Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 19.4 27.6 27.5 26.3
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 777 41.3 44.7 44.5 43.1
25 to 44 years 4277 21.0 24.7 24.6 23.1
45 to 54 years 1872 13.2 17.4 17.5 16.5
55 to 64 years 1025 10.7 22.1 22.0 21.4
65 years and over 981 16.0 51.6 51.4 50.8
Type of Family
Married-couple families 4165 6.7 15.3 15.2 14.5
With related children under 18 2281 7.2 10.5 10.3 9.4
With related children under 6 1011 9.6 12.5 12.6 11.2
Male householder, no wife present 764 18.7 25.1 25.5 24.7
Female householder, no husband present 4003 32.8 40.8 40.7 38.9
With related children under 18 3065 38.2 44.7 44.6 42.5
With related children under 6 1316 48.8 53.8 53.7 52.1
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 7848 18.6 26.2 26.1 24.9
Inside central cities 4548 21.4 29.9 29.8 28.6
Outside central cities 3300 14.8 21.1 21.0 19.8
Outside metropolitan areas 1083 25.3 37.4 37.5 36.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 17.3 24.7 24.5 23.0
Midwest 1555 21.3 29.6 29.4 28.2
South 5001 20.5 28.7 28.7 27.8
West 774 13.4 21.8 21.8 20.0
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1770 34.3 50.4 50.3 48.5
High school graduate, no college 3062 23.3 31.1 31.0 29.5
College: Less than bachelor's degree 2714 13.6 19.3 19.1 18.1
Bachelor's degree or more 1386 3.1 6.9 6.9 6.9
Work Experience in 2002-X1
Total, 15 to 64 years 7951 19.8 24.6 24.6 23.3
Worked at full-time jobs 5587 10.0 11.9 11.8 10.6
50 to 52 weeks 4602 6.1 7.0 7.0 5.8
Worked at part-time jobs 817 36.7 43.7 43.9 41.9
Did not work 1547 46.5 60.4 60.2 59.2
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 2984 46.3 67.9 67.8 66.5
Householder 15 to 64 years 2292 53.8 67.4 67.4 65.8
Householder 65 years and over 692 21.3 69.4 69.2 68.9
One worker 3779 9.0 11.2 11.1 9.4
Two workers or more 2169 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.4
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 47.9 68.8 68.8 68.0
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 489 64.1 75.3 75.5 74.6
SSI 613 35.9 65.6 65.4 64.8
Food stamps 1435 63.4 75.0 75.2 73.1
Housing assistance 1145 55.7 65.8 65.7 64.3
Energy assistance 385 61.6 76.0 76.0 73.0
Free or reduced-price school lunches 2184 43.2 51.3 51.3 48.4
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 613 65.9 82.2 82.4 81.8
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 5711 7.2 10.4 10.4 8.5
Medicare 1701 17.4 46.9 46.7 46.1
Medicaid 2891 40.2 52.6 52.7 51.2
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 945 28.4 31.6 31.5 31.5
Health insurance 710 31.6 34.0 33.8 33.8
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 623 27.3 58.5 58.5 58.0
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 27.4 27.5 24.7 24.9 18.5
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 44.6 45.0 39.5 39.8 36.5
25 to 44 years 24.6 24.6 20.7 20.8 19.0
45 to 54 years 17.5 17.6 15.8 15.8 12.7
55 to 64 years 21.4 21.4 21.3 21.4 12.8
65 years and over 51.4 51.7 51.2 51.8 19.5
Type of Family
Married-couple families 15.4 15.4 14.0 14.2 6.6
With related children under 18 10.8 10.7 8.3 8.4 6.1
With related children under 6 13.4 13.3 10.1 10.2 8.0
Male householder, no wife present 26.0 26.2 23.6 23.6 18.2
Female householder, no husband present 40.2 40.3 36.0 36.3 31.0
With related children under 18 43.7 43.8 38.4 38.6 34.9
With related children under 6 53.1 53.1 47.1 47.2 44.7
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 26.0 26.0 23.4 23.6 17.6
Inside central cities 29.6 29.8 26.8 27.1 20.4
Outside central cities 20.9 20.9 18.7 18.8 13.8
Outside metropolitan areas 38.1 38.2 34.2 34.5 25.2
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 24.4 24.8 21.8 22.0 17.4
Midwest 29.4 29.3 25.9 26.4 19.1
South 28.7 28.8 26.1 26.3 19.6
West 21.2 21.2 19.3 19.3 12.9
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 50.3 50.3 46.3 46.7 33.8
High school graduate, no college 31.0 31.3 27.3 27.6 21.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree 18.8 18.8 16.9 17.0 12.9
Bachelor's degree or more 7.1 7.1 6.6 6.6 3.0
Work Experience in 2002-X1
Total, 15 to 64 years 24.5 24.5 21.4 21.6 18.4
Worked at full-time jobs 12.0 11.9 8.8 8.9 7.5
50 to 52 weeks 7.0 6.9 4.1 4.2 3.7
Worked at part-time jobs 43.5 43.5 36.9 37.6 33.2
