▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁ 1 7 . 2 ▁percent ▁of ▁females ▁in ▁Mexican ▁American ▁families , ▁who ▁worked ▁any time ▁during ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁ 6 0 . 3 ▁percent ▁had ▁ear nings ▁below ▁the ▁pover ty ▁level .[ 5 ] ▁ ▁Puerto ▁R ican ▁women ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁it ▁showed ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁ 1 . 7 ▁million ▁Puerto ▁Ric ans ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁female ▁population ▁makes ▁up ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 9 3 4 , 0 0 0 ▁female ▁Puerto ▁Ric ans . ▁ ▁On ▁A verage , ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 3 4 , 0 0 0 ▁female ▁Puerto ▁Ric ans , ▁have ▁completed ▁ 1 0 . 1 ▁years ▁of ▁school ; ▁ 2 4 ▁percent ▁completed ▁high ▁school ; ▁and ▁only ▁ 2 ▁percent ▁are ▁college ▁gradu ates . ▁ ▁Puerto ▁R ican ▁women ▁are ▁often ▁dis adv ant aged ▁by ▁lack ▁of ▁b iling ual ▁services ▁and ▁programs . ▁This ▁affect s ▁their ▁educational ▁att ain ment ▁and ▁employ ment ▁opportun ities . ▁ ▁An ▁estimate ▁of ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁Puerto ▁R ican ▁women ▁are ▁working ▁as ▁service ▁workers ▁in ▁the ▁labor ▁force . ▁A ▁couple ▁of ▁Puerto ▁R ican ▁women ▁with ▁in comes , ▁ 6 6 ▁percent ▁ear n ▁less ▁than ▁$ 5 , 0 0 0 . ▁Data ▁collected , ▁indicates ▁that ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁ 3 8 ▁percent ▁of ▁Puerto ▁R