Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (White)
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
Total 229675 9.9 17.6 17.5 16.9
Age
Under 18 years 56089 13.4 15.6 15.5 14.5
Related children 55238 12.8 15.0 14.9 13.9
Under 6 years 17920 14.9 16.8 16.8 15.6
18 to 24 years 21644 14.1 16.5 16.4 15.8
25 to 44 years 67051 8.5 10.6 10.5 9.9
45 to 64 years 55101 6.9 12.1 12.0 11.7
65 years and over 29790 8.9 48.0 47.7 47.4
65 to 74 years 15668 7.8 40.6 40.5 40.2
75 years and over 14122 10.2 56.2 55.7 55.5
Family Relationship
In families 190413 8.1 14.2 14.1 13.5
Married-couple families 156392 5.3 11.1 11.0 10.5
With related children under 18 95570 6.6 8.0 8.0 7.3
Female hhlder, no husband present 24619 24.3 32.1 32.1 30.9
With related children under 18 17506 30.9 36.5 36.4 34.8
Unrelated individuals 38294 18.3 34.0 33.8 33.5
Living alone 23888 15.3 37.7 37.5 37.3
65 years and over 9345 17.3 66.7 66.2 66.1
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (White)
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 183527 9.3 16.2 16.1 15.6
Inside central cities 56856 13.4 21.1 20.9 20.2
Outside central cities 126671 7.5 14.0 13.9 13.5
Outside metropolitan areas 46148 12.1 23.1 22.9 22.2
Region
Northeast 44168 8.7 16.7 16.6 16.1
Midwest 55243 7.4 15.3 15.1 14.6
South 77147 11.0 19.0 18.9 18.4
West 53117 12.0 18.7 18.6 17.9
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 173586 8.8 18.2 18.1 17.7
18 to 24 years old 21644 14.1 16.5 16.4 15.8
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 5072 20.8 24.0 23.7 22.9
25 years old and over 151942 8.0 18.5 18.3 17.9
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 23138 20.4 43.7 43.5 42.8
High school graduate, no college 49131 8.1 20.7 20.5 20.0
College: Less than bachelor's degree 38402 5.8 13.2 13.1 12.8
Bachelor's degree or more 41271 3.0 6.5 6.5 6.4
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 20 to 64 years 137539 8.5 11.9 11.8 11.3
Worked at full-time jobs 96612 3.7 4.5 4.5 4.1
50 to 52 weeks 80754 2.3 2.7 2.7 2.4
Worked at part-time jobs 17190 11.4 15.2 15.2 14.5
Did not work 23737 26.0 39.3 39.0 38.4
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (White)
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 10173 41.2 64.0 63.9 62.8
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 4053 55.9 71.4 71.4 69.9
SSI 6907 34.5 61.7 61.6 60.7
Food stamps 11042 59.7 72.3 72.0 69.9
Housing assistance 5892 49.7 69.2 69.1 67.8
Energy assistance 4373 48.1 69.4 69.5 67.7
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 22538 35.6 41.9 41.8 39.7
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 4621 63.7 81.8 81.8 80.9
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 148254 2.7 5.5 5.4 4.7
Medicare 33000 10.7 50.1 49.8 49.6
Also Medicaid 3834 33.6 70.6 70.3 70.0
Medicaid 21400 38.7 53.5 53.3 52.1
Not covered 31058 23.2 27.1 27.0 26.7
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (White)
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
Total 17.7 17.8 16.7 16.9 9.8
Age
Under 18 years 15.7 15.6 13.4 13.5 12.0
Related children 15.1 15.0 12.8 12.9 11.5
Under 6 years 16.9 16.8 14.2 14.3 13.1
18 to 24 years 16.8 17.4 16.2 16.4 14.3
25 to 44 years 10.7 10.9 9.7 9.9 8.2
45 to 64 years 12.1 12.3 12.0 12.1 7.6
65 years and over 47.9 48.0 47.9 48.1 9.5
65 to 74 years 40.7 40.8 40.7 40.9 8.3
75 years and over 55.8 55.9 55.8 56.0 10.9
Family Relationship
In families 14.3 14.3 13.0 13.1 7.6
Married-couple families 11.1 11.2 10.3 10.4 4.9
With related children under 18 8.1 8.2 6.8 6.8 5.8
Female hhlder, no husband present 32.6 32.6 29.2 29.4 23.4
With related children under 18 36.7 36.6 31.9 32.1 28.7
Unrelated individuals 33.9 34.7 34.6 34.9 19.8
Living alone 37.7 38.1 38.0 38.3 16.5
65 years and over 66.4 66.4 66.4 66.7 18.2
