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FACTS ABOUT LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
A. ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING
Demographic Variables
United States of America:
According to the population estimates of the US Census Bureau as of July 1, 2004, the total population of the United States is 293,655,404 (A-1).
Age Distribution of the United States according to Census 2000 (A-2):
Number
Percentage
Under 5 years
19,175,798
5 to 9 years
20,549,505
10 to 14 years
20,528,072
15 to 19 years
20,219,890
20 to 24 years
18,964,001
25 to 34 years
39,891,724
14.2
35 to 44 years
45,148,527
16.0
45 to 54 years
37,677,952
13.4
55 to 59 years
13,469,237
60 to 64 years
10,805,447
65 to 74 years
18,390,986
75 to 84 years
12,361,180
85 years and over
4,239,587
The five states where population is primarily concentrated are California, Texas, New York, Florida and Illinois (A-1).
The US populations composition of the different races is as follows: 75.1% White, 12.5% Hispanic, 12.3% African American, and 3.6% Asian (A-2).
According to Census 2000, the median income of a typical American household is $41,994 (A-3).
In October 1997, 37.4 million American households, or 36.6 percent had computers. Computer presence was most likely (75.9%) in households with yearly family incomes of $75,000 or more, while only 15.6% of households with incomes below $25,000 had a computer (A-19).
The World:
According to US Census Bureau, the world population is estimated to be 6,447, 945,987 (2005).
In 2002, the worlds annual average growth rate was 1.2 percent, down from a high of 2.2 percent in 1963-1954 (A-17).
The breakdown of age in worlds population is as follows (A-17):
Percentage
Children (0-14 years of age)
Youth and women of child bearing age (15-29 years of age)
Labor force (15-64 years of age)
Elderly
Over the next 25 years, the size of child population relative to total population is expected to decline. The numbers of youth and women in their child-bearing years are projected to experience modest increases, but their proportions of the total population are expected to decrease modestly. The population of labor force age is expected to grow steadily. Finally, the elderly population is projected to grow considerably in both absolute and relative terms (A-17).
The number of men and women on the planet is approximately the same: 101 men for every 100 women (A-17).
Currently, the mostly populated countries in the world are: China, India, United States, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Russia, Nigeria and Japan (A-18).
Economic Variables
United States of America:
In the first quarter of 2005, the inflation-adjusted GDP grew 3.5%. This is expected to encourage consumer spending, business inventory investment and exports (A-4).
According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (2005), in April 2005, personal income increased $69.1 billion or 0.7%. In addition, disposable income increased $45.7 billion or 0.5%.
In 2004, information-communications- technology (ICT) producing industries contributed substantially to real-GDP growth. These industries increased 14.7% after increasing 13.2% (A-5).
In April 2005 inflation rate was 3.51%. This rate was slightly above previous months inflation rates (A-6).
The World:
The worlds real GDP growth rate and trends (percent change) are shown as below:
Growth Rate
Trend
4.371
4.159
4.267
4.189
4.233
4.221
4.175
4.254
4.175
4.254
The world real per capita GDP (percent change) is shown below:
Growth Rate
Trend
3.194
2.902
3.106
2.926
3.089
2.952
3.048
2.978
3.057
3.006
The world trade volume (percent change):
Growth Rate
Trend
6.584
7.074
6.423
7.109
6.125
7.146
5.954
7.185
6.075
7.224
The world real interest rate (percent change):
Real Interest Rate
2.773
3.112
3.267
3.292
3.24
*Information taken from www.imf.org
Socio/Cultural Trends
United States