Americans And Britons: Similarities and Differences

Using census data from the United States and the United Kingdom, this survey employs basic demographic analysis to assess key similarities and differences between the two countries.

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February 9, 2005, 8:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

Key findings include:

The U.S. population grew by 13.2 percent in the 1990s, more than four times faster than the U.K.'s.
Americans are significantly more racially and ethnically diverse than Britons, and a greater proportion of them was born in other countries.
American adults are more likely to be married or divorced than Britons, and less likely to be single or widowed.

Thanks to Elena Sheridan

FULL STORY: Americans and Britons: Key Population Data from the Last Three U.S. and U.K. Censuses

Tuesday, February 8, 2005 in The Brookings Institution

Social / Demographics United States

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