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.
On the Colemak keyboard layout, one can press AltGr+\ followed by D to insert a degree sign. With Microsoft Windows, there are several ways to make the degree symbol: One can type Alt+248 or Alt+0176. Note: 0176 is different from 176; Alt+176 produces the light shade (â) character.