
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001-X1 (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 8.8 16.5 16.4 15.9
Age
Under 18 years 56089 12.0 14.2 14.2 13.3
Related children 55238 11.5 13.7 13.6 12.7
Under 6 years 17920 13.5 15.4 15.3 14.3
18 to 24 years 21644 12.8 15.1 15.0 14.4
25 to 44 years 67051 7.5 9.6 9.6 9.1
45 to 64 years 55101 6.1 11.5 11.4 11.1
65 years and over 29790 7.3 46.5 46.1 45.9
65 to 74 years 15668 6.5 39.2 38.8 38.6
75 years and over 14122 8.2 54.6 54.2 54.0
Family Relationship
In families 190413 7.1 13.1 13.0 12.5
Married-couple families 156392 4.6 10.3 10.2 9.7
With related children under 18 95570 5.8 7.1 7.1 6.4
Female hhlder, no husband present 24619 21.9 30.1 30.1 29.1
With related children under 18 17506 28.1 34.2 34.2 32.9
Unrelated individuals 38294 16.3 32.6 32.4 32.2
Living alone 23888 13.2 36.6 36.4 36.2
65 years and over 9345 14.3 65.1 64.8 64.7
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001-X1 (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 8.3 15.2 15.1 14.6
Inside central cities 56856 12.0 19.7 19.6 19.0
Outside central cities 126671 6.6 13.2 13.1 12.6
Outside metropolitan areas 46148 10.6 21.7 21.6 20.9
Region
Northeast 44168 7.6 15.9 15.9 15.3
Midwest 55243 6.6 14.4 14.2 13.7
South 77147 9.7 17.7 17.6 17.2
West 53117 10.7 17.4 17.3 16.6
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 173586 7.7 17.2 17.1 16.7
18 to 24 years old 21644 12.8 15.1 15.0 14.4
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 5072 18.4 21.6 21.5 20.7
25 years old and over 151942 7.0 17.5 17.4 17.0
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 23138 17.9 41.9 41.7 41.0
High school graduate, no college 49131 7.0 19.6 19.4 19.0
College: Less than bachelor's degree 38402 5.1 12.4 12.3 12.0
Bachelor's degree or more 41271 2.6 6.2 6.1 6.1
Work Experience in 2001-X1
Total, 20 to 64 years 137539 7.6 11.0 10.9 10.5
Worked at full-time jobs 96612 3.1 3.9 3.8 3.5
50 to 52 weeks 80754 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.0
Worked at part-time jobs 17190 9.9 13.9 13.8 13.2
Did not work 23737 24.0 38.0 37.7 37.1
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001-X1 (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 37.3 62.1 62.0 60.9
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 4053 52.1 69.4 69.3 68.1
SSI 6907 30.6 60.1 60.0 58.8
Food stamps 11042 54.8 69.1 68.9 67.0
Housing assistance 5892 44.4 67.2 67.0 66.4
Energy assistance 4373 42.8 67.3 67.3 65.3
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 22538 32.0 38.4 38.3 36.3
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 4621 59.4 80.2 80.1 79.0
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 148254 2.3 4.9 4.9 4.2
Medicare 33000 9.0 48.6 48.2 48.0
Also Medicaid 3834 28.7 69.3 68.9 68.4
Medicaid 21400 34.8 50.9 50.8 49.7
Not covered 31058 20.9 24.8 24.7 24.4
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001-X1 (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 16.6 16.7 15.5 15.6 8.6
Age
Under 18 years 14.4 14.4 11.9 12.0 10.5
Related children 13.8 13.8 11.4 11.5 10.0
Under 6 years 15.4 15.4 12.5 12.7 11.5
18 to 24 years 15.5 15.7 14.5 14.7 12.8
25 to 44 years 9.8 9.9 8.7 8.8 7.2
45 to 64 years 11.6 11.7 11.3 11.4 6.9
65 years and over 46.3 46.4 46.3 46.4 8.2
65 to 74 years 39.1 39.1 39.0 39.1 7.4
75 years and over 54.3 54.4 54.3 54.5 9.1
Family Relationship
In families 13.2 13.3 11.9 12.0 6.6
Married-couple families 10.3 10.3 9.4 9.5 4.2
With related children under 18 7.3 7.3 5.7 5.8 4.8
Female hhlder, no husband present 30.4 30.6 27.0 27.1 21.1
With related children under 18 34.3 34.4 29.5 29.7 25.8
Unrelated individuals 32.9 33.1 33.0 33.2 17.7
Living alone 36.7 36.8 36.8 36.9 14.6
65 years and over 64.9 64.9 64.9 65.0 15.5
