U.S. freelancers in 2018, by racial background
Freelance workers in the United States in 2018, by racial background
by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Apr 29, 2019
This statistic shows freelance workers and the general working population in the United States in 2018, by racial background. In 2018, 62 percent of U.S. freelance workers identified themselves as white.
Freelance workers in the United States in 2018, by racial background
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| Freelancers | U.S. workers overall | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 62% | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17% | 15% |
| African or African descent | 13% | 11% |
| Asian-American/Asian | 5% | 5% |
| All others | 2% | 3% |
| Freelancers | U.S. workers overall | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 62% | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17% | 15% |
| African or African descent | 13% | 11% |
| Asian-American/Asian | 5% | 5% |
| All others | 2% | 3% |
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by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Apr 29, 2019
This statistic shows freelance workers and the general working population in the United States in 2018, by racial background. In 2018, 62 percent of U.S. freelance workers identified themselves as white.
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- Upwork; Edelman
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- Release date
- October 2018
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- June 21 - July 12, 2018
- Number of respondents
- 6,001 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- Adults who have done paid work
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- Respondents were asked the question "Which of the following best describes your ethnicity, racial background or heritage?"
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- Upwork; Edelman
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- Show publisher information
- Release date
- October 2018
More information
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- June 21 - July 12, 2018
- Number of respondents
- 6,001 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- Adults who have done paid work
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- Respondents were asked the question "Which of the following best describes your ethnicity, racial background or heritage?"
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Statistics on "Racial and ethnic health disparities in the U.S. "
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The most important statistics
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The most important statistics
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- Cancer death rates in the U.S. for the period 2012-2016, by ethnic group and gender (per 100,000 population)U.S. mortality rates from cancer by ethnic group and gender 2012-2016
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- Sexual health
The most important statistics
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- Rates of reported cases of gonorrhea in the United States in 2018, by ethnicity and gender (per 100,000 population)Rate of gonorrhea cases in the United States by ethnicity and gender 2018
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- Percentage of students who used condoms during the last sexual intercourse in 2017, by gender and ethnicity*U.S. high school students who used condoms by gender and ethnicity 2017
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- Mental health
The most important statistics
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- Percentage of women in the U.S. who reported poor mental health status in the past month in 2015-2017, by ethnicity*U.S. females who reported their mental health was poor 2015-2017, by ethnicity
- Percentage of adults in the U.S. with depression from 2013 to 2016, by ethnicityShare of adults with depression in the U.S. 2013-2016, by ethnicity
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- Percentage of adults in the U.S. by frequency of stress as of February 2017, by ethnicityFrequency that U.S. adults felt stressed as of 2017, by ethnicity
- Distribution of U.S. suicide cases with previously known mental health conditions as of 2015, by ethnicityMental health status of U.S. suicide cases in 2015, by ethnicity
- Treatment
The most important statistics
- Percentage of U.S. population without health care visits in the past 12 months in 2000 and 2016, by ethnicityU.S. population without health care visits 2000-2016, by ethnicity
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- Death
The most important statistics
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- Distribution of the 10 leading causes of death among American Indians or Alaska Natives in the United States in 2017*Leading causes of death among American Indians or Alaska Natives 2017
- Distribution of the 10 leading causes of death among Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States in 2017*Leading causes of death among Asians and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. 2017
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- Health risks
The most important statistics
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- Prevalence of physical inactivity among adults in the U.S. as of 2018, by ethnicity*U.S. sedentary lifestyle among adults by ethnicity 2018
- Average body mass index (BMI) of U.S. men aged 20 years and over from 1999 to 2016, by ethnicityAverage adult male BMI in the U.S. from 1999 to 2016, by ethnicity
- Average body mass index (BMI) of U.S. women aged 20 years and over from 1999 to 2016, by ethnicityAverage adult female BMI in the U.S. from 1999 to 2016, by ethnicity
- Percentage of U.S. high school students who were overweight in 2016-2017, by gender and ethnicity*Overweight high school students in the U.S. in 2016-2017, by gender and ethnicity
- Percentage of U.S. high school students who were obese in 2016-2017, by gender and ethnicityObese high school students in the U.S. in 2016-2017, by gender and ethnicity
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- U.S. freelancers' voting intention in presidential election in 2016
- Top 10 most important benefits to freelancers in U.S. as of 2016
- Issues for freelancers in U.S. 2018
- U.S. freelance workers' living location in 2018, by type
- Obstacles for part-time freelancers to do freelance work full-time in U.S. 2016
- U.S. freelance workers' regional distribution in 2018
- U.S. freelance workforce distribution in 2018
