TABLE 6.4. MARCH 1997 CPS:  TELEPHONE AVAILABLE 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             |  101,018|    8,225|   92,793|    4,830|    1,043|      496|    1,164|      691|   77,240|   11,842|    3,711|

|Telephone         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |

|Availability      |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |

|In Household      |   92,832|    6,625|   86,207|    3,805|      823|      433|      977|      587|   72,865|   10,003|    3,340|

|Available         |    1,886|      261|    1,625|      154|       37|       22|       33|       16|    1,105|      416|      104|

|Not Available     |    6,299|    1,338|    4,961|      871|      183|       42|      154|       88|    3,270|    1,423|      267|

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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|

|Telephone         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |

|Availability      |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |

|In Household      |     91.9|     80.6|     92.9|     78.8|     78.9|     87.3|     83.9|     84.9|     94.3|     84.5|     90.0|

|Available         |      1.9|      3.2|      1.8|      3.2|      3.6|      4.3|      2.8|      2.3|      1.4|      3.5|      2.8|

|Not Available     |      6.2|     16.3|      5.3|     18.0|     17.6|      8.4|     13.3|     12.8|      4.2|     12.0|      7.2|

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NOTE:     1990 BASED FINAL MARCH SUPPLEMENT WEIGHT

SOURCE:   CPS MARCH 1997

BRANCH:   ETHNIC & HISPANIC STATISTICS BRANCH