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   USUAL WEEKLY EARNINGS OF WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS: FIRST QUARTER 2003


   Median weekly earnings of the nation's 99.0 million full-time wage and
salary workers were $620 in the first quarter of 2003, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  This was 
1.5 percent higher than a year earlier, compared with a gain of 2.8 percent 
in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) over the same
period.
   
   Data on usual earnings are collected as part of the Current Population
Survey, a nationwide sample survey of households in which respondents are
asked, among other things, how much each wage and salary worker usually
earns.  (See the Explanatory Note.)  Highlights from the first-quarter data
are:
   
   --Women who usually worked full time had median earnings of $551 per week, 
or 79.3 percent of the $695 median for men.  The female-to-male earnings 
ratios were higher among blacks or African Americans (89.3 percent) and 
Hispanics or Latinos (88.3 percent) than among whites (79.0 percent) and 
Asians (78.2 percent).  (See table 1.)
   
   --Median earnings for black men working at full-time jobs were $552 per
week, 77.4 percent of the median for white men ($713).  The difference was
much less among women, as black women's median earnings ($493) were 87.6 per-
cent of those for their white counterparts ($563).  Overall, median earnings 
of Hispanics who worked full time ($447) were lower than those of blacks 
($516), whites ($636), and Asians ($718).  (See table 1.)
   
   --Among men, the highest median weekly earnings were for those age 45 to
54 and age 55 to 64 ($822 for each age group).  Among women, earnings were
highest for those 45 to 54 years old ($606).  (See table 2.)
   
   --Among the major occupational groups, persons employed full time in
managerial, professional, and related occupations had the highest median
weekly earnings--$1,058 for men and $756 for women.  Men and women in
service jobs earned the least.  (See table 3.)
   
   --Full-time workers age 25 and over without a high school diploma had
median weekly earnings of $397, compared with $549 for high school graduates 
(no college) and $961 for college graduates holding at least a bachelor's 
degree.  Among college graduates with advanced degrees (professional or 
master's degree and above), the highest-earning 10 percent of male workers 
made $2,498 or more per week, compared with $1,856 or more for their female 
counterparts.  (See table 4.)
   
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   |              Changes in Usual Weekly Earnings Data                |
   |                                                                   |
   |    Several major changes introduced into the Current Population   |
   | Survey in 2003 affect the usual weekly earnings data that are     |
   | presented in this release.  These include the use of new popu-    |
   | lation controls that reflect Census 2000 results, the use of      |
   | new questions about race and Hispanic ethnicity, the presentation |
   | of data for Asians, and the use of a new occupational classifica- |
   | tion system.  Additionally, the first quarter 2003 data also      |
   | reflect an additional upward adjustment to population controls    |
   | and other changes to the survey.  The first quarter 2002 data     |
   | shown in this release have been revised to reflect the new        |
   | population controls and the new occupational classification       |
   | system introduced into the survey.  (Data by race and Hispanic    |
   | or Latino ethnicity prior to the first quarter of 2003 continue   |
   | to be based on the old race/ethnicity questions.)  For a detailed |
   | discussion of the changes, see "Revisions to the Current Popula-  |
   | tion Survey Effective in January 2003" in the February 2003 issue |
   | of Employment and Earnings and available on the Internet at       |
   | http://www.bls.gov/cps/rvcps03.pdf.                               |
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Explanatory Note
     
     
     The estimates in this release were obtained from the Current
Population Survey (CPS), which provides the basic information on the labor
force, employment, and unemployment.  The survey is conducted monthly for
the Bureau of Labor Statistics by the U.S. Census Bureau from a scienti-
fically selected national sample of about 60,000 households, with coverage
in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.  The earnings data are 
collected from one-quarter of the CPS monthly sample and are limited to
wages and salaries.  The data, therefore, exclude self-employment income.
     
     Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired 
individuals upon request.  Voice phone:  202-691-5200; TDD message referral 
phone number:  1-800-877-8339.
     
