Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (White non-Hispanic)
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 non-Hispanic
Total 194538 7.8 16.1 16.0 15.5
Age
Under 18 years 44095 9.5 11.6 11.5 10.8
Related children 43459 8.9 11.0 11.0 10.2
Under 6 years 13638 10.6 12.4 12.4 11.5
18 to 24 years 17026 12.3 14.7 14.6 14.0
25 to 44 years 55349 6.5 8.6 8.5 8.1
45 to 64 years 50094 6.2 11.2 11.1 10.9
65 years and over 27973 8.1 47.5 47.1 46.9
65 to 74 years 14550 6.8 39.6 39.5 39.2
75 years and over 13423 9.5 56.0 55.4 55.3
Family Relationship
In families 159178 5.7 12.1 12.1 11.6
Married-couple families 133990 3.6 9.6 9.6 9.2
With related children under 18 77635 4.1 5.3 5.3 4.9
Female hhlder, no husband present 18365 19.9 28.4 28.4 27.2
With related children under 18 12408 26.3 32.5 32.3 30.7
Unrelated individuals 34603 17.0 33.7 33.4 33.1
Living alone 22577 14.6 37.6 37.3 37.1
65 years and over 8993 16.2 66.0 65.5 65.4
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (White non-Hispanic)
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 151491 6.9 14.2 14.2 13.8
Inside central cities 41067 9.6 18.4 18.2 17.8
Outside central cities 110424 5.9 12.7 12.7 12.3
Outside metropolitan areas 43047 11.2 22.5 22.3 21.7
Region
Northeast 39988 7.1 15.4 15.3 14.8
Midwest 52543 6.9 15.1 14.9 14.4
South 64730 8.8 17.4 17.3 17.0
West 37278 8.2 15.8 15.7 15.2
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 150443 7.4 17.4 17.3 16.9
18 to 24 years old 17026 12.3 14.7 14.6 14.0
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 3148 17.1 20.6 20.3 19.7
25 years old and over 133417 6.7 17.7 17.6 17.3
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 15081 18.0 48.5 48.3 47.8
High school graduate, no college 43998 7.4 20.8 20.6 20.1
College: Less than bachelor's degree 35111 5.5 13.2 13.1 12.8
Bachelor's degree or more 39226 2.8 6.4 6.4 6.3
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 20 to 64 years 117482 7.0 10.4 10.3 9.9
Worked at full-time jobs 83017 2.8 3.5 3.5 3.2
50 to 52 weeks 69764 1.7 2.0 2.0 1.8
Worked at part-time jobs 15177 9.9 13.6 13.6 12.9
Did not work 19288 23.1 37.3 37.1 36.5
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (White non-Hispanic)
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 7338 39.4 63.3 63.1 62.2
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 2561 52.8 70.3 70.3 68.7
SSI 5324 35.5 62.5 62.3 61.7
Food stamps 7431 56.3 71.0 70.7 68.5
Housing assistance 4162 47.7 70.3 70.3 69.1
Energy assistance 3764 45.9 69.1 68.9 66.9
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 11692 32.8 41.5 41.3 39.2
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 3107 62.6 83.4 83.4 82.2
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 133198 2.3 5.2 5.1 4.5
Medicare 30805 9.7 49.4 49.1 48.9
Also Medicaid 3133 33.0 71.1 70.7 70.6
Medicaid 14942 36.1 53.3 53.1 52.1
Not covered 19324 20.1 24.9 24.8 24.6
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (White non-Hispanic)
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 non-Hispanic
Total 16.1 16.2 15.4 15.5 7.9
Age
Under 18 years 11.6 11.6 9.8 9.9 8.5
Related children 11.0 11.0 9.3 9.4 8.0
Under 6 years 12.4 12.3 10.4 10.4 9.4
18 to 24 years 14.8 15.5 14.6 14.8 12.7
25 to 44 years 8.6 8.8 7.9 8.0 6.4
45 to 64 years 11.2 11.3 11.1 11.2 6.8
65 years and over 47.3 47.4 47.3 47.5 8.6
65 to 74 years 39.7 39.8 39.7 39.9 7.2
75 years and over 55.6 55.6 55.6 55.8 10.1
Family Relationship
In families 12.2 12.2 11.3 11.4 5.5
Married-couple families 9.6 9.6 9.1 9.2 3.4
With related children under 18 5.4 5.4 4.4 4.5 3.6
Female hhlder, no husband present 28.9 28.9 25.5 25.7 19.0
With related children under 18 32.7 32.5 27.7 27.9 23.9
Unrelated individuals 33.5 34.2 34.1 34.4 18.3
Living alone 37.5 37.8 37.8 38.1 15.7
65 years and over 65.7 65.8 65.8 66.0 17.0
