Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Black)
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
Black
All families 8847 20.7 28.5 28.4 27.4
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 767 47.0 50.0 49.9 49.3
25 to 44 years 4360 22.3 25.6 25.6 24.2
45 to 54 years 1768 12.5 17.0 17.0 16.3
55 to 64 years 967 14.0 22.4 22.4 22.1
65 years and over 985 14.2 51.2 50.4 49.7
Type of Family
Married-couple families 4234 7.8 16.1 16.0 15.4
With related children under 18 2342 8.7 11.4 11.4 10.5
With related children under 6 1025 10.7 12.4 12.4 11.5
Male householder, no wife present 775 19.4 25.4 25.8 23.4
Female householder, no husband present 3838 35.2 42.8 42.6 41.5
With related children under 18 2994 40.8 46.6 46.4 45.1
With related children under 6 1263 52.0 57.3 56.9 55.7
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 7733 19.7 27.0 26.9 26.1
Inside central cities 4543 24.3 32.4 32.3 31.3
Outside central cities 3190 13.1 19.4 19.4 18.6
Outside metropolitan areas 1114 27.6 38.6 38.6 36.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Black)
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 1564 20.8 27.1 26.9 26.0
Midwest 1625 23.3 33.4 33.3 32.4
South 4969 21.0 28.8 28.8 27.7
West 688 12.1 17.7 17.8 17.0
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1786 35.7 53.0 53.1 52.2
High school graduate, no college 3064 25.5 33.0 32.8 31.2
College: Less than bachelor's degree 2646 13.0 17.5 17.3 16.7
Bachelor's degree or more 1350 4.9 7.5 7.5 7.2
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 15 to 64 years 7862 21.5 25.7 25.7 24.6
Worked at full-time jobs 5634 10.6 12.3 12.3 11.3
50 to 52 weeks 4662 6.4 7.4 7.4 6.5
Worked at part-time jobs 731 42.7 49.0 48.7 47.3
Did not work 1497 52.2 64.3 64.5 63.7
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 2864 50.6 71.5 71.4 70.4
Householder 15 to 64 years 2211 59.7 71.4 71.4 70.3
Householder 65 years and over 652 19.8 71.7 71.3 70.7
One worker 3813 9.6 11.9 11.9 10.3
Two workers or more 2170 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.8
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Black)
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 1097 52.5 72.1 72.1 71.1
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 523 68.0 79.3 79.6 78.9
SSI 666 42.8 69.0 68.8 67.8
Food stamps 1312 70.0 79.7 79.6 77.3
Housing assistance 1078 59.2 66.8 66.6 64.8
Energy assistance 414 60.0 73.0 72.9 70.7
Free or reduced-price school lunches 2188 43.4 51.4 51.3 49.3
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 623 72.6 86.5 86.7 85.7
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 5789 7.5 10.8 10.7 9.2
Medicare 1735 19.3 47.4 47.1 46.5
Medicaid 2781 44.6 56.6 56.4 55.1
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 838 30.0 32.4 32.5 32.5
Health insurance 669 32.3 34.3 34.1 34.1
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 671 31.7 58.6 58.5 58.1
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Black)
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
Black
All families 28.8 28.7 25.9 26.1 19.9
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 51.3 50.4 46.6 46.6 45.1
25 to 44 years 26.1 26.0 21.7 22.0 20.0
45 to 54 years 16.6 16.6 15.6 15.7 12.9
55 to 64 years 23.1 23.4 22.0 22.4 15.7
65 years and over 50.5 50.9 50.6 50.7 16.7
Type of Family
Married-couple families 16.1 16.1 14.9 15.1 7.4
With related children under 18 11.5 11.6 9.7 9.9 7.8
With related children under 6 12.5 12.7 10.9 11.0 9.8
Male householder, no wife present 26.0 26.7 24.0 24.3 19.0
Female householder, no husband present 43.3 43.0 38.4 38.6 33.8
With related children under 18 47.2 46.8 41.2 41.3 38.1
With related children under 6 58.1 57.5 50.3 50.6 48.2
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 27.4 27.3 24.7 24.9 19.0
Inside central cities 32.8 32.6 29.8 30.1 23.4
Outside central cities 19.7 19.7 17.5 17.6 12.8
Outside metropolitan areas 38.3 38.8 34.1 34.2 26.1
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Black)
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 27.4 27.6 24.7 25.0 20.2
Midwest 33.8 33.5 30.0 30.5 22.5
South 29.1 29.0 26.2 26.3 20.0
West 17.6 17.6 16.6 16.6 12.5
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 53.5 53.6 51.0 51.5 37.5
High school graduate, no college 33.3 33.3 29.4 29.5 23.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree 17.7 17.5 14.8 15.0 11.5
Bachelor's degree or more 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 4.3
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 15 to 64 years 26.0 26.0 22.8 23.0 20.3
Worked at full-time jobs 12.9 12.7 9.1 9.4 8.3
