Table 2.11 Poverty Status of the Foreign-Born Population by Year of Entry, Age and Sex: March 1995 (Numbers in thousands. 1/) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total | | Year of Entry | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | | Total | 1990+ | 1980-1989 | 1970-1979 | Before 1970 | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 1/ | 24,470| 100.0| 5,876| 100.0| 8,600| 100.0| 4,940| 100.0| 5,054| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 5,500| 22.5| 2,116| 36.0| 2,047| 23.8| 810| 16.4| 528| 10.4| | Above poverty level | 18,969| 77.5| 3,761| 64.0| 6,553| 76.2| 4,129| 83.6| 4,526| 89.6| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 1/ | 2,703| 100.0| 1,546| 100.0| 1,103| 100.0| 53| 100.0| -| -| | Below poverty level | 1,170| 43.3| 746| 48.2| 413| 37.4| 11| 20.2| -| -| | Above poverty level | 1,533| 56.7| 800| 51.8| 690| 62.6| 43| 79.8| -| -| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 1/ | 18,975| 100.0| 4,169| 100.0| 7,129| 100.0| 4,527| 100.0| 3,151| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 3,898| 20.5| 1,326| 31.8| 1,556| 21.8| 719| 15.9| 297| 9.4| | Above poverty level | 15,078| 79.5| 2,843| 68.2| 5,573| 78.2| 3,808| 84.1| 2,854| 90.6| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 1/ | 2,791| 100.0| 161| 100.0| 368| 100.0| 360| 100.0| 1,903| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 433| 15.5| 44| 27.2| 79| 21.4| 80| 22.4| 230| 12.1| | Above poverty level | 2,358| 84.5| 117| 72.8| 289| 78.6| 279| 77.6| 1,673| 87.9| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Male | | Year of Entry | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | | Total | 1990+ | 1980-1989 | 1970-1979 | Before 1970 | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 1/ | 12,027| 100.0| 2,969| 100.0| 4,441| 100.0| 2,417| 100.0| 2,200| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 2,524| 21.0| 1,016| 34.2| 970| 21.9| 357| 14.8| 181| 8.2| | Above poverty level | 9,503| 79.0| 1,953| 65.8| 3,470| 78.1| 2,060| 85.2| 2,019| 91.8| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 1/ | 1,385| 100.0| 820| 100.0| 539| 100.0| 26| 100.0| -| -| | Below poverty level | 576| 41.6| 396| 48.3| 179| 33.1| 1| 5.5| -| -| | Above poverty level | 809| 58.4| 424| 51.7| 361| 66.9| 25| 94.5| -| -| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 1/ | 9,519| 100.0| 2,086| 100.0| 3,740| 100.0| 2,251| 100.0| 1,442| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 1,806| 19.0| 601| 28.8| 759| 20.3| 321| 14.3| 124| 8.6| | Above poverty level | 7,713| 81.0| 1,485| 71.2| 2,981| 79.7| 1,930| 85.7| 1,317| 91.4| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 1/ | 1,123| 100.0| 64| 100.0| 161| 100.0| 140| 100.0| 758| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 142| 12.6| 19| 29.6| 32| 20.1| 34| 24.4| 56| 7.4| | Above poverty level | 981| 87.4| 45| 70.4| 129| 79.9| 106| 75.6| 702| 92.6| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Female | | Year of Entry | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | | Total | 1990+ | 1980-1989 | 1970-1979 | Before 1970 | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 1/ | 12,442| 100.0| 2,907| 100.0| 4,159| 100.0| 2,522| 100.0| 2,854| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 2,976| 23.9| 1,100| 37.8| 1,077| 25.9| 453| 18.0| 347| 12.1| | Above poverty level | 9,466| 76.1| 1,807| 62.2| 3,082| 74.1| 2,069| 82.0| 2,507| 87.9| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 1/ | 1,318| 100.0| 726| 100.0| 564| 100.0| 27| 100.0| -| -| | Below poverty level | 594| 45.0| 350| 48.2| 234| 41.6| 9| 34.2| -| -| | Above poverty level | 724| 55.0| 377| 51.8| 330| 58.4| 18| 65.8| -| -| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 1/ | 9,456| 100.0| 2,083| 100.0| 3,388| 100.0| 2,275| 100.0| 1,710| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 2,092| 22.1| 725| 34.8| 796| 23.5| 398| 17.5| 173| 10.1| | Above poverty level | 7,365| 77.9| 1,358| 65.2| 2,592| 76.5| 1,878| 82.5| 1,537| 89.9| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 1/ | 1,668| 100.0| 98| 100.0| 207| 100.0| 219| 100.0| 1,145| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 291| 17.4| 25| 25.7| 46| 22.3| 46| 21.0| 174| 15.2| | Above poverty level | 1,377| 82.6| 73| 74.3| 161| 77.7| 173| 79.0| 971| 84.8| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Poverty status based on income in previous calendar year. SOURCE: Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division, U.S. Bureau of the Census Current Population Survey, March 1995 Internet Release date: September 12, 2000