TABLE 5.6. MARCH 1994 CPS:  POVERTY BY RACE-ETHNICITY EXCLUDING UNRELATED PERSONS UNDER AGE 15: POOR - VALUES/PERCENTS

Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Internet Release date:  February 3, 1998

------------------------------------------------------- Poverty Status=Poor ------------------------------------------------------

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|                  |         |  Hispanic Origin  |                                Race-Ethnicity                                 |
|                  |         |-------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                  |         |         |   Not   |         | Puerto  |         |Central &|  Other  |White Not|Black Not|Other Not|
|                  |  Total  |Hispanic |Hispanic | Mexican |  Rican  |  Cuban  |South Am.|Hispanic |Hispanic |Hispanic |Hispanic |
|------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
|Total             |   39,265|    8,126|   31,138|    5,373|    1,061|      221|      940|      531|   18,882|   10,639|    1,617|
|------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
|Age               |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
|------------------|         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
|Under 18          |   15,727|    3,873|   11,855|    2,658|      554|       53|      399|      209|    6,255|    5,013|      587|
|------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
|18-64             |   19,783|    3,957|   15,826|    2,562|      459|      128|      517|      291|    9,964|    4,933|      929|
|------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
|65 and over       |    3,755|      297|    3,458|      153|       49|       41|       24|       30|    2,663|      693|      102|
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------------------------------------------------------- Poverty Status=Poor ------------------------------------------------------

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|                  |         |  Hispanic Origin  |                                Race-Ethnicity                                 |
|                  |         |-------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                  |         |         |   Not   |         | Puerto  |         |Central &|  Other  |White Not|Black Not|Other Not|
|                  |  Total  |Hispanic |Hispanic | Mexican |  Rican  |  Cuban  |South Am.|Hispanic |Hispanic |Hispanic |Hispanic |
|------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
|Total             |    100.0|    100.0|    100.0|    100.0|    100.0|    100.0|    100.0|    100.0|    100.0|    100.0|    100.0|
|------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
|Age               |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
|------------------|         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
|Under 18          |     40.1|     47.7|     38.1|     49.5|     52.2|     23.8|     42.4|     39.4|     33.1|     47.1|     36.3|
|------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
|18-64             |     50.4|     48.7|     50.8|     47.7|     43.3|     57.7|     55.0|     54.9|     52.8|     46.4|     57.4|
|------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
|65 and over       |      9.6|      3.7|     11.1|      2.8|      4.6|     18.5|      2.6|      5.7|     14.1|      6.5|      6.3|
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NOTE: 1990 BASED FINAL MARCH SUPPLEMENT WEIGHT

SOURCE: PPL-26

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