CPS Publications - May Race & Ethnicity - Tables from BLS Statistical Notes #40

Table 1. Race from the CPS by Panel

Panel

1 2 3 4

Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 82.44 82.34 82.65 82.48

Black 10.55 11.10 11.00 10.67

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0.73 0.68 0.88 0.84

Asian or Pacific Islander 3.84 3.28 3.39 3.65

All Other 2.44 2.60 2.09 2.36

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 1 - separate Hispanic question, no Multiracial category
Panel 2 - separate Hispanic question, Multiracial category
Panel 3 - no separate Hispanic question, no Multiracial category
Panel 4 - no separate Hispanic question, Multiracial category

Results of Jack-knifed Chi-square tests

PANEL DIFFERENCES No

Differences due to:

Separate Hispanic Question only

Multiracial Category only

Both Hispanic Question & MR Category

Both and Interaction

Table 2. Hispanic Origin from the CPS by Panel

Panel

1 2 3 4

Percent Percent Percent Percent

Hispanic 9.75 9.29 8.96 9.82

Non-Hispanic 90.25 90.71 91.04 90.18

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Table 3. Hispanic Origin from the First Question in the Supplement by Panel

Panel

1 2 3 4

Percent Percent Percent Percent

Hispanic 10.79 10.41 7.53 8.58

Non-Hispanic 89.21 89.59 92.47 91.42

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Results of Jack-knifed Chi-square tests

PANEL DIFFERENCES Yes

Differences due to:

Separate Hispanic Question only X

Multiracial Category only

Both Hispanic Question & MR Category

Both and Interaction

Table 4. Hispanic Origin based on All Opportunities to Identify as Hispanic in the Supplement by Panel

Panel

1 2 3 4

Percent Percent Percent Percent

Hispanic 10.79 10.41 8.81 9.42

Non-Hispanic 89.21 89.59 91.19 90.58

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Table 5. Racial Distribution from the First Question in the Supplement Assessing Racial Identity with Detailed Identification for Multiracials in Panels 2 and 4

Panel

1 2 3 4

Percent Percent Percent Percent

Single race breakdown

White 79.88 79.74 75.78 74.66

Black 10.29 10.66 10.60 10.27

Hispanic - - 7.53 8.20

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0.97 0.73 1.06 0.79

Asian or Pacific Islander 3.83 3.25 3.25 3.30

Something Else 4.68 3.70 1.50 0.92

Don't Know / Not Applicable 0.34 0.26 0.28 0.32

Total Multiracial - 1.65 - 1.55

Multi race breakdown

No race/don't know/not applicable - 0.02 - 0.00

Something else as only 1 race - 0.51 - 0.22

Only 1 race - 0.53 - 0.15

White-black / Black-white - 0.09 - 0.16

American Indian + 1 race - 0.20 - 0.28

Asian or Pacific Islander + 1 race - 0.07 - 0.28

1 race + Something else - 0.16 - 0.07

Other 2 races - 0.00 - 0.20

3 or more - 0.08 - 0.21

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Note: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding.

Table 6. Racial Distribution based on First Race Question in the Supplement by Panel

Panel

1 2 3 4

Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 79.88 79.74 75.78 74.66

Black 10.29 10.66 10.60 10.27

Hispanic - - 7.53 8.20

American Indian 0.97 0.73 1.06 0.79

Asian or Pacific Islander 3.83 3.25 3.25 3.30

Multiracial - 1.65 - 1.55

All Other 5.03 3.97 1.78 1.23

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Results of Jack-knifed Chi-square tests

Comparison of Panels 2 and 4 only White Multiracial All Other

PANEL DIFFERENCES Yes No Yes

Differences due to:

Separate Hispanic Question only X X

Comparison of Panels 1 and 2 only All Other

PANEL DIFFERENCES Yes

Differences due to:

Multiracial Category only X

Table 7. Racial Distribution based on First Race Question in the Supplement using the current CPS Categories by Panel

Panel

1 2 3 4

Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 79.88 79.74 75.78 74.66

Black 10.29 10.66 10.60 10.27

American Indian 0.97 0.73 1.06 0.79

Asian or Pacific Islander 3.83 3.25 3.25 3.30

All Other 5.03 5.62 9.31 10.98

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Note: The All Other category includes Hispanics in Panels 3 & 4 and Multiracials in Panels 2 & 4.

Results of Jack-knifed Chi-square tests

PANEL DIFFERENCES Yes

Differences due to:

Separate Hispanic Question only

Multiracial Category only

Both Hispanic Question & MR Category X

Both and Interaction

Results of Jack-knifed Chi-square tests each Race separately (versus all others)

White Black American Indian. Asian or Pacific Islander

PANEL DIFFERENCES Yes No Yes No

Differences due to:

Separate Hispanic Question only X

Multiracial Category only X

Both Hispanic Question & MR Category

Both and Interaction

Table 8. Racial Distribution based on All Race Questions and Opportunities to Identify as Multiracial in the Supplement by Panel

Panel

1 2 3 4

Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 77.37 75.67 73.79 73.17

Black 9.53 10.19 9.90 9.87

American Indian 0.71 0.56 0.85 0.70

Asian or Pacific Islander 3.53 3.08 3.02 3.19

All Other 8.86 10.51 12.45 13.07

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Note: The All Other category includes Hispanics in Panels 3 & 4 and Multiracials in Panels 2 & 4.

Results of Jack-knifed Chi-square tests each Race separately (versus all others)

White Black American Indian Asian or Pacific Islander

PANEL DIFFERENCES Yes No Yes No

Differences due to:

Separate Hispanic Question only X

Multiracial Category only X

Both Hispanic Question & MR Category X

Both and Interaction

Table 9. Question on Whether Hispanic should be a Race

Panel

1 2 3 4

Percent Percent Percent Percent

Yes 63.62 60.69 73.60 73.81

No 36.38 39.31 26.40 26.19

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Table 10. Preferred Racial Terms

Hispanics Percent

Hispanic 57.88

Latino 11.74

Of Spanish Origin 12.34

Some Other Term 7.85

No Preference 10.18

Total 100.00

Whites

White 61.66

Caucasian 16.53

European-American 2.35

Anglo 0.96

Some Other term 1.97

No Preference 16.53

Total 100.00

Blacks

Black 44.15

African-American 28.07

Afro-American 12.12

Negro 3.28

Colored 1.09

Some Other Term 2.19

No Preference 9.11

Total 100.00

American Indians

American Indian 49.76

Alaska Native 3.51

Native American 37.35

Some Other Term 3.66

No Preference 5.72

Total 100.00

Multiracials

Multiracial 28.42

More than 1 race 6.03

Biracial 5.67

Mixed-race 16.02

Mestizo / mestiza 2.25

Some Other Term 13.87

No Preference 27.76

Total 100.00

Note: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding.

Table 11. Hispanic Nationality from the Supplement by Panel

Panel

1 2 3 4

Hispanic Origin Percent Percent Percent Percent

Mexican, Mexican-American, Chicano 59.45 60.49 67.06 65.21

Puerto Rican 9.66 9.33 10.04 10.46

Cuban 4.69 4.12 1.96 2.40

Central American, South American 13.00 10.61 11.93 11.78

Other Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish 11.82 13.89 8.73 9.58

Not really Hispanic, Latino, Spanish 0.85 1.29 0.20 0.42

Don't know / Not ascertained 0.54 0.28 0.07 0.15

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Note: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding.

