Table RD-REV POV01.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds: 2005 -- 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: 2005,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2005/effect2005htm. 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 43,020 21.7 21.7 19.9 21.9 26.4 22.9 21.9 19.7 15.7 24.9 20.9 19.9 17.7
Age
Under 18 years 14,654 27.8 27.8 26.1 28.4 30.9 29.2 28.4 25.4 19.0 30.8 24.6 23.8 20.8
Related children 14,361 27.2 27.2 25.4 27.8 30.2 28.5 27.8 24.8 18.2 30.1 23.9 23.1 20.1
Under 6 years 5,350 30.5 30.5 28.8 31.6 33.4 32.1 31.6 29.0 21.6 33.8 26.4 26.0 23.7
18 to 24 years 4,867 23.2 23.2 21.7 24.1 26.7 24.9 24.1 22.8 19.7 27.9 24.6 23.8 22.3
25 to 44 years 14,316 18.6 18.6 17.5 19.5 21.8 20.2 19.5 18.0 14.2 21.9 18.3 17.7 16.1
45 to 64 years 6,868 14.0 14.0 11.7 13.1 19.3 14.7 13.1 11.2 10.2 17.1 15.4 13.7 12.2
65 years and over 2,315 22.2 22.2 16.2 17.5 47.2 20.6 17.5 13.1 12.9 22.7 21.9 18.6 14.8
65 to 74 years 1,366 19.1 19.1 14.3 15.9 42.2 18.5 15.9 11.7 11.2 20.5 19.5 16.9 13.0
75 years and over 949 26.5 26.5 19.0 19.9 54.5 23.6 19.9 15.2 15.2 26.0 25.2 21.2 17.2
Family Relationship
In families 37,759 20.8 20.8 19.0 21.0 25.2 22.0 21.0 18.8 14.4 24.0 19.5 18.5 16.3
In married-couple families 26,658 15.8 15.8 14.0 16.1 19.7 16.5 16.1 14.5 10.0 18.2 13.7 13.3 11.7
With related children under 18 21,289 17.4 17.4 15.8 18.2 20.1 18.6 18.2 16.3 10.7 20.2 14.6 14.3 12.3
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 7,868 39.8 39.8 37.6 39.4 45.9 42.4 39.4 34.8 29.6 45.0 39.9 36.9 32.6
With related children under 18 6,433 44.7 44.7 42.4 44.5 49.4 46.8 44.5 39.5 33.1 49.1 42.9 40.6 36.0
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 3,233 16.6 16.6 15.0 17.3 20.6 17.8 17.3 16.1 13.1 19.9 16.9 16.1 15.1
With related children under 18 1,845 21.5 21.5 19.7 21.6 24.4 21.9 21.6 19.4 14.8 24.2 19.0 18.0 16.5
Unrelated individuals 4,971 26.4 26.4 24.7 26.7 33.8 27.6 26.7 24.1 23.9 29.8 29.8 28.8 26.1
Living alone 1,964 23.8 23.8 20.1 21.4 35.5 23.2 21.4 15.9 15.8 25.7 25.7 23.9 18.3
65 years and over 497 39.7 39.7 31.9 32.5 67.6 36.8 32.5 20.8 20.8 38.7 38.7 34.4 22.6
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 40,104 21.3 21.3 19.5 21.6 26.0 22.6 21.6 19.4 15.6 24.5 20.6 19.6 17.5
Inside principal cities 20,235 25.1 25.1 23.5 25.7 30.5 26.8 25.7 22.8 18.6 28.9 24.5 23.5 20.8
Outside principal cities 19,869 17.5 17.5 15.5 17.5 21.3 18.4 17.5 16.0 12.5 20.0 16.6 15.6 14.2
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 2,916 26.8 26.7 24.7 26.2 33.0 27.3 26.2 23.8 18.0 30.3 24.6 23.7 20.5
Region
Northeast 6,081 23.2 23.2 22.1 24.2 29.3 25.9 24.2 20.3 16.2 27.7 23.7 22.0 18.3
Midwest 3,457 21.2 21.2 20.1 22.1 25.4 23.4 22.1 20.1 15.2 24.9 20.2 19.3 17.1
South 15,400 22.1 22.1 20.5 22.4 27.4 23.2 22.4 20.1 16.4 25.5 21.5 20.6 18.6
West 18,082 21.0 21.0 18.6 20.8 24.8 21.6 20.8 19.1 15.1 23.4 19.6 18.7 16.8
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 28,366 18.5 18.5 16.7 18.6 24.1 19.7 18.6 16.8 14.1 21.8 19.0 17.9 16.1
18 to 24 years old 4,867 23.2 23.2 21.7 24.1 26.7 24.9 24.1 22.8 19.7 27.9 24.6 23.8 22.3
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,815 30.3 30.3 29.2 31.7 33.5 32.1 31.7 29.7 26.2 36.4 32.4 32.1 30.0
25 years old and over 23,499 17.6 17.6 15.7 17.5 23.6 18.6 17.5 15.5 12.9 20.6 17.8 16.6 14.8
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 9,567 25.3 25.3 22.6 25.1 33.4 26.9 25.1 22.2 18.5 29.8 26.0 24.0 21.3
