America's Muslims: by the numbers.Before the events of 9/11, the increasing number of Muslims living in the U.S. attracted little notice. But over the last few decades Islam Islam (ĭsläm`, ĭs`läm), [Arab.,=submission to God], world religion founded by the Prophet Muhammad. Founded in the 7th cent., Islam is the youngest of the three monotheistic world religions (with Judaism and Christianity). has become one of the fastest-growing religions in America America [for Amerigo Vespucci], the lands of the Western Hemisphere—North America, Central (or Middle) America, and South America. The world map published in 1507 by Martin Waldseemüller is the first known cartographic use of the name. . There are now more than 1,200 mosques A list of notable mosques around the world: Asia Afghanistan
But who are America's Muslims? The data in this graph, based on a recent national telephone survey, indicate that a high percentage of Muslims in the U.S. are college graduates and work in professional, occupations. They are politically diverse. And more than 50 percent of Muslim Muslim (mŭz`lĭm) [Arab.,=one who surrenders (himself to God), an agent form of the verb of which Islam is a verbal noun], one who has embraced Islam, a follower of Muhammad. households report incomes higher than the national, median household income The median household income is commonly used to provide data about geographic areas and divides households into two equal segments with the first half of households earning less than the median household income and the other half earning more. of $44,600. [GRAPHIC OMITTED] ANALYZE THE GRAPH 1. The percentage of the U.S. population that is mate is 10 percentage points tower than the percentage of Muslims who are male. What percent of the U.S. population is male? (a) 38% (b) 49% (c) 40% (d) 52% 2. Add 100 percent to the "no high school, diploma DIPLOMA. An instrument of writing, executed by, a corporation or society, certifying that a certain person therein named is entitled to a certain distinction therein mentioned. 2. " data for Muslims to get the no high school diploma A high school diploma is a diploma awarded for the completion of high school. In the United States and Canada, it is considered the minimum education required for government jobs and higher education. An equivalent is the GED. percentage for the general population. What is the percentage of the general. population who have no high school, diploma? (a) 12% (b) 16% (c) 20% (d) 22% 3. Muslims graduate from college at more than twice the rate of the general population of the U.S. About what percentage of the general population of the U.S. are college graduates? (a) 27% (b) 23% (c) 22% (d) 19% 4. Look at the graph's statistics on American Muslims' employment in the career fields shown. What is the total percentage of Muslims who are employed in the medical, field and other professions? (a) 25% (b) 27% (c) 32% (d)38% 5. About what percentage of Muslims in the U.S. are between the ages of 18 and 29?-- 6. The political-affiliation data could allow one to infer that some Muslims are neither Democrats nor Republicans nor Independents. About what percentage are "other"? (a) 2% (b) 7% (c) 15% (d) 19% GRAPH EXERCISE 1. [b] 49% 2. [a] 12% 3. [a] 27% 4. [c] 32% 5. 23% 6. [b] 7% |
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