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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1998-X1 (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 7273 20.2 26.4 26.0 24.7
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 659 32.2 35.8 35.4 33.8
25 to 44 years 4137 22.4 24.6 24.1 22.7
45 to 54 years 1194 13.9 18.4 18.0 17.1
55 to 64 years 693 12.9 20.4 20.7 19.5
65 years and over 591 13.0 51.3 50.7 49.5
Type of Family
Married-couple families 4945 13.2 19.5 19.0 17.5
With related children under 18 3398 16.0 18.4 18.1 16.1
With related children under 6 1942 19.0 20.6 20.3 18.1
Male householder, no wife present 600 18.6 22.1 21.8 21.6
Female householder, no husband present 1728 40.9 47.5 47.3 46.1
With related children under 18 1355 48.9 54.0 53.7 52.5
With related children under 6 688 58.0 62.2 62.0 61.0
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 6677 20.2 26.0 25.7 24.3
Inside central cities 3447 24.3 30.3 29.8 28.3
Outside central cities 3230 15.9 21.5 21.3 20.1
Outside metropolitan areas 596 20.6 29.9 29.5 28.5
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1998-X1 (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 1149 25.2 33.3 33.0 31.9
Midwest 525 16.1 19.0 18.8 18.6
South 2538 17.8 24.8 24.3 22.9
West 3061 21.1 26.3 26.0 24.5
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 3195 29.3 38.4 37.7 35.7
High school graduate, no college 1929 17.4 21.4 21.2 20.3
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1409 10.8 15.3 15.2 14.4
Bachelor's degree or more 740 6.6 8.3 8.3 8.1
Work Experience in 1998-X1
Total, 15 to 64 years 6683 20.9 24.1 23.8 22.5
Worked at full-time jobs 4995 12.9 14.5 14.1 12.8
50 to 52 weeks 4045 9.1 9.8 9.5 8.2
Worked at part-time jobs 559 36.5 42.1 41.5 40.6
Did not work 1129 48.3 58.0 57.8 56.1
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 2006 48.2 67.7 66.9 65.9
Householder 15 to 64 years 1597 56.4 67.3 66.5 65.5
Householder 65 years and over 409 16.6 69.4 68.6 67.3
One worker 3241 14.8 16.3 16.0 13.9
Two workers or more 2026 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.1
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1998-X1 (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 792 51.4 69.9 68.8 67.8
AFDC or other non-SSI 493 66.3 79.0 77.8 77.3
SSI 367 31.8 61.1 59.9 58.5
Food stamps 960 64.2 76.0 74.7 73.1
Housing assistance 538 58.5 70.7 70.1 68.4
Energy assistance 187 52.5 72.8 72.0 71.7
Free or reduced-price school lunches 2163 39.1 44.3 43.6 41.2
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 522 66.4 81.8 80.6 79.8
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 4001 6.6 8.5 8.4 6.0
Medicare 995 14.5 44.5 44.0 42.7
Medicaid 1884 43.6 55.3 54.3 52.9
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 1596 25.9 27.9 27.6 27.6
Health insurance 1409 27.5 29.2 28.8 28.8
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 371 17.4 49.4 49.1 47.8
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1998-X1 (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 26.8 27.1 23.0 23.0 18.0
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 36.7 36.7 30.6 30.6 28.8
25 to 44 years 25.3 25.6 20.3 20.4 18.9
45 to 54 years 18.3 18.4 15.8 15.9 13.2
55 to 64 years 21.0 21.7 20.3 20.3 13.7
65 years and over 50.4 51.0 50.3 50.3 14.9
Type of Family
Married-couple families 20.0 20.0 16.1 16.1 10.7
With related children under 18 19.5 19.5 13.7 13.8 11.9
With related children under 6 21.8 21.8 15.5 15.5 14.4
Male householder, no wife present 22.3 22.4 18.9 18.9 15.3
Female householder, no husband present 48.0 49.0 44.2 44.2 39.9