50 to 52 weeks 7.8 7.7 4.4 4.7 4.1
Worked at part-time jobs 49.2 49.0 44.0 44.0 40.3
Did not work 64.2 64.7 63.9 64.1 55.6
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 71.9 71.7 68.8 68.9 52.1
Householder 15 to 64 years 72.1 71.7 68.0 68.2 60.5
Householder 65 years and over 71.3 71.6 71.5 71.5 23.5
One worker 12.2 12.3 8.1 8.4 6.7
Two workers or more 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Black)
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 72.2 72.6 69.4 69.6 63.5
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 80.3 80.5 77.2 77.2 73.9
SSI 68.6 69.1 66.2 66.5 58.5
Food stamps 79.8 79.5 73.6 73.6 69.2
Housing assistance 67.2 66.6 60.4 60.4 56.7
Energy assistance 73.4 73.4 66.7 67.3 59.1
Free or reduced-price school lunches 51.4 51.3 44.4 44.8 40.7
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 86.7 86.7 83.8 83.8 80.7
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 10.0 10.1 8.2 8.3 5.6
Medicare 47.2 47.3 46.9 46.9 22.2
Medicaid 57.4 57.2 52.1 52.4 45.8
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 35.0 34.6 29.8 30.1 26.9
Health insurance 37.0 36.5 31.4 31.8 29.1
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 58.7 58.9 58.0 58.1 39.4
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Black)
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
Black
All families 19.5 19.5 18.0 17.0 15.2
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 44.8 44.8 42.6 39.4 36.2
25 to 44 years 19.9 19.9 18.8 17.7 15.4
45 to 54 years 12.8 12.8 11.3 10.6 9.8
55 to 64 years 14.8 14.8 12.9 12.7 11.9
65 years and over 14.2 14.2 11.9 11.8 11.0
Type of Family
Married-couple families 7.0 7.0 6.5 6.0 5.6
With related children under 18 7.4 7.4 6.9 6.1 5.7
With related children under 6 9.8 9.8 8.8 7.5 7.0
Male householder, no wife present 18.6 18.6 16.8 16.0 14.6
Female householder, no husband present 33.4 33.4 30.9 29.3 25.9
With related children under 18 37.9 37.9 35.5 33.5 29.3
With related children under 6 47.8 47.8 45.4 41.7 36.7
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 18.6 18.6 17.2 16.2 14.4
Inside central cities 22.9 22.9 21.2 19.9 17.5
Outside central cities 12.5 12.5 11.5 10.9 10.0
Outside metropolitan areas 25.4 25.4 23.3 22.3 20.8
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Black)
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 19.9 19.9 18.1 16.8 14.4
Midwest 22.3 22.3 20.6 19.3 17.4
South 19.5 19.5 18.1 17.3 15.5
West 11.8 11.8 10.4 9.7 9.5
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 36.4 36.4 32.6 31.1 28.3
High school graduate, no college 23.5 23.5 21.9 20.9 18.3
College: Less than bachelor's degree 11.1 11.1 10.5 9.5 8.5
Bachelor's degree or more 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.0 3.9
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 15 to 64 years 20.1 20.1 18.7 17.6 15.7
Worked at full-time jobs 8.2 8.2 7.6 6.6 5.5
50 to 52 weeks 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.4 2.7
Worked at part-time jobs 40.2 40.2 38.6 36.4 30.6
Did not work 54.9 54.9 50.9 49.8 47.1
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 50.8 50.8 46.9 45.0 40.7
Householder 15 to 64 years 59.9 59.9 55.6 53.2 48.0
Householder 65 years and over 20.1 20.1 17.4 17.2 16.0
One worker 6.6 6.6 6.2 5.3 4.5
Two workers or more 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Black)
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 61.8 61.8 49.8 46.7 40.2
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 73.1 73.1 65.4 61.8 52.9
SSI 56.2 56.2 39.6 37.2 31.6
Food stamps 68.4 68.4 63.2 58.2 49.3
Housing assistance 56.3 56.3 53.0 49.4 39.0
Energy assistance 57.1 57.1 54.2 51.0 46.3
Free or reduced-price school lunches 40.3 40.3 37.4 34.9 30.2
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 79.8 79.8 68.8 64.4 53.8
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 5.5 5.5 5.1 4.9 4.3
Medicare 19.9 19.9 17.1 16.8 15.3
Medicaid 44.8 44.8 40.2 37.0 32.6
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 26.9 26.9 26.9 26.9 25.6
Health insurance 29.1 29.1 29.1 29.1 27.6
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 35.3 35.3 28.4 27.6 24.3
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Black)
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
Black
All families 14.3 15.8 22.2 19.1
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 35.3 36.9 48.7 44.3
25 to 44 years 15.1 15.9 24.3 19.8
45 to 54 years 8.9 10.0 13.6 11.8
55 to 64 years 9.7 12.2 15.2 14.2
65 years and over 8.5 12.3 14.2 14.0
Type of Family
Married-couple families 4.9 6.1 8.7 7.3
With related children under 18 5.3 6.3 10.1 8.0
