Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 8.4 16.5 16.5 16.0
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 3552 25.8 28.2 28.0 27.1
25 to 44 years 32190 10.2 12.5 12.5 11.8
45 to 54 years 16870 5.1 7.7 7.8 7.4
55 to 64 years 11261 5.8 13.2 13.1 12.8
65 years and over 11743 5.4 40.0 39.8 39.4
Type of Family
Married-couple families 57327 4.5 12.6 12.5 12.2
With related children under 18 27052 5.7 7.4 7.4 6.9
With related children under 6 12501 7.4 8.9 8.9 8.3
Male householder, no wife present 4663 10.8 17.8 17.8 17.2
Female householder, no husband present 13626 24.0 32.7 32.6 31.4
With related children under 18 9414 30.6 37.1 37.1 35.5
With related children under 6 3765 41.6 46.9 46.9 45.2
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 60836 8.1 15.5 15.4 14.9
Inside central cities 20287 11.8 19.9 19.8 19.1
Outside central cities 40549 6.2 13.3 13.2 12.8
Outside metropolitan areas 14780 9.8 20.9 20.9 20.3
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 7.0 15.3 15.2 14.5
Midwest 17100 6.9 14.4 14.3 13.8
South 27780 10.1 19.0 19.0 18.6
West 16513 8.4 15.6 15.6 15.0
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 11410 20.8 39.0 38.9 37.7
High school graduate, no college 23229 9.6 19.1 19.0 18.4
College: Less than bachelor's degree 20278 6.3 12.1 12.1 11.7
Bachelor's degree or more 20699 2.3 5.6 5.6 5.5
Work Experience in 2002-X1
Total, 15 to 64 years 63873 9.0 12.2 12.2 11.6
Worked at full-time jobs 46799 4.3 5.2 5.2 4.7
50 to 52 weeks 40025 2.7 3.0 3.0 2.6
Worked at part-time jobs 6781 15.6 19.7 19.8 18.8
Did not work 10293 25.9 39.3 39.3 38.7
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 21091 22.9 50.2 50.1 49.3
Householder 15 to 64 years 12293 34.4 49.2 49.2 47.9
Householder 65 years and over 8798 6.8 51.7 51.4 51.2
One worker 33312 4.3 5.4 5.3 4.7
Two workers or more 21213 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 37.8 62.4 62.3 61.2
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 1553 57.3 73.2 73.2 71.9
SSI 2409 26.0 57.8 57.6 56.6
Food stamps 4487 53.9 69.4 69.4 67.6
Housing assistance 2623 49.3 63.4 63.3 62.3
Energy assistance 1546 44.0 65.0 65.0 63.0
Free or reduced-price school lunches 7858 34.9 43.2 43.2 40.9
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 1869 59.6 81.3 81.2 80.2
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 54655 2.7 6.0 6.0 5.3
Medicare 16415 7.3 37.7 37.5 37.0
Medicaid 12540 28.8 42.2 42.2 41.0
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 7662 17.7 20.8 20.8 20.8
Health insurance 4673 21.5 24.6 24.5 24.5
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 3072 20.1 52.9 52.6 51.9
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 16.7 16.7 15.3 15.4 8.1
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 28.6 28.7 24.3 24.5 22.5
25 to 44 years 12.8 12.8 10.5 10.6 9.1
45 to 54 years 7.9 7.9 7.1 7.2 5.1
55 to 64 years 13.2 13.2 12.9 13.0 6.8
65 years and over 39.7 39.8 39.6 39.8 6.4
Type of Family
Married-couple families 12.7 12.7 11.9 11.9 4.4
With related children under 18 7.8 7.8 6.0 6.1 4.9
With related children under 6 9.5 9.5 7.3 7.3 6.1
Male householder, no wife present 18.1 18.1 16.3 16.4 10.3
Female householder, no husband present 32.9 33.1 29.3 29.4 22.9
With related children under 18 37.3 37.3 32.1 32.3 28.1
With related children under 6 47.5 47.5 41.2 41.3 38.3
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 15.6 15.6 14.2 14.3 7.8
Inside central cities 20.1 20.1 18.1 18.2 11.5
