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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000-X1 (White)
(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
White
All families 60222 6.2 14.0 13.9 13.5
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 2560 19.9 22.1 22.2 20.9
25 to 44 years 25343 7.8 9.3 9.2 8.6
45 to 54 years 13693 3.3 5.1 5.0 4.8
55 to 64 years 8327 4.8 11.6 11.5 11.2
65 years and over 10299 3.7 37.5 37.1 37.0
Type of Family
Married-couple families 48655 3.9 11.8 11.6 11.3
With related children under 18 22609 5.1 6.3 6.2 5.7
With related children under 6 10345 6.5 7.6 7.5 6.7
Male householder, no wife present 3274 9.2 16.0 15.9 15.4
Female householder, no husband present 8293 18.1 26.6 26.5 25.7
With related children under 18 5356 25.1 30.4 30.3 29.0
With related children under 6 2076 35.7 40.8 40.8 39.5
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 47211 5.7 12.8 12.6 12.3
Inside central cities 13706 9.2 17.1 16.9 16.4
Outside central cities 33504 4.3 11.0 10.9 10.6
Outside metropolitan areas 13011 7.7 18.5 18.4 17.8
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000-X1 (White)
(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 11394 5.3 13.1 13.0 12.5
Midwest 14607 4.6 12.3 12.2 11.8
South 21021 6.8 15.3 15.1 14.7
West 13199 7.5 14.7 14.6 14.1
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 8965 17.0 35.3 34.9 34.1
High school graduate, no college 18916 6.6 15.7 15.5 15.1
College: Less than bachelor's degree 16123 4.1 10.1 10.1 9.6
Bachelor's degree or more 16218 1.7 4.2 4.1 4.1
Work Experience in 2000-X1
Total, 15 to 64 years 49923 6.7 9.2 9.1 8.6
Worked at full-time jobs 37977 3.4 4.1 4.0 3.6
50 to 52 weeks 33169 2.3 2.6 2.5 2.2
Worked at part-time jobs 4983 12.4 15.8 15.7 15.1
Did not work 6963 20.1 32.4 32.2 31.6
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 15763 17.0 45.4 45.0 44.3
Householder 15 to 64 years 8002 29.0 42.6 42.3 41.0
Householder 65 years and over 7761 4.6 48.2 47.8 47.6
One worker 26166 3.6 4.5 4.4 4.0
Two workers or more 18292 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000-X1 (White)
(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 2447 32.4 58.6 58.6 57.9
AFDC or other non-SSI 1045 51.0 70.5 70.4 69.9
SSI 1601 20.8 53.5 53.6 52.8
Food stamps 2388 50.0 67.8 67.5 65.9
Housing assistance 1244 44.1 60.0 59.8 57.9
Energy assistance 958 43.2 63.9 63.4 62.5
Free or reduced-price school lunches 4564 31.2 38.8 38.4 36.6
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 1154 51.2 79.0 78.9 78.8
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 45452 2.3 5.2 5.2 4.6
Medicare 13567 4.6 35.1 34.8 34.4
Medicaid 7298 25.0 40.0 39.8 38.9
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 5437 16.0 18.2 18.0 18.0
Health insurance 3193 21.1 22.7 22.3 22.3
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 2090 12.1 48.6 48.4 47.8
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000-X1 (White)
(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
White
All families 14.1 14.1 13.0 13.1 5.9
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 22.1 22.1 18.6 18.7 17.3
25 to 44 years 9.3 9.4 7.6 7.6 6.8
45 to 54 years 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 3.3
55 to 64 years 11.5 11.6 11.5 11.5 5.2
65 years and over 37.5 37.6 37.3 37.6 4.7
Type of Family
Married-couple families 11.7 11.8 11.1 11.2 3.7
With related children under 18 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.1 4.2
With related children under 6 7.5 7.5 5.7 5.8 5.1
Male householder, no wife present 16.3 16.5 14.6 14.8 9.0
Female householder, no husband present 26.9 27.1 23.6 23.6 17.6
With related children under 18 30.6 30.8 25.5 25.5 23.2
