Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(Black alone or in combination)
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
Black alone or in combination
All families 9133 21.4 29.3 29.2 27.7
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 800 42.8 46.7 46.4 44.9
25 to 44 years 4373 23.2 26.8 26.9 24.7
45 to 54 years 1913 14.7 18.6 18.5 17.5
55 to 64 years 1045 12.7 23.0 22.7 22.1
65 years and over 1001 18.5 53.2 53.0 52.5
Type of Family
Married-couple families 4268 8.0 16.6 16.5 15.8
With related children under 18 2340 8.5 12.1 12.1 11.0
With related children under 6 1047 11.7 14.9 15.0 13.8
Male householder, no wife present 793 20.8 26.8 27.0 25.8
Female householder, no husband present 4072 35.7 43.1 43.0 40.6
With related children under 18 3120 41.3 47.1 47.0 44.1
With related children under 6 1350 50.3 55.1 55.1 52.8
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 8028 20.5 27.8 27.7 26.3
Inside central cities 4646 23.7 31.9 31.9 30.1
Outside central cities 3381 16.0 22.1 22.0 20.9
Outside metropolitan areas 1105 28.6 40.3 40.3 38.2
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(Black alone or in combination)
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 1657 20.5 27.5 27.5 25.7
Midwest 1596 22.9 31.1 31.1 29.5
South 5068 22.4 30.4 30.3 28.8
West 812 14.3 22.6 22.6 21.3
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1817 37.9 52.6 52.6 50.7
High school graduate, no college 3103 25.8 33.6 33.5 31.6
College: Less than bachelor's degree 2785 14.9 20.5 20.3 18.9
Bachelor's degree or more 1429 3.7 7.6 7.5 7.1
Work Experience in 2002
Total, 15 to 64 years 8131 21.8 26.4 26.3 24.7
Worked at full-time jobs 5705 11.7 13.8 13.8 12.0
50 to 52 weeks 4688 7.6 8.7 8.7 7.1
Worked at part-time jobs 843 39.4 45.3 45.3 43.6
Did not work 1584 49.0 61.5 61.2 60.1
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 3044 49.8 70.0 69.8 68.4
Householder 15 to 64 years 2338 57.3 69.6 69.3 67.7
Householder 65 years and over 706 24.8 71.6 71.2 70.7
One worker 3879 11.0 13.5 13.5 11.1
Two workers or more 2209 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.8
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(Black alone or in combination)
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 1049 51.8 70.7 70.6 69.4
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 501 66.1 75.5 75.5 75.0
SSI 625 41.3 68.7 68.5 66.9
Food stamps 1469 67.3 77.4 77.5 75.1
Housing assistance 1166 59.1 68.2 68.1 66.1
Energy assistance 393 65.1 78.0 78.1 75.3
Free or reduced-price school lunches 2230 46.9 54.4 54.3 50.8
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 627 69.8 83.3 83.3 82.7
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 5842 8.5 11.8 11.8 9.4
Medicare 1735 19.9 48.5 48.3 47.7
Medicaid 2962 43.6 55.2 55.2 53.2
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 961 30.8 34.5 34.5 34.5
Health insurance 716 34.0 37.8 37.6 37.6
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 635 30.8 60.4 60.4 59.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(Black alone or in combination)
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
Black alone or in combination
All families 29.4 29.4 26.4 26.5 20.3
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 48.1 47.9 42.9 43.1 39.9
25 to 44 years 26.8 26.7 22.4 22.5 20.5
45 to 54 years 18.4 18.5 16.9 16.9 14.2
55 to 64 years 22.8 23.0 22.1 22.2 14.2
65 years and over 53.4 53.9 53.4 53.6 21.4
Type of Family
Married-couple families 16.7 16.6 15.2 15.3 7.5
With related children under 18 12.5 12.3 9.8 9.8 7.3
With related children under 6 15.5 15.2 11.8 11.8 9.8
Male householder, no wife present 27.1 27.6 25.1 25.1 20.2
Female householder, no husband present 43.1 43.1 38.4 38.5 33.7
