Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Asian or Pacific Islander)
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
Asian or Pacific Islander
All families 2980 7.8 12.7 12.7 12.3
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 155 12.0 22.0 20.7 20.7
25 to 44 years 1463 8.0 9.6 9.6 9.1
45 to 54 years 735 6.6 8.7 8.3 8.3
55 to 64 years 356 6.0 10.7 11.1 11.0
65 years and over 273 10.3 37.9 38.2 37.0
Type of Family
Married-couple families 2378 6.6 10.8 10.8 10.6
With related children under 18 1409 6.6 8.2 8.1 7.9
With related children under 6 698 7.2 7.8 7.8 7.6
Male householder, no wife present 187 9.1 13.0 12.3 12.3
Female householder, no husband present 415 14.6 23.4 23.4 22.1
With related children under 18 221 22.2 27.9 27.9 25.6
With related children under 6 74 30.6 35.0 35.0 35.0
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 2834 7.5 12.3 12.2 11.9
Inside central cities 1190 10.9 17.1 17.0 16.2
Outside central cities 1644 5.0 8.8 8.8 8.8
Outside metropolitan areas 146 14.6 21.6 20.9 20.1
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Asian or Pacific Islander)
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 589 10.1 12.9 13.1 12.9
Midwest 342 4.7 5.6 5.2 4.6
South 587 8.3 11.1 11.1 11.1
West 1462 7.5 15.0 14.8 14.3
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 327 15.8 26.7 26.7 25.8
High school graduate, no college 558 13.1 21.3 21.1 21.0
College: Less than bachelor's degree 600 8.1 14.2 14.1 13.9
Bachelor's degree or more 1494 4.0 5.9 5.9 5.5
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 15 to 64 years 2708 7.6 10.2 10.1 9.8
Worked at full-time jobs 2036 4.0 5.2 5.2 4.9
50 to 52 weeks 1756 2.5 3.1 2.9 2.6
Worked at part-time jobs 259 12.5 17.0 16.8 16.6
Did not work 413 22.3 30.4 29.8 29.8
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 622 27.9 48.7 49.0 48.6
Householder 15 to 64 years 447 32.7 45.4 45.6 45.2
Householder 65 years and over 175 15.8 57.1 57.5 57.1
One worker 1287 4.1 5.3 5.3 4.7
Two workers or more 1072 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.4
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Asian or Pacific Islander)
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 195 18.9 45.6 45.3 45.1
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 71 40.1 56.6 56.0 56.0
SSI 137 8.4 43.7 43.7 43.3
Food stamps 121 42.5 62.4 62.1 59.6
Housing assistance 81 46.7 65.3 64.8 64.4
Energy assistance 33 32.9 58.8 58.8 58.8
Free or reduced-price school lunches 247 28.1 36.0 35.5 34.4
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 77 47.6 73.0 72.4 71.9
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 2128 1.7 3.2 3.2 2.7
Medicare 506 8.5 28.3 28.3 27.7
Medicaid 504 20.4 35.8 35.4 34.7
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 440 18.5 19.5 19.1 19.1
Health insurance 288 21.6 21.9 21.2 21.2
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 171 11.7 34.5 34.2 32.8
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Asian or Pacific Islander)
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
Asian or Pacific Islander
All families 13.1 13.2 12.3 12.4 8.5
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 23.9 25.8 21.8 21.8 14.9
25 to 44 years 10.0 9.9 8.9 9.0 8.4
45 to 54 years 8.9 9.2 8.5 8.5 6.6
55 to 64 years 11.4 11.4 11.0 11.0 7.2
65 years and over 37.1 37.1 37.0 37.3 12.0
Type of Family
Married-couple families 11.3 11.2 10.5 10.5 7.0
With related children under 18 8.7 8.6 7.5 7.5 6.5
With related children under 6 8.0 7.7 7.1 7.1 6.6
Male householder, no wife present 14.4 14.6 14.2 15.0 11.7
Female householder, no husband present 23.2 23.9 21.5 21.5 15.5
With related children under 18 27.6 27.7 23.2 23.2 22.2
With related children under 6 38.9 41.3 37.0 37.0 36.5
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 12.7 12.8 11.9 11.9 8.1
Inside central cities 17.2 17.4 15.9 15.9 11.4
Outside central cities 9.5 9.5 9.0 9.1 5.8
Outside metropolitan areas 20.6 20.6 20.4 20.7 14.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Asian or Pacific Islander)
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 13.9 14.2 13.2 13.2 11.5
Midwest 6.0 5.9 5.3 5.7 4.4
South 11.4 11.1 10.5 10.5 7.6
West 15.2 15.3 14.3 14.3 8.5
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 25.9 26.4 25.2 25.4 17.3
High school graduate, no college 22.3 22.6 22.0 22.0 14.9
College: Less than bachelor's degree 15.5 15.5 13.8 13.8 9.1
Bachelor's degree or more 6.0 5.9 5.2 5.3 3.9
