Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(White alone)
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
White alone
All families 62313 7.8 16.3 16.2 15.6
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 2527 23.8 25.7 25.5 24.5
25 to 44 years 25742 9.7 11.8 11.7 11.0
45 to 54 years 14035 4.5 6.9 6.9 6.4
55 to 64 years 9689 6.0 13.0 12.9 12.6
65 years and over 10320 5.3 41.0 40.6 40.2
Type of Family
Married-couple families 49923 5.0 13.4 13.3 12.9
With related children under 18 22841 6.5 8.1 8.1 7.4
With related children under 6 10567 8.5 10.0 10.0 9.1
Male householder, no wife present 3505 9.9 17.6 17.5 16.8
Female householder, no husband present 8885 22.6 31.8 31.6 30.4
With related children under 18 5867 29.7 35.9 35.8 34.3
With related children under 6 2227 41.4 46.4 46.2 44.4
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 49080 7.4 15.1 15.0 14.4
Inside central cities 14145 10.4 18.6 18.5 17.8
Outside central cities 34935 6.2 13.6 13.5 13.0
Outside metropolitan areas 13233 9.3 20.7 20.6 20.0
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(White alone)
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 11877 6.5 15.2 15.2 14.5
Midwest 15010 6.0 13.8 13.7 13.2
South 21728 8.8 18.4 18.2 17.8
West 13698 9.3 16.5 16.4 15.7
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 9015 20.7 39.8 39.7 38.2
High school graduate, no college 19173 8.5 18.6 18.4 17.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree 16556 5.7 11.8 11.8 11.3
Bachelor's degree or more 17568 2.4 5.8 5.8 5.6
Work Experience in 2002
Total, 15 to 64 years 51993 8.3 11.4 11.3 10.7
Worked at full-time jobs 38348 4.2 5.0 5.0 4.4
50 to 52 weeks 32995 2.8 3.1 3.1 2.7
Worked at part-time jobs 5578 13.8 17.6 17.4 16.7
Did not work 8068 24.1 37.2 37.0 36.5
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 17101 20.6 49.5 49.3 48.4
Householder 15 to 64 years 9262 32.4 47.1 47.1 45.8
Householder 65 years and over 7839 6.5 52.3 51.8 51.5
One worker 27489 4.5 5.6 5.5 4.8
Two workers or more 17723 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(White alone)
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 2404 37.7 62.0 61.9 60.6
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 957 59.2 74.8 74.7 73.1
SSI 1595 26.2 56.4 56.4 55.3
Food stamps 2779 54.7 70.3 70.2 68.9
Housing assistance 1263 49.3 65.2 65.3 64.0
Energy assistance 1064 43.4 64.8 64.8 63.2
Free or reduced-price school lunches 5173 36.1 44.2 44.1 41.6
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 1127 61.8 82.5 82.3 81.4
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 45864 2.7 6.3 6.3 5.5
Medicare 13949 7.2 38.9 38.6 38.1
Medicaid 8741 29.2 42.5 42.4 41.1
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 6127 17.7 20.8 20.7 20.7
Health insurance 3592 21.7 25.1 24.9 24.9
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 2192 21.4 54.9 54.5 53.8
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(White alone)
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
White alone
All families 16.4 16.4 15.2 15.3 7.4
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 26.5 26.7 22.8 23.2 21.5
25 to 44 years 12.0 11.9 9.8 9.9 8.5
45 to 54 years 7.0 7.0 6.4 6.4 4.5
55 to 64 years 13.1 13.2 13.0 13.0 6.9
65 years and over 40.8 40.9 40.7 40.8 5.9
Type of Family
Married-couple families 13.4 13.4 12.7 12.8 4.8
With related children under 18 8.2 8.2 6.7 6.8 5.6
With related children under 6 10.2 10.2 8.3 8.4 7.3
Male householder, no wife present 18.2 18.4 16.3 16.6 9.7
Female householder, no husband present 32.2 32.2 28.4 28.5 21.2
With related children under 18 36.4 36.3 30.8 30.9 26.6
With related children under 6 47.4 47.1 40.1 40.4 37.1