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001-X1 (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 15.3 15.4 14.2 14.3 8.0
Inside central cities 19.9 20.0 18.5 18.6 11.8
Outside central cities 13.2 13.3 12.3 12.4 6.4
Outside metropolitan areas 21.9 21.9 20.6 20.7 10.7
Region
Northeast 15.9 15.9 15.1 15.2 8.0
Midwest 14.3 14.4 13.4 13.6 6.4
South 18.1 18.2 16.8 16.9 9.2
West 17.6 17.6 16.3 16.4 10.5
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 17.4 17.4 16.7 16.8 8.0
18 to 24 years old 15.5 15.7 14.5 14.7 12.8
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 22.8 23.1 20.4 20.5 18.4
25 years old and over 17.6 17.7 17.0 17.1 7.3
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 42.3 42.4 40.6 40.8 18.8
High school graduate, no college 19.5 19.6 18.9 19.0 7.2
College: Less than bachelor's degree 12.5 12.5 12.0 12.1 5.3
Bachelor's degree or more 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.2 2.8
Work Experience in 2001-X1
Total, 20 to 64 years 11.2 11.3 10.4 10.5 7.7
Worked at full-time jobs 4.1 4.2 3.4 3.5 2.8
50 to 52 weeks 2.4 2.4 1.8 1.9 1.6
Worked at part-time jobs 14.3 14.5 13.3 13.4 10.2
Did not work 37.9 38.0 36.8 37.0 25.9
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001-X1 (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 62.2 62.2 60.1 60.4 49.9
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 69.2 69.1 65.9 66.4 60.0
SSI 60.1 60.2 58.7 58.9 47.1
Food stamps 69.3 69.2 64.0 64.5 55.5
Housing assistance 67.4 67.7 64.6 64.9 47.8
Energy assistance 67.4 67.6 62.4 62.8 45.4
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 39.1 39.2 32.6 32.9 28.4
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 80.2 80.0 78.0 78.1 70.4
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 4.5 4.5 4.1 4.1 1.7
Medicare 48.4 48.5 48.3 48.5 10.3
Also Medicaid 69.0 69.1 68.4 68.7 38.4
Medicaid 51.6 51.7 47.4 47.7 37.6
Not covered 26.7 26.9 23.4 23.7 19.9
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001-X1 (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 8.4 8.4 7.7 7.4 6.6
Age
Under 18 years 10.3 10.3 9.8 9.2 8.0
Related children 9.8 9.8 9.3 8.7 7.5
Under 6 years 11.3 11.3 10.7 9.9 8.9
18 to 24 years 12.6 12.6 12.1 11.6 11.1
25 to 44 years 7.1 7.1 6.6 6.3 5.7
45 to 64 years 6.7 6.7 5.8 5.6 5.0
65 years and over 7.5 7.5 6.7 6.6 6.0
65 to 74 years 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.9 5.2
75 years and over 8.4 8.4 7.5 7.4 6.8
Family Relationship
In families 6.5 6.5 5.9 5.6 5.0
Married-couple families 4.1 4.1 3.8 3.5 3.2
With related children under 18 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.0 3.6
Female hhlder, no husband present 20.8 20.8 18.8 18.0 15.2
With related children under 18 25.6 25.6 23.9 22.7 19.1
Unrelated individuals 17.1 17.1 16.2 15.7 14.5
Living alone 13.9 13.9 12.9 12.6 10.9
65 years and over 14.2 14.2 13.1 12.9 11.2
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001-X1 (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 7.8 7.8 7.3 6.9 6.2
Inside central cities 11.4 11.4 10.6 10.1 8.9
Outside central cities 6.2 6.2 5.8 5.5 5.0
Outside metropolitan areas 10.4 10.4 9.6 9.2 8.3
Region
Northeast 7.6 7.6 6.7 6.4 5.7
Midwest 6.2 6.2 5.8 5.5 4.9
South 9.0 9.0 8.5 8.2 7.4
West 10.2 10.2 9.5 9.0 8.1
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 7.7 7.7 7.1 6.8 6.2
18 to 24 years old 12.6 12.6 12.1 11.6 11.1
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 18.2 18.2 17.4 16.5 15.7
25 years old and over 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.1 5.5
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 17.9 17.9 16.0 15.3 13.4
High school graduate, no college 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.5
College: Less than bachelor's degree 5.1 5.1 4.7 4.5 4.1
Bachelor's degree or more 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.4
