Table 13.  Householders in Family Households by Poverty Status in 1998, Family Type, and Race and 
           Hispanic Origin: March 1999

           (Numbers in thousands.)
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|Total Families                        |               |          Race and Hispanic Origin 1/          |
|                                      |               |-----------------------------------------------|
|                                      |               |   Asian or    |               |               |
|                                      |               |    Pacific    | Non-Hispanic, |               |
|                                      |     Total     |   Islander    |     White     |Other Groups 2/|
|                                      |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------|
|                                      |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|
|--------------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------|
|Total 3/                              |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                               | 71,551|  100.0|  2,459|  100.0| 53,107|  100.0| 15,985|  100.0|
|  Below poverty level                 |  7,186|   10.0|    270|   11.0|  3,264|    6.1|  3,652|   22.8|
|  Above poverty level                 | 64,365|   90.0|  2,189|   89.0| 49,843|   93.9| 12,333|   77.2|
|Married couple 4/                     |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                               | 54,778|  100.0|  1,966|  100.0| 43,669|  100.0|  9,144|  100.0|
|  Below poverty level                 |  2,879|    5.3|    156|    7.9|  1,639|    3.8|  1,084|   11.9|
|  Above poverty level                 | 51,900|   94.7|  1,810|   92.1| 42,030|   96.2|  8,060|   88.1|
|Female householder, no spouse present |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                               | 12,796|  100.0|    318|  100.0|  6,909|  100.0|  5,570|  100.0|
|  Below poverty level                 |  3,831|   29.9|     93|   29.2|  1,428|   20.7|  2,311|   41.5|
|  Above poverty level                 |  8,965|   70.1|    225|   70.8|  5,481|   79.3|  3,259|   58.5|
|Male householder, no spouse present   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                               |  3,977|  100.0|    176|  100.0|  2,530|  100.0|  1,271|  100.0|
|  Below poverty level                 |    476|   12.0|     21|   12.1|    197|    7.8|    257|   20.2|
|  Above poverty level                 |  3,501|   88.0|    155|   87.9|  2,332|   92.2|  1,014|   79.8|
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1/ Hispanic refers to people whose origin are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, 
   or other Spanish, regardless of race.
2/ This category includes people who are American Indian or Alaska Native, African American, or Hispanic 
   (except for those Hispanics that are Asian or Pacific Islander).
3/ Data in this table includes families in group quarters.
4/ In married-couple families, race and Hispanic origin refer to the householder.
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 1999, Racial Statistics Branch, 
        Population Division.
Internet Release date:  May 5, 2000