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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1997 (Hispanic Origin)
Before taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus
Excluding health
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance
gains less plus supplements to
(current government capital wage or salary
Total measure) transfers gains income
(thous.) Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
Hispanic Origin
All families 6961 24.7 30.8 30.6 29.4
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 626 37.0 40.1 39.4 37.5
25 to 44 years 3946 26.9 29.2 29.1 27.7
45 to 54 years 1166 17.8 22.0 21.8 20.9
55 to 64 years 676 18.0 27.0 26.8 26.4
65 years and over 547 18.1 55.1 55.1 54.6
Type of Family
Married-couple families 4804 17.4 22.9 22.8 21.5
With related children under 18 3293 21.0 23.3 23.0 21.4
With related children under 6 1912 23.9 25.7 25.4 23.3
Male householder, no wife present 545 21.7 27.1 27.1 26.0
Female householder, no husband present 1612 47.6 55.4 55.3 54.0
With related children under 18 1292 54.2 61.0 60.8 59.7
With related children under 6 631 63.4 68.0 67.6 66.8
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 6307 24.2 30.1 30.0 28.7
Inside central cities 3336 29.5 36.1 35.9 34.8
Outside central cities 2970 18.4 23.4 23.3 22.0
Outside metropolitan areas 654 29.4 37.1 36.7 35.8
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1997 (Hispanic Origin)
Before taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus
Excluding health
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance
gains less plus supplements to
(current government capital wage or salary
Total measure) transfers gains income
(thous.) Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4
Region
Northeast 1128 30.8 37.2 37.2 36.0
Midwest 542 20.5 24.9 24.7 22.7
South 2341 22.2 29.7 29.4 28.4
West 2950 25.2 30.2 30.1 28.9
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 3117 36.3 44.6 44.3 42.8
High school graduate, no college 1790 19.1 23.5 23.5 22.5
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1362 14.2 18.3 18.2 16.8
Bachelor's degree or more 692 7.6 12.0 12.0 11.8
Work Experience in 1997
Total, 15 to 64 years 6414 25.3 28.7 28.5 27.3
Worked at full-time jobs 4678 15.3 16.9 16.7 15.2
50 to 52 weeks 3780 11.2 12.1 12.0 10.4
Worked at part-time jobs 565 39.9 45.4 45.6 44.6
Did not work 1171 58.3 68.0 67.6 67.0
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 2071 56.2 72.8 72.7 71.9
Householder 15 to 64 years 1700 62.7 72.1 72.0 71.2
Householder 65 years and over 371 26.3 76.2 76.2 75.4
One worker 3027 17.1 19.5 19.2 17.1
Two workers or more 1862 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.1
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1997 (Hispanic Origin)
Before taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus
Excluding health
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance
gains less plus supplements to
(current government capital wage or salary
Total measure) transfers gains income
(thous.) Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 953 62.7 78.5 78.3 77.5
AFDC or other non-SSI 652 77.3 87.6 87.3 86.5
SSI 396 37.8 66.0 66.0 65.4
Food stamps 1143 71.3 81.4 80.7 78.6
Housing assistance 562 63.8 75.2 74.5 73.8
Energy assistance 151 72.3 84.7 84.7 83.2
Free or reduced-price school lunches 1992 47.8 53.8 53.4 50.8
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 685 77.1 90.2 89.9 89.2
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 3694 7.8 10.1 10.0 7.7
Medicare 949 20.8 51.5 51.5 50.5
Medicaid 1919 53.6 64.5 64.4 62.8
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 1538 29.2 31.2 30.7 30.7
Health insurance 1325 31.8 33.3 32.8 32.8
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 378 31.7 64.5 64.5 64.0
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1997 (Hispanic Origin)
After taxes
Definition 8
Definition 4 Definition 6 plus
less Definition 5 plus Definition 7 nonmeans-
Social less Earned less tested
Security Federal Income state government
payroll income Tax income cash
taxes taxes Credit taxes transfers
Def 5 Def 6 Def 7 Def 8 Def 9
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
Hispanic Origin
All families 31.1 31.4 27.6 27.7 23.2