Work Experience in 2001-X1
Total, 20 to 64 years 7.6 7.6 6.9 6.6 6.1
Worked at full-time jobs 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.4
50 to 52 weeks 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4
Worked at part-time jobs 10.0 10.0 9.3 8.9 8.0
Did not work 25.2 25.2 22.6 21.6 19.7
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001-X1 (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 47.6 47.6 33.9 30.2 23.2
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 59.0 59.0 47.6 42.3 33.6
SSI 43.9 43.9 27.8 25.0 18.0
Food stamps 53.7 53.7 47.5 42.9 31.7
Housing assistance 44.6 44.6 38.6 35.1 19.5
Energy assistance 43.0 43.0 37.1 33.8 25.6
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 27.9 27.9 25.9 24.1 19.9
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 68.2 68.2 53.3 47.8 34.5
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5
Medicare 9.2 9.2 7.9 7.8 6.7
Also Medicaid 32.9 32.9 23.4 22.5 15.7
Medicaid 36.2 36.2 30.4 27.4 22.0
Not covered 19.7 19.7 19.5 19.0 18.0
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001-X1 (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 6.0 6.9 9.5 8.3
Age
Under 18 years 7.7 8.3 13.2 10.5
Related children 7.2 7.8 12.7 10.0
Under 6 years 8.7 9.2 14.8 11.5
18 to 24 years 10.7 11.4 13.9 12.6
25 to 44 years 5.5 5.9 8.4 7.1
45 to 64 years 4.4 5.2 6.5 6.2
65 years and over 3.7 6.1 7.4 7.4
65 to 74 years 3.3 5.3 6.6 6.6
75 years and over 4.1 7.0 8.3 8.2
Family Relationship
In families 4.6 5.1 7.8 6.4
Married-couple families 2.9 3.4 5.2 4.2
With related children under 18 3.5 3.9 6.6 5.0
Female hhlder, no husband present 14.4 15.5 23.4 19.5
With related children under 18 18.3 19.4 30.1 24.7
Unrelated individuals 12.6 14.9 17.2 17.1
Living alone 8.1 10.9 13.8 13.8
65 years and over 6.2 11.2 14.3 14.3
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001-X1 (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 5.8 6.5 9.0 7.8
Inside central cities 8.6 9.3 13.0 11.3
Outside central cities 4.5 5.2 7.2 6.2
Outside metropolitan areas 7.2 8.5 11.6 10.1
Region
Northeast 5.2 5.8 8.1 7.3
Midwest 4.5 5.1 7.1 6.2
South 6.6 7.6 10.6 9.1
West 7.5 8.4 11.7 10.1
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 5.5 6.4 8.3 7.5
18 to 24 years old 10.7 11.4 13.9 12.6
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 15.1 16.3 20.7 17.9
25 years old and over 4.7 5.7 7.5 6.8
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 11.3 13.9 18.9 17.2
High school graduate, no college 4.7 5.7 7.6 6.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree 3.5 4.2 5.5 5.0
Bachelor's degree or more 2.3 2.5 2.9 2.7
Work Experience in 2001-X1
Total, 20 to 64 years 5.7 6.3 8.3 7.4
Worked at full-time jobs 2.3 2.4 3.7 3.0
50 to 52 weeks 1.3 1.4 2.4 1.7
Worked at part-time jobs 7.5 8.3 11.1 9.8
Did not work 18.1 20.5 24.7 23.6
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001-X1 (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 20.8 24.8 38.5 36.1
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 31.8 35.6 54.1 49.5
SSI 15.5 19.6 31.4 30.2
Food stamps 29.7 33.6 57.6 50.8
Housing assistance 19.5 20.4 46.9 42.7
Energy assistance 22.8 26.5 45.7 40.0
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 19.0 20.6 34.9 27.8
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 31.8 36.5 61.0 57.2
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 1.4 1.5 2.6 2.1
Medicare 4.5 7.1 9.1 8.9
Also Medicaid 11.4 17.0 28.9 28.5
Medicaid 20.2 23.7 36.9 32.4
Not covered 17.1 18.3 23.0 19.8
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001-X1 (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 20114 37879 37641 36471 38172 38337 35633 35893 19706
Age
Under 18 years 6740 7981 7965 7471 8049 8065 6671 6735 5884
Related children 6325 7544 7530 7039 7609 7624 6270 6334 5496
