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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000 (All Races)
(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
All families 72388 8.6 16.6 16.4 15.8
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 3489 25.0 27.7 27.4 26.2
25 to 44 years 31406 10.4 12.1 12.0 11.3
45 to 54 years 16225 5.1 7.3 7.3 6.8
55 to 64 years 9662 6.6 13.8 13.7 13.3
65 years and over 11606 5.4 40.4 39.9 39.5
Type of Family
Married-couple families 55611 4.7 12.7 12.6 12.1
With related children under 18 26563 6.0 7.6 7.5 6.7
With related children under 6 12175 7.4 8.8 8.7 7.8
Male householder, no wife present 4252 11.5 18.0 17.8 17.3
Female householder, no husband present 12525 24.7 33.0 32.9 31.5
With related children under 18 8510 32.5 37.9 37.7 35.9
With related children under 6 3510 42.6 47.6 47.4 45.7
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 57898 8.2 15.3 15.2 14.6
Inside central cities 19416 13.1 21.0 20.9 20.1
Outside central cities 38482 5.8 12.5 12.3 11.8
Outside metropolitan areas 14490 10.0 21.5 21.4 20.6
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000 (All Races)
(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
Region
Northeast 13422 8.0 15.8 15.7 15.1
Midwest 16646 7.0 14.9 14.7 14.1
South 26602 9.7 18.2 18.1 17.5
West 15719 9.0 16.3 16.0 15.4
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 11230 21.6 40.1 39.8 38.6
High school graduate, no college 22759 9.7 18.4 18.2 17.5
College: Less than bachelor's degree 19417 6.0 12.3 12.2 11.5
Bachelor's degree or more 18981 2.2 4.9 4.8 4.7
Work Experience in 2000
Total, 15 to 64 years 60782 9.2 12.0 11.9 11.3
Worked at full-time jobs 46126 4.8 5.7 5.6 5.0
50 to 52 weeks 40045 3.2 3.6 3.6 3.1
Worked at part-time jobs 5871 17.6 21.4 21.3 20.4
Did not work 8785 26.5 38.9 38.8 38.0
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 19093 23.4 51.2 50.8 49.9
Householder 15 to 64 years 10445 37.2 50.6 50.4 48.8
Householder 65 years and over 8649 6.8 51.9 51.4 51.1
One worker 31462 5.1 6.5 6.4 5.6
Two workers or more 21833 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000 (All Races)
(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
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 3795 41.1 64.7 64.5 63.4
AFDC or other non-SSI 1735 60.7 76.4 76.1 75.4
SSI 2378 27.8 59.1 58.9 57.6
Food stamps 3821 60.5 75.3 74.9 73.2
Housing assistance 2442 51.6 65.2 64.7 62.9
Energy assistance 1389 51.4 69.3 69.2 67.6
Free or reduced-price school lunches 7079 37.8 44.9 44.6 42.3
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 1910 62.9 84.3 84.1 83.6
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 53849 3.3 6.5 6.5 5.6
Medicare 15866 6.9 37.7 37.4 36.9
Medicaid 10363 32.0 46.6 46.3 44.9
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 6870 19.1 21.5 21.0 21.0
Health insurance 4203 24.3 26.3 25.6 25.6
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 2920 18.0 52.0 51.7 50.9
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Table 3. Percent of Families 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
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
All Races
All families 16.8 16.9 15.3 15.4 8.3
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 29.1 29.1 23.9 23.9 22.4
25 to 44 years 12.5 12.5 10.1 10.2 9.3
45 to 54 years 7.3 7.5 6.6 6.7 5.2
55 to 64 years 13.9 13.9 13.7 13.8 7.1
65 years and over 40.3 40.7 40.4 40.5 6.6
Type of Family
Married-couple families 12.8 12.9 12.1 12.2 4.6
With related children under 18 7.7 7.8 6.1 6.3 5.2
With related children under 6 9.0 9.0 6.9 7.1 6.2
Male householder, no wife present 18.7 18.7 16.5 16.5 11.6
Female householder, no husband present 33.6 34.1 29.4 29.6 23.5
With related children under 18 38.6 38.8 32.2 32.5 29.5
With related children under 6 48.7 49.0 41.6 41.7 39.2
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 15.5 15.6 14.1 14.3 7.9
