Soul Facts

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October 07, 2008

Soul Facts

The average earnings of working-age African Americans in jobs covered by social security in 2002 was around $22,000 – compared to $28,400 for all working-age people. Today, 13% of the population is of African American origin. This portion is expected to grow to 15% by 2050. In 2000, slightly more than 18 million or 12% of all females living in the United States were African American.	3,284 – The number of African Americans arrested by way of The Patriot Act. 17% of American adults say that they tithe (give 10% to 13% of their income to their church.) Only 3% really do.
There were major shifts in home religious study. The percentage fo adults who read the Bible dropped from 40% to 37% between 2000 and 2001.