Under 6 years 2411 2755 2748 2562 2759 2763 2245 2281 2052
18 to 24 years 2761 3267 3245 3108 3364 3394 3145 3175 2763
25 to 44 years 5048 6455 6428 6088 6588 6645 5813 5898 4825
45 to 64 years 3383 6337 6266 6126 6380 6422 6223 6265 3790
65 years and over 2181 13840 13737 13678 13791 13811 13782 13821 2445
65 to 74 years 1017 6136 6085 6047 6121 6130 6111 6128 1155
75 years and over 1164 7704 7651 7631 7670 7681 7671 7693 1290
Family Relationship
In families 13539 25008 24838 23756 25169 25270 22665 22853 12611
Married-couple families 7190 16053 15878 15137 16103 16123 14651 14783 6509
With related children under 18 5506 6806 6759 6154 6933 6936 5486 5560 4583
Female hhlder, no husband present 5389 7415 7410 7173 7484 7538 6636 6675 5194
With related children under 18 4926 5988 5984 5765 6005 6025 5165 5194 4523
Unrelated individuals 6233 12490 12424 12340 12617 12680 12645 12717 6797
Living alone 3154 8734 8684 8651 8765 8794 8782 8816 3489
65 years and over 1335 6085 6051 6048 6066 6066 6066 6074 1445
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001-X1 (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 15224 27868 27689 26817 28078 28222 26120 26325 14770
Inside central cities 6841 11196 11122 10802 11301 11376 10519 10587 6710
Outside central cities 8383 16672 16567 16016 16777 16846 15602 15738 8060
Outside metropolitan areas 4890 10011 9952 9654 10094 10115 9513 9568 4936
Region
Northeast 3372 7037 7005 6778 7003 7029 6658 6708 3515
Midwest 3623 7968 7868 7589 7876 7932 7418 7490 3531
South 7446 13621 13581 13261 13964 14006 12924 13005 7105
West 5673 9253 9187 8844 9329 9370 8634 8690 5554
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 13374 29898 29676 29000 30123 30272 28963 29158 13822
18 to 24 years old 2761 3267 3245 3108 3364 3394 3145 3175 2763
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 934 1097 1088 1052 1159 1169 1033 1041 936
25 years old and over 10613 26631 26431 25892 26759 26878 25818 25984 11059
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4136 9683 9649 9477 9781 9817 9394 9438 4358
High school graduate, no college 3426 9647 9530 9312 9598 9642 9264 9346 3528
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1958 4759 4716 4606 4789 4813 4612 4643 2038
Bachelor's degree or more 1092 2543 2536 2498 2590 2606 2547 2557 1136
Work Experience in 2001-X1
Total, 20 to 64 years 10432 15143 15030 14451 15387 15512 14310 14454 10617
Worked at full-time jobs 3021 3730 3706 3386 3941 4016 3294 3368 2724
50 to 52 weeks 1511 1789 1783 1583 1925 1970 1484 1525 1313
Worked at part-time jobs 1704 2393 2379 2264 2459 2484 2281 2310 1748
Did not work 5707 9020 8944 8801 8987 9012 8736 8777 6145
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001-X1 (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 3793 6321 6309 6193 6331 6326 6112 6141 5078
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 2111 2811 2809 2761 2804 2798 2672 2692 2433
SSI 2112 4154 4144 4059 4154 4155 4056 4065 3250
Food stamps 6055 7631 7611 7399 7656 7641 7066 7124 6131
Housing assistance 2615 3956 3946 3910 3974 3988 3809 3824 2817
Energy assistance 1871 2943 2942 2854 2947 2955 2729 2745 1987
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 7201 8665 8639 8181 8821 8842 7357 7420 6396
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 2743 3706 3703 3652 3708 3696 3606 3610 3253
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 3396 7304 7211 6273 6635 6674 6005 6051 2484
Medicare 2962 16035 15916 15834 15982 16006 15937 15997 3401
Also Medicaid 1099 2656 2640 2624 2645 2648 2623 2633 1472
Medicaid 7446 10889 10861 10636 11037 11059 10152 10211 8037
Not covered 6501 7705 7664 7575 8281 8353 7259 7346 6186
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001-X1 (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 19184 19182 17767 16947 15259 13858 15793 21850 18995
