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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1999-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 7561 17.9 24.7 24.4 23.3
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 671 29.9 33.2 33.2 30.1
25 to 44 years 4254 19.5 21.8 21.5 20.4
45 to 54 years 1288 13.3 18.9 18.7 18.0
55 to 64 years 724 12.9 21.5 21.3 21.0
65 years and over 623 9.1 50.6 50.4 49.8
Type of Family
Married-couple families 5133 12.0 18.4 18.1 17.1
With related children under 18 3609 14.5 17.2 16.8 15.5
With related children under 6 2049 17.0 18.8 18.5 16.6
Male householder, no wife present 658 15.5 21.5 21.4 20.6
Female householder, no husband present 1769 35.8 43.9 43.7 42.4
With related children under 18 1353 43.2 50.1 49.9 48.7
With related children under 6 609 48.8 57.3 57.3 55.6
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 6918 17.8 24.3 24.0 23.0
Inside central cities 3503 21.1 28.3 28.1 27.1
Outside central cities 3415 14.4 20.1 19.8 18.7
Outside metropolitan areas 643 19.4 28.9 28.8 27.2
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1999-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 1127 22.7 30.5 30.1 29.0
Midwest 588 13.4 15.9 15.9 14.8
South 2620 17.4 24.3 23.9 23.1
West 3226 17.4 24.5 24.4 23.1
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 3297 26.7 36.4 36.1 34.5
High school graduate, no college 2013 14.5 20.0 19.7 18.9
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1478 9.0 13.4 13.2 12.5
Bachelor's degree or more 773 5.9 8.2 8.2 7.9
Work Experience in 1999-X1
Total, 15 to 64 years 6938 18.7 22.3 22.1 20.9
Worked at full-time jobs 5133 11.4 13.0 12.8 11.7
50 to 52 weeks 4140 7.5 8.2 8.0 7.1
Worked at part-time jobs 569 30.0 36.4 36.0 34.8
Did not work 1236 43.8 54.5 54.2 53.0
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 1953 45.6 67.9 67.5 66.4
Householder 15 to 64 years 1550 54.3 66.8 66.3 64.8
Householder 65 years and over 403 12.1 72.4 72.4 72.4
One worker 3295 12.8 15.1 14.8 13.1
Two workers or more 2313 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.6
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1999-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 842 42.0 64.9 64.5 62.7
AFDC or other non-SSI 491 58.2 74.5 74.4 72.6
SSI 415 23.0 55.0 54.3 52.8
Food stamps 885 61.3 74.4 74.2 72.3
Housing assistance 520 47.5 61.8 61.6 59.7
Energy assistance 129 59.0 76.3 76.3 75.3
Free or reduced-price school lunches 2074 38.0 44.2 43.9 41.9
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 473 60.9 79.6 79.4 77.6
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 4288 5.8 8.1 8.0 6.1
Medicare 1053 12.7 45.5 45.4 44.8
Medicaid 2028 37.9 50.7 50.3 48.7
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 1534 24.8 26.8 26.3 26.3
Health insurance 1282 28.0 29.4 28.7 28.7
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 424 20.1 53.8 53.5 52.6
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1999-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 25.1 25.4 21.4 21.5 16.4
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 33.0 33.0 26.0 26.1 24.8
25 to 44 years 22.4 22.6 17.9 18.0 16.8
45 to 54 years 19.5 19.7 16.6 16.6 13.6
55 to 64 years 22.0 22.5 20.9 21.5 13.9
65 years and over 50.5 51.0 50.8 50.8 13.5
Type of Family
Married-couple families 19.0 19.1 15.8 16.0 10.6
With related children under 18 17.9 18.1 13.6 13.7 11.8
With related children under 6 19.9 20.0 14.4 14.7 13.4
Male householder, no wife present 21.8 22.0 18.0 18.0 13.5
Female householder, no husband present 44.3 44.8 38.7 39.1 34.5
With related children under 18 50.1 50.7 43.2 43.6 40.3
With related children under 6 57.1 58.3 49.9 50.6 47.5
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 24.6 24.9 21.0 21.2 16.5
Inside central cities 28.7 28.9 25.3 25.5 20.1
Outside central cities 20.4 20.7 16.7 16.9 12.8
Outside metropolitan areas 30.5 30.8 25.1 25.1 15.7
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1999-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 30.5 30.5 27.1 27.3 22.4
Midwest 16.4 16.8 12.5 13.0 11.2
South 24.8 25.0 21.3 21.4 15.7
West 25.1 25.4 21.1 21.2 15.9
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 37.0 37.4 32.1 32.5 25.0
High school graduate, no college 20.2 20.3 17.0 17.1 13.2
College: Less than bachelor's degree 13.8 13.8 10.5 10.5 7.5
Bachelor's degree or more 9.2 9.2 7.8 7.8 5.4
Work Experience in 1999-X1
