TABLE 5.6. MARCH 1997 CPS:  POVERTY BY AGE AND RACE-ETHNICITY EXCLUDING UNRELATED PERSONS UNDER AGE 15:

                            POOR - 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             |   36,529|    8,697|   27,832|    5,815|    1,116|      217|      892|      657|   16,462|    9,338|    2,033|

|Age               |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |

|Under Age 18      |   14,463|    4,237|   10,226|    2,943|      569|       45|      362|      318|    5,072|    4,338|      817|

|18 to 64 years    |   18,638|    4,089|   14,549|    2,682|      501|      113|      487|      306|    9,074|    4,357|    1,118|

|65 years and over |    3,428|      370|    3,057|      190|       46|       58|       43|       34|    2,316|      643|       98|

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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|

|Age               |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |

|Under Age 18      |     39.6|     48.7|     36.7|     50.6|     51.0|     20.9|     40.5|     48.3|     30.8|     46.5|     40.2|

|18 to 64 years    |     51.0|     47.0|     52.3|     46.1|     44.9|     52.3|     54.6|     46.6|     55.1|     46.7|     55.0|

|65 years and over |      9.4|      4.3|     11.0|      3.3|      4.1|     26.8|      4.8|      5.1|     14.1|      6.9|      4.8|

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NOTE:    1990 BASED FINAL MARCH SUPPLEMENT WEIGHT

SOURCE:  CPS MARCH 1997

BRANCH:  ETHNIC AND HISPANIC STATISTICS BRANCH