Age
Under 18 years 5805 5804 5495 5149 4489 4326 4654 7420 5895
Related children 5417 5416 5116 4786 4155 3991 4283 6993 5510
Under 6 years 2017 2016 1914 1769 1589 1566 1647 2650 2052
18 to 24 years 2735 2735 2626 2519 2399 2319 2473 3015 2717
25 to 44 years 4746 4745 4432 4232 3819 3715 3963 5603 4756
45 to 64 years 3667 3667 3222 3080 2776 2407 2876 3604 3434
65 years and over 2231 2231 1993 1967 1776 1092 1826 2208 2193
65 to 74 years 1049 1049 935 927 811 519 834 1039 1029
75 years and over 1182 1182 1058 1040 965 573 992 1169 1164
Family Relationship
In families 12338 12336 11293 10671 9491 8815 9790 14922 12162
Married-couple families 6371 6371 5890 5483 5037 4588 5274 8063 6532
With related children under 18 4515 4515 4258 3869 3480 3344 3691 6313 4795
Female hhlder, no husband present 5112 5110 4636 4434 3751 3556 3813 5767 4790
With related children under 18 4475 4473 4179 3980 3342 3201 3400 5263 4317
Unrelated individuals 6548 6548 6189 6009 5542 4817 5725 6570 6545
Living alone 3327 3327 3081 3007 2601 1927 2604 3301 3285
65 years and over 1328 1328 1220 1204 1045 575 1047 1333 1333
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001-X1 (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 14363 14361 13338 12702 11419 10557 11854 16506 14330
Inside central cities 6478 6478 6003 5717 5075 4872 5261 7364 6430
Outside central cities 7885 7883 7335 6985 6344 5685 6592 9143 7901
Outside metropolitan areas 4822 4822 4429 4245 3841 3301 3939 5344 4665
Region
Northeast 3360 3358 2961 2825 2500 2286 2582 3587 3221
Midwest 3446 3446 3204 3058 2731 2464 2839 3918 3441
South 6947 6947 6572 6291 5710 5125 5890 8140 6982
West 5432 5432 5030 4773 4319 3983 4482 6205 5350
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 13380 13379 12273 11798 10770 9532 11139 14430 13100
18 to 24 years old 2735 2735 2626 2519 2399 2319 2473 3015 2717
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 923 923 881 835 795 764 829 1052 910
25 years old and over 10644 10644 9646 9279 8371 7213 8666 11414 10382
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4140 4140 3695 3542 3095 2611 3209 4373 3983
High school graduate, no college 3419 3419 3083 2963 2698 2301 2802 3725 3364
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1971 1971 1799 1729 1574 1358 1630 2119 1914
Bachelor's degree or more 1114 1114 1070 1044 1005 943 1025 1198 1122
Work Experience in 2001-X1
Total, 20 to 64 years 10396 10395 9555 9139 8342 7811 8632 11382 10150
Worked at full-time jobs 2704 2703 2604 2491 2291 2224 2355 3600 2874
50 to 52 weeks 1298 1298 1243 1183 1092 1086 1117 1900 1405
Worked at part-time jobs 1721 1721 1598 1529 1380 1296 1423 1909 1684
Did not work 5971 5971 5353 5119 4671 4291 4855 5873 5592
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001-X1 (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 4837 4837 3446 3076 2356 2119 2521 3917 3674
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 2390 2390 1930 1716 1363 1289 1444 2191 2006
SSI 3035 3035 1921 1726 1240 1069 1354 2167 2084
Food stamps 5933 5933 5246 4738 3505 3282 3707 6358 5610
Housing assistance 2628 2628 2276 2069 1147 1147 1202 2763 2515
Energy assistance 1880 1880 1620 1479 1117 998 1158 1997 1750
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 6285 6285 5847 5436 4479 4274 4642 7870 6273
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 3150 3150 2465 2207 1593 1469 1685 2817 2642
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 2440 2438 2366 2334 2180 2047 2219 3919 3055
Medicare 3038 3038 2621 2578 2213 1478 2330 2999 2951
Also Medicaid 1260 1260 899 863 604 438 652 1107 1092
Medicaid 7744 7744 6507 5856 4714 4317 5068 7895 6943
Not covered 6127 6127 6052 5905 5592 5324 5688 7156 6151