12/17/01 409
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000 (Black)
(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
Black
All families 8814 19.1 26.7 26.5 25.2
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 734 40.3 43.7 42.9 41.0
25 to 44 years 4399 20.6 23.5 23.2 21.7
45 to 54 years 1758 12.0 15.9 15.9 14.9
55 to 64 years 931 15.5 26.1 26.1 25.4
65 years and over 991 12.7 48.3 48.2 46.9
Type of Family
Married-couple families 4290 6.1 14.1 14.0 13.1
With related children under 18 2386 6.3 9.1 9.0 7.8
With related children under 6 1087 6.9 9.8 9.4 7.8
Male householder, no wife present 762 16.2 21.5 20.8 20.8
Female householder, no husband present 3762 34.6 42.2 41.9 39.9
With related children under 18 2833 41.0 46.5 46.1 43.9
With related children under 6 1278 48.5 53.3 52.8 50.7
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 7694 18.4 25.2 25.0 23.8
Inside central cities 4433 22.7 29.8 29.8 28.3
Outside central cities 3262 12.7 19.1 18.6 17.6
Outside metropolitan areas 1119 23.9 36.9 36.6 35.2
12/17/01 410
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000 (Black)
(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 1518 20.4 26.9 26.7 25.0
Midwest 1614 22.3 29.8 29.8 29.1
South 4888 18.8 26.6 26.5 25.2
West 794 12.3 20.8 19.2 18.1
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1793 32.8 50.6 50.2 48.7
High school graduate, no college 3132 22.7 27.8 27.6 26.2
College: Less than bachelor's degree 2580 12.7 18.5 18.2 16.7
Bachelor's degree or more 1309 4.5 7.6 7.6 7.4
Work Experience in 2000
Total, 15 to 64 years 7822 19.9 24.0 23.8 22.5
Worked at full-time jobs 5751 10.5 12.1 11.8 10.4
50 to 52 weeks 4814 6.9 7.7 7.5 6.4
Worked at part-time jobs 655 41.8 48.5 48.0 46.6
Did not work 1416 48.2 60.9 61.1 60.1
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 2610 48.2 69.9 69.6 68.6
Householder 15 to 64 years 1924 59.3 72.0 71.7 70.4
Householder 65 years and over 686 17.1 63.9 63.7 63.6
One worker 3841 10.8 13.5 13.2 11.0
Two workers or more 2362 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4
12/17/01 411
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000 (Black)
(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 1062 56.3 74.8 74.3 73.3
AFDC or other non-SSI 584 72.1 82.7 81.9 81.3
SSI 573 41.9 69.7 69.5 67.9
Food stamps 1240 72.4 83.1 82.2 80.0
Housing assistance 1028 57.6 67.8 66.8 65.0
Energy assistance 348 61.8 74.4 74.4 72.7
Free or reduced-price school lunches 2137 42.5 49.4 49.0 46.4
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 637 76.5 89.6 88.9 88.5
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 6005 8.1 11.9 11.8 9.9
Medicare 1729 16.5 45.6 45.6 44.3
Medicaid 2389 45.9 58.6 58.1 55.9
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 966 27.1 29.7 28.9 28.9
Health insurance 691 31.8 34.2 33.5 33.5
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 593 31.6 62.7 62.4 61.6
12/17/01 412
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000 (Black)
(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
Black
All families 27.0 27.2 24.1 24.3 18.1
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 44.4 44.4 39.6 39.6 38.1
25 to 44 years 23.8 23.8 19.1 19.3 17.8
45 to 54 years 15.5 15.9 14.4 14.5 12.3
55 to 64 years 26.7 26.7 26.7 27.3 18.2
65 years and over 49.2 50.1 50.0 50.0 14.4
Type of Family
Married-couple families 14.4 14.4 13.3 13.6 6.0
With related children under 18 9.2 9.2 7.3 7.8 5.5
With related children under 6 9.5 9.5 6.4 7.2 5.7
Male householder, no wife present 21.5 21.5 20.4 20.4 16.9
Female householder, no husband present 42.6 43.0 37.2 37.4 32.0
With related children under 18 47.1 47.2 40.0 40.1 36.7
