Table 4.11 Poverty Status of the Latin American Foreign-Born Population by Age and Sex: March 1996 (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/ |12,151| 100.0| 8,360| 100.0| 2,496| 100.0| 1,294| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 3,700| 30.4| 2,778| 33.2| 685| 27.4| 237| 18.3| | Above poverty level | 8,451| 69.6| 5,582| 66.8| 1,811| 72.6| 1,058| 81.7| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 1,458| 100.0| 1,094| 100.0| 224| 100.0| 140| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 721| 49.5| 584| 53.4| 92| 40.8| 46| 32.9| | Above poverty level | 737| 50.5| 510| 46.6| 133| 59.2| 94| 67.1| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 9,852| 100.0| 6,829| 100.0| 1,960| 100.0| 1,063| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 2,760| 28.0| 2,086| 30.5| 500| 25.5| 175| 16.5| | Above poverty level | 7,091| 72.0| 4,744| 69.5| 1,460| 74.5| 888| 83.5| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 840| 100.0| 437| 100.0| 312| 100.0| 91| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 218| 25.9| 109| 24.9| 94| 30.0| 15| 16.7| | Above poverty level | 623| 74.1| 329| 75.1| 219| 70.0| 76| 83.3| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Male | | REGION OF BIRTH | | | |--------------------------------------------| | | | CENTRAL | | | | |LATIN AMERICA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 6,162| 100.0| 4,445| 100.0| 1,119| 100.0| 597| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 1,748| 28.4| 1,394| 31.4| 254| 22.6| 101| 16.9| | Above poverty level | 4,414| 71.6| 3,051| 68.6| 866| 77.4| 497| 83.1| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 779| 100.0| 581| 100.0| 114| 100.0| 84| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 368| 47.2| 295| 50.8| 47| 40.7| 26| 30.7| | Above poverty level | 412| 52.8| 285| 49.2| 68| 59.3| 58| 69.3| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 5,042| 100.0| 3,687| 100.0| 879| 100.0| 477| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 1,319| 26.2| 1,070| 29.0| 177| 20.2| 72| 15.1| | Above poverty level | 3,722| 73.8| 2,617| 71.0| 701| 79.8| 405| 84.9| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 341| 100.0| 178| 100.0| 126| 100.0| 37| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 61| 18.0| 29| 16.1| 30| 23.4| 3| 8.3| | Above poverty level | 280| 82.0| 149| 83.9| 97| 76.6| 34| 91.7| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Female | | REGION OF BIRTH | | | |--------------------------------------------| | | | CENTRAL | | | | |LATIN AMERICA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 5,988| 100.0| 3,915| 100.0| 1,377| 100.0| 697| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 1,951| 32.6| 1,384| 35.4| 431| 31.3| 136| 19.5| | Above poverty level | 4,037| 67.4| 2,531| 64.6| 946| 68.7| 561| 80.5| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 679| 100.0| 513| 100.0| 110| 100.0| 56| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 354| 52.1| 289| 56.3| 45| 40.9| 20| 36.2| | Above poverty level | 325| 47.9| 224| 43.7| 65| 59.1| 36| 63.8| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 4,810| 100.0| 3,143| 100.0| 1,081| 100.0| 586| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 1,441| 30.0| 1,016| 32.3| 322| 29.8| 103| 17.6| | Above poverty level | 3,369| 70.0| 2,127| 67.7| 759| 70.2| 483| 82.4| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 499| 100.0| 259| 100.0| 186| 100.0| 54| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 156| 31.3| 80| 30.9| 64| 34.5| 12| 22.4| | Above poverty level | 343| 68.7| 179| 69.1| 122| 65.5| 42| 77.6| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1996 Internet Release date: September 12, 2000