To better understand the context of disparities, it is important to understand more about the U.S. population. In 2008, the U.S. population was estimated at 304 million people.1. In 2008, approximately 33%, or more than 100 million people, identified themselves as belonging to a racial or ethnic minority population.1.
Find the degree symbol. The degree symbol is in the third row of symbols, just right of the ^ symbol. There is a larger degree symbol on the right side of this same row if the one on the far-left is too small for you.
Insert Symbol. This is one of the easiest methods. If you use the symbol a lot, you may want to memorize the shortcut key for it, or create a shortcut key or AutoCorrect entry for it. This is Word's Symbol dialog. Word's Symbol dialog also has a Special Characters tab that you shouldn't miss if you use Word a lot.