Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 6.8 15.1 15.0 14.6
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 2527 21.6 23.7 23.6 22.8
25 to 44 years 25742 8.4 10.5 10.5 9.9
45 to 54 years 14035 4.0 6.2 6.3 5.9
55 to 64 years 9689 5.3 12.3 12.3 12.0
65 years and over 10320 4.3 39.0 38.8 38.4
Type of Family
Married-couple families 49923 4.3 12.5 12.4 12.1
With related children under 18 22841 5.6 7.0 7.0 6.6
With related children under 6 10567 7.2 8.6 8.6 8.1
Male householder, no wife present 3505 8.9 16.6 16.5 16.0
Female householder, no husband present 8885 20.1 29.2 29.1 28.2
With related children under 18 5867 26.5 32.9 33.0 31.7
With related children under 6 2227 37.3 42.5 42.5 41.0
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 49080 6.4 13.9 13.9 13.5
Inside central cities 14145 9.0 17.1 17.0 16.6
Outside central cities 34935 5.4 12.6 12.6 12.2
Outside metropolitan areas 13233 8.3 19.4 19.3 18.8
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 5.6 14.3 14.2 13.6
Midwest 15010 5.3 12.8 12.8 12.4
South 21728 7.7 17.0 16.9 16.6
West 13698 8.1 15.3 15.2 14.7
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 9015 18.0 37.1 36.9 35.9
High school graduate, no college 19173 7.4 17.2 17.1 16.6
College: Less than bachelor's degree 16556 4.9 10.9 10.9 10.5
Bachelor's degree or more 17568 2.2 5.5 5.4 5.3
Work Experience in 2002-X1
Total, 15 to 64 years 51993 7.3 10.3 10.3 9.9
Worked at full-time jobs 38348 3.5 4.2 4.2 3.8
50 to 52 weeks 32995 2.2 2.5 2.5 2.2
Worked at part-time jobs 5578 12.3 16.1 16.2 15.4
Did not work 8068 22.0 35.5 35.4 34.9
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 17101 18.4 47.1 46.9 46.2
Householder 15 to 64 years 9262 29.5 44.7 44.8 43.5
Householder 65 years and over 7839 5.4 49.9 49.5 49.3
One worker 27489 3.6 4.5 4.5 4.0
Two workers or more 17723 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 34.5 60.3 60.1 58.8
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 957 54.7 72.6 72.4 70.8
SSI 1595 22.9 55.1 54.9 53.7
Food stamps 2779 49.5 66.7 66.6 65.0
Housing assistance 1263 45.0 62.6 62.4 61.7
Energy assistance 1064 38.2 61.6 61.5 59.7
Free or reduced-price school lunches 5173 31.6 39.9 39.9 37.9
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 1127 57.0 80.9 80.7 79.3
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 45864 2.2 5.6 5.6 5.0
Medicare 13949 6.1 37.0 36.8 36.3
Medicaid 8741 25.7 39.4 39.3 38.2
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 6127 15.7 19.0 19.1 19.1
Health insurance 3592 19.5 22.8 22.8 22.8
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 2192 18.7 52.8 52.4 51.6
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 15.3 15.3 14.0 14.1 6.5
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 24.3 24.3 20.1 20.3 18.7
25 to 44 years 10.9 10.9 8.8 8.9 7.4
45 to 54 years 6.4 6.4 5.8 5.8 4.0
55 to 64 years 12.4 12.5 12.2 12.2 6.1
65 years and over 38.7 38.8 38.6 38.8 4.9
Type of Family
Married-couple families 12.6 12.6 11.8 11.9 4.1
With related children under 18 7.4 7.4 5.8 5.8 4.7
With related children under 6 9.2 9.2 7.1 7.2 6.0
Male householder, no wife present 16.8 16.8 15.0 15.1 8.4
Female householder, no husband present 29.8 30.0 26.3 26.4 19.3
With related children under 18 33.7 33.8 28.6 28.7 24.3
With related children under 6 43.9 44.0 37.4 37.6 34.3
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 14.1 14.1 12.9 13.0 6.1
Inside central cities 17.4 17.5 15.8 15.9 8.9
Outside central cities 12.7 12.8 11.8 11.9 5.1
Outside metropolitan areas 19.6 19.7 18.1 18.2 7.8
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 14.2 14.2 13.3 13.4 5.7
Midwest 12.8 12.8 11.8 12.0 4.9
South 17.4 17.4 16.1 16.1 7.3
West 15.5 15.5 13.9 13.9 7.7
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 37.6 37.8 34.8 35.0 17.7
High school graduate, no college 17.3 17.4 15.8 15.9 6.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree 11.0 11.1 10.1 10.2 4.7
Bachelor's degree or more 5.5 5.5 5.2 5.2 2.1
Work Experience in 2002-X1
Total, 15 to 64 years 10.6 10.6 9.2 9.2 6.8
Worked at full-time jobs 4.4 4.4 3.2 3.2 2.7
50 to 52 weeks 2.6 2.7 1.7 1.7 1.5
Worked at part-time jobs 16.5 16.5 13.9 14.1 10.9
Did not work 36.0 36.1 34.3 34.4 23.6
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 47.2 47.3 45.5 45.7 19.0
