| Public Assistance Recipiency Rates By Race and Country of Origin, 2000(Percent of Households Receiving Public Assistance) | ||||
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Race/Country of Origin |
Total Households | Households with Public Assistance Income | Percent With Public Assistance Income | |
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| U.S. Total | 105.539 | 3.630 | 3.4% | |
| White Only | 83.698 | 1.980 | 2.4% | |
| Black Alone | 12.024 | 0.988 | 8.2% | |
| Asian alone | 3.129 | 0.126 | 4.0% | |
| India | 0.532 | 0.008 | 1.5% | |
| China | 0.806 | 0.026 | 3.2% | |
| Filipino | 0.514 | 0.018 | 3.5% | |
| Hmong | 0.027 | 0.008 | 30.4% | |
| Japanese | 0.337 | 0.004 | 1.3% | |
| Vietnamese | 0.294 | 0.030 | 10.3% | |
| Hispanic | 9.273 | 0.670 | 7.2% | |
| Mexican | 5.051 | 0.328 | 6.5% | |
| Puerto Rican | 1.091 | 0.135 | 12.3% | |
| Cuban | 0.481 | 0.030 | 6.3% | |
| Source: Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 4 (SF4)- Sample Data. Table PCT100. | ||||
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Linguistic Isolation Rates by Ethnic Group, 2000 | |||||
Ethnic Group | Households | Linguistically Isolated Households | % Linguistically Isolated | ||
U.S. Total | 105,539,122 | 4,361,638 | 4.1% | ||
White | 83,697,584 | 2,064,466 | 2.5% | ||
Black | 12,023,966 | 153,677 | 1.3% | ||
Asian | 3,129,127 | 828,001 | 26.5% | ||
Asian Indian | 532,364 | 57,533 | 10.8% | ||
Chinese | 806,379 | 284,652 | 35.3% | ||
Filipino | 513,743 | 57,136 | 11.1% | ||
Hmong | 27,298 | 9,506 | 34.8% | ||
Japanese | 337,015 | 72,996 | 21.7% | ||
Vietnamese | 293,621 | 135,290 | 46.1% | ||
Hispanic | 9,272,610 | 2,445,711 | 26.4% | ||
Mexican | 5,051,374 | 1,389,823 | 27.5% | ||
Cuban | 480,518 | 167,457 | 34.8% | ||
Source: Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 4 (SF4)- Sample Data. Table PCT42.
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Adult Population Without High School Degrees | |||
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Race/ethnicity | Less than 9th grade education | 9th to 12th grade, no HS degree | No HS Degree |
Total population | 7.3% | 13.8% | 21.1% |
White alone | 5.7% | 11.9% | 17.5% |
Black alone | 7.4% | 23.0% | 30.4% |
Hispanic | 26.0% | 23.4% | 49.4% |
Asian alone | 7.2% | 9.3% | 16.5% |
Asian Indian alone | 3.2% | 7.1% | 10.3% |
Hmong | 27.9% | 14.9% | 42.8% |
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Source: Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 4 (SF4)- Sample Data. Table PCT65. | |||
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Edwin S. Rubenstein (email him) is President of ESR Research Economic Consultants in Indianapolis.
