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Table RD-REV POV01.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds: 2004 -- Hispanic Origin

[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points.  For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Government Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty: 2004,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2004/effect2004htm.  People as of March of the following year]



                                                                                                     Percent of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
                                                      _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                                                                                                                            Post-social insurance income
                                                                                                                                  Market  _________________________________________________________________________________________________      Disposable
                                                                                       Money income --                            income                       Before taxes                                      After taxes                         income
                                                                     ___________________________________________________  ______________  _______________________________________________________  ________________________________________  ______________
                                                                                                                                                                       Def 3a plus                                                              Def 3f plus
                                                                                                                                                                     noncash, non-                                                            noncash, non-
                                                                                                Def. 1a plus                              Def. 2 plus                      medical                                                                  medical
                                                                                                     imputed                               non-means-  Def. 3 plus  transfers that   Def. 3b plus  Def. 3 less                 Def. 3e plus  transfers that
                                                                     As used in    Def. 1 plus    net return     Def. 1b    Def. 1c less       tested       means-          can be  Earned Income  taxes after   Def. 3d plus        means-          can be
                                                      Total people,    official    imputed net       on home   less work  all government         cash  tested cash    measured and     Tax Credit  all credits  Earned Income   tested cash    measured and
                                                         all income     measure  capital gains        equity    expenses  cash transfers    transfers    transfers          valued         (EITC)  except EITC     Tax Credit     transfers          valued
                                                             levels         (1)           (1a)          (1b)        (1c)             (2)          (3)         (3a)            (3b)           (3c)         (3d)           (3e)          (3f)             (4)
                                                      _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Hispanic (of any race)

    Total                                                    41,690        21.7           21.7          19.9        21.5            26.2         22.4         21.5            19.4           15.2         24.3           20.7          19.6            17.1

Age

Under 18 years                                               14,173        27.8           27.8          26.1        28.0            30.9         28.7         28.0            24.9           18.3         30.1           24.6          23.7            19.9
  Related children                                           13,929        27.4           27.4          25.7        27.7            30.5         28.4         27.7            24.4           17.8         29.8           24.2          23.3            19.5
    Under 6 years                                             5,148        30.3           30.3          28.5        31.1            33.1         31.5         31.1            28.0           20.3         32.8           26.2          25.5            22.1
18 to 24 years                                                4,966        23.2           23.2          22.0        24.3            27.4         25.0         24.3            22.9           19.6         28.1           24.9          24.2            22.7
25 to 44 years                                               13,879        18.5           18.5          17.2        18.7            20.9         19.3         18.7            17.3           13.4         21.0           17.8          17.0            15.2
45 to 64 years                                                6,478        14.5           14.5          12.5        13.4            19.7         15.1         13.4            11.8           10.4         17.3           15.8          13.9            12.2
65 years and over                                             2,194        20.8           20.8          14.5        14.9            46.1         17.5         14.9            11.9           11.1         19.9           18.8          16.1            13.3
  65 to 74 years                                              1,317        21.0           21.0          15.0        15.5            43.9         17.3         15.5            12.3           11.4         20.5           18.9          16.9            13.8
  75 years and over                                             877        20.3           20.3          13.8        14.0            49.4         17.9         14.0            11.3           10.7         19.1           18.7          15.0            12.4

Family Relationship

In families                                                  36,438        21.2           21.2          19.4        21.1            25.4         21.9         21.1            18.9           14.2         23.7           19.6          18.6            16.0
  In married-couple families                                 25,542        16.3           16.3          14.6        16.3            20.0         16.8         16.3            14.7            9.9         18.3           14.1          13.5            11.6
    With related children under 18                           20,363        18.0           18.0          16.6        18.6            20.6         18.9         18.6            16.7           10.7         20.3           15.0          14.5            12.3
  In families with female hhlder, no husband present          7,825        39.7           39.7          37.4        38.8            45.1         41.0         38.8            34.5           29.0         43.0           38.9          36.5            31.2
    With related children under 18                            6,426        44.8           44.8          42.6        44.1            49.2         46.0         44.1            39.1           32.5         47.9           42.9          40.9            34.6
  In families with male hhlder, no wife present               3,071        15.4           15.4          14.1        15.3            19.9         16.2         15.3            14.6           12.1         18.6           15.5          15.0            13.4
    With related children under 18                            1,854        19.5           19.5          17.9        19.5            23.1         20.6         19.5            18.4           14.3         23.0           18.1          17.4            15.3
Unrelated individuals                                         4,971        24.0           24.0          22.2        23.3            30.9         24.8         23.3            21.2           21.2         27.7           27.6          25.9            23.8
  Living alone                                                1,926        23.8           23.8          19.9        20.5            35.8         23.4         20.5            16.2           16.2         26.0           25.9          22.7            18.4
    65 years and over                                           488        34.2           34.2          25.5        25.5            64.3         29.5         25.5            18.1           18.1         30.8           30.8          26.8            19.4

