Table 4.11 Poverty Status of the Latin American Foreign-Born Population by Age and Sex: March 1998 (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/ |13,334| 100.0| 8,904| 100.0| 2,822| 100.0| 1,609| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 3,580| 26.8| 2,600| 29.2| 746| 26.4| 235| 14.6| | Above poverty level | 9,754| 73.2| 6,304| 70.8| 2,076| 73.6| 1,374| 85.4| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 1,469| 100.0| 1,103| 100.0| 240| 100.0| 127| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 673| 45.8| 493| 44.7| 141| 58.9| 39| 30.4| | Above poverty level | 796| 54.2| 609| 55.3| 98| 41.1| 88| 69.6| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ |10,929| 100.0| 7,394| 100.0| 2,156| 100.0| 1,378| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 2,675| 24.5| 1,994| 27.0| 503| 23.3| 178| 12.9| | Above poverty level | 8,254| 75.5| 5,400| 73.0| 1,654| 76.7| 1,200| 87.1| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 937| 100.0| 407| 100.0| 426| 100.0| 104| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 233| 24.8| 113| 27.7| 102| 23.9| 18| 17.5| | Above poverty level | 704| 75.2| 295| 72.3| 324| 76.1| 86| 82.5| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Male | | REGION OF BIRTH | | | |--------------------------------------------| | | | CENTRAL | | | | |LATIN AMERICA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 6,935| 100.0| 4,793| 100.0| 1,352| 100.0| 791| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 1,623| 23.4| 1,218| 25.4| 294| 21.8| 111| 14.0| | Above poverty level | 5,312| 76.6| 3,575| 74.6| 1,057| 78.2| 680| 86.0| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 766| 100.0| 579| 100.0| 127| 100.0| 60| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 361| 47.1| 263| 45.4| 80| 62.8| 19| 31.0| | Above poverty level | 405| 52.9| 316| 54.6| 47| 37.2| 41| 69.0| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 5,802| 100.0| 4,058| 100.0| 1,056| 100.0| 688| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 1,198| 20.6| 927| 22.8| 185| 17.5| 86| 12.4| | Above poverty level | 4,605| 79.4| 3,131| 77.2| 871| 82.5| 603| 87.6| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 367| 100.0| 156| 100.0| 169| 100.0| 42| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 65| 17.6| 28| 18.2| 30| 17.5| 7| 15.8| | Above poverty level | 303| 82.4| 128| 81.8| 139| 82.5| 36| 84.2| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Female | | REGION OF BIRTH | | | |--------------------------------------------| | | | CENTRAL | | | | |LATIN AMERICA | AMERICA | CARIBBEAN |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 6,399| 100.0| 4,111| 100.0| 1,470| 100.0| 818| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 1,957| 30.6| 1,382| 33.6| 451| 30.7| 124| 15.2| | Above poverty level | 4,442| 69.4| 2,729| 66.4| 1,019| 69.3| 694| 84.8| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 703| 100.0| 524| 100.0| 113| 100.0| 67| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 312| 44.4| 231| 44.0| 61| 54.6| 20| 29.7| | Above poverty level | 391| 55.6| 293| 56.0| 51| 45.4| 47| 70.3| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 5,126| 100.0| 3,336| 100.0| 1,100| 100.0| 690| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 1,477| 28.8| 1,067| 32.0| 318| 28.9| 93| 13.4| | Above poverty level | 3,649| 71.2| 2,269| 68.0| 783| 71.1| 597| 86.6| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | Total 2/ | 570| 100.0| 251| 100.0| 257| 100.0| 61| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 168| 29.5| 84| 33.6| 72| 28.1| 11| 18.7| | Above poverty level | 402| 70.5| 167| 66.4| 185| 71.9| 50| 81.3| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1998 Internet Release date: September 12, 2000