46
Percent
of all Latinos are homeowners. That's far fewer than Whites (72%).
60
Percent
of Latinos earn less than $15/hour (vs. 39% of full-time workers overall).
78
percent
Latino kids suffer 1 or more ACE, (i.e. poverty, neglect, abuse, etc.)
50
percent
of U.S. Latino children are served by the WIC program.
37
Percent
of Head Start and Early Head Start participants are Latino.
15.1
Percent
of Latinos lack health insurance vs. 6.6% of non-Latino whites.
40
PERCENT
OF LATINO CHILDREN ARE OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE (COMPARED TO 32% OF ALL U.S. CHILDREN)
74
percent
of Latino kids have had a sugary drink by age 2 (vs. 45% of white kids).
10
fewer minutes
Girls in Latino majority schools engaged in 10 fewer minutes of vigorous activity than girls at white majority schools.
