| Figure 7-2: Percentage of 5- to 17-year-olds who were living in poor households, by race/ethnicity: 2006 and 2011 |
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‡ Reporting standards not met (too few cases). NOTE: Estimates are for all 5- to 17-year-olds regardless of their school enrollment status. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Poor is defined to include families below the poverty threshold. For more information on race/ethnicity and poverty, see Appendix C – Commonly Used Measures. For more information on the Current Population Survey (CPS), see Appendix B – Guide to Sources. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), March Supplement, 2006 and 2011. |
