Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 20.8 26.4 26.1 24.8
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 849 31.2 32.4 32.4 30.8
25 to 44 years 5192 23.0 25.2 25.0 23.5
45 to 54 years 1654 14.6 19.2 19.0 17.8
55 to 64 years 921 12.1 20.7 20.4 19.6
65 years and over 658 17.2 53.6 53.2 52.7
Type of Family
Married-couple families 6228 15.7 21.2 20.9 19.7
With related children under 18 4288 18.4 20.9 20.6 19.0
With related children under 6 2407 22.7 24.5 24.1 22.5
Male householder, no wife present 908 17.3 21.3 21.1 19.9
Female householder, no husband present 2138 37.0 43.5 43.6 41.9
With related children under 18 1657 43.0 48.1 48.2 46.1
With related children under 6 734 53.5 56.9 56.9 54.6
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 8439 20.6 26.2 25.9 24.6
Inside central cities 4149 24.5 30.4 30.1 28.7
Outside central cities 4290 16.9 22.1 21.8 20.6
Outside metropolitan areas 835 22.0 28.4 28.6 27.3
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 24.0 30.1 30.1 29.0
Midwest 742 17.6 22.3 21.9 20.0
South 3445 21.7 27.4 27.1 26.1
West 3783 19.4 24.9 24.7 23.2
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 3908 29.8 37.0 36.6 35.1
High school graduate, no college 2524 19.0 24.6 24.5 22.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1877 12.7 16.8 16.7 15.7
Bachelor's degree or more 966 4.3 6.6 6.5 6.2
Work Experience in 2003
Total, 15 to 64 years 8616 21.0 24.3 24.1 22.7
Worked at full-time jobs 6055 13.2 14.7 14.6 13.1
50 to 52 weeks 5026 10.1 10.7 10.6 9.3
Worked at part-time jobs 775 29.0 33.7 33.3 32.8
Did not work 1786 44.1 52.9 52.2 50.8
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 2356 49.5 68.0 67.5 66.2
Householder 15 to 64 years 1950 54.7 65.8 65.3 63.9
Householder 65 years and over 407 25.0 78.6 78.2 77.4
One worker 4382 16.2 18.0 17.8 15.9
Two workers or more 2535 2.0 2.1 2.1 1.8
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 53.8 73.2 72.6 71.9
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 395 72.2 85.1 84.9 84.2
SSI 418 36.2 64.6 63.8 63.0
Food stamps 1062 63.5 73.3 72.5 71.1
Housing assistance 558 55.8 65.2 65.2 63.2
Energy assistance 232 56.9 69.0 69.3 65.9
Free or reduced-price school lunches 2584 40.8 46.2 45.6 43.4
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 451 70.6 87.7 87.4 86.9
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 4986 6.7 9.0 9.0 6.6
Medicare 1269 18.7 46.2 45.9 44.8
Medicaid 3080 39.6 47.6 47.2 45.7
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 1757 24.8 26.7 26.2 26.2
Health insurance 1549 26.9 28.7 28.0 28.0
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 499 28.3 55.1 54.9 53.6
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 27.0 27.0 23.2 23.1 18.8
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 33.0 33.2 31.8 31.8 30.5
25 to 44 years 26.1 26.1 20.8 20.6 19.4
45 to 54 years 19.3 19.5 16.5 16.5 13.6
55 to 64 years 21.2 21.4 19.9 19.7 13.6
65 years and over 53.2 53.3 53.0 53.0 19.9
Type of Family
Married-couple families 21.6 21.7 18.3 18.2 13.7
With related children under 18 21.5 21.7 16.9 16.8 15.2
With related children under 6 25.4 25.5 20.3 20.2 18.6
Male householder, no wife present 21.6 21.9 18.3 18.5 15.6
Female householder, no husband present 45.0 44.9 39.6 39.4 35.2
With related children under 18 49.8 49.5 43.0 42.7 39.8
With related children under 6 58.3 58.4 52.6 52.6 50.6
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 26.6 26.7 23.1 23.0 18.8
Inside central cities 30.9 31.1 27.2 27.0 22.8
Outside central cities 22.4 22.5 19.1 19.0 14.8
Outside metropolitan areas 30.6 30.2 24.9 25.0 19.4
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 30.8 30.9 27.7 27.0 23.1
Midwest 22.2 22.1 17.9 18.1 14.1
South 28.3 28.4 24.4 24.4 19.6
West 25.3 25.4 21.7 21.7 17.6
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 38.3 38.4 33.0 32.9 27.5
High school graduate, no college 24.8 24.9 21.2 21.0 16.7
College: Less than bachelor's degree 16.8 17.0 14.9 14.9 11.6
Bachelor's degree or more 6.3 6.3 5.4 5.3 3.5
Work Experience in 2003
Total, 15 to 64 years 25.0 25.0 21.0 20.9 18.7
Worked at full-time jobs 15.3 15.3 11.1 11.0 10.1
50 to 52 weeks 11.6 11.5 7.6 7.5 7.2
Worked at part-time jobs 35.4 35.4 30.7 30.4 26.5
