Table 2.11 Poverty Status of the Foreign-Born Population by Year of Entry, Age and Sex: March 1997 (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/ | 25,759| 100.0| 7,521| 100.0| 8,554| 100.0| 4,935| 100.0| 4,749| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 5,412| 21.0| 2,320| 30.8| 1,943| 22.7| 651| 13.2| 497| 10.5| | Above poverty level | 20,347| 79.0| 5,201| 69.2| 6,611| 77.3| 4,284| 86.8| 4,252| 89.5| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 1/ | 2,598| 100.0| 1,777| 100.0| 809| 100.0| 12| 100.0| -| -| | Below poverty level | 1,012| 38.9| 695| 39.1| 313| 38.7| 3| 28.3| -| -| | Above poverty level | 1,587| 61.1| 1,082| 60.9| 496| 61.3| 9| 71.7| -| -| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 1/ | 20,372| 100.0| 5,540| 100.0| 7,337| 100.0| 4,572| 100.0| 2,922| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 3,956| 19.4| 1,579| 28.5| 1,534| 20.9| 585| 12.8| 258| 8.8| | Above poverty level | 16,416| 80.6| 3,961| 71.5| 5,803| 79.1| 3,988| 87.2| 2,664| 91.2| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 1/ | 2,789| 100.0| 203| 100.0| 408| 100.0| 350| 100.0| 1,827| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 444| 15.9| 45| 22.2| 96| 23.6| 63| 18.0| 239| 13.1| | Above poverty level | 2,345| 84.1| 158| 77.8| 312| 76.4| 287| 82.0| 1,588| 86.9| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |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/ | 12,939| 100.0| 3,930| 100.0| 4,476| 100.0| 2,453| 100.0| 2,081| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 2,564| 19.8| 1,180| 30.0| 927| 20.7| 282| 11.5| 174| 8.4| | Above poverty level | 10,375| 80.2| 2,749| 70.0| 3,548| 79.3| 2,171| 88.5| 1,906| 91.6| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 1/ | 1,418| 100.0| 1,013| 100.0| 402| 100.0| 4| 100.0| -| -| | Below poverty level | 544| 38.4| 393| 38.8| 149| 37.1| 2| 58.1| -| -| | Above poverty level | 874| 61.6| 620| 61.2| 253| 62.9| 1| 41.9| -| -| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 1/ | 10,373| 100.0| 2,836| 100.0| 3,890| 100.0| 2,307| 100.0| 1,341| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 1,875| 18.1| 769| 27.1| 739| 19.0| 264| 11.5| 102| 7.6| | Above poverty level | 8,498| 81.9| 2,066| 72.9| 3,151| 81.0| 2,042| 88.5| 1,239| 92.4| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 1/ | 1,147| 100.0| 81| 100.0| 184| 100.0| 142| 100.0| 740| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 145| 12.7| 18| 22.3| 39| 21.3| 16| 10.9| 72| 9.8| | Above poverty level | 1,002| 87.3| 63| 77.7| 145| 78.7| 127| 89.1| 668| 90.2| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |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/ | 12,820| 100.0| 3,591| 100.0| 4,078| 100.0| 2,482| 100.0| 2,669| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 2,848| 22.2| 1,139| 31.7| 1,016| 24.9| 369| 14.9| 323| 12.1| | Above poverty level | 9,973| 77.8| 2,452| 68.3| 3,062| 75.1| 2,113| 85.1| 2,345| 87.9| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 1/ | 1,180| 100.0| 764| 100.0| 407| 100.0| 9| 100.0| -| -| | Below poverty level | 467| 39.6| 302| 39.6| 164| 40.2| 1| 16.3| -| -| | Above poverty level | 712| 60.4| 462| 60.4| 243| 59.8| 7| 83.7| -| -| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 1/ | 9,999| 100.0| 2,705| 100.0| 3,447| 100.0| 2,266| 100.0| 1,581| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 2,081| 20.8| 810| 29.9| 795| 23.1| 320| 14.1| 156| 9.9| | Above poverty level | 7,918| 79.2| 1,895| 70.1| 2,652| 76.9| 1,945| 85.9| 1,425| 90.1| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 1/ | 1,642| 100.0| 122| 100.0| 224| 100.0| 208| 100.0| 1,087| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 299| 18.2| 27| 22.1| 57| 25.6| 48| 22.9| 167| 15.4| | Above poverty level | 1,342| 81.8| 95| 77.9| 167| 74.4| 160| 77.1| 920| 84.6| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1997 Internet Release date: September 12, 2000