Type of Residence

Inside metropolitan statistical areas                        38,617        21.3           21.3          19.6        21.3            25.7         22.2         21.3            19.1           15.0         24.0           20.5          19.4            16.9
  Inside principal cities                                    20,131        24.7           24.7          23.0        24.7            29.4         25.6         24.7            22.0           17.2         27.3           23.3          22.3            18.9
  Outside principal cities                                   18,487        17.6           17.6          15.9        17.6            21.6         18.5         17.6            15.9           12.6         20.3           17.4          16.3            14.7
Outside metropolitan statistical areas                        3,073        26.8           26.8          23.9        24.7            32.9         25.9         24.7            23.4           17.7         28.4           23.4          22.0            19.8

Region

Northeast                                                     5,668        24.0           24.0          22.7        23.9            28.9         25.9         23.9            20.5           17.0         27.7           25.0          22.6            18.6
Midwest                                                       3,528        19.3           19.3          17.8        19.4            22.4         20.0         19.4            17.4           13.0         21.9           18.6          17.9            15.5
South                                                        14,602        23.3           23.3          21.2        23.0            27.7         23.5         23.0            21.4           16.6         25.6           21.6          20.8            18.6
West                                                         17,892        20.2           20.2          18.4        20.0            24.9         20.9         20.0            17.8           14.0         22.7           19.0          18.0            15.7

Educational Attainment

    Total, 18 years and over                                 27,518        18.6           18.6          16.8        18.2            23.8         19.2         18.2            16.6           13.7         21.3           18.7          17.5            15.7
18 to 24 years old                                            4,966        23.2           23.2          22.0        24.3            27.4         25.0         24.3            22.9           19.6         28.1           24.9          24.2            22.7
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma                            1,881        30.2           30.2          28.9        32.2            34.3         32.8         32.2            30.3           25.4         36.4           31.4          31.0            28.7
25 years old and over                                        22,551        17.6           17.6          15.6        16.8            23.0         17.9         16.8            15.2           12.3         19.8           17.3          16.0            14.1
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma                            9,363        26.4           26.4          23.8        25.5            34.2         27.3         25.5            22.9           18.7         29.6           26.0          24.2            21.0
  High school graduate, no college                            6,227        14.8           14.8          12.8        14.1            19.1         15.2         14.1            12.8            9.9         17.0           14.4          13.0            11.7
  College: Less than bachelor's degree                        4,263         9.2            9.2           8.1         8.4            13.3          8.8          8.4             7.6            6.8          9.9            8.9           8.4             7.4
           Bachelor's degree or more                          2,699         6.7            6.7           5.4         6.0             8.2          6.2          6.0             5.7            4.8          8.1            7.0           6.7             6.2

Work Experience in 2005

    Total, 20 to 64 years                                    24,033        18.0           18.0          16.6        18.0            21.4         18.9         18.0            16.6           13.5         21.0           18.3          17.2            15.4
Worked at full-time jobs                                     15,994         9.5            9.5           8.8         9.9            11.0         10.1          9.9             9.0            6.3         11.9            9.4           9.1             8.0
  50 to 52 weeks                                             13,258         7.4            7.4           6.7         7.9             8.6          8.1          7.9             7.1            4.4          9.6            7.2           6.9             5.8
Worked at part-time jobs                                      2,358        22.2           22.2          20.2        22.7            26.8         23.3         22.7            20.8           17.7         26.4           23.2          22.6            20.0
Did not work                                                  5,681        40.2           40.2          37.1        38.9            48.4         41.9         38.9            35.9           31.8         44.5           41.2          37.8            34.5

Program Participation Status of
  Household Members

One or more members received:
  Cash assistance                                             3,249        48.6           48.6          46.8        48.0            67.9         59.8         48.0            38.4           33.3         61.0           59.3          45.7            35.7
    Public assistance or welfare non-SSI                      1,535        65.2           65.2          64.2        66.0            79.9         73.6         66.0            55.0           46.7         74.3           71.0          61.5            50.7
    SSI                                                       1,935        37.3           37.3          34.8        35.3            61.0         52.3         35.3            26.0           23.6         53.7           53.4          34.7            24.5
  Food stamps                                                 5,146        64.0           64.0          60.1        63.7            73.1         67.4         63.7            51.4           39.6         69.8           61.8          57.3            42.4
  Housing assistance                                          2,136        55.6           55.6          55.6        57.9            70.8         63.0         57.9            42.8           35.8         64.4           59.4          53.5            37.2
  Energy assistance                                             894        47.4           47.4          43.2        45.3            60.8         52.3         45.3            34.0           27.9         55.7           48.7          40.8            30.1
  Free or reduced-price sch. lunch                           12,044        38.7           38.7          36.3        39.0            43.8         40.4         39.0            33.7           24.1         42.8           34.9          33.3            26.5
Household received both food stamps
  and cash assistance                                         1,797        71.1           71.1          68.9        70.4            86.5         81.1         70.4            55.4           47.0         81.8           79.3          66.4            51.0