Did not work 53.1 53.6 50.1 50.2 44.5
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 67.5 67.9 64.5 64.3 49.5
Householder 15 to 64 years 65.4 65.7 61.7 61.4 53.6
Householder 65 years and over 77.4 78.2 78.2 78.2 29.4
One worker 19.4 19.3 13.5 13.4 12.3
Two workers or more 2.4 2.4 1.7 1.7 1.6
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 73.0 73.6 70.6 70.6 64.4
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 85.3 86.1 83.1 83.1 79.8
SSI 63.9 64.5 61.9 61.9 53.6
Food stamps 75.0 75.0 69.6 69.3 64.0
Housing assistance 65.7 65.9 61.5 61.4 56.2
Energy assistance 68.1 67.1 63.6 62.0 55.1
Free or reduced-price school lunches 47.8 47.6 39.4 39.2 35.7
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 87.7 88.4 86.4 86.4 81.2
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 7.5 7.6 5.8 5.7 4.3
Medicare 45.9 46.4 45.1 45.1 22.1
Medicaid 49.1 49.2 42.9 42.8 38.0
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 29.9 29.9 23.7 23.6 22.0
Health insurance 32.2 32.2 25.3 25.1 23.7
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 55.7 56.3 54.0 54.0 38.4
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 18.4 18.4 17.5 16.0 14.5
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 30.3 30.3 30.3 27.1 25.6
25 to 44 years 19.1 19.1 18.5 16.9 15.1
45 to 54 years 13.4 13.4 12.0 11.2 10.4
55 to 64 years 12.5 12.5 10.3 9.4 8.5
65 years and over 18.2 18.2 16.2 16.1 14.9
Type of Family
Married-couple families 13.2 13.2 12.6 11.2 10.4
With related children under 18 15.0 15.0 14.3 12.4 11.4
With related children under 6 18.3 18.3 17.9 15.2 13.7
Male householder, no wife present 15.2 15.2 14.4 13.6 12.8
Female householder, no husband present 34.9 34.9 32.9 31.1 27.3
With related children under 18 39.4 39.4 37.7 35.5 31.0
With related children under 6 50.1 50.1 49.0 45.8 41.8
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 18.4 18.4 17.4 15.9 14.5
Inside central cities 22.4 22.4 21.0 18.9 17.1
Outside central cities 14.5 14.5 13.8 13.0 12.0
Outside metropolitan areas 19.0 19.0 18.5 17.1 14.6
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 22.7 22.7 21.1 19.9 17.0
Midwest 13.6 13.6 13.3 12.2 11.1
South 19.1 19.1 18.6 17.0 15.3
West 17.3 17.3 16.1 14.6 13.6
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 26.9 26.9 25.3 23.1 20.8
High school graduate, no college 16.2 16.2 15.6 14.5 13.1
College: Less than bachelor's degree 11.6 11.6 11.1 10.2 9.5
Bachelor's degree or more 3.4 3.4 3.2 2.8 2.7
Work Experience in 2003
Total, 15 to 64 years 18.4 18.4 17.6 16.0 14.5
Worked at full-time jobs 10.0 10.0 9.9 8.5 7.4
50 to 52 weeks 7.1 7.1 7.1 5.9 4.9
Worked at part-time jobs 26.1 26.1 24.7 23.8 21.8
Did not work 43.6 43.6 40.6 38.0 35.3
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 48.4 48.4 45.2 43.3 40.1
Householder 15 to 64 years 52.9 52.9 49.7 47.4 44.0
Householder 65 years and over 26.6 26.6 23.3 23.3 21.3
One worker 12.1 12.1 11.9 10.0 8.6
Two workers or more 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.1 1.0
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 61.7 61.7 50.2 46.2 39.6
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 78.5 78.5 67.9 63.1 54.2
SSI 49.4 49.4 33.3 30.1 23.8
Food stamps 62.7 62.7 57.4 50.0 40.6
Housing assistance 54.7 54.7 51.2 44.8 33.9
Energy assistance 54.6 54.6 47.6 43.4 38.3
Free or reduced-price school lunches 35.3 35.3 33.6 30.1 26.0
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 78.5 78.5 65.9 60.3 50.6
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.4
Medicare 19.2 19.2 16.0 15.8 14.2
Medicaid 37.1 37.1 34.3 29.9 26.5
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 22.0 22.0 22.0 22.0 20.7
Health insurance 23.7 23.7 23.7 23.7 22.5
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 32.9 32.9 24.9 24.3 21.0
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 14.0 15.4 22.7 18.7
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 25.3 27.7 34.1 33.0
25 to 44 years 14.8 15.9 25.3 19.8
45 to 54 years 9.9 11.0 15.9 12.6
55 to 64 years 7.8 9.7 13.7 11.6
65 years and over 12.2 15.4 17.8 17.3
Type of Family
Married-couple families 9.8 11.5 17.5 13.9
With related children under 18 11.1 12.7 20.9 15.9
With related children under 6 13.6 15.7 25.6 20.0