With related children under 6 41.2 41.6 35.4 35.5 33.7
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 12.8 12.8 11.8 11.9 5.6
Inside central cities 17.2 17.3 15.6 15.7 9.2
Outside central cities 11.0 11.0 10.3 10.3 4.1
Outside metropolitan areas 18.7 18.8 17.3 17.4 7.1
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000-X1 (White)
(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 13.1 13.1 12.2 12.3 5.4
Midwest 12.2 12.2 11.5 11.5 4.1
South 15.5 15.6 14.4 14.5 6.4
West 14.7 14.8 13.3 13.3 7.4
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 35.6 35.8 32.8 33.0 16.6
High school graduate, no college 15.7 15.8 14.5 14.6 6.1
College: Less than bachelor's degree 10.1 10.1 9.3 9.4 4.0
Bachelor's degree or more 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.0 1.6
Work Experience in 2000-X1
Total, 15 to 64 years 9.2 9.3 8.0 8.0 6.1
Worked at full-time jobs 4.1 4.1 2.9 2.9 2.6
50 to 52 weeks 2.6 2.6 1.7 1.7 1.5
Worked at part-time jobs 16.4 16.4 13.8 13.8 11.2
Did not work 32.3 32.6 31.5 31.7 21.9
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 45.2 45.3 43.6 43.8 17.7
Householder 15 to 64 years 42.5 42.6 39.5 39.6 29.2
Householder 65 years and over 48.0 48.1 47.9 48.1 5.9
One worker 4.7 4.8 3.3 3.4 2.5
Two workers or more 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000-X1 (White)
(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 59.7 60.2 57.3 57.5 45.9
AFDC or other non-SSI 71.5 71.5 67.7 67.7 62.1
SSI 54.7 55.5 53.3 53.6 38.9
Food stamps 68.7 68.8 61.4 61.4 52.9
Housing assistance 61.0 61.6 54.8 55.0 46.0
Energy assistance 64.0 64.3 57.7 57.9 44.1
Free or reduced-price school lunches 39.6 39.7 32.0 32.2 28.5
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 80.3 80.4 76.7 76.8 68.1
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 4.9 5.0 4.4 4.5 1.7
Medicare 35.1 35.2 34.9 35.1 5.7
Medicaid 41.0 41.3 36.2 36.4 26.4
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 19.2 19.3 16.8 17.0 14.7
Health insurance 23.9 24.1 20.7 21.0 19.3
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 49.1 49.7 48.6 48.8 19.3
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000-X1 (White)
(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
White
All families 5.8 5.7 5.2 5.0 4.5
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 17.0 16.9 16.3 15.7 14.4
25 to 44 years 6.8 6.8 6.2 5.9 5.1
45 to 54 years 3.3 3.3 2.8 2.7 2.4
55 to 64 years 5.0 5.0 4.6 4.5 4.3
65 years and over 4.3 4.3 3.5 3.5 3.4
Type of Family
Married-couple families 3.6 3.6 3.3 3.1 2.9
With related children under 18 4.1 4.1 3.8 3.6 3.2
With related children under 6 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 3.8
Male householder, no wife present 8.9 8.9 7.9 7.8 7.0
Female householder, no husband present 17.3 17.3 15.3 14.7 12.6
With related children under 18 23.1 23.1 20.8 19.9 16.9
With related children under 6 33.5 33.5 30.9 29.5 26.0
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 5.4 5.4 4.9 4.7 4.3
Inside central cities 8.9 8.9 7.9 7.7 6.9
Outside central cities 4.0 4.0 3.6 3.5 3.2
Outside metropolitan areas 7.0 6.9 6.3 6.0 5.3
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000-X1 (White)
(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 5.3 5.3 4.5 4.3 3.7
Midwest 4.1 4.1 3.8 3.7 3.5
South 6.3 6.2 5.7 5.6 5.1
West 7.2 7.2 6.4 6.0 5.3
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 16.2 16.2 14.3 13.8 12.1
High school graduate, no college 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.3 4.9
College: Less than bachelor's degree 3.9 3.9 3.5 3.3 2.9
Bachelor's degree or more 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3
Work Experience in 2000-X1
