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Table RD-REV POV01 RS.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds Adjusted for Inflation Using the CPI-U-RS: 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        17.8           17.8          16.2        17.9            22.7         19.1         17.9            15.5           12.2         20.9           17.6          16.3            13.9

Age

Under 18 years                                               14,654        22.9           22.9          21.6        23.6            26.4         24.5         23.6            20.0           14.8         26.1           20.9          19.8            16.3
  Related children                                           14,361        22.3           22.3          20.9        22.9            25.7         23.9         22.9            19.3           14.1         25.4           20.2          19.1            15.5
    Under 6 years                                             5,350        25.1           25.1          23.7        26.0            28.0         26.7         26.0            23.3           17.0         28.2           22.6          21.8            18.6
18 to 24 years                                                4,867        19.1           19.1          18.0        20.0            22.9         20.9         20.0            18.6           16.2         23.3           20.9          19.9            18.4
25 to 44 years                                               14,316        15.2           15.2          14.2        16.0            18.3         16.7         16.0            14.2           10.9         18.5           15.2          14.5            12.7
45 to 64 years                                                6,868        11.6           11.6           9.5        10.4            16.8         12.0         10.4             8.8            7.6         14.0           12.8          11.1             9.4
65 years and over                                             2,315        16.4           16.4          11.3        11.8            43.4         15.9         11.8             8.9            8.6         18.3           18.0          14.1            10.7
  65 to 74 years                                              1,366        14.8           14.8          10.8        11.1            38.3         15.0         11.1             7.9            7.4         16.8           16.5          12.7             9.2
  75 years and over                                             949        18.8           18.8          12.0        12.9            50.8         17.2         12.9            10.4           10.2         20.4           20.1          16.0            13.0

Family Relationship

In families                                                  37,759        16.7           16.7          15.2        17.0            21.3         18.1         17.0            14.5           10.8         19.8           16.1          14.9            12.4
  In married-couple families                                 26,658        12.0           12.0          10.4        12.0            15.6         12.4         12.0            10.5            6.9         13.9           10.4           9.8             8.2
    With related children under 18                           21,289        13.4           13.4          11.9        13.6            15.6         14.1         13.6            11.8            7.5         15.4           11.1          10.5             8.6
  In families with female hhlder, no husband present          7,868        34.7           34.7          33.2        35.5            42.5         39.1         35.5            29.2           24.2         41.2           36.2          32.6            26.6
    With related children under 18                            6,433        39.1           39.1          37.9        40.2            45.6         43.0         40.2            33.3           27.1         45.0           39.0          36.2            29.6
  In families with male hhlder, no wife present               3,233        11.9           11.9          10.8        12.9            16.7         13.4         12.9            12.4           10.0         16.5           14.0          13.6            12.5
    With related children under 18                            1,845        15.2           15.2          14.0        16.5            20.4         17.0         16.5            15.5           11.4         20.2           15.8          15.4            13.5
Unrelated individuals                                         4,971        23.5           23.5          22.0        23.0            31.2         24.6         23.0            21.0           20.8         27.3           27.1          25.5            23.4
  Living alone                                                1,964        19.3           19.3          16.0        16.5            33.2         20.0         16.5            12.5           12.4         22.9           22.7          19.3            15.1
    65 years and over                                           497        30.7           30.7          23.7        23.7            65.1         31.7         23.7            15.6           15.6         34.1           34.1          26.3            17.9

Type of Residence

Inside metropolitan statistical areas                        40,104        17.5           17.5          16.0        17.6            22.2         18.8         17.6            15.4           12.0         20.6           17.4          16.1            13.8
  Inside principal cities                                    20,235        20.6           20.6          19.1        21.0            26.4         22.3         21.0            18.2           14.5         24.5           20.8          19.4            16.5
  Outside principal cities                                   19,869        14.3           14.3          12.9        14.2            17.9         15.2         14.2            12.4            9.5         16.7           13.9          12.9            11.0
Outside metropolitan statistical areas                        2,916        20.9           20.9          18.7        21.7            29.6         22.9         21.7            17.9           14.3         24.6           20.4          19.1            16.3

