TABLE 4.2. MARCH 1997 CPS:  SIZE 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|

|Size of Family    |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |

|02                |   29,780|    1,731|   28,049|      943|      227|      153|      255|      153|   24,268|    2,926|      855|

|03                |   16,239|    1,571|   14,668|      862|      212|      100|      240|      157|   11,846|    2,170|      653|

|04                |   14,602|    1,555|   13,046|      926|      201|       71|      241|      116|   10,604|    1,730|      713|

|05                |    6,326|      931|    5,395|      632|       84|       27|      133|       55|    4,228|      880|      287|

|06                |    2,108|      488|    1,620|      362|       38|        8|       60|       19|    1,191|      306|      123|

|7 or more         |    1,186|      355|      831|      281|       19|        7|       33|       16|      489|      235|      106|

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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|

|Size of Family    |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |

|02                |     42.4|     26.1|     44.1|     23.5|     29.1|     41.8|     26.5|     29.6|     46.1|     35.5|     31.2|

|03                |     23.1|     23.7|     23.1|     21.5|     27.2|     27.4|     24.9|     30.5|     22.5|     26.3|     23.8|

|04                |     20.8|     23.5|     20.5|     23.1|     25.7|     19.5|     25.1|     22.5|     20.1|     21.0|     26.1|

|05                |      9.0|     14.0|      8.5|     15.8|     10.7|      7.3|     13.8|     10.7|      8.0|     10.7|     10.5|

|06                |      3.0|      7.4|      2.5|      9.0|      4.9|      2.2|      6.3|      3.6|      2.3|      3.7|      4.5|

|7 or more         |      1.7|      5.4|      1.3|      7.0|      2.4|      1.8|      3.4|      3.0|      0.9|      2.9|      3.9|

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NOTE:    1990 BASED FINAL MARCH SUPPLEMENT WEIGHT

SOURCE:  CPS MARCH 1997

BRANCH:  ETHNIC & HISPANIC STATISTICS BRANCH