This section of the article provides an overview of the Hispanic population in the United States, focusing on population changes, social and economic characteristics, and user comments. It includes various charts and tables that illustrate the geographic distribution of the Hispanic population, educational attainment, unemployment rates, median family income, and poverty levels. The text tables and detailed tables further break down these statistics by type of origin and year, offering insights into the social and economic characteristics of the Hispanic population from 1982 to 1988. The appendixes provide additional information on the source and reliability of the estimates, as well as facsimiles of the March 1988 Consumer Population Survey (CPS) questionnaires and related tables.This section of the article provides an overview of the Hispanic population in the United States, focusing on population changes, social and economic characteristics, and user comments. It includes various charts and tables that illustrate the geographic distribution of the Hispanic population, educational attainment, unemployment rates, median family income, and poverty levels. The text tables and detailed tables further break down these statistics by type of origin and year, offering insights into the social and economic characteristics of the Hispanic population from 1982 to 1988. The appendixes provide additional information on the source and reliability of the estimates, as well as facsimiles of the March 1988 Consumer Population Survey (CPS) questionnaires and related tables.