Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (All Races)
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
All Races
All families 74340 9.2 17.1 17.0 16.4
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 3618 26.4 29.0 28.8 27.6
25 to 44 years 32040 11.2 13.2 13.1 12.3
45 to 54 years 16540 5.4 8.1 8.0 7.7
55 to 64 years 10501 7.0 13.7 13.5 13.2
65 years and over 11641 5.5 40.0 39.8 39.4
Type of Family
Married-couple families 56755 4.9 12.8 12.7 12.3
With related children under 18 26931 6.1 7.6 7.6 7.0
With related children under 6 12299 7.8 9.1 9.0 8.3
Male householder, no wife present 4440 13.1 19.7 19.6 18.4
Female householder, no husband present 13146 26.4 34.6 34.5 33.3
With related children under 18 9171 33.6 39.4 39.3 37.7
With related children under 6 3633 45.0 50.1 49.9 47.8
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 59538 8.7 15.7 15.7 15.1
Inside central cities 19915 13.7 21.6 21.4 20.7
Outside central cities 39623 6.2 12.8 12.8 12.3
Outside metropolitan areas 14802 11.0 22.4 22.3 21.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (All Races)
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 14131 8.5 15.9 15.7 15.1
Midwest 17447 7.0 15.0 14.9 14.4
South 27021 10.9 19.4 19.3 18.8
West 15740 9.2 16.4 16.4 15.7
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 11514 21.9 40.6 40.5 39.6
High school graduate, no college 23081 10.7 19.7 19.6 18.7
College: Less than bachelor's degree 19600 6.6 11.9 11.8 11.3
Bachelor's degree or more 20145 2.6 5.6 5.6 5.4
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 15 to 64 years 62700 9.9 12.8 12.7 12.1
Worked at full-time jobs 46738 4.9 5.9 5.8 5.3
50 to 52 weeks 39975 3.2 3.6 3.6 3.2
Worked at part-time jobs 6388 17.6 21.2 21.2 20.2
Did not work 9574 28.7 41.2 40.9 40.2
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 20464 24.8 51.3 51.0 50.1
Householder 15 to 64 years 11866 37.7 50.8 50.5 49.2
Householder 65 years and over 8599 6.9 51.9 51.7 51.3
One worker 32510 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.5
Two workers or more 21366 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (All Races)
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 3745 40.1 64.3 64.2 63.2
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 1591 59.4 74.3 74.4 73.3
SSI 2447 29.9 60.7 60.6 59.6
Food stamps 4038 61.0 73.8 73.7 71.5
Housing assistance 2494 53.6 65.0 64.8 63.0
Energy assistance 1544 48.9 66.8 66.9 65.0
Free or reduced-price school lunches 7827 37.7 45.2 45.0 43.0
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 1762 65.3 83.3 83.4 82.5
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 54559 3.2 6.5 6.5 5.7
Medicare 16266 8.0 38.0 37.8 37.3
Medicaid 11776 32.3 45.5 45.4 44.2
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 7121 19.4 21.7 21.5 21.5
Health insurance 4465 24.7 26.8 26.5 26.5
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 3009 21.8 52.9 52.8 52.1
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (All Races)
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
All Races
All families 17.2 17.2 15.9 16.0 8.8
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 29.8 29.5 25.8 26.0 24.4
25 to 44 years 13.4 13.3 11.2 11.3 10.1
45 to 54 years 8.2 8.2 7.5 7.6 5.6
55 to 64 years 13.7 13.8 13.5 13.6 7.8
65 years and over 39.8 39.9 39.8 40.0 6.3
Type of Family
Married-couple families 12.9 12.9 12.2 12.3 4.7
With related children under 18 7.8 7.8 6.4 6.5 5.4
With related children under 6 9.3 9.2 7.5 7.7 6.8
Male householder, no wife present 19.9 19.9 17.9 18.1 12.6
Female householder, no husband present 35.0 35.0 31.3 31.5 25.5
With related children under 18 39.6 39.4 34.3 34.5 31.1
With related children under 6 50.1 49.9 43.6 43.8 41.3
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 15.9 15.9 14.7 14.8 8.5