With related children under 6 53.6 53.7 46.7 46.8 44.5
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 25.5 25.7 22.5 22.7 17.2
Inside central cities 30.3 30.5 27.4 27.5 21.3
Outside central cities 19.0 19.1 15.9 16.1 11.6
Outside metropolitan areas 37.6 38.0 35.2 35.6 24.3
12/17/01 413
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000 (Black)
(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 27.4 27.8 24.4 24.7 19.6
Midwest 30.7 30.7 28.4 28.7 21.8
South 26.9 27.1 23.7 23.9 17.2
West 19.8 19.8 17.6 17.6 13.0
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 51.7 52.3 49.2 49.2 33.5
High school graduate, no college 28.3 28.4 24.4 24.9 20.6
College: Less than bachelor's degree 18.2 18.3 15.1 15.2 11.2
Bachelor's degree or more 7.7 7.7 6.8 6.9 4.2
Work Experience in 2000
Total, 15 to 64 years 24.2 24.3 20.8 21.1 18.5
Worked at full-time jobs 12.3 12.4 8.5 8.7 8.1
50 to 52 weeks 7.9 7.9 4.6 4.8 4.6
Worked at part-time jobs 48.6 48.6 43.1 43.3 37.9
Did not work 61.4 61.8 60.6 61.0 51.8
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 69.9 70.1 67.2 67.4 49.5
Householder 15 to 64 years 71.8 72.0 68.1 68.3 60.2
Householder 65 years and over 64.5 64.8 64.8 64.8 19.6
One worker 14.2 14.5 9.5 9.7 7.5
Two workers or more 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.5
12/17/01 414
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000 (Black)
(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 74.4 74.7 72.7 73.2 65.3
AFDC or other non-SSI 81.9 81.9 80.9 81.8 78.6
SSI 69.7 70.3 67.7 67.7 55.3
Food stamps 83.6 83.8 76.6 76.7 70.0
Housing assistance 68.3 68.6 62.1 62.4 57.0
Energy assistance 76.0 77.4 70.6 72.6 63.5
Free or reduced-price school lunches 49.5 49.6 42.9 43.5 39.4
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 89.7 89.7 88.4 88.4 83.4
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 11.2 11.3 8.7 8.8 5.7
Medicare 46.0 46.7 46.1 46.2 19.1
Medicaid 59.4 59.8 54.3 54.7 46.3
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 31.7 31.7 26.9 27.2 25.6
Health insurance 37.1 37.1 31.7 32.0 30.4
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 64.3 64.7 63.3 63.3 38.2
12/17/01 415
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000 (Black)
(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
Black
All families 17.5 17.5 16.3 15.6 13.0
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 38.1 38.1 35.9 34.5 30.7
25 to 44 years 17.6 17.6 16.6 15.8 12.6
45 to 54 years 11.6 11.4 10.2 9.4 7.9
55 to 64 years 18.2 18.2 16.2 15.8 13.9
65 years and over 12.1 12.1 11.6 11.1 10.0
Type of Family
Married-couple families 5.6 5.5 5.0 4.6 4.4
With related children under 18 5.3 5.2 4.8 4.1 3.8
With related children under 6 5.4 5.2 4.9 4.4 3.9
Male householder, no wife present 16.5 16.5 16.1 15.5 13.9
Female householder, no husband present 31.4 31.4 29.3 28.1 22.7
With related children under 18 36.4 36.4 34.2 32.7 26.1
With related children under 6 44.3 44.3 42.3 40.8 34.8
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 16.6 16.6 15.5 14.7 12.3
Inside central cities 20.7 20.7 19.6 18.6 15.4
Outside central cities 11.0 10.9 9.9 9.3 8.1
Outside metropolitan areas 24.0 24.0 22.4 21.9 18.0
12/17/01 416
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000 (Black)
(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 19.2 19.2 17.7 16.4 13.2
Midwest 21.5 21.3 20.3 18.6 16.4
South 16.6 16.6 15.6 15.2 12.7
West 12.3 12.3 10.4 9.9 7.7
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 32.3 32.3 29.9 28.3 24.0
High school graduate, no college 19.8 19.8 18.8 17.7 13.9
College: Less than bachelor's degree 11.2 11.1 10.2 10.1 9.1