Region

Northeast                                                     6,081        19.5           19.5          18.9        19.9            26.4         22.5         19.9            16.6           12.9         24.5           20.4          17.9            14.2
Midwest                                                       3,457        16.8           16.8          15.7        18.0            21.0         18.9         18.0            15.2           12.1         20.6           16.8          15.8            14.6
South                                                        15,400        18.0           18.0          16.3        18.3            23.5         19.3         18.3            15.9           12.7         21.2           17.9          16.8            14.8
West                                                         18,082        17.1           17.1          15.4        16.9            21.1         17.8         16.9            15.0           11.5         19.5           16.5          15.5            13.0

Educational Attainment

    Total, 18 years and over                                 28,366        15.1           15.1          13.5        15.0            20.8         16.2         15.0            13.2           10.8         18.2           15.8          14.5            12.7
18 to 24 years old                                            4,867        19.1           19.1          18.0        20.0            22.9         20.9         20.0            18.6           16.2         23.3           20.9          19.9            18.4
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma                            1,815        25.3           25.3          24.0        26.8            29.4         27.5         26.8            24.6           22.0         30.6           27.9          27.2            24.6
25 years old and over                                        23,499        14.2           14.2          12.5        13.9            20.3         15.3         13.9            12.1            9.7         17.2           14.8          13.4            11.6
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma                            9,567        20.4           20.4          17.9        20.0            29.1         22.2         20.0            17.3           14.0         24.7           21.5          19.3            16.4
  High school graduate, no college                            6,672        12.7           12.7          11.3        12.6            18.3         13.6         12.6            10.8            8.1         15.4           12.8          11.6             9.8
  College: Less than bachelor's degree                        4,353         8.8            8.8           7.7         8.6            12.9          9.1          8.6             7.5            6.5         10.6            9.3           8.7             7.9
           Bachelor's degree or more                          2,907         5.5            5.5           4.8         5.1             7.3          5.4          5.1             4.9            4.2          6.2            5.7           5.2             5.0

Work Experience in 2005

    Total, 20 to 64 years                                    24,812        14.7           14.7          13.4        15.0            18.5         16.0         15.0            13.3           10.7         17.9           15.3          14.3            12.6
Worked at full-time jobs                                     16,660         6.8            6.8           6.2         7.7             8.8          7.9          7.7             6.7            4.5          9.6            7.3           7.0             6.1
  50 to 52 weeks                                             13,898         4.9            4.9           4.4         5.8             6.4          5.9          5.8             4.9            3.0          7.3            5.2           5.0             4.3
Worked at part-time jobs                                      2,356        19.9           19.9          17.9        20.0            24.2         21.0         20.0            17.7           14.6         23.8           20.9          19.8            17.6
Did not work                                                  5,796        35.1           35.1          32.2        33.9            43.7         36.9         33.9            30.4           26.9         39.3           36.1          33.0            29.3

Program Participation Status of
  Household Members

One or more members received:
  Cash assistance                                             3,262        42.8           42.8          40.2        41.4            62.9         56.6         41.4            29.2           26.8         59.3           56.0          39.9            27.9
    Public assistance or welfare non-SSI                      1,613        57.3           57.3          55.4        57.2            70.2         67.6         57.2            42.8           38.7         70.8           65.0          53.8            39.5
    SSI                                                       1,860        32.1           32.1          28.9        29.4            59.0         49.9         29.4            18.0           17.0         52.1           51.3          29.9            18.4
  Food stamps                                                 5,130        56.0           56.0          53.2        56.3            68.2         62.7         56.3            40.6           32.3         66.1           58.1          51.5            36.4
  Housing assistance                                          2,043        49.0           49.0          49.0        50.3            66.1         57.5         50.3            29.6           24.3         59.1           54.2          46.2            25.4
  Energy assistance                                             904        49.5           49.5          47.2        48.1            65.7         55.4         48.1            32.7           27.1         58.4           49.7          41.4            28.8
  Free or reduced-price sch. lunch                           11,693        33.4           33.4          31.3        34.4            39.2         36.1         34.4            28.0           20.3         38.8           31.1          29.0            22.5
Household received both food stamps
  and cash assistance                                         1,937        60.4           60.4          57.2        58.7            79.6         75.6         58.7            40.2           37.4         78.7           74.2          56.9            39.0