With related children under 18 47.0 46.9 41.0 41.1 37.5
With related children under 6 55.5 55.3 49.5 49.8 46.9
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 27.8 27.9 25.1 25.2 19.3
Inside central cities 32.1 32.0 29.0 29.1 22.6
Outside central cities 22.0 22.1 19.7 19.7 14.7
Outside metropolitan areas 40.5 40.4 36.1 36.2 27.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(Black alone or in combination)
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 27.2 27.3 23.8 23.8 19.2
Midwest 31.1 30.9 28.1 28.4 20.9
South 30.5 30.6 27.6 27.6 21.3
West 23.2 23.2 20.9 21.1 14.8
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 52.9 53.2 48.6 49.0 36.3
High school graduate, no college 33.5 33.6 30.1 30.1 24.7
College: Less than bachelor's degree 20.6 20.5 17.8 17.8 13.5
Bachelor's degree or more 7.5 7.4 7.0 7.0 3.5
Work Experience in 2002
Total, 15 to 64 years 26.4 26.4 23.1 23.2 20.1
Worked at full-time jobs 13.8 13.7 10.2 10.3 8.7
50 to 52 weeks 8.6 8.6 5.4 5.5 4.8
Worked at part-time jobs 45.8 45.7 40.3 40.5 35.9
Did not work 61.5 61.7 60.4 60.4 53.0
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 70.2 70.4 67.1 67.2 50.6
Householder 15 to 64 years 69.9 69.9 65.7 65.8 57.2
Householder 65 years and over 71.4 71.8 71.6 71.8 28.5
One worker 13.5 13.4 9.1 9.2 7.7
Two workers or more 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(Black alone or in combination)
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 71.2 71.0 68.6 68.7 62.5
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 76.9 76.6 73.6 73.8 70.9
SSI 68.3 68.3 66.6 66.6 57.9
Food stamps 78.3 78.2 72.1 72.2 65.9
Housing assistance 68.4 68.4 62.3 62.6 58.1
Energy assistance 78.4 78.1 72.7 73.0 63.7
Free or reduced-price school lunches 54.5 54.3 47.0 47.0 42.3
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 85.1 84.8 81.7 81.7 77.8
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 10.7 10.7 8.7 8.8 6.0
Medicare 48.6 49.1 48.3 48.4 23.5
Medicaid 56.1 55.8 50.1 50.2 43.6
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 37.2 37.2 33.0 33.0 29.1
Health insurance 41.2 41.2 35.6 35.6 31.9
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 61.1 61.3 59.5 59.5 39.4
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(Black alone or in combination)
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
Black alone or in combination
All families 19.9 19.9 18.5 17.4 15.3
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 39.7 39.7 38.8 37.5 33.5
25 to 44 years 20.3 20.3 18.8 17.6 14.8
45 to 54 years 13.9 13.9 13.2 12.3 11.0
55 to 64 years 13.6 13.6 11.7 11.0 10.8
65 years and over 19.9 19.9 17.7 17.0 15.7
Type of Family
Married-couple families 7.2 7.2 6.6 6.0 5.4
With related children under 18 7.0 7.0 6.5 5.8 5.1
With related children under 6 9.3 9.3 9.0 8.1 7.0
Male householder, no wife present 19.5 19.5 18.4 17.5 16.9
Female householder, no husband present 33.2 33.2 30.9 29.3 25.3
With related children under 18 37.2 37.2 35.1 33.2 28.3
With related children under 6 46.7 46.7 44.9 42.0 36.7
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 18.9 18.9 17.6 16.7 14.7
Inside central cities 22.1 22.1 20.5 19.4 16.8
Outside central cities 14.6 14.6 13.6 12.9 11.8
Outside metropolitan areas 26.7 26.7 24.4 23.0 19.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(Black alone or in combination)
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 18.7 18.7 17.2 16.0 13.5
Midwest 20.6 20.6 19.2 18.4 16.3
South 20.9 20.9 19.6 18.5 16.4
West 14.6 14.6 12.5 11.7 10.0
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 35.1 35.1 33.0 31.1 27.4
High school graduate, no college 24.4 24.4 22.4 21.1 18.5
College: Less than bachelor's degree 13.4 13.4 12.4 11.7 10.0