Results of Jack-knifed Chi-square tests each Race separately (versus all others)

Mexican Puerto Rican Cuban Central American Other Hispanic

PANEL DIFFERENCES Yes No Yes No Yes

Differences due to:

Separate Hispanic Question only X X X

Multiracial Category only

Both Hispanic Question & MR Category

Both and Interaction

Table 12. Reasons for Choosing the Multiracial Category by Panel

Panel

1 2 3 4

Reasons for Choosing Multiracial Percent Percent Percent Percent

Parents from different racial groups - 74.38 - 81.13

Ancestors from different racial groups - 69.61 - 77.60

Specific group belong to is mixed - 56.59 - 51.83

Results of Jack-knifed Chi-square tests of each Reason separately

Parents Ancestors Specific Group

PANEL DIFFERENCES No No No

Differences due to:

Separate Hispanic Question only

Table 13. Reasons for Choosing Multiracial for Multiracials and Indeterminate Multiracials Separately

Panel 2 Panel 4

Reasons for Choosing Multiracial Multiracial Indeterminate Multiracial Multiracial Indeterminate Multiracial

Parents from different racial groups 75.12 73.16 83.34 69.34

Ancestors from different racial groups 75.07 66.17 79.38 67.57

Specific group belong to is mixed 55.05 56.43 52.49 46.10

Results of Jack-knifed Chi-square tests of each Reason separately

Parents Ancestors Specific Group

DIFFERENCES No No No

Differences due to:

Separate Hispanic Question only

True / False Positive only

Both

Both and Interaction

Table 14. Ancestry and Racial Identification in the Supplement by Panel

Panel 1

Ancestry

European Spanish speaking sub-Saharan / Unspecified Black Asian or Pacific Islander Indian / Alaskan All Other

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 97.58 63.88 0.84 16.12 60.45 84.01

Black 1.30 1.38 96.96 2.40 6.81 8.91

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0.11 1.07 0.13 0.97 28.97 0.23

Asian or Pacific Islander 0.13 0.56 0.04 73.94 0.01 1.22

All Other 0.88 33.11 2.02 6.58 3.75 5.63

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Note: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding.

Panel 2

Ancestry

European Spanish speaking sub-Saharan / Unspecified Black Asian or Pacific Islander Indian / Alaskan All Other

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 97.41 62.73 0.63 15.74 57.53 84.18

Black 1.21 1.18 95.42 2.65 8.96 9.73

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0.07 0.82 0.22 0.88 23.22 0.38

Asian or Pacific Islander 0.04 0.05 0.00 72.74 0.22 0.49

Multiracial 0.80 4.23 2.61 4.04 7.65 1.47

All Other 0.48 31.00 1.13 3.96 2.41 3.75

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 3

Ancestry

European Spanish speaking sub-Saharan / Unspecified Black Asian or Pacific Islander Indian / Alaskan All Other

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 97.35 17.76 0.44 19.66 55.96 83.05

Black 1.51 0.66 96.33 2.67 7.93 10.14

Hispanic 0.26 78.10 0.15 1.05 1.78 0.93

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0.12 0.35 0.20 2.97 31.34 0.36

Asian or Pacific Islander 0.11 0.13 0.00 68.41 0.44 0.46

All Other 0.65 3.00 2.88 5.25 2.56 5.06

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 4

Ancestry

European Spanish speaking sub-Saharan / Unspecified Black Asian or Pacific Islander Indian / Alaskan All Other

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 97.04 16.85 0.81 13.24 54.46 84.18

Black 1.19 0.45 96.15 2.77 8.12 8.06

Hispanic 0.31 78.03 0.06 0.67 4.38 1.25

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0.10 0.13 0.07 1.56 24.80 0.58

Asian or Pacific Islander 0.05 0.14 0.00 70.99 0.10 0.51

Multiracial 0.88 2.66 2.03 5.70 6.57 1.35

All Other 0.44 1.74 0.87 5.08 1.56 4.08

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Results of Jack-knifed Chi-square tests each Race separately (versus all others)

White Black American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut Asian or Pacific Islander

PANEL DIFFERENCES Yes No No Yes

Differences due to:

Separate Hispanic Question only X

Multiracial Category only X

Both Hispanic Question & MR Category

Both and Interaction

Table 15. Agreement between Hispanic Origin on the Supplement and Hispanic Origin from the CPS by Panel

Panel 1

CPS

Hispanic Non-Hispanic

Supplement Percent Percent

Hispanic 93.27 1.88

Non-Hispanic 6.73 98.12

Total 100.00 100.00

Panel 2

CPS

Hispanic Non-Hispanic

Supplement Percent Percent

Hispanic 95.30 1.72

Non-Hispanic 4.70 98.28

Total 100.00 100.00

Panel 3

CPS

Hispanic Non-Hispanic

Supplement Percent Percent

Hispanic 79.21 0.48

Non-Hispanic 20.79 99.52

Total 100.00 100.00

Panel 4

CPS

Hispanic Non-Hispanic

Supplement Percent Percent

Hispanic 81.16 0.68

Non-Hispanic 18.74 99.32

Total 100.00 100.00

Table 16. Agreement between Racial Identity on the Supplement and Racial Identify from the CPS by Panel With detailed Identification for Multiracials in Panels 2 & 4

Panel 1

CPS

White Black American Indian, Eskimo or Aluet Asian or Pacific Islander Other

Supplement Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

Single race breakdown

White 95.80 0.78 17.89 2.50 24.36

Black 0.19 95.02 0.64 0.22 3.71

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0.36 0.78 74.50 0.27 1.53

Asian or Pacific Islander 0.25 0.01 0.70 90.91 5.19

Something else 3.05 3.14 4.72 6.03 64.52

Don't know/ not ascertained 0.35 0.27 1.55 0.07 0.69

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Note: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding.

Panel 2

CPS

White Black American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut Asian or Pacific Islander Other

Supplement Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

Single race breakdown

White 95.64 1.23 22.10 1.09 25.85

Black 0.17 93.70 10.17 0.08 2.04

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0.31 0.21 58.94 0.40 1.73

Asian or Pacific Islander 0.14 0.06 1.95 92.67 2.69

Something else 2.34 1.89 2.38 3.70 54.97

Don't know/not ascertained 0.26 0.15 0.22 0.23 0.85

Total Multiracial 1.15 2.77 4.24 1.83 11.87

Multi race breakdown

No race/dont know/not ascertained 0.01 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00

Something else as only race 0.34 0.71 0.52 0.12 5.58

Only 1 race 0.43 0.96 1.26 0.34 2.01

White-black/ Black-white 0.02 0.34 0.00 0.00 1.22

American Indian + 1 race 0.19 0.19 1.63 0.34 0.21

Asian or Pacific Islander + 1 race 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.48 0.62

1 race + something else 0.09 0.36 0.83 0.39 1.03

Other two races 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

3 or more 0.03 0.15 0.00 0.15 1.19

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 3

CPS

White Black American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut Asian or Pacific Islander Other

Supplement Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

Single race breakdown

White 91.28 0.63 14.24 1.63 3.91

Black 0.16 94.72 0.63 0.27 1.97

Hispanic 7.10 0.91 4.57 0.61 72.03

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0.35 0.25 71.98 2.98 0.59

Asian or Pacific Islander 0.09 0.15 3.50 88.01 7.31

Something else 0.82 3.06 5.07 4.88 13.33

Don't know/not ascertained 0.21 0.27 0.00 1.62 0.87

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 4

CPS

White Black American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut Asian or Pacific Islander Other

