Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(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 (of any race)
All families 9274 17.2 23.1 22.8 21.7
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 849 26.8 28.9 28.9 27.2
25 to 44 years 5192 19.0 21.2 21.0 19.9
45 to 54 years 1654 12.1 17.0 16.8 15.4
55 to 64 years 921 9.3 18.3 18.0 17.6
65 years and over 658 14.1 51.9 51.1 50.3
Type of Family
Married-couple families 6228 12.2 18.1 17.7 16.9
With related children under 18 4288 14.4 16.9 16.6 15.5
With related children under 6 2407 17.8 19.9 19.7 18.7
Male householder, no wife present 908 14.4 17.9 18.0 17.3
Female householder, no husband present 2138 32.8 39.8 39.7 37.7
With related children under 18 1657 38.3 43.7 43.6 41.6
With related children under 6 734 49.4 53.2 53.0 50.6
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 8439 17.1 22.9 22.6 21.6
Inside central cities 4149 20.3 26.7 26.5 25.2
Outside central cities 4290 13.9 19.2 18.8 18.0
Outside metropolitan areas 835 18.1 24.5 24.8 23.2
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(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 1304 20.9 27.6 27.6 26.7
Midwest 742 13.6 18.0 17.8 16.8
South 3445 17.7 23.7 23.6 22.8
West 3783 16.0 21.9 21.4 20.0
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 3908 24.4 32.4 32.0 30.6
High school graduate, no college 2524 15.8 21.4 21.3 20.0
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1877 11.0 14.6 14.5 13.9
Bachelor's degree or more 966 3.4 5.9 5.8 5.4
Work Experience in 2003-RS
Total, 15 to 64 years 8616 17.4 20.9 20.6 19.5
Worked at full-time jobs 6055 9.9 11.3 11.2 10.2
50 to 52 weeks 5026 6.9 7.5 7.4 6.7
Worked at part-time jobs 775 25.9 30.3 30.0 29.3
Did not work 1786 39.0 49.2 48.6 47.0
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 2356 44.8 64.7 64.0 62.6
Householder 15 to 64 years 1950 50.0 62.3 61.7 60.0
Householder 65 years and over 407 20.2 76.2 75.3 74.9
One worker 4382 11.6 13.3 13.1 11.6
Two workers or more 2535 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.2
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(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 757 48.3 70.3 69.6 68.3
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 395 67.5 82.7 81.9 81.0
SSI 418 30.1 61.2 60.8 59.3
Food stamps 1062 58.0 69.8 69.0 67.2
Housing assistance 558 50.4 61.6 61.6 60.2
Energy assistance 232 48.8 65.0 65.5 63.4
Free or reduced-price school lunches 2584 34.3 39.8 39.2 37.2
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 451 65.0 86.3 85.5 85.5
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 4986 5.0 7.0 7.0 5.0
Medicare 1269 14.6 44.0 43.4 42.6
Medicaid 3080 33.2 42.1 41.7 40.4
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 1757 20.6 22.4 21.7 21.7
Health insurance 1549 22.2 23.9 23.1 23.1
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 499 22.4 52.4 51.7 49.9
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(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 (of any race)
All families 23.5 23.6 19.5 19.4 15.1
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 29.6 29.6 27.5 27.5 26.0
25 to 44 years 22.0 22.0 16.1 16.0 14.8
45 to 54 years 16.8 17.0 14.8 14.8 11.8
55 to 64 years 18.7 18.8 18.0 17.9 11.4
65 years and over 51.4 51.3 50.1 50.3 16.5
Type of Family
Married-couple families 18.5 18.5 14.8 14.8 10.2
With related children under 18 17.6 17.6 12.3 12.3 11.0
With related children under 6 21.4 21.4 14.6 14.6 13.3
Male householder, no wife present 18.5 18.4 15.3 15.3 12.1
Female householder, no husband present 40.0 40.4 34.8 34.6 30.7
With related children under 18 44.4 44.6 37.4 37.3 34.7
With related children under 6 53.0 53.3 46.6 46.4 44.9
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 23.4 23.5 19.4 19.3 15.1
Inside central cities 27.3 27.4 23.0 22.9 18.5
Outside central cities 19.6 19.7 15.9 15.8 11.7
Outside metropolitan areas 24.5 24.5 20.8 20.8 15.4
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(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 28.3 28.3 25.2 24.9 20.8
Midwest 18.6 18.6 14.5 14.6 11.2
South 24.6 24.6 20.1 20.0 15.1
West 21.8 21.9 18.0 18.0 13.9
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 33.6 33.6 27.8 27.8 22.1
High school graduate, no college 21.3 21.4 17.3 17.2 13.1
College: Less than bachelor's degree 14.7 14.8 13.0 12.8 9.8
Bachelor's degree or more 5.6 5.8 4.3 4.3 2.4
Work Experience in 2003-RS
Total, 15 to 64 years 21.4 21.5 17.1 17.1 15.0
Worked at full-time jobs 11.9 11.9 7.9 7.8 7.1