Health Insurance Coverage

Covered for part or all of the year                          28,949        15.2           15.2          13.7        14.8            20.8         16.4         14.8            12.2            9.5         18.0           15.2          13.6            10.9
Covered by:
  Plan related to employment of self
    or relative                                              17,403         3.9            3.9           3.5         4.0             5.2          4.2          4.0             3.6            2.6          5.1            3.8           3.7             3.2
  Medicare                                                    2,771        16.8           16.8          11.9        12.8            47.4         18.2         12.8             8.9            8.6         20.5           19.4          14.1            10.6
    Both Medicare and Medicaid                                  857        27.9           27.9          21.4        22.3            62.5         38.2         22.3            13.0           12.3         40.9           39.5          23.5            14.1
  Medicaid                                                    9,274        36.5           36.5          33.7        35.9            46.4         40.5         35.9            28.6           22.3         43.2           37.1          32.2            24.6
Not covered at any time during the year                      14,071        23.1           23.1          21.4        24.2            26.6         24.6         24.2            22.4           17.7         26.9           22.4          22.0            20.2









Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table RD-REV POV01 RS.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds Adjusted for Inflation Using the CPI-U-RS: 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       7,638        7,638         6,975       7,700           9,756        8,201        7,700           6,684          5,243        8,990          7,563         7,032           5,996

Age

Under 18 years                                               14,654       3,362        3,362         3,159       3,451           3,863        3,596        3,451           2,931          2,174        3,826          3,069         2,905           2,383
  Related children                                           14,361       3,209        3,209         3,005       3,290           3,686        3,425        3,290           2,776          2,024        3,654          2,901         2,745           2,229
    Under 6 years                                             5,350       1,341        1,341         1,266       1,393           1,501        1,426        1,393           1,244            908        1,508          1,208         1,166             996
18 to 24 years                                                4,867         929          929           875         973           1,112        1,015          973             905            787        1,133          1,016           971             896
25 to 44 years                                               14,316       2,172        2,172         2,027       2,287           2,620        2,397        2,287           2,035          1,560        2,648          2,182         2,069           1,823
45 to 64 years                                                6,868         794          794           654         715           1,155          824          715             607            525          961            880           762             646
65 years and over                                             2,315         381          381           261         273           1,006          368          273             207            198          423            416           326             248
  65 to 74 years                                              1,366         202          202           148         151             523          205          151             108            102          229            226           174             125
  75 years and over                                             949         179          179           114         122             482          163          122              98             97          193            190           151             123

Family Relationship

In families                                                  37,759       6,324        6,324         5,737       6,406           8,042        6,825        6,406           5,493          4,067        7,477          6,065         5,615           4,688
  In married-couple families                                 26,658       3,209        3,209         2,773       3,195           4,157        3,316        3,195           2,793          1,840        3,703          2,762         2,612           2,191
    With related children under 18                           21,289       2,848        2,848         2,531       2,902           3,321        2,993        2,902           2,521          1,597        3,284          2,354         2,243           1,841
  In families with female hhlder, no husband present          7,868       2,730        2,730         2,615       2,793           3,344        3,076        2,793           2,300          1,903        3,242          2,851         2,564           2,094
    With related children under 18                            6,433       2,514        2,514         2,437       2,586           2,930        2,764        2,586           2,139          1,746        2,895          2,509         2,327           1,906
  In families with male hhlder, no wife present               3,233         385          385           349         418             541          433          418             399            324          532            451           439             403
    With related children under 18                            1,845         281          281           257         304             377          314          304             285            210          373            292           284             249
Unrelated individuals                                         4,971       1,167        1,167         1,091       1,141           1,553        1,221        1,141           1,044          1,032        1,357          1,347         1,268           1,165
  Living alone                                                1,964         379          379           315         325             652          393          325             245            243          450            447           379             296
    65 years and over                                           497         152          152           118         118             323          157          118              78             78          169            169           131              89

