DOCUMENT RESUME ED 224 652 RC 013 706 TITLE Persons of Spanish Origin in theUnited States: March 1980 (Advance Report). PopulationCharacteristics, Current Population Reports. SeriesP-20, No. 361. INSTITUTION Bureau of the Census (DOC), Suitland,Md. Population Div. PUB DATE May 81 NOTE 8p.; For related document, see ED158 953. AVAILABLE FROMSuperintendent of Documents, U.S. GovernmentPrinting Office, Washington, D.C. 20402 (Series P-20, No.361, $1.00). PUB TYPE Statistical Data (110) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC01 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Age; *Census Figures; Cubans;*Demography; Employment Level; *Ethnic Origins; *HispanicAmericans; Income; Mexican Americans; National Surveys;Population Trends; Puerto Ricans; Residential Patterns; *Socioeconomic Background; Tables (Data) ABSTRACT The Bureau of the Census collectedinformation on age, residence,employment status, occupation, andincome in March 1980 as a supplement to its monthlyCurrent Population Survey. Data indicated that in March 1980 there wereabout 13.2 million persons of Spanish origin in the United States.Of these, there were about 60% of Mexican origin, 14% of PuertoRican origin, 6% of Cuban oricin, 8% of Central or South Americanorigin, and about 12% of other Spanish origin. About 84% of allSpanish-origin families resided in metropolitan areas. The median age ofHispanic persons was 22 years. About 13% of the Spanish-originpopulation was under 5 years of age and about 4% were 65 yearsold and over. About 5 million Spanish-origin persons were in thecivilian labor force. The unemployment rate for Spanish-origin persons washigher (8.9%) than that for non-Spanish persons(6.5%). Only about 9% of Spanish-origin persons were workingin professional occupations, 24%worked as operatives, and abut 3% were employed asfarm laborers. The median income in 1979 was $14,600 forHispanic families and $20,000 for non-Spanish origin persons. Differencesin family income were also evident in 1979 by type ofSpanish origin. (NQA) ************************************************************************ * Reproductions supplied by RDRS are thebest that can be made * * from the original document. *********************************************************************** US. DEPARTMENT OFEDUCATION NATIONAL INSTITUTE OFEDUCATION E0Lub:Ant:INALRESOUHCES 1WOHMATiON CEN74..-P nt PopulationReports Lit , 001 OF co._ JAN 1983 en Population k %If 4(* VEST Characteristics RERLICC/CIR I ti00' U.S. Department of Commerce /e) ff,641 Series P-20, No. 361 Issued May 1981 BUREAU OF THE CENSUS '4,V vn Persons of Spanish Originin the United States: March 1980 (AdvanceReport) NOTE The estimates of the Spanish-origin population in this reportwill not agree with the counts from the 1980 census ofpopula- Survey (CPS) estimate tion. The provisional 1980 count of theSpanish-origin population is 14.6 million. The Current Pcpulation for changes in for March 1980 of 13.2 million is based onpopulation controls from the 1970 census which have been updated the population since that time. In addition, theCPS and the 1980 census used different procedures forcollecting information and processing the data for the Spanish-origin population.Furthermore, the CPS estimate represents the civilian noninstitutional population whereas the census count is for the total resident population. estimates The March 1980 CPS estimates will be retabulated based on1980 census population controls. These revised CPS will be presented in a subsequent Current Population Report. This report presents advance data on thedemographic, Largely as a result of higher fertility, the population of social, and economic characteristics of personsof Spanish Spanish origin in the United States was a younger population than the non-Spanish population; the median age of Hispanic origint in the United States. This information wascollected persons (22 years) was substantially lower than thatfor by the Bureau of the Census inMarch 1980 as a supplement persons not of Spanish origin (31 years). Thirteen percentof monthly Current Population Survey (CPS). to its the Spanish-origin population was under 5 years of age, Characteristics presented include age, residence,employment compared with 7 percent for the non-Spanish population, status, occupation, and income. and about 4 percent of all Hispanic persons were 65 yearsold In March 1980, the number of persons ofSpanish origin in and 'over as compared with 11percent of non-Hispanic the United States totaled about 13.2million.2 About 60 persons (table 3). percent of these persons were ofMexican origin, 14 percent The number of Spanish-origin persons in the civilian labor were of Puerto Rican origin, 6 percent wereof Cuban origin, about 5millioninMarch1980. The 8 percent were of Central orSouth American origin, and