Outside central cities 13.3 13.3 12.3 12.4 5.9
Outside metropolitan areas 21.2 21.2 19.5 19.6 9.4
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 15.2 15.3 14.1 14.2 7.0
Midwest 14.4 14.4 13.2 13.3 6.4
South 19.4 19.4 17.8 17.9 9.6
West 15.8 15.8 14.3 14.3 8.2
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 39.5 39.6 36.4 36.6 20.5
High school graduate, no college 19.2 19.2 17.3 17.5 8.9
College: Less than bachelor's degree 12.2 12.2 11.1 11.2 6.0
Bachelor's degree or more 5.6 5.6 5.3 5.4 2.3
Work Experience in 2002-X1
Total, 15 to 64 years 12.4 12.5 10.8 10.9 8.4
Worked at full-time jobs 5.3 5.4 3.9 4.0 3.3
50 to 52 weeks 3.2 3.2 2.0 2.0 1.8
Worked at part-time jobs 20.0 20.0 16.8 17.0 13.8
Did not work 39.6 39.8 38.1 38.2 27.9
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 50.3 50.4 48.3 48.6 23.6
Householder 15 to 64 years 49.4 49.5 46.1 46.3 34.7
Householder 65 years and over 51.5 51.6 51.5 51.7 8.1
One worker 5.6 5.6 3.8 3.8 3.1
Two workers or more 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 62.6 62.8 59.8 60.1 50.3
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 73.4 73.6 69.3 69.8 64.6
SSI 57.9 58.1 55.9 56.0 43.7
Food stamps 70.3 70.5 63.1 63.6 54.4
Housing assistance 63.8 63.9 57.1 57.2 49.7
Energy assistance 65.5 65.6 59.8 60.2 46.0
Free or reduced-price school lunches 43.8 43.9 36.4 36.5 31.3
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 81.6 82.0 78.2 78.6 71.5
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 5.6 5.6 5.0 5.0 2.0
Medicare 37.5 37.6 37.1 37.3 8.6
Medicaid 43.2 43.4 38.1 38.3 29.4
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 22.6 22.6 19.7 19.8 16.8
Health insurance 27.0 27.1 23.0 23.1 20.1
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 53.1 53.5 51.6 51.9 27.0
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.0 6.1
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 22.4 22.4 21.8 20.9 18.8
25 to 44 years 9.0 9.0 8.4 8.0 6.8
45 to 54 years 5.0 5.0 4.6 4.3 3.8
55 to 64 years 6.6 6.6 5.6 5.5 5.1
65 years and over 6.2 6.1 5.2 5.2 4.8
Type of Family
Married-couple families 4.3 4.3 3.9 3.7 3.4
With related children under 18 4.8 4.8 4.5 4.2 3.7
With related children under 6 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.3 4.7
Male householder, no wife present 10.1 10.1 9.4 9.3 8.5
Female householder, no husband present 22.7 22.7 20.7 19.9 16.7
With related children under 18 28.0 28.0 26.0 24.9 20.7
With related children under 6 38.1 38.1 36.1 34.5 29.9
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 5.9
Inside central cities 11.4 11.4 10.2 9.7 8.4
Outside central cities 5.8 5.8 5.4 5.2 4.6
Outside metropolitan areas 9.2 9.2 8.5 8.1 7.1
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 4.8
Midwest 6.3 6.3 5.9 5.8 5.2
South 9.4 9.4 8.9 8.5 7.5
West 8.1 8.1 7.1 6.7 5.9
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 20.1 20.1 18.2 17.2 15.3
High school graduate, no college 8.9 8.9 8.1 7.8 6.9
College: Less than bachelor's degree 5.9 5.9 5.3 5.1 4.3
Bachelor's degree or more 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.1
Work Experience in 2002-X1
Total, 15 to 64 years 8.3 8.3 7.6 7.3 6.4
Worked at full-time jobs 3.3 3.3 3.1 2.9 2.4
50 to 52 weeks 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.3
Worked at part-time jobs 13.7 13.7 13.0 12.4 10.3
Did not work 27.5 27.5 24.7 23.7 21.6
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 23.3 23.3 21.1 20.4 18.1