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (White)
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 16.3 16.4 15.4 15.5 9.2
Inside central cities 21.3 21.5 20.1 20.3 13.4
Outside central cities 14.0 14.1 13.3 13.4 7.3
Outside metropolitan areas 23.2 23.3 21.8 22.1 11.9
Region
Northeast 16.6 16.7 15.8 16.0 8.9
Midwest 15.2 15.3 14.4 14.6 7.2
South 19.3 19.5 18.3 18.4 10.7
West 18.7 18.8 17.6 17.7 11.8
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 18.3 18.5 17.8 17.9 9.0
18 to 24 years old 16.8 17.4 16.2 16.4 14.3
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 24.6 25.1 22.6 22.8 20.7
25 years old and over 18.5 18.7 18.0 18.2 8.3
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 44.1 44.4 43.0 43.3 21.6
High school graduate, no college 20.6 20.8 20.0 20.2 8.2
College: Less than bachelor's degree 13.3 13.4 12.9 13.0 6.0
Bachelor's degree or more 6.6 6.6 6.4 6.5 3.0
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 20 to 64 years 12.0 12.2 11.4 11.5 8.7
Worked at full-time jobs 4.7 4.8 4.1 4.2 3.5
50 to 52 weeks 2.8 2.9 2.3 2.4 2.1
Worked at part-time jobs 15.5 16.3 15.2 15.4 11.9
Did not work 39.2 39.3 38.2 38.5 27.8
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (White)
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 64.0 64.1 61.8 62.1 52.4
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 71.3 71.6 68.4 68.8 62.9
SSI 61.7 61.6 59.8 60.1 49.2
Food stamps 71.8 71.8 67.2 67.5 59.9
Housing assistance 69.2 69.5 66.9 67.4 51.6
Energy assistance 69.9 69.6 65.8 66.4 50.9
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 42.7 42.5 36.8 37.1 32.8
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 81.6 81.9 79.2 79.7 73.3
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 5.0 5.1 4.5 4.6 2.1
Medicare 50.1 50.2 50.0 50.2 11.8
Also Medicaid 70.3 70.5 70.0 70.1 42.2
Medicaid 53.9 53.8 50.2 50.5 41.1
Not covered 28.8 29.4 26.6 26.9 23.0
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (White)
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
Total 9.5 9.5 8.9 8.4 7.7
Age
Under 18 years 11.9 11.9 11.4 10.4 9.3
Related children 11.3 11.3 10.8 9.9 8.8
Under 6 years 12.9 12.9 12.4 11.1 10.3
18 to 24 years 14.2 14.2 13.8 13.1 12.5
25 to 44 years 8.1 8.1 7.7 7.2 6.7
45 to 64 years 7.4 7.4 6.6 6.3 5.8
65 years and over 8.6 8.6 7.9 7.8 7.2
65 to 74 years 7.5 7.5 6.9 6.8 6.1
75 years and over 9.8 9.8 9.1 9.0 8.4
Family Relationship
In families 7.4 7.4 6.9 6.4 5.8
Married-couple families 4.8 4.8 4.5 4.1 3.8
With related children under 18 5.7 5.7 5.5 4.9 4.4
Female hhlder, no husband present 23.1 23.0 21.3 19.9 17.7
With related children under 18 28.4 28.3 26.8 25.0 22.1
Unrelated individuals 19.1 19.1 18.3 17.8 16.7
Living alone 15.7 15.7 14.9 14.5 13.0
65 years and over 16.7 16.7 15.8 15.7 13.9
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (White)
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 9.0 9.0 8.5 7.9 7.3
Inside central cities 13.0 13.0 12.3 11.4 10.4
Outside central cities 7.1 7.1 6.8 6.3 5.9
Outside metropolitan areas 11.6 11.6 10.8 10.3 9.5
Region
Northeast 8.5 8.5 7.7 7.3 6.6
Midwest 7.0 7.0 6.6 6.2 5.7
South 10.4 10.4 10.0 9.4 8.7
West 11.6 11.6 10.9 10.1 9.4
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 8.7 8.7 8.1 7.7 7.2
18 to 24 years old 14.2 14.2 13.8 13.1 12.5
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 20.4 20.4 19.6 18.3 17.6
25 years old and over 7.9 7.9 7.3 7.0 6.4
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 20.5 20.5 18.8 17.8 16.0
High school graduate, no college 7.9 7.9 7.2 6.9 6.4
College: Less than bachelor's degree 5.8 5.8 5.4 5.1 4.8
Bachelor's degree or more 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.7
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 20 to 64 years 8.5 8.5 8.0 7.5 7.0
