Table RD-REV POV1.
Percent and Number of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using 3-Parameter Thresholds: 2003
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points]
(All Races)
Percent of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using 3-Parameter Thresholds
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Post-social insurance income
Market ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
________________________________________________ ______________ ____________________________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
Def.1 imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3e plus transfers that
as used in plus net net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be means- can be
Total people, official capital on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Def. 3b Def. 3 Def. 3d plus tested cash measured and
all income measure gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued plus EITC less taxes EITC transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Races
Total 287,699 12.5 12.3 11.2 11.9 19.3 12.8 11.9 10.7 9.1 14.0 12.5 11.6 10.2
Age
Under 18 years 72,999 17.3 17.1 16.4 17.5 20.3 18.3 17.5 15.6 12.2 19.4 16.3 15.4 13.2
Related children 71,907 16.9 16.7 15.9 17.0 19.8 17.8 17.0 15.1 11.8 18.9 15.9 15.0 12.7
Under 6 years 23,455 19.6 19.4 18.9 20.1 22.2 20.7 20.1 18.2 14.7 21.8 18.8 18.0 15.7
18 to 24 years 27,824 16.5 16.4 15.9 17.3 20.1 17.9 17.3 16.3 15.4 20.0 18.9 18.3 17.3
25 to 44 years 82,774 11.1 11.0 10.4 11.2 13.9 11.8 11.2 10.2 8.4 13.1 11.4 10.7 9.6
45 to 64 years 69,443 8.2 8.1 6.8 7.2 13.1 8.1 7.2 6.3 5.9 9.1 8.5 7.6 6.7
65 years and over 34,659 10.9 10.8 7.2 7.3 41.6 8.6 7.3 5.9 5.9 9.6 9.5 8.3 6.8
65 to 74 years 18,238 9.8 9.7 6.8 6.9 35.0 8.0 6.9 5.6 5.5 8.8 8.8 7.7 6.3
75 years and over 16,421 12.2 12.0 7.7 7.8 48.8 9.3 7.8 6.3 6.2 10.5 10.4 8.9 7.3
Family Relationship
In families 238,903 11.1 10.9 10.0 10.7 16.6 11.5 10.7 9.6 7.8 12.5 10.8 10.0 8.8
In married-couple families 184,282 6.4 6.2 5.5 6.1 11.4 6.5 6.1 5.5 4.3 7.3 6.1 5.6 5.0
With related children under 18 113,431 7.5 7.3 6.9 7.6 9.3 8.1 7.6 6.8 4.9 8.9 7.0 6.5 5.6
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 41,311 30.9 30.6 29.0 30.4 38.3 32.3 30.4 26.9 22.6 34.3 30.5 28.4 24.2
With related children under 18 30,827 37.2 37.0 35.6 37.1 43.1 38.9 37.1 32.9 27.2 40.8 36.1 34.0 28.8
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 13,310 15.0 14.9 13.4 14.9 21.8 15.6 14.9 13.5 11.2 17.2 14.7 14.1 12.8
With related children under 18 7,512 19.9 19.7 18.2 20.4 25.3 21.0 20.4 18.2 14.4 22.5 18.1 17.9 15.9
Unrelated individuals 47,594 18.9 18.7 16.5 17.1 31.8 18.5 17.1 15.2 15.1 20.4 20.3 18.9 16.9
Living alone 29,657 16.1 16.0 12.7 13.0 33.7 14.7 13.0 10.2 10.1 16.1 16.0 14.2 11.3
65 years and over 10,669 17.8 17.6 11.3 11.4 56.1 13.3 11.4 7.8 7.8 14.3 14.3 12.3 8.7
Region
Northeast 53,608 11.4 11.2 10.3 10.8 18.2 11.8 10.8 9.4 8.0 12.7 11.4 10.5 8.8
Midwest 64,655 10.7 10.5 9.5 10.0 17.2 10.6 10.0 8.9 7.7 11.8 10.6 9.9 8.7
