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POV25: Ratio of Income to Poverty, Public Assistance, Age, Sex, and Household Relationship:  2002
        -- People in Households in Which One or More Members Were Covered by Medicaid
[Numbers in thousands.  People who lived with someone (a nonrelative or a relative) who received aid.  Not every person tallied here received the aid themselves]

                                           ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                    Below 50 percent   Below 100 percent  Below 125 percent  Below 150 percent  Below 175 percent  Below 185 percent  Below 200 percent
                                                    of  poverty /5     of  poverty /5     of  poverty /5     of  poverty /5     of  poverty /5     of  poverty /5     of  poverty /5
                                           All      _________________  _________________  _________________  _________________  _________________  _________________  _________________
                                           income            Percent            Percent            Percent            Percent            Percent            Percent            Percent
                                           levels   Number   of total  Number   of total  Number   of total  Number   of total  Number   of total  Number   of total  Number   of total
                                           ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
People in Households in Which One or
More Members Were Covered by Medicaid

				
Both Sexes

  Total /1...............................   53,012    6,989      13.2   18,227      34.4   23,456      44.2   28,310      53.4   32,214      60.8   33,527      63.2   35,386      66.8
Under 18 years...........................   19,786    3,506      17.7    8,190      41.4   10,347      52.3   12,273      62.0   13,742      69.5   14,221      71.9   14,893      75.3
18 to 24 years...........................    5,652      918      16.2    1,923      34.0    2,428      42.9    2,928      51.8    3,327      58.9    3,467      61.3    3,675      65.0
25 to 34 years...........................    7,735      975      12.6    2,435      31.5    3,204      41.4    3,908      50.5    4,525      58.5    4,772      61.7    5,070      65.5
35 to 44 years...........................    7,008      700      10.0    2,093      29.9    2,739      39.1    3,410      48.7    3,957      56.5    4,116      58.7    4,357      62.2
45 to 54 years...........................    5,000      452       9.0    1,394      27.9    1,747      34.9    2,123      42.5    2,444      48.9    2,569      51.4    2,771      55.4
55 to 59 years...........................    1,814      147       8.1      504      27.8      624      34.4      789      43.5      919      50.7      953      52.6      994      54.8
60 to 64 years...........................    1,526      109       7.1      464      30.4      611      40.0      721      47.3      791      51.9      830      54.4      881      57.7
65 years and over........................    4,491      183       4.1    1,223      27.2    1,757      39.1    2,157      48.0    2,509      55.9    2,599      57.9    2,745      61.1
    65 to 74 years.......................    2,445      113       4.6      618      25.3      892      36.5    1,109      45.4    1,293      52.9    1,329      54.3    1,400      57.2
    75 years and over....................    2,046       70       3.4      605      29.5      864      42.3    1,048      51.2    1,217      59.5    1,271      62.1    1,345      65.7

Male

  Total..................................   24,390    2,969      12.2    7,741      31.7   10,016      41.1   12,249      50.2   14,075      57.7   14,712      60.3   15,593      63.9
Under 18 years...........................   10,059    1,828      18.2    4,207      41.8    5,269      52.4    6,219      61.8    6,997      69.6    7,239      72.0    7,597      75.5
18 to 24 years...........................    2,391      299      12.5      662      27.7      859      35.9    1,086      45.4    1,250      52.3    1,321      55.3    1,404      58.7
25 to 34 years...........................    3,378      259       7.7      766      22.7    1,080      32.0    1,382      40.9    1,662      49.2    1,792      53.0    1,918      56.8
35 to 44 years...........................    3,168      238       7.5      803      25.3    1,084      34.2    1,401      44.2    1,637      51.7    1,708      53.9    1,824      57.6
45 to 54 years...........................    2,315      188       8.1      575      24.8      737      31.8      917      39.6    1,061      45.8    1,130      48.8    1,227      53.0
55 to 59 years...........................      816       65       8.0      225      27.6      271      33.2      328      40.3      381      46.7      391      47.9      416      51.0
60 to 64 years...........................      606       39       6.5      153      25.2      211      34.7      255      42.1      281      46.3      296      48.9      306      50.5
65 years and over........................    1,658       51       3.1      350      21.1      505      30.5      659      39.8      806      48.6      835      50.4      901      54.3
    65 to 74 years.......................      996       26       2.6      211      21.2      292      29.4      380      38.2      465      46.7      476      47.8      512      51.4
    75 years and over....................      662       25       3.8      139      21.0      213      32.1      279      42.2      341      51.5      359      54.3      389      58.8

