Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(White alone non-Hispanic)
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 non-Hispanic
All families 53860 6.0 14.8 14.7 14.2
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 1773 20.7 22.9 22.8 21.9
25 to 44 years 21023 7.2 9.2 9.2 8.6
45 to 54 years 12596 3.3 5.4 5.4 5.1
55 to 64 years 8849 5.4 12.3 12.2 11.9
65 years and over 9619 4.4 40.0 39.7 39.3
Type of Family
Married-couple families 44109 3.7 12.3 12.3 12.0
With related children under 18 18879 4.1 5.4 5.5 5.0
With related children under 6 8375 5.3 6.6 6.6 6.0
Male householder, no wife present 2679 7.7 16.1 16.0 15.6
Female householder, no husband present 7072 19.4 29.4 29.2 28.1
With related children under 18 4470 26.2 32.9 32.9 31.3
With related children under 6 1592 38.2 43.9 43.8 41.7
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 41379 5.2 13.2 13.1 12.7
Inside central cities 10376 5.9 14.7 14.5 14.1
Outside central cities 31002 5.0 12.7 12.6 12.2
Outside metropolitan areas 12481 8.4 20.0 20.0 19.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(White alone non-Hispanic)
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 10743 4.9 13.8 13.8 13.2
Midwest 14289 5.4 13.4 13.3 12.8
South 18622 7.0 16.9 16.8 16.4
West 10205 6.0 13.9 13.9 13.4
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 5328 15.2 41.4 41.4 40.4
High school graduate, no college 16830 7.4 18.2 18.1 17.5
College: Less than bachelor's degree 14985 5.2 11.6 11.6 11.1
Bachelor's degree or more 16716 2.2 5.7 5.6 5.4
Work Experience in 2002
Total, 15 to 64 years 44241 6.3 9.3 9.3 8.8
Worked at full-time jobs 32783 2.9 3.6 3.6 3.2
50 to 52 weeks 28360 1.8 2.0 2.0 1.8
Worked at part-time jobs 4912 11.3 15.1 15.0 14.2
Did not work 6545 19.6 33.5 33.5 32.9
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 14993 16.7 46.9 46.6 45.8
Householder 15 to 64 years 7624 27.6 43.0 43.0 41.6
Householder 65 years and over 7369 5.5 50.9 50.4 50.1
One worker 23542 2.7 3.6 3.6 3.2
Two workers or more 15324 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(White alone non-Hispanic)
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 1741 32.8 58.7 58.5 57.5
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 609 52.2 68.9 68.7 67.5
SSI 1237 24.9 55.7 55.6 54.7
Food stamps 1873 51.1 68.2 68.1 67.0
Housing assistance 803 47.7 65.7 65.6 64.8
Energy assistance 865 42.5 66.7 66.7 65.3
Free or reduced-price school lunches 2800 33.5 44.1 44.1 41.9
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 760 57.5 79.3 79.1 78.5
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 41167 2.3 6.0 6.0 5.4
Medicare 12717 6.1 38.0 37.7 37.3
Medicaid 6046 25.9 40.9 40.8 39.6
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 4520 14.6 18.0 18.1 18.1
Health insurance 2218 17.9 22.1 22.2 22.2
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 1669 19.4 54.2 53.8 53.0
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(White alone non-Hispanic)
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 non-Hispanic
All families 14.8 14.8 14.0 14.1 5.8
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 23.6 23.8 20.5 20.8 18.9
25 to 44 years 9.2 9.2 7.7 7.8 6.4
45 to 54 years 5.5 5.5 5.1 5.2 3.4
55 to 64 years 12.4 12.4 12.2 12.3 6.2
65 years and over 39.8 39.9 39.8 39.9 4.9
Type of Family
Married-couple families 12.4 12.4 11.9 12.0 3.6
With related children under 18 5.5 5.5 4.5 4.6 3.7
With related children under 6 6.6 6.6 5.5 5.6 4.6
Male householder, no wife present 16.3 16.7 15.6 15.9 7.9
Female householder, no husband present 29.5 29.5 26.2 26.3 18.5
With related children under 18 33.0 32.9 28.0 28.1 23.5
With related children under 6 44.4 44.1 37.4 37.7 34.3
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 13.1 13.2 12.4 12.5 5.1