Total, 15 to 64 years 22.9 23.1 18.7 18.9 16.7
Worked at full-time jobs 13.4 13.5 9.4 9.5 8.7
50 to 52 weeks 8.5 8.5 5.2 5.3 5.1
Worked at part-time jobs 38.0 38.0 30.3 30.7 27.3
Did not work 55.3 56.0 52.2 52.5 44.7
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 69.0 69.1 63.5 63.8 45.9
Householder 15 to 64 years 67.9 68.1 61.0 61.4 53.3
Householder 65 years and over 73.1 73.1 73.1 73.1 17.6
One worker 15.4 15.7 10.6 10.8 9.6
Two workers or more 2.1 2.2 1.1 1.2 1.2
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1999-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 65.8 66.7 61.3 61.9 53.9
AFDC or other non-SSI 75.4 76.7 69.2 70.3 65.6
SSI 55.8 56.1 53.4 53.4 41.3
Food stamps 75.3 75.9 67.4 67.7 61.7
Housing assistance 61.2 61.7 53.3 53.5 47.6
Energy assistance 80.0 80.9 67.9 67.9 57.9
Free or reduced-price school lunches 44.8 45.2 36.4 36.6 33.5
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 80.8 81.8 75.5 76.0 69.7
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 7.4 7.5 4.9 4.9 3.2
Medicare 46.0 46.4 45.1 45.2 16.6
Medicaid 51.3 51.8 45.2 45.6 38.8
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 29.0 29.3 23.4 23.7 21.6
Health insurance 31.6 31.9 25.3 25.6 24.2
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 54.3 54.8 53.2 53.3 31.4
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1999-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 16.0 16.0 14.4 13.8 12.0
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 24.6 24.6 23.5 22.9 20.8
25 to 44 years 16.6 16.6 15.5 14.9 12.8
45 to 54 years 13.1 13.1 10.8 10.5 8.8
55 to 64 years 13.8 13.8 11.0 10.1 8.8
65 years and over 10.9 10.9 8.2 8.1 7.0
Type of Family
Married-couple families 10.1 10.1 9.2 8.6 7.5
With related children under 18 11.5 11.5 10.7 10.0 8.5
With related children under 6 13.2 13.2 12.7 11.9 9.7
Male householder, no wife present 12.9 12.9 12.5 12.4 11.6
Female householder, no husband present 34.3 34.3 30.2 29.4 25.1
With related children under 18 40.1 40.1 36.1 35.2 30.2
With related children under 6 47.3 47.3 42.4 41.4 35.7
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 16.0 16.0 14.3 13.8 11.9
Inside central cities 19.5 19.5 17.4 16.8 14.1
Outside central cities 12.5 12.5 11.2 10.7 9.6
Outside metropolitan areas 15.4 15.4 14.7 14.1 12.4
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1999-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 21.6 21.6 18.6 17.4 13.6
Midwest 11.1 11.1 10.3 10.1 8.6
South 15.3 15.3 14.1 13.7 12.1
West 15.5 15.5 13.8 13.3 11.9
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 24.2 24.2 22.0 21.0 18.4
High school graduate, no college 13.0 13.0 11.5 11.3 9.2
College: Less than bachelor's degree 7.5 7.5 6.1 6.0 5.1
Bachelor's degree or more 5.2 5.2 5.0 5.0 4.8
Work Experience in 1999-X1
Total, 15 to 64 years 16.4 16.4 14.9 14.3 12.4
Worked at full-time jobs 8.7 8.7 8.2 7.8 6.4
50 to 52 weeks 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.5 3.6
Worked at part-time jobs 27.3 27.3 23.5 23.0 19.8
Did not work 43.8 43.8 39.0 37.6 33.9
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 45.0 45.0 40.2 39.2 34.5
Householder 15 to 64 years 52.9 52.9 47.8 46.6 41.0
Householder 65 years and over 14.7 14.7 10.9 10.9 9.6
One worker 9.2 9.2 8.3 7.8 6.4
Two workers or more 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.0 0.8
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1999-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 51.0 51.0 36.8 34.5 27.5
AFDC or other non-SSI 64.4 64.4 51.5 48.2 38.4
SSI 36.5 36.5 20.4 19.1 14.2
Food stamps 60.0 60.0 52.6 48.9 37.8
Housing assistance 46.3 46.3 39.3 36.5 24.8
Energy assistance 57.9 57.9 51.1 48.0 37.7
Free or reduced-price school lunches 32.8 32.8 30.1 28.7 23.4
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 67.4 67.4 54.0 50.0 38.5
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.0 2.8
Medicare 13.6 13.6 10.2 10.1 9.1
Medicaid 37.3 37.3 31.3 29.2 24.0
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 21.6 21.6 21.6 21.6 19.9
Health insurance 24.2 24.2 24.2 24.2 22.2
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 24.3 24.3 15.9 15.8 13.5
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1999-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 11.2 12.1 19.4 15.4
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 20.2 21.3 32.5 25.0
25 to 44 years 12.4 13.0 21.3 16.6
45 to 54 years 8.4 9.0 14.3 11.6
55 to 64 years 6.8 8.8 13.5 11.5
