Hispanics, Social Security, and Supplemental Security Income

by Patricia P. Martin
Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 67 No. 2, 2007

Characteristics of U.S. Hispanics and the total U.S. population, 2005 (in percent)
Characteristic	U.S. Hispanics	Total U.S. population
	Age
Under 15	29.5	21
Under 25	45.9	34.5
62 or older	6.5	14.7
	Education
No high school diploma	40.5	12.3
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8	27.2
SOURCE: 2005 American Community Survey, Public Use Microdata Sample. See also Table 2 in this article.