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 15.1 15.2 14.0 14.1 7.0
Inside central cities 18.8 18.8 17.2 17.3 10.0
Outside central cities 13.6 13.7 12.7 12.8 5.8
Outside metropolitan areas 21.0 21.0 19.6 19.8 9.0
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(White alone)
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 15.2 15.2 14.3 14.4 6.4
Midwest 13.8 13.8 12.9 13.0 5.6
South 18.6 18.7 17.3 17.4 8.3
West 16.7 16.7 15.1 15.2 8.9
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 39.9 40.0 37.2 37.4 20.1
High school graduate, no college 18.9 18.9 17.3 17.5 7.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree 12.0 12.0 11.0 11.0 5.5
Bachelor's degree or more 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.5 2.3
Work Experience in 2002
Total, 15 to 64 years 11.5 11.5 10.1 10.2 7.7
Worked at full-time jobs 5.2 5.2 3.8 3.9 3.3
50 to 52 weeks 3.3 3.3 2.2 2.2 2.0
Worked at part-time jobs 17.7 17.8 15.5 15.7 12.4
Did not work 37.3 37.4 36.1 36.3 25.6
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 49.5 49.6 47.9 48.0 20.9
Householder 15 to 64 years 47.4 47.5 44.5 44.6 32.4
Householder 65 years and over 52.0 52.0 51.9 52.0 7.3
One worker 5.8 5.8 4.2 4.3 3.5
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: 2002 (Revised)
(White alone)
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 62.5 62.6 59.7 59.9 49.1
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 75.5 75.5 71.2 71.4 65.2
SSI 56.9 57.0 54.8 55.0 42.2
Food stamps 71.4 71.4 64.8 65.1 54.4
Housing assistance 66.1 66.1 60.2 60.2 50.7
Energy assistance 66.0 66.0 60.0 60.3 44.8
Free or reduced-price school lunches 45.0 44.9 37.3 37.6 31.9
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 83.4 83.4 79.8 80.2 72.0
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 5.9 5.9 5.4 5.4 2.0
Medicare 38.9 39.0 38.6 38.8 8.0
Medicaid 43.6 43.7 38.6 38.9 29.2
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 22.5 22.5 19.9 20.0 17.2
Health insurance 27.7 27.7 23.9 24.0 21.1
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 55.3 55.4 54.0 54.2 26.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(White alone)
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
White alone
All families 7.3 7.2 6.8 6.4 5.8
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 21.5 21.5 20.8 19.2 17.5
25 to 44 years 8.4 8.4 8.0 7.5 6.6
45 to 54 years 4.4 4.4 4.0 3.9 3.5
55 to 64 years 6.6 6.6 5.8 5.6 5.5
65 years and over 5.3 5.3 4.9 4.8 4.7
Type of Family
Married-couple families 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.1 3.8
With related children under 18 5.6 5.6 5.3 4.9 4.3
With related children under 6 7.1 7.1 6.9 6.2 5.5
Male householder, no wife present 9.5 9.5 8.8 8.7 8.1
Female householder, no husband present 21.0 21.0 19.5 18.6 16.4
With related children under 18 26.5 26.4 25.1 23.7 20.5
With related children under 6 37.0 37.0 35.5 33.5 29.8
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 6.8 6.8 6.3 6.0 5.5
Inside central cities 9.8 9.8 9.0 8.4 7.6
Outside central cities 5.6 5.6 5.3 5.1 4.6
Outside metropolitan areas 8.8 8.8 8.3 7.9 7.2
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(White alone)
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 6.3 6.3 5.5 5.1 4.6
Midwest 5.4 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.7
South 8.1 8.1 7.8 7.6 6.9
West 8.7 8.7 7.9 7.3 6.5
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 19.5 19.5 18.1 17.1 15.2
High school graduate, no college 7.7 7.7 7.2 6.9 6.3
College: Less than bachelor's degree 5.4 5.4 5.0 4.7 4.2
Bachelor's degree or more 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.0
Work Experience in 2002
Total, 15 to 64 years 7.6 7.6 7.1 6.8 6.1
Worked at full-time jobs 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.5
