TABLE 2.8. MARCH 1997 CPS: FULLTIME YEAR-ROUND EARNINGS OF PERSONS BY RACE-ETHNICITY (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             |   90,217|    8,492|   81,725|    5,122|      790|      460|    1,484|      636|   68,127|    9,675|    3,922|

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

|Loss or < $10,000 |    4,611|      815|    3,795|      552|       42|       28|      141|       52|    2,954|      643|      199|

|$10,000 to $24,999|   32,647|    4,605|   28,043|    2,900|      365|      194|      846|      299|   22,158|    4,465|    1,420|

|$25,000 to $49,999|   36,202|    2,441|   33,761|    1,367|      310|      164|      390|      210|   28,554|    3,750|    1,457|

|$50,000 or more   |   16,757|      631|   16,126|      304|       72|       73|      107|       74|   14,461|      818|      848|

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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 |      5.1|      9.6|      4.6|     10.8|      5.3|      6.2|      9.5|      8.2|      4.3|      6.6|      5.1|

|$10,000 to $24,999|     36.2|     54.2|     34.3|     56.6|     46.3|     42.3|     57.0|     47.0|     32.5|     46.1|     36.2|

|$25,000 to $49,999|     40.1|     28.7|     41.3|     26.7|     39.3|     35.6|     26.3|     33.0|     41.9|     38.8|     37.1|

|$50,000 or more   |     18.6|      7.4|     19.7|      5.9|      9.2|     15.9|      7.2|     11.7|     21.2|      8.5|     21.6|

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NOTE:     1990 BASED FINAL MARCH SUPPLEMENT WEIGHT

SOURCE:   CPS MARCH 1997

BRANCH:   ETHNIC & HISPANIC STATISTICS BRANCH