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Table 102.60. Number and percentage of children under age 18 living in poverty, by family structure and race/ethnicity with selected subgroups: 2007 and 2012
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Year and race/ethnicity Number of
related children1 living in poverty (in thousands)
Percent of related children1 living in poverty, by family structure
Total, all families Married-couple household2 Mother-only household, no spouse present2 Father-only household, no spouse present2
1 2 3 4 5 6
2007                          
Total 12,671 (86.3) 17.5 (0.11) 8.1   (0.09) 41.4   (0.26) 19.7   (0.33)
White 4,158 (47.7) 10.1 (0.11) 5.0   (0.08) 31.4   (0.33) 14.5   (0.39)
Black 3,503 (38.0) 34.1 (0.31) 11.2   (0.36) 48.6   (0.46) 28.4   (1.12)
                           
Hispanic 4,058 (41.1) 27.1 (0.25) 17.7   (0.27) 48.7   (0.51) 24.3   (0.67)
Mexican 2,958 (36.2) 28.6 (0.31) 20.4   (0.34) 50.5   (0.65) 25.1   (0.84)
Puerto Rican 411 (11.7) 31.6 (0.78) 10.4   (0.82) 52.1   (1.33) 27.1   (2.56)
Cuban 41 (3.7) 12.7 (1.10) 7.0   (1.00) 28.6   (3.06) 13.4   (3.45)
Dominican 124 (7.4) 34.1 (1.70) 13.6   (1.71) 50.9   (2.52) 23.0   (4.84)
Salvadoran 83 (5.8) 19.8 (1.29) 10.9   (1.46) 41.8   (3.28) 17.3   (3.14)
Other Central American 135 (7.4) 25.2 (1.20) 14.9   (1.12) 45.6   (2.49) 24.3   (4.13)
South American 85 (6.3) 14.3 (0.96) 9.1   (0.93) 29.8   (2.53) 17.6   (3.81)
Other Hispanic or Latino 221 (8.6) 20.9 (0.72) 9.4   (0.67) 43.0   (1.71) 23.8   (2.51)
                           
Asian 316 (10.8) 11.1 (0.36) 8.1   (0.36) 30.6   (1.80) 15.8   (1.87)
Asian Indian 47 (4.6) 7.5 (0.72) 6.4   (0.70) 21.3   (4.37) 20.1   (5.00)
Chinese3 63 (4.3) 10.5 (0.68) 8.4   (0.60) 26.1   (2.42) 17.8   (4.29)
Filipino 22 (2.9) 5.0 (0.63) 2.7   (0.46) 16.3   (2.95) 7.9 ! (3.49)
Japanese 8 (1.6) 9.9 (1.80) 7.3   (1.68) 25.4   (7.06)   (†)
Korean 31 (3.6) 10.8 (1.20) 7.4   (0.88) 36.1   (5.81) 9.0 ! (4.13)
Vietnamese 56 (4.6) 15.2 (1.06) 10.6   (0.95) 35.7   (3.82) 15.4   (4.26)
Other Asian 89 (7.5) 19.9 (1.45) 14.8   (1.53) 45.0   (4.19) 19.3   (3.87)
                           
Pacific Islander 26 (3.1) 25.6 (2.79) 18.6   (3.41) 37.7   (5.63) 35.6   (9.64)
American Indian/Alaska Native 176 (7.5) 32.7 (1.17) 17.9   (1.34) 51.5   (1.85) 30.5   (3.38)
                           
Two or more races 395 (11.9) 17.9 (0.50) 5.2   (0.33) 38.5   (1.07) 19.8   (1.82)
White and Black 216 (8.1) 24.4 (0.85) 5.5   (0.60) 41.0   (1.32) 20.3   (2.76)
White and Asian 32 (2.8) 5.8 (0.50) 2.4   (0.30) 25.5   (2.92) 11.2   (2.75)
White and American Indian/Alaska Native 64 (5.1) 19.8 (1.28) 10.2   (1.12) 41.7   (2.88) 26.2   (3.70)
Other two or more races 83 (5.2) 18.4 (1.05) 6.1   (0.80) 36.3   (2.21) 18.8   (3.71)
2012                          
Total 16,029 (105.7) 22.2 (0.14) 11.1   (0.11) 46.1   (0.22) 27.1   (0.37)
White 5,026 (51.8) 13.2 (0.14) 6.8   (0.10) 36.5   (0.31) 19.2   (0.42)
Black 3,874 (36.4) 39.1 (0.33) 14.9   (0.46) 52.7   (0.42) 37.9   (1.08)
                           