With related children under 18 54.5 55.2 49.7 49.7 46.9
With related children under 6 63.1 63.4 57.3 57.3 55.6
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 26.4 26.7 22.6 22.6 17.8
Inside central cities 30.9 31.2 26.2 26.2 21.5
Outside central cities 21.7 21.9 18.7 18.7 13.9
Outside metropolitan areas 31.2 31.5 27.4 27.5 20.8
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1998-X1 (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 32.8 33.0 30.1 30.2 25.4
Midwest 19.6 19.6 17.1 17.1 14.1
South 25.6 26.1 21.4 21.4 15.3
West 26.9 27.0 22.6 22.6 18.2
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 39.3 39.7 33.9 34.0 26.6
High school graduate, no college 21.4 21.5 17.9 17.9 14.7
College: Less than bachelor's degree 15.4 15.4 13.2 13.2 9.9
Bachelor's degree or more 8.7 9.3 7.6 7.6 5.5
Work Experience in 1998-X1
Total, 15 to 64 years 24.7 25.0 20.5 20.6 18.3
Worked at full-time jobs 15.2 15.3 10.9 10.9 9.9
50 to 52 weeks 10.2 10.2 6.5 6.6 6.3
Worked at part-time jobs 41.5 41.5 36.9 36.9 32.6
Did not work 58.7 59.5 55.2 55.2 48.3
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 67.7 67.7 63.4 63.4 47.5
Householder 15 to 64 years 67.5 67.5 62.3 62.3 54.9
Householder 65 years and over 68.2 68.2 67.7 67.7 18.6
One worker 17.1 17.7 11.7 11.7 10.6
Two workers or more 1.9 2.0 0.9 0.9 0.7
109/17/99 150
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1998-X1 (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 69.7 70.7 66.8 66.8 59.6
AFDC or other non-SSI 79.7 80.5 75.6 75.6 72.9
SSI 59.5 60.9 58.6 58.6 45.4
Food stamps 75.6 76.2 69.6 69.6 63.5
Housing assistance 71.3 71.4 65.2 65.2 57.4
Energy assistance 72.1 72.8 68.3 69.4 56.1
Free or reduced-price school lunches 45.8 46.2 37.5 37.6 34.1
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 81.5 82.6 78.7 78.7 74.2
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 7.0 7.1 5.1 5.1 3.8
Medicare 44.1 44.6 43.6 43.8 16.5
Medicaid 55.8 56.3 49.1 49.2 41.8
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 31.8 32.1 25.0 25.0 22.8
Health insurance 33.1 33.5 26.1 26.1 24.3
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 49.6 50.6 48.8 49.2 23.6
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1998-X1 (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 17.8 17.8 16.6 15.9 13.7
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 28.7 28.7 27.6 26.3 24.1
25 to 44 years 18.8 18.8 17.6 16.8 14.0
45 to 54 years 13.1 13.1 11.9 11.5 10.2
55 to 64 years 13.3 13.3 11.7 11.6 10.0
65 years and over 14.0 14.0 12.4 12.4 11.9
Type of Family
Married-couple families 10.5 10.5 9.7 9.2 8.1
With related children under 18 11.8 11.8 11.2 10.5 8.9
With related children under 6 14.3 14.3 13.7 12.6 10.8
Male householder, no wife present 15.2 15.2 15.2 15.2 13.1
Female householder, no husband present 39.7 39.6 36.7 35.6 30.1
With related children under 18 46.8 46.7 43.5 42.3 35.8
With related children under 6 55.4 55.3 52.3 50.8 44.6
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 17.6 17.6 16.4 15.7 13.5
Inside central cities 21.2 21.1 19.6 18.8 16.0
Outside central cities 13.8 13.8 12.9 12.5 10.8
Outside metropolitan areas 20.4 20.4 18.5 18.2 17.0
109/17/99 152
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1998-X1 (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 24.9 24.8 21.6 20.2 16.2
Midwest 13.9 13.9 13.9 13.8 11.7
South 15.2 15.2 14.3 13.9 12.7
West 18.0 18.0 17.0 16.4 14.1
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 26.1 26.1 24.5 23.6 20.0
High school graduate, no college 14.6 14.6 13.7 13.1 11.6
College: Less than bachelor's degree 9.8 9.8 8.4 8.2 7.4