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 40.5 40.7 35.6 36.0 34.5
25 to 44 years 29.5 29.7 24.9 25.0 23.7
45 to 54 years 22.4 22.7 20.1 20.3 18.0
55 to 64 years 27.2 27.9 26.8 26.9 19.3
65 years and over 55.6 55.6 55.1 55.1 22.6
Type of Family
Married-couple families 23.3 23.4 20.4 20.4 15.7
With related children under 18 23.6 23.9 19.5 19.5 17.9
With related children under 6 26.2 26.3 21.1 21.1 20.1
Male householder, no wife present 27.6 28.0 23.4 23.6 19.8
Female householder, no husband present 55.8 56.2 50.6 51.0 46.8
With related children under 18 61.3 61.7 54.9 55.3 52.3
With related children under 6 68.2 68.6 63.5 64.1 62.7
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 30.5 30.7 27.0 27.1 22.7
Inside central cities 36.6 36.8 32.4 32.6 28.0
Outside central cities 23.7 24.0 20.9 20.9 16.8
Outside metropolitan areas 37.2 37.5 33.7 33.9 27.7
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1997 (Hispanic Origin)
After taxes
Definition 8
Definition 4 Definition 6 plus
less Definition 5 plus Definition 7 nonmeans-
Social less Earned less tested
Security Federal Income state government
payroll income Tax income cash
taxes taxes Credit taxes transfers
Def 5 Def 6 Def 7 Def 8 Def 9
Region
Northeast 37.1 37.2 34.2 34.7 30.6
Midwest 24.3 24.7 21.9 22.1 18.0
South 30.3 30.5 26.5 26.5 20.8
West 30.8 31.1 27.1 27.1 23.2
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 44.9 45.2 40.9 41.0 34.9
High school graduate, no college 24.4 24.6 20.4 20.6 17.3
College: Less than bachelor's degree 18.4 18.6 15.6 15.6 12.4
Bachelor's degree or more 11.8 11.8 10.4 10.4 7.1
Work Experience in 1997
Total, 15 to 64 years 29.0 29.3 25.3 25.4 23.2
Worked at full-time jobs 17.1 17.3 13.1 13.2 12.3
50 to 52 weeks 12.2 12.3 8.8 8.8 8.3
Worked at part-time jobs 46.6 46.8 40.8 40.8 37.1
Did not work 68.2 68.8 66.4 66.6 60.1
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 73.1 73.4 69.3 69.7 56.6
Householder 15 to 64 years 72.5 72.8 67.9 68.3 61.8
Householder 65 years and over 76.0 76.0 76.0 76.0 32.5
One worker 19.8 20.1 14.8 14.8 13.5
Two workers or more 2.8 3.0 2.1 2.1 1.8
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1997 (Hispanic Origin)
After taxes
Definition 8
Definition 4 Definition 6 plus
less Definition 5 plus Definition 7 nonmeans-
Social less Earned less tested
Security Federal Income state government
payroll income Tax income cash
taxes taxes Credit taxes transfers
Def 5 Def 6 Def 7 Def 8 Def 9
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 78.5 78.7 75.9 76.2 71.0
AFDC or other non-SSI 87.3 87.5 84.8 85.2 82.8
SSI 66.8 66.8 64.0 64.0 53.8
Food stamps 80.1 80.2 74.4 74.7 71.0
Housing assistance 74.7 75.3 69.1 69.3 65.0
Energy assistance 83.2 84.1 79.0 79.0 73.8
Free or reduced-price school lunches 53.4 53.7 46.3 46.5 43.8
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 89.9 90.1 87.5 87.9 84.8
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 8.9 9.0 6.2 6.3 4.6
Medicare 51.9 51.9 50.3 50.3 24.6
Medicaid 65.1 65.3 59.0 59.2 53.8
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 33.6 34.1 28.6 28.9 26.6
Health insurance 35.8 36.3 30.5 30.8 28.9
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 65.2 65.2 62.7 62.7 42.6
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1997 (Hispanic Origin)
After taxes
Definition 13
Definition 11 plus
Definition 10 plus other
plus means-tested means-tested
Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government
plus school cash plus noncash
Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers
Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
Hispanic Origin
All families 22.7 22.7 21.3 19.8 17.2
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 34.1 34.1 32.5 28.7 25.0
25 to 44 years 23.5 23.5 22.1 20.8 18.3
45 to 54 years 17.7 17.7 16.6 14.9 12.3
55 to 64 years 18.6 18.6 17.3 16.5 13.4
65 years and over 19.8 19.8 16.9 16.9 15.6
Type of Family
Married-couple families 15.3 15.3 14.5 13.2 11.8
With related children under 18 17.7 17.7 17.0 15.2 13.2
With related children under 6 19.9 19.9 19.1 16.5 14.5
Male householder, no wife present 18.6 18.6 17.3 16.7 15.6
Female householder, no husband present 46.2 46.2 42.6 40.5 34.0
With related children under 18 52.1 52.1 48.2 45.8 38.1
With related children under 6 62.7 62.7 59.2 57.0 48.7
