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Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1998 (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
Total 31515 25.6 30.8 30.4 29.1
Age
Under 18 years 11152 34.4 37.4 37.0 35.3
Related children 10921 33.6 36.6 36.2 34.5
Under 6 years 4160 35.8 37.9 37.6 36.0
18 to 24 years 3939 25.6 29.3 28.7 27.5
25 to 44 years 10160 21.3 23.8 23.5 22.2
45 to 64 years 4569 15.4 22.0 21.4 20.9
65 years and over 1696 21.0 56.1 55.7 55.0
65 to 74 years 1092 20.5 54.3 53.7 52.7
75 years and over 604 21.9 59.4 59.2 59.1
Family Relationship
In families 28055 24.3 29.2 28.8 27.4
Married-couple families 19993 17.8 22.6 22.1 20.5
With related children under 18 15930 20.7 23.5 22.9 21.0
Female hhlder, no husband present 6074 46.7 52.5 52.4 51.2
With related children under 18 5098 53.2 57.7 57.6 56.2
Unrelated individuals 3218 34.1 41.7 41.4 41.1
Living alone 1336 31.9 46.0 45.9 45.7
65 years and over 357 46.5 88.0 87.9 87.9
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Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1998 (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
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 28955 25.5 30.5 30.1 28.8
Inside central cities 15033 29.7 34.8 34.4 33.1
Outside central cities 13922 21.0 25.8 25.4 24.1
Outside metropolitan areas 2560 26.9 34.0 33.8 32.5
Region
Northeast 4855 29.6 35.9 35.4 34.5
Midwest 2396 20.3 23.5 23.7 22.1
South 10333 23.5 29.1 28.7 27.6
West 13932 26.7 31.5 31.0 29.4
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 20363 20.8 27.1 26.7 25.6
18 to 24 years old 3939 25.6 29.3 28.7 27.5
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1635 34.3 37.5 37.4 35.3
25 years old and over 16425 19.6 26.6 26.2 25.2
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 7204 28.5 38.9 38.3 36.8
High school graduate, no college 4418 16.2 21.9 21.6 20.7
College: Less than bachelor's degree 3017 10.5 13.8 13.5 13.0
Bachelor's degree or more 1786 7.7 10.6 10.5 10.2
Work Experience in 1998
Total, 20 to 64 years 17463 20.1 23.8 23.4 22.4
Worked at full-time jobs 11706 11.7 13.2 12.9 12.0
50 to 52 weeks 9332 8.2 9.1 8.9 8.1
Worked at part-time jobs 1779 25.7 31.8 30.9 30.1
Did not work 3978 42.5 51.6 51.1 49.5
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Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1998 (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
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 3589 56.9 72.4 71.7 70.9
AFDC or other non-SSI 2322 67.6 79.3 78.5 77.6
SSI 1604 42.8 66.2 65.5 65.0
Food stamps 4550 69.6 78.7 77.8 76.0
Housing assistance 2305 63.5 74.9 73.9 72.7
Energy assistance 778 61.2 76.5 74.3 73.5
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 10461 44.2 48.7 48.0 45.7
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 2457 69.4 82.0 81.6 80.6
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 13291 8.3 9.8 9.6 7.3
Medicare 2025 24.4 60.0 59.6 59.0
Also Medicaid 625 36.4 67.6 67.6 66.6
Medicaid 5550 57.1 68.0 67.3 66.0
Not covered 11077 32.1 35.0 34.5 34.0
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Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1998 (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
Total 31.3 31.5 27.6 27.8 23.8
Age
Under 18 years 37.8 37.9 32.5 32.7 30.7
Related children 37.0 37.1 31.7 31.9 29.9
Under 6 years 38.4 38.4 32.3 32.4 31.1
18 to 24 years 30.0 30.4 27.0 27.1 24.6
25 to 44 years 24.2 24.4 20.6 20.8 19.2
45 to 64 years 23.0 23.2 21.2 21.4 16.2
65 years and over 56.5 56.9 55.7 55.7 23.5
65 to 74 years 54.5 54.7 53.4 53.4 22.7
75 years and over 60.0 60.8 59.9 59.9 24.8
Family Relationship
In families 29.7 29.8 25.5 25.7 21.9
Married-couple families 22.9 23.0 18.8 18.9 15.2
With related children under 18 23.8 23.8 18.7 18.8 17.0
Female hhlder, no husband present 53.6 54.0 48.8 49.2 45.3