Worked at full-time jobs 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.1 2.9
50 to 52 weeks 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.7
Worked at part-time jobs 11.7 11.7 11.0 10.5 9.7
Did not work 27.0 27.0 24.6 23.3 21.8
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (White)
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 49.9 49.9 37.6 32.8 26.9
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 61.8 61.8 51.7 45.0 37.8
SSI 46.0 46.0 31.3 27.5 21.9
Food stamps 58.3 58.3 53.1 46.6 37.8
Housing assistance 48.4 48.4 43.2 38.2 24.2
Energy assistance 48.1 48.1 42.5 38.2 30.3
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 32.3 32.3 30.6 27.4 23.5
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 71.1 71.1 58.7 50.5 40.0
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.8
Medicare 10.4 10.4 9.3 9.1 8.1
Also Medicaid 36.2 36.2 27.8 26.5 19.8
Medicaid 39.7 39.7 34.7 30.1 25.5
Not covered 22.8 22.8 22.5 21.7 20.7
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (White)
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
Total 7.1 8.2 10.7 9.6
Age
Under 18 years 9.0 10.0 14.7 12.2
Related children 8.5 9.4 14.1 11.7
Under 6 years 10.2 11.1 16.4 13.3
18 to 24 years 12.2 13.0 15.7 14.4
25 to 44 years 6.5 7.0 9.4 8.2
45 to 64 years 5.1 6.2 7.3 7.0
65 years and over 4.7 7.5 8.9 8.8
65 to 74 years 4.1 6.4 7.7 7.6
75 years and over 5.4 8.8 10.2 10.2
Family Relationship
In families 5.4 6.2 8.8 7.5
Married-couple families 3.5 4.1 5.9 5.0
With related children under 18 4.2 4.8 7.5 6.1
Female hhlder, no husband present 16.8 18.3 26.2 22.2
With related children under 18 21.3 23.0 33.1 27.9
Unrelated individuals 14.6 17.3 19.4 19.3
Living alone 10.0 13.1 15.9 15.9
65 years and over 8.6 13.9 17.3 17.3
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (White)
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 6.7 7.7 10.1 9.1
Inside central cities 10.0 11.0 14.7 13.1
Outside central cities 5.3 6.2 8.1 7.3
Outside metropolitan areas 8.3 9.9 13.2 11.6
Region
Northeast 6.0 6.9 9.3 8.3
Midwest 5.3 6.1 8.1 7.1
South 7.8 9.2 11.9 10.6
West 8.7 9.8 13.1 11.6
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 6.4 7.6 9.5 8.7
18 to 24 years old 12.2 13.0 15.7 14.4
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 17.0 18.4 22.8 20.3
25 years old and over 5.6 6.8 8.6 7.9
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 13.7 17.1 21.6 20.2
High school graduate, no college 5.6 6.7 8.7 7.9
College: Less than bachelor's degree 4.1 5.0 6.3 5.7
Bachelor's degree or more 2.5 2.8 3.2 3.0
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 20 to 64 years 6.6 7.4 9.3 8.5
Worked at full-time jobs 2.8 3.0 4.4 3.7
50 to 52 weeks 1.7 1.8 2.9 2.3
Worked at part-time jobs 9.1 10.1 12.9 11.6
Did not work 20.1 23.1 26.8 25.7
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (White)
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 24.7 30.5 42.6 39.5
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 36.7 42.8 58.7 52.9
SSI 19.2 24.6 35.1 33.5
Food stamps 35.4 41.3 62.0 56.2
Housing assistance 24.2 26.6 51.6 47.8
Energy assistance 27.4 33.9 50.0 45.6
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 22.4 25.4 38.7 32.7
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 37.4 45.3 65.9 61.2
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 1.6 1.9 3.1 2.6
Medicare 5.7 8.8 10.7 10.6
Also Medicaid 14.8 22.2 33.6 33.2
Medicaid 23.6 28.6 40.6 36.5
Not covered 19.8 21.3 25.6 22.9
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (White)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White
Total 22739 40370 40124 38828 40570 40886 38387 38710 22407
Age
Under 18 years 7527 8733 8700 8145 8807 8769 7511 7571 6737
Related children 7086 8283 8255 7704 8342 8308 7093 7151 6327
Under 6 years 2671 3019 3006 2788 3034 3018 2540 2561 2344
