Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(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 9094 19.7 25.8 25.7 24.4
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 822 30.8 32.5 32.0 31.0
25 to 44 years 5101 21.1 23.5 23.4 21.9
45 to 54 years 1557 15.2 19.7 19.9 18.3
55 to 64 years 883 11.8 20.4 20.2 19.6
65 years and over 731 16.8 54.3 53.9 53.4
Type of Family
Married-couple families 6189 15.0 21.2 21.0 19.7
With related children under 18 4242 17.7 20.5 20.3 18.6
With related children under 6 2362 20.6 22.8 22.5 20.8
Male householder, no wife present 872 17.0 22.3 22.2 20.7
Female householder, no husband present 2033 35.3 41.6 41.4 40.4
With related children under 18 1587 41.4 45.9 45.7 44.6
With related children under 6 730 49.4 52.8 52.4 51.5
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 8305 19.3 25.3 25.1 24.0
Inside central cities 4130 23.1 29.9 29.7 28.4
Outside central cities 4176 15.4 20.9 20.7 19.6
Outside metropolitan areas 788 24.4 31.3 31.4 29.2
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(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 1362 23.3 30.8 30.5 29.6
Midwest 767 17.4 21.0 21.1 19.7
South 3217 19.9 27.2 27.1 25.9
West 3748 18.8 23.8 23.6 22.2
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 3907 28.7 37.5 37.4 35.4
High school graduate, no college 2534 16.8 21.6 21.4 20.7
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1728 10.9 14.7 14.6 13.6
Bachelor's degree or more 924 6.2 9.1 8.7 8.3
Work Experience in 2002
Total, 15 to 64 years 8362 20.0 23.4 23.2 21.9
Worked at full-time jobs 5961 11.8 13.4 13.3 11.7
50 to 52 weeks 4947 8.9 9.7 9.6 8.1
Worked at part-time jobs 743 31.5 35.2 35.0 34.5
Did not work 1659 44.3 53.9 53.5 52.8
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 2304 48.0 68.0 67.8 66.9
Householder 15 to 64 years 1812 54.8 66.2 66.1 65.0
Householder 65 years and over 492 23.0 74.4 73.7 73.7
One worker 4227 15.0 17.2 16.9 14.8
Two workers or more 2563 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.1
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(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 738 51.2 72.0 72.3 70.1
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 388 70.7 84.9 84.9 82.7
SSI 400 32.9 62.0 62.4 60.5
Food stamps 1001 63.2 75.7 75.7 74.0
Housing assistance 561 52.4 64.8 65.2 63.5
Energy assistance 215 48.4 57.8 58.0 55.4
Free or reduced-price school lunches 2586 39.3 44.7 44.5 41.7
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 416 71.1 89.5 89.5 87.7
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 5036 6.3 9.0 9.1 6.8
Medicare 1302 19.0 48.5 47.9 47.3
Medicaid 2955 37.0 46.5 46.5 44.9
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 1715 26.0 28.0 27.6 27.6
Health insurance 1457 27.7 29.5 28.9 28.9
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 566 28.7 57.8 57.7 57.0
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(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 26.5 26.5 22.9 23.0 18.1
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 34.1 34.1 28.4 28.7 27.5
25 to 44 years 24.4 24.4 19.7 19.8 18.0
45 to 54 years 19.7 19.9 17.5 17.5 14.6
55 to 64 years 20.7 20.7 20.4 20.4 14.4
65 years and over 54.1 54.3 53.9 54.1 20.4
Type of Family
Married-couple families 21.5 21.5 18.7 18.8 13.6
With related children under 18 20.8 20.8 16.9 17.0 15.0
With related children under 6 23.7 23.6 18.7 18.8 17.2
Male householder, no wife present 23.8 23.9 18.8 18.9 15.2
Female householder, no husband present 43.0 43.0 37.5 37.5 33.0
With related children under 18 47.7 47.5 40.7 40.7 37.4
With related children under 6 55.0 54.8 47.7 47.7 45.1
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 26.0 26.0 22.5 22.6 17.8
Inside central cities 30.8 30.8 26.9 27.0 21.8
Outside central cities 21.2 21.2 18.1 18.2 13.8
Outside metropolitan areas 32.3 32.3 27.6 27.6 21.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(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 30.9 30.8 27.3 27.5 23.5
Midwest 21.0 21.1 18.8 18.9 15.2
South 28.4 28.5 24.4 24.4 18.0
West 24.4 24.4 21.0 21.0 16.8
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 37.8 37.9 33.1 33.3 26.5
High school graduate, no college 23.3 23.2 19.5 19.5 15.3
College: Less than bachelor's degree 15.2 15.2 13.2 13.2 10.2
Bachelor's degree or more 8.7 8.7 7.5 7.5 5.1
Work Experience in 2002
Total, 15 to 64 years 24.1 24.1 20.2 20.3 17.9
Worked at full-time jobs 14.0 14.0 10.1 10.1 8.8
50 to 52 weeks 10.4 10.3 6.4 6.5 6.1
