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(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
Before taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus
Excluding health
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance
gains less plus supplements to
(current government capital wage or salary
Total measure) transfers gains income
(thous.) Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
All Races
Total 275924 11.3 18.6 18.4 17.8
Age
Under 18 years 71936 16.1 18.6 18.4 17.3
Related children 70767 15.6 18.1 17.9 16.8
Under 6 years 23243 16.9 19.2 19.0 17.8
18 to 24 years 26965 14.4 17.6 17.5 16.8
25 to 44 years 82220 9.2 11.3 11.2 10.7
45 to 64 years 61824 7.6 12.9 12.8 12.3
65 years and over 32978 10.2 48.2 47.8 47.5
65 to 74 years 17878 8.9 40.9 40.5 40.1
75 years and over 15100 11.7 56.9 56.4 56.3
Family Relationship
In families 229482 9.6 15.7 15.5 14.8
Married-couple families 180272 5.6 11.4 11.2 10.6
With related children under 18 113407 6.9 8.6 8.5 7.7
Female hhlder, no husband present 37422 27.9 35.7 35.5 33.9
With related children under 18 27421 35.1 40.9 40.6 38.7
Unrelated individuals 45117 18.9 32.5 32.4 32.2
Living alone 27878 17.0 36.5 36.4 36.2
65 years and over 9912 20.4 66.5 66.1 66.0
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(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
Before taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus
Excluding health
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance
gains less plus supplements to
(current government capital wage or salary
Total measure) transfers gains income
(thous.) Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 224349 10.8 17.4 17.2 16.6
Inside central cities 80144 16.1 23.5 23.3 22.6
Outside central cities 144205 7.8 14.0 13.9 13.3
Outside metropolitan areas 51575 13.4 23.7 23.6 22.8
Region
Northeast 52228 10.3 18.1 17.9 17.3
Midwest 63586 9.5 16.5 16.4 15.7
South 96759 12.5 20.2 20.1 19.5
West 63351 11.9 18.6 18.3 17.6
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 203988 9.6 18.6 18.4 17.9
18 to 24 years old 26965 14.4 17.6 17.5 16.8
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 6181 22.3 26.7 26.5 25.7
25 years old and over 177022 8.8 18.7 18.6 18.1
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 27768 22.2 44.4 44.0 43.1
High school graduate, no college 57749 9.2 20.6 20.5 19.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree 45379 5.9 13.3 13.2 12.7
Bachelor's degree or more 46127 3.2 6.3 6.2 6.1
Work Experience in 2000
Total, 20 to 64 years 162879 9.2 12.6 12.5 11.9
Worked at full-time jobs 115274 4.1 5.0 5.0 4.5
50 to 52 weeks 97250 2.4 2.9 2.9 2.5
Worked at part-time jobs 19474 13.2 17.1 17.0 16.3
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(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
Before taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus
Excluding health
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance
gains less plus supplements to
(current government capital wage or salary
Total measure) transfers gains income
(thous.) Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4
Did not work 28131 27.3 40.3 40.1 39.2
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(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
Before taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus
Excluding health
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance
gains less plus supplements to
(current government capital wage or salary
Total measure) transfers gains income
(thous.) Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 16710 45.0 65.0 64.7 63.8
AFDC or other non-SSI 7519 59.4 73.7 73.3 72.4
SSI 10514 35.3 61.2 61.1 60.1
Food stamps 17028 61.7 75.2 74.7 73.1
Housing assistance 10682 53.8 69.5 68.9 67.5
Energy assistance 6021 53.7 71.7 71.5 70.3
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 31212 38.7 45.3 44.9 42.6
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 8535 63.8 82.8 82.4 81.6
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 177140 3.3 5.8 5.8 5.0
Medicare 37010 12.3 50.4 50.1 49.7
Also Medicaid 5198 33.4 69.4 69.3 68.9
