TABLE 2.2. MARCH 1996 CPS:  EARNINGS OF PERSONS BY RACE-ETHNICITY AGE 15 AND OVER (COLLASPED CATEGORIES): BOTH SEXES -
                            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             |  140,176|   12,687|  127,489|    7,915|    1,184|      580|    2,032|      975|  106,949|   14,895|    5,646|
|Earnings          |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
|Loss or < $10,000 |   38,356|    4,438|   33,918|    2,939|      333|      142|      690|      334|   27,836|    4,561|    1,521|
|$10,000 to $24,999|   46,233|    5,368|   40,865|    3,399|      491|      229|      887|      361|   33,100|    5,893|    1,872|
|$25,000 to $49,999|   39,299|    2,358|   36,940|    1,342|      279|      154|      377|      206|   31,716|    3,675|    1,550|
|$50,000+          |   16,288|      522|   15,766|      235|       82|       55|       78|       73|   14,297|      765|      703|
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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|
|Earnings          |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
|Loss or < $10,000 |     27.4|     35.0|     26.6|     37.1|     28.1|     24.5|     33.9|     34.3|     26.0|     30.6|     26.9|
|$10,000 to $24,999|     33.0|     42.3|     32.1|     42.9|     41.5|     39.5|     43.7|     37.1|     30.9|     39.6|     33.2|
|$25,000 to $49,999|     28.0|     18.6|     29.0|     17.0|     23.5|     26.5|     18.6|     21.2|     29.7|     24.7|     27.4|
|$50,000+          |     11.6|      4.1|     12.4|      3.0|      6.9|      9.5|      3.8|      7.5|     13.4|      5.1|     12.5|
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NOTE: 1990 BASED FINAL MARCH SUPPLEMENT WEIGHT

SOURCE: PPL-72

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