Health Insurance Coverage

Covered for part or all of the year                          28,267        18.5           18.5          16.8        18.0            23.9         19.3         18.0            15.8           12.2         20.6           17.7          16.3            13.7
Covered by:
  Plan related to employment of self
    or relative                                              17,274         5.7            5.7           4.6         5.5             6.8          5.7          5.5             5.0            3.3          6.7            5.0           4.8             4.3
  Medicare                                                    2,613        25.1           25.1          19.5        20.1            53.0         23.8         20.1            16.2           15.3         25.6           24.6          20.5            17.3
    Both Medicare and Medicaid                                  866        40.2           40.2          34.5        35.3            71.9         45.0         35.3            26.8           25.2         46.1           45.4          34.4            27.2
  Medicaid                                                    9,155        43.3           43.3          40.7        43.1            53.7         46.6         43.1            37.1           28.9         48.5           42.1          38.0            31.1
Not covered at any time during the year                      13,423        28.5           28.5          26.5        28.9            31.0         29.1         28.9            27.0           21.6         32.0           27.0          26.7            24.4









Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.  Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.
Table RD-REV POV01.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds: 2004 -- Hispanic Origin

[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points.  For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Government Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty: 2004,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2004/effect2004htm.  People as of March of the following year]



                                                                                                    Number of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
                                                      ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                                                                                                                          Post-social insurance income
                                                                                                                                Market  _________________________________________________________________________________________________      Disposable
                                                                                      Money income --                           income                       Before taxes                                      After taxes                         income
                                                                     _________________________________________________  ______________  _______________________________________________________  ________________________________________  ______________
                                                                                                                                                                     Def 3a plus                                                              Def 3f plus
                                                                                                                                                                   noncash, non-                                                            noncash, non-
                                                                                              Def. 1a plus                              Def. 2 plus                      medical                                                                  medical
                                                                                  Def.1 plus       imputed                               non-means-  Def. 3 plus  transfers that   Def. 3b plus  Def. 3 less                 Def. 3e plus  transfers that
                                                                     As used in  imputed net    net return     Def. 1b    Def. 1c less       tested       means-          can be  Earned Income  taxes after   Def. 3d plus        means-          can be
                                                      Total people,    official      capital       on home   less work  all government         cash  tested cash    measured and     Tax Credit  all credits  Earned Income   tested cash    measured and
                                                         all income     measure        gains        equity    expenses  cash transfers    transfers    transfers          valued         (EITC)  except EITC     Tax Credit     transfers          valued
                                                             levels         (1)         (1a)          (1b)        (1c)             (2)          (3)         (3a)            (3b)           (3c)         (3d)           (3e)          (3f)             (4)
                                                      ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Hispanic (of any race)

    Total                                                    41,690       9,053        9,053         8,311       8,970          10,919        9,358        8,970           8,085          6,348       10,133          8,625         8,179           7,134

Age

Under 18 years                                               14,173       3,936        3,936         3,701       3,973           4,373        4,071        3,973           3,522          2,592        4,265          3,489         3,365           2,824
  Related children                                           13,929       3,821        3,821         3,587       3,853           4,252        3,952        3,853           3,404          2,478        4,145          3,374         3,250           2,711
    Under 6 years                                             5,148       1,560        1,560         1,466       1,599           1,705        1,622        1,599           1,444          1,047        1,688          1,350         1,311           1,140
18 to 24 years                                                4,966       1,155        1,155         1,093       1,205           1,362        1,240        1,205           1,139            973        1,397          1,235         1,203           1,126
25 to 44 years                                               13,879       2,565        2,565         2,389       2,600           2,900        2,685        2,600           2,396          1,863        2,911          2,466         2,359           2,103
45 to 64 years                                                6,478         942          942           811         865           1,274          978          865             766            677        1,123          1,023           899             790
65 years and over                                             2,194         455          455           318         327           1,011          385          327             262            244          437            412           354             291
  65 to 74 years                                              1,317         277          277           197         204             578          228          204             162            150          270            248           223             182
  75 years and over                                             877         178          178           121         123             433          157          123              99             94          168            164           131             109

