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]
(White alone or in combination)
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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
White alone or in combination
Total 236,452 10.6 10.4 9.4 10.0 17.3 10.7 10.0 9.1 7.7 11.8 10.5 9.8 8.8
Age
Under 18 years 57,802 14.2 14.0 13.3 14.3 16.7 14.9 14.3 12.9 9.9 16.0 13.1 12.5 10.8
Related children 56,971 13.7 13.5 12.8 13.8 16.2 14.4 13.8 12.4 9.4 15.5 12.7 12.0 10.3
Under 6 years 18,626 16.3 16.1 15.6 16.7 18.4 17.2 16.7 15.3 11.9 18.3 15.3 14.7 12.9
18 to 24 years 22,494 14.7 14.6 14.0 15.3 17.6 15.7 15.3 14.7 13.8 17.8 16.8 16.3 15.7
25 to 44 years 66,991 9.7 9.6 9.0 9.8 12.2 10.3 9.8 9.0 7.3 11.6 10.0 9.4 8.5
45 to 64 years 58,650 7.0 6.9 5.7 6.1 11.6 6.8 6.1 5.4 5.0 7.8 7.3 6.5 5.9
65 years and over 30,514 9.4 9.3 6.2 6.3 40.6 7.1 6.3 5.2 5.1 8.0 8.0 7.1 6.0
65 to 74 years 15,845 8.3 8.3 5.7 5.8 33.8 6.6 5.8 4.9 4.8 7.3 7.3 6.5 5.5
75 years and over 14,670 10.6 10.4 6.8 6.8 48.1 7.8 6.8 5.5 5.5 8.8 8.7 7.7 6.5
Family Relationship
In families 196,007 9.1 9.0 8.1 8.8 14.5 9.3 8.8 8.0 6.4 10.3 8.8 8.2 7.3
In married-couple families 159,435 6.0 5.9 5.1 5.7 11.1 6.1 5.7 5.2 4.0 6.9 5.7 5.3 4.7
With related children under 18 96,377 7.2 7.0 6.5 7.3 8.9 7.7 7.3 6.6 4.6 8.6 6.6 6.2 5.4
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 26,449 26.7 26.5 24.8 25.9 33.5 27.4 25.9 23.4 19.4 29.5 25.9 24.3 21.2
With related children under 18 18,960 33.5 33.3 31.7 33.0 38.6 34.4 33.0 29.8 24.2 36.5 31.6 30.1 25.9
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 10,122 12.7 12.6 11.0 12.6 19.5 13.3 12.6 11.6 9.4 14.8 12.5 11.9 10.9
With related children under 18 5,674 16.8 16.6 15.0 17.3 22.1 17.8 17.3 15.6 12.2 19.1 15.0 14.8 13.5
Unrelated individuals 39,515 17.2 17.1 14.9 15.6 30.6 16.7 15.6 13.9 13.8 18.6 18.5 17.4 15.6
Living alone 24,467 14.1 14.0 10.9 11.2 32.6 12.6 11.2 8.8 8.8 13.8 13.7 12.4 9.9
65 years and over 9,380 15.5 15.4 9.9 9.9 54.5 11.2 9.9 7.0 7.0 12.0 12.0 10.7 7.8
Region
Northeast 44,554 9.4 9.2 8.3 8.8 16.3 9.5 8.8 7.7 6.7 10.5 9.4 8.7 7.5
Midwest 56,075 8.6 8.5 7.5 7.9 15.0 8.3 7.9 7.1 6.0 9.5 8.5 7.9 7.0
South 80,560 11.7 11.6 10.3 11.2 19.2 11.6 11.2 10.3 8.7 13.0 11.4 10.9 9.9
West 55,263 11.8 11.8 10.7 11.6 17.8 12.5 11.6 10.4 8.7 13.7 12.0 11.0 9.9
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 178,649 9.4 9.3 8.1 8.6 17.5 9.3 8.6 7.9 7.0 10.5 9.6 8.9 8.1
18 to 24 years old 22,494 14.7 14.6 14.0 15.3 17.6 15.7 15.3 14.7 13.8 17.8 16.8 16.3 15.7
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,895 22.3 22.1 21.2 23.2 26.6 24.2 23.2 22.0 20.1 27.4 25.2 24.0 22.6
25 years old and over 156,156 8.6 8.5 7.2 7.7 17.5 8.4 7.7 6.9 6.0 9.5 8.6 7.9 7.0
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 22,217 22.1 21.7 18.9 20.2 41.6 22.4 20.2 17.6 15.1 24.7 22.2 20.0 17.2
High school graduate, no college 50,168 9.1 9.1 7.6 8.0 20.3 8.6 8.0 7.2 6.3 9.8 8.9 8.2 7.3
College: Less than bachelor's degree 39,984 6.3 6.2 5.2 5.6 13.0 6.0 5.6 5.0 4.3 6.9 6.2 5.8 5.2
Bachelor's degree or more 43,786 3.4 3.3 2.8 2.9 6.3 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.6 3.7 3.5 3.3 3.1
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 141,976 9.2 9.1 8.3 8.9 12.6 9.5 8.9 8.2 7.2 10.8 9.7 9.1 8.3
Worked at full-time jobs 96,444 3.9 3.8 3.5 4.0 5.0 4.1 4.0 3.7 2.9 5.2 4.3 4.1 3.8
50 to 52 weeks 81,091 2.4 2.4 2.1 2.6 3.0 2.7 2.6 2.4 1.7 3.5 2.7 2.6 2.4
Worked at part-time jobs 18,661 11.4 11.4 10.3 11.5 15.6 12.0 11.5 10.8 9.5 13.9 12.7 12.2 11.2
Did not work 26,870 26.7 26.3 23.9 24.6 37.8 27.1 24.6 22.4 21.0 28.7 27.4 24.8 22.6