Female

  Total..................................   28,622    4,021      14.0   10,486      36.6   13,439      47.0   16,062      56.1   18,139      63.4   18,816      65.7   19,793      69.2
Under 18 years...........................    9,727    1,678      17.3    3,983      40.9    5,077      52.2    6,055      62.2    6,745      69.3    6,983      71.8    7,296      75.0
18 to 24 years...........................    3,261      619      19.0    1,261      38.7    1,569      48.1    1,843      56.5    2,076      63.7    2,145      65.8    2,271      69.6
25 to 34 years...........................    4,357      716      16.4    1,670      38.3    2,123      48.7    2,526      58.0    2,863      65.7    2,980      68.4    3,153      72.4
35 to 44 years...........................    3,840      462      12.0    1,290      33.6    1,655      43.1    2,008      52.3    2,320      60.4    2,408      62.7    2,533      66.0
45 to 54 years...........................    2,685      264       9.8      819      30.5    1,010      37.6    1,206      44.9    1,383      51.5    1,439      53.6    1,544      57.5
55 to 59 years...........................      998       81       8.1      279      28.0      353      35.3      460      46.1      539      54.0      563      56.4      578      57.9
60 to 64 years...........................      920       69       7.6      311      33.8      400      43.5      466      50.7      510      55.5      533      58.0      575      62.5
65 years and over........................    2,834      131       4.6      873      30.8    1,252      44.2    1,498      52.9    1,703      60.1    1,764      62.3    1,844      65.1
    65 to 74 years.......................    1,450       87       6.0      407      28.1      600      41.4      729      50.3      827      57.1      853      58.8      888      61.3
    75 years and over....................    1,384       44       3.2      466      33.7      652      47.1      769      55.5      876      63.3      911      65.8      956      69.0

Household Relationship

    Total /1.............................   53,012    6,989      13.2   18,227      34.4   23,456      44.2   28,310      53.4   32,214      60.8   33,527      63.2   35,386      66.8
      65 years and over..................    4,491      183       4.1    1,223      27.2    1,757      39.1    2,157      48.0    2,509      55.9    2,599      57.9    2,745      61.1
In families /2...........................   46,246    5,666      12.3   14,782      32.0   19,280      41.7   23,600      51.0   27,142      58.7   28,344      61.3   30,075      65.0
    Householder..........................   12,837    1,587      12.4    4,107      32.0    5,330      41.5    6,540      50.9    7,540      58.7    7,861      61.2    8,337      64.9
      Under 65 years.....................   11,387    1,531      13.4    3,840      33.7    4,952      43.5    6,024      52.9    6,884      60.5    7,171      63.0    7,579      66.6
      65 years and over..................    1,451       56       3.9      268      18.5      378      26.1      516      35.6      657      45.3      690      47.6      757      52.2
    Related children under 18 years /9...   19,356    3,332      17.2    7,929      41.0   10,044      51.9   11,941      61.7   13,389      69.2   13,857      71.6   14,519      75.0
        Under 6 years....................    7,421    1,487      20.0    3,136      42.3    3,975      53.6    4,707      63.4    5,236      70.6    5,424      73.1    5,658      76.2
        6 to 17 years....................   11,936    1,844      15.5    4,793      40.2    6,069      50.9    7,234      60.6    8,153      68.3    8,434      70.7    8,861      74.2