Supplement Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

Single race breakdown

White 90.15 0.57 14.44 1.44 3.06

Black 0.16 94.62 2.52 0.00 1.11

Hispanic 7.64 0.24 7.43 0.68 75.36

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0.24 0.22 61.71 0.43 1.29

Asian or Pacific Islander 0.12 0.03 1.98 86.00 1.73

Something else 0.54 0.94 2.51 4.35 8.10

Don't know/not ascertained 0.22 1.01 1.47 0.15 0.23

Total Multiracial 0.92 2.36 7.94 6.93 9.11

Multi race breakdown

No race/don't know/not ascertained 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Something else as only race 0.11 0.31 0.00 1.11 2.33

Only 1 race 0.09 0.35 1.15 0.46 0.24

White-black/ Black-white 0.05 0.49 0.00 0.00 2.76

American Indian + 1 race 0.24 0.18 5.29 0.17 0.16

Asian or Pacific Islander + 1 race 0.07 0.15 0.00 4.30 1.96

1 race + something else 0.05 0.00 0.75 0.39 0.26

Other 2 races 0.19 0.27 0.00 0.00 0.42

3 or more 0.12 0.62 0.75 0.51 0.97

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Table 17. Agreement between Racial Identity on the Supplement Racial Identity from the CPS Control Card by Panel (with Multiracial and Hispanic Categories Broken-out)

Panel 1

CPS

White Black American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut Asian or Pacific Islander Other

Supplement Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 95.80 0.78 17.89 2.50 24.36

Black 0.19 95.02 0.64 0.22 3.71

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0.36 0.78 74.50 0.27 1.53

Asian or Pacific Islander 0.25 0.01 0.70 90.91 5.19

All Other 3.39 3.41 6.27 6.10 65.21

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 2

CPS

White Black American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut Asian or Pacific Islander Other

Supplement Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 95.64 1.23 22.10 1.09 25.85

Black 0.17 93.70 10.17 0.08 2.04

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0.31 0.21 58.94 0.40 1.73

Asian or Pacific Islander 0.14 0.06 1.95 92.67 2.69

Multiracial 1.15 2.77 4.24 1.83 11.87

All Other 2.60 2.03 2.60 3.93 55.82

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 3

CPS

White Black American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut Asian or Pacific Islander Other

Supplement Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 91.28 0.63 14.24 1.63 3.91

Black 0.16 94.72 0.63 0.27 1.97

Hispanic 7.10 0.91 4.57 0.61 72.03

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0.35 0.25 71.98 2.98 0.59

Asian or Pacific Islander 0.09 0.15 3.50 88.01 7.31

All Other 1.03 3.34 5.07 6.50 14.20

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 4

White Black American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut Asian or Pacific Islander Other

Supplement Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 90.15 0.57 14.44 1.44 3.06

Black 0.16 94.62 2.52 0.00 1.11

Hispanic 7.64 0.24 7.43 0.68 75.36

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0.24 0.22 61.71 0.43 1.29

Asian or Pacific Islander 0.12 0.03 1.98 86.00 1.73

Multiracial 0.92 2.36 7.94 6.93 9.11

All Other 0.77 1.95 3.98 4.51 8.33

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Agreement between CPS Control Card Race and Supplement Race

Results of Jack-knifed Chi-square tests each Race separately (versus all others)

White Black American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut Asian or Pacific Islander All Other

PANEL DIFFERENCES Yes No No No Yes

Differences due to:

Separate Hispanic Question only X X

Multiracial Category only

Both Hispanic Question & MR Category

Both and Interaction

Table 18. Supplement Racial Identification by Hispanic Nationality from the CPS by Panel

Panel 1

Mexican- American, Chicano, Mexican Puerto Rican Cuban Central or South American Other Spanish

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 64.67 61.21 93.30 42.91 59.82

Black 0.00 3.86 0.83 3.95 0.91

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1.77 1.02 0.00 4.70 1.38

Asian or Pacific Islander 0.35 0.94 0.00 1.93 0.00

All Other 33.20 32.97 5.87 46.51 37.89

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Note: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding.

Panel 2

Mexican American, Chicano, Mexican Puerto Rican Cuban Central or South American Other Spanish

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 61.83 56.45 95.00 63.97 49.58

Black 0.00 3.60 0.00 3.85 5.03

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1.30 0.00 0.00 2.05 0.50

Asian or Pacific Islander 0.15 0.41 0.00 1.20 2.40

Multiracial 2.98 7.00 1.17 3.03 7.15

All Other 33.75 32.54 3.83 25.91 35.34

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 3

Mexican American, Chicano, Mexican Puerto Rican Cuban Central or South American Other Spanish

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 10.85 21.62 57.95 19.20 18.90

Black 0.26 1.90 0.00 1.99 6.10

Hispanic 85.15 71.51 39.92 77.67 67.31

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0.47 0.00 0.00 0.43 0.00

Asian or Pacific Islander 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

All Other 3.24 4.97 2.13 0.71 7.69

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 4

Mexican American, Chicano, Mexican Puerto Rican Cuban Central or South American Other Spanish

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 11.16 17.04 49.90 14.08 27.16

Black 0.06 1.35 2.23 4.09 0.59

Hispanic 84.04 77.30 46.40 75.42 65.67

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.41 0.11

Asian or Pacific Islander 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.56 0.00

Multiracial 1.96 2.50 1.46 1.05 4.61

All Other 2.71 1.80 0.00 4.38 1.86

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Results of Jack-knifed Chi-square tests Whites and 'All Other' separately (versus all others)

Mexican Puerto Rican Cuban Central or South American Other Spanish

PANEL DIFFERENCES for Whites Yes No No Yes Yes

Differences due to:

Separate Hispanic Question only X X

Multiracial Category only

Both Hispanic Question & MR Category

Both and Interaction X

PANEL DIFFERENCES for All Other No No No Yes No

Differences due to:

Separate Hispanic Question only

Multiracial Category only

Both Hispanic Question & MR Category

Both and Interaction X

Table 19. Summary of Results of Analyses of Demographic Characteristics by Racial and Ethnic Identification by Panel

Demographic characteristic Panel Differences for
Hispanic origin Panel Differences for Race