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 11,188 42.3 41.4 39.2 40.0 62.5 53.0 40.0 31.9 29.5 54.8 52.4 38.7 30.6
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 4,330 58.5 58.0 56.7 58.2 74.1 68.0 58.2 47.7 43.7 69.1 66.0 55.0 44.6
SSI 7,586 33.8 32.7 30.1 30.4 58.5 46.8 30.4 22.5 21.2 48.9 47.1 30.2 22.3
Food stamps 13,198 58.3 57.6 55.0 56.9 70.7 62.0 56.9 45.3 37.8 64.8 59.0 53.4 39.9
Housing assistance 6,107 51.9 51.3 51.3 52.8 72.0 57.9 52.8 34.1 28.4 59.1 55.8 49.8 29.3
Energy assistance 4,542 49.9 48.8 44.3 46.6 70.2 52.1 46.6 37.2 32.3 53.7 48.5 42.7 33.8
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 22,887 36.6 36.0 34.0 36.9 44.2 39.0 36.9 31.7 23.5 41.6 33.9 31.7 25.9
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 5,166 65.4 64.3 61.9 63.0 83.8 75.8 63.0 48.7 45.2 77.5 75.1 60.8 46.5
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 201,745 8.5 8.4 7.4 7.8 15.6 8.5 7.8 6.9 5.8 9.3 8.3 7.6 6.5
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 147,162 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.5 4.9 2.6 2.5 2.3 1.8 3.2 2.6 2.5 2.3
Medicare 34,086 10.9 10.8 7.7 7.8 43.1 9.2 7.8 6.2 6.1 10.2 10.0 8.5 7.0
Both Medicare and Medicaid 3,958 31.2 30.5 25.5 25.9 64.6 36.5 25.9 17.2 16.8 37.6 36.9 26.3 17.6
Medicaid 24,715 38.9 38.3 36.2 37.9 52.4 43.0 37.9 32.0 26.5 44.8 40.2 34.9 28.2
Not covered at any time during the year 34,706 22.8 22.5 20.9 23.0 27.5 23.3 23.0 22.0 18.7 26.4 23.1 22.8 21.7
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]
(White alone or in combination)
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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
White alone or in combination
Total 236,452 24,975 24,692 22,130 23,706 40,988 25,208 23,706 21,496 18,206 27,995 24,783 23,193 20,713
Age
Under 18 years 57,802 8,188 8,085 7,674 8,253 9,655 8,606 8,253 7,446 5,697 9,230 7,597 7,213 6,252
Related children 56,971 7,806 7,703 7,292 7,860 9,235 8,209 7,860 7,058 5,348 8,816 7,222 6,843 5,887
Under 6 years 18,626 3,039 3,004 2,902 3,119 3,436 3,207 3,119 2,845 2,222 3,414 2,857 2,736 2,408
18 to 24 years 22,494 3,296 3,277 3,150 3,438 3,958 3,532 3,438 3,301 3,112 3,997 3,781 3,676 3,523
25 to 44 years 66,991 6,505 6,422 6,054 6,542 8,195 6,886 6,542 6,011 4,875 7,770 6,682 6,302 5,681
45 to 64 years 58,650 4,115 4,058 3,348 3,549 6,778 4,003 3,549 3,156 2,953 4,547 4,286 3,834 3,434
65 years and over 30,514 2,870 2,850 1,905 1,924 12,401 2,180 1,924 1,582 1,568 2,452 2,436 2,167 1,823
65 to 74 years 15,845 1,319 1,317 910 927 5,350 1,040 927 771 763 1,159 1,155 1,032 873
75 years and over 14,670 1,551 1,533 995 997 7,051 1,140 997 810 805 1,293 1,282 1,135 951
Family Relationship
In families 196,007 17,842 17,614 15,884 17,207 28,507 18,260 17,207 15,658 12,461 20,282 17,167 16,035 14,241
In married-couple families 159,435 9,500 9,329 8,201 9,087 17,685 9,676 9,087 8,287 6,380 10,978 9,063 8,406 7,540
With related children under 18 96,377 6,892 6,749 6,283 7,035 8,571 7,414 7,035 6,314 4,448 8,268 6,399 5,979 5,184
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 26,449 7,056 7,013 6,567 6,844 8,854 7,239 6,844 6,198 5,129 7,806 6,843 6,422 5,595
With related children under 18 18,960 6,345 6,307 6,018 6,256 7,321 6,527 6,256 5,656 4,594 6,929 6,001 5,704 4,915
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 10,122 1,286 1,272 1,117 1,276 1,969 1,345 1,276 1,173 951 1,498 1,261 1,207 1,106
With related children under 18 5,674 956 943 851 981 1,256 1,010 981 886 694 1,082 848 839 766
Unrelated individuals 39,515 6,793 6,739 5,907 6,146 12,090 6,590 6,146 5,490 5,464 7,345 7,311 6,861 6,180
Living alone 24,467 3,450 3,427 2,656 2,746 7,968 3,074 2,746 2,164 2,149 3,373 3,354 3,023 2,433