Bachelor's degree or more 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.8
Work Experience in 2000
Total, 15 to 64 years 18.2 18.2 17.0 16.1 13.4
Worked at full-time jobs 8.1 8.0 7.6 7.0 5.3
50 to 52 weeks 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.1 3.0
Worked at part-time jobs 37.9 37.9 34.8 32.5 26.8
Did not work 50.3 50.3 46.8 45.7 40.2
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 47.7 47.7 44.5 43.0 36.8
Householder 15 to 64 years 59.0 59.0 54.9 53.1 45.0
Householder 65 years and over 16.2 16.2 15.4 14.7 13.6
One worker 7.5 7.4 6.9 6.4 4.8
Two workers or more 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2
12/17/01 417
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000 (Black)
(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 63.3 63.3 53.9 50.0 42.0
AFDC or other non-SSI 77.7 77.7 69.2 62.8 51.6
SSI 52.5 52.5 39.5 38.6 32.0
Food stamps 68.6 68.6 65.0 60.2 46.1
Housing assistance 55.8 55.8 52.0 47.8 31.9
Energy assistance 62.0 62.0 57.9 52.3 39.0
Free or reduced-price school lunches 38.9 38.9 36.7 34.5 26.2
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 81.1 81.1 74.0 68.4 56.2
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 5.6 5.6 5.3 5.2 4.3
Medicare 16.4 16.4 14.6 14.2 11.6
Medicaid 44.9 44.9 40.7 37.9 29.9
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 25.6 25.3 25.3 25.3 23.1
Health insurance 30.4 30.0 30.0 30.0 26.8
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 32.4 32.4 27.1 25.8 19.5
12/17/01 418
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000 (Black)
(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
Black
All families 12.1 13.7 21.0 17.7
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 30.0 30.7 41.9 37.2
25 to 44 years 12.5 13.5 23.4 18.0
45 to 54 years 7.4 8.0 13.2 11.8
55 to 64 years 11.5 14.8 16.6 16.5
65 years and over 5.5 10.9 13.0 13.0
Type of Family
Married-couple families 3.8 4.6 7.2 5.8
With related children under 18 3.6 4.1 8.0 5.5
With related children under 6 3.7 4.0 9.1 6.0
Male householder, no wife present 13.4 13.9 16.4 16.4
Female householder, no husband present 21.3 24.0 37.7 31.4
With related children under 18 25.2 27.4 44.6 36.5
With related children under 6 34.3 36.4 52.8 44.4
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 11.5 12.9 20.1 16.9
Inside central cities 14.9 15.9 24.4 20.9
Outside central cities 6.9 8.8 14.3 11.4
Outside metropolitan areas 15.8 19.0 27.4 23.1
12/17/01 419
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000 (Black)
(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 12.6 13.8 22.5 19.2
Midwest 16.0 16.6 23.2 20.7
South 11.3 13.4 21.0 17.2
West 7.6 8.8 14.1 11.3
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 21.8 25.8 34.5 31.4
High school graduate, no college 13.7 14.5 25.3 20.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree 8.0 9.3 14.7 11.0
Bachelor's degree or more 2.9 3.8 4.9 4.3
Work Experience in 2000
Total, 15 to 64 years 12.9 14.0 22.0 18.2
Worked at full-time jobs 5.0 5.5 12.7 8.5
50 to 52 weeks 2.8 3.2 9.3 5.2
Worked at part-time jobs 25.9 26.9 43.7 38.3
Did not work 38.8 42.8 50.0 48.4
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 34.0 38.5 49.3 46.8
Householder 15 to 64 years 43.5 46.9 60.6 57.2
Householder 65 years and over 7.4 14.9 17.5 17.5
One worker 4.6 5.1 14.2 8.2
Two workers or more 0.0 0.2 0.9 0.8
12/17/01 420
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000 (Black)
(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 39.6 44.1 57.0 55.0
AFDC or other non-SSI 50.1 54.7 73.4 70.2
SSI 28.4 32.8 41.9 40.6
Food stamps 44.9 48.9 74.7 66.9
Housing assistance 31.9 34.6 59.9 54.3
Energy assistance 36.3 41.8 66.1 59.2
