Summary

This report, based on an analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau Summary Tape Files 4 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2000) and data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), provides a profile of Latino elderly in Michigan. View PDF (to download, right click on the link and select "save link as")

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According to the 2000 U.S. Census, Latino family households1 were larger than any other ethnic or racial group in the United States. About 35% of Latino families had five or more people residing in their household. Compared to other ethnic groups, a greater proportion of Latinos were married-couple families. Within Latinos, Cubans were the most likely to be married (53% v. 45% and 44%) compared to Mexicans and Puerto Ricans, respectively. Nearly one-third of all Mexican households in Michigan were non-family households2, compared with the national average of 16.3%. This report examines Latino families and households. Data are drawn from the 2000 U.S. Census Summary Tape Files 4 (STF4). View PDF (to download, right click on the link and select "save link as")

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This report is based on an analysis of the 2000 U.S. Decennial Census and the intercensal Current Population Surveys (CPS) and examines key socioeconomic indicators of the Latino population in Michigan. We highlight the differences in socioeconomic indicators and explain those differences, including educational attainment, poverty, median family income and per capita income, employment status, and occupation. We also provide a perspective of how Michigan's growing Latino population has been impacted. View PDF (to download, right click on the link and select "save link as")

Summary

This report, based on an analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau Summary Tape Files 4 (U.S. Census Bureau 2000) and data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Vital Statistics System), examines the demographic composition by age and sex, demographic processes, including fertility, mortality, migration, and residential mobility of the Latino population, focusing on Latino’s residing in Michigan. View PDF (to download, right click on the link and select "save link as")

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As of 2000, there were 35.3 million Latinos in the United States, representing 12.5 percent of the total population. The majority of Latinos in the United States were Mexican Americans. Nearly three-fifths of Latinos were of Mexican origin. The Latino population predominantly resides in the West and South regions than in Northeast and Midwest regions. Nearly half of the Latino population in the Midwest lives in the state of Illinois. In 2000, about 7 percent of the Latino population in the United States resided in rural areas.

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