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 Supplemental Security Income recipients and all recipients aged 15 or older, 2005 (in percent)
Status Hispanic
Social
Security
beneficiaries
All
beneficiaries
Poverty status
Below 100% of poverty 43.2 40.7
Below 150% of poverty 63.4 59.0
Education
No high school diploma 66.7 45.4
High school graduate only 20.2 30.7
Bachelor's degree or higher 2.9 6.6
SOURCE: 2005 American Community Survey, Public Use Microdata Sample. See also Table 8 in this article.

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