Type of Residence

Inside metropolitan statistical areas                        40,104       7,029        7,029         6,430       7,067           8,891        7,532        7,067           6,162          4,825        8,273          6,968         6,475           5,520
  Inside principal cities                                    20,235       4,178        4,178         3,869       4,253           5,342        4,511        4,253           3,690          2,929        4,962          4,201         3,921           3,336
  Outside principal cities                                   19,869       2,850        2,850         2,561       2,815           3,549        3,021        2,815           2,472          1,896        3,311          2,767         2,554           2,185
Outside metropolitan statistical areas                        2,916         609          609           546         632             864          669          632             522            418          717            595           557             476

Region

Northeast                                                     6,081       1,187        1,187         1,147       1,211           1,607        1,369        1,211           1,009            786        1,488          1,239         1,088             866
Midwest                                                       3,457         581          581           542         622             724          654          622             526            418          714            580           545             506
South                                                        15,400       2,771        2,771         2,504       2,819           3,616        2,965        2,819           2,445          1,958        3,268          2,757         2,588           2,274
West                                                         18,082       3,099        3,099         2,782       3,048           3,808        3,213        3,048           2,704          2,081        3,521          2,988         2,811           2,351

Educational Attainment

    Total, 18 years and over                                 28,366       4,276        4,276         3,817       4,249           5,893        4,605        4,249           3,753          3,070        5,164          4,494         4,127           3,613
18 to 24 years old                                            4,867         929          929           875         973           1,112        1,015          973             905            787        1,133          1,016           971             896
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma                            1,815         460          460           436         487             533          500          487             447            398          556            506           493             447
25 years old and over                                        23,499       3,346        3,346         2,942       3,276           4,781        3,590        3,276           2,848          2,283        4,031          3,479         3,156           2,717
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma                            9,567       1,954        1,954         1,713       1,916           2,782        2,128        1,916           1,654          1,339        2,361          2,059         1,850           1,573
  High school graduate, no college                            6,672         850          850           752         840           1,224          909          840             723            539        1,030            851           773             657
  College: Less than bachelor's degree                        4,353         382          382           336         373             562          395          373             329            283          460            403           380             343
           Bachelor's degree or more                          2,907         160          160           141         147             212          158          147             142            122          180            165           152             144

Work Experience in 2005

    Total, 20 to 64 years                                    24,812       3,635        3,635         3,320       3,710           4,580        3,959        3,710           3,300          2,653        4,434          3,803         3,539           3,130
Worked at full-time jobs                                     16,660       1,135        1,135         1,034       1,275           1,474        1,323        1,275           1,119            752        1,594          1,219         1,162           1,015
  50 to 52 weeks                                             13,898         679          679           615         800             885          821          800             681            424        1,014            727           696             603
Worked at part-time jobs                                      2,356         468          468           421         470             571          494          470             418            343          560            493           466             415
Did not work                                                  5,796       2,033        2,033         1,864       1,965           2,536        2,142        1,965           1,762          1,558        2,280          2,092         1,911           1,701