50 to 52 weeks 8.4 8.4 4.4 4.4 4.2
Worked at part-time jobs 31.2 31.2 25.1 24.7 21.3
Did not work 49.1 49.5 45.2 45.2 39.0
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 64.1 64.2 59.9 59.7 44.5
Householder 15 to 64 years 61.6 61.7 56.7 56.4 48.5
Householder 65 years and over 75.9 75.9 75.6 75.6 25.1
One worker 14.3 14.4 8.5 8.4 7.5
Two workers or more 1.7 1.7 1.0 1.0 0.9
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(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 69.6 69.9 67.4 67.4 61.0
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 83.0 83.3 79.9 79.9 76.5
SSI 59.8 60.4 58.7 58.7 49.5
Food stamps 69.3 69.4 61.7 61.4 55.4
Housing assistance 62.8 62.8 58.0 57.4 51.1
Energy assistance 65.0 65.0 55.5 55.9 49.5
Free or reduced-price school lunches 40.9 40.9 30.9 30.9 28.0
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 86.3 86.3 84.4 84.4 77.6
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 5.5 5.6 4.2 4.2 2.9
Medicare 43.6 43.5 41.8 41.9 18.1
Medicaid 43.6 43.7 36.1 36.1 31.3
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 24.4 24.6 18.8 18.6 17.2
Health insurance 26.1 26.3 19.9 19.7 18.4
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 51.1 51.0 49.0 49.2 32.6
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(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 (of any race)
All families 14.8 14.8 13.7 13.2 11.6
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 26.0 26.0 25.6 24.2 22.4
25 to 44 years 14.7 14.7 13.9 13.4 11.6
45 to 54 years 11.5 11.5 10.1 9.8 8.6
55 to 64 years 10.8 10.8 8.8 8.4 7.8
65 years and over 15.0 15.0 13.0 12.9 11.0
Type of Family
Married-couple families 10.0 10.0 9.3 8.8 7.8
With related children under 18 10.9 10.9 10.3 9.7 8.4
With related children under 6 13.2 13.2 12.7 11.8 10.2
Male householder, no wife present 11.8 11.8 11.5 11.5 10.8
Female householder, no husband present 30.1 30.1 27.6 26.7 23.1
With related children under 18 34.3 34.3 31.8 30.6 26.3
With related children under 6 44.9 44.9 42.9 41.0 36.9
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 14.8 14.8 13.6 13.2 11.6
Inside central cities 18.2 18.2 16.5 15.7 13.6
Outside central cities 11.5 11.4 10.9 10.7 9.7
Outside metropolitan areas 15.2 15.2 14.6 13.7 11.4
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(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 20.5 20.5 18.1 17.2 14.1
Midwest 11.0 11.0 10.7 10.3 9.3
South 14.9 14.8 14.1 13.6 12.5
West 13.6 13.6 12.4 12.0 10.4
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 21.7 21.6 20.0 19.2 16.9
High school graduate, no college 12.8 12.8 12.0 11.4 10.1
College: Less than bachelor's degree 9.7 9.7 8.9 8.9 7.6
Bachelor's degree or more 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.1 1.9
Work Experience in 2003-RS
Total, 15 to 64 years 14.8 14.8 13.8 13.2 11.7
Worked at full-time jobs 7.1 7.0 6.8 6.4 5.4
50 to 52 weeks 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.1
Worked at part-time jobs 20.9 20.9 19.2 18.8 17.1
Did not work 38.3 38.3 35.3 34.1 30.5
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 43.4 43.4 39.8 38.6 34.5
Householder 15 to 64 years 47.8 47.8 44.1 42.7 38.3
Householder 65 years and over 22.7 22.7 19.4 19.3 16.3
One worker 7.5 7.5 7.2 6.8 5.8
Two workers or more 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(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 58.1 58.1 45.0 42.6 34.0
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 75.5 75.5 62.9 58.8 47.9
SSI 44.6 44.6 27.7 26.5 18.6
Food stamps 54.5 54.5 47.7 43.9 33.8
Housing assistance 49.8 49.8 43.7 40.3 25.9
Energy assistance 48.2 48.2 40.8 37.7 31.3
Free or reduced-price school lunches 27.7 27.7 25.8 24.5 20.3
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 75.9 75.9 60.0 56.0 42.8
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.4
Medicare 16.1 16.1 13.2 13.0 11.1
Medicaid 30.5 30.5 27.3 25.7 21.8
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 17.2 17.1 17.1 17.1 16.3
Health insurance 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 17.6
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 27.8 27.8 20.6 20.2 16.3
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(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 (of any race)
All families 11.2 11.8 18.8 14.6
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 22.1 23.1 29.6 28.0
25 to 44 years 11.4 11.7 21.0 14.6
45 to 54 years 8.5 8.6 13.2 10.5
55 to 64 years 6.8 7.8 9.7 9.1
65 years and over 8.5 11.2 14.2 14.2
Type of Family