Free or reduced-price school lunches 25.5 27.9 46.1 38.7
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 53.8 59.5 76.5 75.0
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 3.8 4.5 9.6 6.7
Medicare 9.0 13.4 17.2 16.6
Medicaid 28.1 31.8 48.4 42.9
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 22.0 23.1 29.6 25.6
Health insurance 26.3 26.8 35.4 30.4
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 15.3 23.1 32.1 30.5
12/17/01 421
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000 (Black)
(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
Black
All families 1685 2355 2336 2222 2383 2400 2126 2145 1593
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 296 321 315 301 326 326 291 291 280
25 to 44 years 908 1033 1021 956 1049 1049 839 848 784
45 to 54 years 211 279 279 262 272 280 253 255 216
55 to 64 years 145 243 243 237 248 248 248 254 169
65 years and over 126 479 478 465 488 496 496 496 143
Type of Family
Married-couple families 260 603 601 562 616 619 569 584 258
With related children under 18 150 218 214 187 218 218 174 185 132
With related children under 6 75 106 102 85 104 104 70 78 61
Male householder, no wife present 123 163 159 159 163 163 156 156 129
Female householder, no husband present 1301 1588 1577 1501 1603 1618 1401 1406 1206
With related children under 18 1162 1318 1307 1244 1335 1338 1132 1136 1041
With related children under 6 620 681 675 648 684 687 597 598 569
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 1417 1942 1927 1828 1963 1975 1732 1746 1321
Inside central cities 1004 1319 1320 1256 1343 1353 1213 1221 942
Outside central cities 413 623 607 573 620 622 519 525 379
Outside metropolitan areas 267 413 410 394 420 426 394 399 272
Region
Northeast 310 409 406 379 416 422 370 375 298
Midwest 360 481 481 469 495 495 459 464 351
South 917 1300 1297 1230 1314 1325 1158 1166 840
West 98 165 153 144 158 158 140 140 103
12/17/01 422
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000 (Black)
(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 588 907 901 874 927 937 883 883 601
High school graduate, no college 711 870 866 821 886 889 766 781 646
College: Less than bachelor's degree 327 479 471 431 469 472 388 391 290
Bachelor's degree or more 59 100 100 97 101 101 90 90 55
Work Experience in 2000
Total, 15 to 64 years 1559 1876 1858 1757 1896 1904 1631 1649 1449
Worked at full-time jobs 603 696 679 600 708 711 490 501 468
50 to 52 weeks 331 371 360 306 381 381 221 232 221
Worked at part-time jobs 274 318 314 305 318 318 283 284 249
Did not work 682 863 865 851 870 875 858 864 733
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 1258 1824 1816 1791 1824 1830 1754 1759 1292
Householder 15 to 64 years 1141 1386 1379 1354 1382 1385 1309 1314 1158
Householder 65 years and over 117 438 437 437 442 445 444 444 135
One worker 416 518 507 421 546 557 365 373 288
Two workers or more 10 13 13 10 13 13 7 13 13
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 598 795 789 779 790 793 772 778 694
AFDC or other non-SSI 421 483 478 475 478 478 472 478 459
SSI 240 399 398 389 399 403 388 388 317
Food stamps 898 1030 1020 992 1036 1039 950 951 867
Housing assistance 592 696 687 668 702 705 638 642 586
Energy assistance 215 259 259 253 265 269 246 253 221
Free or reduced-price school lunches 908 1055 1047 992 1057 1060 918 930 843
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 488 571 567 564 572 572 563 563 532
12/17/01 423
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000 (Black)
(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 484 716 707 593 673 681 522 531 339
Medicare 286 789 788 766 795 807 797 799 330