With related children under 6 6.6 7.8 12.0 9.8
Male householder, no wife present 13.8 14.8 20.5 18.1
Female householder, no husband present 24.8 26.6 37.4 32.2
With related children under 18 28.7 30.1 43.4 36.8
With related children under 6 36.5 38.1 54.8 47.2
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 13.6 15.0 21.2 18.3
Inside central cities 16.8 18.3 25.8 22.6
Outside central cities 9.1 10.2 14.7 12.1
Outside metropolitan areas 18.8 21.3 28.7 24.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Black)
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 13.7 15.3 22.2 19.0
Midwest 17.0 17.9 25.3 21.6
South 14.4 16.0 22.4 19.4
West 8.7 9.9 13.1 11.2
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 26.5 29.5 37.6 34.4
High school graduate, no college 17.3 18.8 27.6 23.4
College: Less than bachelor's degree 8.0 9.0 14.2 11.2
Bachelor's degree or more 3.6 3.9 5.1 4.4
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 15 to 64 years 15.0 16.2 23.2 19.7
Worked at full-time jobs 5.2 5.6 12.2 8.5
50 to 52 weeks 2.5 2.7 8.0 4.7
Worked at part-time jobs 29.2 31.5 45.5 40.1
Did not work 45.0 48.4 53.6 51.9
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 38.3 42.0 52.4 48.8
Householder 15 to 64 years 45.9 49.3 62.0 57.4
Householder 65 years and over 12.3 17.3 19.9 19.8
One worker 4.2 4.8 11.6 7.2
Two workers or more 0.4 0.4 0.9 0.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Black)
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 38.7 41.8 54.3 51.0
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 51.9 55.8 70.8 66.8
SSI 29.4 32.9 43.7 40.5
Food stamps 47.9 51.0 72.6 65.8
Housing assistance 39.0 40.3 62.1 54.1
Energy assistance 43.8 48.8 62.5 57.2
Free or reduced-price school lunches 29.3 31.3 46.9 39.1
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 52.3 55.9 75.1 70.5
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 3.9 4.5 8.5 6.3
Medicare 13.2 16.6 20.1 19.2
Medicaid 31.3 34.0 47.1 41.7
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 24.2 25.6 32.7 26.9
Health insurance 26.2 27.6 35.3 29.1
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 22.1 26.2 33.6 31.9
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Black)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
Black
All families 1829 2521 2514 2427 2544 2542 2293 2310 1760
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 361 383 382 378 393 387 358 358 346
25 to 44 years 973 1116 1117 1056 1137 1134 948 959 870
45 to 54 years 221 300 300 289 294 293 276 277 228
55 to 64 years 135 217 217 214 223 226 213 217 151
65 years and over 139 504 497 490 497 501 499 499 165
Type of Family
Married-couple families 328 681 679 653 681 684 633 641 315
With related children under 18 205 268 267 246 268 271 227 232 183
With related children under 6 109 127 127 118 128 130 111 113 101
Male householder, no wife present 150 197 200 182 202 207 186 188 147
Female householder, no husband present 1351 1642 1635 1592 1662 1651 1474 1480 1299
With related children under 18 1220 1397 1390 1350 1412 1401 1232 1237 1142
With related children under 6 656 724 719 704 734 726 635 639 608
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 1521 2091 2083 2018 2117 2110 1912 1928 1469
Inside central cities 1102 1473 1465 1423 1489 1482 1353 1366 1062
Outside central cities 419 619 618 595 629 628 559 562 407
Outside metropolitan areas 308 430 430 409 427 432 380 381 291
Region
Northeast 325 424 421 407 429 433 387 392 317
Midwest 378 543 541 526 550 545 488 495 366
South 1043 1432 1429 1377 1445 1443 1303 1309 991
West 83 122 123 117 121 121 114 114 86
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 638 947 948 933 956 958 911 919 669
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Black)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
High school graduate, no college 781 1011 1006 955 1021 1022 900 904 730
College: Less than bachelor's degree 344 462 459 442 468 463 391 396 304
Bachelor's degree or more 66 101 101 97 99 99 90 91 58
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 15 to 64 years 1690 2017 2017 1937 2047 2040 1794 1811 1595
Worked at full-time jobs 596 696 695 638 726 714 515 528 468
50 to 52 weeks 300 345 344 302 362 358 205 217 193
Worked at part-time jobs 312 358 356 345 360 358 322 322 294
Did not work 782 963 966 953 962 968 956 960 833
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 1450 2046 2044 2015 2060 2053 1970 1975 1491
Householder 15 to 64 years 1321 1578 1579 1554 1595 1585 1504 1508 1338
Householder 65 years and over 129 468 465 461 465 467 466 466 153