Medicaid 28360 43.5 58.5 58.2 57.1
Not covered 38464 23.9 28.2 27.7 27.3
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(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
After taxes
Definition 8
Definition 4 Definition 6 plus
less Definition 5 plus Definition 7 nonmeans-
Social less Earned less tested
Security Federal Income state government
payroll income Tax income cash
taxes taxes Credit taxes transfers
Def 5 Def 6 Def 7 Def 8 Def 9
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
All Races
Total 18.8 19.0 17.5 17.6 11.1
Age
Under 18 years 19.0 19.1 15.8 16.1 14.6
Related children 18.5 18.6 15.3 15.6 14.1
Under 6 years 19.7 19.9 16.1 16.3 15.1
18 to 24 years 18.1 18.6 16.9 17.0 14.7
25 to 44 years 11.7 11.9 10.4 10.5 9.0
45 to 64 years 12.9 13.1 12.7 12.8 8.2
65 years and over 48.0 48.3 48.1 48.3 11.2
65 to 74 years 40.8 41.1 40.9 41.0 9.9
75 years and over 56.6 56.7 56.7 56.8 12.8
Family Relationship
In families 15.9 16.1 14.2 14.4 9.1
Married-couple families 11.5 11.6 10.5 10.6 5.3
With related children under 18 8.8 8.9 7.1 7.3 6.1
Female hhlder, no husband present 36.2 36.6 31.6 31.8 26.4
With related children under 18 41.4 41.7 35.0 35.3 32.2
Unrelated individuals 32.8 33.4 33.4 33.6 20.7
Living alone 36.7 37.1 37.1 37.3 18.6
65 years and over 66.1 66.2 66.2 66.5 21.6
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Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000 (All Races)
(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
After taxes
Definition 8
Definition 4 Definition 6 plus
less Definition 5 plus Definition 7 nonmeans-
Social less Earned less tested
Security Federal Income state government
payroll income Tax income cash
taxes taxes Credit taxes transfers
Def 5 Def 6 Def 7 Def 8 Def 9
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 17.6 17.8 16.4 16.5 10.7
Inside central cities 23.9 24.1 22.1 22.4 16.2
Outside central cities 14.1 14.3 13.2 13.3 7.6
Outside metropolitan areas 24.1 24.3 22.3 22.4 13.0
Region
Northeast 18.2 18.4 16.9 17.2 10.3
Midwest 16.6 16.7 15.6 15.8 9.3
South 20.6 20.8 19.2 19.3 12.2
West 18.9 19.2 17.2 17.3 12.0
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 18.8 19.0 18.1 18.2 9.9
18 to 24 years old 18.1 18.6 16.9 17.0 14.7
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 27.5 27.7 24.4 24.5 21.6
25 years old and over 18.9 19.1 18.2 18.4 9.1
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 44.9 45.3 43.4 43.7 23.5
High school graduate, no college 20.7 20.9 20.0 20.2 9.4
College: Less than bachelor's degree 13.3 13.5 12.8 12.8 6.0
Bachelor's degree or more 6.4 6.4 6.2 6.3 3.3
Work Experience in 2000
Total, 20 to 64 years 12.8 13.1 12.0 12.1 9.4
Worked at full-time jobs 5.3 5.5 4.6 4.7 3.9
50 to 52 weeks 3.1 3.3 2.5 2.6 2.2
Worked at part-time jobs 17.8 18.2 16.6 16.9 13.4
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Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000 (All Races)
(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
After taxes
Definition 8
Definition 4 Definition 6 plus
less Definition 5 plus Definition 7 nonmeans-
Social less Earned less tested
Security Federal Income state government
payroll income Tax income cash
taxes taxes Credit taxes transfers
Def 5 Def 6 Def 7 Def 8 Def 9
Did not work 40.3 40.5 39.2 39.4 29.0
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(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
After taxes
Definition 8
Definition 4 Definition 6 plus
less Definition 5 plus Definition 7 nonmeans-
Social less Earned less tested
Security Federal Income state government
payroll income Tax income cash
taxes taxes Credit taxes transfers
Def 5 Def 6 Def 7 Def 8 Def 9
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 65.4 65.8 63.0 63.5 55.3
AFDC or other non-SSI 74.3 74.6 71.3 72.2 67.9
SSI 61.8 62.2 59.6 59.9 49.2
Food stamps 76.1 76.7 70.6 71.2 64.0
Housing assistance 69.5 69.9 65.2 65.6 55.1
Energy assistance 72.9 73.5 68.1 69.3 56.7
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 46.0 46.2 39.4 40.0 36.3
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 83.7 84.1 81.0 81.4 74.9
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 5.4 5.5 4.7 4.7 2.5