South 103,347 14.2 14.0 12.7 13.6 21.6 14.3 13.6 12.4 10.6 15.6 13.9 13.2 11.9
West 66,089 12.5 12.4 11.3 12.1 18.5 13.3 12.1 10.8 9.1 14.6 12.9 11.6 10.3
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 214,700 10.8 10.7 9.4 10.1 18.9 10.9 10.1 9.0 8.1 12.1 11.2 10.3 9.2
18 to 24 years old 27,824 16.5 16.4 15.9 17.3 20.1 17.9 17.3 16.3 15.4 20.0 18.9 18.3 17.3
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 6,160 25.2 25.2 24.2 26.3 30.2 27.5 26.3 24.3 22.4 30.5 28.2 26.8 24.8
25 years old and over 186,876 10.0 9.9 8.5 9.0 18.7 9.8 9.0 7.9 7.0 11.0 10.0 9.1 8.0
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 27,745 24.3 23.9 20.7 22.1 43.4 24.7 22.1 18.9 16.4 27.0 24.6 21.9 18.6
High school graduate, no college 59,811 10.7 10.6 9.1 9.5 21.4 10.3 9.5 8.5 7.5 11.5 10.5 9.6 8.6
College: Less than bachelor's degree 47,571 7.4 7.4 6.4 6.8 14.0 7.3 6.8 6.0 5.2 8.2 7.4 6.9 6.1
Bachelor's degree or more 51,749 3.9 3.8 3.2 3.3 6.7 3.6 3.3 3.1 2.9 4.2 4.0 3.7 3.5
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 172,556 10.6 10.5 9.6 10.3 14.3 11.1 10.3 9.4 8.3 12.3 11.2 10.4 9.4
Worked at full-time jobs 116,136 4.3 4.3 3.9 4.5 5.6 4.6 4.5 4.1 3.1 5.7 4.7 4.5 4.1
50 to 52 weeks 97,475 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.8 3.3 2.9 2.8 2.5 1.8 3.8 2.9 2.8 2.5
Worked at part-time jobs 21,930 13.3 13.2 12.2 13.7 18.2 14.2 13.7 12.6 11.0 16.2 14.8 14.1 12.8
Did not work 34,490 30.1 29.6 27.2 27.9 41.3 30.7 27.9 25.2 23.9 32.3 31.0 28.1 25.4
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 17,284 46.1 45.3 42.9 43.9 66.3 57.3 43.9 34.7 32.2 59.1 56.7 42.7 33.4
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 7,303 61.0 60.5 59.0 60.7 75.2 70.3 60.7 48.7 44.8 71.5 68.9 57.9 45.8
SSI 11,238 37.3 36.2 33.2 33.9 63.1 51.6 33.9 25.0 23.7 53.6 51.5 33.8 24.8
Food stamps 20,807 61.3 60.6 58.1 60.1 73.6 65.3 60.1 47.7 40.5 67.6 62.2 56.5 42.5
Housing assistance 11,555 55.9 55.5 55.5 57.2 72.9 62.3 57.2 39.4 32.9 63.6 60.1 54.2 34.1
Energy assistance 6,490 53.5 52.5 48.3 50.7 72.7 56.1 50.7 40.6 35.4 57.4 52.7 47.0 36.9
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 33,238 39.7 39.1 37.1 40.0 47.4 42.4 40.0 34.1 26.3 44.7 37.5 34.9 28.6
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 8,707 68.0 67.1 64.5 65.9 85.0 78.0 65.9 50.5 46.7 79.4 77.1 63.8 48.1
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 242,893 10.2 10.1 9.1 9.6 17.4 10.5 9.6 8.3 7.1 11.3 10.2 9.2 7.9
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 173,838 3.2 3.2 2.7 3.0 5.4 3.1 3.0 2.7 2.2 3.7 3.0 2.9 2.7
Medicare 39,450 13.0 12.8 9.3 9.5 44.7 11.4 9.5 7.4 7.2 12.5 12.2 10.2 8.2
Both Medicare and Medicaid 5,490 33.4 32.7 27.3 28.0 66.3 40.3 28.0 18.4 17.7 41.3 40.6 28.3 18.8
Medicaid 35,394 42.4 41.9 39.8 41.6 56.2 47.4 41.6 34.7 29.2 49.1 44.6 38.6 30.9
Not covered at any time during the year 44,806 24.8 24.4 22.9 24.9 29.5 25.2 24.9 23.7 20.4 28.2 24.8 24.5 23.1
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2004 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table RD-REV POV1.