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (White non-Hispanic)
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 14.2 14.3 13.7 13.8 6.9
Inside central cities 18.3 18.6 17.9 18.0 9.9
Outside central cities 12.7 12.8 12.2 12.3 5.8
Outside metropolitan areas 22.6 22.7 21.3 21.6 11.1
Region
Northeast 15.2 15.3 14.7 14.9 7.4
Midwest 15.0 15.2 14.3 14.5 6.8
South 17.7 17.8 16.9 17.0 8.8
West 15.7 15.8 15.1 15.2 8.3
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 17.4 17.6 17.0 17.2 7.7
18 to 24 years old 14.8 15.5 14.6 14.8 12.7
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 20.8 21.4 19.5 19.7 17.4
25 years old and over 17.7 17.8 17.4 17.5 7.0
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 48.7 48.9 48.1 48.4 19.5
High school graduate, no college 20.7 20.9 20.2 20.4 7.5
College: Less than bachelor's degree 13.2 13.4 13.0 13.1 5.7
Bachelor's degree or more 6.4 6.5 6.3 6.4 2.9
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 20 to 64 years 10.4 10.6 10.0 10.1 7.3
Worked at full-time jobs 3.6 3.7 3.2 3.3 2.6
50 to 52 weeks 2.1 2.1 1.7 1.8 1.5
Worked at part-time jobs 13.8 14.5 13.6 13.8 10.4
Did not work 37.2 37.2 36.6 36.8 25.1
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (White non-Hispanic)
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 62.9 63.1 61.0 61.4 51.3
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 70.0 70.5 66.3 66.9 60.0
SSI 62.2 62.3 61.0 61.4 50.6
Food stamps 70.5 70.7 65.5 65.9 56.6
Housing assistance 70.3 70.8 68.5 69.0 49.2
Energy assistance 69.1 69.0 64.8 65.5 48.4
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 41.9 41.8 35.7 36.2 30.1
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 83.2 83.4 80.2 80.8 73.2
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 4.8 4.8 4.4 4.5 1.8
Medicare 49.3 49.4 49.3 49.5 10.7
Also Medicaid 70.7 70.8 70.3 70.5 41.0
Medicaid 53.6 53.6 50.0 50.4 39.2
Not covered 26.2 26.7 24.6 24.9 20.2
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (White non-Hispanic)
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 non-Hispanic
Total 7.6 7.6 7.1 6.8 6.3
Age
Under 18 years 8.4 8.4 8.0 7.4 6.6
Related children 7.9 7.9 7.4 6.9 6.1
Under 6 years 9.3 9.2 8.8 8.1 7.4
18 to 24 years 12.6 12.6 12.2 11.8 11.4
25 to 44 years 6.3 6.3 5.9 5.6 5.1
45 to 64 years 6.6 6.6 5.9 5.6 5.3
65 years and over 7.8 7.8 7.3 7.2 6.6
65 to 74 years 6.6 6.6 6.1 6.0 5.4
75 years and over 9.1 9.1 8.5 8.5 8.0
Family Relationship
In families 5.3 5.3 4.9 4.6 4.2
Married-couple families 3.3 3.3 3.1 2.9 2.7
With related children under 18 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.0 2.8
Female hhlder, no husband present 18.7 18.6 17.0 16.1 14.3
With related children under 18 23.5 23.5 22.0 20.8 18.3
Unrelated individuals 17.6 17.6 16.8 16.3 15.2
Living alone 15.0 15.0 14.2 13.8 12.4
65 years and over 15.6 15.6 14.8 14.7 13.1
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (White non-Hispanic)
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 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.5
Inside central cities 9.6 9.6 8.9 8.5 7.8
Outside central cities 5.6 5.6 5.3 5.0 4.7
Outside metropolitan areas 10.8 10.8 10.0 9.6 8.8
Region
Northeast 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.5
Midwest 6.6 6.6 6.2 5.8 5.4
South 8.6 8.5 8.2 7.8 7.3
West 8.1 8.1 7.4 7.1 6.6
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 7.4 7.4 6.9 6.6 6.2
18 to 24 years old 12.6 12.6 12.2 11.8 11.4
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 17.2 17.2 16.2 15.3 14.6
25 years old and over 6.7 6.7 6.2 5.9 5.5
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 18.2 18.2 16.5 15.8 14.2
High school graduate, no college 7.1 7.1 6.6 6.3 5.9
College: Less than bachelor's degree 5.6 5.6 5.1 4.9 4.6
Bachelor's degree or more 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.6