Medicare 50.3 50.6 50.3 50.4 13.8
Also Medicaid 69.8 70.0 69.3 69.4 42.1
Medicaid 59.8 60.1 54.9 55.3 46.3
Not covered 30.1 30.8 27.3 27.7 23.7
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Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000 (All Races)
(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
After taxes
Definition 13
Definition 11 plus
Definition 10 plus other
plus means-tested means-tested
Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government
plus school cash plus noncash
Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers
Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
All Races
Total 10.8 10.7 10.1 9.6 8.6
Age
Under 18 years 14.4 14.4 13.6 12.6 11.0
Related children 13.9 13.9 13.0 12.2 10.5
Under 6 years 15.0 15.0 14.3 13.3 11.8
18 to 24 years 14.5 14.5 14.0 13.5 12.6
25 to 44 years 8.8 8.8 8.3 7.9 7.2
45 to 64 years 7.9 7.9 7.2 6.8 6.3
65 years and over 9.9 9.9 9.1 9.0 8.2
65 to 74 years 8.5 8.5 7.7 7.6 6.8
75 years and over 11.5 11.5 10.7 10.6 9.9
Family Relationship
In families 8.8 8.8 8.2 7.7 6.8
Married-couple families 5.1 5.1 4.7 4.4 4.0
With related children under 18 6.0 5.9 5.6 5.1 4.6
Female hhlder, no husband present 25.9 25.9 23.7 22.6 19.1
With related children under 18 31.9 31.9 29.5 28.1 23.4
Unrelated individuals 19.8 19.8 19.0 18.6 17.4
Living alone 17.7 17.7 16.7 16.3 14.6
65 years and over 19.8 19.8 18.8 18.7 16.6
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Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000 (All Races)
(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
After taxes
Definition 13
Definition 11 plus
Definition 10 plus other
plus means-tested means-tested
Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government
plus school cash plus noncash
Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers
Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 10.3 10.3 9.6 9.1 8.3
Inside central cities 15.6 15.6 14.5 13.6 12.2
Outside central cities 7.4 7.4 6.9 6.6 6.1
Outside metropolitan areas 12.6 12.6 11.9 11.5 10.1
Region
Northeast 9.9 9.9 9.0 8.3 7.3
Midwest 9.0 9.0 8.5 8.0 7.4
South 11.8 11.8 11.3 11.0 9.8
West 11.7 11.6 10.6 10.0 9.1
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 9.5 9.5 8.8 8.5 7.8
18 to 24 years old 14.5 14.5 14.0 13.5 12.6
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 21.2 21.2 20.0 19.1 17.4
25 years old and over 8.7 8.7 8.1 7.7 7.1
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 22.1 22.1 20.1 19.1 17.1
High school graduate, no college 8.9 8.9 8.3 8.0 7.4
College: Less than bachelor's degree 5.8 5.8 5.4 5.2 4.8
Bachelor's degree or more 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.0 2.9
Work Experience in 2000
Total, 20 to 64 years 9.1 9.1 8.5 8.1 7.5
Worked at full-time jobs 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.2
50 to 52 weeks 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.7
Worked at part-time jobs 13.2 13.2 12.6 12.1 11.3
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Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000 (All Races)
(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
After taxes
Definition 13
Definition 11 plus
Definition 10 plus other
plus means-tested means-tested
Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government
plus school cash plus noncash
Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers
Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14
Did not work 28.0 28.0 25.5 24.4 22.6
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Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000 (All Races)
(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
After taxes
Definition 13
Definition 11 plus
Definition 10 plus other
plus means-tested means-tested
Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government
plus school cash plus noncash
Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers
Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 52.7 52.7 41.8 37.5 31.0
AFDC or other non-SSI 66.2 66.2 55.5 49.2 41.1
SSI 45.8 45.8 32.7 29.4 23.7
Food stamps 62.0 62.0 55.7 50.1 39.1
Housing assistance 52.1 52.1 46.7 42.4 28.2
