Table 3. Hispanic Origin of Couples:  1990                                                                     6/22/94

Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Internet Release date: 06/10/98

(Universe is householder and spouse or partner)
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							  Not			   Puerto		        Other
					  Total	     Hispanic       Mexican	    Rican	  Cuban      Hispanic
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    Total 1/......................   51,475,834    48,754,556     2,383,468       426,737       267,820       954,157
      Percent.....................	  100.0	        100.0	      100.0	    100.0	  100.0	        100.0

Same Hispanic origin couples......   49,975,671    47,443,652	  1,654,338	  234,334       169,302	      474,045
 Percent..........................	   97.1	         97.3	       69.4	     54.9	   63.2	         49.7

  Interethnic couples:
Specified  origin group and Not
 Hispanic Origin..................    1,310,904	    1,310,904	    675,281	  151,103	 68,847       415,673
  Percent.........................	    2.6	          2.7	       28.3	     35.4	   25.7	         43.6


Specified origin group and
 Other Hispanic Origin groups 2/..	189,259		   NA	     53,849	   41,300	 29,671	       64,439
   Percent........................	    0.4		   NA	        2.3	      9.7	   11.1	          6.8
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NOTE:  The cell value for specified origin group and Not Hispanic for Not Hispanic should not be include in
       either the row or overall total.

NA Not applicable

1.  Includes all Hispanic origin couples and all couples involving the specified Hispanic group and Not
    Hispanic, and couples involving a male of the specified Hispanic group and a female from one of the
    other Hispanic groups.

2.  Includes all other Hispanic Origin groups except non-Hispanics and the specified group.


SOURCE: 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Public Use Microdata Samples.