Reliability
     
     Statistics based on the CPS are subject to both sampling and nonsam-
pling error.  When a sample, rather than the entire population, is surveyed,
there is a chance that the sample estimates may differ from the "true"
population values they represent.  The exact difference, or sampling error,
varies depending on the particular sample selected, and this variability is
measured by the standard error of the estimate.  There is about a 90-percent
chance, or level of confidence, that an estimate based on a sample will
differ by no more than 1.6 standard errors from the "true" population value
because of sampling error.  BLS analyses are generally conducted at the
90-percent level of confidence.

     The CPS data also are affected by nonsampling error.  Nonsampling error
can occur for many reasons, including the failure to sample a segment of the
population, inability to obtain information for all respondents in
the sample, inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide correct
information, and errors made in the collection or processing of the data.

     For a full discussion of the reliability of data from the CPS and
information on estimating standard errors, see the "Explanatory Notes and
Estimates of Error" section of Employment and Earnings.
     
Definitions
     
     The principal definitions used in connection with the earnings series
are described briefly below.
     
     Usual weekly earnings. Data represent earnings before taxes and other
deductions and include any overtime pay, commissions, or tips usually
received (at the main job in the case of multiple jobholders.)  Prior to
1994, respondents were asked how much they usually earned per week.  Since
January 1994, respondents have been asked to identify the easiest way for
them to report earnings (hourly, weekly, biweekly, twice monthly, monthly,
annually, other) and how much they usually earn in the reported time
period.  Earnings reported on a basis other than weekly are converted to a
weekly equivalent.  The term "usual" is as perceived by the respondent.  If
the respondent asks for a definition of usual, interviewers are instructed
to define the term as more than half the weeks worked during the past 4 or
5 months.
     
     Medians (and other quantiles) of weekly earnings. The median (or upper
limit of the second quartile) is the amount which divides a given earnings
distribution into two equal groups, one having earnings above the median
and the other having earnings below the median.  Ten percent of a given
distribution have earnings below the upper limit of the first decile (90
percent have higher earnings); 25 percent have earnings below the upper
limit of the first quartile (75 percent have higher earnings); 75 percent
have earnings below the upper limit of the third quartile (25 percent have
higher earnings); and 90 percent have earnings below the upper limit of the
ninth decile (10 percent have higher earnings).

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     The estimating procedure places each reported or calculated weekly
earnings value into $50-wide intervals which are centered around multiples
of $50.  The actual value is estimated through the linear interpolation of
the interval in which the quantile boundary lies.
     
     Over-the-year changes in the medians (and other quantile boundaries)
for specific groups may not necessarily be consistent with the movements
estimated for the overall quantile boundary.  The most common reasons for
this possible anomaly are: (1) There could be a change in the relative
weights of the subgroups.  For example, the medians of both 16-to-24 year
olds and those 25 years and over may rise; but if the lower-earning 16-to-
24 group accounts for a greatly increased share of the total, the overall
median could actually fall. (2) There could be a large change in the shape
of the distribution of reported earnings, particularly near a quantile
boundary.  This could be caused by survey observations that are clustered
at rounded values, e.g., $250, $300, $400.  An estimate lying in a $50-wide
centered interval containing such a cluster or "spike" tends to change more
slowly than one in other intervals.
     
     Wage and salary workers. Workers who receive wages, salaries,
commissions, tips, payment in kind, or piece rates.  The group includes
employees in both the private and public sectors but, for the purposes of
the earnings series, excludes all self-employed persons, regardless of
whether or not their businesses are incorporated.

     Full-time workers. Workers who usually work 35 hours or more per week
at their sole or principal job.
     
     Part-time workers. Workers who usually work fewer than 35 hours per
week at their sole or principal job.
     
     Constant dollars. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers
(CPI-U) is used to convert current dollars to constant (1982) dollars.
     
     Hispanic or Latino ethnicity.  This refers to persons who identified 
themselves in the enumeration process as being Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino.
Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any 
race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race.

