Table 4.11 Poverty Status of the Foreign-Born Population by Sex, Age, and Region of Birth: March 2000 (Numbers in thousands. 1/) Total 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |SEX, AGE, AND POVERTY | | REGION OF BIRTH | |STATUS | |--------------------------------------------| | | | | CENTRAL | | | |LATIN AMERICA | CARIBBEAN | AMERICA |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ |15,290| 100.0| 2,912| 100.0|10,407| 100.0| 1,971| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 3,347| 21.9| 592| 20.3| 2,527| 24.3| 228| 11.6| | Above poverty level |11,943| 78.1| 2,320| 79.7| 7,880| 75.7| 1,743| 88.4| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 1,752| 100.0| 269| 100.0| 1,252| 100.0| 232| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 607| 34.6| 74| 27.4| 493| 39.4| 41| 17.6| | Above poverty level | 1,145| 65.4| 195| 72.6| 759| 60.6| 191| 82.4| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ |12,604| 100.0| 2,269| 100.0| 8,744| 100.0| 1,590| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 2,538| 20.1| 405| 17.9| 1,967| 22.5| 166| 10.5| | Above poverty level |10,065| 79.9| 1,864| 82.1| 6,778| 77.5| 1,424| 89.5| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 933| 100.0| 374| 100.0| 411| 100.0| 149| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 201| 21.6| 113| 30.2| 67| 16.4| 21| 14.0| | Above poverty level | 732| 78.4| 261| 69.8| 343| 83.6| 128| 86.0| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ The majority of those born in 'Central America' are from Mexico. 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 1/6/03) Table 4.11 Poverty Status of the Foreign-Born Population by Sex, Age, and Region of Birth: March 2000 (Numbers in thousands. 1/) Male -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |SEX, AGE, AND POVERTY | | REGION OF BIRTH | |STATUS | |--------------------------------------------| | | | | CENTRAL | | | |LATIN AMERICA | CARIBBEAN | AMERICA |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 7,978| 100.0| 1,356| 100.0| 5,667| 100.0| 954| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 1,513| 19.0| 214| 15.8| 1,213| 21.4| 86| 9.0| | Above poverty level | 6,464| 81.0| 1,142| 84.2| 4,454| 78.6| 868| 91.0| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 937| 100.0| 146| 100.0| 665| 100.0| 126| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 294| 31.4| 31| 20.9| 243| 36.6| 21| 16.5| | Above poverty level | 642| 68.6| 115| 79.1| 422| 63.4| 105| 83.5| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 6,675| 100.0| 1,063| 100.0| 4,839| 100.0| 773| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 1,152| 17.3| 144| 13.6| 944| 19.5| 63| 8.1| | Above poverty level | 5,523| 82.7| 919| 86.4| 3,894| 80.5| 710| 91.9| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 366| 100.0| 147| 100.0| 163| 100.0| 56| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 67| 18.4| 39| 26.8| 25| 15.4| 3| 4.8| | Above poverty level | 299| 81.6| 107| 73.2| 138| 84.6| 53| 95.2| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ The majority of those born in 'Central America' are from Mexico. 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 1/6/03) Table 4.11 Poverty Status of the Foreign-Born Population by Sex, Age, and Region of Birth: March 2000 (Numbers in thousands. 1/) Female -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |SEX, AGE, AND POVERTY | | REGION OF BIRTH | |STATUS | |--------------------------------------------| | | | | CENTRAL | | | |LATIN AMERICA | CARIBBEAN | AMERICA |SOUTH AMERICA | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 7,312| 100.0| 1,556| 100.0| 4,740| 100.0| 1,016| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 1,833| 25.1| 377| 24.3| 1,314| 27.7| 142| 14.0| | Above poverty level | 5,479| 74.9| 1,178| 75.7| 3,426| 72.3| 874| 86.0| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 816| 100.0| 123| 100.0| 587| 100.0| 106| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 313| 38.3| 43| 35.0| 250| 42.5| 20| 18.9| | Above poverty level | 503| 61.7| 80| 65.0| 337| 57.5| 86| 81.1| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 5,929| 100.0| 1,206| 100.0| 3,906| 100.0| 817| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 1,387| 23.4| 261| 21.6| 1,022| 26.2| 104| 12.7| | Above poverty level | 4,542| 76.6| 945| 78.4| 2,883| 73.8| 713| 87.3| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 568| 100.0| 227| 100.0| 248| 100.0| 93| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 134| 23.6| 74| 32.4| 42| 17.1| 18| 19.6| | Above poverty level | 434| 76.4| 153| 67.6| 205| 82.9| 75| 80.4| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ The majority of those born in 'Central America' are from Mexico. 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 1/6/03)