Married-couple families 7.3 8.0 13.8 10.0
With related children under 18 8.1 8.7 16.6 11.1
With related children under 6 10.0 10.7 20.9 13.7
Male householder, no wife present 10.6 10.8 15.1 12.0
Female householder, no husband present 22.7 23.2 35.1 29.0
With related children under 18 25.9 26.3 40.8 33.1
With related children under 6 36.3 37.0 52.1 45.0
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 11.2 11.8 18.8 14.5
Inside central cities 13.5 13.9 22.1 17.4
Outside central cities 9.0 9.8 15.5 11.6
Outside metropolitan areas 10.8 11.5 19.4 15.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(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 14.3 14.1 21.8 18.7
Midwest 9.3 9.4 16.0 11.4
South 11.6 12.7 19.5 15.1
West 10.1 10.6 17.7 13.3
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 16.0 17.2 27.0 21.1
High school graduate, no college 10.1 10.2 17.1 13.0
College: Less than bachelor's degree 7.3 7.7 11.8 9.3
Bachelor's degree or more 1.9 1.9 3.8 2.5
Work Experience in 2003-RS
Total, 15 to 64 years 11.4 11.8 19.2 14.6
Worked at full-time jobs 5.2 5.5 11.7 7.5
50 to 52 weeks 2.9 3.2 8.7 4.8
Worked at part-time jobs 16.8 17.4 27.0 19.7
Did not work 30.1 30.8 41.1 36.4
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 33.3 34.7 45.5 40.4
Householder 15 to 64 years 37.6 38.5 50.8 44.6
Householder 65 years and over 12.4 16.5 20.4 20.4
One worker 5.5 6.0 14.4 8.5
Two workers or more 0.5 0.6 1.6 0.9
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(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 32.7 34.1 49.6 46.1
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 47.4 48.0 69.1 64.1
SSI 16.5 18.6 30.9 29.0
Food stamps 33.0 34.6 59.9 49.6
Housing assistance 25.9 26.7 52.4 44.8
Energy assistance 30.9 32.1 51.0 43.8
Free or reduced-price school lunches 19.6 20.5 37.4 27.3
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 42.0 42.9 67.0 61.8
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 2.4 2.4 5.9 4.1
Medicare 9.6 11.4 15.0 14.0
Medicaid 21.1 22.2 36.3 28.3
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 15.6 16.3 22.7 17.2
Health insurance 17.2 17.6 24.5 18.4
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 14.6 16.4 23.4 22.1
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(Hispanic Origin)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
Hispanic (of any race)
All families 1591 2139 2114 2013 2179 2185 1807 1802 1400
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 227 245 245 231 251 251 233 233 221
25 to 44 years 985 1103 1089 1033 1140 1143 834 828 770
45 to 54 years 200 281 278 255 279 281 245 245 195
55 to 64 years 86 169 166 162 172 173 166 165 105
65 years and over 92 341 336 331 338 337 330 331 109
Type of Family
Married-couple families 757 1125 1102 1049 1155 1155 925 922 634
With related children under 18 619 726 712 663 756 756 529 527 473
With related children under 6 428 480 475 451 516 516 352 351 321
Male householder, no wife present 131 163 163 157 168 167 139 139 110
Female householder, no husband present 702 851 849 806 856 863 743 740 656
With related children under 18 634 725 723 690 735 738 620 618 575
With related children under 6 362 390 389 371 389 391 342 341 329
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 1440 1934 1907 1819 1975 1981 1634 1628 1271
Inside central cities 844 1108 1098 1047 1134 1138 952 949 769
Outside central cities 596 826 809 772 841 843 682 680 502
Outside metropolitan areas 151 205 208 194 204 204 174 174 129
Region
Northeast 273 360 360 348 368 370 329 325 271
Midwest 101 133 132 125 138 138 108 109 83
South 610 817 813 785 847 847 691 689 519
West 607 828 809 755 825 830 680 679 526
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(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 953 1267 1250 1194 1311 1312 1087 1085 863
High school graduate, no college 399 540 537 505 537 540 436 434 331
College: Less than bachelor's degree 206 275 272 261 277 278 243 241 183
Bachelor's degree or more 33 57 56 52 54 56 41 41 23
Work Experience in 2003-RS
Total, 15 to 64 years 1498 1797 1778 1682 1842 1848 1478 1471 1291
Worked at full-time jobs 601 683 677 615 723 723 476 473 429
50 to 52 weeks 349 377 373 338 423 423 222 220 210
Worked at part-time jobs 201 235 233 227 242 242 194 191 165
Did not work 696 879 869 839 877 884 807 807 697
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 1057 1525 1509 1474 1510 1512 1412 1408 1047
Householder 15 to 64 years 975 1215 1203 1169 1202 1204 1105 1100 946
