Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (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 75616 9.6 17.8 17.7 17.0
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 3552 27.8 30.1 29.9 28.8
25 to 44 years 32190 11.7 13.9 13.9 12.9
45 to 54 years 16870 5.8 8.5 8.5 8.0
55 to 64 years 11261 6.6 13.8 13.8 13.4
65 years and over 11743 6.5 41.9 41.5 41.1
Type of Family
Married-couple families 57327 5.3 13.5 13.5 13.0
With related children under 18 27052 6.8 8.5 8.5 7.8
With related children under 6 12501 8.8 10.4 10.3 9.5
Male householder, no wife present 4663 12.1 19.2 19.1 18.2
Female householder, no husband present 13626 26.5 35.2 35.0 33.5
With related children under 18 9414 33.7 39.8 39.7 37.8
With related children under 6 3765 44.9 50.0 49.9 47.9
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 60836 9.2 16.7 16.6 15.9
Inside central cities 20287 13.4 21.5 21.4 20.5
Outside central cities 40549 7.1 14.3 14.2 13.6
Outside metropolitan areas 14780 11.1 22.3 22.3 21.6
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (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 14223 8.1 16.4 16.4 15.6
Midwest 17100 7.7 15.4 15.3 14.7
South 27780 11.4 20.5 20.4 19.7
West 16513 9.6 16.8 16.7 16.0
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 11410 23.6 41.7 41.6 40.1
High school graduate, no college 23229 10.9 20.6 20.4 19.7
College: Less than bachelor's degree 20278 7.1 13.2 13.1 12.5
Bachelor's degree or more 20699 2.7 6.0 6.0 5.8
Work Experience in 2002
Total, 15 to 64 years 63873 10.1 13.4 13.3 12.6
Worked at full-time jobs 46799 5.1 6.1 6.1 5.4
50 to 52 weeks 40025 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.2
Worked at part-time jobs 6781 17.3 21.3 21.2 20.2
Did not work 10293 28.1 41.0 40.8 40.2
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 21091 25.3 52.6 52.4 51.4
Householder 15 to 64 years 12293 37.5 51.6 51.5 50.1
Householder 65 years and over 8798 8.2 54.0 53.6 53.3
One worker 33312 5.3 6.6 6.5 5.6
Two workers or more 21213 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (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 3717 41.2 64.3 64.2 62.9
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 1553 60.9 75.0 74.8 73.6
SSI 2409 29.8 59.6 59.6 58.2
Food stamps 4487 58.7 72.6 72.6 70.9
Housing assistance 2623 53.0 65.9 65.9 64.3
Energy assistance 1546 48.6 67.9 68.0 66.1
Free or reduced-price school lunches 7858 39.1 47.2 47.1 44.4
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 1869 64.0 82.8 82.7 81.9
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 54655 3.3 6.8 6.8 5.9
Medicare 16415 8.5 39.5 39.2 38.7
Medicaid 12540 32.3 45.3 45.2 43.7
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 7662 19.8 22.8 22.7 22.7
Health insurance 4673 23.9 27.1 27.0 27.0
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 3072 22.9 54.9 54.6 53.9
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (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 17.9 17.9 16.5 16.6 9.1
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 31.0 31.1 27.0 27.3 25.4
25 to 44 years 14.1 14.0 11.7 11.7 10.2
45 to 54 years 8.5 8.6 7.8 7.9 5.8
55 to 64 years 13.9 14.0 13.7 13.8 7.6
65 years and over 41.7 41.8 41.6 41.8 7.5
Type of Family
Married-couple families 13.6 13.6 12.8 12.9 5.1
With related children under 18 8.7 8.7 7.1 7.1 5.8
With related children under 6 10.6 10.5 8.5 8.6 7.4
Male householder, no wife present 19.5 19.8 17.7 18.0 11.6
Female householder, no husband present 35.5 35.5 31.4 31.5 25.1
With related children under 18 40.2 40.1 34.5 34.6 30.5
With related children under 6 50.8 50.6 44.0 44.2 41.1
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 16.7 16.8 15.4 15.5 8.7
Inside central cities 21.7 21.7 19.7 19.8 12.9