High school graduate, no college 6,672 16.0 16.0 14.3 16.0 21.8 17.1 16.0 14.2 11.4 18.8 15.9 14.9 13.3
College: Less than bachelor's degree 4,353 10.5 10.5 9.4 10.5 15.1 10.9 10.5 9.6 8.2 12.1 10.5 10.1 9.3
Bachelor's degree or more 2,907 6.3 6.3 5.5 5.9 8.2 6.3 5.9 5.5 4.9 7.1 6.2 5.9 5.5
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 24,812 17.9 17.9 16.4 18.4 21.8 19.3 18.4 16.7 13.9 21.4 18.4 17.4 15.9
Worked at full-time jobs 16,660 9.3 9.3 8.6 10.4 11.8 10.8 10.4 9.4 6.8 12.4 9.7 9.3 8.4
50 to 52 weeks 13,898 7.0 7.0 6.4 8.0 8.9 8.2 8.0 7.2 4.8 9.7 7.3 7.1 6.3
Worked at part-time jobs 2,356 23.2 23.2 20.8 23.7 28.0 24.5 23.7 22.2 19.0 27.6 24.9 23.8 21.2
Did not work 5,796 40.3 40.3 37.2 39.1 48.0 41.7 39.1 35.7 32.2 44.7 40.7 38.1 35.1
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 3,262 49.9 49.9 47.3 49.6 68.2 62.5 49.6 38.9 35.3 64.7 60.7 47.7 36.8
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 1,613 64.6 64.6 63.0 66.7 76.9 74.3 66.7 55.0 48.9 76.3 69.5 62.8 50.2
SSI 1,860 39.6 39.6 36.2 37.2 62.5 54.5 37.2 25.8 24.7 56.8 55.7 37.2 26.3
Food stamps 5,130 65.6 65.6 62.5 66.1 75.3 70.5 66.1 52.6 42.9 72.5 64.7 60.0 46.4
Housing assistance 2,043 55.8 55.8 55.8 57.7 70.5 62.5 57.7 40.5 34.1 65.5 58.4 53.8 35.6
Energy assistance 904 57.0 57.0 54.8 56.3 71.6 62.1 56.3 43.7 34.5 65.0 58.8 51.4 37.6
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 11,693 40.5 40.5 37.9 41.6 45.9 43.0 41.6 35.8 26.7 45.6 37.2 35.5 29.9
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 1,937 69.2 69.2 66.4 70.0 84.9 81.5 70.0 53.7 48.8 83.4 79.2 66.9 50.6
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 28,949 18.6 18.6 16.8 18.5 24.0 19.8 18.5 16.0 12.5 21.2 17.9 16.6 14.1
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 17,403 5.5 5.5 4.6 5.6 7.1 5.8 5.6 5.3 3.4 6.7 5.0 4.7 4.2
Medicare 2,771 23.2 23.2 17.6 18.6 51.0 23.0 18.6 13.5 13.1 25.4 23.9 19.1 14.9
Both Medicare and Medicaid 857 38.0 38.0 31.1 32.6 66.1 44.6 32.6 20.6 20.3 47.1 44.9 31.7 21.5
Medicaid 9,274 43.6 43.6 40.6 43.7 52.3 47.2 43.7 36.7 29.2 49.7 42.4 38.7 32.1
Not covered at any time during the year 14,071 28.0 28.0 26.3 29.1 31.5 29.5 29.1 27.4 22.5 32.4 27.1 26.8 25.2
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table RD-REV POV01.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds: 2005 -- 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: 2005,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2005/effect2005htm. 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 43,020 9,335 9,334 8,560 9,442 11,373 9,865 9,442 8,482 6,769 10,702 8,986 8,558 7,622
Age
Under 18 years 14,654 4,074 4,074 3,817 4,166 4,528 4,274 4,166 3,727 2,777 4,508 3,604 3,492 3,052
Related children 14,361 3,904 3,904 3,649 3,986 4,339 4,090 3,986 3,555 2,618 4,324 3,431 3,323 2,892
Under 6 years 5,350 1,631 1,631 1,539 1,688 1,789 1,716 1,688 1,552 1,158 1,808 1,410 1,389 1,270
18 to 24 years 4,867 1,127 1,127 1,058 1,174 1,300 1,213 1,174 1,108 957 1,356 1,196 1,160 1,084
25 to 44 years 14,316 2,657 2,656 2,503 2,793 3,126 2,891 2,793 2,571 2,034 3,136 2,621 2,529 2,308
45 to 64 years 6,868 964 964 807 903 1,325 1,011 903 772 703 1,176 1,057 944 836
65 years and over 2,315 513 513 376 406 1,093 477 406 304 298 527 506 432 342
65 to 74 years 1,366 262 262 196 217 577 253 217 159 154 280 267 230 178
75 years and over 949 251 251 180 189 517 224 189 144 144 247 239 201 164
Family Relationship
In families 37,759 7,869 7,869 7,179 7,946 9,514 8,320 7,946 7,116 5,428 9,046 7,349 6,972 6,173