Inside central cities 21.8 21.8 20.0 20.1 13.3
Outside central cities 12.9 12.9 12.0 12.1 6.0
Outside metropolitan areas 22.4 22.5 20.8 21.0 10.4
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (All Races)
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 15.7 15.8 14.7 14.9 8.5
Midwest 15.0 15.0 13.8 14.0 6.6
South 19.8 19.8 18.3 18.4 10.4
West 16.5 16.5 15.3 15.3 9.0
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 41.1 41.2 38.9 39.1 22.2
High school graduate, no college 19.7 19.8 18.0 18.2 10.0
College: Less than bachelor's degree 12.1 12.0 10.8 10.8 6.2
Bachelor's degree or more 5.6 5.6 5.3 5.4 2.5
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 15 to 64 years 13.0 13.0 11.5 11.6 9.3
Worked at full-time jobs 6.1 6.0 4.5 4.6 3.9
50 to 52 weeks 3.8 3.8 2.5 2.6 2.3
Worked at part-time jobs 21.5 21.5 19.2 19.3 16.4
Did not work 41.2 41.4 40.5 40.6 31.0
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 51.2 51.2 49.5 49.8 25.4
Householder 15 to 64 years 50.8 50.8 48.0 48.2 38.1
Householder 65 years and over 51.7 51.7 51.7 51.9 7.9
One worker 6.6 6.6 4.8 4.9 3.9
Two workers or more 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (All Races)
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 64.3 64.5 61.7 62.0 52.5
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 74.8 75.0 71.4 71.8 67.4
SSI 60.5 60.7 58.4 58.7 46.8
Food stamps 73.8 73.5 67.9 68.2 61.5
Housing assistance 65.2 65.0 60.1 60.5 53.5
Energy assistance 67.3 67.2 62.2 62.8 51.5
Free or reduced-price school lunches 45.7 45.6 39.2 39.5 34.9
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 83.5 83.5 80.4 80.7 76.1
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 6.0 6.1 5.3 5.4 2.4
Medicare 38.0 38.1 37.8 37.9 9.1
Medicaid 46.2 46.1 41.7 42.0 33.7
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 23.8 23.8 21.0 21.1 18.6
Health insurance 29.3 29.3 25.6 25.7 23.4
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 52.8 52.9 52.0 52.2 28.8
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (All Races)
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
All Races
All families 8.7 8.6 8.0 7.5 6.8
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 24.3 24.3 23.5 21.5 20.0
25 to 44 years 10.0 10.0 9.4 8.8 7.8
45 to 54 years 5.5 5.5 4.8 4.5 4.1
55 to 64 years 7.5 7.5 6.6 6.5 6.1
65 years and over 5.6 5.6 4.8 4.7 4.5
Type of Family
Married-couple families 4.6 4.6 4.2 3.9 3.7
With related children under 18 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.4 4.0
With related children under 6 6.7 6.7 6.4 5.5 5.0
Male householder, no wife present 12.2 12.2 11.1 10.6 10.0
Female householder, no husband present 25.1 25.1 23.1 21.8 19.3
With related children under 18 30.9 30.8 29.0 27.3 23.9
With related children under 6 41.0 40.9 39.3 36.5 32.7
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 8.3 8.3 7.6 7.1 6.4
Inside central cities 13.0 13.0 12.0 11.2 9.9
Outside central cities 5.9 5.9 5.4 5.1 4.7
Outside metropolitan areas 10.1 10.1 9.4 8.9 8.3
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (All Races)
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 8.3 8.3 7.4 6.9 6.1
Midwest 6.4 6.4 5.9 5.6 5.1
South 10.1 10.1 9.5 9.0 8.3
West 8.9 8.9 8.1 7.5 6.8
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 21.5 21.5 19.7 18.5 16.8
High school graduate, no college 9.8 9.8 9.0 8.5 7.6
College: Less than bachelor's degree 6.1 6.1 5.6 5.2 4.7
Bachelor's degree or more 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.2
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 15 to 64 years 9.2 9.2 8.5 8.0 7.2
Worked at full-time jobs 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.3 2.8
50 to 52 weeks 2.3 2.3 2.2 1.9 1.7
Worked at part-time jobs 16.3 16.3 15.2 14.3 12.5
Did not work 30.4 30.4 27.8 26.8 25.2
