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Social and Economic Characteristics for the Asian American and Pacific Islander Population

We, The American Pacific Islanders (WE-4) and We the American Asians (WE-3)
We, The American Hispanics (WE-2)
September 1993 US Dept of Commerce Bureau of the Census
Edna L. Paisano
With data from CP-2-1 for non-Asian
1990 Census of Population, Social and Economic Characteristics

Table 3. Selected Social and Economic Characteristics for the Asian Population: 1990

[Data for total persons, age, sex and type of family are based on 100-percent tabulations. Remaining data are based on sample tabulations


							Asian													Total	Polynesian				Micronesian			Other
Characteristics	United					NativeAm	Pacific	Asian			Japa-		Asian	Viet-	Cambo-				Other	Pacific								Pacific
	States	White	NHwhite	Black	Hispanic	AlasNat	Islander	Total	Chinese	Filipino	nese	Korean	Indian	namese	dian	Laotian	Hmong	Thai	Asian	Islander	Total	Hawaiian	Samoan	Tongan	Total	Guamanian	Melanesian	Islander
One-Line Description	US	White	NHwhite	Black	Hispanic	NatAm	AsPI	Asian	Chinese	Filipino	Japanese	Korean	AsIndian	Vietnam	Cambodian	Laotian	Hmong	Thai	OtherAs	PacIs	Polynesian	Hawaiian	Samoan	Tongan	Micronesian	Guamanian	Melanesian	Other PI
Total persons	248,709,873	199,817,064	188,424,773	29,930,524	21,900,089	2,015,143	7,273,662	6,908,638	1,645,472	1,406,770	847,562	798,849	815,447	614,547	147,411	149,014	90,082	91,275	302,209	365,024	291,584	211,014	62,964	17,606	56,153	49,345	7,195	10,092
Percent	100.00%	80.34%	75.76%	12.03%	8.81%	0.81%	2.92%	2.78%	0.66%	0.57%	0.34%	0.32%	0.33%	0.25%	0.06%	0.06%	0.04%	0.04%	0.12%	0.15%	0.12%	0.08%	0.03%	0.01%	0.02%	0.02%	0.00%	0.00%

AGE AND SEX

Percent under 5 years old.................	7.4						8.1	8.0	6.7	7.3	5.6	8.8	8.5	8.6	13.4	115.0	21.7	5.3	11.8	10.6	(NA)	9.8	13.1	(NA)	(NA)	9.4	(NA)	(NA)
Percent 18 years old and over	74.4			75.0	67.0		71.4	71.8	76.5	72.6	81.5	69.1	70.0	65.9	52.7	54.9	38.7	75.0	64.5	63.8	(NA)	65.4	57.7	(NA)	(NA)	67.0	(NA)	(NA)
Percent 65 years old and over ............	12.6	13.9	14.3	13.0	8.0	5.8	6.2	6.4	8.1	7.4	12.5	4.4	2.8	2.9	2.5	2.5	2.8	1.6	2.6	4.0	(NA)	4.8	3.3	(NA)	(NA)	3.1	(NA)	(NA)
Median age ...............................	32.9	34.4	34.9	28.3	25.6	26.9	29.8	30.1	32.1	31.1	36.3	29.1	28.9	25.2	19.4	20.4	12.5	31.8	24.5	25.0	(NA)	26.3	21.5	(NA)	(NA)	25.4	(NA)	(NA)
Males per 100 females.....................	95.1						95.8	95.5	99.6	86.0	85.0	79.5	116.0	112.4	94.7	107.0	103.8	70.0	118.6	101.7	(NA)	100.8	103.3	(NA)	(NA)	104.4	(NA)	(NA)

TYPE OF FAMILY

Families ...............................	64,517,947						1,559,043	1,486,349	381,403	287,539	202,954	161,645	193,379	119,466	27,104	27,973	13,352	16,451	55,083	72,694	(NA)	43,586	11,253	(NA)	(NA)	10,273	(NA)	(NA)
Percent.................................	100.0						100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	(NA)	100.0	100.0	(NA)	(NA)	100.0	(NA)	(NA)
Married-couple families ..................	78.6	83.0		48.8	69.9		81.2	81.6	83.9	78.3	83.1	83.4	89.2	70.6	67.2	80.5	83.4	72.6	78.5	73	(NA)	71.2	73.7	(NA)	(NA)	74.5	(NA)	(NA)
Female householder, no husband
present	16.5	12.7		43.7	21.6		12.2	11.9	9.9	15.4	12.3	11.6	5.2	16.2	26.2	12.1	12.8	19.7	11.3	19.4	(NA)	21.3	19.6	(NA)	(NA)	16.2	(NA)	(NA)
Male householder, no wife present ........	4.9	4.3		7.5	8.5		6.6	6.5	6.2	6.3	4.6	5.1	5.6	13.2	6.6	7.5	3.8	7.7	10.1	7.7	(NA)	7.5	6.7	(NA)	(NA)	9.2	(NA)	(NA)
Persons per family........................	3.16						3.80	3.79	3.62	4.02	3.09	3.60	3.83	4.36	5.03	5.01	6.58	3.48	3.75	4.08	(NA)	3.84	4.84	(NA)	(NA)	3.91	(NA)	(NA)
Children living with 2 parents		67		79