Householder 15 to 64 years 45.1 45.2 41.9 42.2 29.8
Householder 65 years and over 49.6 49.7 49.6 49.8 6.2
One worker 4.8 4.9 3.3 3.3 2.6
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)
(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 60.6 60.8 57.5 57.7 46.6
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 73.1 73.4 68.4 68.9 62.6
SSI 55.3 55.4 53.1 53.1 39.7
Food stamps 68.3 68.4 60.6 61.1 50.4
Housing assistance 63.8 63.8 56.4 56.5 46.3
Energy assistance 62.7 62.7 56.5 56.9 40.4
Free or reduced-price school lunches 41.2 41.3 33.2 33.4 28.0
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 81.4 81.6 77.4 77.8 69.4
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 5.2 5.3 4.7 4.8 1.7
Medicare 36.9 37.0 36.5 36.7 7.0
Medicaid 40.7 40.8 35.5 35.7 26.1
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 20.6 20.7 17.9 18.1 15.0
Health insurance 25.0 25.2 21.2 21.4 18.2
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 53.1 53.3 51.6 51.7 24.4
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 6.4 6.4 5.9 5.6 5.1
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 18.6 18.6 18.1 17.2 15.5
25 to 44 years 7.4 7.4 6.9 6.6 5.7
45 to 54 years 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.0
55 to 64 years 6.0 6.0 5.1 5.0 4.7
65 years and over 4.7 4.7 4.2 4.1 4.0
Type of Family
Married-couple families 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.5 3.3
With related children under 18 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.1 3.6
With related children under 6 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.2 4.7
Male householder, no wife present 8.3 8.3 7.6 7.5 6.9
Female householder, no husband present 19.1 19.1 17.3 16.8 14.4
With related children under 18 24.2 24.2 22.5 21.8 18.4
With related children under 6 34.1 34.1 32.2 31.2 27.2
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 6.1 6.1 5.5 5.3 4.8
Inside central cities 8.7 8.7 7.8 7.4 6.6
Outside central cities 5.0 5.0 4.6 4.4 4.0
Outside metropolitan areas 7.7 7.7 7.2 6.9 6.1
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 5.6 5.6 4.8 4.6 4.0
Midwest 4.9 4.9 4.6 4.5 4.1
South 7.2 7.2 6.8 6.6 6.0
West 7.6 7.6 6.7 6.3 5.6
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 17.3 17.3 15.7 14.8 13.3
High school graduate, no college 6.7 6.7 6.2 6.0 5.4
College: Less than bachelor's degree 4.7 4.7 4.2 4.1 3.5
Bachelor's degree or more 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.9
Work Experience in 2002-X1
Total, 15 to 64 years 6.7 6.7 6.2 5.9 5.3
Worked at full-time jobs 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.1
50 to 52 weeks 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.2
Worked at part-time jobs 10.8 10.8 10.3 9.9 8.5
Did not work 23.3 23.3 20.8 20.0 18.4
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 18.7 18.7 16.9 16.4 14.8
Householder 15 to 64 years 29.5 29.5 26.8 25.9 23.2
Householder 65 years and over 5.9 5.9 5.2 5.1 4.9
One worker 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.0
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)
(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 45.1 45.1 31.9 29.4 23.1
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 62.5 62.5 50.2 46.6 35.0
SSI 37.5 37.5 21.4 19.6 16.0
Food stamps 49.8 49.8 43.2 39.6 29.4
Housing assistance 45.4 45.4 38.0 35.0 21.4
Energy assistance 39.9 39.9 34.7 33.3 25.9
Free or reduced-price school lunches 27.8 27.8 25.5 24.0 19.5
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 68.6 68.6 52.3 47.3 34.9
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5
Medicare 6.6 6.6 5.7 5.6 5.1
Medicaid 25.7 25.7 22.1 20.4 16.9
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 15.0 15.0 14.8 14.8 14.3
Health insurance 18.2 18.2 18.1 18.1 17.4
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 22.7 22.7 16.9 16.3 13.8
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 4.6 5.2 7.5 6.2
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 15.3 15.9 23.2 18.7
25 to 44 years 5.7 5.8 9.5 7.3
45 to 54 years 2.8 3.1 4.5 3.8
55 to 64 years 3.8 4.8 5.6 5.4
65 years and over 2.6 4.0 4.4 4.4
Type of Family
Married-couple families 2.9 3.4 4.8 4.0
With related children under 18 3.5 3.8 6.5 4.8
With related children under 6 4.6 4.9 8.5 6.1
Male householder, no wife present 6.6 7.1 9.7 7.8
Female householder, no husband present 13.6 14.5 21.8 17.9
