| Status | Hispanic Social Security beneficiaries |
Hispanic SSI recipients |
All U.S. Hispanics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||
| 15–24 | 3.1 | 6.1 | 23.3 |
| 25–61 | 18.4 | 50.7 | 67.4 |
| 62 or older | 78.4 | 43.2 | 9.2 |
| Origin | |||
| Mexico | 52.2 | 46.3 | 61.8 |
| Puerto Rico | 14.2 | 24.1 | 9.2 |
| Cuba | 10.4 | 7.6 | 4.1 |
| Dominican Republic | 2.3 | 5.4 | 2.8 |
| Central America | 3.8 | 4.1 | 8.0 |
| South America | 4.7 | 3.4 | 6.0 |
| Spain | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Other | 10.7 | 8.2 | 7.1 |
| Education | |||
| No hich school diploma | 56.5 | 66.7 | 40.5 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 7.2 | 2.9 | 12.3 |
| Poverty status | |||
| Below 100% of poverty | 20.3 | 43.2 | 19.5 |
| Below 150% of poverty | 38.2 | 63.4 | 34.0 |
| SOURCE: 2005 American Community Survey, Public Use Microdata Sample. See also Table 4 in this article. | |||