NATIVITY, CITIZENSHIP, YEAR OF
ENTRY, AND LANGUAGE

Foreign-Born persons ...................	19,767,316	10,022,812	3,167,343	1,455,294	7,841,650	46,919	4,558,744	4,513,347	1,142,580	913,723	280,686	579,273	593,423	473,853	117,857	116,981	61,574	68,975	164,422	45,397	25,851	2,591	13,086	10,174	9,686	5,461	5,622	4,238
Percent foreign born .....................	7.9	5.0	1.7	4.9	35.8	2.3	62.7	65.6	69.3	64.4	32.4	72.7	75.4	79.9	79.1	79.4	65.2	75.5	58.2	12.9	9.2	1.3	22.7	60.9	17.6	11.4	77.9	49.8
Percent naturalized citizen..............	40.5				26.3		40.2	40.2	43.4	53.8	25.7	40.1	34.3	42.2	17.1	17.3	9.2	31.0	30.6	36.3	43.0	48.3	52.4	29.6	24.8	28.5	26.8	33.8
Percent Citizen born or natural	95.3%				73.6%		62.5%	60.8%	60.8%	70.2%	75.9%	56.5%	50.5%	53.8%	34.4%	34.3%	40.8%	47.9%	59.6%	91.8%	94.8%	99.3%	89.2%	57.1%	86.8%	91.8%	43.0%	67.0%
Percent year of entry
1980-1990 ..............................	43.8				50.7		57.5	57.6	56.8	49.1	54.6	56.4	58.2	61.8	88.1	79.5	75.9	42.6	65.9	54.2	45.6	48.2	40.1	51.9	69.7	66.6	65.3	56.9
1975-1979 ..............................	13.9						18.7	18.7	16.5	17.2	7.0	21.1	18.1	33.9	10.3	19.4	23.5	21.5	13.7	21.3	23.9	20.4	21.8	27.8	14.2	12.5	20.9	21.4
Entered before 1975.....................	42.2						23.8	23.8	26.7	33.7	38.3	22.5	23.7	4.4	1.6	1.1	0.6	35.9	20.4	24.5	30.5	31.4	38.1	20.5	16.1	20.9	13.8	21.8