18 to 24 years 3044 3577 3547 3414 3632 3763 3504 3549 3102
25 to 44 years 5704 7085 7050 6666 7180 7301 6531 6618 5531
45 to 64 years 3807 6672 6619 6468 6688 6767 6586 6656 4194
65 years and over 2656 14303 14208 14135 14263 14286 14255 14316 2842
65 to 74 years 1223 6369 6342 6294 6380 6398 6377 6412 1308
75 years and over 1434 7934 7866 7841 7883 7889 7878 7904 1534
Family Relationship
In families 15369 26963 26799 25624 27168 27197 24782 24979 14477
Married-couple families 8269 17323 17188 16404 17400 17438 16070 16211 7669
With related children under 18 6301 7648 7627 7005 7786 7789 6459 6545 5529
Female hhlder, no husband present 5972 7915 7908 7614 8019 8035 7186 7238 5768
With related children under 18 5412 6386 6366 6088 6423 6402 5588 5628 5020
Unrelated individuals 6996 13006 12929 12816 12978 13271 13251 13377 7598
Living alone 3654 9017 8962 8906 8997 9099 9086 9146 3952
65 years and over 1612 6230 6183 6176 6204 6208 6208 6231 1701
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (White)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 17147 29712 29553 28573 29881 30133 28306 28517 16894
Inside central cities 7615 11982 11888 11487 12117 12252 11446 11529 7612
Outside central cities 9531 17730 17665 17086 17764 17881 16860 16988 9282
Outside metropolitan areas 5592 10659 10571 10255 10689 10753 10080 10194 5512
Region
Northeast 3827 7396 7334 7103 7318 7388 6992 7080 3923
Midwest 4071 8432 8356 8051 8375 8458 7943 8056 3967
South 8470 14629 14563 14183 14928 15031 14097 14167 8255
West 6371 9914 9872 9492 9949 10009 9355 9407 6262
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 15212 31637 31424 30683 31763 32118 30876 31139 15669
18 to 24 years old 3044 3577 3547 3414 3632 3763 3504 3549 3102
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1054 1215 1204 1161 1249 1272 1148 1158 1050
25 years old and over 12168 28060 27877 27269 28131 28354 27371 27591 12567
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4722 10102 10060 9901 10200 10271 9955 10009 5008
High school graduate, no college 3975 10190 10090 9822 10133 10223 9817 9921 4013
College: Less than bachelor's degree 2232 5070 5035 4908 5088 5132 4938 4976 2297
Bachelor's degree or more 1239 2698 2692 2638 2710 2728 2661 2685 1248
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 20 to 64 years 11713 16334 16220 15594 16483 16787 15657 15847 11977
Worked at full-time jobs 3581 4389 4338 3997 4497 4662 3973 4071 3345
50 to 52 weeks 1862 2182 2164 1949 2298 2372 1887 1943 1675
Worked at part-time jobs 1956 2617 2618 2492 2671 2794 2606 2643 2041
Did not work 6176 9328 9265 9105 9314 9331 9078 9133 6591
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (White)
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 4190 6510 6502 6393 6512 6519 6282 6314 5326
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 2267 2892 2893 2834 2890 2903 2771 2789 2548
SSI 2384 4262 4254 4191 4262 4257 4133 4154 3400
Food stamps 6594 7982 7954 7714 7923 7925 7419 7458 6616
Housing assistance 2929 4077 4070 3993 4078 4097 3942 3973 3043
Energy assistance 2104 3037 3038 2959 3057 3042 2879 2904 2227
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 8030 9452 9417 8951 9618 9586 8289 8353 7383
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 2943 3778 3779 3737 3773 3783 3662 3682 3388
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 4035 8178 8066 6986 7457 7513 6739 6836 3056
Medicare 3541 16548 16440 16358 16520 16552 16485 16561 3890
Also Medicaid 1289 2707 2693 2683 2697 2701 2683 2688 1616
Medicaid 8273 11446 11413 11160 11538 11519 10739 10808 8789
Not covered 7206 8423 8372 8307 8954 9139 8254 8339 7148
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (White)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White