   
   

Table 1.  Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, quarterly averages,
 not seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                              Number of workers              Median weekly earnings          
                                                                (in thousands)                                               
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                       Characteristic                                                 In current dollars    In constant (1982) 
                                                                                                               dollars       
                                                                I          I                                                
                                                               2002       2003                                               
                                                                                        I          I          I          I    
                                                                                       2002       2003       2002       2003   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                        SEX AND AGE                                                                                          
                                                                                                                             
 Total, 16 years and over..................................    98,809     98,988       $611       $620       $332       $327 
                                                                                                                             
    Men, 16 years and over.................................    55,217     55,162        682        695        370        366 
      16 to 24 years.......................................     5,725      5,829        406        396        220        209 
      25 years and over....................................    49,491     49,333        729        741        395        391 
                                                                                                                             
    Women, 16 years and over...............................    43,592     43,826        533        551        289        291 
      16 to 24 years.......................................     4,509      4,266        375        384        203        202 
      25 years and over....................................    39,083     39,560        570        581        309        306 
                                                                                                                             
        RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX                                                                          
                                                                                                                             
    White(1)...............................................    81,543     80,878        625        636        339        336 
      Men..................................................    46,549     46,184        701        713        380        376 
      Women................................................    34,994     34,694        547        563        297        297 
                                                                                                                             
    Black or African American(1)...........................    11,899     11,706        510        516        276        272 
      Men..................................................     5,669      5,443        533        552        289        291 
      Women................................................     6,230      6,263        492        493        267        260 
                                                                                                                             
    Asian(1)...............................................     4,354      4,230        651        718        353        379 
      Men..................................................     2,414      2,365        752        793        408        418 
      Women................................................     1,939      1,865        558        620        303        327 
                                                                                                                             
    Hispanic or Latino.....................................    12,861     13,653        420        447        228        236 
      Men..................................................     8,047      8,611        452        471        245        249 
      Women................................................     4,815      5,042        387        416        210        219 

   1 Beginning in 2003, persons who selected this race group only; persons who selected more than one race group are not
 included.  Prior to 2003, persons who reported more than one race group were included in the group they indentified as the
 main race.
   NOTE:  Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because
 data are not presented for all races.  In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of
 any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race.  All data have been revised back to January 2000 to
 reflect the introduction of Census 2000-based population controls into the household survey.  Beginning in January 2003, data
 also reflect an additional upward adjustment to population controls and other changes to the survey.
    
   

 Table 2.  Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and
 sex, first quarter 2003 averages, not seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                    Total                  Men                  Women        
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
        Age, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity           Number                Number                Number             
                                                                of       Median       of       Median       of       Median  
                                                              workers    weekly     workers    weekly     workers    weekly  
                                                                (in     earnings      (in     earnings      (in     earnings 
                                                            thousands)            thousands)            thousands)           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                           TOTAL                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
 16 years and over.........................................    98,988       $620     55,162       $695     43,826       $551 
   16 to 24 years..........................................    10,095        391      5,829        396      4,266        384 
     16 to 19 years........................................     1,236        312        743        321        494        298 
     20 to 24 years........................................     8,858        402      5,086        409      3,773        393 
   25 years and over.......................................    88,893        659     49,333        741     39,560        581 
     25 to 54 years........................................    75,888        657     42,308        734     33,580        583 
       25 to 34 years......................................    24,512        599     14,046        641     10,466        549 
       35 to 44 years......................................    27,172        677     15,369        766     11,803        590 
       45 to 54 years......................................    24,204        718     12,893        822     11,312        606 
     55 years and over.....................................    13,005        672      7,025        791      5,980        567 
       55 to 64 years......................................    11,237        697      5,988        822      5,249        586 
       65 years and over...................................     1,768        493      1,037        592        731        424 
                                                                                                                             
                          White(1)                                                                                           
                                                                                                                             
 16 years and over.........................................    80,878        636     46,184        713     34,694        563 
   16 to 24 years..........................................     8,343        393      4,936        398      3,407        385 
   25 years and over.......................................    72,535        679     41,248        761     31,287        590 
     25 to 54 years........................................    61,514        676     35,227        752     26,287        592 
     55 years and over.....................................    11,021        696      6,021        831      5,000        579 
                                                                                                                             