65 years and over 4.0 7.0 9.3 9.1
Type of Family
Married-couple families 6.8 7.7 13.2 10.1
With related children under 18 8.2 8.7 16.2 11.8
With related children under 6 9.3 10.2 19.5 14.0
Male householder, no wife present 10.7 11.6 16.8 12.9
Female householder, no husband present 24.1 25.3 38.1 31.5
With related children under 18 29.5 30.5 45.7 37.4
With related children under 6 35.5 36.2 52.0 43.7
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 11.3 12.1 19.1 15.3
Inside central cities 13.7 14.3 22.4 18.3
Outside central cities 8.8 9.8 15.7 12.2
Outside metropolitan areas 10.5 12.5 22.3 16.2
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1999-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 13.3 14.0 23.4 19.5
Midwest 7.5 8.8 14.7 12.2
South 11.5 12.1 19.0 15.0
West 10.9 12.1 19.1 14.8
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 17.2 18.7 28.8 23.7
High school graduate, no college 8.6 9.3 15.7 12.0
College: Less than bachelor's degree 5.0 5.1 9.8 6.5
Bachelor's degree or more 4.5 5.0 6.8 5.4
Work Experience in 1999-X1
Total, 15 to 64 years 11.9 12.6 20.3 15.9
Worked at full-time jobs 6.1 6.5 13.1 9.0
50 to 52 weeks 3.4 3.7 8.8 5.4
Worked at part-time jobs 18.7 20.3 31.7 24.1
Did not work 32.5 34.3 44.7 41.0
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 32.6 34.9 47.2 41.6
Householder 15 to 64 years 39.6 41.5 56.3 49.2
Householder 65 years and over 5.6 9.6 12.4 12.1
One worker 5.9 6.6 14.8 9.7
Two workers or more 0.8 0.8 2.3 1.2
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1999-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 26.3 28.0 43.0 37.7
AFDC or other non-SSI 37.6 39.3 60.5 52.6
SSI 12.3 14.2 22.6 20.9
Food stamps 36.5 38.4 63.0 55.2
Housing assistance 24.8 25.3 51.5 42.8
Energy assistance 35.6 38.5 60.6 53.5
Free or reduced-price school lunches 22.5 23.9 40.7 32.2
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 37.3 39.4 61.9 55.1
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 2.8 2.8 7.0 4.5
Medicare 6.5 9.4 12.8 11.5
Medicaid 22.8 24.5 39.7 32.6
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 18.3 19.9 27.3 21.6
Health insurance 20.5 22.2 30.7 24.2
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 10.4 13.8 20.8 18.5
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1999-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 1353 1864 1845 1764 1901 1918 1617 1629 1241
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 201 223 223 202 222 222 175 175 166
25 to 44 years 830 927 913 868 954 961 760 768 715
45 to 54 years 172 243 240 232 252 253 214 214 175
55 to 64 years 94 156 154 152 159 163 152 156 101
65 years and over 57 315 314 310 315 318 317 317 84
Type of Family
Married-couple families 617 945 930 879 973 980 813 819 542
With related children under 18 523 620 608 560 646 651 489 495 427
With related children under 6 348 386 379 340 407 410 296 302 274
Male householder, no wife present 102 142 141 136 143 145 119 119 89
Female householder, no husband present 634 777 774 749 784 793 685 692 610
With related children under 18 584 678 676 659 678 686 584 590 545
With related children under 6 297 349 349 338 348 355 304 308 289
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 1229 1678 1660 1589 1705 1720 1456 1468 1140
Inside central cities 738 992 983 949 1007 1014 885 892 704
Outside central cities 491 687 677 640 698 706 571 577 436
Outside metropolitan areas 124 186 185 175 196 198 161 161 101
Region
Northeast 256 344 339 326 344 344 305 307 252
Midwest 79 94 94 87 97 99 74 76 66
South 457 635 626 604 651 656 557 560 410
West 562 791 786 746 810 820 681 685 513
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 882 1199 1189 1137 1219 1233 1059 1070 823
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1999-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 292 403 397 381 408 410 342 343 266
College: Less than bachelor's degree 133 198 195 184 204 204 155 155 111
Bachelor's degree or more 46 64 64 61 71 71 60 60 42
Work Experience in 1999-X1
Total, 15 to 64 years 1296 1549 1531 1453 1586 1600 1300 1313 1157
Worked at full-time jobs 585 668 655 601 687 692 483 489 449
50 to 52 weeks 310 340 332 293 351 353 217 219 210
Worked at part-time jobs 171 207 205 198 216 216 173 175 155
Did not work 541 674 670 655 683 691 644 649 552
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 891 1327 1319 1297 1347 1350 1241 1246 897
