TABLE 2.2. MARCH 1997 CPS: EARNINGS OF PERSONS BY RACE-ETHNICITY AGE 15 AND OVER (COLLAPSED CATEGORIES):

           BOTH SEXES - VALUES/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             |  142,782|   13,683|  129,099|    8,452|    1,283|      656|    2,267|    1,025|  107,632|   15,344|    6,123|

|Earnings          |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |

|Loss or < $10,000 |   37,293|    4,392|   32,901|    2,870|      382|      159|      653|      328|   26,751|    4,607|    1,543|

|$10,000 to $24,999|   46,119|    5,912|   40,207|    3,737|      479|      234|    1,078|      384|   32,462|    5,747|    1,998|

|$25,000 to $49,999|   41,264|    2,704|   38,559|    1,518|      348|      185|      421|      232|   32,776|    4,094|    1,690|

|$50,000 or more   |   18,107|      675|   17,432|      327|       74|       78|      115|       81|   15,644|      896|      893|

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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 |     26.1|     32.1|     25.5|     34.0|     29.7|     24.3|     28.8|     32.0|     24.9|     30.0|     25.2|

|$10,000 to $24,999|     32.3|     43.2|     31.1|     44.2|     37.4|     35.6|     47.5|     37.5|     30.2|     37.5|     32.6|

|$25,000 to $49,999|     28.9|     19.8|     29.9|     18.0|     27.1|     28.2|     18.6|     22.6|     30.5|     26.7|     27.6|

|$50,000 or more   |     12.7|      4.9|     13.5|      3.9|      5.8|     11.9|      5.1|      7.9|     14.5|      5.8|     14.6|

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NOTE:     1990 BASED FINAL MARCH SUPPLEMENT WEIGHT

SOURCE:   CPS MARCH 1997

BRANCH:   ETHNIC & HISPANIC STATISTICS BRANCH