Family Relationship

In families                                                  36,438       7,737        7,737         7,082       7,680           9,251        7,991        7,680           6,899          5,174        8,619          7,128         6,766           5,828
  In married-couple families                                 25,542       4,155        4,155         3,727       4,175           5,113        4,287        4,175           3,752          2,535        4,680          3,606         3,448           2,970
    With related children under 18                           20,363       3,667        3,667         3,371       3,788           4,197        3,853        3,788           3,394          2,184        4,127          3,058         2,950           2,508
  In families with female hhlder, no husband present          7,825       3,108        3,108         2,923       3,034           3,526        3,209        3,034           2,700          2,267        3,369          3,045         2,858           2,445
    With related children under 18                            6,426       2,881        2,881         2,739       2,832           3,161        2,954        2,832           2,515          2,088        3,076          2,760         2,626           2,223
  In families with male hhlder, no wife present               3,071         474          474           432         470             611          496          470             447            372          570            477           461             413
    With related children under 18                            1,854         361          361           332         361             428          383          361             340            265          427            335           323             283
Unrelated individuals                                         4,971       1,192        1,192         1,105       1,157           1,536        1,234        1,157           1,053          1,052        1,377          1,372         1,289           1,182
  Living alone                                                1,926         458          458           382         394             689          450          394             312            312          502            500           437             355
    65 years and over                                           488         167          167           124         124             314          144          124              88             88          151            151           131              95

Type of Residence

Inside metropolitan statistical areas                        38,617       8,231        8,231         7,576       8,212           9,909        8,562        8,212           7,367          5,804        9,260          7,907         7,502           6,525
  Inside principal cities                                    20,131       4,968        4,968         4,639       4,967           5,922        5,151        4,967           4,436          3,466        5,503          4,692         4,488           3,813
  Outside principal cities                                   18,487       3,263        3,263         2,937       3,246           3,986        3,411        3,246           2,931          2,338        3,757          3,215         3,014           2,712
Outside metropolitan statistical areas                        3,073         822          822           735         758           1,011          797          758             718            544          873            718           677             610

Region

Northeast                                                     5,668       1,362        1,362         1,287       1,353           1,636        1,470        1,353           1,160            963        1,570          1,414         1,283           1,056
Midwest                                                       3,528         681          681           629         685             790          706          685             614            460          773            656           631             548
South                                                        14,602       3,395        3,395         3,096       3,352           4,044        3,435        3,352           3,124          2,421        3,738          3,158         3,039           2,714
West                                                         17,892       3,615        3,615         3,298       3,580           4,449        3,747        3,580           3,186          2,504        4,053          3,397         3,226           2,816

Educational Attainment

    Total, 18 years and over                                 27,518       5,117        5,117         4,610       4,997           6,547        5,287        4,997           4,563          3,756        5,868          5,136         4,814           4,310
18 to 24 years old                                            4,966       1,155        1,155         1,093       1,205           1,362        1,240        1,205           1,139            973        1,397          1,235         1,203           1,126
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma                            1,881         568          568           544         606             645          617          606             570            477          685            591           583             539
25 years old and over                                        22,551       3,963        3,963         3,518       3,792           5,185        4,047        3,792           3,424          2,784        4,471          3,902         3,612           3,184
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma                            9,363       2,468        2,468         2,226       2,391           3,205        2,556        2,391           2,148          1,749        2,774          2,435         2,262           1,970
  High school graduate, no college                            6,227         923          923           800         880           1,191          949          880             798            616        1,057            900           810             730
  College: Less than bachelor's degree                        4,263         391          391           346         359             566          376          359             325            290          422            378           359             317
           Bachelor's degree or more                          2,699         180          180           146         162             222          167          162             153            129          219            189           180             167

Work Experience in 2005

    Total, 20 to 64 years                                    24,033       4,332        4,332         3,988       4,330           5,140        4,550        4,330           3,979          3,234        5,050          4,386         4,134           3,713
Worked at full-time jobs                                     15,994       1,524        1,524         1,402       1,586           1,759        1,621        1,586           1,447          1,012        1,900          1,501         1,453           1,280
  50 to 52 weeks                                             13,258         985          985           893       1,045           1,141        1,079        1,045             935            584        1,276            958           915             775
Worked at part-time jobs                                      2,358         524          524           476         536             631          550          536             490            417          623            547           533             473
Did not work                                                  5,681       2,285        2,285         2,110       2,208           2,750        2,379        2,208           2,041          1,805        2,527          2,338         2,148           1,960

Program Participation Status of
  Household Members

One or more members received:
  Cash assistance                                             3,249       1,579        1,579         1,522       1,558           2,206        1,944        1,558           1,248          1,082        1,980          1,926         1,483           1,160
    Public assistance or welfare non-SSI                      1,535       1,001        1,001           985       1,013           1,227        1,130        1,013             845            717        1,141          1,091           944             779
    SSI                                                       1,935         721          721           674         683           1,180        1,011          683             502            457        1,038          1,034           671             474
  Food stamps                                                 5,146       3,291        3,291         3,092       3,276           3,759        3,467        3,276           2,643          2,039        3,591          3,182         2,950           2,185
  Housing assistance                                          2,136       1,188        1,188         1,188       1,236           1,511        1,345        1,236             915            765        1,375          1,268         1,142             794
  Energy assistance                                             894         424          424           386         405             543          468          405             304            249          498            436           365             269
  Free or reduced-price sch. lunch                           12,044       4,665        4,665         4,377       4,694           5,280        4,866        4,694           4,065          2,897        5,150          4,205         4,008           3,189
Household received both food stamps
  and cash assistance                                         1,797       1,277        1,277         1,238       1,265           1,554        1,457        1,265             995            845        1,470          1,425         1,193             916

