TABLE 5.4. MARCH 1997 CPS:  POVERTY BY RACE-ETHNICITY INCLUDING UNRELATED PERSONS - 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             |  266,792|   29,703|  237,089|   18,795|    3,152|    1,258|    4,292|    2,206|  191,791|   33,293|   12,006|

|Poverty Status    |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |

|Poor              |   37,103|    8,787|   28,317|    5,870|    1,138|      217|      900|      662|   16,793|    9,439|    2,085|

|Not Poor          |  229,689|   20,917|  208,772|   12,925|    2,014|    1,041|    3,393|    1,544|  174,997|   23,854|    9,921|

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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 Status    |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |

|Poor              |     13.9|     29.6|     11.9|     31.2|     36.1|     17.3|     21.0|     30.0|      8.8|     28.4|     17.4|

|Not Poor          |     86.1|     70.4|     88.1|     68.8|     63.9|     82.7|     79.0|     70.0|     91.2|     71.6|     82.6|

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NOTE:    1990 BASED FINAL MARCH SUPPLEMENT WEIGHT

SOURCE:  CPS MARCH 1997

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