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 20 to 64 years 7.1 7.1 6.6 6.3 5.9
Worked at full-time jobs 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.2
50 to 52 weeks 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.3
Worked at part-time jobs 10.2 10.2 9.6 9.2 8.6
Did not work 24.4 24.4 22.0 21.0 19.7
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (White non-Hispanic)
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 48.4 48.4 35.6 31.5 25.6
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 58.6 58.6 47.3 42.5 35.3
SSI 47.2 47.2 32.3 28.3 22.5
Food stamps 54.8 54.8 49.1 44.0 34.7
Housing assistance 45.5 45.5 40.7 36.3 20.7
Energy assistance 45.4 45.4 39.5 36.4 28.7
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 29.6 29.6 27.3 24.8 21.0
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 70.6 70.6 56.9 49.6 38.7
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6
Medicare 9.4 9.4 8.5 8.4 7.5
Also Medicaid 35.1 35.1 27.5 26.2 19.1
Medicaid 37.7 37.7 32.2 28.2 23.5
Not covered 20.0 20.0 19.7 19.4 18.7
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (White non-Hispanic)
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 non-Hispanic
Total 5.6 6.6 8.5 7.6
Age
Under 18 years 6.3 7.1 10.5 8.5
Related children 5.9 6.5 9.9 8.0
Under 6 years 7.3 7.9 11.8 9.4
18 to 24 years 11.1 11.7 13.7 12.7
25 to 44 years 5.0 5.4 7.2 6.3
45 to 64 years 4.5 5.6 6.5 6.3
65 years and over 4.2 6.9 8.1 8.0
65 to 74 years 3.5 5.6 6.7 6.7
75 years and over 4.9 8.3 9.6 9.5
Family Relationship
In families 3.9 4.5 6.3 5.3
Married-couple families 2.4 2.9 4.0 3.4
With related children under 18 2.6 3.0 4.7 3.8
Female hhlder, no husband present 13.4 14.7 21.6 17.8
With related children under 18 17.4 18.9 28.4 23.1
Unrelated individuals 13.2 15.8 17.9 17.9
Living alone 9.5 12.6 15.2 15.2
65 years and over 7.9 13.1 16.2 16.2
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (White non-Hispanic)
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 5.0 5.9 7.4 6.8
Inside central cities 7.4 8.2 10.4 9.5
Outside central cities 4.2 5.0 6.3 5.7
Outside metropolitan areas 7.6 9.1 12.2 10.7
Region
Northeast 4.8 5.8 7.6 7.0
Midwest 4.9 5.7 7.6 6.7
South 6.3 7.6 9.5 8.6
West 6.1 7.0 8.9 7.9
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 5.4 6.4 7.9 7.4
18 to 24 years old 11.1 11.7 13.7 12.7
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 14.0 15.0 18.4 16.6
25 years old and over 4.6 5.8 7.1 6.7
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 11.3 15.1 18.5 17.8
High school graduate, no college 5.0 6.2 7.9 7.2
College: Less than bachelor's degree 3.9 4.8 5.9 5.5
Bachelor's degree or more 2.4 2.7 3.0 2.9
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 20 to 64 years 5.5 6.2 7.6 7.0
Worked at full-time jobs 2.1 2.3 3.3 2.8
50 to 52 weeks 1.3 1.3 2.1 1.7
Worked at part-time jobs 7.9 8.9 11.2 10.1
Did not work 17.9 20.8 23.6 22.9
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (White non-Hispanic)
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 23.0 28.6 40.7 37.6
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 34.1 39.3 55.7 49.1
SSI 19.4 25.1 36.0 34.4
Food stamps 32.0 37.8 58.8 52.5
Housing assistance 20.7 23.5 49.6 45.9
Energy assistance 25.6 31.8 47.5 42.8
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 19.7 22.6 35.6 29.2
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 35.3 43.1 64.8 59.8
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 1.4 1.7 2.6 2.2
Medicare 5.1 8.0 9.7 9.6
Also Medicaid 13.9 21.4 32.8 32.4
Medicaid 21.3 26.5 38.0 34.0
Not covered 17.7 19.0 21.9 19.9
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (White non-Hispanic)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White non-Hispanic
Total 15271 31242 31050 30160 31255 31503 29975 30250 15284
Age
Under 18 years 4194 5109 5092 4750 5118 5094 4333 4379 3749