Worked at part-time jobs 37.1 37.1 32.4 32.4 29.9
Did not work 54.5 54.6 51.2 51.3 45.2
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 68.7 68.8 65.5 65.5 48.8
Householder 15 to 64 years 67.2 67.3 63.1 63.1 54.5
Householder 65 years and over 74.1 74.4 74.4 74.4 27.6
One worker 18.0 17.9 12.4 12.6 11.3
Two workers or more 2.6 2.7 1.9 1.9 1.8
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(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 72.4 72.4 70.1 70.1 62.9
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 84.6 84.6 81.3 81.3 76.5
SSI 63.0 63.0 61.5 61.5 52.4
Food stamps 76.4 76.4 70.3 70.4 62.6
Housing assistance 66.0 66.0 61.3 61.3 54.0
Energy assistance 60.5 60.5 52.3 52.3 46.3
Free or reduced-price school lunches 45.6 45.5 37.8 37.9 34.1
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 89.3 89.3 86.8 86.8 80.8
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 7.9 7.9 6.1 6.2 4.0
Medicare 48.5 48.7 47.4 47.5 22.1
Medicaid 48.3 48.2 42.3 42.4 36.0
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 31.0 31.1 25.6 25.7 23.9
Health insurance 32.7 32.8 26.7 26.8 25.4
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 59.0 59.0 57.5 57.5 36.1
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(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 17.6 17.6 16.7 15.7 14.0
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 27.5 27.5 26.3 24.1 22.2
25 to 44 years 17.8 17.8 17.3 16.3 14.4
45 to 54 years 14.2 14.2 12.9 12.0 10.4
55 to 64 years 14.0 14.0 11.9 11.7 10.7
65 years and over 17.0 17.0 15.3 15.1 13.6
Type of Family
Married-couple families 13.2 13.2 12.6 11.7 10.2
With related children under 18 14.8 14.8 14.4 13.1 11.3
With related children under 6 16.9 16.9 16.7 14.9 13.1
Male householder, no wife present 14.9 14.9 13.5 13.2 12.4
Female householder, no husband present 32.5 32.5 30.6 29.1 26.2
With related children under 18 37.2 37.2 35.6 33.8 30.1
With related children under 6 44.9 44.9 43.5 41.8 38.8
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 17.3 17.3 16.3 15.3 13.7
Inside central cities 21.3 21.3 19.8 18.3 16.4
Outside central cities 13.3 13.3 12.8 12.3 10.9
Outside metropolitan areas 21.4 21.4 21.1 20.3 17.1
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(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 22.6 22.6 19.8 17.9 15.9
Midwest 15.0 15.0 14.8 14.3 13.1
South 17.6 17.6 17.2 16.8 15.0
West 16.4 16.4 15.5 14.3 12.5
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 25.7 25.7 24.2 22.6 19.8
High school graduate, no college 15.0 15.0 14.4 13.7 12.5
College: Less than bachelor's degree 10.1 10.1 9.4 9.0 7.9
Bachelor's degree or more 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.8 4.7
Work Experience in 2002
Total, 15 to 64 years 17.7 17.7 16.8 15.8 14.0
Worked at full-time jobs 8.8 8.8 8.6 7.9 6.9
50 to 52 weeks 6.1 6.1 6.0 5.5 4.5
Worked at part-time jobs 29.2 29.2 27.9 26.2 23.5
Did not work 44.5 44.5 41.4 39.2 35.4
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 47.4 47.4 44.2 42.6 39.1
Householder 15 to 64 years 53.8 53.8 50.5 48.5 44.6
Householder 65 years and over 23.8 23.8 21.2 21.0 18.7
One worker 11.1 11.1 10.7 9.7 8.0
Two workers or more 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.4 1.2
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(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 59.5 59.5 47.6 44.4 37.0
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 75.9 75.9 65.7 62.2 52.2
SSI 46.7 46.7 29.7 26.4 20.4
Food stamps 61.5 61.5 56.2 51.7 40.7
Housing assistance 51.6 51.6 46.7 42.8 32.0
Energy assistance 44.5 44.5 39.9 36.7 30.9
Free or reduced-price school lunches 34.0 34.0 32.4 29.8 25.2
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 78.8 78.8 66.0 60.7 49.0
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.5 3.0
Medicare 18.9 18.9 16.4 15.9 14.2
Medicaid 35.0 35.0 32.0 29.0 25.0
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 23.9 23.9 23.9 23.9 22.4
Health insurance 25.4 25.4 25.4 25.4 23.9
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 30.7 30.7 25.1 23.9 20.8
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(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 13.3 14.7 21.8 17.6
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 22.1 23.3 33.4 27.2
25 to 44 years 14.0 15.2 23.6 18.3
45 to 54 years 10.0 11.0 17.4 13.5
55 to 64 years 8.7 10.9 12.8 12.2
65 years and over 11.1 14.4 17.1 16.9
Type of Family
Married-couple families 9.5 11.2 16.7 13.5
