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Current Population Reports population. 4 Nearly two-thirds of all Hispanics were of Mexican origi... more Current Population Reports population. 4 Nearly two-thirds of all Hispanics were of Mexican origin (65.2 percent). People of Puerto Rican origin accounted for 9.6 percent of the total Hispanic population, while people of Cuban origin, Central and South American origin, and Other Hispanics each accounted for 4.3 percent, 14.3 percent, and 6.6 percent, respectively (see Figure 1). Educational Attainment Hispanics are less likely to have a high school diploma than non-Hispanic Whites. In March 1999, 27.8 percent of Hispanics 25 years of age and older had less than a 9 th grade education, 56.1 percent had a high school diploma or more, and about 10.9 percent had graduated from college This report provides statistics on the civilian noninstitutional Hispanic population of the United States, based on the March 1999 Current Population Survey (CPS). 1 Data are presented for the total Latino population and for specific ethnicities, such as Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban origin. 2 Comparable data for the overall population and the non-Hispanic White population are also included. The social and economic characteristics presented are educational attainment, employment status, marital and family composition, and poverty status. 3 Population Size and Composition One of nine people in the United States is of Hispanic Origin.
Current Population Reports population. 4 Nearly two-thirds of all Hispanics were of Mexican origi... more Current Population Reports population. 4 Nearly two-thirds of all Hispanics were of Mexican origin (65.2 percent). People of Puerto Rican origin accounted for 9.6 percent of the total Hispanic population, while people of Cuban origin, Central and South American origin, and Other Hispanics each accounted for 4.3 percent, 14.3 percent, and 6.6 percent, respectively (see Figure 1). Educational Attainment Hispanics are less likely to have a high school diploma than non-Hispanic Whites. In March 1999, 27.8 percent of Hispanics 25 years of age and older had less than a 9 th grade education, 56.1 percent had a high school diploma or more, and about 10.9 percent had graduated from college This report provides statistics on the civilian noninstitutional Hispanic population of the United States, based on the March 1999 Current Population Survey (CPS). 1 Data are presented for the total Latino population and for specific ethnicities, such as Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban origin. 2 Comparable data for the overall population and the non-Hispanic White population are also included. The social and economic characteristics presented are educational attainment, employment status, marital and family composition, and poverty status. 3 Population Size and Composition One of nine people in the United States is of Hispanic Origin.