Percent and Number of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using 3-Parameter Thresholds: 2003
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points]
(All Races)
Number of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using 3-Parameter Thresholds
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Post-social insurance income
Market ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
________________________________________________ ______________ ____________________________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
Def.1 imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3e plus transfers that
as used in plus net net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be means- can be
Total people, official capital on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Def. 3b Def. 3 Def. 3d plus tested cash measured and
all income measure gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued plus EITC less taxes EITC transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Races
Total 287,699 35,929 35,527 32,255 34,339 55,407 36,720 34,339 30,741 26,291 40,197 35,876 33,384 29,419
Age
Under 18 years 72,999 12,657 12,517 11,969 12,759 14,819 13,367 12,759 11,357 8,940 14,154 11,930 11,278 9,643
Related children 71,907 12,117 11,981 11,434 12,210 14,244 12,814 12,210 10,824 8,462 13,581 11,404 10,758 9,132
Under 6 years 23,455 4,591 4,557 4,427 4,707 5,216 4,865 4,707 4,260 3,456 5,117 4,421 4,224 3,688
18 to 24 years 27,824 4,595 4,575 4,427 4,820 5,598 4,988 4,820 4,540 4,285 5,551 5,262 5,089 4,803
25 to 44 years 82,774 9,195 9,090 8,632 9,236 11,493 9,752 9,236 8,409 6,958 10,848 9,454 8,878 7,937
45 to 64 years 69,443 5,691 5,604 4,715 4,987 9,092 5,643 4,987 4,384 4,079 6,314 5,925 5,278 4,680
65 years and over 34,659 3,790 3,741 2,512 2,537 14,405 2,970 2,537 2,051 2,030 3,331 3,305 2,861 2,356
65 to 74 years 18,238 1,785 1,770 1,241 1,264 6,387 1,451 1,264 1,023 1,009 1,612 1,600 1,405 1,149
75 years and over 16,421 2,005 1,972 1,271 1,273 8,017 1,520 1,273 1,027 1,021 1,719 1,704 1,456 1,207
Family Relationship
In families 238,903 26,454 26,132 23,911 25,681 39,720 27,412 25,681 23,042 18,713 29,957 25,761 23,936 20,962
In married-couple families 184,282 11,706 11,486 10,129 11,162 21,014 11,983 11,162 10,140 7,906 13,510 11,188 10,315 9,248
With related children under 18 113,431 8,500 8,335 7,784 8,669 10,603 9,189 8,669 7,743 5,566 10,147 7,901 7,359 6,401
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 41,311 12,747 12,661 12,000 12,540 15,808 13,349 12,540 11,103 9,322 14,153 12,613 11,745 10,015
With related children under 18 30,827 11,482 11,406 10,971 11,438 13,300 12,004 11,438 10,136 8,381 12,584 11,113 10,487 8,876
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 13,310 2,000 1,985 1,782 1,980 2,898 2,081 1,980 1,799 1,485 2,293 1,959 1,877 1,699
With related children under 18 7,512 1,491 1,478 1,365 1,533 1,899 1,574 1,533 1,365 1,081 1,691 1,361 1,345 1,197
Unrelated individuals 47,594 8,990 8,912 7,861 8,161 15,151 8,805 8,161 7,211 7,175 9,728 9,671 9,012 8,028
Living alone 29,657 4,769 4,736 3,756 3,865 9,991 4,372 3,865 3,022 3,004 4,765 4,731 4,218 3,364
65 years and over 10,669 1,901 1,883 1,209 1,212 5,983 1,414 1,212 827 827 1,523 1,523 1,311 927
Region
Northeast 53,608 6,094 5,985 5,513 5,811 9,783 6,300 5,811 5,021 4,304 6,824 6,115 5,617 4,695
Midwest 64,655 6,895 6,819 6,131 6,433 11,145 6,845 6,433 5,748 4,988 7,615 6,848 6,417 5,649
South 103,347 14,676 14,498 13,144 14,077 22,277 14,770 14,077 12,834 10,995 16,140 14,381 13,661 12,267
West 66,089 8,264 8,226 7,467 8,017 12,203 8,805 8,017 7,138 6,004 9,618 8,531 7,689 6,808
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 214,700 23,272 23,011 20,286 21,580 40,588 23,353 21,580 19,384 17,351 26,043 23,946 22,106 19,776