                Black or African American(1)                                                                                 
                                                                                                                             
 16 years and over.........................................    11,706        516      5,443        552      6,263        493 
   16 to 24 years..........................................     1,122        372        550        364        571        379 
   25 years and over.......................................    10,584        543      4,892        582      5,692        512 
     25 to 54 years........................................     9,261        540      4,254        575      5,007        510 
     55 years and over.....................................     1,323        565        638        609        685        523 
                                                                                                                             
                          Asian(1)                                                                                           
                                                                                                                             
 16 years and over.........................................     4,230        718      2,365        793      1,865        620 
   16 to 24 years..........................................       359        413        200        428        159        396 
   25 years and over.......................................     3,871        739      2,165        828      1,705        652 
     25 to 54 years........................................     3,376        755      1,875        859      1,501        665 
     55 years and over.....................................       495        670        291        728        204        558 
                                                                                                                             
                     Hispanic or Latino                                                                                      
                                                                                                                             
 16 years and over.........................................    13,653        447      8,611        471      5,042        416 
   16 to 24 years..........................................     2,205        339      1,489        337        716        344 
   25 years and over.......................................    11,448        481      7,122        501      4,326        430 
     25 to 54 years........................................    10,501        482      6,539        500      3,962        436 
     55 years and over.....................................       947        473        583        516        364        401 

   1 Beginning in 2003, persons who selected this race group only; persons who selected more than one race group are not
 included.  Prior to 2003, persons who reported more than one race group were included in the group they indentified as the
 main race.
   NOTE:  Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because
 data are not presented for all races.  In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of
 any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race.  All data have been revised back to January 2000 to
 reflect the introduction of Census 2000-based population controls into the household survey.  Beginning in January 2003, data
 also reflect an additional upward adjustment to population controls and other changes to the survey.
     
   

  Table 3.  Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by occupation and sex, quarterly averages, 
  not seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                    Number of workers             Median weekly earnings    
                                                                      (in thousands)                                        
                      Occupation and sex                                                                                    
                                                                                                                            
                                                                    I               I                 I               I       
                                                                   2002            2003              2002            2003     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                            TOTAL                                                                                           
                                                                                                                            
   Managerial, professional, and related occupations........      35,193          35,451             $856            $893   
     Management, business, and financial operations                                                                         
      occupations...........................................      14,497          14,374              919             954   
     Professional and related occupations...................      20,696          21,077              820             854   
   Service occupations......................................      12,749          13,327              389             407   
   Sales and office occupations.............................      24,872          24,625              527             541   
     Sales and related occupations..........................       9,483           9,853              596             594   
     Office and administrative support occupations..........      15,389          14,772              510             522   
   Natural resources, construction, and maintenance                                                                         
    occupations.............................................      10,440          10,581              608             610   
     Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.............         700             678              344             365   
     Construction and extraction occupations................       5,650           5,561              592             601   
     Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations......       4,090           4,342              670             668   
   Production, transportation, and material moving                                                                          
    occupations.............................................      15,555          15,005              513             519   
     Production occupations.................................       9,079           8,493              514             524   
     Transportation and material moving occupations.........       6,476           6,511              512             513   
                                                                                                                            
                             Men                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
   Managerial, professional, and related occupations........      17,559          17,569            1,017           1,058   
     Management, business, and financial operations                                                                         
      occupations...........................................       8,085           7,936            1,090           1,140   
     Professional and related occupations...................       9,474           9,633              981           1,018   
   Service occupations......................................       6,533           6,620              442             477   
   Sales and office occupations.............................       9,118           9,192              642             645   
     Sales and related occupations..........................       5,279           5,416              716             703   
     Office and administrative support occupations..........       3,839           3,776              573             583   
   Natural resources, construction, and maintenance                                                                         
    occupations.............................................       9,972          10,116              613             615   
     Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.............         512             541              355             376   
     Construction and extraction occupations................       5,548           5,408              590             605   
     Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations......       3,912           4,167              670             669   
   Production, transportation, and material moving                                                                          
    occupations.............................................      12,035          11,665              560             563   
     Production occupations.................................       6,452           6,014              574             581   
     Transportation and material moving occupations.........       5,582           5,651              540             534   
                                                                                                                            
