1. The Moynihan Report: Today and Yesterday Race & Ethnicity, 10/02/2007 Data Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Population Research Bureau

2. “Broken” Families  According to Moynihan: 26% of black marriages dissolved ~10% of white marriages dissolved  Today: 19.3% of blacks have dissolved marriages 10.6% of whites are have dissolved marriages This doesn’t count those who divorced and remarried

3. Illegitimate Births  According to Moynihan: 24% of black children are born out of wedlock 3% of white children are born out of wedlock  Today: Harder to get data on illegitimacy 22% of white children live in families that do not include 2 parents 60.4% of black children do

4. Welfare Dependency  According to Moynihan: 56% of non-white children receive AFDC assistance at some time 8% of white children do  Today: 32% of TANF recipients are white; 38% are black In 2003, 5.6% of blacks and 0.7% of whites were receiving TANF assistance

5. Unemployment  According to Moynihan: 29.2% of black men experienced unemployment in 1963  Today: 16.3% of black men experienced unemployment during 2005 Being “unemployed” requires looking for work

6. Working Women  According to Moynihan: 56% of black women work 42% of white women do  Today: 64% of white women are employed 63% of black women are employed

7. Income  According to Moynihan: Black families make 53% of what white families do  Today: Black families make 56% of what white families do

8. Child-Bearing  According to Moynihan: The ratio of white to non-white fertility is 1:1.42  Today: The ratio of white to BLACK fertility is 1:1.25 The ratio of white to HISPANIC fertility is 1:1.33

9. Education  According to Moynihan: Black women go to school 1.1 years more than black men  Today: 11% more black women graduate high school than black men 42% more black women earn a college or graduate degree than black men

10. Crime  According to Moynihan: 3 out of 5 arrests in urban areas were of blacks, and 37-57% of prison inmates were black Moynihan supposes some, but little, bias  Today: 40% of prison inmates are black (32% of all black males will enter prison in their lifetime)

11. The Armed FOrces  According to Moynihan: Blacks are 11.8% of the population but only 8% of military personnel  Today: Blacks are 13% of the population and 22% of military personnel (34% of military women)