Bachelor's degree or more 5.5 5.5 4.9 4.9 4.2
Work Experience in 1998-X1
Total, 15 to 64 years 18.2 18.2 16.9 16.3 13.9
Worked at full-time jobs 9.9 9.9 9.4 8.8 7.2
50 to 52 weeks 6.3 6.2 5.9 5.6 4.4
Worked at part-time jobs 32.6 32.6 29.6 28.5 26.0
Did not work 47.6 47.6 44.0 43.0 37.8
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 46.9 46.9 43.4 42.0 37.2
Householder 15 to 64 years 54.4 54.4 50.5 48.8 42.8
Householder 65 years and over 17.6 17.6 15.6 15.6 15.3
One worker 10.6 10.5 9.9 9.4 7.4
Two workers or more 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6
109/17/99 153
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1998-X1 (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 58.6 58.6 47.0 44.5 35.1
AFDC or other non-SSI 72.4 72.4 61.6 58.1 45.5
SSI 43.3 43.3 28.1 26.5 20.9
Food stamps 62.9 62.9 56.1 52.2 40.1
Housing assistance 56.5 56.5 51.0 46.9 30.6
Energy assistance 56.1 56.1 48.1 45.7 33.9
Free or reduced-price school lunches 33.9 33.9 31.4 29.9 24.5
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 73.6 73.6 61.2 57.6 44.2
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 2.9
Medicare 14.9 14.9 12.8 12.6 11.6
Medicaid 41.2 41.2 36.4 34.0 27.7
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 22.8 22.7 22.7 22.7 21.2
Health insurance 24.3 24.2 24.1 24.1 22.5
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 20.8 20.8 15.1 14.6 12.4
109/17/99 154
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1998-X1 (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 13.0 14.0 21.9 17.5
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 23.5 24.2 34.3 29.1
25 to 44 years 13.9 14.4 24.7 18.6
45 to 54 years 9.0 10.3 14.8 12.3
55 to 64 years 9.1 10.2 13.4 12.5
65 years and over 8.2 12.1 12.8 12.8
Type of Family
Married-couple families 7.3 8.3 14.9 10.7
With related children under 18 8.5 9.1 18.6 12.5
With related children under 6 10.1 11.1 21.8 15.3
Male householder, no wife present 12.4 13.1 19.4 15.4
Female householder, no husband present 29.6 30.8 42.9 37.6
With related children under 18 35.4 36.6 51.1 44.5
With related children under 6 44.6 46.0 59.9 53.5
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 12.8 13.7 21.8 17.3
Inside central cities 15.2 16.3 26.0 20.7
Outside central cities 10.3 10.9 17.3 13.6
Outside metropolitan areas 15.5 17.4 23.6 19.8
109/17/99 155
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1998-X1 (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 16.1 16.9 26.1 22.9
Midwest 11.7 12.1 17.7 15.1
South 11.7 12.7 19.8 15.1
West 13.2 14.3 22.8 17.8
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 18.6 20.4 31.8 25.9
High school graduate, no college 11.5 11.8 18.7 14.5
College: Less than bachelor's degree 7.3 7.4 11.6 8.9
Bachelor's degree or more 3.8 4.5 7.4 5.1
Work Experience in 1998-X1
Total, 15 to 64 years 13.5 14.2 22.7 17.9
Worked at full-time jobs 6.8 7.3 15.1 10.3
50 to 52 weeks 4.2 4.5 10.9 6.8
Worked at part-time jobs 25.5 26.0 36.4 30.6
Did not work 36.8 38.8 49.8 45.1
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 35.4 37.9 48.8 44.3
Householder 15 to 64 years 41.8 43.6 57.1 51.6
Householder 65 years and over 10.5 15.6 16.2 16.2
One worker 7.0 7.6 17.8 11.0
Two workers or more 0.6 0.6 1.9 1.1
109/17/99 156
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1998-X1 (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 34.3 36.6 51.8 47.4
AFDC or other non-SSI 45.1 47.9 67.0 61.9
SSI 19.7 21.7 31.9 28.5
Food stamps 39.3 41.6 65.5 57.6
Housing assistance 30.6 32.7 60.4 52.9
Energy assistance 33.5 36.4 53.7 50.5