Total 21811 21795 20522 19252 17740 16209 18739 24659 21986
Age
Under 18 years 6662 6650 6390 5815 5226 5049 5588 8252 6866
Related children 6255 6245 5991 5442 4870 4693 5195 7791 6459
Under 6 years 2315 2311 2223 1992 1849 1835 1986 2938 2388
18 to 24 years 3073 3073 2983 2829 2714 2639 2819 3402 3118
25 to 44 years 5455 5451 5153 4824 4460 4343 4682 6306 5507
45 to 64 years 4058 4058 3634 3453 3201 2785 3407 4045 3866
65 years and over 2563 2563 2361 2331 2139 1393 2243 2654 2630
65 to 74 years 1180 1180 1080 1065 952 635 998 1210 1196
75 years and over 1382 1382 1281 1267 1187 758 1245 1444 1433
Family Relationship
In families 14181 14167 13209 12175 11104 10345 11815 16837 14258
Married-couple families 7484 7479 7051 6431 5944 5431 6452 9171 7809
With related children under 18 5440 5435 5222 4644 4192 4006 4610 7133 5814
Female hhlder, no husband present 5683 5674 5235 4900 4353 4128 4517 6445 5461
With related children under 18 4963 4954 4685 4370 3868 3726 4019 5802 4890
Unrelated individuals 7305 7303 6997 6798 6381 5609 6614 7418 7409
Living alone 3756 3756 3552 3463 3103 2399 3138 3804 3798
65 years and over 1563 1563 1479 1465 1303 799 1303 1613 1613
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (White)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 16457 16448 15535 14510 13348 12364 14167 18574 16633
Inside central cities 7408 7402 6966 6485 5902 5663 6273 8341 7429
Outside central cities 9049 9046 8569 8024 7446 6701 7894 10233 9204
Outside metropolitan areas 5354 5347 4988 4743 4392 3845 4572 6085 5353
Region
Northeast 3772 3772 3412 3207 2894 2629 3050 4112 3685
Midwest 3849 3847 3629 3428 3157 2914 3346 4450 3940
South 8038 8031 7701 7230 6701 6035 7125 9158 8182
West 6152 6146 5780 5388 4988 4631 5218 6940 6180
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 15149 15145 14132 13437 12514 11160 13151 16407 15121
18 to 24 years old 3073 3073 2983 2829 2714 2639 2819 3402 3118
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1035 1035 992 927 891 861 932 1156 1031
25 years old and over 12076 12072 11149 10608 9799 8520 10332 13006 12003
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4750 4750 4350 4112 3709 3163 3956 4996 4665
High school graduate, no college 3868 3865 3555 3385 3142 2743 3315 4265 3888
College: Less than bachelor's degree 2232 2230 2064 1968 1833 1585 1913 2419 2200
Bachelor's degree or more 1226 1226 1180 1142 1116 1030 1148 1325 1250
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 20 to 64 years 11743 11739 10950 10340 9636 9056 10131 12818 11632
Worked at full-time jobs 3312 3309 3210 2998 2795 2730 2912 4245 3540
50 to 52 weeks 1655 1653 1595 1482 1365 1372 1431 2327 1833
Worked at part-time jobs 2016 2016 1896 1807 1669 1557 1742 2218 1991
Did not work 6415 6414 5845 5535 5173 4769 5477 6355 6101
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (White)
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 5073 5073 3823 3336 2738 2515 3099 4333 4016
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 2505 2505 2093 1824 1530 1486 1735 2378 2145
SSI 3178 3178 2162 1898 1510 1324 1700 2422 2313
Food stamps 6439 6439 5864 5140 4168 3914 4564 6849 6210
Housing assistance 2851 2851 2548 2250 1427 1427 1566 3043 2813
Energy assistance 2103 2103 1860 1671 1327 1198 1485 2184 1993
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 7270 7270 6887 6176 5298 5056 5732 8717 7361
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 3288 3288 2714 2332 1851 1730 2094 3045 2830
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 3004 3002 2925 2827 2673 2442 2753 4655 3786
Medicare 3441 3441 3072 3015 2678 1875 2895 3539 3489
Also Medicaid 1387 1387 1064 1017 758 566 853 1289 1273
Medicaid 8504 8504 7417 6432 5458 5058 6124 8692 7809
Not covered 7084 7071 6984 6755 6428 6139 6603 7962 7101