Total, 15 to 64 years 6.1 6.0 5.5 5.3 4.7
Worked at full-time jobs 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.0
50 to 52 weeks 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.2
Worked at part-time jobs 11.2 11.2 10.4 10.1 8.5
Did not work 21.6 21.6 19.0 18.4 16.8
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 17.3 17.3 15.3 15.0 13.4
Householder 15 to 64 years 28.8 28.8 26.0 25.3 22.3
Householder 65 years and over 5.4 5.4 4.3 4.3 4.2
One worker 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.1 2.0
Two workers or more 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000-X1 (White)
(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 43.3 43.3 29.6 27.6 21.6
AFDC or other non-SSI 60.3 60.3 46.2 42.7 32.2
SSI 35.5 35.5 19.6 18.2 13.9
Food stamps 50.8 50.8 42.3 38.4 28.7
Housing assistance 44.8 44.8 38.5 34.3 22.2
Energy assistance 43.0 43.0 36.9 34.7 26.4
Free or reduced-price school lunches 28.3 28.3 25.1 23.5 18.8
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 64.7 64.7 47.0 42.9 30.9
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.4
Medicare 5.2 5.2 4.2 4.1 3.8
Medicaid 25.4 25.4 20.9 19.3 15.9
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.3
Health insurance 19.3 19.3 19.3 19.3 18.6
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 16.0 16.0 10.1 9.8 8.1
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000-X1 (White)
(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
White
All families 4.0 4.6 6.6 5.5
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 14.4 14.7 21.4 17.3
25 to 44 years 4.9 5.2 8.5 6.5
45 to 54 years 2.4 2.5 3.7 3.0
55 to 64 years 3.4 4.4 5.0 4.9
65 years and over 2.2 3.4 3.8 3.7
Type of Family
Married-couple families 2.5 3.0 4.3 3.5
With related children under 18 2.9 3.3 5.7 4.2
With related children under 6 3.7 4.1 7.4 5.2
Male householder, no wife present 6.7 7.1 10.1 8.1
Female householder, no husband present 12.1 12.8 19.3 15.8
With related children under 18 16.5 17.2 26.7 21.4
With related children under 6 25.3 26.4 37.9 31.9
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 3.9 4.3 6.2 5.1
Inside central cities 6.5 7.0 9.9 8.2
Outside central cities 2.8 3.2 4.6 3.8
Outside metropolitan areas 4.6 5.4 8.4 6.8
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000-X1 (White)
(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 3.3 3.7 5.8 4.7
Midwest 3.3 3.5 5.0 4.1
South 4.5 5.2 7.2 6.1
West 4.7 5.5 8.2 6.7
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 10.6 12.4 18.1 15.0
High school graduate, no college 4.4 5.0 7.1 5.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree 2.8 3.0 4.6 3.7
Bachelor's degree or more 1.3 1.3 1.8 1.5
Work Experience in 2000-X1
Total, 15 to 64 years 4.4 4.8 7.2 5.8
Worked at full-time jobs 1.9 2.0 3.9 2.7
50 to 52 weeks 1.2 1.3 2.7 1.7
Worked at part-time jobs 8.1 8.6 13.8 11.0
Did not work 15.4 17.2 20.6 19.2
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 11.9 13.6 17.6 15.8
Householder 15 to 64 years 20.9 22.7 30.2 26.8
Householder 65 years and over 2.6 4.2 4.6 4.5
One worker 1.8 2.0 4.2 2.6
Two workers or more 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000-X1 (White)
(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 19.5 22.5 32.9 30.5
AFDC or other non-SSI 31.1 33.9 51.6 47.3
SSI 11.3 14.5 21.2 20.3
Food stamps 26.3 29.8 52.0 44.4
Housing assistance 22.2 22.7 46.4 40.1
Energy assistance 24.3 27.1 44.7 38.7
Free or reduced-price school lunches 17.7 19.6 34.1 26.3
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 28.5 32.5 51.8 48.4
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1.3 1.4 2.6 1.9
Medicare 2.8 4.0 4.7 4.5
Medicaid 14.8 16.5 26.7 21.8