Persons 5 years old and over	230,445,777	196,181,122	175,394,346	27,175,607	19,569,737	1,817,347	6,652,553	6,338,574	1,540,235	1,317,163	818,974	727,164	721,675	544,089	129,366	130,303	73,808	86,679	249,118	313,979	249,677	185,492	49,967	14,218	49,974	43,406	6,528	7,800
Percent of persons 5 years and over
who speak a language other than	31844979	17693779	10084653	1707777	15216298	432761	4878530
English at home...........................	13.8	9.0	5.7	6.3	77.8	23.8	73.3	75.4	84.0	68.4	44.0	81.6	77.8	93.8	96.0	96.8	97.4	80.1	67.6	31.2	25.4	10.0	66.4	82.4	49.6	46.2	85.4	53.7
Speak API language at home .............	4,471,621						4,209,443	4,131,341	1,276,182	868,945	350,898	587,345	104,948	503,135	122,868	124,604	71,550	68,561	52,305	78,102	56,577	14,350	31,931	10,296	17,688	13,087	1,314	2,523
Percent speak API language at
home.....................................	1.9						63.3	65.2	82.9	66.0	42.8	80.8	14.5	92.5	95.0	95.6	96.9	79.1	21.0	24.9	22.7	7.7	63.9	72.4	35.4	30.2	20.1	32.3
Number Do not speak English VW	13982502	6879734	3119561	658044	7716795	167612	2555424	2676399	781454	320734	207921	376787	174054	331731	90908	88546	56145	40269	84033	32719	21499	4953	10849	5553	7461	4833	1622	1952
Do not speak English "very well"	43.9	38.9	30.9	38.5	50.7	38.7	52.4	56.0	60.4	35.6	57.7	63.5	31.0	65.0	73.2	70.2	78.1	58.0	49.9	33.4	33.9	26.7	32.7	47.4	30.1	24.1	29.1	46.6
Linguistically isolated household . . .	33.0						34.4	34.9	40.3	13.0	33.0	41.4	17.2	43.9	56.1	52.4	60.5	31.8	30.2	11.1	11.2	8.1	9.3	21.6	9.5	7.1	6.8	21.3
Percent over 5, not well English	6.1	3.5	1.8	2.4	39.4	9.2	38.4	42.2	50.7	24.4	25.4	51.8	24.1	61.0	70.3	68.0	76.1	46.5	33.7	10.4	8.6	2.7	21.7	39.1	14.9	11.1	24.9	25.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Persons 25 Years Old and over. . .	158,868,436	132,023,308	125,898,648	16,761,234	11,226,793	1,079,621	4,316,366	4,140,345	1,076,701	865,308	626,402	455,520	464,190	303,841	61,464	62,521	27,216	57,964	139,218	176,021	139,737	107,714	24,571	7,452	27,650	24,787	4,128	4,606
Percent high school graduate or higher. .	75.2	77.9	79.1	63.1	49.8	65.5	77.5	77.6	73.6	82.6	87.5	80.2	84.7	61.2	34.9	40	31.1	74	82.7	76.1	77.1	79.5	70.6	64	73.6	72.3	61.3	75.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher.......	20.3	21.5	22	11.4	9.2	9.3	36.6	37.7	40.7	39.3	34.5	34.5	58.1	17.4	5.7	5.4	4.9	32.8	41.7	10.8	10.8	11.9	8	5.8	10.2	10	7.5	15.8
Females 25 years old and over . .	83,654,171						2,282,675	2,194 033	551414	492,955	350,125	269,165	207,657	146,899	33,463	29,888	14,078	37,699	60,690	88,642	70,503	54,694	12,251	3,558	13,698	12,158	1,993	2,448
Percent high school graduate or higher. .	74.8						74	73.9	70.2	81.4	85.6	74.1	79	53.3	25.3	29.8	19	66.2	78.7	75	76.2	79	66.5	66.8	71.5	70.6	56.6	76.2
Percent bachelors's degree or higher	17.6						31.8	32.7	35	41.6	28.2	25.9	48.7	12.2	3.2	3.5	3	24.9	34.2	9.6	9.7	10.7	6.1	5.9	6.7	8.2	7.9	13.5
Percent age 25 to 34 coll grad or higher		25		12
Number Over 25 Grade 5 or less						50552	296660	291895	101115	36410	8294	17546	21099	34773	25015	14950	21184	5001	5878	4765		1418	1050	1159
Percent Grade 5 or less	2.7%	1.8%	1.3%	4.5%	13.4%	4.7%	6.9%	7.1%	9.4%	4.2%	1.3%	3.9%	4.5%	11.4%	40.7%	23.9%	77.8%	8.6%	4.2%	2.7%	0.0%	1.3%	4.3%	15.6%

Table 3. Selected Social and Economic Characterlstics for the Asian Population: 1990

[Data for total persons, age, sex and type of family are based on 100-percent tabulaUons. Remaining data are based on sample tabulations]

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							Asian						Asian
																				Total	Polynesian				Micronesian			Other
Characteristics	United						Pacific				Japa-		Asian	Viet-	Cambo-					Pacific								Pacific
	States						Islander	Total	Chinese	Filipino	nese	Korean	Indian	namese	dian	Laotian	Hmong	Thai	Other	Islander	Total	Hawaiian	Samoan	Tongan	Total	Guamanian	Melanesian	Islander

LABOR FORCE STATUS

Persons 16 years old and over .	191,829,271						5,403,615	5,167,530	1,309,042	1,078,817	724,683	579,867	576,157	423,121	85,500	87,683	40,649	71,907	190,104	236,085	185,887	140,885	35,336	9,666	38,695	33,562	5,194	6,309
Labor force	125,182,378						3,645,946	3,480,409	863,285	813,766	467,346	367,146	416,404	273,098	39,793	50,869	11,923	51,359	125,420	165,537	129,426	100,328	22,523	6,577	27,703	24,225	3,935	4.471
Percent in labor force......................	65.3	65.4	65.3	62.7	67.5	62.1	67.5	67.4	65.9	75.4	64.5	63.3	72.3	64.5	46.5	58.0	29.3	71.4	66.0	70.1	69.6	71.2	63.7	68	71.6	72.2	75.6	70.9
Civilian labor force	123,473,450						3,603,080	3,444,188	860,688	790,869	463,770	364,680	415,346	271,587	39,704	50,703	11,890	50,717	124,234	158,892	125,379	97,701	21,142	6,536	25,269	22,013	3,911	4,333
Percent unemployed ........................	6.3	5.2	5.0	12.9	10.4	14.4	5.3	5.2	4.7	5.1	2.5	5.2	5.6	8.4	10.3	9.3	17.9	5.3	6.8	7.3	7.1	6.3	9.9	9.9	7.9	7.8	6.8	9.0

