Table 3.11 Poverty Status of the Foreign-Born Population by Sex, Age, and World Region of Birth: March 2001 (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/ |31,782| 100.0| 4,476| 100.0| 8,506| 100.0|15,971| 100.0| 2,829| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 4,901| 15.4| 466| 10.4| 880| 10.3| 3,205| 20.1| 350| 12.4| | Above poverty level |26,881| 84.6| 4,010| 89.6| 7,626| 89.7|12,766| 79.9| 2,479| 87.6| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 3,036| 100.0| 336| 100.0| 668| 100.0| 1,713| 100.0| 319| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 791| 26.0| 69| 20.4| 117| 17.5| 544| 31.7| 61| 19.2| | Above poverty level | 2,245| 74.0| 268| 79.6| 551| 82.5| 1,169| 68.3| 258| 80.8| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ |25,489| 100.0| 2,968| 100.0| 7,101| 100.0|13,184| 100.0| 2,236| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 3,662| 14.4| 274| 9.2| 671| 9.5| 2,463| 18.7| 254| 11.3| | Above poverty level |21,827| 85.6| 2,694| 90.8| 6,430| 90.5|10,721| 81.3| 1,983| 88.7| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 3,257| 100.0| 1,171| 100.0| 737| 100.0| 1,074| 100.0| 275| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 448| 13.8| 123| 10.5| 91| 12.4| 198| 18.5| 35| 12.9| | Above poverty level | 2,809| 86.2| 1,048| 89.5| 646| 87.6| 876| 81.5| 239| 87.1| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2001 Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division Table 3.11 Poverty Status of the Foreign-Born Population by Sex, Age, and World Region of Birth: March 2001 (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/ |16,051| 100.0| 2,056| 100.0| 4,060| 100.0| 8,433| 100.0| 1,502| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 2,225| 13.9| 161| 7.8| 407| 10.0| 1,488| 17.6| 170| 11.3| | Above poverty level |13,825| 86.1| 1,895| 92.2| 3,652| 90.0| 6,945| 82.4| 1,332| 88.7| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 1,582| 100.0| 180| 100.0| 339| 100.0| 905| 100.0| 157| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 414| 26.1| 40| 22.3| 66| 19.4| 280| 30.9| 28| 17.8| | Above poverty level | 1,168| 73.9| 140| 77.7| 274| 80.6| 625| 69.1| 129| 82.2| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ |13,123| 100.0| 1,408| 100.0| 3,399| 100.0| 7,099| 100.0| 1,216| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 1,651| 12.6| 89| 6.3| 305| 9.0| 1,126| 15.9| 130| 10.7| | Above poverty level |11,472| 87.4| 1,319| 93.7| 3,094| 91.0| 5,973| 84.1| 1,086| 89.3| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 1,346| 100.0| 467| 100.0| 321| 100.0| 429| 100.0| 129| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 161| 11.9| 31| 6.6| 37| 11.4| 81| 19.0| 12| 9.0| | Above poverty level | 1,185| 88.1| 436| 93.4| 285| 88.6| 347| 81.0| 117| 91.0| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2001 Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division Table 3.11 Poverty Status of the Foreign-Born Population by Sex, Age, and World Region of Birth: March 2001 (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/ |15,732| 100.0| 2,420| 100.0| 4,446| 100.0| 7,538| 100.0| 1,327| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 2,676| 17.0| 305| 12.6| 472| 10.6| 1,718| 22.8| 180| 13.6| | Above poverty level |13,056| 83.0| 2,115| 87.4| 3,974| 89.4| 5,820| 77.2| 1,147| 86.4| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 1,454| 100.0| 156| 100.0| 329| 100.0| 808| 100.0| 161| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 377| 25.9| 29| 18.3| 51| 15.7| 264| 32.6| 33| 20.6| | Above poverty level | 1,077| 74.1| 128| 81.7| 277| 84.3| 544| 67.4| 128| 79.4| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ |12,366| 100.0| 1,560| 100.0| 3,702| 100.0| 6,085| 100.0| 1,020| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 2,011| 16.3| 185| 11.8| 366| 9.9| 1,337| 22.0| 123| 12.1| | Above poverty level |10,355| 83.7| 1,375| 88.2| 3,336| 90.1| 4,747| 78.0| 897| 87.9| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 1,911| 100.0| 704| 100.0| 416| 100.0| 645| 100.0| 146| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 288| 15.1| 92| 13.1| 55| 13.2| 117| 18.1| 24| 16.3| | Above poverty level | 1,624| 84.9| 612| 86.9| 361| 86.8| 528| 81.9| 122| 83.7| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2001 Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division