65 years and over 9,380 1,452 1,445 925 929 5,111 1,047 929 654 654 1,127 1,127 1,002 728
Region
Northeast 44,554 4,187 4,087 3,694 3,926 7,272 4,253 3,926 3,451 3,006 4,667 4,181 3,863 3,327
Midwest 56,075 4,810 4,762 4,186 4,405 8,397 4,680 4,405 3,967 3,392 5,309 4,742 4,434 3,943
South 80,560 9,442 9,338 8,327 8,983 15,459 9,384 8,983 8,317 7,012 10,475 9,210 8,793 7,992
West 55,263 6,535 6,505 5,923 6,392 9,861 6,891 6,392 5,760 4,796 7,545 6,651 6,104 5,451
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 178,649 16,787 16,607 14,456 15,453 31,333 16,602 15,453 14,050 12,509 18,765 17,186 15,980 14,461
18 to 24 years old 22,494 3,296 3,277 3,150 3,438 3,958 3,532 3,438 3,301 3,112 3,997 3,781 3,676 3,523
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,895 1,092 1,084 1,036 1,137 1,303 1,187 1,137 1,076 983 1,342 1,233 1,174 1,106
25 years old and over 156,156 13,491 13,330 11,306 12,015 27,374 13,070 12,015 10,749 9,397 14,768 13,405 12,304 10,938
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 22,217 4,910 4,826 4,195 4,496 9,242 4,980 4,496 3,920 3,357 5,497 4,934 4,453 3,832
High school graduate, no college 50,168 4,582 4,551 3,806 4,017 10,186 4,332 4,017 3,629 3,179 4,906 4,458 4,102 3,678
College: Less than bachelor's degree 39,984 2,506 2,492 2,077 2,231 5,199 2,388 2,231 2,004 1,737 2,747 2,485 2,316 2,077
Bachelor's degree or more 43,786 1,493 1,461 1,228 1,270 2,748 1,369 1,270 1,195 1,124 1,618 1,528 1,433 1,351
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 141,976 13,031 12,886 11,730 12,650 17,910 13,509 12,650 11,626 10,173 15,304 13,831 12,924 11,800
Worked at full-time jobs 96,444 3,729 3,707 3,384 3,895 4,831 4,002 3,895 3,599 2,760 4,993 4,102 3,975 3,649
50 to 52 weeks 81,091 1,938 1,911 1,706 2,079 2,450 2,151 2,079 1,914 1,346 2,826 2,216 2,148 1,961
Worked at part-time jobs 18,661 2,125 2,119 1,918 2,147 2,919 2,234 2,147 2,017 1,768 2,597 2,374 2,273 2,088
Did not work 26,870 7,177 7,060 6,427 6,608 10,159 7,273 6,608 6,011 5,646 7,713 7,355 6,676 6,063
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 11,188 4,731 4,632 4,388 4,471 6,996 5,926 4,471 3,574 3,299 6,130 5,863 4,332 3,424
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 4,330 2,531 2,510 2,457 2,518 3,206 2,943 2,518 2,067 1,893 2,992 2,859 2,379 1,932
SSI 7,586 2,565 2,479 2,281 2,308 4,435 3,551 2,308 1,710 1,609 3,710 3,573 2,292 1,695
Food stamps 13,198 7,698 7,602 7,259 7,511 9,338 8,179 7,511 5,974 4,987 8,559 7,788 7,042 5,264
Housing assistance 6,107 3,171 3,132 3,132 3,225 4,397 3,537 3,225 2,080 1,737 3,608 3,409 3,041 1,791
Energy assistance 4,542 2,264 2,215 2,014 2,119 3,186 2,364 2,119 1,688 1,466 2,437 2,204 1,939 1,534
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 22,887 8,377 8,235 7,778 8,447 10,106 8,937 8,447 7,256 5,373 9,524 7,756 7,254 5,925
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 5,166 3,379 3,320 3,200 3,257 4,328 3,918 3,257 2,517 2,335 4,005 3,880 3,141 2,403
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 201,745 17,073 16,895 14,866 15,714 31,428 17,122 15,714 13,857 11,700 18,824 16,769 15,292 13,196
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 147,162 4,025 3,992 3,359 3,647 7,213 3,780 3,647 3,393 2,676 4,649 3,788 3,658 3,382
Medicare 34,086 3,724 3,696 2,635 2,669 14,698 3,152 2,669 2,126 2,084 3,465 3,402 2,907 2,371
Both Medicare and Medicaid 3,958 1,233 1,208 1,009 1,026 2,557 1,443 1,026 681 665 1,490 1,459 1,040 695
Medicaid 24,715 9,604 9,468 8,940 9,366 12,946 10,622 9,366 7,897 6,544 11,063 9,945 8,632 6,971