Females - 16 yrs old and over	99,803,358						2,810,588	2,692,480	664,384	599,208	399,585	333,225	260,532	199,310	45,754	42,044	20,265	44,917	83,256	118,108	92,981	70,907	17,393	4,681	19,135	16,590	2,592	3,400
Labor force....................................	56,672,949						1,688,145	1,614,323	393,077	433,262	221,857	185,078	152,718	111,282	17,080	20,799	4,039	30,268	44,863	73,822	57,969	45,715	9,524	2,730	11,802	10,404	1,787	2,264
Percent in labor force......................	56.8	56.3	56.4	59.5	55.9	55.1	60.1	60.0	59.2	72.3	55.5	55.5	58.6	55.8	37.3	49.5	19.9	67.4	53.9	62.5	62.3	64.5	54.8	58.3	61.7	62.7	68.9	66.6
Civilian labor force .........................	56,487,249						1,684,082	1,610,906	392,696	431,564	221,299	184,719	152,621	111,170	17,080	20,786	4,039	30,201	44,731	73,176	57,558	45,424	9,405	2,729	11,604	10,217	1,787	2,227
Percent unemployed ........................	6.2						5.5	5.5	5.0	4.7	2.7	6.1	7.6	8.9	9.9	9.3	19.0	6.2	7.7	6.9	6.9	5.9	10.7	10.5	6.9	6.5	6.0	8.1

OCCUPATION

Employed persons 16 years old
and over	115,681,202						3,411,586	3,264,268	819,932	750,613	452,005	345,655	391,949	248,881	35,623	46,010	9,756	48,028	115,816	147,318	116,470	91,543	19,041	5,886	23,262	20,298	3,644	3,942
Percent.....................................	100						100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Managerial and professional specialty. . .	26.4						30.6	31.2	35.8	26.6	37.0	25.5	43.6	17.6	9.8	5.0	12.8	23.6	31.9	18.1	18.5	20.2	13.5	8.6	16.5	17.2	11.7	20.1
Technical, sales, and administrative
support.......................................	31.7						33.2	33.3	31.2	36.7	34.4	37.1	33.2	29.5	23.3	15.2	18.9	26.5	33.6	32.1	31.5	32.1	32.3	19.0	34.9	35.9	29.1	35.8
Service .......................................	13.2						14.8	14.6	16.5	16.8	11.1	15.1	8.1	15.0	17.9	14.6	20.0	26.8	14.0	19.2	19.2	18.6	20.0	25.4	18.1	16.6	28.8	16.6
Farming, forestry, and fishing ................	2.5						1.2	1.1	0.4	1.5	2.7	0.7	0.6	1.4	1.7	1.5	2.3	0.7	0.8	2.5	2.7	2.4	1.4	10.1	1.8	1.7	1.3	2.1
Precision production, craft, and repair. . .	11.3						8.0	7.8	5.6	7.4	7.8	8.9	5.2	15.7	17.2	19.8	13.9	7.5	7.3	11.9	11.7	11.8	11.1	12.8	13.5	13.6	12.2	8.4
Operators, fabricators, and laborers .........	14.9						12.1	11.9	10.6	11.0	6.9	12.8	9.4	20.9	30.0	43.9	32.1	15.0	12.4	16.3	16.5	14.9	21.7	24.2	15.1	14.9	16.8	17.0

WORKERS IN FAMILY IN 1989

Families ...................................	65,049,428						1,577,820	1,506,724	389,818	293,229	208,165	163,149	192,836	118,309	28,185	28,592	14,374	16,710	53,357	71,096	56,372	43,080	10,279	3,013	11,388	10,314	1,665	1,671
Percent.....................................	100.0						100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
No workers ...................................	13.0						8.3	8.3	7.9	4.1	8.7	7.6	2.8	13.6	38.1	26.7	49.9	5.0	7.7	8.7	9.5	9.5	11.1	3.1	5.7	5.9	2.2	10.6
1 worker .....................................	28.0						26.2	26.2	25.5	18.1	33.2	31.8	27.7	25.1	20.7	18.7	28.0	26.2	34.5	26.1	25.9	24.8	29.5	29.1	28.0	27.4	20.8	25.6
2 workers.....................................	45.6						45.7	45.7	47.6	48.2	42.9	44.8	51.8	40.0	27.7	35.7	15.4	53.3	43.4	45.5	44.8	45.6	39.7	49.2	47.9	47.5	52.7	46.0
3 or more workers.............................	13.4						19.8	19.8	19.0	29.6	15.3	15.9	17.8	21.3	13.5	18.9	6.7	15.5	14.4	19.7	19.9	20.0	19.6	18.6	18.4	19.1	24.3	17.9