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 22.2 22.2 20.7 19.2 16.9
Inside central cities 27.3 27.3 25.5 23.5 20.4
Outside central cities 16.5 16.5 15.2 14.4 13.0
Outside metropolitan areas 27.7 27.7 26.8 25.5 20.2
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1997 (Hispanic Origin)
After taxes
Definition 13
Definition 11 plus
Definition 10 plus other
plus means-tested means-tested
Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government
plus school cash plus noncash
Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers
Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14
Region
Northeast 30.1 30.1 27.5 25.1 19.9
Midwest 18.0 18.0 17.3 16.6 15.8
South 20.2 20.2 19.1 17.8 16.1
West 22.8 22.8 21.3 20.0 17.4
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 34.0 34.0 31.9 30.1 26.1
High school graduate, no college 17.0 17.0 16.2 14.6 12.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree 12.2 12.2 11.3 10.5 8.7
Bachelor's degree or more 7.1 7.1 5.9 5.5 5.2
Work Experience in 1997
Total, 15 to 64 years 23.0 23.0 21.6 20.1 17.3
Worked at full-time jobs 12.3 12.3 11.6 10.5 8.8
50 to 52 weeks 8.3 8.3 7.8 7.0 5.8
Worked at part-time jobs 36.6 36.6 33.9 31.6 26.4
Did not work 58.9 58.9 55.9 52.8 47.3
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 55.2 55.2 51.7 49.2 43.3
Householder 15 to 64 years 61.0 61.0 57.7 54.6 47.9
Householder 65 years and over 28.7 28.7 24.4 24.4 22.5
One worker 13.4 13.4 12.4 11.0 9.2
Two workers or more 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.4 1.2
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1997 (Hispanic Origin)
After taxes
Definition 13
Definition 11 plus
Definition 10 plus other
plus means-tested means-tested
Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government
plus school cash plus noncash
Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers
Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 68.6 68.6 58.0 52.3 41.8
AFDC or other non-SSI 82.2 82.2 71.7 65.0 51.5
SSI 48.1 48.1 35.4 30.4 24.1
Food stamps 69.1 69.1 62.7 56.9 45.7
Housing assistance 62.8 62.8 56.7 52.0 35.2
Energy assistance 73.8 73.8 66.2 60.7 45.7
Free or reduced-price school lunches 43.3 43.3 40.4 37.4 30.9
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 82.3 82.3 71.7 64.3 51.1
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 4.5 4.5 4.1 3.8 3.4
Medicare 21.2 21.2 18.2 17.7 15.8
Medicaid 52.3 52.3 47.0 41.8 35.1
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 26.6 26.6 26.5 26.5 24.1
Health insurance 28.9 28.9 28.9 28.9 26.4
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 34.7 34.7 27.1 25.9 22.3
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1997 (Hispanic Origin)
After taxes
Definition 14
plus
net Money
imputed Definition 14 Income Money
return less after Taxes Income
on equity medical not including after
in own home programs EITC Taxes
Def 15 Def 16 Def 17 Def 18
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
Hispanic Origin
All families 16.2 18.7 26.7 22.7
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 25.0 30.1 40.8 34.2
25 to 44 years 17.6 19.3 29.0 23.8
45 to 54 years 11.2 13.5 19.9 17.5
55 to 64 years 12.0 15.1 18.3 18.1
65 years and over 11.5 16.7 18.8 18.1
Type of Family
Married-couple families 10.6 13.1 19.0 16.0
With related children under 18 12.3 15.1 23.0 18.7
With related children under 6 13.8 17.1 26.8 21.1
Male householder, no wife present 14.4 15.8 24.6 19.0
Female householder, no husband present 33.2 36.3 50.3 43.8
With related children under 18 37.2 40.6 57.3 49.3
With related children under 6 48.3 52.6 66.3 59.8
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 16.0 18.3 26.2 22.1
Inside central cities 19.7 22.4 31.4 27.0
Outside central cities 11.9 13.7 20.4 16.7
Outside metropolitan areas 17.8 22.6 31.4 27.8
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1997 (Hispanic Origin)
After taxes
Definition 14
plus
net Money
imputed Definition 14 Income Money
return less after Taxes Income
on equity medical not including after
in own home programs EITC Taxes
Def 15 Def 16 Def 17 Def 18
Region
Northeast 19.5 21.6 32.3 29.1
Midwest 15.8 16.9 22.3 19.5
South 14.7 17.3 23.9 20.0
West 16.1 19.0 27.6 23.0
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 24.7 28.4 38.4 33.9
