Income In 2009, 35% of blacks and 34% of Hispanics in the United States lived below the federal poverty line In the setting of poverty, HIV testing an
{"Image DocumentName": "IncomeIn the setting of poverty, HIV testing and treatment may be sacrificed to competing demands for basic needs.", "Image ImageDescription": "11,000/year (individual)  22,000/year (family of 4) 12.9 million blacks million Hispanics. In 2009, 35% of blacks and 34% of Hispanics in the United States lived below the federal poverty line. In the setting of poverty, HIV testing and treatment may be sacrificed to competing demands for food, housing, clothing, and basic needs. Blacks and Hispanics are nearly 3 times as likely to live in poverty as whites: in 2009, approximately 12.9 million black Americans (35%) and 16.7 million Hispanic Americans (34%) lived below the federal poverty line (~ 11,000/year for an individual or  22,000/year for a family of 4). Poverty is linked to a number of other factors that may influence access to care, such as homelessness, decreased literacy, and lack of health insurance coverage. Reference: Kaiser Family Foundation. Poverty Rate by Race/Ethnicity ( ), U.S. (2009).  Accessed August 22, Kaiser Family Foundation. Poverty rate by race/ethnicity, states ( ), U.S. (2009).  Accessed August 17, 2011.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}