Inside central cities 14.5 14.6 13.8 13.9 5.9
Outside central cities 12.7 12.7 12.0 12.1 4.8
Outside metropolitan areas 20.3 20.3 19.1 19.3 8.2
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(White alone non-Hispanic)
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 13.8 13.8 13.1 13.2 4.8
Midwest 13.4 13.4 12.6 12.7 5.1
South 17.0 17.0 16.1 16.2 6.7
West 13.9 14.0 13.0 13.1 6.2
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 41.5 41.6 40.2 40.3 15.9
High school graduate, no college 18.3 18.3 17.1 17.3 6.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree 11.7 11.7 10.8 10.9 5.1
Bachelor's degree or more 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.4 2.1
Work Experience in 2002
Total, 15 to 64 years 9.4 9.4 8.4 8.5 6.0
Worked at full-time jobs 3.7 3.7 2.8 2.8 2.3
50 to 52 weeks 2.1 2.1 1.4 1.5 1.3
Worked at part-time jobs 15.0 15.1 13.1 13.3 10.0
Did not work 33.5 33.6 32.9 33.1 21.3
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 46.8 46.8 45.3 45.5 17.0
Householder 15 to 64 years 43.0 43.1 40.3 40.5 27.6
Householder 65 years and over 50.6 50.6 50.5 50.6 6.1
One worker 3.8 3.8 2.9 3.0 2.2
Two workers or more 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(White alone non-Hispanic)
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 59.2 59.3 56.1 56.3 44.4
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 70.2 70.2 65.1 65.4 58.7
SSI 56.0 56.1 53.7 53.9 40.1
Food stamps 69.5 69.5 62.3 62.8 50.8
Housing assistance 66.3 66.3 59.7 59.7 49.5
Energy assistance 67.4 67.4 61.8 62.2 44.4
Free or reduced-price school lunches 44.8 44.5 37.1 37.7 30.4
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 80.8 80.8 76.3 76.9 67.9
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.4 1.8
Medicare 38.0 38.1 37.7 37.9 6.7
Medicaid 41.7 41.8 37.1 37.5 26.5
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 19.4 19.3 17.8 17.8 14.8
Health insurance 24.6 24.4 22.0 22.1 18.3
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 54.3 54.5 53.0 53.3 24.1
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(White alone non-Hispanic)
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 non-Hispanic
All families 5.7 5.7 5.2 5.0 4.6
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 18.8 18.8 18.4 17.0 15.4
25 to 44 years 6.4 6.4 6.0 5.7 5.0
45 to 54 years 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.7
55 to 64 years 5.9 5.9 5.2 5.0 4.9
65 years and over 4.5 4.5 4.1 4.1 4.0
Type of Family
Married-couple families 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.1 3.0
With related children under 18 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.1 2.8
With related children under 6 4.5 4.5 4.3 3.8 3.5
Male householder, no wife present 7.8 7.8 7.4 7.2 6.8
Female householder, no husband present 18.3 18.3 16.8 16.0 14.0
With related children under 18 23.4 23.3 22.0 20.8 17.7
With related children under 6 34.1 34.1 32.5 30.4 26.5
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 5.0 5.0 4.5 4.3 4.0
Inside central cities 5.9 5.9 5.2 4.9 4.6
Outside central cities 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.1 3.8
Outside metropolitan areas 8.0 8.0 7.5 7.2 6.6
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(White alone non-Hispanic)
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 4.7 4.7 4.2 4.0 3.6
Midwest 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.5 4.2
South 6.6 6.6 6.3 6.0 5.6
West 6.0 6.0 5.2 4.9 4.4
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 15.4 15.4 14.0 13.3 12.1
High school graduate, no college 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.1 5.5
College: Less than bachelor's degree 5.0 5.0 4.6 4.3 3.9
Bachelor's degree or more 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.9