In married-couple families 26,658 4,199 4,199 3,737 4,286 5,240 4,408 4,286 3,859 2,676 4,861 3,662 3,547 3,116
With related children under 18 21,289 3,705 3,705 3,370 3,871 4,281 3,952 3,871 3,467 2,288 4,291 3,105 3,038 2,623
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 7,868 3,134 3,134 2,959 3,099 3,608 3,336 3,099 2,737 2,328 3,543 3,143 2,905 2,569
With related children under 18 6,433 2,875 2,875 2,726 2,864 3,177 3,009 2,864 2,539 2,130 3,157 2,759 2,611 2,316
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 3,233 536 536 484 561 665 576 561 520 424 642 545 519 488
With related children under 18 1,845 397 397 364 399 449 404 399 358 273 447 350 332 304
Unrelated individuals 4,971 1,313 1,312 1,228 1,326 1,682 1,372 1,326 1,196 1,188 1,484 1,480 1,433 1,296
Living alone 1,964 467 467 395 421 698 456 421 312 311 505 505 469 359
65 years and over 497 197 197 159 162 336 183 162 103 103 192 192 171 112
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 40,104 8,554 8,554 7,839 8,677 10,410 9,070 8,677 7,788 6,244 9,818 8,269 7,868 7,024
Inside principal cities 20,235 5,072 5,072 4,751 5,204 6,179 5,419 5,204 4,612 3,763 5,850 4,962 4,762 4,207
Outside principal cities 19,869 3,482 3,482 3,088 3,473 4,231 3,651 3,473 3,176 2,481 3,968 3,306 3,106 2,817
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 2,916 781 780 721 765 963 795 765 694 525 884 717 690 598
Region
Northeast 6,081 1,408 1,408 1,343 1,470 1,783 1,576 1,470 1,234 987 1,683 1,442 1,339 1,116
Midwest 3,457 732 732 695 765 878 809 765 695 526 861 697 667 591
South 15,400 3,405 3,405 3,152 3,449 4,223 3,579 3,449 3,096 2,531 3,925 3,310 3,173 2,869
West 18,082 3,789 3,788 3,371 3,757 4,489 3,901 3,757 3,457 2,726 4,233 3,537 3,379 3,046
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 28,366 5,261 5,260 4,743 5,276 6,845 5,591 5,276 4,755 3,992 6,194 5,381 5,065 4,570
18 to 24 years old 4,867 1,127 1,127 1,058 1,174 1,300 1,213 1,174 1,108 957 1,356 1,196 1,160 1,084
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,815 550 550 531 576 607 583 576 539 476 661 589 583 544
25 years old and over 23,499 4,134 4,133 3,685 4,101 5,545 4,378 4,101 3,647 3,035 4,838 4,185 3,905 3,486
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 9,567 2,425 2,424 2,164 2,402 3,200 2,575 2,402 2,124 1,774 2,850 2,484 2,300 2,034
High school graduate, no college 6,672 1,069 1,069 954 1,071 1,452 1,143 1,071 947 760 1,254 1,062 993 890
College: Less than bachelor's degree 4,353 457 457 408 457 655 476 457 416 357 528 458 440 403
Bachelor's degree or more 2,907 183 183 160 172 237 183 172 160 143 205 182 172 159
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 24,812 4,438 4,438 4,081 4,556 5,408 4,793 4,556 4,154 3,441 5,313 4,559 4,327 3,942
Worked at full-time jobs 16,660 1,555 1,554 1,435 1,735 1,966 1,799 1,735 1,560 1,126 2,073 1,612 1,555 1,406
50 to 52 weeks 13,898 968 968 888 1,111 1,237 1,138 1,111 1,000 670 1,349 1,017 985 875
Worked at part-time jobs 2,356 545 545 490 558 659 577 558 522 448 651 588 561 499
Did not work 5,796 2,338 2,338 2,155 2,264 2,782 2,417 2,264 2,072 1,868 2,589 2,359 2,211 2,037
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 3,262 1,629 1,629 1,542 1,619 2,226 2,038 1,619 1,270 1,151 2,112 1,980 1,557 1,201
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 1,613 1,041 1,041 1,016 1,075 1,241 1,198 1,075 887 789 1,231 1,121 1,013 810
SSI 1,860 737 737 673 692 1,163 1,014 692 480 460 1,057 1,036 692 489
