Table 4.10  Total Money Earnings and Sex of Year-Round Full-Time Latin American 
             Foreign-Born Workers: March 1999

            (Numbers in thousands. 1/ 2/)



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|Total               |              |              REGION OF BIRTH               |

|                    |              |--------------------------------------------|

|                    |              |   CENTRAL    |              |              |

|                    |LATIN AMERICA |   AMERICA    |  CARIBBEAN   |SOUTH AMERICA |

|                    |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------|

|                    |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|

|--------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------|

|Total with earnings |      |       |      |       |      |       |      |       |

|3/                  | 5,834|  100.0| 3,851|  100.0| 1,224|  100.0|   758|  100.0|

|$1 to $2,499 or loss|    68|    1.2|    37|    1.0|    12|    1.0|    19|    2.5|

|$2,500 to $4,999    |    48|    0.8|    38|    1.0|     7|    0.5|     4|    0.5|

|$5,000 to $9,999    |   467|    8.0|   381|    9.9|    57|    4.7|    29|    3.8|

|$10,000 to $14,999  | 1,351|   23.2| 1,046|   27.2|   193|   15.8|   111|   14.7|

|$15,000 to $19,999  | 1,138|   19.5|   804|   20.9|   217|   17.7|   117|   15.5|

|$20,000 to $24,999  |   824|   14.1|   546|   14.2|   184|   15.0|    94|   12.4|

|$25,000 to $34,999  |   905|   15.5|   546|   14.2|   223|   18.2|   136|   17.9|

|$35,000 to $49,999  |   580|    9.9|   277|    7.2|   191|   15.6|   111|   14.7|

|$50,000 to $74,999  |   325|    5.6|   132|    3.4|    97|    7.9|    96|   12.7|

|$75,000 and over    |   127|    2.2|    43|    1.1|    43|    3.5|    41|    5.4|

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|Male                |              |              REGION OF BIRTH               |

|                    |              |--------------------------------------------|

|                    |              |   CENTRAL    |              |              |

|                    |LATIN AMERICA |   AMERICA    |  CARIBBEAN   |SOUTH AMERICA |

|                    |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------|

|                    |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|

|--------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------|

|Total with earnings |      |       |      |       |      |       |      |       |

|3/                  | 3,950|  100.0| 2,778|  100.0|   710|  100.0|   462|  100.0|

|$1 to $2,499 or loss|    44|    1.1|    25|    0.9|     8|    1.2|    10|    2.2|

|$2,500 to $4,999    |    33|    0.8|    26|    0.9|     3|    0.5|     4|    0.8|

|$5,000 to $9,999    |   271|    6.9|   229|    8.2|    28|    4.0|    14|    3.1|

|$10,000 to $14,999  |   812|   20.6|   661|   23.8|    96|   13.5|    56|   12.0|

|$15,000 to $19,999  |   791|   20.0|   601|   21.6|   118|   16.6|    72|   15.6|

|$20,000 to $24,999  |   577|   14.6|   440|   15.8|    88|   12.5|    48|   10.4|

|$25,000 to $34,999  |   649|   16.4|   433|   15.6|   137|   19.3|    79|   17.0|

|$35,000 to $49,999  |   417|   10.6|   219|    7.9|   125|   17.5|    74|   16.0|

|$50,000 to $74,999  |   248|    6.3|   108|    3.9|    69|    9.7|    72|   15.5|

|$75,000 and over    |   108|    2.7|    36|    1.3|    38|    5.4|    34|    7.4|

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|Female              |              |              REGION OF BIRTH               |

|                    |              |--------------------------------------------|

|                    |              |   CENTRAL    |              |              |

|                    |LATIN AMERICA |   AMERICA    |  CARIBBEAN   |SOUTH AMERICA |

|                    |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------|

|                    |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|

|--------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------|

|Total with earnings |      |       |      |       |      |       |      |       |

|3/                  | 1,883|  100.0| 1,073|  100.0|   514|  100.0|   296|  100.0|

|$1 to $2,499 or loss|    24|    1.3|    12|    1.1|     4|    0.7|     9|    2.9|

|$2,500 to $4,999    |    15|    0.8|    11|    1.1|     3|    0.6|     -|      -|

|$5,000 to $9,999    |   196|   10.4|   152|   14.2|    29|    5.7|    14|    4.9|

|$10,000 to $14,999  |   539|   28.6|   385|   35.9|    97|   19.0|    56|   18.9|

|$15,000 to $19,999  |   347|   18.4|   203|   18.9|    99|   19.3|    45|   15.2|

|$20,000 to $24,999  |   248|   13.2|   106|    9.9|    95|   18.5|    46|   15.7|

|$25,000 to $34,999  |   256|   13.6|   113|   10.5|    86|   16.7|    57|   19.2|

|$35,000 to $49,999  |   163|    8.6|    59|    5.5|    67|   13.0|    37|   12.6|

|$50,000 to $74,999  |    77|    4.1|    24|    2.2|    28|    5.4|    25|    8.4|

|$75,000 and over    |    19|    1.0|     8|    0.7|     5|    1.0|     6|    2.2|

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1/ The majority of those born in 'Central America' are from Mexico.

2/ Age 15 years and over.

3/ Earnings for previous calendar year.



SOURCE: Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division, U.S. Bureau of the Census 

        Current Population Survey, March 1999

Internet Release date:  September 12, 2000