Inside central cities 21.3 21.5 19.4 19.5 12.9
Outside central cities 12.6 12.6 11.5 11.6 5.4
Outside metropolitan areas 21.9 22.0 20.0 20.1 9.5
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Table 3. Percent of Families 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
Region
Northeast 16.0 16.1 14.5 14.7 7.8
Midwest 14.9 15.0 13.8 13.9 6.6
South 18.5 18.6 17.0 17.1 9.2
West 16.5 16.6 14.7 14.8 8.9
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 40.9 41.4 38.2 38.4 21.7
High school graduate, no college 18.6 18.6 16.8 17.0 8.9
College: Less than bachelor's degree 12.4 12.5 10.8 10.9 5.6
Bachelor's degree or more 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.6 2.2
Work Experience in 2000
Total, 15 to 64 years 12.3 12.4 10.5 10.6 8.6
Worked at full-time jobs 6.0 6.0 4.3 4.3 3.8
50 to 52 weeks 3.9 3.9 2.5 2.6 2.4
Worked at part-time jobs 21.9 22.1 18.6 18.8 15.4
Did not work 39.1 39.3 38.1 38.4 28.9
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 51.1 51.3 49.1 49.2 24.0
Householder 15 to 64 years 50.7 50.8 47.0 47.1 37.1
Householder 65 years and over 51.6 51.9 51.6 51.8 8.2
One worker 7.0 7.2 5.0 5.2 4.0
Two workers or more 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.6
12/17/01 378
Table 3. Percent of Families 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
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 64.8 65.2 62.4 62.8 52.7
AFDC or other non-SSI 76.6 76.9 73.6 74.1 69.8
SSI 59.2 59.6 57.3 57.5 43.8
Food stamps 76.4 76.8 69.7 70.3 62.7
Housing assistance 65.6 65.9 59.5 60.0 52.5
Energy assistance 70.3 70.7 64.3 65.0 53.4
Free or reduced-price school lunches 45.6 45.8 38.5 39.0 35.0
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 85.0 85.3 82.2 82.6 75.6
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 6.2 6.2 5.3 5.4 2.4
Medicare 37.7 38.0 37.6 37.7 8.2
Medicaid 47.9 48.2 42.6 42.9 33.3
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 23.1 23.3 20.2 20.5 18.4
Health insurance 28.6 28.7 24.7 25.1 23.3
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 52.5 53.0 51.7 51.7 24.6
12/17/01 379
Table 3. Percent of Families 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
All families 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.0 6.2
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 22.1 22.1 21.3 20.3 18.2
25 to 44 years 9.2 9.2 8.6 8.1 7.0
45 to 54 years 5.0 5.0 4.4 4.1 3.6
55 to 64 years 6.8 6.8 6.2 6.1 5.7
65 years and over 5.7 5.7 4.9 4.8 4.6
Type of Family
Married-couple families 4.4 4.3 4.0 3.8 3.6
With related children under 18 5.1 5.0 4.8 4.3 4.0
With related children under 6 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.2 4.7
Male householder, no wife present 11.3 11.3 10.3 10.0 9.1
Female householder, no husband present 23.0 23.0 20.9 20.0 16.9
With related children under 18 29.3 29.3 27.1 25.8 21.4
With related children under 6 39.0 39.0 37.0 35.3 30.8
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.6 5.9
Inside central cities 12.5 12.5 11.4 10.7 9.4
Outside central cities 5.2 5.2 4.8 4.6 4.2
Outside metropolitan areas 9.3 9.3 8.7 8.3 7.3
12/17/01 380
Table 3. Percent of Families 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
Region
Northeast 7.5 7.5 6.7 6.2 5.3
Midwest 6.4 6.4 6.0 5.7 5.2
South 8.9 8.9 8.3 8.0 7.1
West 8.6 8.6 7.7 7.2 6.4
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 21.1 21.1 19.1 17.9 15.8
High school graduate, no college 8.6 8.6 8.1 7.7 6.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree 5.4 5.4 4.9 4.7 4.3
Bachelor's degree or more 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.9
Work Experience in 2000
Total, 15 to 64 years 8.4 8.4 7.8 7.4 6.5
Worked at full-time jobs 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.3 2.8
50 to 52 weeks 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.7
Worked at part-time jobs 15.4 15.4 14.6 13.8 12.0