Health Insurance Coverage

Covered for part or all of the year                          28,267       5,224        5,224         4,759       5,097           6,754        5,452        5,097           4,457          3,452        5,833          5,002         4,600           3,859
Covered by:
  Plan related to employment of self
    or relative                                              17,274         981          981           799         949           1,178          986          949             867            577        1,165            871           836             747
  Medicare                                                    2,613         656          656           510         526           1,384          623          526             424            399          670            644           535             452
    Both Medicare and Medicaid                                  866         348          348           299         306             623          390          306             232            218          399            393           298             236
  Medicaid                                                    9,155       3,965        3,965         3,723       3,944           4,919        4,267        3,944           3,395          2,650        4,443          3,851         3,481           2,848
Not covered at any time during the year                      13,423       3,829        3,829         3,552       3,873           4,166        3,907        3,873           3,628          2,897        4,300          3,623         3,579           3,275









Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.  Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.
Table RD-REV POV01.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds: 2004 -- Hispanic Origin

[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points.  For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Government Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty: 2004,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2004/effect2004htm.  People as of March of the following year]



                                                                                            Standard Error Percent of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
                                                      ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                                                                                                                          Post-social insurance income
                                                                                                                                Market  _________________________________________________________________________________________________      Disposable
                                                                                      Money income --                           income                       Before taxes                                      After taxes                         income
                                                                     _________________________________________________  ______________  _______________________________________________________  ________________________________________  ______________
                                                                                                                                                                     Def 3a plus                                                              Def 3f plus
                                                                                                                                                                   noncash, non-                                                            noncash, non-
                                                                                              Def. 1a plus                              Def. 2 plus                      medical                                                                  medical
                                                                                  Def.1 plus       imputed                               non-means-  Def. 3 plus  transfers that   Def. 3b plus  Def. 3 less                 Def. 3e plus  transfers that
                                                                     As used in  imputed net    net return     Def. 1b    Def. 1c less       tested       means-          can be  Earned Income  taxes after   Def. 3d plus        means-          can be
                                                      Total people,    official      capital       on home   less work  all government         cash  tested cash    measured and     Tax Credit  all credits  Earned Income   tested cash    measured and
                                                         all income     measure        gains        equity    expenses  cash transfers    transfers    transfers          valued         (EITC)  except EITC     Tax Credit     transfers          valued
                                                             levels         (1)         (1a)          (1b)        (1c)             (2)          (3)         (3a)            (3b)           (3c)         (3d)           (3e)          (3f)             (4)
                                                      ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Hispanic (of any race)

    Total                                                       (X)         0.5          0.5           0.5         0.5             0.6          0.5          0.5             0.5            0.4          0.5            0.5           0.5             0.5

Age

Under 18 years                                                  (X)         0.9          0.9           0.8         0.9             0.9          0.9          0.9             0.8            0.7          0.9            0.8           0.8             0.7
  Related children                                              (X)         0.9          0.9           0.9         1.0             1.0          1.0          1.0             0.9            0.7          1.0            0.9           0.9             0.8
    Under 6 years                                               (X)         1.7          1.7           1.6         1.7             1.8          1.7          1.7             1.6            1.3          1.8            1.5           1.5             1.4
18 to 24 years                                                  (X)         1.0          1.0           0.9         1.0             1.0          1.0          1.0             0.9            0.9          1.0            1.0           1.0             0.9
25 to 44 years                                                  (X)         0.5          0.5           0.5         0.5             0.5          0.5          0.5             0.5            0.4          0.5            0.5           0.5             0.5
45 to 64 years                                                  (X)         0.7          0.7           0.6         0.6             0.8          0.7          0.6             0.6            0.6          0.7            0.7           0.7             0.6
65 years and over                                               (X)         1.4          1.4           1.1         1.2             2.0          1.3          1.2             1.0            1.0          1.3            1.3           1.2             1.1
  65 to 74 years                                                (X)         1.8          1.8           1.5         1.5             2.6          1.6          1.5             1.4            1.3          1.8            1.7           1.6             1.4
  75 years and over                                             (X)         2.1          2.1           1.8         1.8             3.3          2.0          1.8             1.6            1.6          2.1            2.1           1.8             1.7

