Table 4.11 Poverty Status of the Latin American Foreign-Born Population by Age and Sex: March 1997 (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/ |13,058| 100.0| 8,752| 100.0| 2,776| 100.0| 1,530| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 3,658| 28.0| 2,767| 31.6| 659| 23.7| 232| 15.1| | Above poverty level | 9,401| 72.0| 5,985| 68.4| 2,117| 76.3| 1,298| 84.9| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 1,534| 100.0| 1,124| 100.0| 247| 100.0| 164| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 752| 49.0| 604| 53.8| 106| 43.0| 41| 25.2| | Above poverty level | 782| 51.0| 519| 46.2| 141| 57.0| 122| 74.8| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ |10,606| 100.0| 7,229| 100.0| 2,118| 100.0| 1,259| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 2,679| 25.3| 2,056| 28.4| 462| 21.8| 162| 12.8| | Above poverty level | 7,926| 74.7| 5,173| 71.6| 1,656| 78.2| 1,098| 87.2| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 918| 100.0| 400| 100.0| 412| 100.0| 107| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 227| 24.7| 107| 26.7| 91| 22.1| 29| 26.8| | Above poverty level | 692| 75.3| 293| 73.3| 320| 77.9| 78| 73.2| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Male | | REGION OF BIRTH | | | |--------------------------------------------| | | | CENTRAL | | | | |LATIN AMERICA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 6,864| 100.0| 4,779| 100.0| 1,337| 100.0| 748| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 1,745| 25.4| 1,392| 29.1| 263| 19.7| 90| 12.0| | Above poverty level | 5,119| 74.6| 3,387| 70.9| 1,074| 80.3| 658| 88.0| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 850| 100.0| 614| 100.0| 137| 100.0| 98| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 401| 47.1| 325| 53.0| 52| 37.5| 24| 24.2| | Above poverty level | 449| 52.9| 289| 47.0| 86| 62.5| 74| 75.8| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 5,661| 100.0| 4,022| 100.0| 1,026| 100.0| 613| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 1,287| 22.7| 1,038| 25.8| 189| 18.4| 61| 9.9| | Above poverty level | 4,374| 77.3| 2,983| 74.2| 837| 81.6| 553| 90.1| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 353| 100.0| 143| 100.0| 173| 100.0| 37| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 57| 16.2| 29| 20.1| 23| 13.0| 6| 15.9| | Above poverty level | 296| 83.8| 115| 79.9| 151| 87.0| 31| 84.1| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Female | | REGION OF BIRTH | | | |--------------------------------------------| | | | CENTRAL | | | | |LATIN AMERICA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 6,194| 100.0| 3,973| 100.0| 1,439| 100.0| 782| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 1,912| 30.9| 1,374| 34.6| 396| 27.5| 142| 18.1| | Above poverty level | 4,282| 69.1| 2,598| 65.4| 1,043| 72.5| 640| 81.9| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 684| 100.0| 510| 100.0| 109| 100.0| 66| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 351| 51.3| 279| 54.8| 54| 49.8| 18| 26.7| | Above poverty level | 333| 48.7| 230| 45.2| 55| 50.2| 48| 73.3| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 4,945| 100.0| 3,207| 100.0| 1,092| 100.0| 646| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 1,392| 28.1| 1,017| 31.7| 273| 25.0| 101| 15.6| | Above poverty level | 3,553| 71.9| 2,190| 68.3| 818| 75.0| 545| 84.4| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 565| 100.0| 256| 100.0| 238| 100.0| 71| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 169| 30.0| 78| 30.4| 69| 28.8| 23| 32.5| | Above poverty level | 396| 70.0| 178| 69.6| 170| 71.2| 48| 67.5| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1997 Internet Release date: September 12, 2000