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  1. <text id=93AC0233>
  2. <title>
  3. Children Below Poverty Level, by Race:1970-91
  4. </title>
  5. <history>
  6. Compact ALMANAC--United States Statistics         
  7.  Income, Prices & Wealth                             
  8. </history>
  9. <article>
  10. <source>Time Almanac</source>
  11. <hdr>
  12. Children Below the Poverty Level, by Race & Hispanic Origin: 1970 - 1991
  13. [In thousands, except percent.]
  14. </hdr>
  15. <body>
  16. <table>
  17. <tblhdr><cell>Year & Region<cell type=i>All races(1)<cell type=i>White<cell type=i>Black<cell type=i>Hispanic(2)
  18. <row><cell type=a>BELOW POVERTY LEVEL<cell type=i><cell type=i><cell type=i><cell type=i>
  19. <row><cell>1970<cell>10,235<cell>6,138<cell>3,922<cell>(NA)
  20. <row><cell>1971<cell>10,344<cell>6,341<cell>3,836<cell>(NA)
  21. <row><cell>1972<cell>10,082<cell>5,784<cell>4,025<cell>(NA)
  22. <row><cell>1973<cell>9,453<cell>5,462<cell>3,822<cell>1,364
  23. <row><cell>1974<cell>9,967<cell>6,079<cell>3,713<cell>1,414
  24. <row><cell>1975<cell>10,882<cell>6,748<cell>3,884<cell>1,619
  25. <row><cell>1976<cell>10,081<cell>6.034<cell>3,758<cell>1,424
  26. <row><cell>1977<cell>10,028<cell>5,943<cell>3,850<cell>1,402
  27. <row><cell>1978<cell>9,722<cell>5,674<cell>3,781<cell>1,354
  28. <row><cell>1979<cell>9,993<cell>5,909<cell>3,745<cell>1,505
  29. <row><cell>1980<cell>11,114<cell>6,817<cell>3,906<cell>1,718
  30. <row><cell>1981<cell>12,068<cell>7,429<cell>4,170<cell>1,874
  31. <row><cell>1982<cell>13,139<cell>8,282<cell>4,388<cell>2,117
  32. <row><cell>1983(3)<cell>13,427<cell>8,534<cell>4,273<cell>2,251
  33. <row><cell>1984<cell>12,929<cell>8,086<cell>4,320<cell>2,317
  34. <row><cell>1985<cell>12,483<cell>7,838<cell>4,057<cell>2,512
  35. <row><cell>1986<cell>12,257<cell>7,714<cell>4,039<cell>2,413
  36. <row><cell>1987(4)<cell>12,435<cell>7,550<cell>4,297<cell>2,631
  37. <row><cell>1988<cell>11,935<cell>7,095<cell>4,148<cell>2,576
  38. <row><cell>1989<cell>12,001<cell>7,165<cell>4,257<cell>2,496
  39. <row><cell>1990<cell>12,715<cell>7,696<cell>4,412<cell>2,750
  40. <row><cell>1991<cell>13,658<cell>8,316<cell>4,637<cell>2,977
  41. <row><cell>Northeast<cell>1,986<cell>1,342<cell>571<cell>600
  42. <row><cell>Midwest<cell>2,874<cell>1,821<cell>942<cell>184
  43. <row><cell>South<cell>5,052<cell>2,465<cell>2,511<cell>893
  44. <row><cell>West<cell>2,522<cell>1,922<cell>273<cell>953
  45. <row><cell>PERCENT BELOW POVERTY LEVEL<cell><cell><cell><cell>
  46. <row><cell>1970<cell>14.9<cell>10.5<cell>41.5<cell>(NA)
  47. <row><cell>1971<cell>15.1<cell>10.9<cell>40.7<cell>(NA)
  48. <row><cell>1972<cell>14.9<cell>10.1<cell>42.7<cell>(NA)
  49. <row><cell>1973<cell>14.2<cell>9.7<cell>40.6<cell>27.8
  50. <row><cell>1974<cell>15.1<cell>11.0<cell>39.6<cell>28.6
  51. <row><cell>1975<cell>16.8<cell>12.5<cell>41.4<cell>33.1
  52. <row><cell>1976<cell>15.8<cell>11.3<cell>40.4<cell>30.1
  53. <row><cell>1977<cell>16.0<cell>11.4<cell>41.6<cell>28.0
  54. <row><cell>1978<cell>15.7<cell>11.0<cell>41.2<cell>27.2
  55. <row><cell>1979<cell>16.0<cell>11.4<cell>40.8<cell>27.7
  56. <row><cell>1980<cell>17.9<cell>13.4<cell>42.1<cell>33.0
  57. <row><cell>1981<cell>19.5<cell>14.7<cell>44.9<cell>35.4
  58. <row><cell>1982<cell>21.3<cell>16.5<cell>47.3<cell>38.9
  59. <row><cell>1983(3)<cell>21.8<cell>17.0<cell>46.2<cell>37.7
  60. <row><cell>1984<cell>21.0<cell>16.1<cell>46.2<cell>38.7
  61. <row><cell>1985<cell>20.1<cell>15.6<cell>43.1<cell>39.6
  62. <row><cell>1986<cell>19.8<cell>15.3<cell>42.7<cell>37.1
  63. <row><cell>1987(4)<cell>20.0<cell>15.0<cell>45.1<cell>39.3
  64. <row><cell>1988<cell>19.0<cell>14.0<cell>42.8<cell>37.3
  65. <row><cell>1989<cell>19.0<cell>14.1<cell>43.2<cell>35.5
  66. <row><cell>1990<cell>19.9<cell>15.1<cell>44.2<cell>39.7
  67. <row><cell>1991<cell>21.1<cell>16.1<cell>45.6<cell>39.8
  68. <row><cell>Northeast<cell>16.9<cell>13.5<cell>39.4<cell>52.9
  69. <row><cell>Midwest<cell>18.4<cell>13.6<cell>51.5<cell>35.3
  70. <row><cell>South<cell>23.4<cell>15.7<cell>45.9<cell>43.7
  71. <row><cell>West<cell>18.9<cell>16.9<cell>35.4<cell>31.9
  72. </table>
  73. <list style=hang>
  74. <item>NA=Not available.
  75. <item>1. Includes persons of other races not shown separately.
  76. <item>2. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
  77. <item>3. Beginning 1983, data based on revised Hispanic population controls and not directly comparable with prior years.
  78. <item>4. Beginning 1987, data based on revised processing procedures and not directly comparable with prior years.
  79. </list>
  80. <p>Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census.
  81. </p>
  82. </body>
  83. </article>
  84. </text>
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