Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(Black 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
Black alone
All families 8932 21.5 29.5 29.4 27.8
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 777 43.2 46.8 46.6 45.0
25 to 44 years 4277 23.3 27.0 27.0 24.8
45 to 54 years 1872 15.0 19.0 18.8 17.8
55 to 64 years 1025 12.6 23.1 22.8 22.1
65 years and over 981 18.3 53.2 53.1 52.5
Type of Family
Married-couple families 4165 7.9 16.6 16.5 15.8
With related children under 18 2281 8.5 12.1 12.1 11.0
With related children under 6 1011 11.7 14.7 14.9 13.6
Male householder, no wife present 764 20.9 27.0 27.2 26.1
Female householder, no husband present 4003 35.8 43.3 43.2 40.7
With related children under 18 3065 41.3 47.2 47.1 44.2
With related children under 6 1316 50.9 55.7 55.6 53.3
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 7848 20.5 27.9 27.8 26.4
Inside central cities 4548 23.8 32.0 31.9 30.2
Outside central cities 3300 16.1 22.3 22.2 21.1
Outside metropolitan areas 1083 28.7 40.7 40.6 38.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(Black 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 1602 20.2 27.2 27.2 25.4
Midwest 1555 23.1 31.2 31.2 29.7
South 5001 22.6 30.6 30.5 29.0
West 774 14.4 23.1 23.1 21.7
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1770 38.3 53.1 53.1 51.2
High school graduate, no college 3062 25.8 33.5 33.4 31.5
College: Less than bachelor's degree 2714 15.0 20.6 20.5 19.0
Bachelor's degree or more 1386 3.6 7.6 7.5 7.1
Work Experience in 2002
Total, 15 to 64 years 7951 21.9 26.5 26.4 24.8
Worked at full-time jobs 5587 11.8 14.0 13.9 12.1
50 to 52 weeks 4602 7.6 8.8 8.8 7.1
Worked at part-time jobs 817 40.0 45.9 45.9 44.1
Did not work 1547 49.0 61.7 61.4 60.2
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 2984 49.8 70.1 69.9 68.6
Householder 15 to 64 years 2292 57.5 69.7 69.5 67.9
Householder 65 years and over 692 24.6 71.4 71.3 70.7
One worker 3779 11.1 13.7 13.7 11.2
Two workers or more 2169 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)
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 1029 51.7 70.9 70.8 69.6
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 489 66.1 75.8 75.8 75.3
SSI 613 41.1 68.8 68.6 66.9
Food stamps 1435 67.4 77.5 77.6 75.1
Housing assistance 1145 59.1 68.4 68.3 66.2
Energy assistance 385 65.3 78.1 78.2 75.3
Free or reduced-price school lunches 2184 46.9 54.6 54.4 50.9
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 613 69.7 83.5 83.5 82.9
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 5711 8.6 11.9 11.9 9.5
Medicare 1701 19.9 48.7 48.6 47.9
Medicaid 2891 43.8 55.5 55.5 53.4
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 945 30.8 34.7 34.6 34.6
Health insurance 710 34.2 38.0 37.7 37.7
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 623 30.9 60.9 60.9 60.0
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(Black 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
Black alone
All families 29.5 29.5 26.6 26.7 20.4
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 48.3 48.1 43.1 43.3 40.3
25 to 44 years 27.0 26.8 22.6 22.6 20.6
45 to 54 years 18.6 18.8 17.2 17.2 14.5
55 to 64 years 22.9 23.0 22.2 22.3 14.1
65 years and over 53.5 54.0 53.5 53.7 21.3
Type of Family
Married-couple families 16.7 16.6 15.3 15.3 7.5
With related children under 18 12.5 12.3 9.8 9.9 7.3
With related children under 6 15.4 15.1 11.7 11.7 9.8
Male householder, no wife present 27.3 27.9 25.5 25.5 20.3
Female householder, no husband present 43.3 43.3 38.6 38.7 33.8
With related children under 18 47.1 47.0 41.1 41.2 37.6
With related children under 6 56.0 55.9 50.2 50.5 47.5
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 28.0 28.0 25.2 25.3 19.4
Inside central cities 32.1 32.1 29.1 29.2 22.6
Outside central cities 22.2 22.3 19.9 20.0 14.9
Outside metropolitan areas 40.9 40.8 36.4 36.4 27.8
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(Black 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 27.0 27.1 23.5 23.5 19.0
Midwest 31.2 30.9 28.3 28.7 21.1
South 30.7 30.8 27.8 27.8 21.5
West 23.6 23.6 21.3 21.4 14.9
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 53.3 53.6 49.1 49.4 36.7
High school graduate, no college 33.5 33.5 30.1 30.1 24.6
College: Less than bachelor's degree 20.8 20.6 17.9 17.9 13.6
Bachelor's degree or more 7.5 7.4 7.0 7.0 3.4
Work Experience in 2002
Total, 15 to 64 years 26.6 26.5 23.3 23.3 20.3
Worked at full-time jobs 13.9 13.8 10.3 10.4 8.8