Outside central cities 14.3 14.3 13.2 13.3 6.7
Outside metropolitan areas 22.7 22.7 21.0 21.2 10.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (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 16.4 16.4 15.1 15.2 7.9
Midwest 15.4 15.4 14.3 14.4 7.1
South 20.7 20.8 19.1 19.2 10.8
West 17.0 17.0 15.5 15.5 9.4
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 41.8 42.0 38.9 39.1 23.0
High school graduate, no college 20.8 20.9 19.0 19.1 10.2
College: Less than bachelor's degree 13.3 13.3 12.0 12.1 6.8
Bachelor's degree or more 5.9 5.9 5.6 5.7 2.5
Work Experience in 2002
Total, 15 to 64 years 13.5 13.5 11.9 11.9 9.4
Worked at full-time jobs 6.3 6.3 4.7 4.7 4.0
50 to 52 weeks 4.0 3.9 2.6 2.6 2.4
Worked at part-time jobs 21.4 21.5 18.7 18.9 15.6
Did not work 41.1 41.2 40.0 40.1 30.1
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 52.6 52.7 50.8 50.9 25.8
Householder 15 to 64 years 51.8 51.9 48.7 48.8 37.5
Householder 65 years and over 53.8 53.8 53.7 53.8 9.4
One worker 6.8 6.8 4.9 5.0 4.0
Two workers or more 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.6
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (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 64.6 64.6 61.9 62.1 52.8
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 75.7 75.6 71.7 71.9 66.8
SSI 59.7 59.8 57.8 57.9 46.3
Food stamps 73.6 73.6 67.2 67.5 58.4
Housing assistance 66.4 66.4 60.4 60.6 53.6
Energy assistance 68.8 68.7 62.8 63.1 49.6
Free or reduced-price school lunches 47.8 47.6 40.2 40.4 35.0
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 83.9 83.9 80.3 80.6 73.8
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 6.3 6.4 5.6 5.7 2.4
Medicare 39.5 39.6 39.2 39.3 9.8
Medicaid 46.2 46.2 41.1 41.3 32.6
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 24.6 24.6 21.8 21.9 19.1
Health insurance 29.9 29.9 25.9 26.0 23.0
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 55.3 55.4 53.9 54.1 29.3
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (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 8.9 8.9 8.3 7.9 7.1
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 25.3 25.3 24.6 23.2 20.9
25 to 44 years 10.1 10.1 9.6 9.0 7.8
45 to 54 years 5.7 5.7 5.2 4.9 4.4
55 to 64 years 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.1 5.9
65 years and over 6.8 6.8 6.0 5.9 5.7
Type of Family
Married-couple families 4.9 4.9 4.6 4.3 4.0
With related children under 18 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.0 4.4
With related children under 6 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 5.6
Male householder, no wife present 11.4 11.4 10.7 10.4 9.8
Female householder, no husband present 24.8 24.8 23.0 21.9 19.0
With related children under 18 30.3 30.3 28.6 27.0 23.2
With related children under 6 40.9 40.9 39.2 36.9 32.5
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 8.6 8.6 7.9 7.5 6.7
Inside central cities 12.6 12.6 11.6 10.9 9.7
Outside central cities 6.5 6.5 6.1 5.8 5.3
Outside metropolitan areas 10.4 10.4 9.8 9.3 8.3
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (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 7.7 7.7 6.8 6.4 5.7
Midwest 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.4 5.9
South 10.6 10.6 10.0 9.6 8.7
West 9.2 9.2 8.2 7.6 6.7
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 22.3 22.3 20.7 19.5 17.3
High school graduate, no college 10.0 10.0 9.3 8.9 8.0
College: Less than bachelor's degree 6.7 6.7 6.2 5.8 5.1
Bachelor's degree or more 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.2
Work Experience in 2002
Total, 15 to 64 years 9.3 9.3 8.7 8.2 7.3
Worked at full-time jobs 4.0 4.0 3.8 3.5 3.0
50 to 52 weeks 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.1 1.8