Region No No

Census Place Size No No

Urban/Rural No No

MSA status No No

Poverty No Yes
separate Hispanic question

Household income No No

Household size No No

Own/Rent home No No

Age No No

Education No No

Labor force status No No

Citizenship No Yes
separate Hispanic question

When in U. S. No Yes
separate Hispanic question

Nativity Yes
separate Hispanic question Yes
separate Hispanic question

Mother's Nativity Yes
separate Hispanic question Yes
separate Hispanic question

Father's nativity Yes
separate Hispanic question Yes
separate Hispanic question

Relationship to reference person No No

Table 20. Respondent's Nativity by Hispanic Origin by Panel

Panel 1

Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other Total

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

Hispanic 60.31 0.36 37.65 0.40 1.28 100.00

Non-Hispanic 93.46 2.09 0.66 2.43 1.37 100.00

Panel 2

Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other Total

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

Hispanic 60.79 0.56 36.94 0.61 1.11 100.00

Non-Hispanic 93.67 2.13 0.61 2.23 1.37 100.00

Panel 3

Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other Total

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

Hispanic 56.94 0.10 38.62 0.35 1.29 100.00

Non-Hispanic 92.85 1.87 1.50 2.36 1.42 100.00

Panel 4

Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other Total

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

Hispanic 59.82 0.39 38.52 0.38 0.89 100.00

Non-Hispanic 92.97 2.15 1.21 2.39 1.27 100.00

Note: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding

Table 21. Respondent's Mother's Nativity by Hispanic Origin by Panel

Panel 1

Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other Total

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

Hispanic 38.04 0.72 58.79 0.73 1.73 100.00

Non-Hispanic 87.86 4.88 1.22 3.49 2.56 100.00

Panel 2

Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other Total

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

Hispanic 37.49 1.23 58.92 1.06 1.31 100.00

Non-Hispanic 88.29 5.17 1.03 3.07 2.45 100.00

Panel 3

Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other Total

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

Hispanic 32.89 0.18 65.13 0.30 1.50 100.00

Non-Hispanic 87.21 4.83 2.26 3.24 2.46 100.00

Panel 4

Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other Total

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

Hispanic 33.50 0.70 64.39 0.53 0.88 100.00

Non-Hispanic 87.30 5.02 2.16 3.33 2.18 100.00

Note: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding

Table 22. Respondent's Father's Nativity by Hispanic Origin by Panel

Panel 1

Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other Total

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

Hispanic 35.61 0.70 60.47 1.03 2.19 100.00

Non-Hispanic 87.68 5.12 1.20 3.40 2.60 100.00

Panel 2

Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other Total

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

Hispanic 33.70 1.68 62.14 0.97 1.51 100.00

Non-Hispanic 88.08 5.19 0.98 3.06 2.68 100.00

Panel 3

Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other Total

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

Hispanic 31.74 0.78 65.72 0.37 1.39 100.00

Non-Hispanic 86.92 5.09 2.33 3.01 2.65 100.00

Panel 4

Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other Total

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

Hispanic 30.76 0.85 66.71 0.65 1.03 100.00

Non-Hispanic 86.77 5.22 2.12 3.26 2.63 100.00

Note: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding

Table 23. Poverty by Race by Panel

Panel 1

Poverty

Poverty area Non-poverty area Total

Percent Percent Percent

White 12.53 87.47 100.00

Black 46.96 53.04 100.00

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 33.33 66.67 100.00

Asian or Pacific Islander 16.28 83.72 100.00

Other 34.62 65.38 100.00

Panel 2

Poverty

Poverty area Non-poverty area Total

Percent Percent Percent

White 12.74 87.26 100.00

Black 46.57 53.43 100.00

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 43.03 56.97 100.00

Asian or Pacific Islander 14.42 85.58 100.00

Multiracial 21.19 78.81 100.00

Other 33.91 66.09 100.00

Panel 3

Poverty

Poverty area Non-poverty area Total

Percent Percent Percent

White 10.45 89.55 100.00

Black 47.42 52.58 100.00

Hispanic 39.55 60.45 100.00

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 31.24 68.76 100.00

Asian or Pacific Islander 17.16 82.84 100.00

Other 17.15 82.85 100.00

Panel 4

Poverty

Poverty area Non-poverty area Total

Percent Percent Percent

White 10.86 89.14 100.00

Black 45.73 54.27 100.00

Hispanic 35.83 64.17 100.00

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 39.96 60.04 100.00

Asian or Pacific Islander 20.07 79.93 100.00

Multiracial 17.37 82.63 100.00

Other 17.44 82.56 100.00

Table 24. Citizenship by Race by Panel

Panel 1

Citizenship

Native Citizen Naturalized Not a Citizen Total

Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 94.52 1.53 3.95 100.00

Black 95.68 0.78 3.54 100.00

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 96.43 0.41 3.16 100.00

Asian or Pacific Islander 38.88 14.80 46.32 100.00

Other 66.52 2.70 30.78 100.00

Panel 2

Citizenship

Native Citizen Naturalized Not a Citizen Total

Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 94.31 1.64 4.06 100.00

Black 95.68 1.07 3.26 100.00

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 91.19 0.71 8.10 100.00

Asian or Pacific Islander 33.44 16.10 50.45 100.00

Multiracial 92.87 .48 6.65 100.00

Other 67.44 3.89 17.42 100.00

Panel 3

Citizenship

Native Citizen Naturalized Not a Citizen Total

Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 96.46 1.29 2.25 100.00

Black 95.38 1.08 3.54 100.00

Hispanic 64.34 3.74 31.92 100.00

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 91.77 3.63 4.59 100.00

Asian or Pacific Islander 35.06 18.71 46.23 100.00

Other 78.59 5.27 16.14 100.00

Panel 4

Citizenship

Native Citizen Naturalized Not a Citizen Total

Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 96.61 1.33 2.06 100.00

Black 95.49 0.92 3.59 100.00

Hispanic 63.43 4.43 32.14 100.00

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 95.53 1.02 3.45 100.00

Asian or Pacific Islander 37.28 16.80 45.92 100.00

Multiracial 92.98 2.76 4.25 100.00

Other 69.12 6.67 24.20 100.00

Note: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding

Table 25. When in U.S. by Race by Panel

Panel 1

When in US

born in US before 1980 1980 - 1995 Total

Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 93.44 3.70 2.86 100.00

Black 94.79 2.11 3.10 100.00

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 95.23 1.21 3.56 100.00

Asian or Pacific Islander 36.97 20.22 42.81 100.00

Other 61.82 13.21 24.97 100.00

Panel 2

When in US

born in US before 1980 1980 - 1995 Total

Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 93.30 3.49 3.21 100.00

Black 95.08 2.29 2.63 100.00

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 91.19 0.81 8.00 100.00

Asian or Pacific Islander 32.17 19.26 48.57 100.00

Multiracial 88.40 3.99 7.61 100.00

Other 62.93 12.41 24.66 100.00

Panel 3

When in US

born in US before 1980 1980 - 1995 Total

Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 95.61 2.64 1.75 100.00

Black 94.50 1.76 3.74 100.00

Hispanic 59.53 16.41 24.06 100.00

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 90.95 3.65 5.40 100.00

Asian or Pacific Islander 32.49 21.10 46.41 100.00

Other 75.94 11.56 12.51 100.00

Panel 4

When in US

born in US before 1980 1980 - 1995 Total

Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 95.72 2.83 1.46 100.00

Black 94.71 1.61 3.69 100.00

Hispanic 58.34 16.40 25.26 100.00

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 95.53 0.78 3.68 100.00

Asian or Pacific Islander 34.98 20.60 44.42 100.00

Multiracial 91.11 5.33 3.56 100.00

Other 65.87 15.32 18.81 100.00

Note: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding

Table 26. Respondent's Nativity by Race by Panel

Panel 1

Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other Total

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 93.47 2.16 3.28 0.18 0.92 100.00

Black 94.87 0.80 3.24 0.07 1.02 100.00

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 95.30 0.06 3.57 1.07 0.00 100.00

Asian or Pacific Islander 37.14 0.95 1.55 51.00 9.36 100.00

All Other 61.82 1.07 31.86 2.04 3.22 100.00

Panel 2

Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other Total

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 93.32 2.32 3.23 0.10 1.03 100.00