Bachelor's degree or more 3.4 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.2
Work Experience in 2002
Total, 15 to 64 years 19.9 19.9 18.5 17.5 15.3
Worked at full-time jobs 8.6 8.6 8.3 7.4 6.0
50 to 52 weeks 4.8 4.8 4.5 3.9 3.0
Worked at part-time jobs 35.7 35.7 33.2 31.8 26.4
Did not work 51.9 51.9 47.8 46.1 42.5
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 49.6 49.6 46.0 44.4 39.5
Householder 15 to 64 years 56.4 56.4 52.7 50.8 45.0
Householder 65 years and over 26.9 26.9 23.6 23.1 21.3
One worker 7.5 7.5 7.0 5.9 4.7
Two workers or more 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(Black alone or in combination)
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 60.4 60.4 48.1 43.2 35.8
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 69.8 69.8 63.0 56.9 45.6
SSI 54.5 54.5 37.2 33.0 27.3
Food stamps 64.6 64.6 60.0 55.1 44.0
Housing assistance 57.0 57.0 53.2 48.8 36.8
Energy assistance 63.3 63.3 58.3 54.1 43.1
Free or reduced-price school lunches 41.9 41.9 39.5 36.7 30.4
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 75.7 75.7 64.9 58.2 46.8
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 5.8 5.8 5.5 5.3 4.6
Medicare 21.3 21.3 18.5 17.8 16.4
Medicaid 42.9 42.9 38.8 35.6 30.2
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 29.1 29.1 29.1 29.1 27.6
Health insurance 31.9 31.9 31.9 31.9 30.4
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 36.2 36.2 29.2 27.3 24.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(Black alone or in combination)
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
Black alone or in combination
All families 14.3 15.8 22.9 19.7
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 33.3 34.0 45.0 40.4
25 to 44 years 14.3 15.4 25.0 20.3
45 to 54 years 10.2 11.6 15.7 14.0
55 to 64 years 9.9 11.0 13.5 12.7
65 years and over 11.6 16.4 19.4 19.1
Type of Family
Married-couple families 4.6 6.0 8.9 7.6
With related children under 18 4.5 5.6 9.8 7.7
With related children under 6 6.4 7.9 13.5 10.6
Male householder, no wife present 15.3 17.3 22.0 20.0
Female householder, no husband present 24.3 25.9 37.8 32.3
With related children under 18 27.6 28.8 43.7 36.9
With related children under 6 36.5 37.8 52.8 46.3
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 13.9 15.2 21.8 18.8
Inside central cities 16.1 17.3 25.4 21.9
Outside central cities 11.0 12.3 16.9 14.6
Outside metropolitan areas 16.9 20.3 30.4 26.3
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(Black alone or in combination)
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 12.6 14.2 21.9 17.8
Midwest 15.8 16.6 24.1 21.0
South 15.2 17.0 23.9 21.0
West 9.0 10.4 16.5 13.4
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 25.3 28.6 40.3 35.1
High school graduate, no college 17.5 18.9 27.4 23.7
College: Less than bachelor's degree 9.5 10.6 16.2 13.6
Bachelor's degree or more 2.7 3.2 3.9 3.5
Work Experience in 2002
Total, 15 to 64 years 14.6 15.8 23.3 19.8
Worked at full-time jobs 5.7 6.2 13.3 9.2
50 to 52 weeks 2.8 3.1 9.1 5.2
Worked at part-time jobs 25.3 27.2 40.2 35.2
Did not work 40.9 44.2 50.4 49.8
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 37.0 40.5 50.9 48.0
Householder 15 to 64 years 43.4 46.2 58.6 54.9
Householder 65 years and over 15.7 21.9 25.5 25.2
One worker 4.4 5.0 13.2 8.4
Two workers or more 0.4 0.7 1.2 0.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(Black alone or in combination)
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 34.2 37.5 52.2 49.8
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 44.4 47.4 67.0 63.6
SSI 25.4 29.4 41.0 39.6
Food stamps 42.6 45.5 69.3 62.7
Housing assistance 36.8 38.7 60.9 55.3
Energy assistance 40.0 45.4 66.7 60.6
Free or reduced-price school lunches 29.3 31.4 49.4 41.8