Not covered at any time during the year 34,706 7,902 7,797 7,264 7,993 9,560 8,086 7,993 7,639 6,506 9,172 8,014 7,901 7,517
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]
(White alone or in combination)
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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
White alone or in combination
Total (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
Age
Under 18 years (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
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 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
18 to 24 years (X) 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
25 to 44 years (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
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 0.2 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 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 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) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7
With related children under 18 (X) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8
With related children under 18 (X) 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.2
Unrelated individuals (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 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 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
South (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
West (X) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years 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 0.2
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) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1
25 years old and over (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7
High school graduate, no college (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 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 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 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 0.2 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 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.7
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.4 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.4
SSI (X) 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.4 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.7 1.2 1.2 0.9 0.7
Food stamps (X) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.8
Housing assistance (X) 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.0 0.9 1.5 1.4 1.3 0.9
Energy assistance (X) 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.9 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.2
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.1 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.3 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.4
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 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 2.2 2.2 2.0 2.0 3.4 2.4 2.0 1.6 1.6 2.4 2.4 2.0 1.6
Medicaid (X) 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6
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]
(White alone or in combination)
S.E. Number of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using 3-Parameter Thresholds
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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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White alone or in combination
Total 0 347 346 329 339 432 349 339 324 300 366 346 336 319
Age
Under 18 years 0 173 172 168 174 186 177 174 166 147 183 168 164 153
Related children 349 170 169 165 170 183 174 170 162 143 179 164 160 149
Under 6 years 215 109 108 106 110 115 111 110 105 93 115 105 103 97
