TABLE 5.6. MARCH 1996 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             |   36,425|    8,574|   27,850|    5,608|    1,183|      246|    1,004|      533|   16,267|    9,562|    2,021|
|------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
|Age               |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
|------------------|         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
|Under 18          |   14,665|    4,080|   10,585|    2,750|      638|       55|      419|      217|    5,115|    4,596|      874|
|------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
|18-64             |   18,442|    4,152|   14,290|    2,680|      514|      131|      552|      275|    8,908|    4,344|    1,037|
|------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
|65 and over       |    3,318|      342|    2,976|      178|       32|       59|       33|       41|    2,243|      622|      111|
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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          |     40.3|     47.6|     38.0|     49.0|     53.9|     22.5|     41.8|     40.7|     31.4|     48.1|     43.2|
|------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
|18-64             |     50.6|     48.4|     51.3|     47.8|     43.4|     53.3|     55.0|     51.6|     54.8|     45.4|     51.3|
|------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------|
|65 and over       |      9.1|      4.0|     10.7|      3.2|      2.7|     24.2|      3.3|      7.6|     13.8|      6.5|      5.5|
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NOTE: 1990 BASED FINAL MARCH SUPPLEMENT WEIGHT

SOURCE: PPL-72

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