Energy assistance 54.6 54.6 49.0 44.8 35.8
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 35.9 35.9 33.4 30.5 25.4
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 72.3 72.3 59.6 53.1 42.4
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.1
Medicare 12.0 12.0 10.6 10.3 9.2
Also Medicaid 35.1 35.1 26.9 25.3 19.7
Medicaid 44.5 44.5 38.9 34.8 28.8
Not covered 23.5 23.4 23.1 22.7 21.4
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Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000 (All Races)
(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
After taxes
Definition 14
plus
net Money
imputed Definition 14 Income Money
return less after Taxes Income
on equity medical not including after
in own home programs EITC Taxes
Def 15 Def 16 Def 17 Def 18
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
All Races
Total 7.7 9.1 12.5 10.8
Age
Under 18 years 10.4 11.7 17.9 14.5
Related children 9.9 11.2 17.4 14.0
Under 6 years 11.3 12.6 19.1 15.2
18 to 24 years 12.2 12.9 16.4 14.7
25 to 44 years 6.9 7.5 10.4 8.8
45 to 64 years 5.3 6.6 8.2 7.8
65 years and over 5.0 8.7 10.3 10.3
65 to 74 years 4.3 7.3 9.1 9.0
75 years and over 5.7 10.4 11.8 11.7
Family Relationship
In families 6.2 7.2 10.8 8.8
Married-couple families 3.5 4.3 6.5 5.2
With related children under 18 4.2 5.0 8.2 6.3
Female hhlder, no husband present 18.0 20.0 30.2 25.1
With related children under 18 22.5 24.5 37.9 31.1
Unrelated individuals 15.0 18.0 20.3 20.3
Living alone 10.8 14.9 18.0 18.0
65 years and over 9.3 16.7 20.4 20.4
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Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000 (All Races)
(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
After taxes
Definition 14
plus
net Money
imputed Definition 14 Income Money
return less after Taxes Income
on equity medical not including after
in own home programs EITC Taxes
Def 15 Def 16 Def 17 Def 18
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 7.6 8.7 11.9 10.3
Inside central cities 11.6 12.7 17.6 15.6
Outside central cities 5.3 6.4 8.7 7.5
Outside metropolitan areas 8.5 10.8 15.0 12.9
Region
Northeast 6.8 7.8 11.4 9.8
Midwest 6.9 7.7 10.3 9.2
South 8.4 10.3 13.8 12.1
West 8.3 9.6 13.5 11.4
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 6.8 8.2 10.5 9.5
18 to 24 years old 12.2 12.9 16.4 14.7
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 17.1 18.4 24.4 21.0
25 years old and over 6.0 7.4 9.6 8.7
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 14.1 18.2 23.7 21.8
High school graduate, no college 6.2 7.7 10.2 9.1
College: Less than bachelor's degree 4.1 5.0 6.6 5.8
Bachelor's degree or more 2.6 2.9 3.5 3.2
Work Experience in 2000
Total, 20 to 64 years 6.9 7.8 10.3 9.1
Worked at full-time jobs 3.0 3.3 5.1 4.1
50 to 52 weeks 1.6 1.8 3.2 2.3
Worked at part-time jobs 10.6 11.6 15.0 13.2
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Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000 (All Races)
(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
After taxes
Definition 14
plus
net Money
imputed Definition 14 Income Money
return less after Taxes Income
on equity medical not including after
in own home programs EITC Taxes
Def 15 Def 16 Def 17 Def 18
Did not work 20.4 23.9 28.2 26.9
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Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000 (All Races)
(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
After taxes
Definition 14
plus
net Money
imputed Definition 14 Income Money
return less after Taxes Income
on equity medical not including after
in own home programs EITC Taxes
Def 15 Def 16 Def 17 Def 18
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 28.7 34.2 46.6 44.2
AFDC or other non-SSI 39.7 44.6 62.2 58.0
SSI 20.4 26.7 35.9 34.8
Food stamps 36.7 42.7 65.1 58.9
Housing assistance 28.2 30.6 55.5 51.2
Energy assistance 32.4 38.3 58.1 51.8
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 24.3 27.2 42.8 35.5
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 40.3 46.6 65.5 62.3
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 1.9 2.2 3.9 3.0
Medicare 6.0 10.1 12.5 12.3
