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Racial and Ethnic Poverty Rates by Age
| Official | Supplemental | Official to Supplemental Measure
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change in Rate | Change in Disparity | |||
| Children: | ||||
| White | 10.5 | 12.0 | 1.5 | … |
| Black | 35.0 | 36.1 | 1.2 | -.3 |
| Hispanic | 29.1 | 36.6 | 7.5 | 6.0 |
| Asian | 13.0 | 18.4 | 5.4 | 4.0 |
| Other | 19.7 | 21.3 | 1.6 | .1 |
| Elderly: | ||||
| White | 7.4 | 12.2 | 4.8 | … |
| Black | 23.3 | 34.9 | 11.6 | 6.8 |
| Hispanic | 17.1 | 34.0 | 16.8 | 12.1 |
| Asian | 11.5 | 23.0 | 11.5 | 6.7 |
| Other | 17.0 | 22.3 | 5.3 | .5 |
Note.—Estimated based on 2008 March Current Population Survey.