High school graduate, no college 11.7 14.0 21.8 17.1
College: Less than bachelor's degree 8.1 9.5 16.0 12.9
Bachelor's degree or more 4.9 5.2 7.8 5.9
Work Experience in 1997
Total, 15 to 64 years 16.6 18.9 27.4 23.1
Worked at full-time jobs 8.3 9.6 17.5 12.8
50 to 52 weeks 5.4 6.4 13.1 8.8
Worked at part-time jobs 24.2 28.7 41.9 36.4
Did not work 46.0 51.2 59.9 57.6
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 41.0 46.6 57.7 53.9
Householder 15 to 64 years 46.4 51.5 64.5 60.0
Householder 65 years and over 16.5 24.3 26.8 26.3
One worker 8.5 10.2 20.1 14.0
Two workers or more 1.0 1.4 2.9 2.0
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1997 (Hispanic Origin)
After taxes
Definition 14
plus
net Money
imputed Definition 14 Income Money
return less after Taxes Income
on equity medical not including after
in own home programs EITC Taxes
Def 15 Def 16 Def 17 Def 18
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 41.1 47.7 63.9 59.3
AFDC or other non-SSI 51.1 58.8 78.6 72.7
SSI 23.2 28.4 38.5 36.9
Food stamps 44.8 50.9 72.4 65.6
Housing assistance 35.2 40.3 65.8 59.5
Energy assistance 45.7 55.0 73.1 66.9
Free or reduced-price school lunches 29.6 33.3 50.7 43.1
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 50.3 58.1 77.7 73.1
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 3.2 3.7 9.3 6.4
Medicare 13.0 17.9 21.5 20.4
Medicaid 33.9 40.2 56.7 49.4
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 22.2 24.1 31.7 26.5
Health insurance 24.7 26.4 34.7 28.9
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 20.0 25.9 33.6 31.0
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1997 (Hispanic Origin)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
Hispanic Origin
All families 1721 2143 2131 2046 2167 2184 1923 1931 1614
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 232 251 247 235 254 255 223 226 216
25 to 44 years 1061 1152 1147 1091 1165 1172 983 985 935
45 to 54 years 208 256 255 244 261 265 235 237 210
55 to 64 years 121 182 181 179 184 188 181 182 130
65 years and over 99 301 301 298 304 304 301 301 124
Type of Family
Married-couple families 836 1102 1093 1034 1117 1126 979 981 752
With related children under 18 692 768 759 705 778 786 641 642 590
With related children under 6 456 492 486 446 501 503 404 404 384
Male householder, no wife present 119 148 148 142 150 152 128 129 108
Female householder, no husband present 767 893 890 871 899 906 816 821 754
With related children under 18 701 789 786 771 792 798 710 714 676
With related children under 6 400 429 426 421 430 433 400 404 395
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 1529 1901 1892 1813 1924 1939 1702 1709 1433
Inside central cities 984 1206 1199 1160 1220 1227 1081 1087 935
Outside central cities 545 695 693 652 703 711 621 622 498
Outside metropolitan areas 192 242 240 234 243 245 220 222 181
Region
Northeast 347 420 420 406 419 420 385 391 345
Midwest 111 135 134 123 132 134 118 120 98
South 519 697 689 665 709 714 620 620 486
West 744 892 889 852 907 917 799 800 685
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1133 1390 1381 1334 1399 1409 1274 1278 1086
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1997 (Hispanic Origin)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
High school graduate, no college 342 421 420 402 436 440 365 368 309
College: Less than bachelor's degree 194 249 248 229 250 254 212 212 169
Bachelor's degree or more 53 83 83 82 82 82 72 72 49
Work Experience in 1997
Total, 15 to 64 years 1622 1842 1830 1748 1863 1880 1622 1630 1490
Worked at full-time jobs 714 789 780 711 801 810 614 620 577
50 to 52 weeks 422 459 453 394 460 465 331 331 315
Worked at part-time jobs 226 257 258 252 263 265 231 231 210
Did not work 683 796 792 785 799 805 777 780 704
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 1163 1508 1506 1489 1515 1519 1436 1443 1172
Householder 15 to 64 years 1066 1225 1223 1210 1233 1238 1154 1161 1051
Householder 65 years and over 97 283 283 280 282 282 282 282 120
One worker 518 591 583 519 600 609 447 449 410
Two workers or more 40 44 43 38 52 56 39 39 33
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 598 748 746 739 749 750 723 726 676
AFDC or other non-SSI 504 571 569 564 569 571 553 555 540
SSI 150 261 261 259 265 265 254 254 213