With related children under 18 58.5 58.8 52.8 53.3 50.6
Unrelated individuals 42.4 43.2 43.2 43.4 36.9
Living alone 46.3 47.0 47.0 47.3 34.8
65 years and over 87.9 88.4 88.4 88.4 51.3
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Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1998 (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
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 31.0 31.2 27.3 27.5 23.6
Inside central cities 35.4 35.7 31.4 31.5 27.6
Outside central cities 26.2 26.4 22.9 23.1 19.3
Outside metropolitan areas 34.5 34.6 30.9 31.0 25.5
Region
Northeast 35.8 36.0 33.6 33.8 30.2
Midwest 23.3 23.8 21.7 22.6 20.2
South 30.1 30.4 25.7 25.7 20.9
West 32.0 32.0 27.9 28.1 24.2
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 27.7 28.0 24.9 25.1 19.9
18 to 24 years old 30.0 30.4 27.0 27.1 24.6
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 39.1 39.4 34.5 34.7 32.8
25 years old and over 27.2 27.4 24.4 24.6 18.8
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 39.7 40.0 35.9 36.2 28.0
High school graduate, no college 22.2 22.4 19.4 19.6 14.7
College: Less than bachelor's degree 13.8 14.0 12.6 12.6 9.6
Bachelor's degree or more 11.7 11.7 10.3 10.3 7.8
Work Experience in 1998
Total, 20 to 64 years 24.5 24.7 21.5 21.7 19.1
Worked at full-time jobs 13.8 14.2 11.3 11.5 10.3
50 to 52 weeks 9.7 10.1 7.4 7.5 6.9
Worked at part-time jobs 33.2 33.2 29.7 30.0 25.8
Did not work 51.8 51.9 48.0 48.1 41.9
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Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1998 (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
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 73.8 73.9 69.7 70.1 64.9
AFDC or other non-SSI 80.7 80.9 76.6 76.8 73.7
SSI 67.4 67.8 63.9 64.7 57.3
Food stamps 79.4 79.6 73.4 73.5 68.9
Housing assistance 73.9 73.9 69.4 69.6 63.2
Energy assistance 74.5 75.3 74.9 74.9 65.1
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 49.5 49.6 42.9 43.3 40.5
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 83.7 84.0 79.9 80.1 76.4
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 8.3 8.4 6.2 6.2 5.0
Medicare 60.1 60.4 59.1 59.1 27.4
Also Medicaid 68.6 68.9 66.3 66.6 46.5
Medicaid 68.8 68.9 63.0 63.2 57.5
Not covered 37.5 37.8 32.4 32.7 30.2
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Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1998 (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
Total 23.3 23.3 21.9 20.9 18.6
Age
Under 18 years 30.6 30.6 28.9 27.3 23.9
Related children 29.8 29.8 28.1 26.6 23.2
Under 6 years 31.1 31.1 29.7 27.9 24.9
18 to 24 years 24.4 24.4 23.4 22.6 20.9
25 to 44 years 19.0 19.0 17.9 17.1 15.3
45 to 64 years 15.5 15.5 14.2 13.7 12.4
65 years and over 19.3 19.3 16.4 16.2 14.5
65 to 74 years 18.9 18.9 15.8 15.6 14.5
75 years and over 20.1 20.1 17.4 17.4 14.5
Family Relationship
In families 21.6 21.5 20.2 19.2 16.9
Married-couple families 14.9 14.8 13.8 13.0 11.1
With related children under 18 16.9 16.8 15.9 14.8 12.5
Female hhlder, no husband present 44.8 44.8 41.8 40.1 36.2
With related children under 18 50.5 50.4 47.3 45.3 40.9
Unrelated individuals 35.5 35.5 33.8 32.8 30.9
Living alone 32.7 32.7 30.0 28.8 25.3
65 years and over 45.0 45.0 37.5 36.8 29.9
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Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1998 (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
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 23.1 23.1 21.7 20.7 18.4
Inside central cities 27.0 27.0 25.2 23.8 21.0
Outside central cities 18.9 18.9 17.9 17.3 15.5
Outside metropolitan areas 25.4 25.3 24.1 22.9 21.0
Region
Northeast 29.0 29.0 25.7 24.2 20.7
Midwest 19.5 19.5 19.4 19.0 16.4
South 20.6 20.6 19.9 19.1 17.3
West 23.9 23.9 22.5 21.3 19.2
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 19.3 19.3 18.0 17.3 15.7
18 to 24 years old 24.4 24.4 23.4 22.6 20.9
