United-states Population: 270 311 756 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 22% (male 29 952 220; female 28 560 357) 15-64 years: 66% (male 88 113 895; female 89 399 501) 65 years and over: 12% (male 14 088 571; female 20 197 212) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 0.87% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 14.4 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 8.8 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: 3 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 6.44 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 76.13 years male: 72.85 years female: 79.58 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 2.07 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: American(s) adjective: American Ethnic groups: white 83.4% black 12.4% Asian 3.3% Amerindian 0.8% (1992) Religions: Protestant 56% Roman Catholic 28% Jewish 2% other 4% none 10% (1989) Languages: English, Spanish (spoken by a sizable minority) Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 97% female: 97% (1979 est.)
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