TABLE 1.6. MARCH 1997 CPS: AGE BY RACE-ETHNICITY: SPECIAL AGE GROUPS - PERCENTS



Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census

Internet Release date:  August 7, 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                       |    100.0|    100.0|    100.0|    100.0|    100.0|    100.0|    100.0|    100.0|    100.0|    100.0|    100.0|

|Age Group                   |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |

|Under Age 16                |     23.8|     32.0|     22.7|     34.8|     32.3|     16.6|     25.7|     29.2|     21.3|     29.7|     27.0|

|Age 16 and Over             |     76.2|     68.0|     77.3|     65.2|     67.7|     83.4|     74.3|     70.8|     78.7|     70.3|     73.0|

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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|

|Age Group                   |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |

|Under Age 18                |     26.7|     35.7|     25.6|     38.5|     36.9|     17.6|     29.6|     32.3|     24.0|     33.4|     29.8|

|Age 18 and Over             |     73.3|     64.3|     74.4|     61.5|     63.1|     82.4|     70.4|     67.7|     76.0|     66.6|     70.2|

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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|

|Age Group                   |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |

|Under Age 21                |     30.9|     41.0|     29.6|     43.7|     42.4|     20.9|     35.6|     37.2|     27.8|     38.5|     34.2|

|Age 21 and Over             |     69.1|     59.0|     70.4|     56.3|     57.6|     79.1|     64.4|     62.8|     72.2|     61.5|     65.8|

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NOTE:    1990 BASED FINAL MARCH SUPPLEMENT WEIGHT

SOURCE:  CPS MARCH 1997

BRANCH:  ETHNIC & HISPANIC STATISTICS BRANCH