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Political Structure

Almira Decena

Political Science 01
Professor Andrus
April 11, 2015

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Statistics for Ohio in 2013

Type of Household
Median Household Income (in
dollars)
Percentage Below Poverty

Families
$61,371.
00
25.9%

Income
Married Couple
Family

Nonfamily
Households

Househol
d
$48,308.
$28,128.00
00
24.3%
25.8%

$73,925.00
Education

Population from 18-24 years

1,107,254
old
Voting
Attainment
Highby
School
Bachelor's Degree or
Population
Graduate
higher
Age and Gender
Total Percentage of Students
30.6%
9.0%
for the 2012
Election
Population from 25 years and
7,746,520Percentage of
Age
Voters
over
Attainment
Bachelor's
Degree or
18-29 High School
50.0%
Graduate
higher
30-39
56.0%
Total Percentage of Students
34.7%
25.2%
40-49
65.0%

Total Population

50-59

68.0%

Ethnicity/Race 60-69
70+

72.0%

Race
White
Black or African American
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander
Some other race

11,549,590

Some college or
Associate's degree

45.1

Some college or
Associate's degree

28.6

73.0%

Total Percentage of
Percentage of
People
Gender
Voters
82.9%
Male
59.0%
12.1%
Female
64.1%
0.2%
1.7%
0.0%
0.8%

Statistics for Florida in 2013

Type of Household
Median Household
Income (in dollars)
Percentage Below
Poverty

Income
Married Couple
Family

Families

Nonfamily Households

$65,802.00

$75,078.00

$29,511.00

24.2%

24.8%

Hou

$51

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Education
Population from 18-24 years
old

310,812
High School
Graduate

Attainment
Total Percentage of Students
Population from 25 years and
over
Attainment
Total Percentage of Students

Bachelor's Degree or Some college or

higher
Associate's degree
25.0%
10.1%

53.2%

2,026,719
High School
Bachelor's Degree or Some college or
Graduate
higher
Associate's degree
32.9%
25.7%

32.3%

Ethnicity/Race
Total Population

Race

3,062,553
Total Percentage
of People

White

91.5%

Black or African American

Bibliography
American Indian or Alaska
Native

U.S. Bureau of
Asian
Income in the
Native Hawaiian or Other
MONTHS (In
Pacific Islander
InflationSome other race
Dollars).
2013. Census
Available:

3.0%
0.3%

the Census.
past 12
2013
Adjusted
ONLINE.
Bureau.

1.8%
0.0%
1.4%
Voting Population by
Age and Gender for
the 2012 Election
Age

Percentage of
Voters

18-29

50.0%

30-39

56.0%

40-49

65.0%

50-59

68.0%

60-69

72.0%

70+

73.0%

Gender

Percentage of
Voters

Male

64.6%

Female

68.8%

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