Did not work 28.1 28.1 25.4 24.4 22.5
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 23.2 23.1 21.1 20.3 18.3
Householder 15 to 64 years 36.4 36.4 33.5 32.2 28.6
Householder 65 years and over 7.2 7.2 6.1 6.0 5.8
One worker 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.4 2.9
Two workers or more 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5
12/17/01 381
Table 3. Percent of Families 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
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 50.1 50.1 38.1 34.6 28.6
AFDC or other non-SSI 68.2 68.2 56.2 50.4 41.0
SSI 40.5 40.5 26.1 23.9 19.5
Food stamps 61.0 61.0 54.1 48.5 37.4
Housing assistance 50.8 50.8 45.0 40.9 27.3
Energy assistance 51.4 51.4 46.0 42.8 33.7
Free or reduced-price school lunches 34.6 34.6 31.8 29.2 23.8
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 72.7 72.7 58.9 52.6 41.8
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.0
Medicare 7.0 7.0 5.9 5.8 5.2
Medicaid 32.1 32.1 27.7 25.2 20.7
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 18.4 18.3 18.3 18.3 17.5
Health insurance 23.3 23.2 23.2 23.2 22.0
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 20.3 20.3 14.9 14.1 11.4
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Table 3. Percent of Families 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
All families 5.6 6.5 9.5 7.9
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 18.0 18.7 27.3 22.7
25 to 44 years 6.7 7.3 11.8 9.1
45 to 54 years 3.4 3.8 5.7 4.8
55 to 64 years 4.6 6.1 6.9 6.6
65 years and over 2.9 4.9 5.6 5.6
Type of Family
Married-couple families 3.0 3.8 5.4 4.5
With related children under 18 3.7 4.3 7.2 5.3
With related children under 6 4.4 5.2 8.9 6.5
Male householder, no wife present 8.6 9.3 12.9 10.6
Female householder, no husband present 15.9 17.5 26.9 22.2
With related children under 18 20.6 22.2 35.2 28.5
With related children under 6 30.1 31.7 46.1 38.5
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 5.5 6.2 9.1 7.5
Inside central cities 9.0 9.7 14.4 12.1
Outside central cities 3.7 4.4 6.4 5.2
Outside metropolitan areas 6.2 7.8 11.3 9.3
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Table 3. Percent of Families 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
Region
Northeast 5.0 5.7 8.8 7.2
Midwest 4.9 5.4 7.7 6.5
South 6.3 7.5 10.7 8.9
West 5.7 6.8 10.2 8.2
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 14.0 16.8 23.5 20.4
High school graduate, no college 6.2 7.1 10.8 8.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree 3.9 4.4 6.9 5.3
Bachelor's degree or more 1.6 1.9 2.4 2.1
Work Experience in 2000
Total, 15 to 64 years 6.1 6.8 10.3 8.3
Worked at full-time jobs 2.7 2.9 5.9 4.0
50 to 52 weeks 1.7 1.8 4.1 2.5
Worked at part-time jobs 11.2 12.2 19.1 15.4
Did not work 20.7 23.7 27.7 26.3
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 16.4 19.1 24.3 22.2
Householder 15 to 64 years 27.0 29.8 38.6 34.9
Householder 65 years and over 3.5 6.1 6.9 6.9
One worker 2.6 3.1 6.6 4.2
Two workers or more 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.7
12/17/01 384
Table 3. Percent of Families 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
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 26.8 30.9 42.1 39.9
AFDC or other non-SSI 39.7 43.7 62.4 58.3
SSI 17.2 21.6 28.3 27.3
Food stamps 35.3 40.3 64.0 56.8
Housing assistance 27.3 29.7 53.5 47.9
Energy assistance 31.7 36.0 55.3 48.5
Free or reduced-price school lunches 22.7 25.1 41.6 33.8
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 40.0 45.0 64.1 61.2
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1.8 2.0 3.9 2.8
Medicare 3.9 5.9 7.2 7.0
Medicaid 19.4 22.3 34.7 29.2
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 15.8 17.5 21.3 18.3
Health insurance 20.5 22.0 27.5 23.3
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 9.4 13.3 18.4 17.6