Food stamps 5,130 3,365 3,365 3,206 3,392 3,863 3,616 3,392 2,697 2,198 3,717 3,316 3,079 2,381
Housing assistance 2,043 1,140 1,140 1,140 1,179 1,440 1,278 1,179 827 698 1,337 1,193 1,100 727
Energy assistance 904 515 515 495 509 647 561 509 395 311 587 531 465 340
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 11,693 4,740 4,740 4,431 4,859 5,368 5,023 4,859 4,186 3,125 5,328 4,345 4,153 3,497
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 1,937 1,342 1,342 1,286 1,356 1,645 1,580 1,356 1,040 945 1,616 1,534 1,297 980
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 28,949 5,389 5,388 4,867 5,347 6,941 5,718 5,347 4,623 3,608 6,146 5,171 4,792 4,078
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 17,403 959 959 795 978 1,229 1,016 978 925 587 1,161 863 822 738
Medicare 2,771 643 643 488 515 1,413 636 515 375 364 702 662 530 413
Both Medicare and Medicaid 857 326 326 267 280 566 382 280 177 174 404 385 272 184
Medicaid 9,274 4,040 4,040 3,764 4,050 4,846 4,380 4,050 3,407 2,705 4,608 3,928 3,585 2,976
Not covered at any time during the year 14,071 3,946 3,946 3,694 4,094 4,432 4,147 4,094 3,859 3,161 4,556 3,815 3,766 3,545
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table RD-REV POV01.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds: 2005 -- 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: 2005,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2005/effect2005htm. 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 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8
Under 6 years (X) 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.7 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 1.0 0.9 1.1 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) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
65 years and over (X) 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.2 2.0 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.1
65 to 74 years (X) 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.5 2.5 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.4
75 years and over (X) 2.4 2.4 2.0 2.0 3.4 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.8 2.3 2.3 2.1 1.9
Family Relationship
In families (X) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
In married-couple families (X) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
With related children under 18 (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6
With related children under 18 (X) 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.8 2.3 2.1 2.0 1.9
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.6
With related children under 18 (X) 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.1 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.3
Unrelated individuals (X) 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9
Living alone (X) 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.7 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.2
65 years and over (X) 3.7 3.7 3.2 3.2 5.2 3.5 3.2 2.5 2.5 3.6 3.6 3.3 2.6
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 0.5 0.5 0.5
Inside principal cities (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8
Outside principal cities (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6
Outside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.9 3.3 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.3 3.1 2.8 2.7 2.5
Region
Northeast (X) 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3
Midwest (X) 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.5 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.6