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 45.3 48.4 70.3 67.1
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 4.3 4.8 9.4 7.1
Medicare 13.5 17.1 21.0 20.5
Medicaid 29.0 31.7 45.7 39.9
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 26.2 27.6 33.7 29.1
Health insurance 29.0 30.4 37.8 31.9
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 21.9 25.6 32.1 31.0
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(Black alone or in combination)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
Black alone or in combination
All families 1958 2677 2669 2530 2683 2684 2412 2419 1853
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 342 373 371 359 385 383 343 344 319
25 to 44 years 1017 1174 1175 1080 1174 1167 980 983 898
45 to 54 years 281 356 354 335 351 355 324 324 272
55 to 64 years 133 241 238 231 238 240 231 232 149
65 years and over 185 533 531 525 535 540 535 536 215
Type of Family
Married-couple families 340 710 703 673 711 709 650 653 321
With related children under 18 199 284 282 259 292 288 230 230 170
With related children under 6 123 156 157 144 162 159 123 123 102
Male householder, no wife present 165 213 214 204 215 219 199 199 160
Female householder, no husband present 1454 1755 1752 1653 1757 1756 1563 1568 1372
With related children under 18 1288 1469 1466 1377 1468 1463 1278 1282 1171
With related children under 6 680 744 743 713 749 747 668 672 633
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 1642 2232 2224 2108 2235 2237 2014 2020 1547
Inside central cities 1102 1484 1480 1400 1490 1489 1348 1353 1049
Outside central cities 540 748 743 708 745 749 665 667 499
Outside metropolitan areas 316 445 445 422 448 447 399 400 306
Region
Northeast 340 455 455 425 451 452 394 394 318
Midwest 366 497 497 472 497 493 448 454 334
South 1137 1542 1533 1460 1547 1551 1400 1401 1081
West 116 184 184 173 188 188 170 171 120
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(Black alone or in combination)
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 689 955 956 922 961 966 883 889 660
High school graduate, no college 802 1042 1039 980 1041 1042 934 934 766
College: Less than bachelor's degree 415 571 566 527 574 570 495 496 377
Bachelor's degree or more 52 109 107 102 107 106 100 100 50
Work Experience in 2002
Total, 15 to 64 years 1773 2144 2138 2005 2148 2145 1878 1883 1638
Worked at full-time jobs 665 789 786 686 788 783 581 585 497
50 to 52 weeks 355 407 408 331 405 402 254 257 225
Worked at part-time jobs 332 382 382 368 386 385 340 341 303
Did not work 776 973 970 951 973 976 957 957 839
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 1515 2132 2124 2083 2139 2142 2042 2046 1540
Householder 15 to 64 years 1340 1627 1621 1584 1634 1635 1536 1539 1339
Householder 65 years and over 175 505 503 499 504 507 506 507 202
One worker 425 525 523 429 522 520 353 356 297
Two workers or more 18 20 22 18 22 22 17 17 16
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 544 742 741 729 747 745 719 721 656
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 331 378 378 376 386 384 369 370 355
SSI 258 429 428 418 427 427 416 416 362
Food stamps 989 1137 1139 1103 1150 1149 1059 1060 969
Housing assistance 689 796 794 770 798 797 726 729 678
Energy assistance 256 307 307 296 308 307 286 287 250
Free or reduced-price school lunches 1046 1214 1210 1133 1216 1211 1047 1048 944
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 438 522 522 518 533 532 512 512 488
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(Black alone or in combination)
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 497 692 688 549 623 626 509 512 348
Medicare 345 841 837 827 843 852 838 840 407
Medicaid 1293 1636 1634 1576 1661 1652 1483 1488 1291
