What is the ratio of men to woman killed by capital punishment?

In 2008, all 37 inmates who were executed in the U.S. were men -- 1,804 were white

-- 1,345 were black

-- 26 were American Indian

-- 35 were Asian

-- 10 were of unknown race.

* Fifty-six women were under a sentence of death at yearend 2007.

* The 362 Hispanic inmates under sentence of death at yearend 2007 accounted for 13% of inmates with a known ethnicity.

* Among inmates under sentence of death and with available criminal histories at yearend 2007:

-- nearly 2 in 3 had a prior felony conviction

-- 1 in 12 had a prior homicide conviction.

* Among persons for whom arrest information was available, the average age at time of arrest was 29; nearly 1 in 9 inmates were age 19 or younger at the time of arrest.

* At yearend 2007, the youngest inmate under sentence of death was 19; the oldest was 92. The question needs to be further defined as to what period of time is covered.