With related children under 18 17.8 18.5 28.8 23.2
With related children under 6 26.6 27.7 40.3 33.1
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 4.4 4.9 7.1 5.8
Inside central cities 6.6 6.9 10.1 8.2
Outside central cities 3.5 4.1 5.9 4.9
Outside metropolitan areas 5.3 6.2 8.9 7.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 3.7 4.1 6.1 5.0
Midwest 3.8 4.2 5.8 4.9
South 5.4 6.1 8.5 7.1
West 5.0 5.7 8.9 7.2
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 12.2 13.6 19.9 16.5
High school graduate, no college 4.9 5.5 8.1 6.6
College: Less than bachelor's degree 3.4 3.6 5.5 4.5
Bachelor's degree or more 1.6 1.9 2.3 2.1
Work Experience in 2002-X1
Total, 15 to 64 years 5.0 5.4 8.1 6.6
Worked at full-time jobs 2.1 2.1 4.1 2.7
50 to 52 weeks 1.3 1.2 2.8 1.6
Worked at part-time jobs 8.3 8.6 13.5 11.0
Did not work 16.6 18.8 23.1 21.6
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 13.1 15.0 19.3 17.5
Householder 15 to 64 years 21.4 23.5 31.0 27.8
Householder 65 years and over 3.2 4.9 5.4 5.4
One worker 2.0 2.1 4.5 2.8
Two workers or more 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 21.7 23.7 35.5 33.2
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 33.7 35.7 56.5 51.6
SSI 14.4 16.3 23.5 22.8
Food stamps 27.6 30.2 52.6 44.8
Housing assistance 21.4 21.9 47.4 40.2
Energy assistance 23.7 26.3 41.5 36.0
Free or reduced-price school lunches 18.7 20.0 35.2 26.8
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 32.5 35.9 58.6 54.2
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1.4 1.5 2.6 1.9
Medicare 3.7 5.2 6.2 6.0
Medicaid 15.9 17.6 28.0 22.8
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 13.2 14.3 17.5 14.8
Health insurance 16.5 17.4 22.0 18.1
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 11.6 14.4 19.2 18.3
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 4239 9392 9369 9097 9505 9531 8753 8801 4048
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 547 599 595 576 615 615 508 514 472
25 to 44 years 2173 2699 2698 2558 2796 2798 2264 2282 1913
45 to 54 years 559 877 879 832 893 900 813 816 561
55 to 64 years 514 1194 1195 1167 1204 1210 1180 1186 592
65 years and over 446 4023 4001 3965 3998 4008 3989 4004 510
Type of Family
Married-couple families 2137 6218 6202 6034 6269 6279 5892 5927 2042
With related children under 18 1270 1603 1600 1503 1682 1686 1314 1329 1076
With related children under 6 764 910 909 859 970 972 748 758 636
Male householder, no wife present 312 581 579 560 589 588 525 530 294
Female householder, no husband present 1789 2594 2588 2503 2647 2664 2336 2344 1712
With related children under 18 1558 1932 1934 1860 1976 1981 1678 1682 1427
With related children under 6 831 947 947 912 977 979 834 837 763
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 3147 6827 6814 6607 6910 6928 6354 6388 3017
Inside central cities 1276 2418 2407 2343 2464 2471 2231 2248 1253
Outside central cities 1871 4409 4407 4264 4446 4457 4123 4140 1764
Outside metropolitan areas 1092 2565 2555 2490 2594 2603 2399 2413 1031
Region
Northeast 664 1693 1689 1617 1684 1689 1582 1597 675
Midwest 795 1918 1918 1856 1922 1927 1778 1795 737
South 1672 3689 3679 3612 3778 3789 3491 3507 1587
West 1108 2092 2084 2013 2120 2126 1901 1902 1050
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 1624 3341 3326 3235 3394 3408 3137 3151 1596
High school graduate, no college 1417 3297 3287 3190 3324 3330 3031 3049 1301
College: Less than bachelor's degree 819 1797 1803 1741 1828 1835 1671 1687 780
Bachelor's degree or more 379 958 952 931 959 958 914 914 371
Work Experience in 2002-X1
Total, 15 to 64 years 3792 5370 5368 5133 5507 5523 4765 4797 3538
Worked at full-time jobs 1328 1608 1607 1457 1684 1692 1222 1234 1025
50 to 52 weeks 735 818 811 721 874 874 546 553 505
Worked at part-time jobs 687 899 901 861 918 918 777 786 606
Did not work 1777 2863 2860 2815 2904 2912 2766 2777 1907
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 3155 8047 8029 7899 8071 8082 7774 7809 3243
Householder 15 to 64 years 2735 4139 4146 4033 4180 4183 3883 3904 2759
Householder 65 years and over 419 3908 3883 3866 3892 3899 3891 3905 484
One worker 994 1249 1241 1105 1320 1334 894 905 726
Two workers or more 91 97 100 93 114 116 85 87 79
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 830 1449 1444 1413 1457 1461 1382 1388 1120