50 to 52 weeks 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.5
Worked at part-time jobs 12.3 12.3 11.8 11.1 10.0
Did not work 25.1 25.1 22.9 21.8 20.3
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 20.3 20.3 18.7 18.0 16.6
Householder 15 to 64 years 31.9 31.9 29.5 28.2 25.8
Householder 65 years and over 6.7 6.7 6.1 6.0 5.8
One worker 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.1 2.6
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)
(White alone)
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 46.9 46.9 34.8 31.8 26.1
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 64.7 64.7 54.1 49.6 39.7
SSI 39.1 39.1 24.2 21.8 18.1
Food stamps 53.8 53.8 48.0 43.6 34.3
Housing assistance 49.6 49.6 43.1 38.7 25.4
Energy assistance 43.7 43.7 38.6 35.9 30.1
Free or reduced-price school lunches 31.7 31.7 29.7 27.5 22.5
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 71.0 71.0 56.7 51.2 40.1
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.7
Medicare 7.2 7.2 6.5 6.3 5.9
Medicaid 28.5 28.5 25.2 22.8 19.6
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 17.2 17.2 17.1 17.1 16.4
Health insurance 21.1 21.1 20.9 20.9 20.0
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 24.0 24.0 19.2 18.1 16.1
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(White alone)
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
White alone
All families 5.3 6.1 8.5 7.2
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 17.2 18.5 25.4 21.5
25 to 44 years 6.5 6.9 10.8 8.4
45 to 54 years 3.2 3.6 5.1 4.3
55 to 64 years 4.4 5.7 6.3 6.1
65 years and over 3.2 4.9 5.4 5.3
Type of Family
Married-couple families 3.3 4.1 5.5 4.7
With related children under 18 4.2 4.7 7.5 5.8
With related children under 6 5.4 6.2 9.7 7.5
Male householder, no wife present 7.8 8.3 11.2 9.2
Female householder, no husband present 15.4 16.8 24.1 20.0
With related children under 18 19.9 21.1 31.7 25.8
With related children under 6 29.1 31.0 44.0 36.3
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 5.1 5.8 8.0 6.8
Inside central cities 7.5 8.1 11.4 9.5
Outside central cities 4.1 4.9 6.7 5.6
Outside metropolitan areas 6.1 7.4 10.2 8.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(White alone)
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 4.3 4.8 7.0 5.9
Midwest 4.3 4.9 6.5 5.6
South 6.2 7.2 9.6 8.1
West 5.9 7.0 10.2 8.5
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 13.9 16.1 22.4 19.1
High school graduate, no college 5.6 6.6 9.3 7.6
College: Less than bachelor's degree 4.0 4.5 6.3 5.3
Bachelor's degree or more 1.8 2.1 2.6 2.3
Work Experience in 2002
Total, 15 to 64 years 5.7 6.4 9.1 7.5
Worked at full-time jobs 2.5 2.6 4.9 3.4
50 to 52 weeks 1.6 1.6 3.5 2.2
Worked at part-time jobs 9.5 10.4 14.9 12.5
Did not work 18.5 21.4 25.0 23.5
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 14.7 17.3 21.3 19.5
Householder 15 to 64 years 23.8 26.8 33.7 30.4
Householder 65 years and over 4.0 6.1 6.6 6.5
One worker 2.5 2.9 5.6 3.7
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)
(White alone)
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 24.5 28.2 39.0 36.1
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 38.3 42.3 60.9 55.8
SSI 16.2 19.9 27.3 25.5
Food stamps 32.0 36.8 57.4 49.8
Housing assistance 25.4 27.7 51.7 45.1
Energy assistance 27.1 32.0 46.4 40.0
Free or reduced-price school lunches 21.9 23.7 39.7 31.2
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 37.1 43.8 63.5 59.0
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1.6 1.7 3.0 2.3
Medicare 4.4 6.4 7.4 7.1
Medicaid 18.3 21.2 31.5 26.1
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 15.1 16.4 19.6 17.1
Health insurance 19.1 20.0 24.7 20.9
