A bar graph showing ethnic percentages for the United States for the years 1980, 1990, and 2000. 1980: Asian, 2 percent; Black, 12 percent; White, 78 percent; Hispanic, 8 percent. 1990: Asian, 3 percent; Black, 12 percent; White, 76 percent; Hispanic, 9 percent. 2000: Multiethnic, 2 percent; Asian, 4 percent; American Indian, 1 percent; Black, 12 percent; White, 69 percent; Hispanic, 12 percent.
Data courtesy of the SSDAN
Based on the information in the above chart, how did the American population change between 1980 and 2000?
A.
America’s population became less multicultural.
B.
America’s population became more diverse.
C.
The diversity of America’s population stayed the same.
D.
America’s population became less diverse.