With related children under 18 10.8 12.5 19.9 15.3
With related children under 6 12.7 14.7 23.4 17.7
Male householder, no wife present 12.2 12.5 19.9 14.3
Female householder, no husband present 25.5 26.6 38.2 31.5
With related children under 18 29.6 30.5 44.7 36.6
With related children under 6 38.4 39.4 53.3 44.5
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 13.2 14.4 21.4 17.2
Inside central cities 16.1 17.4 25.8 20.7
Outside central cities 10.3 11.5 16.9 13.7
Outside metropolitan areas 15.0 18.0 26.9 22.1
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(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 15.5 16.5 24.7 20.7
Midwest 12.9 13.7 19.1 16.6
South 14.4 15.8 22.3 17.7
West 11.7 13.4 21.0 16.6
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 18.8 21.3 31.5 25.5
High school graduate, no college 11.8 12.9 18.8 15.0
College: Less than bachelor's degree 7.8 8.1 12.3 10.1
Bachelor's degree or more 4.8 4.7 7.0 5.2
Work Experience in 2002
Total, 15 to 64 years 13.5 14.8 22.3 17.7
Worked at full-time jobs 6.9 7.2 14.1 9.4
50 to 52 weeks 4.6 4.7 11.1 6.7
Worked at part-time jobs 21.7 24.8 34.1 29.1
Did not work 33.8 37.6 46.1 42.2
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 36.9 40.4 50.0 45.8
Householder 15 to 64 years 42.8 46.1 57.3 52.1
Householder 65 years and over 15.2 19.5 23.1 22.9
One worker 7.7 8.9 18.0 11.7
Two workers or more 1.4 1.4 2.8 2.0
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(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 36.1 38.7 53.3 48.9
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 52.0 54.0 72.8 67.3
SSI 18.8 22.2 34.9 30.8
Food stamps 39.5 43.0 66.2 58.6
Housing assistance 32.0 33.2 55.4 49.9
Energy assistance 28.1 32.4 53.7 42.3
Free or reduced-price school lunches 24.6 26.7 43.2 34.1
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 48.1 51.5 73.2 68.3
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 3.0 3.2 7.6 5.0
Medicare 11.8 15.4 20.5 18.4
Medicaid 24.1 27.1 40.4 33.0
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 21.4 22.4 29.2 23.9
Health insurance 23.0 23.9 31.3 25.4
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 17.6 21.7 30.8 27.3
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(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 1792 2350 2336 2220 2412 2412 2086 2091 1646
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 253 267 263 254 280 281 233 235 226
25 to 44 years 1077 1199 1191 1118 1247 1242 1006 1008 917
45 to 54 years 236 307 310 284 307 309 272 272 227
55 to 64 years 104 180 178 173 182 183 180 180 128
65 years and over 123 397 394 391 396 397 394 395 149
Type of Family
Married-couple families 927 1310 1301 1219 1329 1330 1160 1163 842
With related children under 18 752 870 861 789 884 884 717 720 634
With related children under 6 487 539 532 490 560 557 442 444 406
Male householder, no wife present 148 195 194 181 208 208 164 165 133
Female householder, no husband present 717 846 841 821 875 874 761 763 672
With related children under 18 657 729 726 708 756 754 646 646 593
With related children under 6 361 385 382 376 402 400 348 348 330
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 1600 2104 2089 1990 2157 2158 1868 1873 1475
Inside central cities 956 1233 1225 1173 1272 1272 1111 1114 901
Outside central cities 645 871 863 817 884 886 758 759 575
Outside metropolitan areas 192 247 248 230 255 255 217 218 171
Region
Northeast 317 420 416 403 420 419 372 374 319
Midwest 133 161 162 151 161 162 144 145 117
South 639 876 872 833 915 916 784 784 579
West 703 894 886 832 916 916 786 788 631
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(Hispanic Origin)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1123 1466 1462 1383 1478 1479 1295 1300 1035
High school graduate, no college 425 548 541 525 591 589 494 494 387
College: Less than bachelor's degree 188 253 252 235 263 263 227 227 177
Bachelor's degree or more 57 84 81 76 80 80 69 69 47
Work Experience in 2002
Total, 15 to 64 years 1669 1954 1942 1829 2016 2015 1691 1695 1497
Worked at full-time jobs 701 797 794 697 836 834 601 603 526
50 to 52 weeks 438 481 477 401 515 511 319 321 301
Worked at part-time jobs 234 261 260 256 275 275 241 241 222
Did not work 734 895 888 876 904 906 849 851 749
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 1105 1566 1561 1541 1582 1586 1510 1510 1124
Householder 15 to 64 years 992 1200 1199 1178 1218 1220 1144 1144 988
Householder 65 years and over 113 366 363 363 364 366 366 366 136
One worker 632 725 715 625 762 758 526 531 477