Householder 15 to 64 years 842 1035 1027 1005 1053 1055 946 951 826
Householder 65 years and over 49 292 292 292 295 295 295 295 71
One worker 423 497 488 430 506 518 351 356 317
Two workers or more 40 41 38 37 47 50 26 27 27
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 354 546 543 528 554 562 516 521 453
AFDC or other non-SSI 286 365 365 356 370 376 340 345 322
SSI 95 228 225 219 231 233 221 221 171
Food stamps 543 659 656 640 666 672 596 599 546
Housing assistance 247 321 320 310 318 320 277 278 247
Energy assistance 76 99 99 97 103 105 88 88 75
Free or reduced-price school lunches 787 917 909 868 930 936 754 759 694
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 288 377 376 367 382 387 357 360 330
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 247 347 342 261 316 321 210 210 138
Medicare 133 479 478 471 485 488 475 476 175
Medicaid 769 1029 1021 987 1041 1052 916 924 787
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1999-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 381 411 403 403 445 449 359 364 332
Health insurance 359 377 368 368 405 410 324 329 311
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 85 228 227 223 230 232 225 226 133
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1999-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 1209 1209 1086 1045 904 848 918 1463 1161
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 165 165 158 153 140 136 143 218 168
25 to 44 years 707 707 660 633 544 529 552 906 704
45 to 54 years 169 169 139 135 113 108 116 184 149
55 to 64 years 100 100 79 73 64 49 64 98 83
65 years and over 68 68 51 50 44 25 44 58 57
Type of Family
Married-couple families 518 518 470 444 383 350 394 678 519
With related children under 18 413 413 385 361 305 294 316 585 428
With related children under 6 271 271 259 243 200 191 209 400 287
Male householder, no wife present 85 85 82 82 76 71 76 111 85
Female householder, no husband present 606 606 534 520 445 426 448 674 557
With related children under 18 542 542 488 476 409 398 412 618 506
With related children under 6 288 288 258 252 217 216 221 316 266
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 1110 1110 992 954 824 780 837 1320 1057
Inside central cities 683 683 610 589 495 480 502 784 640
Outside central cities 427 427 381 365 329 300 335 536 417
Outside metropolitan areas 99 99 95 91 79 67 80 143 104
Region
Northeast 243 243 210 196 153 150 157 264 220
Midwest 65 65 61 60 51 44 52 86 72
South 401 401 370 360 316 301 318 497 392
West 500 500 445 430 383 353 390 616 478
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 797 797 726 691 606 566 618 949 781
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1999-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 261 261 232 227 186 174 187 316 242
College: Less than bachelor's degree 111 111 90 89 75 73 75 145 96
Bachelor's degree or more 40 40 38 38 37 35 38 52 42
Work Experience in 1999-X1
Total, 15 to 64 years 1141 1141 1036 995 860 823 874 1405 1104
Worked at full-time jobs 444 444 420 399 329 315 334 672 461
50 to 52 weeks 205 205 199 188 150 140 153 365 224
Worked at part-time jobs 155 155 134 131 112 106 116 181 137
Did not work 542 542 482 465 419 402 424 552 507
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 879 879 785 766 674 636 681 922 812
Householder 15 to 64 years 819 819 741 722 636 613 643 872 763
Householder 65 years and over 59 59 44 44 39 23 39 50 49
One worker 304 304 275 256 210 193 217 487 321
Two workers or more 27 27 27 23 19 19 20 54 29
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 430 430 310 291 231 222 236 362 317
AFDC or other non-SSI 316 316 253 237 188 185 193 297 258
SSI 151 151 84 79 59 51 59 94 87
Food stamps 531 531 466 433 334 323 340 557 488
Housing assistance 240 240 204 190 129 129 132 267 222
Energy assistance 75 75 66 62 49 46 50 78 69
Free or reduced-price school lunches 680 680 624 595 486 466 496 844 668
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 319 319 256 236 182 177 186 293 261
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 136 136 131 127 119 119 120 298 194
Medicare 143 143 107 107 96 69 99 134 121
Medicaid 757 757 634 593 486 462 498 805 662
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 1999-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 332 332 332 332 305 281 305 419 332
Health insurance 311 311 311 311 285 263 285 394 311
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 103 103 67 67 57 44 58 88 78