18 to 24 years old 27,824 4,595 4,575 4,427 4,820 5,598 4,988 4,820 4,540 4,285 5,551 5,262 5,089 4,803
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 6,160 1,555 1,550 1,491 1,618 1,862 1,696 1,618 1,499 1,381 1,876 1,735 1,651 1,527
25 years old and over 186,876 18,676 18,435 15,860 16,760 34,989 18,365 16,760 14,844 13,066 20,492 18,684 17,017 14,972
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 27,745 6,747 6,626 5,753 6,124 12,050 6,855 6,124 5,242 4,554 7,500 6,826 6,086 5,161
High school graduate, no college 59,811 6,373 6,321 5,423 5,697 12,807 6,189 5,697 5,111 4,498 6,899 6,284 5,756 5,114
College: Less than bachelor's degree 47,571 3,539 3,512 3,026 3,221 6,680 3,459 3,221 2,865 2,492 3,897 3,525 3,271 2,893
Bachelor's degree or more 51,749 2,017 1,976 1,658 1,718 3,452 1,862 1,718 1,625 1,523 2,195 2,050 1,904 1,804
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 172,556 18,256 18,064 16,625 17,814 24,730 19,099 17,814 16,189 14,279 21,307 19,354 18,009 16,278
Worked at full-time jobs 116,136 4,981 4,952 4,558 5,203 6,493 5,387 5,203 4,730 3,626 6,609 5,428 5,226 4,711
50 to 52 weeks 97,475 2,539 2,506 2,245 2,721 3,237 2,831 2,721 2,458 1,718 3,668 2,857 2,753 2,473
Worked at part-time jobs 21,930 2,908 2,900 2,673 3,001 3,986 3,123 3,001 2,755 2,405 3,548 3,237 3,086 2,797
Did not work 34,490 10,368 10,213 9,394 9,610 14,251 10,589 9,610 8,704 8,248 11,150 10,688 9,698 8,769
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 17,284 7,970 7,830 7,416 7,589 11,465 9,907 7,589 5,997 5,558 10,218 9,804 7,388 5,764
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 7,303 4,456 4,421 4,311 4,433 5,488 5,131 4,433 3,559 3,272 5,219 5,030 4,226 3,348
SSI 11,238 4,197 4,070 3,736 3,811 7,094 5,800 3,811 2,814 2,661 6,028 5,793 3,797 2,788
Food stamps 20,807 12,747 12,608 12,079 12,506 15,323 13,579 12,506 9,921 8,432 14,059 12,932 11,762 8,845
Housing assistance 11,555 6,463 6,412 6,412 6,608 8,426 7,201 6,608 4,549 3,798 7,348 6,948 6,267 3,936
Energy assistance 6,490 3,469 3,406 3,137 3,292 4,720 3,638 3,292 2,634 2,297 3,726 3,423 3,053 2,392
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 33,238 13,180 12,989 12,333 13,279 15,752 14,105 13,279 11,334 8,733 14,872 12,459 11,612 9,502
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 8,707 5,921 5,845 5,612 5,736 7,402 6,795 5,736 4,394 4,065 6,916 6,709 5,555 4,185
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 242,893 24,826 24,574 21,987 23,197 42,177 25,441 23,197 20,138 17,166 27,554 24,749 22,418 19,086
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 173,838 5,551 5,506 4,747 5,181 9,396 5,390 5,181 4,756 3,769 6,422 5,252 5,054 4,659
Medicare 39,450 5,123 5,053 3,670 3,736 17,617 4,510 3,736 2,921 2,853 4,912 4,817 4,035 3,228
Both Medicare and Medicaid 5,490 1,834 1,795 1,500 1,536 3,639 2,210 1,536 1,009 972 2,269 2,227 1,554 1,031
Medicaid 35,394 15,020 14,838 14,096 14,730 19,876 16,760 14,730 12,271 10,334 17,368 15,776 13,664 10,930
Not covered at any time during the year 44,806 11,103 10,954 10,268 11,142 13,230 11,278 11,142 10,603 9,126 12,643 11,127 10,966 10,333
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2004 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table RD-REV POV1.
Percent and Number of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using 3-Parameter Thresholds: 2003
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points]
(All Races)
S.E. Percent of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using 3-Parameter Thresholds
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Post-social insurance income
Market ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
________________________________________________ ______________ ____________________________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
Def.1 imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3e plus transfers that