Black 95.19 0.30 3.27 0.00 1.24 100.00

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 91.19 0.00 7.40 1.41 0.00 100.00

Asian or Pacific Islander 32.31 1.08 1.39 57.58 7.64 100.00

Multiracial 88.77 1.55 7.28 1.49 0.90 100.00

All Other 62.95 0.48 31.51 1.80 3.26 100.00

Panel 3

Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other Total

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 95.62 2.10 0.98 0.21 1.09 100.00

Black 94.51 0.79 3.59 0.14 0.96 100.00

Hispanic 59.64 0.10 38.62 0.35 1.29 100.00

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 90.95 0.57 0.64 7.46 0.37 100.00

Asian or Pacific Islander 32.95 0.62 1.79 55.57 9.08 100.00

All Other 75.94 1.51 10.98 6.85 4.72 100.00

Panel 4

Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other Total

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 95.72 2.43 0.72 0.15 0.97 100.00

Black 94.77 0.64 3.53 0.12 0.93 100.00

Hispanic 58.34 0.40 40.18 0.15 0.93 100.00

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 95.53 0.20 0.69 3.58 0.00 100.00

Asian or Pacific Islander 35.19 0.53 0.55 56.70 7.02 100.00

Multiracial 91.24 1.22 2.51 3.45 1.58 100.00

All Other 65.87 3.68 13.06 10.52 6.87 100.00

Note: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding

Table 27. Respondent's Mother's Nativity by Race by Panel

Panel 1

Mother's Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other Total

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 86.82 5.33 5.40 0.33 2.12 100.00

Black 93.47 0.19 5.03 0.00 1.31 100.00

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 91.13 0.43 6.55 1.07 0.82 100.00

Asian or Pacific Islander 13.72 1.21 2.41 72.38 10.29 100.00

All Other 41.91 2.07 48.47 2.85 4.70 100.00

Panel 2

Mother's Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other Total

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 86.78 5.79 5.16 0.17 2.10 100.00

Black 93.18 0.28 4.59 0.10 1.85 100.00

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 85.57 0.50 11.83 2.10 0.00 100.00

Asian or Pacific Islander 11.80 1.06 1.92 77.41 7.81 100.00

Multiracial 78.66 1.51 13.77 3.65 2.41 100.00

All Other 39.36 1.13 52.20 3.07 4.24 100.00

Panel 3

Mother's Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other Total

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 90.19 5.71 1.53 0.27 2.30 100.00

Black 93.36 0.35 4.97 0.19 1.13 100.00

Hispanic 32.89 0.18 65.13 0.30 1.50 100.00

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 87.88 0.76 1.75 9.61 0.00 100.00

Asian or Pacific Islander 10.38 1.02 3.22 76.28 9.09 100.00

All Other 63.79 3.51 15.71 10.50 6.50 100.00

Panel 4

Mother's Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other Total

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 90.39 5.90 1.44 0.21 2.07 100.00

Black 93.41 0.26 5.01 0.14 1.18 100.00

Hispanic 31.18 0.66 67.05 0.28 0.84 100.00

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 92.27 1.66 0.77 4.85 0.45 100.00

Asian or Pacific Islander 15.05 0.73 1.25 76.63 6.34 100.00

Multiracial 78.61 2.72 5.29 11.19 2.18 100.00

All Other 49.19 7.23 23.46 13.25 6.88 100.00

Note: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding

Table 28. Respondent's Father's Nativity by Race by Panel

Panel 1

Father's Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other Total

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 86.32 5.68 5.49 0.28 2.22 100.00

Black 93.14 0.18 5.22 0.00 1.46 100.00

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 93.07 0.55 5.24 1.14 0.00 100.00

Asian or Pacific Islander 14.18 0.67 2.40 72.30 10.45 100.00

All Other 41.27 1.07 50.20 2.75 4.70 100.00

Panel 2

Father's Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other Total

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 86.07 5.91 5.46 0.21 2.35 100.00

Black 93.31 0.26 4.68 0.02 1.72 100.00

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 85.98 0.10 11.82 2.10 0.00 100.00

Asian or Pacific Islander 11.40 0.83 1.99 76.97 8.81 100.00

Multiracial 79.87 0.87 15.41 1.97 1.87 100.00

All Other 38.21 1.14 52.66 3.32 4.67 100.00

Panel 3

Father's Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other Total

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 89.69 6.07 1.55 0.25 2.45 100.00

Black 93.41 0.21 4.96 0.16 1.27 100.00

Hispanic 31.74 0.78 65.72 0.37 1.39 100.00

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 88.08 0.58 1.73 9.61 0.00 100.00

Asian or Pacific Islander 13.24 0.92 3.88 71.59 10.37 100.00

All Other 64.36 2.82 17.54 8.33 6.95 100.00

Panel 4

Father's Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other Total

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 89.63 6.16 1.46 0.22 2.53 100.00

Black 93.49 0.04 5.05 0.09 1.34 100.00

Hispanic 29.13 0.78 68.66 0.39 1.04 100.00

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 91.42 2.11 1.53 4.93 0.00 100.00

Asian or Pacific Islander 15.12 0.57 0.84 76.30 7.18 100.00

Multiracial 80.13 3.07 7.37 6.94 2.49 100.00

All Other 47.63 7.81 21.85 13.75 8.96 100.00

Note: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding

Table 29. Summary of Results of Analyses of Demographic Characteristics by Racial and Ethnic Identification by Panel for Different Racial and Ethnic Groups from the first CPS Interview

Demographic characteristic Panel Differences for
Hispanics Panel Differences for Whites

Region Yes
separate Hispanic question No

Census Place Size Yes
both + Interaction No

Urban/Rural No No

MSA status No No

Poverty No Yes
separate Hispanic question

Household income No No

Household size Yes
both + Interaction No

Own/Rent home No Yes
separate Hispanic question

Age No No

Education No Yes
separate Hispanic question

Labor force status Yes
both + Interaction No

Citizenship No Yes
both

When in U. S. No No

Nativity No Yes
separate Hispanic question

Mother's Nativity Yes
separate Hispanic question Yes
separate Hispanic question

Father's nativity Yes
separate Hispanic question Yes
both + Interaction

Relationship to reference person No No

Table 30. Region by Hispanic Origin by Panel for Hispanics as Identified in the First CPS Interview

Panel 1

Region

Northeast Midwest South West

Percent Percent Percent Percent

Hispanic 94.47 95.84 92.85 92.78

Non-Hispanic 5.53 4.16 7.15 7.22

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 2

Region

Northeast Midwest South West

Percent Percent Percent Percent

Hispanic 95.00 95.50 96.03 94.81

Non-Hispanic 5.00 4.50 3.97 5.19

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 3

Region

Northeast Midwest South West

Percent Percent Percent Percent

Hispanic 71.82 83.21 72.64 86.45

Non-Hispanic 28.18 16.79 27.36 13.55

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 4

Region

Northeast Midwest South West

Percent Percent Percent Percent

Hispanic 71.96 87.38 75.57 87.08

Non-Hispanic 28.04 12.62 24.43 12.92

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Note: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding

Table 31. Census Place Size by Hispanic Origin by Panel for Hispanics as Identified in the first CPS Interview