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 15 to 64 years 10.7 10.8 9.8 9.8 8.1
Worked at full-time jobs 5.7 5.6 4.8 4.8 4.1
50 to 52 weeks 3.2 3.3 2.8 2.8 2.7
Worked at part-time jobs 18.0 18.7 16.2 16.2 12.2
Did not work 31.0 31.3 30.4 30.7 25.3
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 49.9 49.7 47.7 48.0 30.5
Householder 15 to 64 years 47.0 46.7 43.9 44.2 35.1
Householder 65 years and over 57.4 57.4 57.4 57.8 18.6
One worker 5.7 5.9 4.9 4.9 4.3
Two workers or more 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Asian or Pacific Islander)
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 46.8 46.8 43.8 43.8 33.0
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 60.6 60.6 58.1 58.1 58.1
SSI 43.3 43.3 40.4 40.4 25.0
Food stamps 64.1 62.9 59.0 59.0 53.5
Housing assistance 65.3 65.3 64.4 64.4 56.4
Energy assistance 59.7 59.7 59.7 59.7 49.7
Free or reduced-price school lunches 38.4 38.5 35.3 35.3 31.4
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 76.0 76.0 71.1 71.1 64.7
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.7 1.5
Medicare 27.9 27.9 27.9 28.2 10.6
Medicaid 36.6 36.9 33.6 33.9 25.2
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 22.0 21.9 20.4 20.4 18.8
Health insurance 25.6 25.5 23.2 23.4 22.0
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 33.1 33.1 33.1 33.9 17.9
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Asian or Pacific Islander)
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
Asian or Pacific Islander
All families 8.3 8.3 7.4 6.8 6.3
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 14.9 14.9 12.4 10.4 10.4
25 to 44 years 8.3 8.3 7.5 6.6 6.1
45 to 54 years 6.6 6.6 6.0 5.5 5.1
55 to 64 years 7.2 7.2 6.4 6.3 6.2
65 years and over 10.3 10.3 9.5 9.5 8.6
Type of Family
Married-couple families 6.8 6.8 6.0 5.4 5.1
With related children under 18 6.5 6.5 5.7 4.8 4.2
With related children under 6 6.6 6.6 5.9 4.8 4.0
Male householder, no wife present 11.0 11.0 10.1 10.0 10.0
Female householder, no husband present 15.5 15.5 14.7 13.0 12.0
With related children under 18 22.2 22.2 21.4 18.3 16.6
With related children under 6 36.5 36.5 34.5 26.1 24.8
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 7.9 7.9 7.2 6.5 6.1
Inside central cities 11.0 11.0 10.0 9.4 8.5
Outside central cities 5.7 5.7 5.2 4.5 4.4
Outside metropolitan areas 14.7 14.7 12.1 11.6 10.1
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Asian or Pacific Islander)
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 11.2 11.2 10.0 9.1 9.1
Midwest 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.6 3.6
South 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.1 6.9
West 8.4 8.4 7.3 6.4 5.7
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 16.4 16.4 15.5 13.6 12.7
High school graduate, no college 14.9 14.9 13.4 11.8 10.6
College: Less than bachelor's degree 9.1 9.1 7.9 7.1 6.5
Bachelor's degree or more 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.3
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 15 to 64 years 8.1 8.1 7.2 6.5 6.1
Worked at full-time jobs 4.1 4.1 3.8 3.4 3.1
50 to 52 weeks 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.0 1.8
Worked at part-time jobs 12.2 12.2 11.3 9.8 8.6
Did not work 25.0 25.0 21.5 19.9 19.5
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 29.5 29.5 26.5 25.3 24.0
Householder 15 to 64 years 34.8 34.8 31.1 29.5 28.1
Householder 65 years and over 16.0 16.0 14.8 14.8 13.3
One worker 4.3 4.3 3.9 3.0 2.7
Two workers or more 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Asian or Pacific Islander)
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 31.2 31.2 18.6 13.3 7.8
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 58.1 58.1 39.5 24.9 13.8
SSI 22.4 22.4 8.2 6.1 4.1
Food stamps 51.4 51.4 41.5 32.8 21.9
Housing assistance 51.3 51.3 44.8 40.0 31.7
Energy assistance 49.7 49.7 31.9 31.4 28.7
Free or reduced-price school lunches 31.4 31.4 28.9 21.1 16.1
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 62.2 62.2 46.7 33.4 19.8
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.3
Medicare 9.5 9.5 7.9 7.7 7.1
Medicaid 24.2 24.2 19.3 15.4 12.8
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 18.8 18.8 18.8 18.8 18.7
Health insurance 22.0 22.0 22.0 22.0 21.9
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 15.0 15.0 10.3 9.8 8.0
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Asian or Pacific Islander)
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