Food stamps 815 930 922 898 915 917 851 853 812
Housing assistance 358 422 418 414 420 423 388 389 365
Energy assistance 109 128 128 126 126 127 120 120 112
Free or reduced-price school lunches 952 1071 1063 1012 1064 1070 923 927 872
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 528 618 616 611 616 617 599 602 581
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 287 373 370 285 330 334 229 232 169
Medicare 197 489 489 479 492 492 477 477 234
Medicaid 1028 1238 1235 1206 1249 1254 1132 1136 1033
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1997 (Hispanic Origin)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 449 480 472 472 516 525 441 445 409
Health insurance 422 441 434 434 474 481 404 409 383
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 120 244 244 242 246 246 237 237 161
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1997 (Hispanic Origin)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
Hispanic Origin
All families 1581 1581 1480 1380 1198 1125 1301 1858 1579
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 213 213 204 180 156 156 188 256 214
25 to 44 years 928 928 873 822 722 695 762 1144 939
45 to 54 years 206 206 193 174 144 130 157 232 204
55 to 64 years 126 126 117 112 91 81 102 124 122
65 years and over 108 108 92 92 85 63 92 103 99
Type of Family
Married-couple families 735 735 698 636 565 511 630 913 769
With related children under 18 584 584 559 500 435 405 497 758 617
With related children under 6 380 380 364 316 277 263 326 512 404
Male householder, no wife present 102 102 94 91 85 79 86 134 103
Female householder, no husband present 745 745 687 653 548 535 585 811 706
With related children under 18 673 673 622 592 493 481 525 740 637
With related children under 6 395 395 373 360 307 305 332 418 377
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 1400 1400 1304 1213 1066 1009 1154 1653 1397
Inside central cities 911 911 852 785 681 656 748 1048 900
Outside central cities 489 489 453 427 385 353 406 605 497
Outside metropolitan areas 181 181 175 167 132 116 148 205 182
Region
Northeast 339 339 310 283 224 220 243 365 328
Midwest 98 98 94 90 85 85 91 121 105
South 473 473 447 417 376 345 406 558 468
West 672 672 629 589 512 475 561 814 677
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1061 1061 995 937 815 771 885 1196 1057
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1997 (Hispanic Origin)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
High school graduate, no college 304 304 289 262 229 210 250 390 306
College: Less than bachelor's degree 167 167 154 143 118 111 130 218 175
Bachelor's degree or more 49 49 41 38 36 34 36 54 41
Work Experience in 1997
Total, 15 to 64 years 1473 1473 1387 1287 1113 1063 1210 1755 1480
Worked at full-time jobs 577 577 541 491 409 387 449 817 599
50 to 52 weeks 315 315 296 265 220 202 241 497 333
Worked at part-time jobs 207 207 192 179 149 137 162 237 206
Did not work 690 690 655 618 554 539 599 701 675
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 1143 1143 1072 1020 897 850 966 1195 1117
Householder 15 to 64 years 1037 1037 981 929 814 789 876 1096 1020
Householder 65 years and over 106 106 91 91 84 61 90 100 97
One worker 405 405 375 334 278 257 310 608 424
Two workers or more 33 33 33 26 22 18 25 55 38
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 654 654 553 499 398 392 455 609 565
AFDC or other non-SSI 536 536 467 424 336 333 383 513 474
SSI 190 190 140 121 95 92 112 153 146
Food stamps 790 790 717 650 522 512 582 828 750
Housing assistance 353 353 318 292 198 198 226 370 334
Energy assistance 112 112 100 92 69 69 83 111 101
Free or reduced-price school lunches 863 863 806 745 615 589 664 1011 859
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 564 564 491 440 350 344 398 532 500
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 166 166 152 140 124 117 135 344 236
Medicare 201 201 173 168 150 123 169 204 193
Medicaid 1003 1003 903 803 674 650 772 1087 948
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1997 (Hispanic Origin)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 409 409 407 407 370 342 370 488 407
Health insurance 383 383 383 383 350 328 350 459 383
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 131 131 102 98 84 76 98 127 117