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White Americans are the largest racial group in the United States. At approximately 224 million they make up 74% of all Americans (U.S. Census Bureau, 2008). This number includes those that reported Caucasian only to the Census and those that reported Caucasian as well as some other race. The term “Caucasian” refers to people having ancestry in any of the original people of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa in addition to individuals that identify as Irish, German, Italian, Lebanese, Near Easterner, Arab, or Polish. As is case for most racial/ethnic groups, women comprise a higher percentage of the Caucasian population than men. The median age of the White population is 39.1, slightly older than the median age off the general population at 36.7 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2008).

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  1. School of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh, 2117 Cathedral of Learning, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA

    Larry E. Davis Ph.D.

  2. School of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh, 2012 Cathedral of Learning, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA

    Rafael J. Engel Ph.D.

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Davis, L.E., Engel, R.J. (2011). Caucasians. In: Measuring Race and Ethnicity. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6697-1_4

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