as used in plus net net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be means- can be
Total people, official capital on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Def. 3b Def. 3 Def. 3d plus tested cash measured and
all income measure gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued plus EITC less taxes EITC transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Races
Total (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Age
Under 18 years (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Related children (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Under 6 years (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
18 to 24 years (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
25 to 44 years (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
45 to 64 years (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
65 years and over (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
65 to 74 years (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
75 years and over (X) 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Family Relationship
In families (X) 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
In married-couple families (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
With related children under 18 (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
With related children under 18 (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7
With related children under 18 (X) 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1
Unrelated individuals (X) 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Living alone (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
65 years and over (X) 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 1.1 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
Region
Northeast (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Midwest (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
South (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
West (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over (X) 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
18 to 24 years old (X) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0
25 years old and over (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6
High school graduate, no college (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
College: Less than bachelor's degree (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Bachelor's degree or more (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Worked at full-time jobs (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
50 to 52 weeks (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Worked at part-time jobs (X) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
Did not work (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.6 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.7
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.2
SSI (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.6 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.6
Food stamps (X) 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.7 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.7
Housing assistance (X) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.8
Energy assistance (X) 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.7 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.1
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.1
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Medicare (X) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.7 2.9 2.1 1.7 1.4 1.4 2.2 2.2 1.8 1.4
Medicaid (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2004 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table RD-REV POV1.