Worked at part-time jobs 15.4 15.4 14.7 13.9 12.1
Did not work 29.5 29.5 26.9 25.7 23.8
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 25.1 25.1 23.1 22.2 20.2
Householder 15 to 64 years 36.9 36.9 34.2 32.8 29.6
Householder 65 years and over 8.7 8.7 7.6 7.5 7.2
One worker 4.0 4.0 3.8 3.4 2.9
Two workers or more 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (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 50.8 50.8 38.1 34.5 28.2
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 66.1 66.1 56.6 51.4 40.8
SSI 43.3 43.3 27.3 24.3 20.0
Food stamps 57.6 57.6 52.0 47.4 37.3
Housing assistance 52.6 52.6 47.2 42.8 29.8
Energy assistance 48.7 48.7 43.5 40.4 33.3
Free or reduced-price school lunches 34.7 34.7 32.5 30.1 24.7
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 72.5 72.5 59.2 53.1 41.6
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.0
Medicare 8.9 8.9 7.7 7.5 7.0
Medicaid 31.9 31.9 28.2 25.7 21.8
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 19.1 19.1 19.0 19.0 18.1
Health insurance 23.0 23.0 22.9 22.9 21.8
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 26.7 26.7 20.8 19.6 17.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (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 6.5 7.4 10.4 8.8
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 20.6 21.7 29.5 25.5
25 to 44 years 7.6 8.2 12.8 10.2
45 to 54 years 4.1 4.6 6.4 5.5
55 to 64 years 4.9 6.2 7.0 6.7
65 years and over 4.0 6.0 6.7 6.6
Type of Family
Married-couple families 3.5 4.3 5.9 5.0
With related children under 18 4.2 4.8 7.7 6.0
With related children under 6 5.5 6.3 10.0 7.7
Male householder, no wife present 9.2 10.1 13.3 11.3
Female householder, no husband present 18.1 19.5 28.2 23.9
With related children under 18 22.6 23.7 35.9 29.7
With related children under 6 32.0 33.7 47.5 40.4
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 6.3 7.1 10.0 8.4
Inside central cities 9.4 10.1 14.6 12.3
Outside central cities 4.7 5.6 7.7 6.5
Outside metropolitan areas 7.2 8.7 12.0 10.3
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (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 5.3 5.9 8.7 7.3
Midwest 5.5 6.1 8.3 7.2
South 7.9 9.1 12.3 10.5
West 6.1 7.2 10.6 8.8
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 15.9 18.3 25.5 21.9
High school graduate, no college 7.3 8.3 11.8 9.9
College: Less than bachelor's degree 4.8 5.4 7.8 6.6
Bachelor's degree or more 2.0 2.3 2.9 2.5
Work Experience in 2002
Total, 15 to 64 years 6.9 7.6 11.0 9.2
Worked at full-time jobs 2.9 3.1 6.0 4.2
50 to 52 weeks 1.8 1.8 4.2 2.6
Worked at part-time jobs 11.5 12.6 18.3 15.6
Did not work 22.1 25.0 29.2 27.8
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 18.3 21.0 26.1 24.1
Householder 15 to 64 years 27.7 30.6 38.8 35.4
Householder 65 years and over 5.1 7.6 8.3 8.2
One worker 2.8 3.2 6.5 4.3
Two workers or more 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.6
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (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 26.6 30.3 42.3 39.6
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 39.6 43.2 62.3 57.9
SSI 18.1 22.3 30.6 29.0
Food stamps 35.3 39.5 61.3 54.2
Housing assistance 29.8 31.9 55.1 49.2
Energy assistance 30.3 35.3 51.4 45.1
Free or reduced-price school lunches 23.9 25.9 42.5 34.4
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 39.1 44.8 65.3 61.3
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1.8 2.0 3.7 2.8
Medicare 5.4 7.6 8.9 8.5
Medicaid 20.6 23.5 34.5 29.2
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 16.9 18.1 21.8 19.0
Health insurance 20.8 21.8 27.0 22.9