Work Experience in 2002
Total, 15 to 64 years 5.9 5.9 5.5 5.2 4.7
Worked at full-time jobs 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.8
50 to 52 weeks 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.1
Worked at part-time jobs 10.0 10.0 9.6 9.0 8.1
Did not work 20.9 20.9 18.8 18.0 17.0
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 16.6 16.6 15.2 14.6 13.5
Householder 15 to 64 years 27.2 27.2 25.0 23.8 21.7
Householder 65 years and over 5.6 5.6 5.1 5.0 5.0
One worker 2.2 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.7
Two workers or more 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(White alone non-Hispanic)
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 42.7 42.7 30.2 27.2 22.0
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 58.3 58.3 47.3 41.9 31.8
SSI 38.0 38.0 23.2 21.0 18.0
Food stamps 50.5 50.5 44.5 40.1 31.7
Housing assistance 49.2 49.2 41.7 36.9 22.7
Energy assistance 43.4 43.4 38.4 35.7 29.9
Free or reduced-price school lunches 30.1 30.1 27.7 25.5 20.4
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 67.3 67.3 52.7 47.0 35.9
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.5
Medicare 6.2 6.2 5.5 5.4 5.2
Medicaid 26.0 26.0 22.4 20.3 17.3
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 14.8 14.8 14.5 14.5 14.2
Health insurance 18.3 18.3 18.0 18.0 17.5
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 22.4 22.4 17.7 16.6 14.9
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(White alone non-Hispanic)
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 non-Hispanic
All families 4.1 4.8 6.4 5.6
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 15.0 16.3 22.3 19.0
25 to 44 years 4.9 5.2 7.9 6.3
45 to 54 years 2.4 2.8 3.7 3.3
55 to 64 years 4.0 5.2 5.6 5.5
65 years and over 2.6 4.3 4.5 4.5
Type of Family
Married-couple families 2.5 3.1 4.0 3.5
With related children under 18 2.7 3.0 4.9 3.7
With related children under 6 3.5 3.9 6.1 4.7
Male householder, no wife present 6.3 7.0 8.4 7.6
Female householder, no husband present 13.0 14.4 20.6 17.3
With related children under 18 17.1 18.4 27.8 22.6
With related children under 6 25.6 27.8 40.3 33.4
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 3.6 4.2 5.6 4.9
Inside central cities 4.5 4.8 6.3 5.5
Outside central cities 3.3 4.0 5.4 4.6
Outside metropolitan areas 5.6 6.8 9.2 7.9
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(White alone non-Hispanic)
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 3.3 3.7 5.3 4.5
Midwest 3.9 4.4 5.9 5.1
South 4.8 5.8 7.5 6.5
West 3.8 4.7 6.5 5.6
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 10.6 12.6 16.3 14.7
High school graduate, no college 4.8 5.8 8.0 6.7
College: Less than bachelor's degree 3.6 4.2 5.7 4.9
Bachelor's degree or more 1.6 1.9 2.4 2.1
Work Experience in 2002
Total, 15 to 64 years 4.4 4.9 6.9 5.8
Worked at full-time jobs 1.7 1.8 3.4 2.4
50 to 52 weeks 1.1 1.1 2.2 1.5
Worked at part-time jobs 7.8 8.5 12.2 10.2
Did not work 15.1 17.8 20.3 19.4
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 11.6 14.1 17.3 15.8
Householder 15 to 64 years 19.6 22.6 28.7 25.8
Householder 65 years and over 3.3 5.3 5.5 5.5
One worker 1.7 1.8 3.4 2.4
Two workers or more 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(White alone non-Hispanic)
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 20.1 24.2 33.9 31.5
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 29.8 34.8 54.0 48.9
SSI 15.9 19.6 25.6 24.5
Food stamps 28.8 34.2 53.8 46.3
Housing assistance 22.7 25.4 49.8 42.8
Energy assistance 26.9 31.9 44.9 39.4
Free or reduced-price school lunches 19.7 21.4 36.9 29.0
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 31.9 40.0 59.4 54.9
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1.4 1.6 2.5 2.0