Free or reduced-price school lunches 23.4 25.2 43.1 32.9
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 43.3 46.3 67.1 61.8
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 2.8 2.9 7.6 5.1
Medicare 9.3 11.7 14.4 13.8
Medicaid 26.9 28.6 45.3 37.5
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 19.9 21.2 29.9 22.7
Health insurance 21.5 22.5 31.7 24.2
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 10.8 12.4 17.6 16.2
109/17/99 157
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1998-X1 (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 1471 1917 1889 1794 1951 1971 1670 1672 1313
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 212 236 233 223 241 241 202 202 190
25 to 44 years 926 1017 999 940 1048 1057 842 842 782
45 to 54 years 166 220 215 204 219 220 188 190 158
55 to 64 years 89 141 144 135 146 151 141 141 95
65 years and over 77 303 299 293 298 301 297 297 88
Type of Family
Married-couple families 653 963 941 867 989 990 794 796 531
With related children under 18 543 627 614 547 663 663 467 469 406
With related children under 6 369 401 394 352 424 424 300 301 280
Male householder, no wife present 111 132 131 130 134 134 113 113 92
Female householder, no husband present 707 821 818 797 829 846 763 763 690
With related children under 18 662 731 728 711 738 748 673 673 636
With related children under 6 399 428 426 420 434 436 395 395 383
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 1348 1739 1713 1624 1765 1783 1507 1508 1189
Inside central cities 836 1043 1026 976 1065 1075 902 904 740
Outside central cities 512 696 687 648 701 708 605 605 448
Outside metropolitan areas 123 178 176 170 186 188 163 164 124
Region
Northeast 289 382 380 366 377 379 346 347 292
Midwest 85 100 99 98 103 103 90 90 74
South 452 628 616 581 649 661 543 543 388
West 646 806 795 749 822 827 692 693 558
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 935 1226 1205 1140 1256 1269 1083 1085 849
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1998-X1 (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 335 414 409 391 413 416 344 345 283
College: Less than bachelor's degree 152 216 214 203 218 218 186 186 140
Bachelor's degree or more 49 61 61 60 65 69 56 56 41
Work Experience in 1998-X1
Total, 15 to 64 years 1394 1614 1590 1501 1653 1670 1373 1375 1225
Worked at full-time jobs 645 723 706 641 759 766 544 545 497
50 to 52 weeks 368 394 384 332 411 411 264 266 254
Worked at part-time jobs 204 235 232 227 232 232 206 206 182
Did not work 545 655 652 634 663 671 623 624 546
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 968 1358 1342 1322 1358 1358 1272 1273 953
Householder 15 to 64 years 900 1074 1061 1046 1078 1078 995 995 877
Householder 65 years and over 68 284 281 275 279 279 277 277 76
One worker 479 529 519 451 555 573 379 381 345
Two workers or more 24 29 28 22 39 40 19 19 15
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 407 553 544 537 552 560 528 528 471
AFDC or other non-SSI 327 389 383 381 393 397 373 373 359
SSI 117 225 220 215 219 224 215 215 167
Food stamps 617 730 717 702 726 732 668 668 610
Housing assistance 315 380 377 368 384 384 351 351 309
Energy assistance 98 136 135 134 135 136 128 130 105
Free or reduced-price school lunches 846 957 944 892 991 998 812 812 737
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 346 427 421 416 425 431 411 411 387
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 264 340 337 242 280 282 204 205 151
Medicare 145 443 438 425 439 444 434 436 164
Medicaid 822 1042 1023 996 1052 1061 925 927 787
109/17/99 159
