2003 asian american census

The global political divides of the Cold War propelled the dismantling of Asian exclusion in ways that provided greater, if conditional, integration for Asian Americans, in a central aspect of the reworking of racial inequality in the United States after World War II. Politically and ideologically, culture and values came to dominate explanations for categories and inequalities once attributed to differences in biological race. Asian American gains were attained in part through the diminishing of barriers in immigration, employment, residence, education, and miscegenation, but also because their successes affirmed U. The Immigration Act cemented these preferences for educated and skilled Asian workers, with employers assuming great powers as routes to immigration and permanent status.

Among persons aged 12 or older, Asian Americans or Pacific Islanders were less likely than persons of other racial and ethnic groups to need treatment for substance use in the past year. That is, 4. Among persons aged 12 years or older, Asian Americans or Pacific Islanders were less likely than persons of other racial or ethnic groups to have needed treatment for alcohol use 3. Similarly, Asian Americans or Pacific Islanders were less likely than persons of other racial or ethnic groups to have needed treatment for illicit drug use 1. Among those aged 12 or older in need of substance use treatment, Asian Americans or Pacific Islanders were less likely than persons of other racial and ethnic groups to receive specialty treatment. An estimated 30, Asian Americans or Pacific Islanders 5.

There is a growing realization among healthcare researchers, clinicians, and advocates that a focus on health care disparities is an important aspect of improving healthcare outcomes and that activities toward improvement must bring together many elements of our healthcare delivery system. The populations that have customarily been underserved in the American health care system include African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, and Asian Americans. When systemic barriers to good health are avoidable yet still remain, they are often referred to as "health inequities. Learning more about these disparities can be a way of lessening these kinds of inequalities. An analysis of the root causes of racial and ethnic disparities and what can be done to eliminate them can serve this end goal.

Population This group comprised 5 percent of the total population. California had both the largest population 4. This is the highest among all race groups.