Did not work 59.6 59.9 58.8 58.8 50.1
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 67.7 67.8 64.5 64.9 47.5
Householder 15 to 64 years 67.2 67.3 63.1 63.5 54.1
Householder 65 years and over 69.3 69.6 69.1 69.6 25.7
One worker 10.9 10.9 7.3 7.4 6.1
Two workers or more 0.8 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.3
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 68.4 68.9 66.6 67.0 60.1
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 74.6 75.0 71.9 72.5 69.4
SSI 65.5 66.0 64.6 64.8 54.5
Food stamps 74.4 74.9 68.1 68.6 61.9
Housing assistance 65.3 65.4 59.4 59.6 54.6
Energy assistance 74.2 74.7 70.6 71.0 62.1
Free or reduced-price school lunches 50.2 50.2 43.9 44.1 39.2
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 82.0 82.9 79.6 80.3 75.8
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 9.1 9.2 7.7 7.9 5.2
Medicare 46.7 47.2 46.1 46.6 21.1
Medicaid 52.8 53.0 47.3 47.7 40.6
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 34.7 34.5 29.8 30.0 26.3
Health insurance 37.8 37.6 32.2 32.3 29.0
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 58.7 59.9 57.5 58.3 37.1
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 18.3 18.3 16.7 15.9 13.2
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 36.5 36.5 35.5 34.5 30.6
25 to 44 years 18.8 18.8 17.2 16.1 12.5
45 to 54 years 12.6 12.6 11.8 11.4 9.8
55 to 64 years 12.5 12.5 10.2 9.8 9.0
65 years and over 18.6 18.5 15.3 15.0 13.4
Type of Family
Married-couple families 6.4 6.4 5.6 5.1 4.4
With related children under 18 5.8 5.8 5.4 4.7 3.6
With related children under 6 7.6 7.6 7.4 6.4 4.6
Male householder, no wife present 17.8 17.8 16.5 16.1 15.0
Female householder, no husband present 30.7 30.7 28.2 27.0 22.1
With related children under 18 34.7 34.6 32.4 30.9 25.1
With related children under 6 44.5 44.5 42.5 40.2 34.2
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 17.5 17.5 16.0 15.3 12.8
Inside central cities 20.2 20.2 18.3 17.5 14.4
Outside central cities 13.7 13.7 12.8 12.3 10.7
Outside metropolitan areas 24.2 24.1 21.5 19.8 16.1
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 17.3 17.3 15.0 14.0 11.2
Midwest 18.7 18.7 17.3 16.7 14.8
South 19.3 19.3 17.9 17.0 14.0
West 12.7 12.7 10.8 10.6 9.1
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 33.1 33.1 30.3 28.8 24.6
High school graduate, no college 21.7 21.7 19.7 18.7 15.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree 12.6 12.6 11.4 10.9 8.2
Bachelor's degree or more 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8
Work Experience in 2002-X1
Total, 15 to 64 years 18.2 18.2 16.8 16.0 13.2
Worked at full-time jobs 7.5 7.5 7.0 6.5 4.7
50 to 52 weeks 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.0
Worked at part-time jobs 33.0 33.0 30.5 29.5 22.4
Did not work 49.3 49.3 45.1 43.3 39.1
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 46.9 46.8 42.8 41.3 35.3
Householder 15 to 64 years 53.5 53.5 49.6 47.7 40.4
Householder 65 years and over 24.9 24.7 20.3 20.1 18.0
One worker 6.0 6.0 5.4 4.7 3.3
Two workers or more 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 58.2 58.2 44.6 40.0 31.1
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 68.1 68.1 59.9 53.7 41.5
SSI 51.9 51.9 33.5 29.4 22.0
Food stamps 60.7 60.7 55.5 51.6 38.5
Housing assistance 53.9 53.9 49.9 46.0 31.7
Energy assistance 61.7 61.7 54.7 50.5 37.8
Free or reduced-price school lunches 39.0 39.0 36.1 34.2 26.3
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 73.5 73.5 61.4 54.3 40.5
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 5.1 5.1 4.9 4.7 3.8
Medicare 19.7 19.7 16.3 15.9 14.3
Medicaid 40.0 40.0 35.4 32.9 26.2
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 26.3 26.3 26.3 26.3 24.0
Health insurance 29.0 29.0 29.0 29.0 26.4
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 34.6 34.6 25.8 24.8 21.0
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 12.4 13.4 20.9 17.5
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 30.2 30.8 42.5 37.0
25 to 44 years 12.2 12.7 23.2 18.2
45 to 54 years 9.2 10.0 14.2 12.5
55 to 64 years 8.5 9.1 11.1 10.5
65 years and over 9.5 13.6 16.4 16.0
Type of Family
Married-couple families 3.6 4.5 7.4 6.3
With related children under 18 3.2 3.8 8.3 6.4
With related children under 6 4.2 5.1 11.7 8.6