Percent and Number of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using 3-Parameter Thresholds: 2003
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points]
(All Races)
S.E. Number of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using 3-Parameter Thresholds
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Post-social insurance income
Market ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
________________________________________________ ______________ ____________________________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
Def.1 imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3e plus transfers that
as used in plus net net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be means- can be
Total people, official capital on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Def. 3b Def. 3 Def. 3d plus tested cash measured and
all income measure gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued plus EITC less taxes EITC transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
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All Races
Total 0 408 406 389 400 487 412 400 381 356 428 408 395 374
Age
Under 18 years 0 209 208 204 210 223 214 210 200 180 219 204 199 186
Related children 380 205 204 200 206 219 210 206 196 176 215 200 195 182
Under 6 years 239 132 131 130 133 140 135 133 127 115 139 130 127 119
18 to 24 years 0 92 92 91 94 101 96 94 92 89 101 98 97 94
25 to 44 years 0 128 127 124 128 141 131 128 123 113 137 129 126 120
45 to 64 years 0 102 101 94 96 126 102 96 91 88 107 104 99 93
65 years and over 0 82 82 68 69 129 74 69 62 62 78 77 72 66
65 to 74 years 0 58 58 49 49 102 53 49 45 44 55 55 52 47
75 years and over 0 61 61 49 49 111 54 49 45 44 57 57 53 48
Family Relationship
In families 377 357 355 341 352 426 362 352 335 304 377 352 341 321
In married-couple families 469 244 241 227 238 321 246 238 227 202 261 238 229 218
With related children under 18 473 209 207 200 211 232 217 211 200 170 227 202 195 182
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 338 254 253 247 252 281 259 252 238 218 267 253 244 226
With related children under 18 298 241 241 236 241 259 247 241 227 207 252 238 231 213
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 202 102 102 97 102 123 104 102 97 88 110 101 99 94
With related children under 18 154 89 88 85 90 100 91 90 85 75 94 85 84 79
Unrelated individuals 203 124 123 114 117 175 122 117 108 108 130 130 124 115
Living alone 166 84 84 73 75 133 80 75 65 65 84 84 79 69
65 years and over 104 51 50 40 40 96 43 40 33 33 45 45 41 35
Region
Northeast 0 167 166 159 164 211 170 164 152 141 177 168 161 147
Midwest 0 180 179 170 174 227 179 174 165 154 189 179 174 163
South 0 290 288 275 284 352 290 284 272 252 303 287 280 266
West 0 228 228 217 225 276 236 225 213 195 246 232 221 208
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 393 334 332 314 323 424 335 323 307 292 351 338 326 310
18 to 24 years old 258 92 92 91 94 101 96 94 92 89 101 98 97 94
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 126 55 55 54 56 60 57 56 54 52 60 58 57 55
25 years old and over 426 302 300 280 287 399 300 287 272 256 315 302 289 273
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 258 186 185 172 178 246 188 178 165 154 196 187 177 163
High school graduate, no college 356 181 180 167 171 253 179 171 163 153 188 180 172 163
College: Less than bachelor's degree 325 136 135 126 130 185 134 130 122 114 142 135 131 123
Bachelor's degree or more 336 103 102 93 95 134 99 95 92 89 107 104 100 97
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 188 299 298 286 296 343 305 296 283 267 321 307 297 284
Worked at full-time jobs 276 161 160 154 164 183 167 164 157 137 184 167 164 156
50 to 52 weeks 280 115 114 108 119 130 122 119 113 95 138 122 120 114
Worked at part-time jobs 176 123 123 118 125 144 128 125 120 112 136 130 127 121
Did not work 213 229 227 219 221 266 231 221 211 205 237 232 222 211
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 192 115 114 110 111 145 132 111 97 92 135 131 110 94
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 109 81 81 80 81 92 88 81 71 68 89 87 79 69
SSI 143 78 77 73 74 107 95 74 63 61 97 95 74 62
Food stamps 220 156 155 150 154 177 163 154 132 119 167 157 148 123
Housing assistance 146 101 101 101 102 119 108 102 82 74 109 106 99 75
Energy assistance 101 70 70 66 68 84 72 68 60 56 73 70 65 57
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 314 159 158 152 160 180 167 160 144 122 173 153 146 128
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 122 96 95 93 94 110 104 94 80 77 105 103 92 78
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 336 346 345 328 336 437 350 336 315 292 363 346 331 307
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 435 170 169 157 164 219 167 164 157 140 182 165 162 156
Medicare 301 163 162 138 140 296 153 140 124 122 160 158 145 130
Both Medicare and Medicaid 120 98 97 89 90 138 108 90 73 72 109 108 90 74
Medicaid 287 274 273 266 272 313 289 272 249 229 294 281 262 236
Not covered at any time during the year 317 238 236 229 238 258 239 238 232 216 253 238 236 229
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2004 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes