Does Congress Look Like America?
(5 points)
- Complete the table.
| Score |
| Demographics of Congress and of the United States | ||
| Demographic factor | United States as a whole | Congress |
| Number of people | 535 | |
| Percent female | ||
| Percent white | ||
| Percent African American | 13% | 43/535= 8% |
| Percent Hispanic* | ||
| Household income | ||
| Congressional salary | ||
| Religious affiliation | Protestant 55%
Catholic 26% Jewish 1.4% No religion 15% |
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*Because people of Hispanic origin can belong to any race, the Bureau of the Census collects data for Hispanics separately.
(5 points)
- What conclusions can you draw from this table?