Program Participation Status of
  Household Members

One or more members received:
  Cash assistance                                             3,262       1,395        1,395         1,312       1,349           2,052        1,847        1,349             951            875        1,936          1,828         1,300             912
    Public assistance or welfare non-SSI                      1,613         924          924           894         923           1,132        1,091          923             690            625        1,141          1,049           868             637
    SSI                                                       1,860         597          597           537         546           1,097          929          546             334            316          969            953           555             342
  Food stamps                                                 5,130       2,872        2,872         2,731       2,890           3,496        3,218        2,890           2,082          1,656        3,391          2,979         2,643           1,867
  Housing assistance                                          2,043       1,001        1,001         1,001       1,028           1,351        1,174        1,028             604            497        1,208          1,108           945             519
  Energy assistance                                             904         447          447           427         435             594          501          435             295            245          528            450           374             260
  Free or reduced-price sch. lunch                           11,693       3,902        3,902         3,658       4,019           4,584        4,219        4,019           3,276          2,378        4,534          3,631         3,393           2,632
Household received both food stamps
  and cash assistance                                         1,937       1,171        1,171         1,108       1,137           1,542        1,465        1,137             778            725        1,525          1,438         1,102             755

Health Insurance Coverage

Covered for part or all of the year                          28,949       4,387        4,387         3,968       4,294           6,016        4,739        4,294           3,531          2,752        5,201          4,412         3,931           3,148
Covered by:
  Plan related to employment of self
    or relative                                              17,403         687          687           604         704             911          736          704             633            445          896            665           636             565
  Medicare                                                    2,771         465          465           329         355           1,312          505          355             247            239          569            538           390             294
    Both Medicare and Medicaid                                  857         239          239           184         191             535          328          191             111            105          350            339           201             121
  Medicaid                                                    9,274       3,386        3,386         3,123       3,331           4,304        3,753        3,331           2,652          2,064        4,003          3,445         2,986           2,285
Not covered at any time during the year                      14,071       3,251        3,251         3,007       3,406           3,740        3,462        3,406           3,153          2,491        3,789          3,152         3,101           2,849









Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table RD-REV POV01 RS.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds Adjusted for Inflation Using the CPI-U-RS: 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           0.4         0.5             0.5          0.5          0.5             0.4            0.4          0.5            0.5           0.4             0.4

Age

Under 18 years                                                  (X)         0.8          0.8           0.8         0.8             0.8          0.8          0.8             0.7            0.6          0.8            0.7           0.7             0.7
  Related children                                              (X)         0.8          0.8           0.8         0.8             0.9          0.9          0.8             0.8            0.7          0.9            0.8           0.8             0.7
    Under 6 years                                               (X)         1.5          1.5           1.4         1.5             1.6          1.5          1.5             1.4            1.2          1.6            1.4           1.4             1.3
18 to 24 years                                                  (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             0.9
25 to 44 years                                                  (X)         0.5          0.5           0.4         0.5             0.5          0.5          0.5             0.4            0.4          0.5            0.5           0.4             0.4
45 to 64 years                                                  (X)         0.6          0.6           0.5         0.5             0.7          0.6          0.5             0.5            0.5          0.6            0.6           0.6             0.5
65 years and over                                               (X)         1.2          1.2           1.0         1.0             1.9          1.2          1.0             0.9            0.9          1.2            1.2           1.1             1.0
  65 to 74 years                                                (X)         1.5          1.5           1.3         1.3             2.3          1.5          1.3             1.1            1.0          1.6            1.6           1.4             1.2
  75 years and over                                             (X)         2.0          2.0           1.6         1.6             3.2          1.9          1.6             1.5            1.5          2.1            2.0           1.8             1.6

Family Relationship

In families                                                     (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             0.4
  In married-couple families                                    (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             0.4
    With related children under 18                              (X)         0.6          0.6           0.6         0.6             0.6          0.6          0.6             0.6            0.4          0.6            0.5           0.5             0.5
  In families with female hhlder, no husband present            (X)         1.7          1.7           1.6         1.7             1.9          1.8          1.7             1.5            1.4          1.8            1.7           1.6             1.4
    With related children under 18                              (X)         2.0          2.0           1.9         2.0             2.2          2.1          2.0             1.8            1.6          2.2            2.0           1.9             1.7
  In families with male hhlder, no wife present                 (X)         1.4          1.4           1.4         1.5             1.7          1.5          1.5             1.5            1.3          1.7            1.6           1.5             1.5
    With related children under 18                              (X)         2.2          2.2           2.1         2.3             2.6          2.3          2.3             2.2            1.9          2.5            2.2           2.2             2.0
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)         1.2          1.2           1.1         1.1             1.7          1.2          1.1             0.9            0.9          1.3            1.3           1.2             1.0
    65 years and over                                           (X)         3.1          3.1           2.7         2.7             5.0          3.2          2.7             2.1            2.1          3.3            3.3           2.8             2.3

