Table 4.11 Poverty Status of the Latin American Foreign-Born Population by Age and Sex: March 1995 (Numbers in thousands. 1/) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total | | REGION OF BIRTH | | | |--------------------------------------------| | | | CENTRAL | | | | |LATIN AMERICA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ |11,756| 100.0| 8,206| 100.0| 2,324| 100.0| 1,226| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 3,607| 30.7| 2,809| 34.2| 534| 23.0| 263| 21.5| | Above poverty level | 8,150| 69.3| 5,397| 65.8| 1,790| 77.0| 962| 78.5| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 1,431| 100.0| 1,097| 100.0| 206| 100.0| 128| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 765| 53.5| 620| 56.6| 101| 48.8| 44| 34.2| | Above poverty level | 666| 46.5| 476| 43.4| 106| 51.2| 84| 65.8| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 9,567| 100.0| 6,732| 100.0| 1,825| 100.0| 1,010| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 2,661| 27.8| 2,088| 31.0| 367| 20.1| 206| 20.4| | Above poverty level | 6,906| 72.2| 4,644| 69.0| 1,458| 79.9| 804| 79.6| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 758| 100.0| 377| 100.0| 293| 100.0| 88| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 181| 23.8| 101| 26.7| 67| 22.7| 14| 15.5| | Above poverty level | 577| 76.2| 277| 73.3| 227| 77.3| 74| 84.5| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Male | | REGION OF BIRTH | | | |--------------------------------------------| | | | CENTRAL | | | | |LATIN AMERICA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 6,096| 100.0| 4,487| 100.0| 1,040| 100.0| 569| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 1,687| 27.7| 1,396| 31.1| 186| 17.9| 104| 18.3| | Above poverty level | 4,409| 72.3| 3,091| 68.9| 854| 82.1| 465| 81.7| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 772| 100.0| 596| 100.0| 108| 100.0| 69| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 392| 50.7| 319| 53.4| 49| 45.0| 25| 36.1| | Above poverty level | 381| 49.3| 277| 46.6| 59| 55.0| 44| 63.9| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 4,994| 100.0| 3,721| 100.0| 810| 100.0| 463| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 1,241| 24.8| 1,044| 28.0| 120| 14.8| 77| 16.7| | Above poverty level | 3,754| 75.2| 2,678| 72.0| 690| 85.2| 386| 83.3| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 329| 100.0| 169| 100.0| 123| 100.0| 37| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 54| 16.4| 34| 20.0| 18| 14.7| 2| 5.5| | Above poverty level | 275| 83.6| 136| 80.0| 105| 85.3| 35| 94.5| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Female | | REGION OF BIRTH | | | |--------------------------------------------| | | | CENTRAL | | | | |LATIN AMERICA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 5,660| 100.0| 3,719| 100.0| 1,284| 100.0| 657| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 1,920| 33.9| 1,413| 38.0| 348| 27.1| 159| 24.3| | Above poverty level | 3,740| 66.1| 2,306| 62.0| 936| 72.9| 498| 75.7| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 659| 100.0| 501| 100.0| 98| 100.0| 60| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 373| 56.6| 302| 60.3| 52| 53.0| 19| 32.1| | Above poverty level | 286| 43.4| 199| 39.7| 46| 47.0| 41| 67.9| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 4,572| 100.0| 3,011| 100.0| 1,015| 100.0| 546| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 1,420| 31.1| 1,044| 34.7| 247| 24.3| 129| 23.5| | Above poverty level | 3,152| 68.9| 1,967| 65.3| 768| 75.7| 418| 76.5| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 429| 100.0| 208| 100.0| 171| 100.0| 51| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 127| 29.6| 67| 32.1| 49| 28.4| 12| 22.8| | Above poverty level | 302| 70.4| 141| 67.9| 122| 71.6| 39| 77.2| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ The majority of those born in 'Central America' are from Mexico. 2/ 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