INCOME IN 1989

Median household	30,056	31,435	31,672	19,758	24,156	20,025	36,784	37,007	36,259	43,780	41,626	30,184	44,696	29,772	18,837	23,019	14,276	31,632	30,010	31,980	(NA)	34,830	27,511	26,440	(NA)	30,786	31,450	25,542
Median family	35,225	37,512	37,628	22,430	25,064	21,750	41251	41,583	41,316	46,698	51,550	33,909	49,309	30,550	18,126	23,101	14,327	37,257	34,242	33,955	(NA)	37,269	27,228	26,865	(NA)	33,020	32,003	29,271
Married Couple				33,540
Female Householder				12,520
Per capita	14,420	15,687	16,074	8,859	8,328	13,368	13,638	13,806	14,876	13,616	19,373	11,177	17,777	9,032	5,120	5,597	2,692	11,970	11,000	10,342	(NA)	11,446	7,690	6,144	(NA)	10,834	9,578	11,651

INCOME IN 1989 BELOW POVERTY

Families in poverty...........................	6,487,515						182,507	171,816	43,184	15,267	7,131	24,037	13,964	28,131	11,872	9,207	8,885	1,806	8,332	10,691	8,597	5,453	2,522	622	1,641	1,266	141	312
Percent .....................................	10.0	7.0	7.0	26.3	22.3	27.0	11.6	11.4	11.1	5.2	3.4	14.7	7.2	23.8	42.1	32.2	61.8	10.8	15.6	15.0	15.3	12.7	24.5	20.6	14.4	12.3	6.5	18.7
Persons in poverty ...........................	31,742,864						997,196	938,930	225,777	89,081	59,127	106,822	74,972	149,567	62,312	50,580	59,530	11,178	49,984	58,266	46,649	28,642	14,210	3,797	9,327	7,036	679	1,611
Percent......................................	13.1	9.8	9.2	29.5	25.3	30.9	14.1	14.0	14.0	6.4	7.0	13.7	9.7	25.7	42.6	34.7	63.6	12.5	18.2	17.1	17.2	14.3	25.8	23.1	17.6	15.3	9.5	19.7

NA Not available. Figure will be available in Summary Tape File 4 and CP-2-1, Social and Economic Charactenstics for the United States, to be released late 1993.


Veteran Status, civilian males 16 and over	29.1	31.4	32.4	23.4	12	27.2	9.3

Households with Public Assistance Income
Households	91993582	76906980	73747747	9941850	5872040	325367	2020498	1932064	509395	356375	315879	233692	201768	140693	30054	14815	30802	23656	74935	88434.0		55653.0	11495.0			12641.0
With Public Assistance Income	6943269	4269641	3878673	1955533	839908	116009	199127	188658	42043	35729	9022	10663	15692	34416	15358	9946	10894	808	4087	10469		6513	2031			1214
Percent	7.5%	5.6%	5.3%	19.7%	14.3%	35.7%	9.9%	9.8%	8.3%	10.0%	2.9%	4.6%	7.8%	24.5%	51.1%	67.1%	35.4%	3.4%	5.5%	11.8%		11.7%	17.7%			9.6%



Ranked by Public Assistance
One-Line Description	Percent	Index
Japanese	2.9%	1.83
Thai	3.4%	1.56
Korean	4.6%	1.15
NHwhite	5.3%	-1.00
OtherAs	5.5%	-1.04
White	5.6%	-1.06
US	7.5%	-1.42
AsIndian	7.8%	-1.47
Chinese	8.3%	-1.57
Guamanian	9.6%	-1.81
Asian	9.8%	-1.85
AsPI	9.9%	-1.87
Filipino	10.0%	-1.89
Hawaiian	11.7%	-2.21
PacIs	11.8%	-2.23
Hispanic	14.3%	-2.70
Samoan	17.7%	-3.34
Black	19.7%	-3.72
Vietnam	24.5%	-4.62
Hmong	35.4%	-6.68
NatAm	35.7%	-6.74
Cambodian	51.1%	-9.64
Laotian	67.1%	-12.66

Last Updated on 5/14/97
By Arthur Hu
Email: arthurhu@halcyon.com