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 14.9 18.7 23.7 22.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (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 7229 13453 13385 12866 13530 13553 12463 12532 6897
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 986 1070 1063 1024 1101 1103 960 970 902
25 to 44 years 3761 4480 4470 4163 4530 4515 3752 3780 3292
45 to 54 years 973 1428 1427 1342 1436 1444 1320 1327 973
55 to 64 years 743 1559 1550 1510 1568 1577 1542 1552 853
65 years and over 766 4916 4875 4828 4895 4914 4890 4903 877
Type of Family
Married-couple families 3052 7765 7722 7454 7788 7796 7352 7397 2933
With related children under 18 1831 2312 2301 2113 2346 2342 1911 1933 1582
With related children under 6 1095 1297 1290 1183 1322 1316 1066 1075 928
Male householder, no wife present 564 893 891 848 908 922 827 837 543
Female householder, no husband present 3613 4794 4772 4564 4834 4836 4284 4298 3421
With related children under 18 3171 3750 3742 3559 3783 3772 3247 3257 2872
With related children under 6 1689 1882 1878 1802 1914 1907 1656 1664 1546
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 5593 10150 10086 9674 10180 10202 9357 9399 5320
Inside central cities 2728 4371 4340 4159 4397 4400 4005 4019 2616
Outside central cities 2865 5779 5746 5514 5783 5801 5351 5380 2703
Outside metropolitan areas 1635 3303 3299 3192 3350 3352 3106 3133 1578
Region
Northeast 1156 2338 2331 2224 2333 2334 2153 2169 1117
Midwest 1317 2636 2623 2517 2635 2635 2447 2467 1222
South 3165 5700 5668 5478 5762 5778 5312 5331 2998
West 1591 2779 2763 2647 2800 2806 2552 2565 1560
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(All Races)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 2695 4754 4748 4580 4773 4787 4442 4462 2627
High school graduate, no college 2535 4776 4747 4566 4834 4845 4412 4442 2371
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1446 2673 2654 2528 2694 2694 2440 2456 1375
Bachelor's degree or more 552 1249 1235 1192 1228 1227 1169 1173 524
Work Experience in 2002
Total, 15 to 64 years 6463 8537 8510 8038 8634 8639 7573 7628 6020
Worked at full-time jobs 2402 2877 2872 2530 2950 2942 2186 2217 1866
50 to 52 weeks 1350 1532 1524 1287 1585 1575 1028 1051 949
Worked at part-time jobs 1173 1444 1436 1373 1454 1456 1271 1281 1057
Did not work 2888 4216 4201 4135 4230 4241 4115 4131 3097
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 5329 11101 11049 10849 11100 11118 10709 10737 5435
Householder 15 to 64 years 4608 6345 6337 6161 6370 6381 5982 6000 4606
Householder 65 years and over 721 4755 4713 4688 4730 4737 4728 4737 829
One worker 1766 2200 2180 1878 2259 2264 1622 1660 1344
Two workers or more 134 152 156 139 170 172 132 135 118
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 1530 2391 2387 2338 2403 2403 2303 2309 1964
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 947 1165 1162 1144 1176 1174 1113 1116 1038
SSI 719 1436 1435 1403 1438 1440 1392 1395 1116
Food stamps 2632 3258 3260 3183 3305 3304 3017 3029 2620
Housing assistance 1390 1728 1727 1687 1742 1740 1585 1588 1406
Energy assistance 752 1050 1051 1022 1064 1063 971 976 767
Free or reduced-price school lunches 3074 3709 3701 3489 3757 3744 3157 3178 2749
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 1196 1548 1547 1532 1569 1568 1502 1506 1380
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(All Races)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1798 3743 3730 3211 3455 3471 3079 3112 1333
Medicare 1403 6483 6432 6356 6480 6507 6427 6457 1611
Medicaid 4056 5677 5662 5477 5799 5796 5153 5181 4084
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 1514 1746 1740 1740 1887 1886 1673 1678 1466
Health insurance 1119 1269 1261 1261 1399 1397 1210 1214 1075
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 703 1685 1678 1655 1699 1703 1656 1661 900
