TABLE 4.3.  MARCH 1996 CPS:  FAMILY POVERTY BY RACE-ETHNICITY - 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             |   69,594|    6,287|   63,307|    3,815|      742|      312|      929|      489|   52,858|    7,871|    2,579|
|------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
|Poverty Level in  |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
|1995              |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
|------------------|         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
|Poor              |    7,532|    1,695|    5,837|    1,054|      264|       49|      207|      120|    3,384|    2,063|      390|
|------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
|Not Poor          |   62,062|    4,591|   57,471|    2,760|      478|      263|      721|      369|   49,474|    5,808|    2,189|
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(CONTINUED)

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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|
|------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
|Poverty Level in  |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
|1995              |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
|------------------|         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
|Poor              |     10.8|     27.0|      9.2|     27.6|     35.6|     15.7|     22.3|     24.6|      6.4|     26.2|     15.1|
|------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
|Not Poor          |     89.2|     73.0|     90.8|     72.4|     64.4|     84.3|     77.7|     75.4|     93.6|     73.8|     84.9|
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NOTE: 1990 BASED FINAL MARCH SUPPLEMENT WEIGHT

SOURCE: PPL-72

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