Male householder, no wife present 13.4 15.0 20.3 17.5
Female householder, no husband present 21.4 22.3 34.9 29.2
With related children under 18 24.6 25.4 40.7 33.6
With related children under 6 33.8 34.7 50.7 43.5
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 12.1 13.0 20.0 16.8
Inside central cities 13.7 14.6 23.1 19.4
Outside central cities 9.9 10.8 15.7 13.2
Outside metropolitan areas 14.5 16.1 27.0 23.1
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 10.5 11.5 19.7 15.6
Midwest 14.3 14.9 22.6 18.7
South 13.1 14.1 21.7 18.6
West 8.0 9.2 14.2 12.1
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 23.2 25.0 36.8 31.7
High school graduate, no college 14.9 15.9 24.9 20.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree 7.6 8.4 14.6 12.0
Bachelor's degree or more 2.4 2.8 3.6 3.0
Work Experience in 2002-X1
Total, 15 to 64 years 12.8 13.4 21.4 17.7
Worked at full-time jobs 4.5 4.7 11.7 7.7
50 to 52 weeks 1.9 2.1 7.7 3.9
Worked at part-time jobs 21.1 22.6 39.0 31.8
Did not work 38.0 39.6 47.2 46.6
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 33.1 35.6 47.6 44.0
Householder 15 to 64 years 39.3 40.8 55.4 50.9
Householder 65 years and over 12.7 18.3 21.6 21.2
One worker 3.0 3.4 11.2 6.4
Two workers or more 0.2 0.2 1.0 0.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 30.1 31.9 48.4 45.9
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 40.4 42.4 64.4 61.3
SSI 21.2 22.9 36.6 34.7
Food stamps 37.8 39.2 65.8 57.3
Housing assistance 31.7 32.4 58.0 51.3
Energy assistance 36.1 38.5 64.3 57.8
Free or reduced-price school lunches 25.7 26.7 46.0 37.9
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 39.3 41.7 66.7 63.1
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 3.5 3.8 8.3 6.0
Medicare 11.9 14.5 17.6 17.2
Medicaid 25.3 26.8 42.6 36.5
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 23.1 24.0 31.0 26.3
Health insurance 25.8 26.4 34.5 29.0
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 19.1 21.5 27.6 27.3
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 1735 2461 2456 2349 2450 2457 2208 2224 1656
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 321 347 345 335 346 350 307 309 284
25 to 44 years 899 1055 1054 987 1052 1051 885 891 812
45 to 54 years 247 327 327 310 328 329 295 297 238
55 to 64 years 110 227 225 219 220 220 218 219 131
65 years and over 157 506 504 498 504 507 502 508 191
Type of Family
Married-couple families 281 637 633 603 642 642 585 590 274
With related children under 18 164 239 235 214 245 244 189 192 140
With related children under 6 97 127 127 113 136 135 102 103 81
Male householder, no wife present 143 192 195 189 199 200 181 181 139
Female householder, no husband present 1311 1632 1628 1558 1609 1615 1442 1454 1243
With related children under 18 1170 1369 1367 1304 1341 1342 1178 1184 1069
With related children under 6 642 708 707 685 699 699 620 622 589
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 1461 2056 2050 1951 2037 2044 1837 1850 1382
Inside central cities 973 1359 1356 1299 1348 1354 1221 1230 926
Outside central cities 488 697 694 653 689 689 616 620 456
Outside metropolitan areas 274 405 406 398 413 414 370 374 273
Region
Northeast 277 396 393 368 391 397 350 352 279
Midwest 331 461 457 438 457 456 403 410 298
South 1024 1435 1437 1388 1437 1440 1306 1313 979
West 103 169 169 155 164 164 149 149 100
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 608 891 890 858 891 890 819 827 598
High school graduate, no college 715 951 951 905 950 959 837 844 667
College: Less than bachelor's degree 370 523 519 491 510 510 460 461 349
Bachelor's degree or more 43 96 96 96 98 98 92 92 42
Work Experience in 2002-X1
Total, 15 to 64 years 1578 1955 1952 1851 1946 1950 1705 1716 1465
Worked at full-time jobs 558 664 661 593 668 667 494 499 419
50 to 52 weeks 280 321 320 267 321 318 190 192 169
Worked at part-time jobs 300 357 359 343 356 356 302 307 271
Did not work 720 934 932 916 922 927 910 910 774
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 1381 2025 2023 1983 2019 2024 1925 1936 1418
Householder 15 to 64 years 1233 1546 1544 1507 1539 1543 1447 1455 1240
Householder 65 years and over 148 480 479 476 479 482 478 481 178
One worker 342 422 419 357 413 414 275 280 232
Two workers or more 12 14 14 9 18 20 8 8 6