Householder 65 years and over 82 310 306 305 309 309 307 307 102
One worker 509 581 573 507 625 629 371 369 329
Two workers or more 25 32 32 31 44 44 25 25 23
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 366 532 527 517 527 530 510 510 462
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 267 327 324 320 328 329 316 316 302
SSI 126 256 254 248 250 253 245 245 207
Food stamps 615 741 732 714 736 737 656 652 589
Housing assistance 281 344 344 336 350 350 324 320 285
Energy assistance 113 151 152 147 151 151 129 130 115
Free or reduced-price school lunches 887 1027 1014 961 1057 1058 800 798 725
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 293 389 386 386 389 389 380 380 350
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(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 250 350 349 247 277 279 209 209 146
Medicare 186 558 551 540 553 552 531 532 230
Medicaid 1024 1296 1284 1243 1343 1345 1113 1112 964
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 362 394 382 382 429 432 331 326 302
Health insurance 344 371 358 358 404 407 309 305 286
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 112 261 258 249 255 254 244 245 163
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(Hispanic Origin)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
Hispanic (of any race)
All families 1373 1372 1273 1224 1078 1037 1094 1744 1350
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 221 221 218 205 190 188 196 251 238
25 to 44 years 764 762 722 695 601 591 609 1092 761
45 to 54 years 191 191 167 162 143 140 143 218 174
55 to 64 years 99 99 81 77 71 63 71 90 84
65 years and over 99 99 85 85 73 56 73 93 93
Type of Family
Married-couple families 622 620 578 550 485 455 500 857 620
With related children under 18 467 466 442 416 358 347 372 711 477
With related children under 6 319 317 305 284 245 240 259 503 329
Male householder, no wife present 107 107 104 104 98 96 98 137 109
Female householder, no husband present 644 644 591 570 495 486 495 750 620
With related children under 18 567 567 527 507 435 429 436 676 548
With related children under 6 329 329 315 301 271 266 271 382 330
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 1247 1245 1151 1110 983 947 997 1583 1220
Inside central cities 755 755 684 652 566 560 577 918 720
Outside central cities 491 490 467 458 417 387 420 664 500
Outside metropolitan areas 127 127 122 114 95 90 96 162 130
Region
Northeast 267 267 236 225 184 186 184 284 244
Midwest 81 81 80 77 69 69 70 119 85
South 512 511 487 468 430 401 438 670 519
West 513 513 471 454 395 381 402 671 502
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(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 846 845 781 749 662 627 674 1053 824
High school graduate, no college 323 323 302 288 255 255 257 432 327
College: Less than bachelor's degree 181 181 168 166 143 137 144 222 174
Bachelor's degree or more 23 23 22 21 19 19 19 36 24
Work Experience in 2003-RS
Total, 15 to 64 years 1275 1273 1188 1139 1005 981 1020 1651 1256
Worked at full-time jobs 428 427 409 385 328 315 335 708 453
50 to 52 weeks 208 207 202 189 155 146 161 437 241
Worked at part-time jobs 162 162 149 146 132 130 135 209 153
Did not work 685 685 630 608 546 537 550 733 651
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 1024 1024 938 911 813 784 817 1073 952
Householder 15 to 64 years 931 931 860 832 747 733 750 990 869
Householder 65 years and over 92 92 79 78 66 50 67 83 83
One worker 328 327 315 297 253 241 261 632 373
Two workers or more 22 22 20 17 12 13 15 40 24
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 440 440 341 323 258 248 258 375 349
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 298 298 248 232 189 187 190 273 253
SSI 187 187 116 111 78 69 78 129 121
Food stamps 579 579 507 467 359 350 367 636 527
Housing assistance 278 278 244 225 145 145 149 293 250
Energy assistance 112 112 95 88 73 72 74 118 102
Free or reduced-price school lunches 716 716 666 633 525 508 529 966 707
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 342 342 270 253 193 189 194 302 279
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(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 145 145 139 137 118 122 121 294 205
Medicare 204 204 167 165 141 122 145 190 178
Medicaid 940 940 841 792 671 650 684 1117 872
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 302 300 300 300 287 274 287 399 302
Health insurance 286 284 284 284 272 267 272 380 286
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 139 139 103 101 81 73 82 117 110
Race Footnotes