Asian or Pacific Islander
All families 6.1 6.9 8.9 7.7
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 9.6 10.4 15.9 12.4
25 to 44 years 6.2 6.8 9.0 7.8
45 to 54 years 5.4 5.7 7.7 6.2
55 to 64 years 4.9 6.3 6.7 6.5
65 years and over 7.2 9.7 10.3 10.2
Type of Family
Married-couple families 4.9 5.7 7.1 6.3
With related children under 18 4.0 5.3 7.4 6.0
With related children under 6 4.0 5.6 7.9 6.1
Male householder, no wife present 10.0 10.7 11.8 10.8
Female householder, no husband present 11.1 12.0 17.3 14.7
With related children under 18 15.8 16.6 26.0 21.4
With related children under 6 24.8 24.8 39.4 34.5
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 6.0 6.8 8.5 7.5
Inside central cities 8.4 9.5 12.4 10.5
Outside central cities 4.2 4.8 5.7 5.2
Outside metropolitan areas 8.8 10.1 14.9 12.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Asian or Pacific Islander)
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 8.6 9.4 12.1 10.3
Midwest 3.2 4.4 5.7 5.0
South 7.2 6.9 8.8 7.3
West 5.4 6.5 8.3 7.5
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 12.6 13.7 18.2 15.8
High school graduate, no college 10.2 11.8 14.8 13.7
College: Less than bachelor's degree 6.5 7.5 8.9 8.0
Bachelor's degree or more 3.0 3.4 4.6 3.6
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 15 to 64 years 6.0 6.6 8.7 7.5
Worked at full-time jobs 3.0 3.5 5.1 4.0
50 to 52 weeks 2.0 2.1 3.4 2.5
Worked at part-time jobs 9.3 9.6 14.9 11.4
Did not work 18.7 20.2 22.9 21.9
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 22.6 25.3 29.4 27.4
Householder 15 to 64 years 27.0 29.4 34.8 31.9
Householder 65 years and over 11.3 15.0 15.8 15.8
One worker 2.6 3.3 5.5 4.1
Two workers or more 0.8 0.5 0.9 0.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Asian or Pacific Islander)
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 7.8 13.5 20.6 18.7
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 13.8 25.7 44.6 39.5
SSI 4.1 6.3 8.4 8.4
Food stamps 21.9 31.1 48.0 42.2
Housing assistance 31.7 35.0 51.8 45.9
Energy assistance 28.7 28.7 46.7 31.9
Free or reduced-price school lunches 15.3 22.3 34.7 29.3
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 19.8 34.1 51.8 47.2
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1.2 1.3 2.1 1.6
Medicare 6.0 8.1 8.9 8.4
Medicaid 12.6 16.2 22.8 19.6
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 18.5 18.7 21.1 18.8
Health insurance 21.5 21.9 25.0 22.0
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 7.2 10.6 12.8 11.3
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Asian or Pacific Islander)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
Asian or Pacific Islander
All families 234 379 377 367 391 393 366 368 252
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 19 34 32 32 37 40 34 34 23
25 to 44 years 117 140 141 133 147 144 130 131 123
45 to 54 years 48 64 61 61 66 67 62 62 49
55 to 64 years 21 38 40 39 40 40 39 39 26
65 years and over 28 103 104 101 101 101 101 102 33
Type of Family
Married-couple families 156 257 257 252 268 266 250 251 166
With related children under 18 93 115 114 111 122 121 106 106 91
With related children under 6 50 54 54 53 56 54 50 50 46
Male householder, no wife present 17 24 23 23 27 27 27 28 22
Female householder, no husband present 61 97 97 92 96 99 89 89 65
With related children under 18 49 62 62 57 61 61 51 51 49
With related children under 6 23 26 26 26 29 31 28 28 27
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 212 347 347 337 361 363 336 338 231
Inside central cities 130 203 203 193 205 207 189 189 136
Outside central cities 82 144 144 144 156 156 148 149 95
Outside metropolitan areas 21 32 31 29 30 30 30 30 21
Region
Northeast 59 76 77 76 82 84 78 78 68
Midwest 16 19 18 16 21 20 18 19 15
South 49 65 65 65 67 65 62 62 45
West 110 219 217 210 222 224 209 210 125
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 52 87 87 84 85 87 82 83 57
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Asian or Pacific Islander)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
High school graduate, no college 73 119 118 117 124 126 123 123 83
College: Less than bachelor's degree 49 85 85 83 93 93 83 83 55
Bachelor's degree or more 60 88 88 82 89 88 78 80 58
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 15 to 64 years 206 276 273 266 290 292 265 267 220
Worked at full-time jobs 81 106 107 99 115 114 98 98 84
50 to 52 weeks 45 54 51 45 57 58 49 49 47
Worked at part-time jobs 32 44 43 43 47 48 42 42 32