50 to 52 weeks 8.7 8.7 5.5 5.5 4.9
Worked at part-time jobs 46.4 46.3 40.9 41.1 36.6
Did not work 61.7 61.9 60.6 60.6 53.0
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 70.4 70.5 67.3 67.4 50.6
Householder 15 to 64 years 70.0 70.1 65.9 66.0 57.4
Householder 65 years and over 71.5 71.9 71.7 71.9 28.4
One worker 13.6 13.6 9.3 9.3 7.8
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)
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 71.4 71.2 68.7 68.9 62.5
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 77.3 76.9 73.9 74.1 71.1
SSI 68.4 68.4 66.6 66.7 57.8
Food stamps 78.4 78.4 72.4 72.5 66.2
Housing assistance 68.6 68.5 62.4 62.7 58.1
Energy assistance 78.5 78.2 72.7 73.0 63.8
Free or reduced-price school lunches 54.7 54.4 47.1 47.1 42.4
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 85.3 85.0 81.9 81.9 77.9
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 10.7 10.8 8.8 8.9 6.0
Medicare 48.9 49.4 48.6 48.7 23.5
Medicaid 56.3 56.1 50.4 50.6 43.9
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 37.4 37.4 33.1 33.1 29.2
Health insurance 41.4 41.4 35.8 35.8 32.1
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 61.6 61.8 60.0 60.0 39.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(Black 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
Black alone
All families 20.0 20.0 18.5 17.5 15.4
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 40.1 40.1 39.1 37.8 33.7
25 to 44 years 20.5 20.5 18.9 17.7 14.9
45 to 54 years 14.1 14.1 13.4 12.5 11.2
55 to 64 years 13.5 13.5 11.5 10.9 10.6
65 years and over 19.8 19.8 17.5 16.8 15.6
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 6.6 5.8 5.1
With related children under 6 9.3 9.3 9.0 8.0 6.9
Male householder, no wife present 19.6 19.6 18.4 17.5 16.9
Female householder, no husband present 33.3 33.3 31.0 29.4 25.4
With related children under 18 37.3 37.3 35.1 33.2 28.3
With related children under 6 47.3 47.3 45.4 42.5 37.2
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 19.0 19.0 17.7 16.7 14.8
Inside central cities 22.1 22.1 20.5 19.4 16.8
Outside central cities 14.8 14.8 13.8 13.0 11.9
Outside metropolitan areas 26.8 26.8 24.6 23.1 19.8
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(Black 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 18.5 18.5 16.9 15.7 13.2
Midwest 20.7 20.7 19.3 18.6 16.5
South 21.0 21.0 19.7 18.6 16.5
West 14.7 14.7 12.6 11.7 10.1
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 35.4 35.4 33.3 31.4 27.6
High school graduate, no college 24.4 24.4 22.4 21.0 18.5
College: Less than bachelor's degree 13.5 13.5 12.5 11.8 10.1
Bachelor's degree or more 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.0
Work Experience in 2002
Total, 15 to 64 years 20.0 20.0 18.7 17.6 15.3
Worked at full-time jobs 8.7 8.7 8.4 7.5 6.1
50 to 52 weeks 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.0 3.1
Worked at part-time jobs 36.4 36.4 33.8 32.3 26.8
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 56.5 56.5 52.8 50.9 45.0
Householder 65 years and over 26.7 26.7 23.4 22.8 21.2
One worker 7.7 7.7 7.1 6.0 4.8
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)
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 43.1 35.9
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 70.0 70.0 62.9 56.8 45.9
SSI 54.3 54.3 36.9 32.7 27.2
Food stamps 64.8 64.8 60.1 55.1 44.1
Housing assistance 57.0 57.0 53.2 48.7 36.6
Energy assistance 63.4 63.4 58.3 54.0 43.1
Free or reduced-price school lunches 41.9 41.9 39.5 36.7 30.5
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 75.7 75.7 64.8 58.0 46.9
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 5.9 5.9 5.6 5.4 4.7
Medicare 21.4 21.4 18.5 17.9 16.5
Medicaid 43.2 43.2 39.0 35.7 30.4
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 29.2 29.2 29.2 29.2 27.7
Health insurance 32.1 32.1 32.1 32.1 30.5
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 36.5 36.5 29.3 27.4 24.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(Black 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
Black alone
All families 14.3 15.9 23.0 19.8
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 33.4 34.2 45.5 40.8
25 to 44 years 14.4 15.4 25.1 20.3
45 to 54 years 10.5 11.8 15.9 14.3
55 to 64 years 9.7 10.9 13.3 12.5
65 years and over 11.5 16.3 19.3 19.0
Type of Family
Married-couple families 4.5 6.0 8.8 7.6
With related children under 18 4.5 5.6 9.7 7.6
With related children under 6 6.3 7.8 13.4 10.3