                            Women                                                                                           
                                                                                                                            
   Managerial, professional, and related occupations........      17,634          17,882              736             756   
     Management, business, and financial operations                                                                         
      occupations...........................................       6,411           6,437              760             793   
     Professional and related occupations...................      11,222          11,444              721             740   
   Service occupations......................................       6,216           6,707              344             366   
   Sales and office occupations.............................      15,754          15,432              486             503   
     Sales and related occupations..........................       4,204           4,437              441             461   
     Office and administrative support occupations..........      11,550          10,996              496             512   
   Natural resources, construction, and maintenance                                                                         
    occupations.............................................         468             466              488             483   
     Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.............         188             137              315             323   
     Construction and extraction occupations................         102             153              620             480   
     Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations......         178             175              639             631   
   Production, transportation, and material moving                                                                          
    occupations.............................................       3,520           3,339              403             407   
     Production occupations.................................       2,627           2,479              409             411   
     Transportation and material moving occupations.........         894             860              383             397   

     NOTE:  Occupations reflect the introduction of the 2002 Census occupational classification system derived from the
  2000 Standard Occupational Classification system into the Current Population Survey.  Data are based on Census 2000-based
  population controls.  Beginning in January 2003, data also reflect an additional upward adjustment to population controls
  and other changes to the survey.
    
   

 Table 4.  Quartiles and selected deciles of usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by selected
 characteristics, first quarter 2003 averages, not seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                Number                       Upper limit of:                   
                                                                  of                                                           
                       Characteristic                           workers                                                        
                                                                  (in       First      First     Second      Third      Ninth  
                                                              thousands)   decile    quartile   quartile   quartile    decile  
                                                                                                (median)                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
        SEX, RACE, AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY                                                                          
                                                                                                                             
 Total, 16 years and over..................................    98,988       $300       $414       $620       $945     $1,413 
   Men.....................................................    55,162        320        460        695      1,062      1,586 
   Women...................................................    43,826        283        381        551        803      1,139 
                                                                                                                             
   White(1)................................................    80,878        305        423        636        967      1,447 
     Men...................................................    46,184        324        475        713      1,089      1,637 
     Women.................................................    34,694        286        386        563        814      1,150 
                                                                                                                             
   Black or African American(1)............................    11,706        281        373        516        762      1,076 
     Men...................................................     5,443        296        393        552        809      1,156 
     Women.................................................     6,263        268        353        493        726      1,000 
                                                                                                                             
   Asian(1)................................................     4,230        299        423        718      1,121      1,694 
     Men...................................................     2,365        319        475        793      1,263      1,894 
     Women.................................................     1,865        285        396        620        918      1,344 
                                                                                                                             
   Hispanic or Latino......................................    13,653        258        318        447        675        991 
     Men...................................................     8,611        270        325        471        701      1,057 
     Women.................................................     5,042        245        307        416        615        902 
                                                                                                                             
                   EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT                                                                                    
                                                                                                                             
   Total, 25 years and over................................    88,893        316        445        659        988      1,464 
     Less than a high school diploma.......................     8,483        238        300        397        539        766 
     High school graduates, no college.....................    26,930        297        394        549        766      1,047 
     Some college or associate degree......................    24,859        339        462        635        909      1,210 
     Bachelor's degree and higher..........................    28,621        477        672        961      1,426      1,961 
       Bachelor's degree only..............................    18,732        438        623        903      1,324      1,885 
       Advanced degree.....................................     9,889        580        774      1,104      1,614      2,226 
                                                                                                                             