Also Medicaid 15.0 22.6 33.6 33.0
Medicaid 26.9 31.6 46.4 41.1
Not covered 20.0 21.9 27.1 23.6
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Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000 (All Races)
(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
All Races
Total 31054 51246 50840 49006 51949 52507 48219 48649 30630
Age
Under 18 years 11553 13350 13229 12419 13639 13706 11392 11547 10476
Related children 11018 12792 12670 11870 13065 13130 10855 11010 9951
Under 6 years 3917 4460 4414 4138 4590 4615 3751 3797 3520
18 to 24 years 3890 4735 4707 4533 4877 5016 4553 4586 3970
25 to 44 years 7571 9315 9236 8759 9595 9750 8551 8668 7410
45 to 64 years 4682 7948 7906 7627 7994 8119 7858 7931 5072
65 years and over 3359 15898 15762 15667 15845 15916 15865 15916 3703
65 to 74 years 1592 7304 7238 7167 7303 7351 7307 7334 1770
75 years and over 1767 8594 8524 8499 8542 8565 8558 8581 1933
Family Relationship
In families 22015 36039 35672 33962 36590 36871 32641 32970 20810
Married-couple families 10138 20513 20241 19164 20769 20884 18860 19111 9482
With related children under 18 7873 9780 9614 8676 9970 10037 8072 8289 6920
Female hhlder, no husband present 10425 13352 13276 12703 13543 13705 11808 11885 9869
With related children under 18 9613 11203 11127 10624 11365 11445 9600 9671 8828
Unrelated individuals 8529 14660 14621 14508 14808 15085 15074 15175 9336
Living alone 4751 10181 10146 10094 10218 10340 10337 10395 5197
65 years and over 2021 6591 6556 6546 6554 6564 6564 6587 2140
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(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 24136 39041 38671 37254 39524 39982 36740 37088 23931
Inside central cities 12906 18815 18687 18081 19153 19346 17738 17924 12945
Outside central cities 11230 20227 19984 19173 20371 20636 19002 19164 10986
Outside metropolitan areas 6919 12205 12169 11751 12426 12525 11479 11561 6699
Region
Northeast 5363 9443 9373 9038 9521 9623 8842 9000 5356
Midwest 6037 10514 10421 9974 10528 10618 9919 10050 5896
South 12105 19503 19425 18829 19907 20117 18552 18644 11766
West 7550 11786 11621 11165 11995 12149 10905 10954 7611
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 19501 37896 37611 36586 38311 38801 36827 37101 20155
18 to 24 years old 3890 4735 4707 4533 4877 5016 4553 4586 3970
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1376 1652 1638 1591 1697 1714 1507 1515 1338
25 years old and over 15611 33161 32905 32053 33434 33785 32274 32515 16185
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 6151 12320 12223 11976 12468 12588 12060 12138 6535
High school graduate, no college 5310 11884 11814 11461 11972 12091 11540 11653 5407
College: Less than bachelor's degree 2697 6032 5985 5785 6057 6139 5799 5826 2740
Bachelor's degree or more 1453 2925 2883 2832 2936 2968 2876 2898 1503
Work Experience in 2000
Total, 20 to 64 years 14923 20464 20329 19442 20910 21313 19563 19775 15251
Worked at full-time jobs 4677 5792 5742 5235 6107 6382 5295 5398 4482
50 to 52 weeks 2325 2813 2793 2466 3047 3191 2442 2515 2095
Worked at part-time jobs 2574 3338 3317 3167 3469 3546 3235 3297 2600
Did not work 7671 11334 11270 11040 11335 11384 11033 11079 8169
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(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 7522 10854 10816 10655 10933 11001 10521 10619 9248
AFDC or other non-SSI 4464 5541 5514 5445 5584 5612 5360 5430 5108
SSI 3710 6435 6425 6316 6497 6536 6266 6294 5175
Food stamps 10500 12807 12725 12448 12962 13059 12023 12120 10890
Housing assistance 5749 7422 7360 7210 7424 7465 6969 7006 5887
Energy assistance 3235 4315 4303 4231 4391 4423 4097 4174 3412
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 12093 14142 14021 13294 14349 14424 12312 12482 11325
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 5447 7067 7034 6968 7147 7182 6912 6951 6396
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 5849 10359 10281 8792 9630 9715 8313 8395 4351
Medicare 4566 18668 18539 18396 18634 18720 18607 18666 5109
Also Medicaid 1736 3608 3604 3582 3629 3640 3604 3606 2191
Medicaid 12349 16589 16501 16187 16956 17038 15559 15683 13128