Type of Residence

Inside metropolitan statistical areas                           (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             0.4
  Inside principal cities                                       (X)         0.8          0.8           0.7         0.8             0.9          0.8          0.8             0.7            0.6          0.8            0.8           0.7             0.7
  Outside principal cities                                      (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
Outside metropolitan statistical areas                          (X)         2.5          2.5           2.4         2.6             3.1          2.7          2.6             2.3            2.1          2.8            2.5           2.4             2.2

Region

Northeast                                                       (X)         1.3          1.3           1.3         1.3             1.5          1.4          1.3             1.2            1.1          1.5            1.3           1.3             1.1
Midwest                                                         (X)         1.6          1.6           1.6         1.7             1.8          1.7          1.7             1.5            1.4          1.8            1.6           1.6             1.5
South                                                           (X)         0.8          0.8           0.8         0.8             0.9          0.8          0.8             0.8            0.7          0.9            0.8           0.8             0.7
West                                                            (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

Educational Attainment

    Total, 18 years and over                                    (X)         0.5          0.5           0.5         0.5             0.6          0.6          0.5             0.5            0.5          0.6            0.5           0.5             0.5
18 to 24 years old                                              (X)         0.9          0.9           0.9         0.9             1.0          1.0          0.9             0.9            0.8          1.0            1.0           0.9             0.9
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma                              (X)         1.8          1.8           1.7         1.8             1.9          1.9          1.8             1.8            1.6          2.0            1.9           1.9             1.8
25 years old and over                                           (X)         0.6          0.6           0.5         0.6             0.7          0.6          0.6             0.5            0.5          0.6            0.6           0.6             0.5
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma                              (X)         1.1          1.1           1.0         1.1             1.3          1.1          1.1             1.0            0.9          1.2            1.1           1.1             1.0
  High school graduate, no college                              (X)         1.0          1.0           1.0         1.0             1.2          1.1          1.0             0.9            0.8          1.1            1.0           1.0             0.9
  College: Less than bachelor's degree                          (X)         1.0          1.0           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)         1.0          1.0           0.9         1.0             1.2          1.0          1.0             0.9            0.9          1.1            1.0           1.0             1.0

Work Experience in 2005

    Total, 20 to 64 years                                       (X)         0.6          0.6           0.5         0.6             0.6          0.6          0.6             0.5            0.5          0.6            0.6           0.6             0.5
Worked at full-time jobs                                        (X)         0.5          0.5           0.4         0.5             0.5          0.5          0.5             0.5            0.4          0.6            0.5           0.5             0.4
  50 to 52 weeks                                                (X)         0.4          0.4           0.4         0.5             0.5          0.5          0.5             0.4            0.3          0.5            0.5           0.4             0.4
Worked at part-time jobs                                        (X)         2.2          2.2           2.1         2.2             2.5          2.3          2.2             2.1            1.9          2.5            2.3           2.2             2.1
Did not work                                                    (X)         1.9          1.9           1.9         1.9             2.2          2.0          1.9             1.8            1.7          2.1            2.0           1.9             1.8