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 24.8 24.8 22.7 21.7 19.9
Householder 15 to 64 years 37.6 37.6 34.7 33.0 30.2
Householder 65 years and over 7.2 7.2 6.2 6.1 5.8
One worker 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.1 2.7
Two workers or more 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (All Races)
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 50.5 50.5 37.0 33.5 28.4
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 66.7 66.7 55.7 50.2 42.1
SSI 44.0 44.0 27.2 24.8 20.9
Food stamps 60.5 60.5 54.5 48.7 39.9
Housing assistance 52.5 52.5 47.5 43.0 31.8
Energy assistance 49.2 49.2 43.2 39.4 32.6
Free or reduced-price school lunches 34.5 34.5 32.1 29.2 24.8
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 74.5 74.5 60.6 54.0 44.3
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.0
Medicare 8.2 8.2 7.0 6.8 6.2
Medicaid 32.8 32.8 28.6 25.6 22.3
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 18.6 18.6 18.4 18.4 17.7
Health insurance 23.4 23.4 23.2 23.2 22.1
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 25.4 25.4 19.2 18.1 15.3
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (All Races)
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
All Races
All families 6.3 7.1 9.9 8.5
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 19.5 20.8 28.5 24.7
25 to 44 years 7.6 8.1 12.3 10.0
45 to 54 years 3.8 4.3 6.0 5.1
55 to 64 years 5.0 6.4 7.4 7.1
65 years and over 3.2 4.9 5.4 5.3
Type of Family
Married-couple families 3.3 3.9 5.3 4.6
With related children under 18 3.8 4.4 6.9 5.6
With related children under 6 5.0 5.6 8.9 7.1
Male householder, no wife present 9.6 10.3 14.1 11.8
Female householder, no husband present 18.3 19.8 28.3 24.1
With related children under 18 23.2 24.6 35.9 30.2
With related children under 6 32.2 33.8 47.9 40.7
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 6.1 6.8 9.5 8.1
Inside central cities 9.6 10.5 14.8 12.7
Outside central cities 4.3 4.9 6.8 5.8
Outside metropolitan areas 7.2 8.5 11.8 10.0
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (All Races)
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 5.6 6.4 9.2 7.9
Midwest 4.8 5.4 7.7 6.5
South 7.6 8.6 11.7 10.1
West 6.3 7.2 10.1 8.6
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 15.6 17.8 23.4 20.8
High school graduate, no college 7.0 7.9 11.6 9.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree 4.4 5.0 7.4 6.0
Bachelor's degree or more 2.1 2.3 2.8 2.5
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 15 to 64 years 6.9 7.6 10.8 9.1
Worked at full-time jobs 2.8 3.0 5.8 4.2
50 to 52 weeks 1.6 1.8 3.9 2.6
Worked at part-time jobs 11.9 13.0 19.2 16.0
Did not work 23.5 26.2 29.5 28.6
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 18.1 20.7 25.6 23.7
Householder 15 to 64 years 28.4 31.2 39.3 35.9
Householder 65 years and over 3.9 6.2 6.8 6.8
One worker 2.6 3.0 6.0 4.1
Two workers or more 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (All Races)
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 26.5 30.6 41.5 38.2
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 41.1 45.7 61.8 56.7
SSI 18.4 22.4 30.6 28.4
Food stamps 38.1 42.5 63.7 56.9
Housing assistance 31.8 33.6 56.1 49.3
Energy assistance 30.4 35.4 51.2 45.7
Free or reduced-price school lunches 23.7 26.3 40.8 34.0
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 42.0 48.1 67.4 62.6
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1.8 2.0 3.7 2.8
Medicare 5.0 6.8 8.1 7.7
Medicaid 20.9 24.1 34.5 29.8
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 16.7 17.7 21.4 18.5
Health insurance 20.9 22.1 27.3 23.2
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 12.6 17.3 22.5 21.3
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (All Races)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