Householder 15 to 64 years 34.4 34.4 31.4 30.3 26.6
Householder 65 years and over 7.8 7.8 6.6 6.5 6.1
One worker 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.2
Two workers or more 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 48.7 48.7 35.0 31.8 24.8
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 64.0 64.0 53.1 48.1 36.4
SSI 41.4 41.4 24.3 21.8 17.1
Food stamps 53.6 53.6 47.2 43.5 32.3
Housing assistance 48.9 48.9 42.9 39.3 25.7
Energy assistance 45.5 45.5 39.7 37.6 28.8
Free or reduced-price school lunches 31.0 31.0 28.6 26.9 21.5
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 70.3 70.3 55.1 49.1 36.1
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.7
Medicare 8.1 8.1 6.8 6.7 6.1
Medicaid 29.0 29.0 25.0 23.1 18.9
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 16.8 16.8 16.7 16.7 15.9
Health insurance 20.1 20.1 20.0 20.0 19.0
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 25.2 25.2 18.4 17.7 14.9
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 5.6 6.2 9.2 7.7
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 18.5 19.1 27.2 22.7
25 to 44 years 6.6 6.9 11.5 8.9
45 to 54 years 3.6 4.0 5.6 4.9
55 to 64 years 4.2 5.2 6.1 5.9
65 years and over 3.3 4.9 5.6 5.4
Type of Family
Married-couple families 3.0 3.5 5.0 4.2
With related children under 18 3.5 3.8 6.7 5.0
With related children under 6 4.6 4.9 8.7 6.3
Male householder, no wife present 8.0 8.7 11.7 9.7
Female householder, no husband present 16.0 16.9 25.8 21.4
With related children under 18 20.2 20.9 32.9 26.9
With related children under 6 29.4 30.3 44.2 37.1
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 5.5 6.0 8.9 7.3
Inside central cities 8.2 8.6 13.0 10.7
Outside central cities 4.1 4.7 6.8 5.7
Outside metropolitan areas 6.2 7.2 10.5 8.9
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 4.5 5.0 7.7 6.2
Midwest 4.9 5.3 7.5 6.3
South 6.8 7.6 11.0 9.3
West 5.3 6.0 9.2 7.6
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 14.1 15.6 22.7 19.1
High school graduate, no college 6.3 7.0 10.4 8.6
College: Less than bachelor's degree 4.0 4.4 6.9 5.7
Bachelor's degree or more 1.8 2.1 2.6 2.3
Work Experience in 2002-X1
Total, 15 to 64 years 6.1 6.5 9.8 8.1
Worked at full-time jobs 2.4 2.5 5.1 3.4
50 to 52 weeks 1.4 1.4 3.4 1.9
Worked at part-time jobs 9.9 10.4 16.9 13.8
Did not work 20.1 22.1 26.9 25.6
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 16.3 18.3 23.8 21.8
Householder 15 to 64 years 25.0 27.0 35.9 32.5
Householder 65 years and over 4.2 6.1 6.9 6.8
One worker 2.2 2.3 5.3 3.3
Two workers or more 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 23.5 25.4 38.7 36.3
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 35.3 37.2 58.6 54.3
SSI 15.8 17.6 26.7 25.6
Food stamps 30.9 33.1 56.9 49.0
Housing assistance 25.7 26.2 51.5 44.7
Energy assistance 26.8 29.4 47.0 41.5
Free or reduced-price school lunches 20.7 21.9 38.2 30.0
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 34.2 37.2 61.0 56.9
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1.6 1.7 3.2 2.4
Medicare 4.7 6.2 7.5 7.2
Medicaid 17.9 19.5 31.1 25.8
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 14.8 15.9 19.6 16.7
Health insurance 18.1 19.0 24.0 20.0
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 13.0 15.5 20.4 19.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 6359 12500 12470 12064 12600 12635 11547 11613 6107
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 915 1000 994 962 1015 1018 862 870 799