Related children 3887 4794 4780 4442 4799 4779 4041 4087 3466
Under 6 years 1450 1689 1687 1562 1686 1680 1413 1425 1282
18 to 24 years 2088 2499 2485 2387 2525 2631 2483 2518 2165
25 to 44 years 3621 4743 4726 4460 4781 4855 4384 4448 3536
45 to 64 years 3102 5611 5562 5440 5602 5669 5540 5609 3428
65 years and over 2266 13280 13185 13123 13230 13252 13235 13296 2406
65 to 74 years 989 5769 5742 5704 5772 5789 5776 5811 1049
75 years and over 1277 7512 7443 7419 7458 7463 7459 7485 1357
Family Relationship
In families 9122 19301 19192 18411 19352 19388 17913 18078 8716
Married-couple families 4782 12907 12816 12308 12880 12923 12172 12290 4569
With related children under 18 3170 4125 4133 3768 4167 4176 3444 3508 2811
Female hhlder, no husband present 3661 5216 5209 5003 5299 5302 4675 4717 3496
With related children under 18 3260 4031 4010 3813 4057 4036 3431 3464 2964
Unrelated individuals 5882 11651 11573 11470 11606 11824 11809 11919 6335
Living alone 3300 8479 8422 8371 8455 8545 8535 8594 3552
65 years and over 1453 5937 5889 5884 5911 5915 5915 5938 1527
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (White non-Hispanic)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 10469 21574 21453 20834 21535 21735 20786 20952 10506
Inside central cities 3945 7537 7483 7295 7508 7619 7344 7399 4068
Outside central cities 6524 14037 13970 13539 14027 14117 13441 13553 6438
Outside metropolitan areas 4803 9668 9597 9326 9720 9767 9189 9297 4778
Region
Northeast 2852 6175 6122 5928 6079 6136 5883 5957 2939
Midwest 3641 7925 7852 7589 7906 7980 7498 7596 3567
South 5711 11256 11229 10992 11435 11506 10958 11024 5678
West 3067 5887 5847 5651 5834 5880 5635 5673 3100
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 11077 26134 25958 25410 26137 26408 25642 25871 11535
18 to 24 years old 2088 2499 2485 2387 2525 2631 2483 2518 2165
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 537 647 640 621 655 672 615 622 547
25 years old and over 8989 23635 23473 23023 23612 23777 23159 23353 9371
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 2718 7318 7285 7214 7346 7375 7254 7292 2945
High school graduate, no college 3239 9167 9080 8851 9102 9177 8868 8964 3284
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1925 4644 4611 4502 4650 4693 4552 4587 2014
Bachelor's degree or more 1107 2506 2498 2457 2514 2532 2485 2509 1128
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 20 to 64 years 8264 12185 12107 11650 12233 12464 11761 11917 8569
Worked at full-time jobs 2309 2923 2889 2645 2966 3075 2646 2724 2150
50 to 52 weeks 1152 1392 1380 1232 1451 1492 1211 1251 1041
Worked at part-time jobs 1501 2070 2064 1958 2101 2208 2063 2098 1574
Did not work 4454 7193 7154 7047 7166 7181 7052 7095 4845
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (White non-Hispanic)
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 2893 4643 4631 4561 4618 4629 4476 4504 3761
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 1351 1800 1801 1759 1793 1805 1698 1712 1538
SSI 1891 3329 3317 3283 3313 3314 3249 3270 2694
Food stamps 4184 5275 5256 5090 5241 5255 4866 4897 4203
Housing assistance 1984 2927 2925 2876 2927 2949 2850 2873 2048
Energy assistance 1729 2600 2592 2519 2599 2596 2441 2466 1822
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 3829 4849 4830 4588 4901 4887 4168 4229 3523
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 1946 2590 2592 2552 2584 2591 2492 2509 2273
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 3028 6908 6821 6046 6379 6438 5885 5973 2385
Medicare 3001 15229 15123 15056 15191 15223 15176 15252 3282
Also Medicaid 1033 2229 2216 2211 2215 2217 2204 2209 1284
Medicaid 5399 7968 7941 7785 8003 8002 7473 7530 5864
Not covered 3893 4820 4791 4759 5070 5169 4757 4816 3897
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (White non-Hispanic)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White non-Hispanic