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 296 332 332 332 358 358 317 317 280
Health insurance 244 270 269 269 295 295 255 255 229
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 195 384 384 378 388 389 378 378 250
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(Black alone or in combination)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
Black alone or in combination
All families 1816 1816 1685 1591 1397 1306 1446 2090 1802
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 318 318 310 300 268 266 272 360 323
25 to 44 years 890 890 823 769 649 624 671 1094 886
45 to 54 years 266 266 252 236 211 196 222 301 268
55 to 64 years 142 142 122 115 113 103 115 141 132
65 years and over 200 200 177 170 157 117 164 194 191
Type of Family
Married-couple families 309 309 282 257 232 195 255 378 326
With related children under 18 163 163 153 136 119 105 131 230 179
With related children under 6 97 97 94 85 73 68 83 142 110
Male householder, no wife present 155 155 146 139 134 121 137 174 159
Female householder, no husband present 1352 1352 1258 1195 1032 990 1053 1538 1316
With related children under 18 1162 1162 1096 1035 882 862 900 1363 1152
With related children under 6 630 630 606 567 496 493 511 713 625
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 1521 1521 1415 1337 1180 1119 1221 1754 1511
Inside central cities 1027 1027 955 901 783 748 805 1182 1019
Outside central cities 494 494 460 436 397 371 416 572 492
Outside metropolitan areas 295 295 270 254 217 187 225 336 290
Region
Northeast 310 310 284 265 224 209 236 363 295
Midwest 328 328 306 294 260 252 266 384 335
South 1059 1059 993 936 832 771 860 1209 1062
West 118 118 102 95 82 73 85 134 109
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(Black alone or in combination)
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 637 637 599 565 498 459 519 733 637
High school graduate, no college 757 757 694 654 576 543 587 850 736
College: Less than bachelor's degree 373 373 345 327 279 265 294 451 378
Bachelor's degree or more 49 49 46 45 45 39 45 56 50
Work Experience in 2002
Total, 15 to 64 years 1616 1616 1508 1421 1240 1189 1281 1896 1610
Worked at full-time jobs 492 492 472 423 345 327 352 759 525
50 to 52 weeks 224 224 211 183 142 130 145 427 246
Worked at part-time jobs 301 301 280 268 223 214 229 339 297
Did not work 823 823 757 730 673 648 700 798 788
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 1509 1509 1400 1351 1203 1126 1234 1550 1461
Householder 15 to 64 years 1319 1319 1233 1188 1052 1015 1080 1370 1283
Householder 65 years and over 190 190 167 163 151 111 154 180 178
One worker 293 293 271 229 183 170 196 513 325
Two workers or more 14 14 14 11 11 10 16 27 16
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 634 634 505 454 376 358 394 548 523
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 350 350 315 285 228 223 237 336 319
SSI 341 341 232 206 171 159 184 256 248
Food stamps 950 950 881 810 647 626 668 1018 922
Housing assistance 665 665 621 569 429 429 452 710 644
Energy assistance 249 249 229 213 169 157 178 262 238
Free or reduced-price school lunches 934 934 880 819 679 654 700 1102 933
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 474 474 407 365 294 284 304 441 421
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(Black alone or in combination)
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 340 340 324 311 269 251 278 551 412
Medicare 370 370 321 309 285 234 297 364 356
Medicaid 1271 1271 1148 1054 895 859 938 1353 1183
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 280 280 280 280 266 252 266 324 280
Health insurance 229 229 229 229 218 208 218 271 229
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 230 230 185 174 156 139 163 204 197
Race Footnotes