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 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 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 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
18 to 24 years old (X) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.8 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.0
25 years old and over (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1
High school graduate, no college (X) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0
College: Less than bachelor's degree (X) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1
Bachelor's degree or more (X) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 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) 0.5 0.5 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 2.3 2.5 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.3
Did not work (X) 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.9 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.0
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 2.2 2.1 1.8 1.5 1.4 2.1 2.0 1.7 1.4
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.3 3.2 3.0 2.6 2.4 3.3 3.1 2.9 2.5
SSI (X) 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.7 2.4 1.9 1.5 1.5 2.5 2.5 1.9 1.5
Food stamps (X) 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.5 1.3 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.4
Housing assistance (X) 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.8 2.6 2.4 1.9 1.7 2.7 2.4 2.3 1.8
Energy assistance (X) 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 4.2 3.8 3.5 3.0 2.5 3.9 3.6 3.3 2.7
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.7
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.9 3.3 3.2 2.9 2.4 2.2 3.2 3.1 2.8 2.3
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) 2.2 2.2 1.9 2.0 3.5 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.6 2.3 2.3 2.0 1.7
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.8 7.4 5.8 4.8 3.7 3.7 6.0 5.8 4.8 3.8
Medicaid (X) 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.4
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 1.1 1.1 1.0 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, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table RD-REV POV01.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds: 2005 -- 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: 2005,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2005/effect2005htm. People as of March of the following year]
Standard Error Number of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
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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)
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Hispanic (of any race)
Total 0 218 218 210 220 240 224 220 209 187 233 214 209 198
Age
Under 18 years 0 126 126 122 127 132 128 127 120 105 132 118 117 109
Related children 190 123 123 119 124 129 126 124 118 102 129 116 114 107
Under 6 years 118 80 80 78 82 84 82 82 78 68 85 75 74 71
18 to 24 years 0 47 47 45 48 50 49 48 46 43 51 48 47 46
25 to 44 years 0 72 72 70 73 78 75 73 71 63 78 71 70 67
45 to 64 years 0 44 44 40 42 51 45 42 39 37 48 46 43 41
65 years and over 0 32 32 27 28 46 31 28 25 24 32 32 29 26
65 to 74 years 0 23 23 20 21 34 22 21 18 17 24 23 21 19
75 years and over 0 22 22 19 19 32 21 19 17 17 22 22 20 18
Family Relationship
In families 326 201 201 192 202 221 207 202 192 168 215 195 190 179