All Races
All families 6813 12690 12619 12182 12785 12793 11826 11910 6578
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 954 1049 1042 1000 1078 1067 934 942 883
25 to 44 years 3600 4219 4204 3942 4285 4273 3601 3631 3224
45 to 54 years 889 1332 1326 1266 1351 1356 1241 1254 919
55 to 64 years 735 1437 1419 1389 1438 1447 1414 1429 821
65 years and over 635 4653 4628 4584 4633 4650 4635 4654 730
Type of Family
Married-couple families 2760 7268 7210 6980 7299 7308 6914 6972 2673
With related children under 18 1643 2052 2046 1893 2102 2103 1729 1756 1445
With related children under 6 961 1113 1110 1016 1138 1134 927 942 836
Male householder, no wife present 583 875 868 819 883 882 796 801 558
Female householder, no husband present 3470 4547 4541 4383 4603 4603 4115 4137 3346
With related children under 18 3083 3613 3602 3453 3633 3614 3148 3164 2853
With related children under 6 1635 1818 1811 1737 1821 1812 1583 1590 1499
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 5181 9371 9324 9000 9462 9462 8748 8808 5043
Inside central cities 2721 4297 4267 4119 4338 4337 3980 4005 2652
Outside central cities 2459 5074 5057 4881 5124 5126 4768 4803 2391
Outside metropolitan areas 1632 3319 3295 3182 3322 3331 3078 3102 1535
Region
Northeast 1199 2242 2223 2135 2221 2237 2071 2100 1204
Midwest 1224 2625 2598 2504 2618 2620 2412 2442 1152
South 2947 5239 5223 5074 5349 5345 4940 4959 2800
West 1444 2584 2575 2468 2596 2591 2403 2410 1422
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 2520 4678 4662 4554 4732 4745 4477 4503 2554
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (All Races)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
High school graduate, no college 2472 4555 4520 4319 4557 4565 4160 4199 2309
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1300 2331 2316 2218 2369 2356 2111 2126 1217
Bachelor's degree or more 521 1125 1121 1091 1127 1127 1078 1083 498
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 15 to 64 years 6178 8037 7991 7598 8151 8143 7191 7256 5848
Worked at full-time jobs 2307 2739 2721 2457 2833 2800 2089 2131 1837
50 to 52 weeks 1267 1444 1434 1265 1532 1513 1006 1035 926
Worked at part-time jobs 1126 1357 1354 1293 1371 1376 1228 1236 1045
Did not work 2745 3941 3916 3848 3947 3967 3874 3890 2966
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 5075 10490 10438 10248 10469 10474 10139 10183 5204
Householder 15 to 64 years 4479 6028 5997 5839 6026 6025 5695 5722 4522
Householder 65 years and over 595 4462 4441 4409 4443 4449 4444 4461 682
One worker 1611 2054 2039 1800 2153 2152 1563 1601 1257
Two workers or more 128 146 142 133 162 167 123 127 116
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 1502 2407 2405 2367 2409 2415 2312 2323 1967
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 945 1182 1185 1167 1190 1193 1137 1142 1073
SSI 732 1486 1483 1459 1480 1485 1430 1437 1145
Food stamps 2464 2979 2974 2887 2980 2969 2743 2755 2483
Housing assistance 1336 1620 1617 1571 1626 1620 1500 1508 1334
Energy assistance 755 1032 1032 1003 1039 1037 960 970 795
Free or reduced-price school lunches 2949 3534 3525 3366 3576 3566 3069 3094 2730
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 1150 1468 1470 1453 1472 1472 1416 1422 1341
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1758 3564 3521 3084 3300 3316 2903 2937 1315
Medicare 1293 6175 6143 6068 6178 6199 6141 6172 1473
Medicaid 3809 5357 5344 5201 5445 5429 4911 4951 3968
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (All Races)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 1379 1545 1533 1533 1692 1696 1498 1505 1325
Health insurance 1101 1196 1182 1182 1307 1308 1141 1147 1045
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 655 1591 1587 1569 1588 1591 1564 1571 865