forcereached unemployment rateforthesepersons was higher(8.9 about 12 percent were of other Spanishorigin. (See note and percent) than that for non-Spanish persons (6.5 percent). table 1.) The unemployment rate also differed by type of Hispanic Most families of Spanish origin lived inmetropolitan areas. origin; for example, 5.0 percent of Cuban-origin persons in March 1980, about 84 percent ofallSpanish-origin In the civilian labor force were unemployed in March 1980, families resided in metropolitan areas,compared with 66 compared to 11.7 percent for Puerto Rican-origin persons. percent offamilies not of Spanish origin. Furthermore, The proportion of employed Hispanic persons in higher differencesinresidentialpreference existed among the Spanish-origin groups; about 79 percent ofMexican-origin paying jobs was lower than that for non-Hispanic persons. families were living in metropolitan areas,compared v.ith 95 Only about 9 percent of Spanish persons were working in occupations, compared with 17 percent of percent of Puerto Rican-origin families(table 2). professional non-Spanish persons; conversely, the proportion of employed Hispanic persons working as operatives (24 percent) was "Spanish," and Inthisreport, the terms "Spanish origin," substantially higher than that for non-Spanish persons (14 CO"Hispanic" are used interchangeably. 'The data on SPanish-origin persons from the March 1980CPS are percent). The survey showed that about 3 percent of Spanish published from the ...I not completely comparable with the estimates workers were employed as farm laborers. March 1979 CPS. A processing problem discovered sincepublication (:) of the 1979 data indicates that about 300,000 Spanish-originpersons The median incomein 1979 was lower. for Hispanic were no*includedinthe March 1979 CPS estimates of the families than that for families not of Spanish origin ($14,600 Spanish-origin population. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. Postage stamps notacceptable currency For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. bank. Current Popu- submitted at sender's risk. Remittances from foreign countries mustbe by international money order or by a draft on a U.S. Series P-20, P-23, P-27, and P-60 are available for $70 per year($17.50 additional for foreign lation Reports are sold in two subscription packages: single-copy price of this report is mailing); Series P-25, P-26, and P-28 are available for$90 per year ($22.50 additional for foreign mailing). The 2 FIGURE 1. Percent Distribution of Persons of Spanish Origin, by Type of Spanish Origin: March 1980 Puerto R ican 111u-O Cuban oU Central or South American oU Other Spanish 12' o and $20,000, respectively). The lower median income for FIGURE 2 Spanish-origin families is reflected in the income Form CPS-668BOrigin or Descent Flashcard distribution;12 percent had incomes under $5,000, and about 39 percent had incomes between $5,000 and $15,000. In the upper end of the income distribution, about 21 What is the origin or descent of each person in this household? percent of Spanish families had incomes of $25,000 or more, compared with 35 percent of nog-Spanish families (table 5). 01 German Mexicari-Arnerican Differences in family income were also evident in 1979 by type of Span,..-1 origin. For instance, the median incomeof 02 ltall n 11 Chicano $17,500 for Cuban families was substantially higher than the 12 Mexican median income of Puerto Rican families ($9,900). A factor 03 Irish contributing to the low Puerto Rican family income status 14 Puerto kn may be the low median number of years ofeducational 04 French attainment of persons maintaining Puerto Rican families. 05 Polish 15 Cuban Information in this report on persons of Spanish origin was obtained from responses to the question shown in figure 2. 06 Russian 16 Central or SoWh American (Spanish CQuritries Persons of Spanish origin were persons who reported themselves as Mexican-American, Chicano, Mexican, Puerto 07 Enghsh 17 Other Spanish Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish 08 Scottish origin.Persons who reported themselvesspecificallyas 20 Afro-American Mexican-American, Chicano, or Mexican were consolidated (Black, Negroi 09 Welsh into the Mexican category. Tables in this report show data for some or all of these OR subcategories of Spanish origin. A more inclusive report on 30 Another gruup nut listed the characteristics of these persons is forthcoming. 3 FIGURE 3. Total and Spanish-Origin Population, by Broad Age i65 years old and over Groups and Type of Spanish Origin: March 1980 18 64 years old 517 years old Under 5 years old Percent 100 LA 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Not of Total Total Mexican Puerto Cuban Central Other popula- Spanish Rican Or Spanish Spanish tion origin South origin' American