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 13.1 14.3 17.3 14.7
Health insurance 17.1 18.6 22.7 19.3
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 6.9 8.7 12.1 11.3
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000-X1 (White)
(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
White
All families 3705 8449 8361 8116 8467 8506 7840 7878 3542
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 509 566 568 536 564 564 477 480 442
25 to 44 years 1966 2356 2322 2180 2363 2376 1919 1924 1732
45 to 54 years 447 697 689 659 721 726 641 647 456
55 to 64 years 402 968 958 934 961 969 956 960 430
65 years and over 380 3862 3824 3808 3858 3871 3846 3868 483
Type of Family
Married-couple families 1899 5718 5639 5486 5705 5721 5405 5434 1783
With related children under 18 1145 1432 1395 1278 1420 1432 1131 1142 945
With related children under 6 671 788 772 698 772 774 593 595 532
Male householder, no wife present 301 525 521 503 533 539 479 483 296
Female householder, no husband present 1505 2205 2200 2127 2228 2247 1956 1961 1463
With related children under 18 1346 1629 1622 1553 1640 1650 1366 1368 1243
With related children under 6 742 848 848 820 856 864 735 737 700
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 2706 6036 5965 5803 6030 6062 5584 5615 2624
Inside central cities 1264 2341 2313 2252 2353 2365 2143 2154 1255
Outside central cities 1441 3694 3651 3551 3677 3696 3441 3461 1370
Outside metropolitan areas 999 2413 2396 2313 2436 2445 2256 2264 918
Region
Northeast 604 1492 1477 1429 1488 1498 1385 1397 618
Midwest 670 1803 1787 1729 1780 1784 1673 1680 604
South 1437 3209 3175 3100 3255 3269 3027 3044 1344
West 994 1944 1922 1859 1943 1955 1755 1757 976
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000-X1 (White)
(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 1528 3161 3127 3054 3191 3209 2941 2956 1487
High school graduate, no college 1241 2968 2938 2852 2973 2990 2751 2763 1155
College: Less than bachelor's degree 667 1634 1628 1552 1628 1631 1503 1512 647
Bachelor's degree or more 269 687 668 658 676 676 645 648 253
Work Experience in 2000-X1
Total, 15 to 64 years 3325 4587 4536 4308 4609 4635 3993 4011 3059
Worked at full-time jobs 1309 1545 1515 1355 1546 1549 1111 1116 976
50 to 52 weeks 754 856 831 732 862 866 561 564 508
Worked at part-time jobs 618 788 782 753 817 818 686 690 560
Did not work 1398 2254 2239 2201 2247 2269 2196 2206 1524
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 2676 7152 7092 6978 7124 7142 6879 6901 2790
Householder 15 to 64 years 2318 3409 3384 3282 3399 3409 3162 3168 2336
Householder 65 years and over 357 3743 3708 3696 3725 3732 3717 3733 454
One worker 937 1187 1161 1040 1227 1245 865 878 665
Two workers or more 93 110 109 98 116 119 95 99 86
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 793 1434 1434 1418 1461 1474 1401 1407 1124
AFDC or other non-SSI 533 737 736 731 746 746 707 707 649
SSI 332 856 857 846 875 889 853 858 622
Food stamps 1194 1620 1611 1575 1642 1643 1466 1467 1263
Housing assistance 549 746 744 720 759 767 682 684 572
Energy assistance 413 612 607 598 613 616 553 555 423
Free or reduced-price school lunches 1425 1771 1752 1669 1806 1814 1463 1468 1300
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 592 912 910 909 927 928 885 887 787
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000-X1 (White)
(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 1024 2380 2343 2099 2227 2251 2013 2028 768
Medicare 626 4761 4715 4673 4765 4782 4738 4763 780
Medicaid 1822 2919 2906 2842 2993 3013 2645 2653 1926
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 871 991 977 977 1043 1052 914 922 802
Health insurance 673 724 711 711 762 769 661 670 617