     Men, 25 years and over................................    49,333        350        497        741      1,123      1,665 
       Less than a high school diploma.....................     5,617        263        320        431        597        815 
       High school graduates, no college...................    15,040        337        461        627        870      1,158 
       Some college or associate degree....................    12,982        384        514        731      1,019      1,380 
       Bachelor's degree and higher........................    15,694        522        767      1,129      1,654      2,301 
         Bachelor's degree only............................    10,315        494        718      1,047      1,544      2,113 
         Advanced degree...................................     5,380        618        896      1,283      1,875      2,498 
                                                                                                                             
     Women, 25 years and over..............................    39,560        293        396        581        840      1,168 
       Less than a high school diploma.....................     2,866        208        270        338        444        593 
       High school graduates, no college...................    11,890        270        345        464        628        856 
       Some college or associate degree....................    11,877        312        410        561        761      1,022 
       Bachelor's degree and higher........................    12,927        427        607        819      1,134      1,562 
         Bachelor's degree only............................     8,417        400        569        758      1,044      1,430 
         Advanced degree...................................     4,510        545        709        927      1,278      1,856 

   1 Beginning in 2003, persons who selected this race group only; persons who selected more than one race group are not
 included.  Prior to 2003, persons who reported more than one race group were included in the group they indentified as the
 main race.
   NOTE:  Ten percent of all full-time wage and salary workers earn less than the upper limit of the first decile; 25
 percent earn less than the upper limit of the first quartile; 50 percent earn less than the upper limit of the second
 quartile, or median; 75 percent earn less than the upper limit of the third quartile; and 90 percent earn less than the
 upper limit of the ninth decile.  Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not
 sum to totals because data are not presented for all races.  In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic
 or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race.  All data have been revised back
 to January 2000 to reflect the introduction of Census 2000-based population controls into the household survey.  Beginning in
 January 2003, data also reflect an additional upward adjustment to population controls and other changes to the survey.


      

  Table 5.  Median usual weekly earnings of part-time wage and salary workers by selected characteristics, quarterly
  averages, not seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                    Number of workers             Median weekly earnings    
                                                                      (in thousands)                                        
                        Characteristic                                                                                      
                                                                                                                            
                                                                    I               I                 I               I       
                                                                   2002            2003              2002            2003     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                         SEX AND AGE                                                                                        
                                                                                                                            
  Total, 16 years and over..................................      21,817          22,154             $179            $184   
                                                                                                                            
     Men, 16 years and over.................................       6,971           6,988              171             172   
       16 to 24 years.......................................       3,681           3,557              143             137   
       25 years and over....................................       3,289           3,431              219             225   
                                                                                                                            
     Women, 16 years and over...............................      14,847          15,165              184             191   
       16 to 24 years.......................................       4,628           4,696              133             129   
       25 years and over....................................      10,218          10,469              214             224   
                                                                                                                            
         RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY, AND SEX                                                                        
                                                                                                                            
     White(1)...............................................      18,607          18,761              181             185   
       Men..................................................       5,771           5,754              170             167   
       Women................................................      12,837          13,007              186             193   
                                                                                                                            
     Black or African American(1)...........................       2,032           2,050              168             178   
       Men..................................................         735             762              168             192   
       Women................................................       1,296           1,287              168             169   
                                                                                                                            
     Asian(1)...............................................         960             804              186             202   
       Men..................................................         372             298              170             206   
       Women................................................         588             506              192             198   
                                                                                                                            
     Hispanic or Latino.....................................       2,359           2,183              184             181   
       Men..................................................         812             775              191             200   
       Women................................................       1,547           1,408              180             171   

    1 Beginning in 2003, persons who selected this race group only; persons who selected more than one race group are
  not included. Prior to 2003, persons who reported more than one race group were included in the group they indentified as
  the main race.
    NOTE:  Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because
  data are not presented for all races.  In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of
  any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race.  All data have been revised back to January 2000
  to reflect the introduction of Census 2000-based population controls into the household survey.  Beginning in January 2003,
  data also reflect an additional upward adjustment to population controls and other changes to the survey.