25 to 44 years 3298 4020 4017 3793 4114 4117 3373 3397 2931
45 to 54 years 857 1306 1309 1241 1326 1334 1204 1209 861
55 to 64 years 651 1481 1481 1443 1481 1488 1456 1463 761
65 years and over 638 4693 4669 4624 4664 4678 4652 4675 754
Type of Family
Married-couple families 2591 7215 7192 6981 7273 7285 6801 6841 2502
With related children under 18 1550 2007 1998 1871 2098 2101 1635 1653 1317
With related children under 6 922 1114 1113 1044 1183 1184 907 919 768
Male householder, no wife present 503 830 832 802 844 845 760 765 478
Female householder, no husband present 3265 4455 4446 4280 4484 4506 3986 4007 3126
With related children under 18 2877 3492 3494 3346 3507 3512 3026 3037 2649
With related children under 6 1565 1766 1768 1702 1787 1789 1550 1556 1443
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 4912 9404 9384 9056 9471 9497 8662 8710 4720
Inside central cities 2389 4030 4014 3884 4069 4084 3673 3700 2329
Outside central cities 2524 5374 5370 5172 5403 5413 4989 5010 2391
Outside metropolitan areas 1447 3096 3086 3008 3129 3138 2884 2903 1387
Region
Northeast 992 2172 2163 2063 2162 2173 2004 2022 1001
Midwest 1180 2455 2450 2367 2457 2460 2251 2274 1087
South 2800 5291 5282 5158 5380 5394 4937 4961 2662
West 1387 2583 2574 2476 2601 2609 2355 2356 1357
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 2368 4451 4437 4302 4509 4522 4157 4179 2341
High school graduate, no college 2238 4426 4415 4263 4450 4464 4028 4055 2077
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1269 2460 2461 2365 2473 2481 2255 2272 1210
Bachelor's degree or more 484 1164 1157 1134 1169 1168 1107 1107 479
Work Experience in 2002-X1
Total, 15 to 64 years 5721 7808 7801 7439 7936 7957 6894 6938 5353
Worked at full-time jobs 1998 2423 2415 2182 2499 2506 1833 1852 1545
50 to 52 weeks 1079 1214 1202 1052 1269 1267 792 801 729
Worked at part-time jobs 1055 1338 1345 1278 1356 1357 1142 1156 932
Did not work 2669 4047 4042 3979 4081 4094 3919 3930 2875
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 4826 10595 10574 10389 10608 10625 10194 10242 4984
Householder 15 to 64 years 4227 6046 6053 5888 6077 6085 5666 5696 4271
Householder 65 years and over 599 4548 4521 4501 4530 4540 4528 4546 713
One worker 1424 1789 1777 1567 1856 1871 1255 1272 1033
Two workers or more 109 117 119 107 137 140 98 100 90
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 1406 2321 2316 2276 2326 2335 2223 2234 1871
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 890 1137 1136 1116 1140 1144 1076 1084 1003
SSI 627 1392 1388 1365 1395 1400 1347 1350 1052
Food stamps 2421 3113 3115 3034 3154 3164 2833 2854 2440
Housing assistance 1294 1663 1661 1633 1673 1675 1498 1501 1304
Energy assistance 680 1006 1005 974 1012 1014 925 931 711
Free or reduced-price school lunches 2739 3398 3398 3213 3443 3448 2858 2872 2458
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 1115 1520 1519 1499 1526 1534 1461 1470 1337
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 1497 3295 3298 2891 3049 3062 2715 2752 1118
Medicare 1202 6184 6150 6070 6160 6179 6094 6125 1419
Medicaid 3614 5296 5293 5147 5423 5437 4774 4801 3692
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 1356 1595 1596 1596 1730 1735 1507 1516 1287
Health insurance 1003 1148 1145 1145 1260 1265 1074 1080 939
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 616 1625 1616 1595 1633 1644 1584 1593 828