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 32.7 32.7 31.2 29.9 27.6
25 years old and over 18.1 18.1 16.8 16.0 14.4
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 26.7 26.7 24.7 23.7 21.1
High school graduate, no college 14.1 14.1 13.1 12.5 11.5
College: Less than bachelor's degree 9.3 9.3 8.8 8.3 7.4
Bachelor's degree or more 7.7 7.7 7.1 6.9 6.4
Work Experience in 1998
Total, 20 to 64 years 18.7 18.7 17.6 16.8 15.3
Worked at full-time jobs 10.2 10.1 9.7 9.2 8.3
50 to 52 weeks 6.8 6.8 6.5 6.2 5.5
Worked at part-time jobs 25.6 25.6 24.3 23.3 21.2
Did not work 40.9 40.8 38.1 36.3 33.2
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Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1998 (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
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 62.8 62.8 50.7 46.7 38.7
AFDC or other non-SSI 73.1 73.1 61.2 57.0 47.4
SSI 52.6 52.6 37.2 32.7 27.1
Food stamps 67.8 67.8 60.8 56.3 46.4
Housing assistance 61.1 61.1 55.4 50.6 37.8
Energy assistance 63.7 63.7 56.2 51.9 44.7
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 40.1 40.1 37.3 35.0 29.9
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 75.3 75.3 62.3 57.4 46.7
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.0
Medicare 22.5 22.5 19.2 19.1 16.9
Also Medicaid 36.9 36.9 26.4 26.0 20.8
Medicaid 56.2 56.2 49.2 44.7 38.1
Not covered 29.9 29.9 29.5 28.8 26.5
107/27/99 352
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1998 (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
Total 17.9 19.4 27.4 23.6
Age
Under 18 years 23.5 25.0 36.6 30.9
Related children 22.7 24.2 35.8 30.1
Under 6 years 24.2 26.2 38.0 31.3
18 to 24 years 20.6 21.6 28.0 24.6
25 to 44 years 15.0 15.8 22.9 19.4
45 to 64 years 11.2 13.0 16.7 15.3
65 years and over 10.2 15.8 21.2 20.7
65 to 74 years 10.5 15.7 20.6 20.1
75 years and over 9.7 15.9 22.4 22.0
Family Relationship
In families 16.3 17.6 26.0 21.8
Married-couple families 10.4 11.8 19.5 15.6
With related children under 18 11.9 13.3 22.8 17.9
Female hhlder, no husband present 36.0 37.1 49.0 43.3
With related children under 18 40.9 41.9 55.5 48.9
Unrelated individuals 29.2 32.1 36.2 36.1
Living alone 21.2 25.4 33.7 33.6
65 years and over 20.5 29.9 46.5 46.5
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Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1998 (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
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 17.7 19.2 27.3 23.4
Inside central cities 20.5 22.0 31.5 27.1
Outside central cities 14.7 16.1 22.8 19.4
Outside metropolitan areas 19.8 22.1 28.7 25.6
Region
Northeast 20.4 21.6 30.7 28.0
Midwest 15.8 17.0 22.2 20.5
South 16.6 17.8 25.5 21.2
West 18.3 20.2 28.6 24.3
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 14.8 16.3 22.4 19.6
18 to 24 years old 20.6 21.6 28.0 24.6
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 27.1 28.8 37.8 33.0
25 years old and over 13.5 15.1 21.0 18.4
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 19.4 22.1 30.6 27.2
High school graduate, no college 10.9 12.1 17.0 14.2
College: Less than bachelor's degree 7.3 7.7 11.2 9.7
Bachelor's degree or more 6.2 6.5 8.7 7.6
Work Experience in 1998
Total, 20 to 64 years 14.7 15.8 21.8 18.9
Worked at full-time jobs 8.0 8.6 13.5 10.7
50 to 52 weeks 5.3 5.7 9.9 7.4
Worked at part-time jobs 20.8 21.9 27.4 25.0
Did not work 32.0 34.5 43.9 40.3
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Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1998 (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
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 37.7 41.8 58.0 52.5
AFDC or other non-SSI 46.6 50.8 69.0 62.3
SSI 25.9 30.2 43.0 39.6
Food stamps 45.7 48.8 71.2 63.4
Housing assistance 37.8 39.8 65.6 58.8
Energy assistance 43.0 49.8 64.8 58.2
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 29.2 31.3 47.2 39.8