Medicare 3.8 5.6 6.2 6.0
Medicaid 16.0 18.8 27.6 23.2
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 12.8 14.2 16.2 14.5
Health insurance 16.5 17.5 20.7 18.0
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 12.5 16.1 19.7 19.2
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(White alone non-Hispanic)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White alone non-Hispanic
All families 3208 7959 7918 7672 7974 7993 7534 7589 3122
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 367 405 404 388 418 422 363 370 335
25 to 44 years 1520 1935 1935 1803 1935 1929 1618 1642 1348
45 to 54 years 416 681 679 644 697 698 643 649 423
55 to 64 years 478 1087 1083 1057 1095 1100 1083 1092 547
65 years and over 427 3851 3816 3779 3830 3843 3827 3836 469
Type of Family
Married-couple families 1628 5446 5423 5271 5449 5457 5261 5300 1604
With related children under 18 781 1029 1031 940 1042 1042 852 870 690
With related children under 6 445 552 553 502 553 552 458 465 386
Male householder, no wife present 207 433 430 417 438 446 418 427 213
Female householder, no husband present 1374 2080 2065 1984 2087 2089 1855 1862 1305
With related children under 18 1170 1472 1470 1398 1476 1472 1251 1257 1049
With related children under 6 608 699 698 664 706 702 595 600 546
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 2154 5459 5422 5239 5437 5453 5151 5181 2098
Inside central cities 612 1523 1507 1463 1507 1511 1436 1441 617
Outside central cities 1542 3937 3914 3776 3929 3942 3714 3740 1480
Outside metropolitan areas 1054 2500 2496 2433 2538 2540 2383 2408 1024
Region
Northeast 527 1483 1482 1416 1481 1481 1407 1421 514
Midwest 772 1913 1902 1832 1915 1918 1798 1812 729
South 1297 3140 3120 3051 3159 3170 2999 3018 1251
West 612 1423 1413 1372 1420 1424 1330 1339 629
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(White alone non-Hispanic)
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 810 2208 2205 2152 2212 2217 2139 2148 848
High school graduate, no college 1242 3058 3041 2940 3075 3085 2874 2903 1153
College: Less than bachelor's degree 783 1745 1732 1670 1754 1758 1621 1635 762
Bachelor's degree or more 373 948 940 910 934 933 900 903 359
Work Experience in 2002
Total, 15 to 64 years 2781 4108 4102 3893 4145 4150 3707 3753 2653
Worked at full-time jobs 943 1172 1175 1041 1215 1213 910 934 765
50 to 52 weeks 504 579 575 497 606 602 410 429 379
Worked at part-time jobs 556 742 737 697 736 740 646 654 492
Did not work 1281 2194 2190 2155 2194 2198 2151 2165 1396
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 2509 7030 6992 6864 7011 7021 6799 6821 2554
Householder 15 to 64 years 2104 3278 3277 3169 3282 3289 3075 3089 2106
Householder 65 years and over 405 3753 3715 3695 3729 3732 3724 3732 448
One worker 639 858 853 742 884 892 672 702 513
Two workers or more 60 71 73 66 79 80 63 66 55
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 570 1022 1019 1001 1031 1033 976 981 773
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 318 420 418 411 427 427 396 398 357
SSI 307 689 687 677 692 694 664 667 497
Food stamps 958 1276 1275 1255 1302 1301 1167 1176 952
Housing assistance 383 528 527 520 533 533 479 479 398
Energy assistance 368 577 577 565 583 583 534 538 384
Free or reduced-price school lunches 938 1235 1235 1174 1253 1248 1038 1056 851
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 437 603 601 597 614 614 580 585 516
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(White alone non-Hispanic)
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 929 2487 2474 2228 2337 2348 2178 2205 740
Medicare 771 4834 4795 4739 4829 4843 4797 4823 854
Medicaid 1563 2475 2466 2395 2523 2528 2245 2266 1601
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 659 814 816 816 876 873 803 806 668