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 6024 6022 5498 5263 4631 4259 4711 6941 5791
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 796 796 776 741 667 659 679 966 808
25 to 44 years 2912 2912 2705 2571 2173 2133 2208 3690 2863
45 to 54 years 848 848 774 729 648 600 666 945 820
55 to 64 years 744 744 629 617 575 477 583 685 661
65 years and over 723 722 613 605 568 390 574 655 639
Type of Family
Married-couple families 2457 2457 2243 2119 1955 1710 2006 2884 2417
With related children under 18 1294 1294 1225 1129 995 956 1033 1802 1339
With related children under 6 759 759 725 657 583 569 611 1088 784
Male householder, no wife present 472 472 438 432 398 372 404 548 454
Female householder, no husband present 3095 3093 2817 2712 2279 2176 2301 3510 2920
With related children under 18 2636 2634 2448 2347 1950 1901 1971 3093 2532
With related children under 6 1436 1436 1360 1297 1124 1106 1142 1663 1398
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 4661 4660 4244 4061 3585 3337 3648 5384 4471
Inside central cities 2303 2303 2064 1962 1701 1655 1743 2633 2172
Outside central cities 2357 2357 2180 2099 1883 1682 1905 2752 2298
Outside metropolitan areas 1363 1361 1254 1202 1047 922 1062 1557 1320
Region
Northeast 989 989 849 809 689 640 704 1100 888
Midwest 1073 1073 1011 983 893 841 904 1278 1079
South 2624 2622 2469 2372 2077 1902 2108 3042 2575
West 1338 1338 1170 1098 972 875 994 1521 1248
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 2293 2291 2077 1967 1742 1611 1780 2589 2176
High school graduate, no college 2062 2062 1889 1812 1597 1463 1615 2426 1991
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1193 1193 1081 1036 867 820 887 1393 1154
Bachelor's degree or more 475 475 451 448 426 364 428 533 470
Work Experience in 2002-X1
Total, 15 to 64 years 5301 5300 4884 4658 4063 3868 4137 6287 5152
Worked at full-time jobs 1538 1538 1460 1378 1135 1133 1158 2375 1582
50 to 52 weeks 727 727 696 646 534 544 551 1357 774
Worked at part-time jobs 929 929 879 842 701 672 708 1145 933
Did not work 2834 2833 2545 2438 2228 2064 2272 2767 2636
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 4911 4909 4443 4296 3811 3439 3852 5021 4591
Householder 15 to 64 years 4225 4224 3866 3725 3275 3074 3313 4417 3993
Householder 65 years and over 686 685 577 571 535 365 539 604 598
One worker 1023 1022 966 881 742 719 774 1779 1099
Two workers or more 90 90 89 86 79 101 84 142 100
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 1812 1811 1302 1183 922 875 945 1437 1349
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 995 995 824 747 566 548 578 910 844
SSI 998 997 586 525 412 380 425 643 617
Food stamps 2404 2404 2119 1952 1451 1387 1483 2553 2198
Housing assistance 1284 1284 1126 1031 674 674 688 1351 1174
Energy assistance 704 704 614 581 446 414 455 727 642
Free or reduced-price school lunches 2439 2439 2246 2114 1687 1625 1719 3002 2361
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 1313 1313 1030 917 676 639 695 1140 1063
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 1103 1103 1050 1027 923 867 929 1735 1297
Medicare 1336 1335 1119 1100 999 764 1020 1225 1185
Medicaid 3638 3638 3135 2901 2374 2251 2449 3902 3241
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 1287 1287 1277 1277 1216 1135 1216 1498 1277
Health insurance 939 939 934 934 887 845 887 1122 934
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 774 774 564 545 459 398 475 628 605
Race Footnotes