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 13.5 17.3 22.1 20.8
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(White alone)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White alone
All families 4862 10129 10076 9718 10201 10221 9459 9519 4628
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 600 649 644 619 670 674 577 586 543
25 to 44 years 2503 3030 3025 2824 3080 3071 2534 2559 2178
45 to 54 years 636 963 964 903 977 980 893 899 631
55 to 64 years 579 1260 1253 1223 1269 1275 1255 1264 668
65 years and over 544 4227 4190 4150 4206 4220 4201 4212 608
Type of Family
Married-couple families 2510 6684 6654 6425 6704 6714 6364 6405 2402
With related children under 18 1494 1845 1840 1682 1870 1871 1529 1549 1288
With related children under 6 901 1057 1053 963 1076 1073 876 885 766
Male householder, no wife present 349 619 615 589 637 645 573 582 339
Female householder, no husband present 2004 2827 2806 2705 2860 2862 2523 2532 1887
With related children under 18 1744 2108 2102 2013 2137 2129 1810 1816 1559
With related children under 6 921 1033 1028 988 1056 1050 894 898 826
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 3627 7395 7344 7067 7423 7441 6869 6904 3443
Inside central cities 1475 2634 2611 2520 2656 2661 2436 2444 1420
Outside central cities 2152 4761 4733 4547 4767 4780 4433 4459 2024
Outside metropolitan areas 1235 2735 2732 2652 2778 2780 2591 2616 1185
Region
Northeast 773 1808 1803 1727 1808 1808 1696 1712 761
Midwest 898 2066 2056 1977 2069 2073 1936 1950 839
South 1911 3989 3965 3857 4043 4054 3757 3776 1807
West 1280 2267 2252 2157 2281 2286 2071 2081 1221
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(White alone)
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 1867 3584 3578 3448 3596 3602 3357 3370 1816
High school graduate, no college 1624 3558 3535 3418 3614 3624 3322 3351 1499
College: Less than bachelor's degree 945 1961 1949 1871 1982 1987 1816 1829 910
Bachelor's degree or more 426 1026 1014 982 1009 1008 965 968 404
Work Experience in 2002
Total, 15 to 64 years 4318 5902 5886 5569 5996 6001 5258 5307 4020
Worked at full-time jobs 1608 1922 1923 1698 2000 1996 1476 1502 1264
50 to 52 weeks 923 1036 1030 878 1096 1088 713 733 667
Worked at part-time jobs 769 980 973 929 987 991 866 874 693
Did not work 1941 3000 2989 2941 3009 3014 2916 2932 2064
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 3514 8467 8424 8278 8461 8476 8191 8213 3575
Householder 15 to 64 years 3002 4367 4365 4239 4386 4396 4119 4133 2999
Householder 65 years and over 512 4100 4059 4039 4075 4080 4072 4080 576
One worker 1238 1537 1524 1325 1598 1602 1160 1195 957
Two workers or more 110 126 128 115 142 143 109 112 97
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 905 1490 1489 1456 1503 1504 1435 1440 1181
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 567 716 714 700 722 722 681 683 624
SSI 418 900 900 882 908 909 875 878 673
Food stamps 1519 1953 1952 1915 1986 1984 1801 1810 1511
Housing assistance 622 824 825 809 836 836 760 760 641
Energy assistance 462 689 690 673 702 702 639 642 477
Free or reduced-price school lunches 1867 2284 2281 2154 2330 2322 1928 1947 1649
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 696 929 928 917 940 940 899 903 811
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(White alone)
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 1218 2903 2896 2539 2701 2711 2461 2490 925
Medicare 999 5425 5381 5317 5423 5440 5379 5406 1118
Medicaid 2554 3717 3706 3592 3815 3819 3374 3396 2554
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 1083 1273 1267 1267 1378 1377 1220 1225 1057
Health insurance 781 900 894 894 995 994 859 862 756