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1998-X1 (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 414 445 440 440 507 513 398 398 364
Health insurance 388 411 405 405 467 473 368 368 342
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 65 183 182 177 184 188 181 182 88
109/17/99 160
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1998-X1 (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 1297 1296 1204 1159 1000 948 1019 1594 1270
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 189 189 182 173 159 155 160 226 192
25 to 44 years 777 776 726 695 580 574 594 1024 770
45 to 54 years 156 156 142 137 122 108 123 176 146
55 to 64 years 92 92 81 81 69 63 71 93 86
65 years and over 82 82 73 73 70 48 72 76 76
Type of Family
Married-couple families 520 520 479 454 401 362 408 737 529
With related children under 18 402 402 381 356 304 287 310 633 425
With related children under 6 279 279 265 244 209 197 215 423 296
Male householder, no wife present 91 91 91 91 79 74 79 116 92
Female householder, no husband present 686 684 634 614 520 512 532 741 649
With related children under 18 635 633 590 573 485 480 496 692 603
With related children under 6 381 380 360 350 307 307 317 412 368
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 1175 1174 1094 1051 898 856 915 1454 1152
Inside central cities 729 728 677 649 551 524 564 895 713
Outside central cities 446 446 417 402 348 331 351 559 439
Outside metropolitan areas 122 122 110 108 102 92 104 141 118
Region
Northeast 286 285 249 232 186 185 194 299 263
Midwest 73 73 73 72 61 61 64 93 79
South 386 386 362 354 322 298 323 503 383
West 552 552 520 501 431 404 437 699 545
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 835 834 784 754 640 594 653 1016 827
109/17/99 161
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1998-X1 (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 282 282 265 253 225 222 228 360 279
College: Less than bachelor's degree 139 139 119 116 104 103 104 164 125
Bachelor's degree or more 41 41 36 36 31 28 34 55 38
Work Experience in 1998-X1
Total, 15 to 64 years 1214 1213 1131 1086 930 900 947 1519 1194
Worked at full-time jobs 495 494 469 442 357 342 364 753 515
50 to 52 weeks 253 252 240 227 177 168 180 442 276
Worked at part-time jobs 182 182 165 159 145 142 145 203 171
Did not work 537 537 496 485 427 415 438 563 509
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 940 940 871 843 746 710 761 978 890
Householder 15 to 64 years 868 868 807 779 683 667 697 912 823
Householder 65 years and over 72 72 64 64 63 43 64 66 66
One worker 343 342 320 303 241 225 245 577 357
Two workers or more 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 39 23
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 464 464 372 352 278 272 290 410 375
AFDC or other non-SSI 357 357 303 286 224 222 236 330 305
SSI 159 159 103 97 77 72 80 117 105
Food stamps 604 604 539 501 385 378 399 629 553
Housing assistance 304 304 274 253 165 165 176 325 285
Energy assistance 105 105 90 86 64 63 68 101 95
Free or reduced-price school lunches 733 733 680 647 530 506 544 931 712
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 384 384 319 301 231 226 242 350 322
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 150 150 147 146 116 110 116 305 203
Medicare 148 148 127 125 115 92 116 144 137
Medicaid 776 776 686 641 522 506 539 853 706
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1998-X1 (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 364 363 362 362 338 318 338 477 363
Health insurance 342 341 340 340 316 304 316 447 341
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 77 77 56 54 46 40 46 65 60