- Salary requirements of freelancers to return to a traditional job in 2018
- U.S. Freelancers' last skill related training in 2018
- Share of U.S. freelance work online in 2018
- Distribution of freelance workers in the United Kingdom 2016, by industry
- Average quarterly earnings for freelancers in the United Kingdom 2017-2018
- Number of freelance workers in the United Kingdom 2008-2016
- Frequency of gastrointestinal complaints among adults in the U.S. 2017, by ethnicity
Studies
- Freelancing in America: 2017
- The Status of Black Women in the United States in 2017
- Highlights of Women's Earnings in the U.S. 2011
- Highlights of Women's Earnings in the U.S. 2012
- Highlights of Women's Earnings in the U.S. 2010
- Highlights of Women's Earnings in the U.S. 2013
- Highlights of Women's Earnings in the U.S. 2014
- Highlights of Women's Earnings in the U.S. 2009
- Highlights of Women's Earnings in the U.S. 2015
Statistics on "Racial and ethnic health disparities in the U.S. "
- Medical conditions U.S. adults had been diagnosed with as of 2017, by ethnicity
- U.S. adults prone to certain symptoms 2017, by ethnicity
- Common health symptoms found among U.S. adults as of 2017, by ethnicity
- Frequency U.S. adults caught colds within the last year 2017, by ethnicity
- Adults with severe headache or migraine 2016, by ethnicity
- Percentage of current asthma in the United States 2001-2017 by ethnicity
- Prevalence of cardiovascular disease in U.S. adults 2013-2016 ethnicity and gender
- New cases of tuberculosis in the U.S. 2018, by ethnicity
- Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in the U.S. 2001-2016, by ethnicity
- Incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in the U.S. in 2015-2016, by ethnicity
- Prevalence of autism spectrum disorder in children U.S. 2014-2016, by ethnicity
- Prevalence of children with an intellectual disability 2014-2016, by ethnicity
- Prevalence of children with a developmental disability 2014-2016, by ethnicity
- Cancer: incidence rate in the U.S. by ethnic group and gender 2011-2015
- Rate of skin cancer cases in the U.S. in 2015, by ethnicity
- Rate of prostate cancer among U.S. males 2011-2015, by ethnicity
- Incidence rates of colorectal cancer among U.S. residents 2011-2015, by ethnicity
- Cancer: 5-year survival rates in the U.S. by ethnic group 1975-2014
- U.S. mortality rates from cancer by ethnic group and gender 2012-2016
- Mortality rate of uterine cervix cancer in the U.S. 2012-2016, by ethnicity
- Distribution of AIDS diagnoses among males in the U.S. by ethnicity 2017
- Distribution of AIDS diagnoses among females in the U.S. by ethnicity 2017
- Rate of gonorrhea cases in the United States by ethnicity and gender 2018
- Cases of syphilis in the United States by by ethnicity and gender 2018
- Chlamydia rates in the United States 2018 by ethnicity and gender
- Share of U.S. Americans with herpes simplex virus type 2 U.S. 1999-2016, by ethnicity
- U.S. high school students who used condoms by gender and ethnicity 2017
- U.S. high school students who didn't use contraception 2013-2017, by ethnicity
- Percentage of adults with poor mental health in the U.S. by ethnicity 2017
- U.S. females who reported their mental health was poor 2015-2017, by ethnicity
- Share of adults with depression in the U.S. 2013-2016, by ethnicity
- Persons with serious psychological distress in the U.S. by ethnicity 2015-2016
- Frequency that U.S. adults felt stressed as of 2017, by ethnicity
- Mental health status of U.S. suicide cases in 2015, by ethnicity
- U.S. population without health care visits 2000-2016, by ethnicity
- Frequency of visits to the doctors for acute treatment U.S. adults 2017, by ethnicity
- Adults with outpatient hospital treatments in preceding 5 years 2017, by ethnicity
- U.S. males who reported having no personal doctor 2015-2017 by ethnicity
- Persons with a dental visit in the past year 2016, by ethnicity
- Uninsured U.S. children percentage and rate by ethnicity 2017
- Uninsured non-elderly people in the U.S. by ethnicity 2017
- Adults that have been treated for mental health in the U.S. as of 2018, by ethnicity
- Share of people in the U.S. who received treatment for alcohol use 2018, by ethnicity
- Leading causes of death among the white population in the United States in 2017
- Leading causes of death among black U.S. residents in 2017
- Leading causes of death among American Indians or Alaska Natives 2017
- Leading causes of death among Asians and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. 2017
- Leading causes of death among Hispanics in the U.S. 2017
- Death rate by ethnic group and sex in the U.S. 2017
- U.S. asthma death rate from 1999-2016, by ethnicity
- Death rate from HIV in the U.S. in 2016, by ethnicity
- Rate of hepatitis C-related deaths in the U.S. in 2017, by ethnicity
- Male deaths by firearm-related injuries 1970-2016, by ethnicity
- U.S. drug overdose death rate in 2016, by drug type and ethnicity
- Death rate from heroin overdose U.S. 2016 and 2017, by ethnicity
- Death rate due to prescription opioid overdose U.S. 2015-2016, by ethnicity
- Alcohol use among U.S. persons aged 12 or older by ethnicity 2018
- U.S. smoking prevalence among adults by ethnicity 2018
- U.S. sedentary lifestyle among adults by ethnicity 2018
- Average adult male BMI in the U.S. from 1999 to 2016, by ethnicity
- Average adult female BMI in the U.S. from 1999 to 2016, by ethnicity
- Overweight high school students in the U.S. in 2016-2017, by gender and ethnicity
- Obese high school students in the U.S. in 2016-2017, by gender and ethnicity
- U.S. freelance workers in 2018, by education
- Main sources U.S. freelancers used to find work in 2018
- Income change of U.S. freelancers for the coming year in 2016
- Number of people freelancing in U.S. from 2014 to 2018
- U.S. freelancers' voting intention in presidential election in 2016
- Top 10 most important benefits to freelancers in U.S. as of 2016
- Issues for freelancers in U.S. 2018
- U.S. freelance workers' living location in 2018, by type
- Obstacles for part-time freelancers to do freelance work full-time in U.S. 2016
- U.S. freelance workers' regional distribution in 2018
- U.S. freelance workforce distribution in 2018
- Salary requirements of freelancers to return to a traditional job in 2018
- U.S. Freelancers' last skill related training in 2018
- Share of U.S. freelance work online in 2018
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- Average quarterly earnings for freelancers in the United Kingdom 2017-2018
- Number of freelance workers in the United Kingdom 2008-2016
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