.8	190	2919	N
Lifetime Chance of Going to Prison: Females born in	[diverging]	-	-	-	N

Table Sources:

A. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Situation Historical Table A-2.

B. U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Historical Income Tables, Table F-5.

C. U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Historical Income Tables, Tables P-1a (White 1968), P-1b (African-American 1968 and 2001), and P-1e (White 2001).

D. U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Historical Income Tables, Tables P-36a (White 1968), P-36b (African-American 1968 and 2001), and P-36e (White 2001).

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