Health insurance 396 490 492 492 545 542 488 491 405
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 324 905 898 885 906 909 885 889 403
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(White alone non-Hispanic)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White alone non-Hispanic
All families 3053 3050 2821 2693 2475 2199 2595 3469 2993
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 334 334 326 302 272 265 288 396 336
25 to 44 years 1339 1337 1257 1189 1042 1020 1084 1670 1323
45 to 54 years 420 419 381 365 337 305 350 468 413
55 to 64 years 525 525 460 446 437 354 463 500 489
65 years and over 435 435 396 391 387 254 410 435 432
Type of Family
Married-couple families 1548 1546 1434 1364 1302 1107 1387 1784 1566
With related children under 18 680 678 635 580 527 515 571 917 705
With related children under 6 378 378 360 319 290 293 326 514 397
Male householder, no wife present 210 210 197 194 182 170 189 226 203
Female householder, no husband present 1295 1294 1190 1135 992 922 1020 1459 1224
With related children under 18 1044 1043 984 929 793 765 821 1242 1011
With related children under 6 544 544 518 484 422 408 443 641 531
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 2053 2050 1879 1792 1652 1498 1743 2317 2008
Inside central cities 608 608 545 511 473 470 499 651 574
Outside central cities 1445 1442 1335 1281 1179 1028 1244 1666 1434
Outside metropolitan areas 1000 1000 941 901 824 701 852 1152 985
Region
Northeast 505 505 448 425 390 354 402 567 483
Midwest 708 708 677 649 602 555 628 839 727
South 1226 1224 1164 1122 1038 902 1084 1403 1214
West 614 613 531 497 445 388 481 659 569
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(White alone non-Hispanic)
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 822 822 747 706 647 566 672 868 784
High school graduate, no college 1131 1131 1058 1020 931 816 975 1349 1121
College: Less than bachelor's degree 752 751 687 642 585 542 625 855 733
Bachelor's degree or more 348 346 329 324 313 276 324 397 355
Work Experience in 2002
Total, 15 to 64 years 2618 2615 2424 2302 2089 1945 2185 3034 2561
Worked at full-time jobs 760 757 723 684 580 573 606 1107 790
50 to 52 weeks 375 372 366 345 300 309 314 628 413
Worked at part-time jobs 489 489 471 442 399 383 415 599 501
Did not work 1369 1369 1231 1176 1110 989 1164 1328 1271
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 2490 2490 2281 2184 2020 1740 2112 2594 2375
Householder 15 to 64 years 2075 2075 1905 1814 1654 1497 1722 2187 1969
Householder 65 years and over 415 415 376 370 366 244 390 407 406
One worker 508 506 487 456 404 392 432 803 559
Two workers or more 55 55 53 53 52 66 52 72 58
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 743 743 526 473 384 350 421 590 549
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 355 355 288 255 193 181 212 329 298
SSI 469 469 286 260 222 196 243 317 303
Food stamps 945 945 834 751 593 539 640 1008 867
Housing assistance 395 395 335 296 182 182 204 400 344
Energy assistance 376 376 332 309 259 232 276 388 341
Free or reduced-price school lunches 844 844 774 715 572 551 598 1033 812
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 512 512 401 357 273 243 304 451 417
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(White alone non-Hispanic)
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 719 717 688 669 620 575 643 1030 822
Medicare 785 785 705 687 655 481 707 784 767
Medicaid 1572 1569 1352 1224 1049 966 1135 1672 1406
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 668 668 658 658 640 579 640 732 658
Health insurance 405 405 399 399 388 366 388 458 399
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 373 373 295 277 249 208 268 330 320
Race Footnotes