Not covered 9184 10835 10664 10509 11592 11854 10499 10670 9125
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(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
All Races
Total 29673 29653 27771 26378 23820 21330 25046 34388 29846
Age
Under 18 years 10354 10341 9754 9092 7921 7493 8405 12910 10425
Related children 9830 9817 9233 8608 7459 7033 7910 12346 9895
Under 6 years 3483 3476 3317 3093 2742 2621 2925 4435 3529
18 to 24 years 3918 3918 3765 3634 3384 3277 3489 4419 3969
25 to 44 years 7261 7256 6820 6458 5927 5673 6202 8579 7273
45 to 64 years 4870 4867 4432 4232 3867 3249 4075 5083 4798
65 years and over 3270 3270 3000 2961 2719 1637 2876 3397 3381
65 to 74 years 1528 1528 1385 1361 1222 776 1313 1622 1610
75 years and over 1742 1742 1615 1600 1497 861 1564 1776 1771
Family Relationship
In families 20253 20232 18704 17583 15585 14190 16499 24690 20194
Married-couple families 9145 9125 8529 7843 7292 6355 7841 11736 9448
With related children under 18 6761 6741 6384 5750 5261 4794 5700 9343 7102
Female hhlder, no husband present 9688 9688 8870 8467 7138 6745 7467 11310 9393
With related children under 18 8749 8749 8097 7696 6418 6169 6706 10393 8528
Unrelated individuals 8937 8937 8588 8374 7847 6753 8105 9169 9164
Living alone 4925 4925 4665 4538 4068 3017 4147 5013 5010
65 years and over 1962 1962 1866 1851 1649 927 1655 2022 2022
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Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000 (All Races)
(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 23180 23159 21611 20442 18603 16966 19471 26666 23216
Inside central cities 12539 12539 11656 10923 9799 9311 10212 14130 12465
Outside central cities 10641 10620 9954 9519 8804 7655 9259 12536 10752
Outside metropolitan areas 6494 6494 6160 5936 5217 4364 5575 7722 6630
Region
Northeast 5157 5157 4697 4337 3824 3552 4080 5928 5133
Midwest 5710 5696 5431 5118 4725 4378 4900 6570 5830
South 11420 11420 10903 10597 9520 8146 9965 13319 11681
West 7387 7380 6739 6326 5751 5254 6101 8570 7202
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 19319 19312 18016 17286 15898 13836 16642 21478 19421
18 to 24 years old 3918 3918 3765 3634 3384 3277 3489 4419 3969
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1311 1311 1239 1179 1077 1058 1136 1509 1295
25 years old and over 15401 15394 14252 13652 12514 10559 13153 17059 15452
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 6139 6139 5585 5298 4745 3922 5055 6571 6065
High school graduate, no college 5151 5146 4818 4621 4255 3578 4468 5883 5276
College: Less than bachelor's degree 2645 2642 2453 2363 2179 1868 2274 3012 2628
Bachelor's degree or more 1466 1466 1396 1370 1334 1191 1355 1592 1484
Work Experience in 2000
Total, 20 to 64 years 14870 14863 13894 13253 12198 11261 12736 16725 14850
Worked at full-time jobs 4423 4420 4250 4027 3642 3457 3769 5869 4704
50 to 52 weeks 2076 2074 1991 1849 1665 1563 1741 3129 2273
Worked at part-time jobs 2580 2578 2461 2366 2202 2059 2257 2913 2576
Did not work 7868 7864 7182 6861 6354 5746 6710 7943 7570
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Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000 (All Races)
(Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 8801 8801 6984 6263 5188 4788 5708 7785 7394
AFDC or other non-SSI 4977 4977 4171 3696 3093 2984 3350 4675 4362
SSI 4820 4820 3437 3093 2492 2141 2806 3777 3658
Food stamps 10562 10562 9476 8529 6666 6257 7274 11088 10022
Housing assistance 5567 5567 4991 4531 3007 3007 3265 5929 5470
Energy assistance 3288 3288 2950 2698 2156 1951 2308 3497 3121
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 11191 11191 10425 9505 7914 7585 8482 13360 11083
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 6169 6169 5084 4533 3623 3436 3981 5591 5321
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 4298 4293 4111 4055 3732 3331 3823 6950 5269
Medicare 4425 4425 3912 3829 3386 2223 3720 4631 4552
Also Medicaid 1825 1825 1397 1317 1024 780 1174 1748 1715
Medicaid 12624 12624 11040 9856 8177 7622 8969 13146 11662
Not covered 9020 9005 8896 8720 8231 7680 8439 10408 9063