Did not work 92 126 123 123 128 130 126 127 105
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 174 303 305 302 311 309 297 299 189
Householder 15 to 64 years 146 203 204 202 210 209 196 197 157
Householder 65 years and over 28 100 101 100 101 101 101 101 33
One worker 52 68 68 60 74 76 62 62 56
Two workers or more 8 8 5 4 7 7 7 7 7
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 37 89 88 88 91 91 85 85 64
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 28 40 40 40 43 43 41 41 41
SSI 11 60 60 59 59 59 55 55 34
Food stamps 51 76 75 72 78 76 71 71 65
Housing assistance 38 53 52 52 53 53 52 52 45
Energy assistance 11 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 17
Free or reduced-price school lunches 70 89 88 85 95 95 87 87 78
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 37 56 56 56 59 59 55 55 50
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 35 67 69 58 62 62 58 58 32
Medicare 43 143 143 140 141 141 141 143 54
Medicaid 103 180 178 175 184 186 169 171 127
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Asian or Pacific Islander)
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 82 86 84 84 97 96 90 90 83
Health insurance 62 63 61 61 74 73 67 67 63
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 20 59 59 56 57 57 57 58 31
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Asian or Pacific Islander)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
Asian or Pacific Islander
All families 247 247 222 202 189 183 206 264 230
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 23 23 19 16 16 15 16 25 19
25 to 44 years 121 121 110 97 90 91 100 131 114
45 to 54 years 49 49 44 41 38 39 42 56 46
55 to 64 years 26 26 23 22 22 18 22 24 23
65 years and over 28 28 26 26 23 20 26 28 28
Type of Family
Married-couple families 161 161 142 129 120 118 136 170 149
With related children under 18 91 91 80 68 59 56 74 104 85
With related children under 6 46 46 41 33 28 28 39 55 42
Male householder, no wife present 21 21 19 19 19 19 20 22 20
Female householder, no husband present 65 65 61 54 50 46 50 72 61
With related children under 18 49 49 47 41 37 35 37 58 47
With related children under 6 27 27 26 19 18 18 18 29 26
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 225 225 204 185 174 170 191 242 211
Inside central cities 131 131 120 111 101 100 112 148 125
Outside central cities 94 94 85 74 73 70 79 94 86
Outside metropolitan areas 21 21 18 17 15 13 15 22 19
Region
Northeast 66 66 59 54 54 51 55 71 61
Midwest 14 14 14 12 12 11 15 19 17
South 43 43 43 42 40 42 40 51 43
West 123 123 106 94 83 79 96 122 109
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 54 54 51 45 42 41 45 60 52
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Asian or Pacific Islander)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
High school graduate, no college 83 83 75 66 59 57 66 83 76
College: Less than bachelor's degree 54 54 47 43 39 39 45 53 48
Bachelor's degree or more 55 55 49 49 49 45 50 68 54
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 15 to 64 years 218 218 196 176 166 163 180 236 202
Worked at full-time jobs 84 84 78 69 63 62 71 103 82
50 to 52 weeks 47 47 41 35 31 34 38 60 44
Worked at part-time jobs 32 32 29 25 22 24 25 38 30
Did not work 103 103 89 82 80 77 84 94 90
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 184 184 165 158 149 140 158 183 170
Householder 15 to 64 years 156 156 139 132 126 121 131 155 143
Householder 65 years and over 28 28 26 26 23 20 26 28 28
One worker 56 56 50 39 34 33 43 71 52
Two workers or more 7 7 7 6 6 9 6 9 7
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 61 61 36 26 15 15 26 40 36
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 41 41 28 18 10 10 18 32 28
SSI 31 31 11 8 6 6 9 11 11
Food stamps 62 62 50 40 27 27 38 58 51
Housing assistance 41 41 36 32 26 26 28 42 37
Energy assistance 17 17 11 10 10 10 10 16 11
Free or reduced-price school lunches 78 78 72 52 40 38 55 86 72
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 48 48 36 26 15 15 26 40 36
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 31 31 29 28 27 26 28 44 34
Medicare 48 48 40 39 36 30 41 45 42
Medicaid 122 122 97 77 65 63 81 115 99
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Asian or Pacific Islander)
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 83 83 83 83 82 81 82 93 83
Health insurance 63 63 63 63 63 62 63 72 63
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 26 26 18 17 14 12 18 22 19