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 493 708 708 700 704 709 685 689 618
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 313 368 369 365 365 366 351 354 339
SSI 220 402 401 397 401 405 396 397 334
Food stamps 910 1076 1078 1048 1068 1074 976 984 888
Housing assistance 638 753 752 736 747 749 680 682 624
Energy assistance 237 292 292 281 286 287 271 273 239
Free or reduced-price school lunches 943 1121 1121 1057 1096 1097 959 964 857
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 404 504 505 502 503 508 488 493 465
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 410 596 592 486 522 526 442 449 296
Medicare 295 798 795 785 794 802 784 793 359
Medicaid 1161 1521 1524 1480 1526 1532 1369 1379 1174
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 269 299 297 297 328 326 282 283 249
Health insurance 224 241 240 240 268 267 228 229 206
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 170 364 365 361 366 373 358 363 231
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 1632 1631 1488 1418 1181 1108 1195 1862 1567
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 284 284 276 268 238 234 239 330 288
25 to 44 years 803 803 736 690 535 521 543 992 780
45 to 54 years 236 236 221 213 184 171 186 266 234
55 to 64 years 128 128 104 100 93 87 93 113 108
65 years and over 182 181 150 147 131 94 134 161 157
Type of Family
Married-couple families 266 266 235 214 182 149 187 309 264
With related children under 18 133 133 124 108 81 72 86 190 145
With related children under 6 77 77 75 65 47 42 52 118 87
Male householder, no wife present 136 136 126 123 114 102 114 155 134
Female householder, no husband present 1230 1229 1127 1081 884 857 894 1398 1169
With related children under 18 1063 1062 992 947 768 753 778 1246 1029
With related children under 6 586 586 559 528 450 445 457 667 572
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 1370 1370 1256 1203 1006 950 1021 1570 1317
Inside central cities 919 919 835 796 654 622 664 1051 882
Outside central cities 451 451 421 407 352 328 357 519 435
Outside metropolitan areas 262 261 233 215 175 158 175 293 250
Region
Northeast 277 277 240 224 180 168 185 315 250
Midwest 291 291 269 260 230 222 232 351 291
South 966 964 896 852 701 656 707 1087 931
West 99 99 84 82 70 62 71 110 94
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 586 585 536 510 435 410 442 652 560
High school graduate, no college 663 663 603 573 484 457 486 764 638
College: Less than bachelor's degree 342 342 310 295 222 207 228 397 327
Bachelor's degree or more 41 41 39 39 39 33 39 49 41
Work Experience in 2002-X1
Total, 15 to 64 years 1450 1450 1338 1271 1050 1014 1062 1701 1410
Worked at full-time jobs 416 416 392 361 262 253 264 653 429
50 to 52 weeks 169 169 153 140 94 86 95 354 181
Worked at part-time jobs 270 270 249 241 183 173 185 318 260
Did not work 763 763 697 669 604 588 613 730 721
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 1398 1397 1278 1233 1052 989 1061 1419 1313
Householder 15 to 64 years 1226 1226 1138 1093 927 901 935 1270 1166
Householder 65 years and over 172 171 140 139 125 88 126 149 147
One worker 227 227 204 179 124 115 130 422 243
Two workers or more 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 21 10
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 599 599 459 412 320 309 328 498 472
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 333 333 293 262 203 197 207 315 299
SSI 318 318 205 180 135 130 140 224 213
Food stamps 871 871 796 740 552 542 562 944 822
Housing assistance 617 617 571 526 363 363 370 664 587
Energy assistance 237 237 210 194 145 139 148 247 222
Free or reduced-price school lunches 851 851 789 746 575 561 583 1004 827
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 451 451 377 333 248 241 256 409 387
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2002-X1 (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 292 292 279 270 216 202 218 472 344
Medicare 336 334 277 270 244 202 247 300 292
Medicaid 1158 1158 1023 952 759 730 774 1231 1056
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 249 249 249 249 227 218 227 293 249
Health insurance 206 206 206 206 187 183 187 245 206
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 216 216 161 154 131 119 134 172 170
Race Footnotes