Program Participation Status of
  Household Members

One or more members received:
  Cash assistance                                               (X)         1.6          1.6           1.5         1.6             2.1          1.9          1.6             1.2            1.2          2.0            1.9           1.5             1.2
    Public assistance or welfare non-SSI                        (X)         2.7          2.7           2.6         2.7             3.1          3.0          2.7             2.2            2.1          3.1            3.0           2.6             2.1
    SSI                                                         (X)         1.7          1.7           1.6         1.6             2.6          2.3          1.6             1.2            1.2          2.4            2.3           1.6             1.2
  Food stamps                                                   (X)         1.6          1.6           1.5         1.6             1.8          1.7          1.6             1.2            1.1          1.8            1.6           1.5             1.2
  Housing assistance                                            (X)         2.2          2.2           2.2         2.2             2.7          2.4          2.2             1.6            1.4          2.5            2.3           2.1             1.4
  Energy assistance                                             (X)         3.2          3.2           3.1         3.2             3.9          3.5          3.2             2.5            2.2          3.6            3.2           2.9             2.3
  Free or reduced-price sch. lunch                              (X)         0.8          0.8           0.7         0.8             0.9          0.8          0.8             0.7            0.6          0.9            0.7           0.7             0.6
Household received both food stamps
  and cash assistance                                           (X)         2.6          2.6           2.5         2.5             3.1          3.0          2.5             1.9            1.9          3.1            3.0           2.5             1.9

Health Insurance Coverage

Covered for part or all of the year                             (X)         0.5          0.5           0.5         0.5             0.6          0.6          0.5             0.5            0.4          0.6            0.5           0.5             0.5
Covered by:
  Plan related to employment of self
    or relative                                                 (X)         0.3          0.3           0.3         0.4             0.4          0.4          0.4             0.3            0.3          0.4            0.3           0.3             0.3
  Medicare                                                      (X)         1.9          1.9           1.5         1.6             3.3          1.9          1.6             1.3            1.3          2.1            2.0           1.7             1.5
    Both Medicare and Medicaid                                  (X)         4.4          4.4           3.8         3.9             7.1          5.3          3.9             2.9            2.8          5.5            5.4           4.0             3.0
  Medicaid                                                      (X)         1.6          1.6           1.5         1.5             1.8          1.7          1.5             1.4            1.2          1.7            1.6           1.5             1.2
Not covered at any time during the year                         (X)         1.0          1.0           0.9         1.0             1.1          1.0          1.0             1.0            0.8          1.1            1.0           1.0             0.9









Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table RD-REV POV01 RS.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds Adjusted for Inflation Using the CPI-U-RS: 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
                                                      ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                                                                                                                          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         198          198           190         199             223          205          199             186            165          215            197           190             176

Age

Under 18 years                                                    0         115          115           111         116             122          118          116             107             93          122            110           107              97
  Related children                                              190         112          112           109         113             120          116          113             104             90          119            107           104              94
    Under 6 years                                               118          73           73            71          74              77           75           74              70             60           77             69            68              63
18 to 24 years                                                    0          43           43            41          44              47           44           44              42             39           47             44            44              42
25 to 44 years                                                    0          65           65            63          67              71           68           67              63             55           72             65            63              60
45 to 64 years                                                    0          40           40            36          38              48           40           38              35             32           44             42            39              36
65 years and over                                                 0          27           27            23          23              44           27           23              20             20           29             29            25              22
  65 to 74 years                                                  0          20           20            17          17              32           20           17              15             14           21             21            19              16
  75 years and over                                               0          19           19            15          16              31           18           16              14             14           20             19            17              16

Family Relationship

In families                                                     326         181          181           172         182             203          188          182             169            146          196            177           171             156
  In married-couple families                                    279         129          129           120         129             147          132          129             121             98          139            120           117             107
    With related children under 18                              252         122          122           115         123             132          125          123             115             92          131            111           108              98
  In families with female hhlder, no husband present            157         120          120           117         121             132          127          121             110            100          130            122           116             105
    With related children under 18                              142         115          115           113         116             124          120          116             106             96          123            115           110             100
  In families with male hhlder, no wife present                 102          45           45            43          47              53           48           47              46             41           53             49            48              46
    With related children under 18                               77          39           39            37          40              45           41           40              39             33           44             39            39              36
Unrelated individuals                                            71          39           39            38          39              45           40           39              37             37           42             42            41              39
  Living alone                                                   45          22           22            20          20              29           22           20              18             17           24             24            22              19
    65 years and over                                            23          14           14            12          12              20           14           12              10             10           15             15            13              11

