TABLE 5.5. MARCH 1996 CPS:  POVERTY BY RACE-ETHNICITY EXCLUDING UNRELATED PERSONS UNDER AGE 15 - 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             |  263,733|   28,344|  235,389|   17,981|    3,104|    1,127|    4,046|    2,086|  190,951|   32,924|   11,514|
|------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
|Poverty Status    |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
|------------------|         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
|Poor              |   36,425|    8,574|   27,850|    5,608|    1,183|      246|    1,004|      533|   16,267|    9,562|    2,021|
|------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
|Not Poor          |  227,308|   19,770|  207,538|   12,372|    1,921|      882|    3,042|    1,553|  174,684|   23,362|    9,493|
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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 Status    |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
|------------------|         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
|Poor              |     13.8|     30.3|     11.8|     31.2|     38.1|     21.8|     24.8|     25.6|      8.5|     29.0|     17.6|
|------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
|Not Poor          |     86.2|     69.7|     88.2|     68.8|     61.9|     78.2|     75.2|     74.4|     91.5|     71.0|     82.4|
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NOTE: 1990 BASED FINAL MARCH SUPPLEMENT WEIGHT

SOURCE: PPL-72

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