TABLE 4.1. MARCH 1997 CPS:  TYPE OF FAMILY BY RACE-ETHNICITY - 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             |   70,241|    6,631|   63,609|    4,007|      780|      367|      962|      515|   52,625|    8,247|    2,737|

|Type of Family    |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |

|Couple            |   53,604|    4,520|   49,083|    2,892|      424|      282|      627|      295|   43,276|    3,770|    2,037|

|Male Householder  |    3,847|      494|    3,353|      307|       49|       23|       77|       37|    2,475|      642|      237|

|Female householder|   12,790|    1,617|   11,173|      807|      307|       62|      258|      183|    6,875|    3,834|      463|

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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|

|Type of Family    |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |

|Couple            |     76.3|     68.2|     77.2|     72.2|     54.3|     76.9|     65.2|     57.3|     82.2|     45.7|     74.4|

|Male Householder  |      5.5|      7.4|      5.3|      7.7|      6.3|      6.2|      8.0|      7.1|      4.7|      7.8|      8.6|

|Female householder|     18.2|     24.4|     17.6|     20.2|     39.4|     16.9|     26.8|     35.5|     13.1|     46.5|     16.9|

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NOTE:    1990 BASED FINAL MARCH SUPPLEMENT WEIGHT

SOURCE:  CPS MARCH 1997

BRANCH:  ETHNIC & HISPANIC STATISTICS BRANCH