Total 14816 14801 13838 13166 12186 10866 12799 16458 14845
Age
Under 18 years 3705 3694 3509 3246 2916 2798 3111 4618 3770
Related children 3425 3414 3235 2988 2672 2554 2842 4302 3491
Under 6 years 1265 1261 1198 1106 1008 999 1071 1610 1283
18 to 24 years 2149 2149 2080 2011 1936 1885 1986 2329 2169
25 to 44 years 3478 3474 3256 3072 2850 2748 2978 3980 3499
45 to 64 years 3312 3312 2963 2829 2639 2266 2796 3271 3158
65 years and over 2172 2172 2030 2007 1846 1169 1928 2261 2248
65 to 74 years 956 956 884 871 778 510 813 977 971
75 years and over 1216 1216 1146 1136 1068 659 1115 1284 1277
Family Relationship
In families 8515 8500 7815 7334 6739 6140 7105 9996 8445
Married-couple families 4451 4446 4133 3844 3613 3209 3888 5298 4584
With related children under 18 2775 2770 2615 2357 2149 2039 2351 3634 2939
Female hhlder, no husband present 3433 3423 3121 2962 2627 2458 2699 3965 3264
With related children under 18 2921 2912 2728 2580 2268 2160 2340 3524 2864
Unrelated individuals 6074 6074 5805 5638 5273 4552 5482 6183 6179
Living alone 3377 3377 3199 3124 2806 2154 2840 3428 3426
65 years and over 1403 1403 1334 1321 1176 711 1176 1454 1454
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (White non-Hispanic)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 10180 10173 9532 9052 8399 7605 8866 11219 10251
Inside central cities 3946 3941 3675 3491 3203 3023 3371 4254 3914
Outside central cities 6234 6232 5858 5561 5196 4583 5494 6966 6337
Outside metropolitan areas 4636 4629 4306 4114 3788 3261 3933 5238 4593
Region
Northeast 2808 2808 2536 2387 2180 1932 2300 3051 2784
Midwest 3458 3456 3250 3073 2822 2570 2988 3968 3526
South 5535 5528 5288 5055 4706 4107 4916 6131 5577
West 3014 3009 2764 2650 2478 2257 2595 3308 2958
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 11111 11107 10329 9920 9271 8069 9688 11840 11075
18 to 24 years old 2149 2149 2080 2011 1936 1885 1986 2329 2169
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 541 541 509 481 461 441 473 580 524
25 years old and over 8962 8958 8249 7908 7335 6184 7702 9511 8906
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 2751 2751 2486 2385 2146 1711 2272 2792 2678
High school graduate, no college 3146 3143 2888 2765 2575 2182 2718 3460 3178
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1957 1955 1804 1719 1599 1364 1669 2080 1919
Bachelor's degree or more 1109 1109 1071 1040 1015 927 1043 1179 1131
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 20 to 64 years 8383 8379 7762 7402 6933 6427 7250 8974 8261
Worked at full-time jobs 2132 2129 2053 1963 1840 1779 1899 2731 2298
50 to 52 weeks 1031 1028 984 939 875 877 903 1438 1156
Worked at part-time jobs 1551 1551 1459 1393 1299 1204 1347 1693 1538
Did not work 4700 4699 4250 4045 3794 3443 4004 4550 4426
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (White non-Hispanic)
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 3554 3554 2611 2311 1877 1684 2099 2986 2759
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 1502 1502 1212 1088 903 873 1006 1426 1258
SSI 2512 2512 1720 1506 1198 1033 1335 1915 1832
Food stamps 4076 4076 3649 3267 2577 2380 2810 4373 3898
Housing assistance 1894 1894 1695 1512 862 862 978 2065 1912
Energy assistance 1709 1709 1487 1369 1079 963 1199 1786 1613
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 3464 3464 3193 2899 2451 2298 2645 4162 3417
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 2194 2194 1768 1542 1203 1098 1339 2014 1857
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 2343 2341 2277 2238 2155 1918 2204 3481 2891
Medicare 2908 2908 2632 2588 2307 1578 2474 2995 2963
Also Medicaid 1101 1101 862 822 600 436 671 1028 1016
Medicaid 5635 5634 4806 4219 3508 3181 3953 5673 5077
Not covered 3872 3860 3807 3744 3612 3416 3662 4225 3841