Two workers or more 55 59 60 54 67 69 50 50 45
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 378 531 533 517 535 535 517 517 464
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 275 330 330 321 328 328 316 316 297
SSI 132 248 250 242 252 252 246 246 210
Food stamps 632 757 758 741 765 765 704 704 626
Housing assistance 294 364 366 356 370 370 344 344 303
Energy assistance 104 124 125 119 130 130 113 113 100
Free or reduced-price school lunches 1015 1155 1150 1079 1180 1177 977 979 882
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 296 372 372 365 372 372 362 362 337
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(Hispanic Origin)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 315 456 460 343 397 397 309 311 204
Medicare 248 631 624 616 632 635 618 619 288
Medicaid 1095 1375 1374 1327 1427 1424 1250 1252 1064
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 446 481 473 473 532 534 439 440 410
Health insurance 404 429 421 421 476 478 389 391 370
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 162 327 326 323 334 334 326 326 204
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(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 1605 1605 1517 1429 1271 1212 1340 1986 1601
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 226 226 216 198 183 181 192 275 224
25 to 44 years 910 910 884 831 733 716 775 1203 935
45 to 54 years 220 220 200 187 161 156 172 270 211
55 to 64 years 123 123 105 103 94 77 96 113 108
65 years and over 125 125 112 110 99 81 105 125 124
Type of Family
Married-couple families 815 815 777 722 631 588 691 1036 836
With related children under 18 626 626 609 555 479 457 530 844 647
With related children under 6 400 400 393 353 310 300 347 554 418
Male householder, no wife present 130 130 118 115 108 107 109 174 124
Female householder, no husband present 660 660 622 592 532 518 540 776 640
With related children under 18 590 590 565 537 478 469 484 710 580
With related children under 6 328 328 317 305 283 280 288 389 325
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 1436 1436 1350 1269 1136 1094 1198 1774 1427
Inside central cities 879 879 817 757 679 665 717 1066 856
Outside central cities 556 556 534 512 457 429 481 707 571
Outside metropolitan areas 169 169 167 160 135 118 142 212 174
Region
Northeast 308 308 269 243 216 211 225 336 282
Midwest 115 115 113 109 101 99 105 146 127
South 567 567 553 542 484 464 508 717 568
West 615 615 582 535 470 438 502 786 623
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(Hispanic Origin)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1004 1004 944 882 774 734 831 1233 997
High school graduate, no college 379 379 365 347 318 298 326 476 381
College: Less than bachelor's degree 174 174 163 155 136 135 140 213 174
Bachelor's degree or more 47 47 46 45 43 45 43 65 48
Work Experience in 2002
Total, 15 to 64 years 1480 1480 1405 1319 1172 1131 1235 1861 1477
Worked at full-time jobs 525 525 511 473 409 409 427 843 561
50 to 52 weeks 301 301 298 273 222 226 232 547 330
Worked at part-time jobs 217 217 207 194 174 161 184 253 216
Did not work 738 738 687 651 588 561 623 765 700
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 1091 1091 1019 982 901 850 931 1153 1056
Householder 15 to 64 years 974 974 915 879 809 776 835 1039 943
Householder 65 years and over 117 117 104 103 92 75 96 114 113
One worker 468 468 452 412 340 327 374 762 495
Two workers or more 45 45 45 35 30 35 35 71 50
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 439 439 351 327 273 267 286 393 361
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 295 295 255 241 203 202 210 283 261
SSI 187 187 119 106 82 75 89 140 123
Food stamps 616 616 562 517 408 396 430 662 586
Housing assistance 290 290 262 240 179 179 186 311 280
Energy assistance 96 96 86 79 67 60 70 116 91
Free or reduced-price school lunches 880 880 838 771 652 637 692 1117 882
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 328 328 275 253 204 200 214 305 284
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(Hispanic Origin)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 199 199 187 174 150 149 160 383 252
Medicare 246 246 214 207 185 153 200 267 239
Medicaid 1034 1034 946 858 740 711 800 1194 975
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 410 410 410 410 384 368 384 501 410
Health insurance 370 370 370 370 347 335 347 456 370
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 174 174 142 135 118 100 123 174 154
Race Footnotes