Panel 1

Census Place Size

Not a place 0 - 4999 5000 - 49999 50000 +

Percent Percent Percent Percent

Hispanic 91.58 87.67 92.42 96.09

Non-Hispanic 8.42 12.33 7.58 3.91

Table 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 2

Census Place Size

Not a place 0 - 4999 5000 - 49999 50000 +

Percent Percent Percent Percent

Hispanic 91.47 96.89 94.67 96.11

Non-Hispanic 8.53 3.11 5.33 3.89

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 3

Census Place Size

Not a place 0 - 4999 5000 - 49999 50000 +

Percent Percent Percent Percent

Hispanic 77.59 86.94 79.72 77.34

Non-Hispanic 22.41 13.06 20.28 22.66

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 4

Census Place Size

Not a place 0 - 4999 5000 - 49999 50000 +

Percent Percent Percent Percent

Hispanic 77.91 85.32 78.36 82.48

Non-Hispanic 22.09 14.68 21.64 17.52

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Note: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding

Table 32. Household Size by Hispanic Origin by Panel for Hispanics Identified in the First CPS Interview

Panel 1

Household Size

1 2 3 or 4 5 +

Percent Percent Percent Percent

Hispanic 91.10 94.62 94.32 92.12

Non-Hispanic 8.90 5.38 5.68 7.88

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 2

Household Size

1 2 3 or 4 5 +

Percent Percent Percent Percent

Hispanic 94.08 94.02 93.13 97.82

Non-Hispanic 5.92 5.98 6.87 2.18

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 3

Household Size

1 2 3 or 4 5 +

Percent Percent Percent Percent

Hispanic 70.37 77.13 78.15 82.16

Non-Hispanic 29.63 22.87 21.85 17.84

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 4

Household Size

1 2 3 or 4 5 +

Percent Percent Percent Percent

Hispanic 62.44 74.08 83.02 83.02

Non-Hispanic 37.56 25.92 16.98 16.98

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Note: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding

Table 33. Labor Force Status by Hispanic Origin by Panel for Hispanics as Identified in the First CPS Interview

Panel 1

Labor Force Status

Employed Unemployed Not in Labor Force

Percent Percent Percent

Hispanic 92.66 97.45 96.08

Non-Hispanic 7.34 2.55 3.92

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 2

Labor Force Status

Employed Unemployed Not in Labor Force

Percent Percent Percent

Hispanic 95.76 100.00 94.87

Non-Hispanic 4.24 0.00 5.13

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 3

Labor Force Status

Employed Unemployed Not in Labor Force

Percent Percent Percent

Hispanic 80.90 82.14 77.27

Non-Hispanic 19.10 17.86 22.73

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 4

Labor Force Status

Employed Unemployed Not in Labor Force

Percent Percent Percent

Hispanic 83.62 81.65 76.46

Non-Hispanic 16.38 18.35 23.54

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00

Note: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding

Table 34. Mother's Nativity by Hispanic Origin by Panel for Hispanics as Identified in the First CPS Interview

Panel 1

Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

Hispanic 90.27 84.87 94.70 90.33 98.83

Non-Hispanic 9.73 15.13 5.30 9.67 1.17

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 2

Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

Hispanic 92.93 83.07 96.84 72.37 92.45

Non-Hispanic 7.07 16.93 3.16 27.63 7.55

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 3

Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

Hispanic 79.59 7.70 81.63 78.33 49.24

Non-Hispanic 23.42 92.30 18.37 21.67 50.76

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 4

Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

Hispanic 79.22 75.54 82.89 63.00 50.16

Non-Hispanic 20.78 24.46 17.11 37.00 49.84

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Note: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding

Table 35. Father's Nativity by Hispanic Origin by Panel for Hispanics as Identified in the First CPS Interview

Panel 1

Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

Hispanic 90.64 85.41 94.51 81.99 95.48

Non-Hispanic 9.36 14.59 5.49 18.01 4.52

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 2

Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

Hispanic 91.84 85.53 97.02 100.00 88.20

Non-Hispanic 8.16 14.47 2.98 0.00 11.80

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 3

Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

Hispanic 78.08 43.91 80.87 100.00 51.50

Non-Hispanic 21.92 56.09 19.13 0.00 48.50

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 4

Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

Hispanic 79.24 66.45 82.90 85.00 50.37

Non-Hispanic 20.76 33.55 17.10 15.00 49.63

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Note: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding

Table 36. Poverty by Race by Panel for Whites as Identified in the First CPS Interview

Panel 1

Poverty

Poverty area Non-poverty area

Percent Percent

White 90.46 96.61

All Other 9.54 3.39

Total 100.00 100.00

Panel 2

Poverty

Poverty area Non-poverty area

Percent Percent

White 90.20 96.46

All Other 9.80 3.54

Total 100.00 100.00

Panel 3

Poverty

Poverty area Non-poverty area

Percent Percent

White 75.32 93.57

All Other 24.68 6.43

Total 100.00 100.00

Panel 4

Poverty

Poverty area Non-poverty area

Percent Percent

White 75.41 92.34

All Other 24.59 7.66

Total 100.00 100.00

Note: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding

Table 37. Home Owner or Renter by Race by Panel for Whites as Identified in the First CPS Interview

Panel 1

Living Quarters

Owner Renter

Percent Percent

White 97.02 92.56

All Other 2.98 7.44

Total 100.00 100.00

Panel 2

Living Quarters

Owner Renter

Percent Percent

White 96.58 92.86

All Other 3.42 7.14

Total 100.00 100.00

Panel 3

Living Quarters

Owner Renter

Percent Percent

White 94.06 83.13

All Other 5.94 16.87

Total 100.00 100.00

Panel 4

Living Quarters

Owner Renter

Percent Percent

White 93.57 80.34

All Other 6.43 19.66

Total 100.00 100.00

Note: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding

Table 38. Education by Race by Panel for Whites as Identified in the First CPS Interview

Panel 1

Education

<High school High school >High school & Assoc. Degree College graduate +

Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 93.65 96.68 97.15 97.91

All Other 6.35 3.32 2.85 2.09

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 2

Education

<High school High school >High school & Assoc. Degree College graduate +

Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 93.62 96.56 96.34 98.06

All Other 6.38 3.44 3.66 1.94

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 3

Education

<High school High school >High school & Assoc. Degree College graduate +

Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 85.82 93.72 94.62 96.83

All Other 14.18 6.28 5.38 3.17

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 4

Education

<High school High school >High school & Assoc. Degree College graduate +

Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 84.43 92.77 92.56 96.70

All Other 15.57 7.23 7.44 3.30

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Note: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding

Table 39. Citizenship by Race by Panel for Whites was Identified in the First CPS Interview

Panel 1

Citizenship

Native Citizen Naturalized Not a Citizen

Percent Percent Percent

White 96.79 93.93 76.47

All Other 3.21 6.07 23.53

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 2

Citizenship

Native Citizen Naturalized Not a Citizen

Percent Percent Percent

White 96.34 90.86 82.65

All Other 3.66 9.14 17.35

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 3

Citizenship

Native Citizen Naturalized Not a Citizen

Percent Percent Percent

White 93.56 81.79 46.03

All Other 6.44 18.21 53.97

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 4

Citizenship

Native Citizen Naturalized Not a Citizen

Percent Percent Percent

White 92.77 72.76 41.31

All Other 7.23 27.24 58.69

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00

Note: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding

Table 40. Nativity by Race by Panel for Whites as Identified in the First CPS Interview

Panel 1

Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 96.92 98.24 72.31 62.89 87.12