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Table 3. Percent of Families 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
All families 6222 11987 11879 11431 12146 12228 11093 11171 5978
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 872 967 957 913 1015 1016 835 835 780
25 to 44 years 3264 3814 3779 3547 3926 3934 3168 3204 2911
45 to 54 years 820 1190 1188 1107 1188 1213 1078 1092 836
55 to 64 years 639 1330 1322 1280 1344 1345 1324 1336 690
65 years and over 627 4685 4633 4583 4673 4718 4688 4704 761
Type of Family
Married-couple families 2638 7084 7005 6750 7140 7163 6709 6762 2540
With related children under 18 1604 2021 1988 1791 2057 2066 1630 1670 1379
With related children under 6 905 1071 1055 944 1098 1101 840 859 761
Male householder, no wife present 488 764 755 736 795 797 700 700 495
Female householder, no husband present 3096 4138 4119 3945 4211 4268 3685 3709 2943
With related children under 18 2763 3222 3205 3059 3284 3305 2744 2766 2513
With related children under 6 1495 1672 1663 1603 1710 1719 1460 1464 1377
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 4767 8877 8782 8447 8972 9033 8193 8252 4597
Inside central cities 2551 4077 4049 3903 4140 4169 3767 3792 2503
Outside central cities 2215 4801 4733 4544 4833 4864 4425 4459 2094
Outside metropolitan areas 1455 3109 3097 2984 3174 3195 2901 2919 1381
Region
Northeast 1071 2127 2108 2023 2141 2156 1947 1969 1041
Midwest 1168 2474 2452 2344 2482 2494 2295 2319 1093
South 2573 4831 4809 4649 4928 4961 4533 4556 2444
West 1410 2555 2510 2415 2596 2617 2318 2328 1400
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Table 3. Percent of Families 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
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 2425 4503 4465 4339 4597 4647 4285 4312 2439
High school graduate, no college 2198 4179 4147 3976 4231 4244 3833 3868 2034
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1174 2379 2360 2227 2402 2418 2104 2114 1085
Bachelor's degree or more 424 926 908 889 916 918 872 876 419
Work Experience in 2000
Total, 15 to 64 years 5595 7302 7247 6848 7473 7509 6405 6467 5217
Worked at full-time jobs 2232 2628 2585 2314 2748 2759 1961 1992 1774
50 to 52 weeks 1271 1457 1428 1252 1569 1577 1018 1042 948
Worked at part-time jobs 1031 1255 1252 1196 1288 1296 1093 1103 907
Did not work 2332 3418 3409 3338 3437 3454 3351 3372 2536
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 4476 9777 9703 9518 9762 9796 9372 9398 4585
Householder 15 to 64 years 3889 5287 5259 5102 5295 5309 4907 4921 3873
Householder 65 years and over 587 4490 4444 4416 4467 4487 4465 4476 712
One worker 1612 2053 2021 1776 2214 2260 1586 1630 1268
Two workers or more 133 156 155 137 170 172 136 143 125
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 1558 2456 2449 2407 2460 2474 2369 2383 2001
AFDC or other non-SSI 1052 1325 1321 1308 1329 1334 1276 1286 1211
SSI 661 1404 1402 1370 1409 1418 1363 1368 1042
Food stamps 2311 2878 2860 2799 2920 2934 2664 2685 2397
Housing assistance 1260 1592 1579 1535 1601 1608 1452 1464 1282
Energy assistance 714 962 961 939 977 982 893 902 742
Free or reduced-price school lunches 2679 3181 3158 2992 3229 3241 2725 2759 2476
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 1200 1610 1605 1597 1623 1629 1570 1578 1444
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Table 3. Percent of Families 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
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1751 3515 3484 3036 3331 3362 2862 2881 1297
Medicare 1098 5979 5931 5849 5983 6034 5967 5984 1307
Medicaid 3312 4829 4801 4655 4965 4994 4411 4448 3449
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 1315 1476 1444 1444 1588 1599 1388 1407 1261
Health insurance 1023 1108 1078 1078 1201 1207 1037 1053 977
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 525 1519 1510 1488 1534 1547 1509 1510 719
