TABLE 4.3. MARCH 1997 CPS:  FAMILY POVERTY 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|

|Poverty Level in  |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |

|1996              |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |

|Poor              |    7,708|    1,748|    5,960|    1,111|      258|       46|      183|      151|    3,433|    2,119|      407|

|Not poor          |   62,533|    4,883|   57,650|    2,896|      522|      321|      780|      364|   49,192|    6,128|    2,330|

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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|

|Poverty Level in  |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |

|1996              |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |

|Poor              |     11.0|     26.4|      9.4|     27.7|     33.1|     12.5|     19.0|     29.3|      6.5|     25.7|     14.9|

|Not poor          |     89.0|     73.6|     90.6|     72.3|     66.9|     87.5|     81.0|     70.7|     93.5|     74.3|     85.1|

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NOTE:    1990 BASED FINAL MARCH SUPPLEMENT WEIGHT

SOURCE:  CPS MARCH 1997

BRANCH:  ETHNIC & HISPANIC STATISTICS BRANCH