TABLE 1

Table A

1990 BUSINESS PARTICIPATION RATES OF SELECTED ETHNIC GROUPS IN THE UNITED STATES

GROUP	NUMBER OF SELF-EMPLOYED PER 1,000 POPULATION

POLISH	30.70
ARMENIAN	54.70
CHINESE	33.53
KOREAN	73.66
MEXICAN	17.64
CUBAN	33.89
NATIONAL AVERAGE	33.50

Sources: Ancestry of the Population of the United States, 1990 CP-3-2, Tables I and 4; Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States, 1990 CP-3-5, Tables 1 and 4; Persons of Hispanic Origin in the United States, 1990 CP-3-3, Tables 1 and 4; General Population Characteristics, United States, 1990 Census of Population, 1990 CP-1-1, Table 3.

TABLE 2

Table B

Growth Rates For MWBE and non MWBE Construction Firms with Employees 1982-1992

Groups	1982	1992	Growth Rate

Blacks	4113	8715	112%
Hispamc	5090	19,975	292%
Asians and Native Americans	2036	6606	225%
Women	13,128	63,025	380%
Non-MWBEs	361,370	489,959	36%

Sources: MWBEs—Table 1, 1982 and 1992 Surveys of Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises; Total Forms—1982 and 992 County Business Patterns—United States.