Medicaid 1097 1399 1387 1336 1419 1427 1296 1307 1107
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 262 287 280 280 307 307 260 263 248
Health insurance 220 236 231 231 256 256 219 222 210
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 188 372 370 365 381 384 376 376 227
12/17/01 424
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000 (Black)
(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
Black
All families 1546 1544 1440 1373 1148 1063 1205 1854 1556
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 280 280 263 254 226 220 226 308 273
25 to 44 years 774 774 732 697 554 550 593 1031 793
45 to 54 years 203 201 180 166 139 131 141 231 207
55 to 64 years 169 169 150 147 130 107 137 155 154
65 years and over 120 120 115 110 99 55 108 129 129
Type of Family
Married-couple families 238 236 216 197 190 161 198 309 250
With related children under 18 127 125 114 99 91 85 97 191 132
With related children under 6 59 56 54 48 42 40 44 99 65
Male householder, no wife present 126 126 123 118 106 102 106 125 125
Female householder, no husband present 1183 1183 1102 1058 853 800 901 1419 1181
With related children under 18 1030 1030 970 926 739 713 777 1263 1035
With related children under 6 566 566 540 521 445 438 465 675 567
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 1277 1275 1189 1128 947 886 993 1547 1297
Inside central cities 918 918 868 827 684 662 707 1080 927
Outside central cities 359 356 321 302 263 224 286 467 370
Outside metropolitan areas 269 269 251 245 202 177 213 306 258
Region
Northeast 291 291 269 250 201 191 210 342 292
Midwest 346 344 327 300 264 258 268 375 335
South 811 811 761 745 623 554 657 1025 839
West 98 98 82 78 61 60 70 112 90
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000 (Black)
(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 580 580 536 507 430 392 462 619 564
High school graduate, no college 622 622 588 554 435 428 455 791 651
College: Less than bachelor's degree 290 287 263 259 234 206 239 380 284
Bachelor's degree or more 55 55 53 53 49 38 49 64 56
Work Experience in 2000
Total, 15 to 64 years 1427 1424 1326 1263 1049 1008 1097 1725 1427
Worked at full-time jobs 465 463 436 402 305 289 315 730 490
50 to 52 weeks 221 218 210 198 144 134 155 447 252
Worked at part-time jobs 249 249 228 213 175 170 176 286 251
Did not work 713 713 662 648 569 549 606 708 686
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 1246 1246 1162 1123 960 887 1004 1286 1221
Householder 15 to 64 years 1135 1135 1056 1022 866 837 902 1165 1101
Householder 65 years and over 111 111 106 101 93 51 102 120 120
One worker 288 285 265 246 184 176 197 546 315
Two workers or more 13 13 13 5 5 0 5 22 19
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 673 673 572 531 446 421 469 606 584
AFDC or other non-SSI 454 454 404 367 301 293 319 429 410
SSI 301 301 226 221 183 163 188 240 233
Food stamps 851 851 805 746 572 556 607 927 830
Housing assistance 574 574 534 491 328 328 355 615 558
Energy assistance 216 216 202 182 136 126 145 230 206
Free or reduced-price school lunches 832 832 784 736 561 546 596 986 827
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 517 517 472 436 358 343 379 488 478
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000 (Black)
(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 336 336 317 310 255 227 269 579 402
Medicare 284 284 252 245 201 155 232 298 287
Medicaid 1072 1072 972 904 714 672 761 1156 1024
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 248 245 245 245 223 212 223 287 248
Health insurance 210 207 207 207 185 182 185 245 210
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 192 192 161 153 116 91 137 190 181