Family Relationship

In families                                                     (X)         0.6          0.6           0.6         0.6             0.6          0.6          0.6             0.5            0.5          0.6            0.6           0.5             0.5
  In married-couple families                                    (X)         0.6          0.6           0.6         0.6             0.7          0.6          0.6             0.6            0.5          0.6            0.6           0.5             0.5
    With related children under 18                              (X)         0.7          0.7           0.7         0.7             0.8          0.7          0.7             0.7            0.5          0.8            0.6           0.6             0.6
  In families with female hhlder, no husband present            (X)         1.8          1.8           1.7         1.8             2.0          1.8          1.8             1.7            1.5          1.9            1.8           1.7             1.6
    With related children under 18                              (X)         2.2          2.2           2.1         2.1             2.3          2.2          2.1             2.0            1.8          2.2            2.1           2.0             1.8
  In families with male hhlder, no wife present                 (X)         1.7          1.7           1.6         1.7             2.0          1.7          1.7             1.6            1.5          1.9            1.7           1.7             1.6
    With related children under 18                              (X)         2.5          2.5           2.4         2.5             2.7          2.6          2.5             2.4            2.1          2.7            2.4           2.3             2.2
Unrelated individuals                                           (X)         0.9          0.9           0.8         0.8             1.0          0.9          0.8             0.8            0.8          0.9            0.9           0.9             0.9
  Living alone                                                  (X)         1.4          1.4           1.2         1.3             1.8          1.4          1.3             1.1            1.1          1.4            1.4           1.3             1.2
    65 years and over                                           (X)         3.4          3.4           2.8         2.8             5.0          3.1          2.8             2.3            2.3          3.2            3.2           2.9             2.4

Type of Residence

Inside metropolitan statistical areas                           (X)         0.6          0.6           0.5         0.6             0.6          0.6          0.6             0.5            0.5          0.6            0.6           0.5             0.5
  Inside principal cities                                       (X)         0.9          0.9           0.8         0.9             0.9          0.9          0.9             0.8            0.7          0.9            0.8           0.8             0.7
  Outside principal cities                                      (X)         0.7          0.7           0.7         0.7             0.8          0.8          0.7             0.7            0.6          0.8            0.7           0.7             0.7
Outside metropolitan statistical areas                          (X)         2.8          2.8           2.7         2.7             3.2          2.8          2.7             2.6            2.2          2.9            2.6           2.5             2.4

Region

Northeast                                                       (X)         1.5          1.5           1.5         1.5             1.7          1.6          1.5             1.4            1.3          1.6            1.5           1.5             1.3
Midwest                                                         (X)         1.7          1.7           1.7         1.7             1.8          1.7          1.7             1.6            1.4          1.8            1.7           1.7             1.5
South                                                           (X)         0.9          0.9           0.9         0.9             1.0          0.9          0.9             0.9            0.8          1.0            0.9           0.9             0.8
West                                                            (X)         0.8          0.8           0.8         0.8             0.9          0.8          0.8             0.7            0.7          0.8            0.8           0.7             0.7

Educational Attainment

    Total, 18 years and over                                    (X)         0.6          0.6           0.6         0.6             0.7          0.6          0.6             0.6            0.5          0.7            0.6           0.6             0.6
18 to 24 years old                                              (X)         1.1          1.1           1.1         1.1             1.2          1.1          1.1             1.1            1.0          1.2            1.1           1.1             1.1
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma                              (X)         2.1          2.1           2.1         2.2             2.3          2.2          2.2             2.1            1.9          2.4            2.2           2.1             2.0
25 years old and over                                           (X)         0.7          0.7           0.6         0.6             0.8          0.7          0.6             0.6            0.5          0.7            0.7           0.6             0.6
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma                              (X)         1.3          1.3           1.2         1.3             1.5          1.3          1.3             1.2            1.1          1.4            1.3           1.2             1.1
  High school graduate, no college                              (X)         1.2          1.2           1.1         1.1             1.3          1.2          1.1             1.1            0.9          1.2            1.1           1.1             1.0
  College: Less than bachelor's degree                          (X)         1.1          1.1           1.0         1.0             1.3          1.1          1.0             1.0            0.9          1.1            1.1           1.0             1.0
           Bachelor's degree or more                            (X)         1.2          1.2           1.0         1.1             1.3          1.1          1.1             1.1            1.0          1.3            1.2           1.2             1.1

Work Experience in 2005

    Total, 20 to 64 years                                       (X)         0.7          0.7           0.6         0.7             0.7          0.7          0.7             0.6            0.6          0.7            0.7           0.6             0.6
Worked at full-time jobs                                        (X)         0.6          0.6           0.5         0.6             0.6          0.6          0.6             0.6            0.5          0.6            0.6           0.6             0.5
  50 to 52 weeks                                                (X)         0.6          0.6           0.5         0.6             0.6          0.6          0.6             0.5            0.4          0.6            0.5           0.5             0.5
Worked at part-time jobs                                        (X)         2.4          2.4           2.2         2.4             2.6          2.4          2.4             2.3            2.1          2.6            2.4           2.4             2.2
Did not work                                                    (X)         2.1          2.1           2.0         2.1             2.4          2.2          2.1             2.0            1.9          2.3            2.2           2.1             2.0