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 523 694 693 677 700 702 654 659 599
SSI 366 879 876 856 882 884 846 848 634
Food stamps 1375 1853 1851 1807 1898 1901 1685 1697 1401
Housing assistance 568 790 788 780 806 806 713 714 585
Energy assistance 406 655 655 635 668 667 602 605 430
Free or reduced-price school lunches 1635 2063 2063 1959 2131 2136 1718 1726 1449
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 642 911 909 893 917 920 872 876 782
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 1016 2559 2565 2293 2403 2414 2174 2201 773
Medicare 851 5161 5132 5065 5143 5154 5094 5116 978
Medicaid 2248 3440 3432 3343 3559 3567 3106 3121 2282
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 964 1163 1168 1168 1264 1271 1100 1107 919
Health insurance 699 818 818 818 899 906 762 767 654
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 410 1158 1149 1132 1165 1169 1130 1134 534
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 3994 3993 3664 3517 3156 2875 3218 4661 3861
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 469 469 457 434 392 388 402 587 473
25 to 44 years 1904 1904 1777 1694 1473 1455 1499 2449 1880
45 to 54 years 551 551 502 472 427 391 441 625 535
55 to 64 years 579 579 495 488 457 371 465 542 524
65 years and over 490 490 433 428 409 270 412 457 449
Type of Family
Married-couple families 2008 2008 1857 1757 1637 1440 1683 2382 1992
With related children under 18 1060 1060 1009 930 833 807 866 1479 1093
With related children under 6 632 632 605 546 494 488 517 898 646
Male householder, no wife present 291 291 268 265 241 231 247 338 275
Female householder, no husband present 1695 1694 1540 1495 1278 1204 1288 1940 1594
With related children under 18 1422 1422 1321 1278 1077 1046 1087 1690 1361
With related children under 6 760 760 717 694 606 592 616 898 737
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 2974 2974 2715 2599 2346 2168 2394 3481 2867
Inside central cities 1236 1236 1104 1045 938 929 969 1422 1163
Outside central cities 1739 1738 1611 1554 1408 1239 1425 2059 1704
Outside metropolitan areas 1020 1020 949 918 810 707 824 1180 993
Region
Northeast 665 665 565 542 475 442 484 726 591
Midwest 729 729 691 676 618 575 626 871 737
South 1565 1565 1484 1432 1296 1170 1321 1839 1550
West 1035 1035 925 866 767 688 787 1224 983
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 1563 1562 1418 1338 1199 1098 1230 1790 1485
High school graduate, no college 1291 1291 1195 1151 1041 935 1057 1550 1259
College: Less than bachelor's degree 770 770 696 675 583 557 597 908 745
Bachelor's degree or more 370 370 355 352 332 285 334 412 371
Work Experience in 2002-X1
Total, 15 to 64 years 3504 3503 3231 3089 2748 2604 2807 4203 3412
Worked at full-time jobs 1021 1021 975 924 790 802 810 1591 1052
50 to 52 weeks 504 504 493 457 394 416 410 930 541
Worked at part-time jobs 603 603 576 553 476 462 482 753 614
Did not work 1880 1879 1680 1611 1481 1341 1515 1860 1746
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 3194 3193 2889 2805 2530 2237 2560 3295 2995
Householder 15 to 64 years 2730 2729 2482 2402 2146 1983 2175 2874 2574
Householder 65 years and over 464 464 408 403 383 254 385 422 421
One worker 721 721 697 637 557 548 583 1250 782
Two workers or more 79 79 78 75 70 90 75 115 84
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 1084 1083 766 708 556 522 569 853 799
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 597 597 480 446 334 323 342 540 493
SSI 599 599 342 313 255 230 261 375 364
Food stamps 1384 1384 1200 1102 818 768 839 1462 1246
Housing assistance 574 574 480 442 270 270 276 599 508
Energy assistance 424 424 369 354 276 253 280 442 383
Free or reduced-price school lunches 1438 1438 1321 1241 1009 967 1033 1821 1388
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 773 773 589 532 393 366 404 660 610
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 764 763 725 715 666 629 669 1175 889
Medicare 923 923 794 781 713 522 731 868 840
Medicaid 2246 2245 1930 1782 1478 1390 1536 2449 1995
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 919 919 908 908 874 810 874 1075 908
Health insurance 654 654 649 649 625 593 625 792 649
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 498 498 371 358 302 255 315 420 401
Race Footnotes