Hispanic 5,762 (47.6) 33.4 (0.27) 22.5   (0.29) 52.7   (0.51) 33.9   (0.78)
Mexican 4,192 (39.2) 35.1 (0.30) 25.2   (0.33) 54.3   (0.55) 35.3   (0.99)
Puerto Rican 545 (14.8) 35.1 (0.75) 14.0   (0.80) 54.2   (1.22) 34.5   (2.55)
Cuban 99 (5.5) 24.3 (1.07) 13.3   (1.37) 44.8   (2.52) 28.1   (4.59)
Dominican 178 (7.5) 37.7 (1.32) 18.6   (1.60) 52.6   (2.02) 34.8   (5.19)
Salvadoran 157 (8.1) 27.2 (1.15) 18.4   (1.30) 42.6   (2.53) 25.0   (3.27)
Other Central American 268 (10.5) 34.1 (1.02) 22.4   (1.37) 53.1   (1.86) 35.2   (2.90)
South American 139 (8.2) 18.6 (0.97) 11.7   (0.93) 37.8   (2.33) 19.7   (3.12)
Other Hispanic or Latino 184 (8.4) 25.2 (0.98) 14.2   (1.08) 46.1   (1.98) 30.6   (3.06)
                           
Asian 435 (13.6) 13.5 (0.41) 10.3   (0.34) 32.8   (1.22) 23.9   (2.18)
Asian Indian 52 (4.2) 7.2 (0.56) 6.1   (0.54) 26.1   (3.99) 22.0   (6.18)
Chinese3 77 (4.2) 11.8 (0.63) 9.5   (0.59) 26.2   (2.37) 16.9   (3.90)
Filipino 31 (2.6) 6.5 (0.56) 3.6   (0.53) 18.4   (2.44) 8.9   (2.44)
Japanese 4 (1.0) 6.2 (1.37) 3.7 ! (1.23) 27.7 ! (8.72)   (†)
Korean 29 (2.8) 10.8 (0.98) 7.8   (0.79) 42.9   (6.36) 24.3 ! (11.23)
Vietnamese 67 (4.5) 18.0 (1.08) 12.9   (0.98) 39.4   (2.72) 31.3   (5.50)
Other Asian 176 (9.5) 26.3 (1.28) 21.6   (1.11) 46.0   (3.27) 36.5   (4.95)
                           
Pacific Islander 31 (3.0) 24.7 (2.38) 18.2   (2.63) 36.7   (4.63) 34.7   (9.10)
American Indian/Alaska Native 197 (6.8) 36.0 (1.07) 19.2   (1.35) 50.5   (1.78) 46.1   (2.70)
                           
Two or more races 662 (15.1) 22.3 (0.43) 9.1   (0.38) 42.4   (0.88) 29.7   (1.88)
White and Black 349 (10.4) 29.3 (0.71) 10.4   (0.69) 44.2   (1.23) 31.4   (3.07)
White and Asian 69 (4.3) 8.8 (0.48) 5.5   (0.45) 27.5   (2.15) 16.0   (3.09)
White and American Indian/Alaska Native 89 (4.5) 24.1 (1.15) 12.8   (1.22) 43.5   (2.18) 37.2   (3.60)
Other two or more races 154 (7.7) 24.9 (1.07) 11.6   (0.90) 43.8   (1.98) 30.5   (3.88)
†Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
1 Related children in a family include all children in the household who are related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption (except a child who is the spouse of the householder). The householder is the person (or one of the people) who owns or rents (maintains) the housing unit. This table includes only children related to the householder. It excludes unrelated children and householders who are themselves under the age of 18.
2 To determine family structure, children are classified by their parents’ marital status or, if no parents are present in the household, by the marital status of the householder who is related to the children. Mother-only households are those that have only a female householder, and father-only households are those that have only a male householder.
3 Excludes Taiwanese. Taiwanese is included in "Other Asian."
NOTE: Data may differ from Current Population Survey data that are shown in other tables. American Community Survey respondents were interviewed throughout the given year and reported the income they received during the previous 12 months. For information about how the Census Bureau determines who is in poverty, see http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/about/overview/measure.html. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2007 and 2012. (This table was prepared January 2014.)

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