One worker 367 456 452 394 467 469 310 321 254
Two workers or more 13 19 17 17 17 20 13 15 15
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 576 790 790 780 792 796 761 763 696
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 356 415 417 413 420 421 404 404 387
SSI 285 460 458 451 457 460 441 443 389
Food stamps 919 1046 1044 1015 1048 1044 965 967 909
Housing assistance 638 720 718 698 724 718 651 651 611
Energy assistance 249 302 302 293 304 304 276 279 245
Free or reduced-price school lunches 950 1124 1122 1080 1125 1123 972 980 891
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 453 539 540 534 540 540 522 522 503
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 432 625 619 532 577 584 476 482 325
Medicare 335 822 817 807 818 822 813 814 384
Medicaid 1240 1573 1570 1532 1597 1592 1447 1458 1274
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Black)
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 251 272 272 272 294 290 250 252 226
Health insurance 216 230 228 228 248 244 210 213 195
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 213 393 393 390 394 395 389 390 264
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Black)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
Black
All families 1721 1721 1589 1501 1345 1264 1394 1963 1687
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 344 344 327 302 277 271 283 374 339
25 to 44 years 868 868 820 771 672 659 694 1061 864
45 to 54 years 227 227 200 188 172 157 177 241 208
55 to 64 years 143 143 124 123 115 94 118 147 138
65 years and over 140 140 118 116 109 84 121 140 138
Type of Family
Married-couple families 297 297 274 253 239 206 259 368 311
With related children under 18 174 174 162 142 134 124 147 238 188
With related children under 6 100 100 90 77 71 68 80 124 100
Male householder, no wife present 144 144 130 124 114 107 115 159 140
Female householder, no husband present 1280 1280 1185 1124 993 951 1019 1436 1236
With related children under 18 1134 1134 1063 1002 877 859 900 1300 1103
With related children under 6 604 604 574 526 464 462 482 692 596
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 1438 1438 1329 1252 1114 1055 1156 1643 1412
Inside central cities 1038 1038 963 903 794 763 831 1173 1025
Outside central cities 399 399 365 349 319 292 325 470 387
Outside metropolitan areas 283 283 260 249 232 210 238 320 275
Region
Northeast 311 311 284 263 225 215 240 347 298
Midwest 362 362 335 313 282 276 291 411 351
South 966 966 899 858 772 714 795 1114 962
West 81 81 71 67 66 60 68 90 77
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 650 650 582 556 506 474 527 671 615
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Black)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
High school graduate, no college 721 721 672 640 561 530 576 846 716
College: Less than bachelor's degree 295 295 278 251 226 213 238 377 297
Bachelor's degree or more 56 56 56 54 52 48 53 69 59
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 15 to 64 years 1581 1581 1471 1384 1237 1180 1272 1823 1550
Worked at full-time jobs 465 465 427 374 308 294 318 688 479
50 to 52 weeks 192 192 184 157 127 118 128 371 218
Worked at part-time jobs 294 294 282 266 224 213 230 332 293
Did not work 823 823 762 745 705 674 724 802 778
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 1456 1456 1343 1289 1166 1096 1203 1501 1398
Householder 15 to 64 years 1325 1325 1230 1177 1062 1016 1090 1371 1269
Householder 65 years and over 131 131 113 112 104 80 113 130 129
One worker 252 252 235 203 172 159 183 441 275
Two workers or more 14 14 11 9 7 9 9 21 15
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 678 678 546 512 441 424 459 596 559
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 383 383 342 323 277 272 292 370 349
SSI 374 374 264 248 210 195 219 291 270
Food stamps 898 898 829 764 647 628 669 953 863
Housing assistance 606 606 572 533 420 420 434 670 583
Energy assistance 236 236 225 211 192 181 202 259 237
Free or reduced-price school lunches 883 883 818 764 661 642 685 1027 855
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 497 497 429 402 335 326 348 468 439
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 318 318 296 283 251 229 258 490 366
Medicare 345 345 297 291 266 229 288 349 334
Medicaid 1246 1246 1118 1030 907 870 946 1310 1160
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Black)
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 226 226 226 226 215 203 215 274 226
Health insurance 195 195 195 195 185 175 185 237 195
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 237 237 190 185 163 148 176 225 214