Table 3.11 Poverty Status of the Foreign-Born Population by Sex, Age, and World Region of Birth: March 2002 (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/ |32,422| 100.0| 4,548| 100.0| 8,279| 100.0|16,918| 100.0| 2,677| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 5,209| 16.1| 456| 10.0| 916| 11.1| 3,483| 20.6| 353| 13.2| | Above poverty level |27,213| 83.9| 4,092| 90.0| 7,363| 88.9|13,434| 79.4| 2,324| 86.8| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 3,008| 100.0| 296| 100.0| 658| 100.0| 1,777| 100.0| 278| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 810| 26.9| 53| 18.0| 124| 18.8| 585| 33.0| 48| 17.2| | Above poverty level | 2,197| 73.1| 242| 82.0| 534| 81.2| 1,191| 67.0| 230| 82.8| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ |26,105| 100.0| 3,105| 100.0| 6,852| 100.0|14,001| 100.0| 2,147| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 3,913| 15.0| 272| 8.8| 703| 10.3| 2,656| 19.0| 283| 13.2| | Above poverty level |22,192| 85.0| 2,833| 91.2| 6,150| 89.7|11,345| 81.0| 1,864| 86.8| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 3,309| 100.0| 1,147| 100.0| 769| 100.0| 1,140| 100.0| 253| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 486| 14.7| 131| 11.4| 90| 11.7| 242| 21.3| 23| 9.1| | Above poverty level | 2,823| 85.3| 1,017| 88.6| 679| 88.3| 898| 78.7| 230| 90.9| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2002 Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division (Last updated (9/26/02)) Table 3.11 Poverty Status of the Foreign-Born Population by Sex, Age, and World Region of Birth: March 2002 (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/ |16,333| 100.0| 2,097| 100.0| 3,973| 100.0| 8,904| 100.0| 1,359| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 2,414| 14.8| 194| 9.2| 437| 11.0| 1,618| 18.2| 165| 12.1| | Above poverty level |13,919| 85.2| 1,903| 90.8| 3,536| 89.0| 7,286| 81.8| 1,194| 87.9| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 1,571| 100.0| 148| 100.0| 339| 100.0| 930| 100.0| 154| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 441| 28.1| 23| 15.5| 64| 18.7| 327| 35.2| 28| 18.1| | Above poverty level | 1,130| 71.9| 125| 84.5| 275| 81.3| 603| 64.8| 126| 81.9| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ |13,383| 100.0| 1,479| 100.0| 3,318| 100.0| 7,486| 100.0| 1,100| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 1,777| 13.3| 132| 8.9| 325| 9.8| 1,191| 15.9| 130| 11.8| | Above poverty level |11,606| 86.7| 1,347| 91.1| 2,993| 90.2| 6,296| 84.1| 970| 88.2| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 1,379| 100.0| 470| 100.0| 316| 100.0| 488| 100.0| 105| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 196| 14.2| 39| 8.4| 49| 15.5| 101| 20.7| 7| 6.7| | Above poverty level | 1,183| 85.8| 431| 91.6| 267| 84.5| 387| 79.3| 98| 93.3| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2002 Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division (Last updated (9/26/02)) Table 3.11 Poverty Status of the Foreign-Born Population by Sex, Age, and World Region of Birth: March 2002 (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/ |16,088| 100.0| 2,450| 100.0| 4,306| 100.0| 8,014| 100.0| 1,318| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 2,794| 17.4| 262| 10.7| 479| 11.1| 1,865| 23.3| 188| 14.3| | Above poverty level |13,294| 82.6| 2,188| 89.3| 3,827| 88.9| 6,149| 76.7| 1,130| 85.7| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 1,436| 100.0| 147| 100.0| 319| 100.0| 847| 100.0| 123| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 369| 25.7| 30| 20.6| 60| 18.9| 258| 30.5| 20| 16.0| | Above poverty level | 1,067| 74.3| 117| 79.4| 259| 81.1| 588| 69.5| 103| 84.0| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ |12,722| 100.0| 1,626| 100.0| 3,534| 100.0| 6,515| 100.0| 1,047| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 2,136| 16.8| 140| 8.6| 378| 10.7| 1,465| 22.5| 153| 14.6| | Above poverty level |10,586| 83.2| 1,486| 91.4| 3,156| 89.3| 5,050| 77.5| 894| 85.4| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 1,930| 100.0| 677| 100.0| 453| 100.0| 652| 100.0| 148| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 290| 15.0| 91| 13.5| 41| 9.0| 141| 21.7| 16| 10.8| | Above poverty level | 1,641| 85.0| 586| 86.5| 412| 91.0| 511| 78.3| 132| 89.2| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2002 Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division (Last updated (9/26/02))