TABLE 5.6. MARCH 1995 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

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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             |   38,059|    8,416|   29,643|    5,781|      981|      205|      949|      500|   18,110|   10,037|    1,496|
|------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
|Age               |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
|------------------|         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
|Under 18          |   15,289|    4,075|   11,214|    2,891|      496|       63|      393|      232|    5,823|    4,824|      567|
|------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
|18-64             |   19,107|    4,018|   15,089|    2,728|      445|       90|      523|      232|    9,732|    4,520|      837|
|------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
|65 and over       |    3,663|      323|    3,341|      163|       40|       52|       32|       36|    2,556|      693|       92|
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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          |     40.2|     48.4|     37.8|     50.0|     50.6|     30.8|     41.4|     46.4|     32.2|     48.1|     37.9|
|------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
|18-64             |     50.2|     47.7|     50.9|     47.2|     45.4|     43.7|     55.2|     46.5|     53.7|     45.0|     55.9|
|------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
|65 and over       |      9.6|      3.8|     11.3|      2.8|      4.1|     25.5|      3.4|      7.2|     14.1|      6.9|      6.2|
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NOTE: 1990 BASED FINAL MARCH SUPPLEMENT WEIGHT

SOURCE: PPL-71

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