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Diversity Demographics Quiz I
1. The most dramatic workforce change since the 1960s is the growing number of_________ in the
workforce.
a. Hispanics
b. African-Americans
c. seniors (65 or over)
d. women
2. By 2050, close to _________ of the U.S. population will be made up of Asians, Hispanics, AfricanAmericans, and other nonwhite groups.
a. one quarter
b. one half
c. one third
d. two thirds
3. Among individuals with a work-limiting disability, 44 percent hold college degrees and 75 percent are
computer literate. How many of these disabled people are NOT part of the workforce?
a. one quarter
b. one half
c. one third
d. two thirds
4. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that between 2000 and 2025 the number of over-55
workers will___________.
a. decrease by 13 percent
b. decrease by 23 percent
c. increase by 53 percent
d. increase by 83 percent
5. What percentage of the U.S. population over 5 years of age speaks a language other than English at
home?
a. 8 percent
b. 18 percent
c. 28 percent
d. 38 percent
6. Based on the latest census figures, what are the two MOST racially and ethnically diverse states in the
continental United States?
a. Florida, New York
b. Florida, California
c. California, Texas
d. New Mexico, California
7. Based on the latest census figures, what are the two LEAST racially and ethnically diverse states in the
continental United States?
a. Rhode Island, Delaware
b. Maine, Vermont
c. North Dakota, South Dakota
d. Maine, New Hampshire
8. In 1960 married women with children made up 28 percent of the workforce. What percent of
married women with children are now in the workforce?
a. 40 percent
b. 50 percent
c. 60 percent
d. 70 percent
9. The most profound challenge for managers and administrators in all organizations striving for
diversity will center on _____________?
a. recruiting
b. promotion
c. management style
d. communication
Diversity Demographic Quiz II
By the year 2050, what percent of the total United States population will Asians,
Hispanics, Blacks, and other non-white groups represent?
47 percent.
Of the 43 million people in the United States who have disabilities, how many are of
working age (16 to 64)? How many unemployed? How many who are unemployed
want to work?
20 million; 14 million; 9 million.
Workers over 50 years of age will make up what percent of the United States work
force by the year 2000?
50 percent.
Of the 8.7 million immigrants who arrived in the United States between 1980 and
1990, what percent have college degrees? What percent of United States natives have
college degrees?
14 percent; 54 percent.
According to a poll taken by Newsweek in September 1992, what percent of people
in the United States believe gays and lesbians should be given equal rights and
opportunities in the workplace?
78 percent.
What percent of United States working age women are in the labor market?
85 percent.
In the United States, what percent of male executives under age 40 are fathers? What
percent of female executives under age 40 are mothers?
90 percent; 35 percent.
In 1970, 40.3 percent of United States households were comprised of married couples
with children under 18. What was the percent in 1992?
25.5 percent.
What are the two most racially and ethnically diverse states in the United States? The
two least?
New Mexico and California; Maine and Vermont.
Multicultural Awareness Assessment Exercise
Give participants two to three minutes to compare their responses to the answers on the
overhead. Discuss answers where there may be disagreement.
1. In group sessions, Japanese members often find it hard to share their feelings and
ideas because:
a. the Americans are doing all the talking.
b. they are a very shy people.
c. they feel it's wrong to tell personal experiences in public.
d. assertiveness is viewed as being disrespectful to the group leader.
2. When achieving success, Asian Americans are taught to be:
a. proud
b. boastful
c. humble
d. aggressive
3. You can tell who is gay or lesbian by:
a. their mannerisms
b. whom they associate with at work
c. the kind of personal stories they share
d. none of the above
4. Women who assume jobs that have been traditionally held by men often experience
difficulty because:
a. they are not used to the work
b. Their skills have to be upgraded
c. they are kept on the outside by male co-workers
d. they are distracted by the male-dominated environment
5. In Latin families, one of the highest values is:
a. achievement
b. money
c. being on time
d. respect for the elders
6. By the year 2000, which one of the following ethnic minority groups is predicted to be
the largest in the United States?
a. African-Americans
b. Hispanics
c. Native Americans
d. Asian Americans
7. The percentage of African-Americans in the United States who use "Black English"
is:
a. 80%
b. 50%
c. 35%
d. 65%
e. 20%
8. The percentage of African-Americans who also use so-called "Standard
White English" is:
a. 80%
b. 50%
c. 35%
d. 65%
e. 20%
9. The origin of "Black English" is:
a. Southern Alabama
b. West Africa
c. Imitation of Southern White English
d. Standard White English with different or incorrect
syntax and pronunciation.
e. social distance due to historical isolation and
poverty
10. In most Asian-American cultures, a sign of respect to another person is indicated by:
a. looking them in the eye
b. looking down and avoiding eye contact
c. turning one's body in order to look to the side
11. In order to cope with a stressful or tense situation, many African-American men will:
a. stare into the other person's eyes from a close distance
b. look the person in the eye from a reasonable distance
c. look away from the person
12. When communicating with others, people from traditional Italian and Latino
backgrounds tend to stand:
a. further from the other person than people from North American cultures
b. closer to the other person than people from North American cultures
c. at the same distance from the other person as those from North American cultures
13. When a woman is in control of a communication dynamic with a male, she will tend
to stand:
a. closer to the man than he would prefer to stand to her
b. further from the man than he would prefer to stand from her
c. the same distance from the man than he would prefer to stand from her
14. Research indicates that the most important factor affecting minorities when they
consider applying for a job or accepting a job offer is:
a. the organization's equal employment policy
b. the number of same-group minorities in positions of power
c. the workload
d. financial compensation
15. Information on essential job-related concerns such as hirings and firings, training
opportunities, promotion openings and changes in performance appraisal procedures
is most often communicated to employees by:
a. public announcements
b. memos to interested parties
c. gossip/grapevine
d. one-to-one, supervisor-to-employee communication
16. The "glass ceiling" theory in organizational life refers to:
a. the affect of indirect lighting on employee motivation
b. the high expectations but frustrating limits that women and minorities
experience in promotions
c. the hiring of entry level and female employees with the clear opportunity for future
promotions based upon performance
d. the feeling that many minorities and women experience of being constantly
watched and supervised by those above them
17. One of the most common complaints of employees with physically disabling
conditions is that they are:
a. constantly taken care of
b. treated as though they are invisible
c. asked to perform duties beyond their capabilities