Table 4.11 Poverty Status of the Foreign-Born Population by Sex, Age, and Region of Birth: March 2001 (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/ |15,971| 100.0| 2,899| 100.0|11,053| 100.0| 2,018| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 3,205| 20.1| 438| 15.1| 2,490| 22.5| 277| 13.7| | Above poverty level |12,766| 79.9| 2,461| 84.9| 8,564| 77.5| 1,741| 86.3| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 1,713| 100.0| 235| 100.0| 1,242| 100.0| 236| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 544| 31.7| 46| 19.6| 464| 37.4| 33| 14.2| | Above poverty level | 1,169| 68.3| 189| 80.4| 778| 62.6| 203| 85.8| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ |13,184| 100.0| 2,233| 100.0| 9,325| 100.0| 1,626| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 2,463| 18.7| 316| 14.2| 1,921| 20.6| 226| 13.9| | Above poverty level |10,721| 81.3| 1,917| 85.8| 7,404| 79.4| 1,400| 86.1| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 1,074| 100.0| 431| 100.0| 487| 100.0| 156| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 198| 18.5| 76| 17.6| 105| 21.5| 18| 11.5| | Above poverty level | 876| 81.5| 355| 82.4| 382| 78.5| 138| 88.5| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2001 Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division (Last updated --1/2/03) Table 4.11 Poverty Status of the Foreign-Born Population by Sex, Age, and Region of Birth: March 2001 (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/ | 8,433| 100.0| 1,355| 100.0| 6,083| 100.0| 995| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 1,488| 17.6| 161| 11.9| 1,201| 19.7| 126| 12.6| | Above poverty level | 6,945| 82.4| 1,194| 88.1| 4,882| 80.3| 869| 87.4| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 905| 100.0| 122| 100.0| 660| 100.0| 124| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 280| 30.9| 20| 16.3| 237| 36.0| 23| 18.4| | Above poverty level | 625| 69.1| 102| 83.7| 422| 64.0| 101| 81.6| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 7,099| 100.0| 1,071| 100.0| 5,220| 100.0| 808| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 1,126| 15.9| 119| 11.1| 912| 17.5| 96| 11.9| | Above poverty level | 5,973| 84.1| 953| 88.9| 4,309| 82.5| 712| 88.1| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 429| 100.0| 162| 100.0| 203| 100.0| 63| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 81| 19.0| 23| 14.0| 52| 25.6| 7| 10.8| | Above poverty level | 347| 81.0| 139| 86.0| 151| 74.4| 56| 89.2| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2001 Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division (Last updated --1/2/03) Table 4.11 Poverty Status of the Foreign-Born Population by Sex, Age, and Region of Birth: March 2001 (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/ | 7,538| 100.0| 1,545| 100.0| 4,970| 100.0| 1,023| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 1,718| 22.8| 277| 18.0| 1,289| 25.9| 152| 14.8| | Above poverty level | 5,820| 77.2| 1,267| 82.0| 3,682| 74.1| 871| 85.2| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 808| 100.0| 114| 100.0| 582| 100.0| 112| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 264| 32.6| 26| 23.2| 227| 39.0| 11| 9.5| | Above poverty level | 544| 67.4| 87| 76.8| 355| 61.0| 101| 90.5| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 6,085| 100.0| 1,162| 100.0| 4,105| 100.0| 818| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 1,337| 22.0| 198| 17.0| 1,009| 24.6| 130| 15.9| | Above poverty level | 4,747| 78.0| 964| 83.0| 3,095| 75.4| 688| 84.1| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 645| 100.0| 269| 100.0| 284| 100.0| 93| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 117| 18.1| 53| 19.7| 53| 18.6| 11| 11.9| | Above poverty level | 528| 81.9| 216| 80.3| 231| 81.4| 82| 88.1| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2001 Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division (Last updated --1/2/03)