table with row headers in column A and column headers in rows 5 through 7,,,,,,,,
"Table 20.  Population by Region and Sex, and Race and Hispanic Origin:  March 2002",,,,,,,,
(Numbers in thousands),,,,,,,,
(leading dot indicates sub-part),,,,,,,,
Region and sex,Total,,Race and Hispanic Origin 1/,,,,,
,,,"Asian or Pacific
Islander",,"non-Hispanic
White",,Other,
,Number,Percent,Number,Percent,Number,Percent,Number,Percent
Total 2/,,,,,,,,
.Total,"282,082",100.0,"12,500",100.0,"194,822",100.0,"74,761",100.0
.Northeast,"53,300",18.9,"2,321",18.6,"40,029",20.5,"10,950",14.6
.Midwest,"63,779",22.6,"1,433",11.5,"52,609",27.0,"9,738",13.0
.South,"100,652",35.7,"2,365",18.9,"64,845",33.3,"33,442",44.7
.West,"64,351",22.8,"6,381",51.1,"37,339",19.2,"20,631",27.6
Male,,,,,,,,
.Total,"137,871",100.0,"6,093",100.0,"95,386",100.0,"36,392",100.0
.Northeast,"25,817",18.7,"1,195",19.6,"19,535",20.5,"5,087",14.0
.Midwest,"30,996",22.5,724,11.9,"25,652",26.9,"4,621",12.7
.South,"49,052",35.6,"1,118",18.4,"31,640",33.2,"16,293",44.8
.West,"32,006",23.2,"3,055",50.1,"18,559",19.5,"10,392",28.6
Female,,,,,,,,
.Total,"144,211",100.0,"6,407",100.0,"99,436",100.0,"38,368",100.0
.Northeast,"27,483",19.1,"1,126",17.6,"20,494",20.6,"5,863",15.3
.Midwest,"32,783",22.7,709,11.1,"26,957",27.1,"5,117",13.3
.South,"51,600",35.8,"1,246",19.5,"33,205",33.4,"17,149",44.7
.West,"32,344",22.4,"3,326",51.9,"18,780",18.9,"10,239",26.7
Footnotes:,,,,,,,,
"1/  Hispanic refers to people whose origin is Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Hispanic/Latino origin, regardless of race.",,,,,,,,
2/  Regions are described in the CPS glossary of subjects concepts at www.census.gov/population/www/cps/cpsdef.html.,,,,,,,,
"SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division.",,,,,,,,
"Internet Release date:  May 28, 2003",,,,,,,,