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Table 3. Percent of Families 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
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
All Races
All families 5785 5781 5309 5044 4495 4052 4718 6910 5715
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 772 772 742 709 636 627 654 954 792
25 to 44 years 2881 2880 2686 2531 2198 2105 2298 3708 2854
45 to 54 years 814 811 719 661 577 547 611 929 784
55 to 64 years 661 661 598 589 555 440 588 665 638
65 years and over 656 656 564 554 529 332 567 655 647
Type of Family
Married-couple families 2422 2418 2248 2107 1996 1695 2124 2990 2483
With related children under 18 1342 1338 1268 1150 1063 971 1141 1905 1413
With related children under 6 743 740 708 633 575 538 638 1081 793
Male householder, no wife present 481 481 439 426 385 366 397 548 452
Female householder, no husband present 2882 2882 2623 2510 2114 1991 2197 3373 2780
With related children under 18 2494 2494 2305 2194 1820 1755 1885 2999 2426
With related children under 6 1370 1370 1299 1239 1082 1056 1113 1617 1350
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 4434 4430 4051 3841 3437 3156 3589 5275 4365
Inside central cities 2419 2419 2211 2080 1828 1744 1893 2794 2352
Outside central cities 2015 2011 1841 1760 1610 1412 1695 2482 2013
Outside metropolitan areas 1351 1351 1258 1203 1058 896 1129 1635 1349
Region
Northeast 1008 1008 895 833 716 669 767 1184 970
Midwest 1062 1059 1004 942 871 823 894 1282 1083
South 2361 2361 2206 2138 1901 1667 1994 2841 2377
West 1354 1353 1205 1131 1007 893 1063 1603 1285
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Table 3. Percent of Families 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
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 2365 2365 2147 2011 1774 1571 1883 2638 2286
High school graduate, no college 1963 1962 1839 1749 1541 1422 1611 2463 1992
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1055 1052 944 917 826 752 862 1345 1031
Bachelor's degree or more 401 401 380 367 354 307 362 463 405
Work Experience in 2000
Total, 15 to 64 years 5128 5124 4745 4490 3966 3719 4151 6256 5068
Worked at full-time jobs 1755 1752 1657 1535 1289 1242 1349 2706 1852
50 to 52 weeks 939 936 886 819 692 666 736 1660 1020
Worked at part-time jobs 904 903 857 810 702 659 717 1120 903
Did not work 2469 2469 2231 2144 1975 1818 2085 2430 2312
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 4420 4419 4031 3880 3491 3129 3639 4634 4241
Householder 15 to 64 years 3799 3798 3502 3362 2992 2822 3112 4035 3644
Householder 65 years and over 621 621 529 519 499 307 527 600 598
One worker 1240 1237 1155 1056 902 817 970 2081 1325
Two workers or more 125 125 123 107 102 106 109 195 149
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 1903 1903 1447 1314 1087 1018 1172 1598 1512
AFDC or other non-SSI 1182 1182 975 875 711 688 757 1083 1012
SSI 963 963 620 568 464 409 514 672 649
Food stamps 2330 2330 2066 1852 1428 1348 1539 2446 2169
Housing assistance 1241 1241 1100 998 667 667 726 1307 1169
Energy assistance 714 714 638 594 468 440 500 768 673
Free or reduced-price school lunches 2446 2446 2253 2065 1681 1607 1778 2948 2394
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 1388 1388 1124 1005 798 764 859 1223 1169
12/17/01 390
Table 3. Percent of Families 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
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1279 1278 1196 1173 1058 946 1091 2075 1483
Medicare 1114 1114 944 918 829 616 939 1144 1103
Medicaid 3324 3324 2872 2607 2147 2013 2316 3597 3027
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 1261 1258 1256 1256 1201 1085 1201 1463 1258
Health insurance 977 975 975 975 925 863 925 1155 977
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 594 594 436 411 333 274 388 536 514