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (All Races)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
All Races
All families 6433 6430 5917 5557 5059 4676 5304 7379 6321
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 881 881 850 779 723 706 751 1032 894
25 to 44 years 3198 3194 3013 2804 2496 2440 2595 3952 3220
45 to 54 years 911 911 798 745 673 626 716 988 844
55 to 64 years 790 790 695 681 645 527 676 776 743
65 years and over 653 653 561 548 522 375 566 632 621
Type of Family
Married-couple families 2589 2588 2387 2217 2078 1847 2241 3030 2633
With related children under 18 1422 1421 1343 1194 1079 1024 1190 1870 1495
With related children under 6 825 824 785 676 616 612 691 1095 867
Male householder, no wife present 543 543 491 470 444 425 458 624 524
Female householder, no husband present 3301 3298 3038 2870 2537 2403 2605 3725 3164
With related children under 18 2830 2828 2659 2500 2193 2123 2253 3296 2767
With related children under 6 1488 1487 1427 1326 1187 1171 1226 1741 1478
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 4932 4930 4533 4233 3834 3607 4040 5631 4841
Inside central cities 2594 2594 2386 2224 1981 1920 2087 2943 2528
Outside central cities 2337 2336 2147 2010 1853 1687 1953 2687 2312
Outside metropolitan areas 1501 1499 1384 1324 1225 1069 1264 1748 1480
Region
Northeast 1176 1176 1042 972 861 792 904 1300 1114
Midwest 1120 1119 1035 970 891 839 934 1339 1126
South 2739 2738 2571 2435 2236 2058 2337 3158 2730
West 1397 1396 1269 1180 1072 987 1129 1582 1350
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 2475 2475 2267 2133 1937 1794 2045 2688 2395
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (All Races)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
High school graduate, no college 2272 2269 2083 1952 1749 1612 1829 2681 2253
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1193 1192 1100 1017 928 856 971 1442 1177
Bachelor's degree or more 493 493 467 456 446 414 459 567 496
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 15 to 64 years 5779 5776 5356 5009 4537 4301 4738 6747 5700
Worked at full-time jobs 1827 1824 1728 1528 1323 1288 1401 2701 1943
50 to 52 weeks 921 920 876 767 662 657 706 1567 1027
Worked at part-time jobs 1041 1041 970 916 802 759 833 1224 1024
Did not work 2912 2911 2658 2566 2412 2254 2504 2822 2734
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 5081 5080 4649 4440 4075 3709 4237 5248 4842
Householder 15 to 64 years 4466 4465 4119 3919 3579 3370 3705 4662 4259
Householder 65 years and over 615 615 531 521 495 339 531 586 584
One worker 1240 1238 1159 1022 891 840 965 1952 1338
Two workers or more 112 112 109 95 94 126 102 179 141
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 1890 1890 1386 1253 1063 992 1146 1555 1432
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 1061 1061 886 799 670 653 727 984 902
SSI 1076 1076 664 607 511 451 548 748 696
Food stamps 2444 2444 2199 1966 1610 1537 1715 2571 2295
Housing assistance 1310 1310 1186 1073 792 792 838 1398 1230
Energy assistance 760 760 668 608 503 470 547 791 706
Free or reduced-price school lunches 2702 2702 2514 2289 1939 1853 2055 3196 2659
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 1312 1312 1068 952 781 739 847 1188 1103
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1289 1288 1222 1172 1083 990 1114 1992 1539
Medicare 1328 1328 1135 1102 1006 807 1103 1315 1258
Medicaid 3868 3867 3374 3014 2625 2464 2834 4061 3514
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (All Races)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 1325 1324 1314 1314 1258 1191 1258 1527 1315
Health insurance 1045 1044 1036 1036 985 932 985 1218 1037
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 765 765 577 544 459 379 520 677 641