Poverty rate, by race and ethnicity, and age, 2013
| Age | White | Black | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age 18–64 | 9.9% | 23.9% | 20.2% |
| Under age 18 | 10.7% | 38.3% | 30.4% |
| Under age 6 | 14.3% | 42.3% | 36.8% |
Underlying data are from Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS-ASEC) Historical Poverty Tables, Table 3, “Poverty Status, by Age, Race, and Hispanic Origin,” and from CPS-ASEC microdata; see Appendix A for details. As with most other CPS data analyses presented in the book, race/ethnicity categories are mutually exclusive (i.e., white non-Hispanic, black non-Hispanic, and Hispanic any race).
Source: Authors' analysis of Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS-ASEC) Historical Poverty Tables (Table 3) and CPS-ASEC microdata
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