Male householder, no wife present 12.3 12.9 19.0 15.5
Female householder, no husband present 26.9 28.0 39.6 34.1
With related children under 18 30.4 31.8 46.1 39.1
With related children under 6 41.3 43.5 56.5 50.5
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 14.0 15.3 22.5 18.6
Inside central cities 16.5 18.0 26.7 22.3
Outside central cities 11.7 12.8 18.5 15.0
Outside metropolitan areas 13.7 16.3 25.2 20.4
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 16.9 17.7 25.6 21.9
Midwest 10.7 12.4 19.3 14.9
South 14.6 16.3 23.9 19.9
West 13.1 14.4 21.4 17.4
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 20.0 22.2 32.9 26.9
High school graduate, no college 12.6 14.1 20.8 17.1
College: Less than bachelor's degree 9.4 9.6 13.6 11.7
Bachelor's degree or more 2.6 3.0 4.5 3.4
Work Experience in 2003
Total, 15 to 64 years 14.1 15.4 23.1 18.9
Worked at full-time jobs 7.1 8.0 15.2 10.9
50 to 52 weeks 4.6 5.5 12.1 8.1
Worked at part-time jobs 21.2 22.0 31.1 25.8
Did not work 34.8 37.7 46.6 43.0
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 38.6 41.6 50.6 46.5
Householder 15 to 64 years 43.0 45.7 55.9 51.0
Householder 65 years and over 17.2 22.1 25.3 24.9
One worker 8.3 9.6 19.4 13.7
Two workers or more 1.0 1.2 2.6 1.6
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 38.2 41.7 54.7 51.7
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 53.4 57.1 74.3 69.4
SSI 21.7 25.6 35.9 34.9
Food stamps 39.9 43.1 67.0 59.6
Housing assistance 33.9 35.7 59.7 53.6
Energy assistance 37.3 42.0 59.2 52.3
Free or reduced-price school lunches 25.4 27.7 44.6 35.9
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 49.5 53.5 71.6 68.1
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 3.3 3.5 8.0 5.9
Medicare 12.5 16.2 19.4 18.3
Medicaid 26.0 28.8 42.7 36.1
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 19.9 20.7 27.5 22.0
Health insurance 21.9 22.5 29.8 23.7
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 19.0 23.9 29.9 28.3
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 1925 2446 2423 2302 2500 2508 2154 2146 1745
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 265 275 275 262 280 282 270 270 259
25 to 44 years 1195 1311 1296 1218 1355 1355 1079 1072 1005
45 to 54 years 241 317 315 295 320 323 274 274 224
55 to 64 years 111 191 188 180 195 197 183 182 126
65 years and over 113 353 350 347 350 351 349 349 131
Type of Family
Married-couple families 976 1322 1300 1226 1342 1348 1142 1136 851
With related children under 18 789 897 882 813 924 929 725 719 652
With related children under 6 546 590 580 543 610 615 488 486 448
Male householder, no wife present 157 193 192 180 196 199 166 168 141
Female householder, no husband present 792 931 932 896 962 961 847 843 753
With related children under 18 713 797 798 764 825 821 712 708 659
With related children under 6 393 418 418 401 427 428 386 386 371
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 1741 2209 2185 2074 2245 2256 1946 1937 1583
Inside central cities 1017 1261 1250 1189 1283 1289 1127 1122 948
Outside central cities 724 948 935 885 962 966 819 815 635
Outside metropolitan areas 184 237 239 228 255 252 208 209 162
Region
Northeast 313 393 393 378 401 403 361 352 302
Midwest 131 166 163 148 164 164 133 134 104
South 749 945 934 898 975 980 841 840 675
West 732 942 934 878 959 961 819 821 664
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 1164 1446 1431 1371 1497 1500 1289 1285 1073
High school graduate, no college 480 621 617 575 626 628 534 530 422
College: Less than bachelor's degree 238 315 313 295 316 319 279 280 217
Bachelor's degree or more 42 64 63 60 61 61 52 51 34
Work Experience in 2003
Total, 15 to 64 years 1812 2093 2074 1955 2150 2157 1806 1797 1614
Worked at full-time jobs 799 888 883 793 927 926 672 665 614
50 to 52 weeks 508 540 534 466 583 580 380 377 364
Worked at part-time jobs 225 261 258 254 274 274 238 236 206
Did not work 788 945 933 908 949 957 896 896 795
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 1167 1603 1590 1560 1590 1600 1520 1515 1166
Householder 15 to 64 years 1066 1284 1273 1245 1275 1282 1202 1197 1046
Householder 65 years and over 102 319 318 315 315 318 318 318 119
One worker 708 789 781 695 850 847 590 587 539