In married-couple families 279 148 148 140 149 165 151 149 142 118 159 138 136 128
With related children under 18 252 139 139 133 142 149 144 142 135 109 149 127 126 117
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 157 128 128 124 127 137 132 127 120 110 136 128 123 116
With related children under 18 142 123 123 119 122 129 125 122 115 106 128 120 117 110
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 102 53 53 51 54 59 55 54 52 47 58 54 52 51
With related children under 18 77 46 46 44 46 49 46 46 43 38 49 43 42 40
Unrelated individuals 71 41 41 40 42 47 42 42 40 39 44 44 43 41
Living alone 45 24 24 22 23 30 24 23 20 20 25 25 24 21
65 years and over 23 16 16 14 14 21 15 14 11 11 16 16 15 12
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 334 209 209 201 211 230 215 211 200 180 224 206 201 190
Inside principal cities 246 162 162 157 164 179 168 164 155 140 174 161 157 148
Outside principal cities 244 135 135 127 135 148 138 135 129 114 144 131 127 121
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 118 79 79 76 78 87 79 78 74 64 84 75 74 69
Region
Northeast 0 87 87 85 89 98 92 89 82 73 95 88 85 78
Midwest 0 63 63 61 64 69 66 64 61 53 68 61 60 56
South 0 137 137 132 138 152 140 138 131 119 147 135 132 126
West 0 144 144 136 144 156 146 144 138 123 152 140 137 130
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 174 165 165 157 165 187 170 165 157 144 178 167 162 154
18 to 24 years old 76 47 47 45 48 50 49 48 46 43 51 48 47 46
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 47 33 33 32 34 35 34 34 33 31 36 34 34 33
25 years old and over 160 146 146 138 146 169 151 146 138 126 158 147 142 135
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 105 113 113 106 112 129 116 112 105 96 122 114 110 103
High school graduate, no college 88 75 75 71 75 87 78 75 71 63 81 75 72 68
College: Less than bachelor's degree 72 49 49 46 49 59 50 49 47 43 53 49 48 46
Bachelor's degree or more 59 31 31 29 30 35 31 30 29 27 33 31 30 29
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 257 152 152 146 154 167 157 154 147 134 166 154 150 143
Worked at full-time jobs 216 90 90 87 95 101 97 95 90 77 104 92 90 86
50 to 52 weeks 199 71 71 68 76 81 77 76 73 59 84 73 72 68
Worked at part-time jobs 84 54 54 51 54 59 55 54 52 49 59 56 54 51
Did not work 131 111 111 106 109 120 112 109 104 99 116 111 108 103
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 68 47 47 45 46 55 52 46 41 39 53 52 45 40
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 46 37 37 36 37 40 40 37 34 32 40 38 36 32
SSI 50 31 31 29 30 39 36 30 25 24 37 37 30 25
Food stamps 88 69 69 67 69 75 72 69 61 55 73 69 66 57
Housing assistance 53 39 39 39 39 44 41 39 33 30 42 39 38 31
Energy assistance 34 26 26 25 25 29 27 25 22 20 27 26 24 21
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 147 84 84 81 85 90 87 85 78 66 90 80 78 71
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 51 42 42 41 42 47 46 42 37 35 46 45 41 36
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 263 167 167 159 167 189 172 167 155 137 178 164 158 146
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 208 71 71 65 72 80 73 72 70 56 78 67 66 62
Medicare 85 58 58 51 52 86 58 52 44 44 61 59 53 47
Both Medicare and Medicaid 48 41 41 38 38 55 45 38 31 30 46 45 38 31
Medicaid 154 145 145 140 145 159 151 145 133 119 155 143 137 125
Not covered at any time during the year 189 143 143 139 146 152 147 146 142 129 154 141 140 136
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes