U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy.

Hispanics, Social Security, and Supplemental Security Income

 
by Patricia P. Martin
Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 67 No. 2, 2007
Poverty status and education of Hispanic Social Security beneficiaries and all beneficiaries, 2005 (in percent)
Status Hispanic
Social
Security
beneficiaries
All
beneficiaries
Poverty status
Below 100% of poverty 20.3 10.7
Below 150% of poverty 38.2 23.3
Education
No high school diploma 26.3 56.5
High school graduate only 35.2 23.1
Bachelor's degree or higher 17.1 7.2
SOURCE: 2005 American Community Survey, Public Use Microdata Sample. See also Table 7 in this article.

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