EMBARGOED UNTIL: 12:01 A.M EDT, OCTOBER 1, 1998 (THURSDAY) Public Information Office CB98-180 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Kymberly DeBarros/ Claudette Bennett 301-457-2402 More Than 8 in 10 Asian and Pacific Islander Children Live with Both Parents, Census Bureau Reports Asian and Pacific Islander children under 18 years of age are more likely to live with both parents (84 percent) than non-Hispanic White children (77 percent), according to tabulations released today by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. (The embargoed tabulations can be accessed at<http://www.census.gov/dcmd/www/embargo/embargo.html>. Call the Public Information Office to obtain access information. After the release time,go to<http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/race/api.html>.) The report, The Asian and Pacific Islander Population in the United States: March 1997 (Update), P20-512, includes data on characteristics of the Asian and Pacific Islander population, such as marital status, educational attainment and income. Some highlights: - Asians and Pacific Islanders numbered about 10.1 million in 1997, making up 4.0 percent of the total U.S. population. - There were 2.3 million Asian and Pacific Islander families in 1997; of these, 8 in 10 were married-couple families. - Fifty-six percent of all households maintained by Asian or Pacific Islander householders had three or more persons in them. - In 1997, 8 in 10 of all Asians and Pacific Islanders 25 years old and over had at least a high school education; about 4 in 10 had at least a bachelor's degree. - Asian and Pacific Islander families had a real median income of $49,100 in 1996. - About 15 percent of all Asians and Pacific Islanders had income below the poverty level in 1996. Data are from the March 1997 Current Population Survey. As in all surveys, the data are subject to sampling variability and other sources of error. The Asian and Pacific Islander population is not homogeneous, comprising many groups who differ in language, culture and recency of immigration. A faxed copy of the report may be otained by calling the Public Information Office's 24-hour Fax-on-Demand service on 1-888-206-6463 and requesting Document No. 1330.-X-The Census Bureau pre-eminent collector and provider of timely, relevant and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. In more than 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America's people, businesses, industries and institutions.