Type of Residence

Inside metropolitan statistical areas                           334         190          190           182         191             213          197          191             179            158          206            190           183             169
  Inside principal cities                                       246         147          147           142         149             166          153          149             139            124          161            148           143             132
  Outside principal cities                                      244         122          122           116         121             136          126          121             114            100          131            120           116             107
Outside metropolitan statistical areas                          118          69           69            66          71              83           73           71              64             58           75             69            66              61

Region

Northeast                                                         0          80           80            79          81              93           86           81              74             66           90             82            77              69
Midwest                                                           0          56           56            54          58              62           59           58              53             48           62             56            54              52
South                                                             0         124          124           118         125             141          128          125             117            105          134            124           120             113
West                                                              0         131          131           124         130             144          133          130             123            108          139            129           125             115

Educational Attainment

    Total, 18 years and over                                    174         149          149           141         148             174          154          148             140            126          163            153           146             137
18 to 24 years old                                               76          43           43            41          44              47           44           44              42             39           47             44            44              42
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma                               47          30           30            29          31              32           31           31              30             28           33             32            31              30
25 years old and over                                           160         132          132           124         131             157          137          131             122            109          145            135           128             119
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma                              105         101          101            95         100             120          106          100              93             84          111            104            98              91
  High school graduate, no college                               88          67           67            63          66              80           69           66              62             53           74             67            64              59
  College: Less than bachelor's degree                           72          45           45            42          44              54           46           44              42             39           49             46            45              43
           Bachelor's degree or more                             59          29           29            27          28              33           29           28              27             25           31             30            28              28

Work Experience in 2005

    Total, 20 to 64 years                                       257         137          137           131         139             154          143          139             131            118          152            141           136             128
Worked at full-time jobs                                        216          77           77            74          82              88           83           82              77             63           91             80            78              73
  50 to 52 weeks                                                199          60           60            57          65              68           66           65              60             47           73             62            61              56
Worked at part-time jobs                                         84          50           50            47          50              55           51           50              47             43           54             51            50              47
Did not work                                                    131         103          103            99         101             115          106          101              96             90          109            105           100              94

Program Participation Status of
  Household Members

One or more members received:
  Cash assistance                                                68          43           43            41          42              53           50           42              35             34           51             49            41              34
    Public assistance or welfare non-SSI                         46          35           35            34          35              38           38           35              30             28           39             37            33              29
    SSI                                                          50          28           28            26          26              38           35           26              21             20           35             35            27              21
  Food stamps                                                    88          63           63            62          63              71           67           63              53             47           69             65            60              50
  Housing assistance                                             53          36           36            36          37              42           39           37              28             25           40             38            35              26
  Energy assistance                                              34          24           24            23          23              28           25           23              19             18           26             24            22              18
  Free or reduced-price sch. lunch                              147          75           75            72          76              82           79           76              68             57           82             72            69              60
Household received both food stamps
  and cash assistance                                            51          39           39            38          38              45           44           38              32             30           45             44            38              31

Health Insurance Coverage

Covered for part or all of the year                             263         151          151           144         149             176          157          149             136            120          164            152           143             128
Covered by:
  Plan related to employment of self
    or relative                                                 208          60           60            56          61              69           62           61              58             48           69             59            58              55
  Medicare                                                       85          50           50            42          43              83           52           43              36             35           55             53            45              39
    Both Medicare and Medicaid                                   48          35           35            31          32              53           42           32              24             24           43             42            33              25
  Medicaid                                                      154         133          133           128         132             150          140          132             118            104          144            134           125             109
Not covered at any time during the year                         189         130          130           125         133             140          134          133             128            114          141            128           127             122
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes


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Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: March 06, 2007
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