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 253 1016 1011 998 1026 1038 1016 1020 403
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000-X1 (White)
(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
White
All families 3463 3462 3115 3001 2700 2432 2749 3996 3284
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 435 433 418 401 369 367 375 548 442
25 to 44 years 1721 1721 1570 1496 1288 1234 1323 2142 1643
45 to 54 years 449 449 387 373 334 325 336 501 414
55 to 64 years 417 417 381 373 360 282 362 419 405
65 years and over 442 442 360 358 350 224 352 386 379
Type of Family
Married-couple families 1734 1732 1586 1524 1422 1209 1455 2069 1704
With related children under 18 925 923 862 811 719 666 752 1290 939
With related children under 6 521 521 488 445 395 383 422 763 537
Male householder, no wife present 291 291 258 255 230 220 232 329 267
Female householder, no husband present 1438 1438 1272 1222 1049 1003 1062 1598 1313
With related children under 18 1235 1235 1112 1066 908 884 922 1432 1149
With related children under 6 695 695 641 613 540 526 548 788 663
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 2558 2558 2290 2222 2007 1839 2042 2907 2397
Inside central cities 1225 1225 1084 1052 943 887 959 1360 1123
Outside central cities 1334 1334 1206 1170 1063 951 1083 1547 1275
Outside metropolitan areas 905 903 825 779 693 594 708 1089 886
Region
Northeast 601 601 515 491 417 379 422 661 538
Midwest 596 596 554 534 506 484 508 737 593
South 1315 1313 1206 1180 1074 950 1098 1522 1273
West 952 952 840 797 702 618 721 1076 880
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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000-X1 (White)
(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 1456 1456 1282 1235 1082 947 1114 1624 1348
High school graduate, no college 1138 1136 1039 1002 928 831 938 1337 1095
College: Less than bachelor's degree 623 623 561 538 473 446 480 744 593
Bachelor's degree or more 246 246 234 226 217 208 217 291 247
Work Experience in 2000-X1
Total, 15 to 64 years 3022 3020 2756 2643 2350 2208 2397 3610 2904
Worked at full-time jobs 962 962 915 861 752 733 770 1492 1018
50 to 52 weeks 502 502 484 443 405 399 417 880 549
Worked at part-time jobs 557 557 518 501 426 405 431 685 547
Did not work 1503 1501 1322 1281 1172 1069 1196 1433 1339
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 2723 2723 2416 2357 2113 1880 2145 2772 2496
Householder 15 to 64 years 2305 2305 2080 2022 1784 1676 1816 2416 2146
Householder 65 years and over 418 418 336 335 329 204 329 356 350
One worker 654 652 615 560 511 468 527 1106 692
Two workers or more 86 86 85 84 75 84 77 118 96
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 1060 1060 725 675 527 478 551 805 747
AFDC or other non-SSI 630 630 482 446 337 325 354 539 494
SSI 568 568 314 291 222 181 232 339 325
Food stamps 1214 1214 1009 917 685 628 711 1243 1060
Housing assistance 557 557 479 426 276 276 283 577 499
Energy assistance 411 411 353 332 253 233 260 428 370
Free or reduced-price school lunches 1290 1290 1146 1073 859 808 894 1558 1202
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 747 747 542 495 356 329 375 598 559
12/11/01 168
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2000-X1 (White)
(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 767 767 722 711 653 584 658 1164 865
Medicare 701 701 569 562 521 381 537 631 606
Medicaid 1856 1856 1524 1410 1160 1083 1207 1949 1589
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 802 800 797 797 775 710 775 938 799
Health insurance 617 615 615 615 593 546 593 724 617
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 333 333 211 205 168 145 182 253 236