Hispanics have many nations of origin, primarily Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Central and South America, and Spain. Consistent with this low educational attainment rate of Hispanics or, perhaps as a result of it, one out of every four Hispanics in Michigan falls below the federal income poverty level. This compares with 214 for white females and 213 for African American females. The infant mortality rate 3 for infants born to Hispanic mothers in 1996 was 7.7 per 1,000 live births compared with 6.0 per 1,000 for infants born to white mothers.
All statistics are Michigan residents only.
The estimates of race and Hispanic origin from 1990 to 1996 were prepared by the Census Bureau and released on December 18, 1997. These race categories are defined by the Office of Management and Budget for implementing federal programs and are taken from the Definitions and Subject characteristics of the U.S. Census Bureau's summary tape File documentation. 2 Adequacy of prenatal care is based on the Kessner Index.