All Other 3.08 1.76 27.69 37.11 12.88

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 2

Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 96.47 98.81 75.59 52.70 93.19

All Other 3.53 1.19 24.41 47.30 6.81

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 3

Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 93.84 97.84 24.30 77.13 89.00

All Other 6.16 2.16 75.70 22.87 11.00

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 4

Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 93.12 96.24 16.68 84.19 82.16

All Other 6.88 3.76 83.32 15.81 17.84

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Note: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding

Table 41. Mother's Nativity by Race by Panel for Whites as Identified in the first CPS Interview

Panel 1

Mother's Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 97.65 98.94 72.39 62.21 90.97

All Other 2.35 1.06 27.61 37.79 9.03

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 2

Mother's Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 97.02 98.77 74.50 55.68 95.81

All Other 2.98 1.23 25.50 44.32 4.19

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 3

Mother's Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 95.70 98.64 22.54 74.97 93.02

All Other 4.30 1.36 77.46 25.03 6.98

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 4

Mother's Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 95.21 96.70 19.58 64.20 90.17

All Other 4.79 3.30 80.42 35.80 9.83

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Note: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding

Table 42. Father's Nativity by Race by Panel for Whites as Identified in the First CPS Interview

Panel 1

Father's Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 97.66 99.02 72.65 57.97 91.83

All Other 2.34 0.98 27.35 42.03 8.17

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 2

Father's Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 96.96 98.92 75.84 67.26 95.16

All Other 3.04 1.08 24.16 32.74 4.84

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 3

Father's Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 95.72 98.07 22.79 76.95 93.63

All Other 4.28 1.93 77.21 23.05 6.37

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Panel 4

Father's Nativity

US Europe & Canada Spanish Speaking Asia Other

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

White 95.43 96.21 19.24 70.03 90.42

All Other 4.57 3.79 80.76 29.97 9.58

Total 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Note: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding

Table 43. Mode of Interview by Race by Panel

Panel 1

Personal Visit Telephone

Percent Percent

White 74.30 82.44

Black 14.00 8.59

Hispanic 0.00 0.00

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1.00 0.96

Asian or Pacific Islander 4.34 3.59

Multiracial 0.00 0.00

Other 6.36 4.41

Total 100.00 100.00

Panel 2

Personal Visit Telephone

Percent Percent

White 73.41 82.50

Black 13.89 9.25

Hispanic 0.00 0.00

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1.09 0.58

Asian or Pacific Islander 3.43 3.16

Multiracial 1.77 1.60

Other 6.41 2.90

Total 100.00 100.00

Panel 3

Personal Visit Telephone

Percent Percent

White 69.23 78.84

Black 14.26 8.89

Hispanic 10.30 6.24

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1.36 0.92

Asian or Pacific Islander 3.18 3.29

Multiracial 0.00 0.00

Other 1.66 1.84

Total 100.00 100.00

Panel 4

Personal Visit Telephone

Percent Percent

White 68.63 77.35

Black 13.66 8.76

Hispanic 9.99 7.39

American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1.30 0.56

Asian or Pacific Islander 3.62 3.16

Multiracial 1.55 1.55

Other 1.26 1.22

Total 100.00 100.00

Note: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding

Table 44. Self and Proxy Reporting by Hispanic Origin by Panel

Panel 1

Self Proxy

Percent Percent

Hispanic 8.11 12.91

Non-Hispanic 91.89 87.09

Total 100.00 100.00

Panel 2

Self Proxy

Percent Percent

Hispanic 8.33 12.09

Non-Hispanic 91.67 87.91

Total 100.00 100.00

Panel 3

Self Proxy

Percent Percent

Hispanic 6.15 8.62

Non-Hispanic 93.85 91.38

Total 100.00 100.00

Panel 4

Self Proxy

Percent Percent

Hispanic 6.45 10.26

Non-Hispanic 93.55 89.74

Total 100.00 100.00

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Author: Brian Kojetin-BLS/ORE
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Last revised: December 04, 1997
URL: http://www.bls.census.gov/cps/racethn/1995/stat40tb.htm

		Panel
	1	2	3	4
	Percent	Percent	Percent	Percent
White	82.44	82.34	82.65	82.48
Black	10.55	11.10	11.00	10.67
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut	0.73	0.68	0.88	0.84
Asian or Pacific Islander	3.84	3.28	3.39	3.65
All Other	2.44	2.60	2.09	2.36
Total	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00

PANEL DIFFERENCES	No
Differences due to:
Separate Hispanic Question only
Multiracial Category only
Both Hispanic Question & MR Category
Both and Interaction

Comparison of Panels 2 and 4 only	White	Multiracial	All Other
PANEL DIFFERENCES	Yes	No	Yes
Differences due to:
Separate Hispanic Question only	X		X

Comparison of Panels 1 and 2 only	All Other
PANEL DIFFERENCES	Yes
Differences due to:
Multiracial Category only	X

	White	Black	American Indian.	Asian or Pacific Islander
PANEL DIFFERENCES	Yes	No	Yes	No
Differences due to:
Separate Hispanic Question only	X
Multiracial Category only			X
Both Hispanic Question & MR Category
Both and Interaction

	White	Black	American Indian	Asian or Pacific Islander
PANEL DIFFERENCES	Yes	No	Yes	No
Differences due to:
Separate Hispanic Question only			X
Multiracial Category only			X
Both Hispanic Question & MR Category	X
Both and Interaction

Hispanics	Percent
Hispanic	57.88
Latino	11.74
Of Spanish Origin	12.34
Some Other Term	7.85
No Preference	10.18
Total	100.00
Whites
White	61.66
Caucasian	16.53
European-American	2.35
Anglo	0.96
Some Other term	1.97
No Preference	16.53
Total	100.00
Blacks
Black	44.15
African-American	28.07
Afro-American	12.12
Negro	3.28
Colored	1.09
Some Other Term	2.19
No Preference	9.11
Total	100.00
American Indians
American Indian	49.76
Alaska Native	3.51
Native American	37.35
Some Other Term	3.66
No Preference	5.72
Total	100.00
Multiracials
Multiracial	28.42
More than 1 race	6.03
Biracial	5.67
Mixed-race	16.02
Mestizo / mestiza	2.25
Some Other Term	13.87
No Preference	27.76
Total	100.00

		Panel
	1	2	3	4
Hispanic Origin	Percent	Percent	Percent	Percent
Mexican, Mexican-American, Chicano	59.45	60.49	67.06	65.21
Puerto Rican	9.66	9.33	10.04	10.46
Cuban	4.69	4.12	1.96	2.40
Central American, South American	13.00	10.61	11.93	11.78
Other Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish	11.82	13.89	8.73	9.58
Not really Hispanic, Latino, Spanish	0.85	1.29	0.20	0.42
Don't know / Not ascertained	0.54	0.28	0.07	0.15
Total	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00

	Mexican	Puerto Rican	Cuban	Central American	Other Hispanic
PANEL DIFFERENCES	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Differences due to:
Separate Hispanic Question only	X		X		X
Multiracial Category only
Both Hispanic Question & MR Category
Both and Interaction

		Panel
	1	2	3	4
Reasons for Choosing Multiracial	Percent	Percent	Percent	Percent
Parents from different racial groups	-	74.38	-	81.13
Ancestors from different racial groups	-	69.61	-	77.60
Specific group belong to is mixed	-	56.59	-	51.83