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 45.8 50.4 70.6 63.7
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 3.9 4.1 9.3 7.2
Medicare 13.4 18.7 24.4 23.9
Also Medicaid 17.2 23.7 36.5 35.9
Medicaid 37.1 41.3 58.6 52.0
Not covered 25.6 27.0 35.1 30.2
107/27/99 355
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1998 (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
Total 8070 9694 9571 9161 9864 9926 8696 8746 7491
Age
Under 18 years 3837 4169 4129 3939 4217 4226 3624 3641 3428
Related children 3670 3995 3955 3767 4040 4049 3462 3479 3269
Under 6 years 1491 1578 1564 1498 1596 1598 1344 1348 1293
18 to 24 years 1010 1152 1132 1082 1181 1198 1062 1069 969
25 to 44 years 2163 2415 2387 2251 2458 2480 2095 2114 1954
45 to 64 years 704 1007 978 957 1051 1059 970 977 742
65 years and over 356 951 944 932 958 964 945 945 398
65 to 74 years 224 592 587 576 595 597 583 583 248
75 years and over 132 358 357 357 363 367 362 362 150
Family Relationship
In families 6814 8189 8076 7677 8329 8366 7157 7200 6153
Married-couple families 3560 4520 4416 4098 4587 4596 3764 3783 3038
With related children under 18 3299 3744 3656 3344 3785 3794 2986 3003 2715
Female hhlder, no husband present 2837 3189 3185 3109 3255 3282 2962 2986 2751
With related children under 18 2713 2940 2936 2867 2984 2997 2691 2715 2578
Unrelated individuals 1097 1343 1333 1323 1363 1389 1389 1395 1187
Living alone 425 614 612 610 619 628 628 632 464
65 years and over 166 315 314 314 314 316 316 316 184
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Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1998 (Hispanic Origin)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 7380 8823 8706 8329 8980 9039 7905 7952 6838
Inside central cities 4459 5230 5165 4980 5327 5360 4724 4742 4154
Outside central cities 2921 3593 3542 3349 3653 3679 3181 3211 2684
Outside metropolitan areas 690 870 864 831 884 887 791 794 653
Region
Northeast 1436 1741 1719 1674 1737 1750 1633 1643 1464
Midwest 486 562 568 528 559 571 521 541 485
South 2430 3006 2965 2857 3115 3140 2650 2653 2163
West 3717 4385 4318 4102 4453 4465 3892 3909 3379
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 4233 5525 5442 5222 5647 5701 5072 5105 4062
18 to 24 years old 1010 1152 1132 1082 1181 1198 1062 1069 969
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 560 613 611 577 639 644 564 568 537
25 years old and over 3223 4373 4310 4140 4466 4503 4010 4036 3094
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 2052 2801 2760 2651 2860 2882 2588 2605 2014
High school graduate, no college 716 966 956 916 981 989 856 864 649
College: Less than bachelor's degree 318 416 406 392 417 423 381 382 291
Bachelor's degree or more 137 189 188 181 208 210 184 185 140
Work Experience in 1998
Total, 20 to 64 years 3519 4164 4091 3912 4272 4315 3763 3792 3329
Worked at full-time jobs 1370 1544 1510 1409 1621 1659 1325 1344 1202
50 to 52 weeks 770 845 828 754 909 938 694 704 642
Worked at part-time jobs 458 566 549 535 590 590 529 534 459
Did not work 1691 2054 2032 1968 2060 2066 1909 1915 1667
107/27/99 357
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1998 (Hispanic Origin)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 2043 2600 2574 2546 2647 2653 2501 2514 2330
AFDC or other non-SSI 1569 1841 1823 1803 1874 1879 1778 1782 1712
SSI 687 1062 1051 1042 1081 1087 1024 1038 919
Food stamps 3168 3582 3541 3459 3610 3620 3338 3345 3136
Housing assistance 1463 1727 1703 1674 1702 1702 1599 1604 1457
Energy assistance 476 595 578 572 580 585 583 583 507
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 4621 5094 5021 4778 5181 5191 4486 4527 4233
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 1705 2016 2005 1979 2057 2063 1964 1968 1878
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 1100 1303 1278 969 1105 1123 823 824 660
Medicare 494 1214 1207 1195 1217 1223 1196 1197 555