Program Participation Status of
  Household Members

One or more members received:
  Cash assistance                                               (X)         1.7          1.7           1.7         1.7             2.2          2.0          1.7             1.5            1.3          2.0            2.0           1.7             1.4
    Public assistance or welfare non-SSI                        (X)         3.0          3.0           3.0         3.1             3.5          3.3          3.1             2.7            2.4          3.3            3.2           2.9             2.5
    SSI                                                         (X)         1.9          1.9           1.8         1.8             2.6          2.3          1.8             1.5            1.4          2.4            2.4           1.8             1.4
  Food stamps                                                   (X)         1.7          1.7           1.6         1.7             1.9          1.8          1.7             1.5            1.2          1.8            1.7           1.6             1.3
  Housing assistance                                            (X)         2.3          2.3           2.3         2.4             2.7          2.5          2.4             1.9            1.7          2.6            2.4           2.3             1.8
  Energy assistance                                             (X)         3.2          3.2           3.0         3.1             3.7          3.4          3.1             2.5            2.2          3.5            3.2           2.9             2.4
  Free or reduced-price sch. lunch                              (X)         0.8          0.8           0.8         0.8             0.9          0.9          0.8             0.8            0.6          0.9            0.8           0.8             0.6
Household received both food stamps
  and cash assistance                                           (X)         3.0          3.0           2.9         3.0             3.5          3.3          3.0             2.5            2.2          3.3            3.2           2.8             2.4

Health Insurance Coverage

Covered for part or all of the year                             (X)         0.6          0.6           0.6         0.6             0.7          0.6          0.6             0.6            0.5          0.6            0.6           0.6             0.5
Covered by:
  Plan related to employment of self
    or relative                                                 (X)         0.4          0.4           0.4         0.4             0.5          0.4          0.4             0.4            0.3          0.5            0.4           0.4             0.4
  Medicare                                                      (X)         2.4          2.4           2.1         2.1             3.7          2.3          2.1             1.9            1.8          2.4            2.4           2.1             1.9
    Both Medicare and Medicaid                                  (X)         5.4          5.4           5.0         5.0             7.7          5.8          5.0             4.3            4.2          5.9            5.8           5.0             4.3
  Medicaid                                                      (X)         1.7          1.7           1.7         1.7             2.0          1.8          1.7             1.6            1.4          1.8            1.7           1.6             1.4
Not covered at any time during the year                         (X)         1.1          1.1           1.1         1.1             1.2          1.1          1.1             1.1            1.0          1.2            1.1           1.1             1.0









Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.  Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.
Table RD-REV POV01.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds: 2004 -- Hispanic Origin

[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points.  For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Government Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty: 2004,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2004/effect2004htm.  People as of March of the following year]



                                                                                             Standard Error Number of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
                                                      ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                                                                                                                          Post-social insurance income
                                                                                                                                Market  _________________________________________________________________________________________________      Disposable
                                                                                      Money income --                           income                       Before taxes                                      After taxes                         income
                                                                     _________________________________________________  ______________  _______________________________________________________  ________________________________________  ______________
                                                                                                                                                                     Def 3a plus                                                              Def 3f plus
                                                                                                                                                                   noncash, non-                                                            noncash, non-
                                                                                              Def. 1a plus                              Def. 2 plus                      medical                                                                  medical
                                                                                  Def.1 plus       imputed                               non-means-  Def. 3 plus  transfers that   Def. 3b plus  Def. 3 less                 Def. 3e plus  transfers that
                                                                     As used in  imputed net    net return     Def. 1b    Def. 1c less       tested       means-          can be  Earned Income  taxes after   Def. 3d plus        means-          can be
                                                      Total people,    official      capital       on home   less work  all government         cash  tested cash    measured and     Tax Credit  all credits  Earned Income   tested cash    measured and
                                                         all income     measure        gains        equity    expenses  cash transfers    transfers    transfers          valued         (EITC)  except EITC     Tax Credit     transfers          valued
                                                             levels         (1)         (1a)          (1b)        (1c)             (2)          (3)         (3a)            (3b)           (3c)         (3d)           (3e)          (3f)             (4)
                                                      ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Hispanic (of any race)

    Total                                                         0         215          215           207         214             236          219          214             204            181          227            210           205             192

Age

Under 18 years                                                    0         124          124           120         124             130          125          124             117            101          128            117           115             105
  Related children                                              188         122          122           118         122             128          124          122             115             99          127            115           113             103
    Under 6 years                                               116          79           79            76          80              82           80           80              76             65           82             73            72              67
18 to 24 years                                                    0          47           47            46          48              51           49           48              47             44           52             49            48              47
25 to 44 years                                                    0          70           70            68          71              75           72           71              68             60           75             69            68              64
45 to 64 years                                                    0          43           43            40          41              50           44           41              39             37           47             45            42              40
65 years and over                                                 0          30           30            25          25              44           28           25              23             22           29             29            26              24
  65 to 74 years                                                  0          23           23            20          20              34           21           20              18             17           23             22            21              19
  75 years and over                                               0          19           19            16          16              29           18           16              14             14           18             18            16              15

