table with row headers in column A and column headers in rows 5 through 7,,,,,,,,
"Table 21.  Population with Percent Distribution 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",4.4,"194,822",69.1,"74,761",26.5
.Northeast,"53,300",100.0,"2,321",4.4,"40,029",75.1,"10,950",20.5
.Midwest,"63,779",100.0,"1,433",2.2,"52,609",82.5,"9,738",15.3
.South,"100,652",100.0,"2,365",2.3,"64,845",64.4,"33,442",33.2
.West,"64,351",100.0,"6,381",9.9,"37,339",58.0,"20,631",32.1
Male,,,,,,,,
.Total,"137,871",100.0,"6,093",4.4,"95,386",69.2,"36,392",26.4
.Northeast,"25,817",100.0,"1,195",4.6,"19,535",75.7,"5,087",19.7
.Midwest,"30,996",100.0,724,2.3,"25,652",82.8,"4,621",14.9
.South,"49,052",100.0,"1,118",2.3,"31,640",64.5,"16,293",33.2
.West,"32,006",100.0,"3,055",9.5,"18,559",58.0,"10,392",32.5
Female,,,,,,,,
.Total,"144,211",100.0,"6,407",4.4,"99,436",69.0,"38,368",26.6
.Northeast,"27,483",100.0,"1,126",4.1,"20,494",74.6,"5,863",21.3
.Midwest,"32,783",100.0,709,2.2,"26,957",82.2,"5,117",15.6
.South,"51,600",100.0,"1,246",2.4,"33,205",64.4,"17,149",33.2
.West,"32,344",100.0,"3,326",10.3,"18,780",58.1,"10,239",31.7
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",,,,,,,,