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
POV25: Ratio of Income to Poverty, Public Assistance, Age, Sex, and Household Relationship:  2002
        -- People in Households in Which One or More Members Were Covered by Medicaid
[Numbers in thousands.  People who lived with someone (a nonrelative or a relative) who received aid.  Not every person tallied here received the aid themselves]

                                           ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                    Below 50 percent   Below 100 percent  Below 125 percent  Below 150 percent  Below 175 percent  Below 185 percent  Below 200 percent
                                                    of  poverty /5     of  poverty /5     of  poverty /5     of  poverty /5     of  poverty /5     of  poverty /5     of  poverty /5
                                           All      _________________  _________________  _________________  _________________  _________________  _________________  _________________
                                           income            Percent            Percent            Percent            Percent            Percent            Percent            Percent
                                           levels   Number   of total  Number   of total  Number   of total  Number   of total  Number   of total  Number   of total  Number   of total
                                           ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
    Own children 18 years and over /15...    4,503      269       6.0      831      18.5    1,176      26.1    1,555      34.5    1,909      42.4    2,021      44.9    2,198      48.8

In married-couple families /11...........   25,531    1,400       5.5    5,665      22.2    8,111      31.8   10,530      41.2   12,666      49.6   13,428      52.6   14,583      57.1
    Husbands /11.........................    6,393      334       5.2    1,347      21.1    1,916      30.0    2,494      39.0    3,038      47.5    3,224      50.4    3,509      54.9
      Under 65 years.....................    5,510      307       5.6    1,202      21.8    1,712      31.1    2,214      40.2    2,667      48.4    2,838      51.5    3,081      55.9
      65 years and over..................      882       27       3.1      146      16.5      203      23.1      279      31.6      371      42.0      386      43.7      428      48.5
    Wives /11............................    6,393      334       5.2    1,347      21.1    1,916      30.0    2,494      39.0    3,038      47.5    3,224      50.4    3,509      54.9
      Under 65 years.....................    5,731      308       5.4    1,242      21.7    1,756      30.6    2,274      39.7    2,746      47.9    2,919      50.9    3,178      55.5
      65 years and over..................      661       25       3.8      106      16.0      160      24.2      219      33.1      292      44.2      305      46.1      330      50.0
    Related children under 18 years /9...    9,584      679       7.1    2,626      27.4    3,701      38.6    4,738      49.4    5,565      58.1    5,852      61.1    6,288      65.6
        Under 6 years....................    3,860      316       8.2    1,110      28.7    1,574      40.8    2,023      52.4    2,362      61.2    2,492      64.6    2,651      68.7
        6 to 17 years....................    5,723      362       6.3    1,517      26.5    2,127      37.2    2,715      47.4    3,203      56.0    3,360      58.7    3,637      63.5
    Own children 18 years and over /15...    2,052       42       2.0      216      10.5      350      17.1      483      23.6      633      30.8      691      33.7      782      38.1

In families with male householder,
  no spouse present......................    3,454      300       8.7      823      23.8    1,147      33.2    1,450      42.0    1,734      50.2    1,852      53.6    1,944      56.3
    Householder..........................    1,136      107       9.5      270      23.8      372      32.8      487      42.8      581      51.1      613      54.0      647      56.9
      Under 65 years.....................    1,035      106      10.3      266      25.7      361      34.9      464      44.8      550      53.2      582      56.2      608      58.8
      65 years and over..................      101        1       1.1        4       3.9       11      11.3       22      22.2       30      30.1       32      31.4       38      38.1
    Related children under 18 years /9...    1,253      159      12.7      415      33.1      560      44.7      685      54.6      816      65.1      864      68.9      891      71.1
        Under 6 years....................      520       73      14.1      157      30.3      224      43.1      284      54.5      342      65.8      363      69.9      376      72.2
        6 to 17 years....................      733       86      11.8      258      35.2      336      45.8      401      54.7      473      64.6      500      68.3      515      70.3
    Own children 18 years and over /15...      318        5       1.4       27       8.5       50      15.7       72      22.5      101      31.6      103      32.3      112      35.4

