Table 4.11 Poverty Status of the Foreign-Born Population by Sex, Age, and Region of Birth: March 2002 (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/ |16,918| 100.0| 3,098| 100.0|11,799| 100.0| 2,021| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 3,483| 20.6| 532| 17.2| 2,664| 22.6| 287| 14.2| | Above poverty level |13,434| 79.4| 2,566| 82.8| 9,135| 77.4| 1,734| 85.8| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 1,777| 100.0| 223| 100.0| 1,339| 100.0| 214| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 585| 33.0| 56| 25.3| 482| 36.0| 47| 22.1| | Above poverty level | 1,191| 67.0| 167| 74.7| 858| 64.0| 167| 77.9| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ |14,001| 100.0| 2,378| 100.0| 9,953| 100.0| 1,670| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 2,656| 19.0| 355| 14.9| 2,070| 20.8| 231| 13.8| | Above poverty level |11,345| 81.0| 2,023| 85.1| 7,883| 79.2| 1,439| 86.2| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 1,140| 100.0| 497| 100.0| 506| 100.0| 137| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 242| 21.3| 121| 24.3| 112| 22.2| 9| 6.6| | Above poverty level | 898| 78.7| 376| 75.7| 394| 77.8| 128| 93.4| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2002 Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division (Last updated -- 9/24/02) Table 4.11 Poverty Status of the Foreign-Born Population by Sex, Age, and Region of Birth: March 2002 (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/ | 8,904| 100.0| 1,433| 100.0| 6,492| 100.0| 979| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 1,618| 18.2| 196| 13.7| 1,295| 19.9| 127| 13.0| | Above poverty level | 7,286| 81.8| 1,237| 86.3| 5,197| 80.1| 851| 87.0| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 930| 100.0| 92| 100.0| 727| 100.0| 111| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 327| 35.2| 26| 27.8| 277| 38.2| 24| 21.5| | Above poverty level | 603| 64.8| 66| 72.2| 449| 61.8| 87| 78.5| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 7,486| 100.0| 1,129| 100.0| 5,538| 100.0| 819| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 1,191| 15.9| 125| 11.1| 964| 17.4| 102| 12.4| | Above poverty level | 6,296| 84.1| 1,003| 88.9| 4,575| 82.6| 717| 87.6| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 488| 100.0| 212| 100.0| 227| 100.0| 48| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 101| 20.7| 45| 21.4| 54| 23.6| 2| 3.4| | Above poverty level | 387| 79.3| 167| 78.6| 174| 76.4| 46| 96.6| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2002 Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division (Last updated -- 9/24/02) Table 4.11 Poverty Status of the Foreign-Born Population by Sex, Age, and Region of Birth: March 2002 (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/ | 8,014| 100.0| 1,665| 100.0| 5,307| 100.0| 1,042| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 1,865| 23.3| 336| 20.2| 1,369| 25.8| 160| 15.3| | Above poverty level | 6,149| 76.7| 1,329| 79.8| 3,937| 74.2| 883| 84.7| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 847| 100.0| 131| 100.0| 613| 100.0| 103| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 258| 30.5| 31| 23.5| 204| 33.3| 23| 22.8| | Above poverty level | 588| 69.5| 100| 76.5| 409| 66.7| 79| 77.2| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 6,515| 100.0| 1,249| 100.0| 4,415| 100.0| 851| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 1,465| 22.5| 230| 18.4| 1,107| 25.1| 129| 15.1| | Above poverty level | 5,050| 77.5| 1,020| 81.6| 3,308| 74.9| 722| 84.9| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 652| 100.0| 285| 100.0| 279| 100.0| 89| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 141| 21.7| 76| 26.5| 59| 21.0| 7| 8.3| | Above poverty level | 511| 78.3| 209| 73.5| 220| 79.0| 82| 91.7| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2002 Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division (Last updated -- 9/24/02)