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (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 6744 6741 6259 5938 5334 4898 5589 7833 6653
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 900 900 874 822 742 732 772 1047 906
25 to 44 years 3267 3265 3088 2906 2520 2454 2632 4130 3280
45 to 54 years 958 956 875 826 741 690 777 1086 933
55 to 64 years 817 817 712 688 664 548 699 785 756
65 years and over 802 802 710 696 668 474 709 786 778
Type of Family
Married-couple families 2833 2831 2626 2473 2282 1998 2462 3363 2873
With related children under 18 1555 1553 1477 1348 1190 1143 1304 2094 1617
With related children under 6 909 909 879 787 698 683 782 1245 961
Male householder, no wife present 532 532 497 485 458 430 469 621 528
Female householder, no husband present 3379 3378 3135 2979 2594 2470 2658 3849 3252
With related children under 18 2854 2853 2697 2546 2180 2125 2236 3376 2799
With related children under 6 1540 1540 1477 1389 1224 1205 1268 1787 1521
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 5208 5205 4815 4559 4101 3839 4307 6059 5133
Inside central cities 2565 2565 2355 2209 1966 1915 2052 2955 2495
Outside central cities 2643 2640 2460 2350 2135 1924 2254 3104 2638
Outside metropolitan areas 1536 1536 1444 1379 1233 1059 1283 1775 1520
Region
Northeast 1091 1091 973 910 804 749 836 1241 1034
Midwest 1194 1194 1139 1093 1002 944 1039 1419 1232
South 2934 2932 2789 2675 2418 2200 2524 3425 2930
West 1526 1525 1358 1260 1110 1006 1190 1748 1457
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(All Races)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 2547 2547 2358 2223 1980 1818 2086 2907 2493
High school graduate, no college 2330 2330 2169 2070 1858 1692 1927 2748 2294
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1356 1355 1249 1174 1040 981 1104 1584 1344
Bachelor's degree or more 511 509 483 471 456 407 473 595 522
Work Experience in 2002
Total, 15 to 64 years 5941 5938 5549 5242 4667 4424 4880 7048 5875
Worked at full-time jobs 1856 1854 1780 1656 1401 1372 1454 2805 1958
50 to 52 weeks 944 941 917 842 702 701 731 1663 1039
Worked at part-time jobs 1047 1047 997 944 821 781 853 1241 1056
Did not work 3038 3038 2772 2643 2445 2271 2573 3002 2861
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 5300 5300 4879 4686 4265 3849 4432 5496 5082
Householder 15 to 64 years 4538 4538 4209 4028 3633 3402 3764 4766 4357
Householder 65 years and over 762 762 670 659 632 447 668 730 725
One worker 1327 1325 1266 1148 972 931 1053 2168 1445
Two workers or more 116 116 114 104 98 118 104 170 127
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 1887 1887 1418 1281 1047 988 1128 1571 1472
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 1027 1027 880 799 634 614 671 968 899
SSI 1044 1044 658 585 483 437 536 736 698
Food stamps 2584 2584 2334 2127 1673 1583 1773 2749 2431
Housing assistance 1379 1379 1238 1123 783 783 838 1445 1290
Energy assistance 753 753 673 625 515 469 546 795 697
Free or reduced-price school lunches 2726 2726 2556 2366 1941 1877 2034 3342 2700
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 1355 1355 1106 993 777 731 837 1221 1146
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(All Races)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1297 1296 1237 1192 1070 1004 1111 2033 1541
Medicare 1457 1457 1271 1235 1155 894 1241 1455 1401
Medicaid 4004 4001 3539 3218 2739 2585 2944 4330 3663
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 1466 1466 1455 1455 1390 1294 1390 1672 1455
Health insurance 1075 1075 1069 1069 1019 970 1019 1260 1069
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 819 819 639 602 538 459 574 729 693
Race Footnotes