1. The Real-World Implications of Race in the U.S.

2. In the U.S., race serves as a predictor for everything from health to wealth to educational attainment. Huge disparities persist between whites and people of color.

3. Health Well-being Among those with a primary healthcare physician: Surveyed issued by the American Board of Family Practitioners, November–December 2004 11% of whites said they were in poor health 17% of blacks said they were in poor health 20% of Latinos said they were in poor health

4. Likelihood of Influenza Vaccination Health Among those 65 and older: 70.2% of whites received the vaccination Center for Disease Control Fact Sheet on Racial/Health Disparities, 2004 52% of blacks received the vaccination 46.7% of Latinos received the vaccination

5. Poverty 9.3% of white children live below the poverty line State-Level Measures of Child Well-Being From the 2000 Census, Annie E. Casey Foundation 27.8% of Latino children live below the poverty line 33.1% of black children live below the poverty line

6. Wealth Households with incomes of $75,000 or more 28.9% of white households U.S. Census Bureau, Households, by Total Money Income in 2005, Type of Household, Race, and Hispanic Origin of Householder 17% of Latino households 14.5% of black households

7. Wealth Average Household Income White households: $50,784 U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 Latino households: $35,967 Black households: $30,858

8. Wealth Home Ownership Rates Whites: 76% U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 Latinos: 49.5% Blacks: 48%

9. Education Who Possesses a High School Diploma? Whites: 89% U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 Blacks: 80% Latinos: 60%

10. Education Who Possesses a Degree? Whites: 30% U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 Blacks: 17% Latinos: 12%

11. In the U.S., race has real-world meaning.