Male householder, no wife present 15.2 17.3 22.2 20.2
Female householder, no husband present 24.4 25.9 37.9 32.4
With related children under 18 27.7 28.9 43.8 37.0
With related children under 6 37.0 38.2 53.4 46.9
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 14.0 15.3 21.9 18.9
Inside central cities 16.1 17.3 25.5 21.9
Outside central cities 11.1 12.4 17.0 14.7
Outside metropolitan areas 17.0 20.5 30.6 26.4
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(Black 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 12.4 14.0 21.6 17.5
Midwest 16.0 16.7 24.3 21.2
South 15.3 17.1 24.0 21.1
West 9.1 10.5 16.6 13.5
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 25.5 28.9 40.7 35.4
High school graduate, no college 17.5 18.8 27.4 23.7
College: Less than bachelor's degree 9.6 10.6 16.3 13.6
Bachelor's degree or more 2.6 3.0 3.7 3.3
Work Experience in 2002
Total, 15 to 64 years 14.7 15.8 23.4 19.9
Worked at full-time jobs 5.8 6.3 13.5 9.3
50 to 52 weeks 2.8 3.1 9.2 5.3
Worked at part-time jobs 25.7 27.5 40.8 35.8
Did not work 41.0 44.2 50.3 49.7
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 37.0 40.5 51.0 48.0
Householder 15 to 64 years 43.5 46.2 58.8 55.0
Householder 65 years and over 15.4 21.7 25.3 24.9
One worker 4.5 5.1 13.3 8.5
Two workers or more 0.5 0.7 1.2 0.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(Black 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 34.3 37.5 52.1 49.7
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 44.6 47.4 67.1 63.6
SSI 25.5 29.1 40.7 39.3
Food stamps 42.6 45.5 69.4 62.8
Housing assistance 36.6 38.5 61.0 55.2
Energy assistance 40.0 45.1 66.9 60.6
Free or reduced-price school lunches 29.3 31.3 49.5 41.9
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 45.4 48.4 70.2 66.9
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 4.4 4.8 9.5 7.1
Medicare 13.5 17.2 21.0 20.5
Medicaid 29.1 31.8 45.9 40.1
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 26.2 27.7 33.8 29.2
Health insurance 29.1 30.5 38.0 32.1
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 21.9 25.7 32.3 31.2
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(Black alone)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
Black alone
All families 1923 2631 2624 2486 2637 2638 2374 2381 1821
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 336 364 362 350 375 373 335 336 313
25 to 44 years 998 1153 1154 1061 1153 1146 965 967 883
45 to 54 years 280 355 353 333 349 353 323 323 271
55 to 64 years 129 237 234 227 235 236 227 228 145
65 years and over 180 522 521 515 525 530 525 526 209
Type of Family
Married-couple families 331 693 687 657 695 693 636 638 313
With related children under 18 194 277 275 252 284 280 224 225 167
With related children under 6 118 149 151 138 156 153 118 118 99
Male householder, no wife present 160 206 208 199 209 213 194 194 155
Female householder, no husband present 1433 1732 1729 1629 1733 1732 1544 1548 1352
With related children under 18 1267 1446 1443 1354 1444 1439 1258 1262 1152
With related children under 6 670 733 732 702 738 735 661 664 625
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 1612 2190 2183 2069 2194 2196 1980 1986 1520
Inside central cities 1080 1455 1452 1373 1462 1460 1323 1327 1027
Outside central cities 531 736 731 696 732 735 657 659 493
Outside metropolitan areas 311 440 440 417 443 442 394 395 301
Region
Northeast 324 436 436 407 432 434 377 377 304
Midwest 359 485 485 461 485 481 440 446 327
South 1129 1531 1524 1451 1537 1541 1392 1392 1074
West 111 179 179 168 182 182 165 166 116
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(Black 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 678 939 940 905 944 949 868 874 649
High school graduate, no college 789 1027 1023 966 1025 1027 923 923 755
College: Less than bachelor's degree 406 559 556 517 564 559 486 487 370
Bachelor's degree or more 49 105 104 98 104 103 96 96 47
Work Experience in 2002
Total, 15 to 64 years 1743 2109 2103 1971 2112 2108 1849 1855 1611
Worked at full-time jobs 659 780 777 678 778 773 577 582 493
50 to 52 weeks 352 405 405 328 401 399 253 255 223
Worked at part-time jobs 327 375 375 361 379 378 334 336 299
Did not work 758 954 950 932 954 957 937 937 820
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 1487 2092 2086 2046 2100 2104 2007 2011 1511
Householder 15 to 64 years 1317 1598 1593 1557 1606 1606 1511 1514 1315
Householder 65 years and over 170 494 493 489 494 497 496 497 196
One worker 418 518 516 422 514 512 350 353 294
