TABLE 2.12. MARCH 1997 CPS: FULLTIME YEAR-ROUND EARNINGS OF PERSONS BY RACE-ETHNICITY (COLLAPSED CATEGORIES):

            FEMALES - 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             |   36,430|    2,952|   33,478|    1,632|      322|      154|      579|      264|   26,816|    4,988|    1,675|

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

|Loss or < $10,000 |    2,392|      358|    2,034|      227|       20|       11|       69|       31|    1,532|      382|      121|

|$10,000 to $24,999|   16,986|    1,708|   15,278|      972|      167|       82|      338|      149|   11,952|    2,600|      726|

|$25,000 to $49,999|   13,616|      748|   12,868|      375|      116|       45|      139|       73|   10,527|    1,732|      610|

|$50,000 or more   |    3,435|      138|    3,298|       57|       19|       16|       34|       12|    2,805|      275|      218|

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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 |      6.6|     12.1|      6.1|     13.9|      6.1|      7.2|     11.8|     11.9|      5.7|      7.7|      7.2|

|$10,000 to $24,999|     46.6|     57.9|     45.6|     59.6|     51.9|     53.3|     58.3|     56.2|     44.6|     52.1|     43.4|

|$25,000 to $49,999|     37.4|     25.3|     38.4|     23.0|     36.0|     29.4|     24.0|     27.5|     39.3|     34.7|     36.4|

|$50,000 or more   |      9.4|      4.7|      9.9|      3.5|      6.0|     10.1|      5.8|      4.4|     10.5|      5.5|     13.0|

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NOTE:     1990 BASED FINAL MARCH SUPPLEMENT WEIGHT

SOURCE:   CPS MARCH 1997

BRANCH:   ETHNIC & HISPANIC STATISTICS BRANCH