Family Relationship

In families                                                     321         199          199           191         199             218          203          199             189            164          210            192           187             174
  In married-couple families                                    274         147          147           139         147             163          149          147             140            115          156            137           134             125
    With related children under 18                              247         138          138           133         141             148          142          141             133            107          147            126           124             115
  In families with female hhlder, no husband present            157         127          127           124         126             136          129          126             119            109          133            126           122             113
    With related children under 18                              142         123          123           120         122             129          124          122             115            105          127            120           117             108
  In families with male hhlder, no wife present                  99          50           50            48          50              57           51           50              49             44           55             50            49              47
    With related children under 18                               77          44           44            42          44              47           45           44              42             37           47             42            41              39
Unrelated individuals                                            71          39           39            38          39              45           40           39              37             37           43             42            41              39
  Living alone                                                   45          24           24            22          22              30           24           22              20             20           25             25            24              21
    65 years and over                                            23          14           14            12          12              20           13           12              11             11           14             14            13              11

Type of Residence

Inside metropolitan statistical areas                           329         206          206           197         205             225          210          205             195            173          218            202           197             184
  Inside principal cities                                       246         161          161           155         161             175          163          161             152            135          169            156           153             141
  Outside principal cities                                      236         131          131           124         130             144          133          130             124            111          140            130           126             119
Outside metropolitan statistical areas                          121          81           81            76          77              89           79           77              75             66           83             75            73              69

Region

Northeast                                                         0          86           86            83          86              94           89           86              79             72           92             87            83              76
Midwest                                                           0          61           61            58          61              65           62           61              58             50           64             59            58              54
South                                                             0         137          137           131         136             149          138          136             131            116          143            132           130             123
West                                                              0         141          141           135         140             155          143          140             133            118          149            137           134             125

Educational Attainment

    Total, 18 years and over                                    257         163          163           154         161             183          165          161             154            140          174            163           158             149
18 to 24 years old                                              114          47           47            46          48              51           49           48              47             44           52             49            48              47
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma                               70          33           33            33          35              36           35           35              34             31           37             34            34              33
25 years old and over                                           235         143          143           135         140             164          145          140             133            121          152            142           137             129
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma                              155         114          114           108         112             129          116          112             106             96          120            113           109             102
  High school graduate, no college                              127          70           70            65          68              79           71           68              65             57           75             69            65              62
  College: Less than bachelor's degree                          106          45           45            43          43              55           45           43              41             39           47             45            44              41
           Bachelor's degree or more                             84          31           31            28          29              34           30           29              28             26           34             32            31              30

Work Experience in 2005

    Total, 20 to 64 years                                       254         150          150           144         150             163          153          150             144            130          162            151           146             139
Worked at full-time jobs                                        212          89           89            86          91              96           92           91              87             73          100             89            87              82
  50 to 52 weeks                                                195          72           72            69          74              77           75           74              70             55           82             71            69              64
Worked at part-time jobs                                         85          53           53            50          53              58           54           53              51             47           57             54            53              50
Did not work                                                    130         109          109           105         107             120          112          107             103             97          115            111           106             101

Program Participation Status of
  Household Members

One or more members received:
  Cash assistance                                                68          46           46            45          45              55           51           45              40             37           52             51            44              39
    Public assistance or welfare non-SSI                         45          36           36            36          36              40           38           36              33             30           39             38            35              32
    SSI                                                          51          30           30            29          30              39           36           30              25             24           37             37            29              25
  Food stamps                                                    88          68           68            66          68              74           70           68              60             52           72             67            64              54
  Housing assistance                                             54          39           39            39          40              45           42           40              34             31           43             41            39              32
  Energy assistance                                              34          23           23            22          23              26           24           23              20             18           25             23            21              18
  Free or reduced-price sch. lunch                              150          83           83            80          84              90           85           84              77             64           88             78            76              67
Household received both food stamps
  and cash assistance                                            49          41           41            40          41              45           44           41              36             33           44             43            39              34

Health Insurance Coverage

Covered for part or all of the year                             260         165          165           157         163             187          168          163             152            134          174            161           155             142
Covered by:
  Plan related to employment of self
    or relative                                                 208          72           72            65          71              79           72           71              68             55           78             68            66              63
  Medicare                                                       83          59           59            52          53              85           57           53              47             46           59             58            53              49
    Both Medicare and Medicaid                                   48          43           43            40          40              57           45           40              35             34           46             46            40              35
  Medicaid                                                      153         144          144           139         143             160          149          143             133            118          152            142           135             122
Not covered at any time during the year                         184         141          141           136         142             147          143          142             138            123          150            137           137             131
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.  Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.
Race Footnotes


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Last revised: March 6, 2007
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