Asian American Fact File

In 2005, 17 percent of children lived in families with incomes below the poverty line - a percentage that had not changed since 2003.
The groups most likely to be living in poor families included black and Hispanic children, children living in single-mother families, and children under age 6.
Children under 18 are much more likely than adults to be poor.
Being raised in poverty ($19,806 in 2005 for a family of four with two children) places children at higher risk for a wide range of problems.

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Date: 12/18/2005

15% of people employed either full-time or part-time report they have been discriminated against in their workplace in the last twelve months
Among the 4 racial/ethnic categories of white, black, Hispanic, and Asian, whites reported the lowest incidence of discrimination at 12%
- Asians 31%
- Blacks 26%
- Hispanics 18%
26% of those that report discrimination say it was based on gender

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Date: 11/13/2005

In 2003, 12.5 percent of Americans were living in poverty, up from 12.1 percent in 2002 and 11.7 percent in 2001.
In 2003 more than 60 percent of black and Hispanic children under 18 years of age and more than one-half of the black and Hispanic population age 65 years and over were poor or near
In 2003, 12.9 million children lived in poverty.
In 2003 the 30-40 percent of Hispanic and black children were poor compared with 10–13 percent of Asian and non-Hispanic white children.

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Date: 11/3/2005