	Parents	Ancestors	Specific Group
PANEL DIFFERENCES	No	No	No
Differences due to:
Separate Hispanic Question only

	Panel 2		Panel 4
Reasons for Choosing Multiracial	Multiracial	Indeterminate Multiracial	Multiracial	Indeterminate Multiracial
Parents from different racial groups	75.12	73.16	83.34	69.34
Ancestors from different racial groups	75.07	66.17	79.38	67.57
Specific group belong to is mixed	55.05	56.43	52.49	46.10

			Ancestry
	European	Spanish speaking	sub-Saharan / Unspecified Black	Asian or Pacific Islander	Indian / Alaskan	All Other
	Percent	Percent	Percent	Percent	Percent	Percent
White	97.58	63.88	0.84	16.12	60.45	84.01
Black	1.30	1.38	96.96	2.40	6.81	8.91
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut	0.11	1.07	0.13	0.97	28.97	0.23
Asian or Pacific Islander	0.13	0.56	0.04	73.94	0.01	1.22
All Other	0.88	33.11	2.02	6.58	3.75	5.63
Total	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00

	CPS
	Hispanic	Non-Hispanic
Supplement	Percent	Percent
Hispanic	93.27	1.88
Non-Hispanic	6.73	98.12
Total	100.00	100.00

			CPS
	White	Black	American Indian, Eskimo or Aluet	Asian or Pacific Islander	Other
Supplement	Percent	Percent	Percent	Percent	Percent
Single race breakdown
White	95.80	0.78	17.89	2.50	24.36
Black	0.19	95.02	0.64	0.22	3.71
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut	0.36	0.78	74.50	0.27	1.53
Asian or Pacific Islander	0.25	0.01	0.70	90.91	5.19
Something else	3.05	3.14	4.72	6.03	64.52
Don't know/ not ascertained	0.35	0.27	1.55	0.07	0.69
Total	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00

	Mexican- American, Chicano, Mexican	Puerto Rican	Cuban	Central or South American	Other Spanish
	Percent	Percent	Percent	Percent	Percent
White	64.67	61.21	93.30	42.91	59.82
Black	0.00	3.86	0.83	3.95	0.91
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut	1.77	1.02	0.00	4.70	1.38
Asian or Pacific Islander	0.35	0.94	0.00	1.93	0.00
All Other	33.20	32.97	5.87	46.51	37.89
Total	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00

	Mexican American, Chicano, Mexican	Puerto Rican	Cuban	Central or South American	Other Spanish
	Percent	Percent	Percent	Percent	Percent
White	61.83	56.45	95.00	63.97	49.58
Black	0.00	3.60	0.00	3.85	5.03
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut	1.30	0.00	0.00	2.05	0.50
Asian or Pacific Islander	0.15	0.41	0.00	1.20	2.40
Multiracial	2.98	7.00	1.17	3.03	7.15
All Other	33.75	32.54	3.83	25.91	35.34
Total	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00

Demographic characteristic	Panel Differences for Hispanic origin	Panel Differences for Race
Region	No	No
Census Place Size	No	No
Urban/Rural	No	No
MSA status	No	No
Poverty	No	Yes separate Hispanic question
Household income	No	No
Household size	No	No
Own/Rent home	No	No
Age	No	No
Education	No	No
Labor force status	No	No
Citizenship	No	Yes separate Hispanic question
When in U. S.	No	Yes separate Hispanic question
Nativity	Yes separate Hispanic question	Yes separate Hispanic question
Mother's Nativity	Yes separate Hispanic question	Yes separate Hispanic question
Father's nativity	Yes separate Hispanic question	Yes separate Hispanic question
Relationship to reference person	No	No

			Nativity
	US	Europe & Canada	Spanish Speaking	Asia	Other	Total
	Percent	Percent	Percent	Percent	Percent	Percent
Hispanic	60.31	0.36	37.65	0.40	1.28	100.00
Non-Hispanic	93.46	2.09	0.66	2.43	1.37	100.00

		Poverty
	Poverty area	Non-poverty area	Total
	Percent	Percent	Percent
White	12.53	87.47	100.00
Black	46.96	53.04	100.00
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut	33.33	66.67	100.00
Asian or Pacific Islander	16.28	83.72	100.00
Other	34.62	65.38	100.00

		Citizenship
	Native Citizen	Naturalized	Not a Citizen	Total
	Percent	Percent	Percent	Percent
White	94.52	1.53	3.95	100.00
Black	95.68	0.78	3.54	100.00
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut	96.43	0.41	3.16	100.00
Asian or Pacific Islander	38.88	14.80	46.32	100.00
Other	66.52	2.70	30.78	100.00

	When in US
	born in US	before 1980	1980 - 1995	Total
	Percent	Percent	Percent	Percent
White	93.44	3.70	2.86	100.00
Black	94.79	2.11	3.10	100.00
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut	95.23	1.21	3.56	100.00
Asian or Pacific Islander	36.97	20.22	42.81	100.00
Other	61.82	13.21	24.97	100.00

Demographic characteristic	Panel Differences for Hispanics	Panel Differences for Whites
Region	Yes separate Hispanic question	No
Census Place Size	Yes both + Interaction	No
Urban/Rural	No	No
MSA status	No	No
Poverty	No	Yes separate Hispanic question
Household income	No	No
Household size	Yes both + Interaction	No
Own/Rent home	No	Yes separate Hispanic question
Age	No	No
Education	No	Yes separate Hispanic question
Labor force status	Yes both + Interaction	No
Citizenship	No	Yes both
When in U. S.	No	No
Nativity	No	Yes separate Hispanic question
Mother's Nativity	Yes separate Hispanic question	Yes separate Hispanic question
Father's nativity	Yes separate Hispanic question	Yes both + Interaction
Relationship to reference person	No	No

		Region
	Northeast	Midwest	South	West
	Percent	Percent	Percent	Percent
Hispanic	94.47	95.84	92.85	92.78
Non-Hispanic	5.53	4.16	7.15	7.22
Total	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00

	Census Place Size
	Not a place	0 - 4999	5000 - 49999	50000 +
	Percent	Percent	Percent	Percent
Hispanic	91.58	87.67	92.42	96.09
Non-Hispanic	8.42	12.33	7.58	3.91
Table	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00

	Household Size
	1	2	3 or 4	5 +
	Percent	Percent	Percent	Percent
Hispanic	91.10	94.62	94.32	92.12
Non-Hispanic	8.90	5.38	5.68	7.88
Total	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00

	Labor Force Status
	Employed	Unemployed	Not in Labor Force
	Percent	Percent	Percent
Hispanic	92.66	97.45	96.08
Non-Hispanic	7.34	2.55	3.92
Total	100.00	100.00	100.00

	Living Quarters
	Owner	Renter
	Percent	Percent
White	97.02	92.56
All Other	2.98	7.44
Total	100.00	100.00

			Education
	<High school	High school	>High school & Assoc. Degree	College graduate +
	Percent	Percent	Percent	Percent
White	93.65	96.68	97.15	97.91
All Other	6.35	3.32	2.85	2.09
Total	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00


	Personal Visit	Telephone
	Percent	Percent
White	74.30	82.44
Black	14.00	8.59
Hispanic	0.00	0.00
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut	1.00	0.96
Asian or Pacific Islander	4.34	3.59
Multiracial	0.00	0.00
Other	6.36	4.41
Total	100.00	100.00