In families with female house-
  holder, no spouse present..............   17,261    3,966      23.0    8,294      48.1   10,022      58.1   11,620      67.3   12,741      73.8   13,063      75.7   13,548      78.5
    Householder..........................    5,309    1,146      21.6    2,490      46.9    3,042      57.3    3,560      67.1    3,921      73.9    4,024      75.8    4,181      78.8
      Under 65 years.....................    4,786    1,117      23.3    2,361      49.3    2,868      59.9    3,329      69.5    3,641      76.1    3,727      77.9    3,865      80.7
      65 years and over..................      522       29       5.5      129      24.7      175      33.4      231      44.2      280      53.6      297      56.9      316      60.5
    Related children under 18 years /9...    8,520    2,494      29.3    4,888      57.4    5,784      67.9    6,519      76.5    7,009      82.3    7,142      83.8    7,340      86.2
        Under 6 years....................    3,040    1,098      36.1    1,869      61.5    2,176      71.6    2,400      78.9    2,532      83.3    2,568      84.5    2,631      86.5
        6 to 17 years....................    5,479    1,396      25.5    3,018      55.1    3,607      65.8    4,118      75.2    4,477      81.7    4,573      83.5    4,709      85.9
    Own children 18 years and over /15...    2,134      223      10.4      588      27.6      776      36.4    1,000      46.9    1,175      55.1    1,227      57.5    1,303      61.1

In unrelated subfamilies /3..............      506      151      29.8      252      49.9      326      64.6      369      73.0      396      78.2      412      81.4      425      84.2
      Under 18 years.....................      282       88      31.1      145      51.6      186      66.1      210      74.4      224      79.6      234      83.0      242      85.7
        Under 6 years....................       99       44      43.9       72      72.7       82      83.0       85      85.6       88      88.9       89      89.3       91      91.3
        6 to 17 years....................      182       44      24.1       73      40.1      104      56.8      125      68.3      136      74.5      145      79.5      151      82.7
      18 years and over..................      224       63      28.1      107      47.8      140      62.7      159      71.2      171      76.5      178      79.5      184      82.2

Unrelated individuals /4.................    6,261    1,173      18.7    3,193      51.0    3,849      61.5    4,341      69.3    4,677      74.7    4,772      76.2    4,886      78.0
    Male.................................    2,950      528      17.9    1,292      43.8    1,537      52.1    1,794      60.8    1,947      66.0    1,999      67.8    2,047      69.4
      Under 65 years.....................    2,497      513      20.5    1,108      44.4    1,282      51.4    1,486      59.5    1,614      64.7    1,656      66.3    1,694      67.8
        Living alone.....................      836      155      18.5      498      59.6      570      68.2      660      79.0      689      82.5      699      83.7      705      84.3
      65 years and over..................      454       16       3.4      184      40.5      255      56.2      308      67.8      333      73.4      344      75.7      353      77.7
        Living alone.....................      350       10       2.8      157      44.8      218      62.2      256      73.2      271      77.5      278      79.2      286      81.5
    Female...............................    3,310      645      19.5    1,901      57.4    2,312      69.8    2,547      77.0    2,729      82.5    2,772      83.7    2,839      85.8
      Under 65 years.....................    2,193      582      26.6    1,343      61.3    1,511      68.9    1,655      75.5    1,784      81.4    1,811      82.6    1,859      84.8
        Living alone.....................    1,013      167      16.5      679      67.0      777      76.7      840      82.9      887      87.6      898      88.6      926      91.4
      65 years and over..................    1,118       62       5.6      558      50.0      801      71.7      893      79.9      945      84.6      961      86.0      981      87.7
        Living alone.....................    1,044       47       4.5      530      50.7      756      72.4      845      80.9      890      85.2      906      86.8      925      88.6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

Poverty Footnotes

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 14, 2004
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