Table 3.11 Poverty Status of the Foreign-Born Population by Sex, Age, and World Region of Birth: March 2000 (Numbers in thousands. 1/) Total 2/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |SEX, AGE, AND POVERTY | | WORLD REGION OF BIRTH | |STATUS | |-----------------------------------------------------------| | | FOREIGN BORN | EUROPE | ASIA |LATIN AMERICA | OTHER AREAS | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ |29,952| 100.0| 4,382| 100.0| 7,916| 100.0|15,290| 100.0| 2,364| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 5,034| 16.8| 401| 9.1| 1,019| 12.9| 3,347| 21.9| 268| 11.3| | Above poverty level |24,917| 83.2| 3,981| 90.9| 6,898| 87.1|11,943| 78.1| 2,096| 88.7| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 2,944| 100.0| 247| 100.0| 696| 100.0| 1,752| 100.0| 249| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 870| 29.6| 65| 26.5| 139| 20.0| 607| 34.6| 58| 23.4| | Above poverty level | 2,074| 70.4| 181| 73.5| 556| 80.0| 1,145| 65.4| 191| 76.6| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ |23,854| 100.0| 2,901| 100.0| 6,484| 100.0|12,604| 100.0| 1,866| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 3,734| 15.7| 240| 8.3| 767| 11.8| 2,538| 20.1| 188| 10.1| | Above poverty level |20,121| 84.3| 2,661| 91.7| 5,717| 88.2|10,065| 79.9| 1,678| 89.9| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 3,154| 100.0| 1,234| 100.0| 737| 100.0| 933| 100.0| 249| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 431| 13.7| 96| 7.8| 112| 15.3| 201| 21.6| 21| 8.5| | Above poverty level | 2,723| 86.3| 1,139| 92.2| 625| 84.7| 732| 78.4| 228| 91.5| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ The majority of those born in 'Latin America' are from Mexico. Those born in 'Other Areas' are from Africa, Oceania, Bermuda and Canada. 2/ Excludes unrelated individuals under 15 years. 3/ Poverty status based on income in previous calendar year. SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2000 (reweighted) Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division (Last updated 12/18/02) Table 3.11 Poverty Status of the Foreign-Born Population by Sex, Age, and World Region of Birth: March 2000 (Numbers in thousands. 1/) Male ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |SEX, AGE, AND POVERTY | | WORLD REGION OF BIRTH | |STATUS | |-----------------------------------------------------------| | | FOREIGN BORN | EUROPE | ASIA |LATIN AMERICA | OTHER AREAS | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ |15,119| 100.0| 2,110| 100.0| 3,754| 100.0| 7,978| 100.0| 1,277| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 2,318| 15.3| 177| 8.4| 495| 13.2| 1,513| 19.0| 133| 10.4| | Above poverty level |12,801| 84.7| 1,933| 91.6| 3,259| 86.8| 6,464| 81.0| 1,144| 89.6| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 1,549| 100.0| 145| 100.0| 345| 100.0| 937| 100.0| 122| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 431| 27.8| 36| 25.0| 69| 20.0| 294| 31.4| 31| 25.1| | Above poverty level | 1,119| 72.2| 109| 75.0| 276| 80.0| 642| 68.6| 92| 74.9| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ |12,226| 100.0| 1,441| 100.0| 3,073| 100.0| 6,675| 100.0| 1,038| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 1,722| 14.1| 108| 7.5| 365| 11.9| 1,152| 17.3| 98| 9.5| | Above poverty level |10,504| 85.9| 1,333| 92.5| 2,708| 88.1| 5,523| 82.7| 940| 90.5| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 1,343| 100.0| 524| 100.0| 336| 100.0| 366| 100.0| 117| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 165| 12.3| 33| 6.2| 61| 18.2| 67| 18.4| 4| 3.4| | Above poverty level | 1,178| 87.7| 492| 93.8| 275| 81.8| 299| 81.6| 113| 96.6| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ The majority of those born in 'Latin America' are from Mexico. Those born in 'Other Areas' are from Africa, Oceania, Bermuda and Canada. 2/ Excludes unrelated individuals under 15 years. 3/ Poverty status based on income in previous calendar year. SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2000 (reweighted) Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division (Last updated 12/18/02) Table 3.11 Poverty Status of the Foreign-Born Population by Sex, Age, and World Region of Birth: March 2000 (Numbers in thousands. 1/) Female ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |SEX, AGE, AND POVERTY | | WORLD REGION OF BIRTH | |STATUS | |-----------------------------------------------------------| | | FOREIGN BORN | EUROPE | ASIA |LATIN AMERICA | OTHER AREAS | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ |14,833| 100.0| 2,272| 100.0| 4,162| 100.0| 7,312| 100.0| 1,087| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 2,716| 18.3| 224| 9.9| 524| 12.6| 1,833| 25.1| 135| 12.4| | Above poverty level |12,117| 81.7| 2,048| 90.1| 3,639| 87.4| 5,479| 74.9| 952| 87.6| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 1,394| 100.0| 101| 100.0| 351| 100.0| 816| 100.0| 127| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 439| 31.5| 29| 28.7| 70| 20.0| 313| 38.3| 28| 21.8| | Above poverty level | 955| 68.5| 72| 71.3| 281| 80.0| 503| 61.7| 99| 78.2| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ |11,628| 100.0| 1,460| 100.0| 3,411| 100.0| 5,929| 100.0| 828| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 2,011| 17.3| 132| 9.0| 403| 11.8| 1,387| 23.4| 90| 10.9| | Above poverty level | 9,617| 82.7| 1,328| 91.0| 3,009| 88.2| 4,542| 76.6| 738| 89.1| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 1,811| 100.0| 710| 100.0| 400| 100.0| 568| 100.0| 132| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 266| 14.7| 63| 8.9| 51| 12.7| 134| 23.6| 17| 13.0| | Above poverty level | 1,545| 85.3| 647| 91.1| 349| 87.3| 434| 76.4| 115| 87.0| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ The majority of those born in 'Latin America' are from Mexico. Those born in 'Other Areas' are from Africa, Oceania, Bermuda and Canada. 2/ Excludes unrelated individuals under 15 years. 3/ Poverty status based on income in previous calendar year. SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2000 (reweighted) Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division (Last updated 12/18/02)