Two workers or more 50 54 52 47 61 61 44 44 41
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 407 554 549 544 552 557 535 535 487
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 285 336 335 333 337 340 328 328 315
SSI 151 270 267 264 267 270 259 259 224
Food stamps 674 778 770 755 797 796 739 736 680
Housing assistance 311 364 364 353 367 368 343 343 313
Energy assistance 132 160 161 153 158 156 148 144 128
Free or reduced-price school lunches 1053 1193 1179 1123 1235 1231 1019 1012 924
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 318 395 394 392 396 399 390 390 366
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 336 446 448 327 373 379 287 286 212
Medicare 238 587 582 569 582 589 572 572 281
Medicaid 1220 1467 1454 1407 1513 1515 1323 1317 1170
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 436 470 460 460 526 526 417 415 386
Health insurance 417 445 434 434 498 499 391 389 367
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 141 275 274 267 278 281 269 269 191
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 1708 1708 1620 1487 1348 1299 1431 2110 1739
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 258 258 257 230 218 215 235 289 280
25 to 44 years 993 993 963 879 783 769 824 1314 1028
45 to 54 years 222 222 199 185 171 163 181 263 209
55 to 64 years 115 115 95 87 78 72 89 126 107
65 years and over 120 120 106 106 98 80 101 117 114
Type of Family
Married-couple families 825 825 786 698 647 612 716 1091 868
With related children under 18 641 641 615 531 489 477 545 898 681
With related children under 6 441 441 431 365 329 326 379 616 481
Male householder, no wife present 138 138 130 124 116 112 117 172 141
Female householder, no husband present 746 746 704 665 585 575 598 846 730
With related children under 18 652 652 624 588 513 504 527 763 649
With related children under 6 368 368 360 336 306 303 319 415 371
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 1549 1549 1466 1344 1227 1185 1295 1899 1568
Inside central cities 929 929 872 786 710 685 748 1106 926
Outside central cities 620 620 594 558 516 500 547 793 642
Outside metropolitan areas 159 159 154 143 122 115 136 210 170
Region
Northeast 296 296 275 259 222 221 231 333 285
Midwest 101 101 99 90 83 80 92 143 111
South 656 656 639 585 528 503 562 823 685
West 654 654 607 553 516 496 546 810 658
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 1050 1050 988 903 813 781 866 1287 1053
High school graduate, no college 409 409 393 366 331 317 355 525 433
College: Less than bachelor's degree 217 217 208 192 178 176 181 255 220
Bachelor's degree or more 32 32 31 27 26 25 29 43 33
Work Experience in 2003
Total, 15 to 64 years 1588 1588 1514 1381 1250 1219 1330 1993 1625
Worked at full-time jobs 607 607 598 518 450 432 486 920 657
50 to 52 weeks 359 359 356 295 246 234 276 606 407
Worked at part-time jobs 202 202 192 185 169 164 170 241 200
Did not work 779 779 725 679 631 622 674 832 768
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 1140 1140 1064 1020 944 909 981 1193 1096
Householder 15 to 64 years 1031 1031 969 925 858 839 891 1090 995
Householder 65 years and over 108 108 95 95 87 70 90 103 101
One worker 530 530 520 439 378 365 420 851 602
Two workers or more 38 38 36 29 26 26 31 66 41
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 467 467 380 350 300 289 316 414 391
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 310 310 268 249 214 211 226 294 274
SSI 207 207 139 126 100 91 107 150 146
Food stamps 666 666 609 531 431 423 457 711 633
Housing assistance 305 305 286 250 189 189 199 333 299
Energy assistance 127 127 110 101 89 86 97 137 121
Free or reduced-price school lunches 914 914 867 779 673 656 716 1152 927
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 354 354 297 272 228 223 241 323 307
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 206 206 201 189 171 166 175 397 294
Medicare 244 244 203 200 180 158 205 246 232
Medicaid 1142 1142 1055 922 816 800 888 1316 1111
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 386 386 386 386 364 350 364 483 386
Health insurance 367 367 367 367 348 340 348 461 367
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 164 164 124 121 105 95 119 149 141
Race Footnotes