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 469 1203 1196 1179 1212 1215 1184 1188 586
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(White alone)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White alone
All families 4519 4516 4213 4008 3643 3312 3828 5297 4464
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 542 542 526 485 442 434 467 642 542
25 to 44 years 2161 2160 2055 1939 1703 1666 1785 2772 2169
45 to 54 years 623 621 567 541 488 453 509 720 609
55 to 64 years 641 641 563 546 529 429 556 609 594
65 years and over 551 551 502 495 481 331 510 554 549
Type of Family
Married-couple families 2320 2318 2174 2053 1905 1669 2046 2764 2361
With related children under 18 1270 1268 1212 1108 983 952 1075 1710 1317
With related children under 6 753 753 729 651 581 574 650 1028 788
Male householder, no wife present 332 332 310 304 285 272 292 392 323
Female householder, no husband present 1867 1866 1730 1650 1453 1372 1490 2141 1780
With related children under 18 1552 1551 1470 1392 1203 1168 1237 1862 1511
With related children under 6 824 824 790 747 665 648 691 979 809
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 3361 3358 3116 2956 2693 2501 2842 3946 3315
Inside central cities 1390 1390 1275 1189 1079 1065 1139 1610 1344
Outside central cities 1970 1967 1840 1767 1613 1437 1703 2336 1971
Outside metropolitan areas 1158 1158 1097 1052 950 811 986 1351 1149
Region
Northeast 743 742 654 610 551 512 571 827 701
Midwest 816 816 784 751 698 650 729 979 847
South 1770 1768 1693 1641 1503 1348 1571 2091 1757
West 1190 1190 1081 1005 891 803 957 1401 1159
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(White alone)
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 1761 1761 1634 1537 1375 1257 1455 2022 1722
High school graduate, no college 1469 1469 1382 1330 1213 1079 1264 1779 1460
College: Less than bachelor's degree 897 896 825 772 700 658 744 1040 881
Bachelor's degree or more 393 391 372 368 355 319 366 456 401
Work Experience in 2002
Total, 15 to 64 years 3968 3965 3711 3513 3162 2982 3318 4743 3915
Worked at full-time jobs 1258 1255 1206 1133 966 958 1010 1897 1321
50 to 52 weeks 663 660 651 605 509 522 534 1147 729
Worked at part-time jobs 685 685 658 621 559 531 582 830 696
Did not work 2025 2025 1846 1759 1637 1493 1726 2016 1898
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 3478 3478 3204 3076 2839 2514 2959 3635 3332
Householder 15 to 64 years 2954 2954 2730 2609 2386 2200 2479 3120 2820
Householder 65 years and over 524 524 475 468 453 314 481 515 513
One worker 944 942 914 844 723 698 785 1526 1027
Two workers or more 97 96 95 87 81 100 83 136 105
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 1128 1128 836 764 627 589 677 938 869
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 619 619 517 474 379 366 405 583 533
SSI 625 625 386 348 289 258 317 435 407
Food stamps 1495 1495 1334 1213 954 889 1022 1596 1385
Housing assistance 627 627 544 489 321 321 350 653 569
Energy assistance 465 465 411 382 321 289 341 494 425
Free or reduced-price school lunches 1639 1639 1537 1420 1166 1131 1228 2055 1615
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 800 800 639 577 452 419 493 716 664
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(White alone)
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 899 898 858 831 758 715 789 1380 1053
Medicare 1009 1009 900 876 825 620 892 1030 986
Medicaid 2495 2493 2202 1997 1711 1602 1854 2751 2282
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 1057 1057 1046 1046 1005 927 1005 1204 1046
Health insurance 756 756 750 750 719 685 719 888 750
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 527 527 420 396 354 296 378 485 457
Race Footnotes