Also Medicaid 227 422 422 416 429 430 414 416 291
Medicaid 3170 3774 3733 3661 3819 3826 3498 3507 3189
Not covered 3553 3880 3826 3771 4156 4189 3590 3623 3344
107/27/99 358
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1998 (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
Total 7345 7338 6899 6572 5860 5638 6115 8639 7436
Age
Under 18 years 3413 3409 3225 3049 2671 2616 2792 4084 3449
Related children 3255 3251 3069 2905 2536 2481 2639 3911 3291
Under 6 years 1292 1292 1237 1163 1034 1008 1089 1583 1304
18 to 24 years 963 963 923 890 823 810 851 1103 971
25 to 44 years 1935 1932 1823 1733 1554 1525 1610 2331 1967
45 to 64 years 706 706 651 625 566 513 595 761 698
65 years and over 328 328 278 275 246 174 268 360 352
65 to 74 years 206 206 173 170 159 115 172 225 219
75 years and over 121 121 105 105 88 59 96 135 133
Family Relationship
In families 6051 6044 5665 5374 4731 4565 4936 7305 6125
Married-couple families 2971 2965 2767 2599 2222 2084 2362 3897 3115
With related children under 18 2686 2681 2527 2360 1987 1895 2120 3631 2855
Female hhlder, no husband present 2720 2719 2539 2436 2199 2189 2255 2978 2631
With related children under 18 2573 2572 2410 2309 2086 2083 2138 2830 2491
Unrelated individuals 1143 1143 1087 1056 995 939 1032 1166 1163
Living alone 436 436 400 385 338 283 340 451 449
65 years and over 161 161 134 132 107 73 107 166 166
107/27/99 359
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1998 (Hispanic Origin)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 6696 6690 6281 5985 5321 5131 5550 7904 6779
Inside central cities 4062 4062 3792 3581 3162 3087 3301 4729 4078
Outside central cities 2634 2628 2489 2403 2160 2043 2248 3174 2701
Outside metropolitan areas 649 648 618 587 538 508 565 736 656
Region
Northeast 1410 1410 1246 1173 1005 991 1048 1488 1360
Midwest 467 467 466 455 393 379 408 532 490
South 2132 2131 2056 1971 1784 1713 1842 2638 2193
West 3336 3330 3131 2973 2679 2555 2817 3981 3392
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 3932 3929 3674 3522 3189 3022 3323 4556 3987
18 to 24 years old 963 963 923 890 823 810 851 1103 971
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 535 535 510 489 452 443 471 618 539
25 years old and over 2969 2966 2752 2633 2366 2212 2472 3452 3016
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1926 1924 1781 1708 1521 1401 1589 2206 1958
High school graduate, no college 625 624 580 552 507 481 535 752 628
College: Less than bachelor's degree 281 281 264 249 224 220 231 339 293
Bachelor's degree or more 138 138 126 123 115 110 117 155 136
Work Experience in 1998
Total, 20 to 64 years 3271 3267 3079 2942 2664 2575 2763 3810 3299
Worked at full-time jobs 1189 1187 1132 1082 968 934 1001 1576 1253
50 to 52 weeks 633 631 605 577 512 496 533 921 692
Worked at part-time jobs 456 456 432 415 376 369 389 488 444
Did not work 1626 1625 1515 1445 1320 1272 1373 1746 1602
107/27/99 360
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1998 (Hispanic Origin)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 2256 2256 1818 1675 1387 1352 1499 2081 1883
AFDC or other non-SSI 1698 1698 1420 1323 1101 1083 1180 1603 1447
SSI 844 844 597 525 434 415 484 690 635
Food stamps 3086 3086 2768 2560 2111 2080 2221 3241 2886
Housing assistance 1407 1407 1278 1165 871 871 917 1512 1356
Energy assistance 495 495 437 404 348 335 387 504 453
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 4199 4193 3907 3664 3128 3052 3271 4935 4161
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 1850 1850 1532 1412 1147 1126 1238 1734 1565
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 650 650 639 632 536 517 538 1243 960
Medicare 455 455 388 386 342 272 379 493 483
Also Medicaid 230 230 165 163 130 108 148 228 224
Medicaid 3117 3117 2729 2482 2116 2060 2292 3252 2884
Not covered 3318 3312 3264 3191 2931 2838 2989 3893 3342