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 532 730 729 716 734 733 707 708 644
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 323 371 371 368 377 376 361 362 348
SSI 252 421 420 410 419 419 408 409 354
Food stamps 967 1112 1114 1078 1125 1124 1038 1040 949
Housing assistance 677 783 782 758 785 784 714 717 665
Energy assistance 251 300 301 290 302 301 280 281 245
Free or reduced-price school lunches 1024 1192 1188 1111 1194 1189 1029 1030 925
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 428 512 512 508 523 521 502 502 478
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(Black 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 489 681 678 541 614 616 505 508 344
Medicare 338 828 826 815 832 840 826 829 400
Medicaid 1267 1606 1604 1545 1629 1621 1458 1462 1269
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 291 328 327 327 353 353 313 313 276
Health insurance 243 269 268 268 294 294 254 254 228
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 193 380 380 374 384 385 374 374 247
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(Black alone)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
Black alone
All families 1784 1784 1655 1561 1372 1281 1419 2052 1767
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 311 311 304 293 261 260 266 354 317
25 to 44 years 875 875 810 756 639 614 660 1075 869
45 to 54 years 265 265 251 235 210 196 221 299 267
55 to 64 years 138 138 118 111 109 99 111 137 128
65 years and over 194 194 172 165 153 113 160 189 186
Type of Family
Married-couple families 302 302 275 251 225 188 248 366 316
With related children under 18 160 160 150 133 116 102 127 222 173
With related children under 6 94 94 91 81 70 64 79 136 104
Male householder, no wife present 150 150 141 134 129 116 132 169 154
Female householder, no husband present 1332 1332 1239 1176 1018 977 1038 1517 1298
With related children under 18 1142 1142 1077 1017 868 849 884 1342 1133
With related children under 6 623 623 598 560 489 487 503 703 617
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 1494 1494 1389 1311 1158 1097 1197 1721 1482
Inside central cities 1006 1006 934 881 766 732 787 1159 997
Outside central cities 488 488 455 430 392 365 410 562 485
Outside metropolitan areas 290 290 266 250 214 184 222 332 286
Region
Northeast 296 296 271 252 212 198 224 347 280
Midwest 322 322 301 288 256 248 260 377 329
South 1052 1052 986 930 826 765 854 1200 1054
West 114 114 97 91 78 70 81 128 105
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(Black 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 626 626 589 555 489 451 511 721 626
High school graduate, no college 746 746 684 644 567 535 577 838 726
College: Less than bachelor's degree 366 366 338 320 273 259 289 442 369
Bachelor's degree or more 46 46 43 42 42 36 42 51 46
Work Experience in 2002
Total, 15 to 64 years 1589 1589 1483 1396 1219 1169 1258 1864 1581
Worked at full-time jobs 489 489 468 419 343 325 350 752 520
50 to 52 weeks 222 222 210 182 142 130 145 423 245
Worked at part-time jobs 297 297 276 264 219 210 225 334 293
Did not work 803 803 739 712 658 634 684 778 768
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 1480 1480 1373 1324 1179 1103 1209 1522 1433
Householder 15 to 64 years 1295 1295 1211 1166 1032 996 1059 1347 1260
Householder 65 years and over 184 184 162 158 147 107 150 175 172
One worker 290 290 268 226 182 168 194 503 319
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 622 622 495 443 369 353 386 536 511
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 342 342 308 277 224 218 231 328 311
SSI 333 333 226 200 167 156 179 250 241
Food stamps 930 930 863 791 633 612 653 996 900
Housing assistance 653 653 609 558 419 419 440 698 632
Energy assistance 244 244 224 208 166 154 173 257 233
Free or reduced-price school lunches 916 916 863 802 665 640 684 1081 914
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 464 464 398 356 288 278 297 431 410
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002 (Revised)
(Black 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 336 336 320 307 266 249 274 542 405
Medicare 363 363 315 304 280 229 293 358 349
Medicaid 1249 1249 1127 1033 878 843 919 1327 1160
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 276 276 276 276 261 247 261 320 276
Health insurance 228 228 228 228 217 207 217 270 228
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 228 228 182 171 153 137 160 201 194
Race Footnotes