18 to 24 years 0 79 79 77 81 86 82 81 79 77 86 84 83 81
25 to 44 years 0 109 109 106 110 121 112 110 106 96 119 111 108 103
45 to 64 years 0 88 87 80 82 111 87 82 78 75 92 90 85 81
65 years and over 0 73 72 60 60 126 64 60 55 55 67 67 64 59
65 to 74 years 0 50 50 42 42 95 45 42 39 39 47 47 45 41
75 years and over 0 54 54 44 44 106 47 44 40 40 50 50 47 43
Family Relationship
In families 457 298 296 282 293 369 301 293 280 251 316 292 283 268
In married-couple families 484 220 218 205 216 296 222 216 206 182 236 215 208 197
With related children under 18 456 189 187 180 190 210 195 190 181 152 206 182 176 164
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 278 191 190 184 188 213 193 188 179 163 200 188 182 170
With related children under 18 239 181 181 176 180 194 184 180 171 155 189 176 172 160
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 177 82 82 77 82 102 84 82 79 71 89 81 80 76
With related children under 18 134 71 70 67 72 81 73 72 68 60 75 67 66 64
Unrelated individuals 188 104 104 96 98 150 102 98 92 91 109 109 105 98
Living alone 153 70 70 61 62 115 66 62 54 54 69 69 65 58
65 years and over 98 44 44 35 35 88 37 35 29 29 38 38 36 31
Region
Northeast 0 139 138 131 135 183 140 135 127 118 147 139 134 124
Midwest 0 151 150 141 144 198 149 144 137 127 158 150 145 137
South 0 234 233 221 229 297 234 229 221 203 247 232 227 216
West 0 204 203 194 202 249 209 202 192 175 219 206 197 186
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 432 288 286 268 277 381 286 277 265 251 303 291 281 268
18 to 24 years old 235 79 79 77 81 86 82 81 79 77 86 84 83 81
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 113 46 46 45 47 50 48 47 46 44 51 49 48 47
25 years old and over 441 260 258 239 246 359 256 246 233 219 271 259 249 235
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 233 159 158 148 153 217 161 153 143 132 169 160 152 141
High school graduate, no college 332 154 154 141 144 227 150 144 137 129 159 152 146 138
College: Less than bachelor's degree 303 114 114 104 108 164 112 108 102 95 120 114 110 104
Bachelor's degree or more 314 89 88 80 82 120 85 82 79 77 92 90 87 84
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 253 255 254 243 252 296 260 252 242 227 276 263 254 244
Worked at full-time jobs 280 139 139 133 142 158 144 142 137 120 161 146 144 138
50 to 52 weeks 276 101 100 95 104 113 106 104 100 84 121 108 106 101
Worked at part-time jobs 164 106 105 100 106 123 108 106 103 96 117 111 109 105
Did not work 192 192 190 182 184 227 193 184 176 171 199 194 185 177
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 143 84 83 80 81 106 96 81 71 68 98 95 80 70
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 80 59 59 58 59 67 64 59 53 50 65 63 57 51
SSI 111 59 58 56 56 81 71 56 48 46 73 71 56 47
Food stamps 160 112 112 108 111 127 117 111 96 87 120 113 106 89
Housing assistance 98 67 66 66 67 80 71 67 53 48 72 70 65 49
Energy assistance 82 56 55 52 54 67 57 54 47 44 58 55 51 45
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 236 119 117 113 119 134 124 119 108 90 129 113 108 96
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 88 69 69 67 68 80 75 68 59 56 76 75 66 57
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 411 291 290 273 280 385 292 280 264 244 305 289 277 258
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 442 145 144 132 138 193 140 138 133 118 155 141 138 133
Medicare 283 139 139 117 118 272 128 118 106 105 134 133 123 111
Both Medicare and Medicaid 102 81 80 73 74 116 87 74 60 59 88 88 74 61
Medicaid 245 222 220 214 219 256 233 219 201 184 237 225 210 190
Not covered at any time during the year 285 202 200 193 203 221 204 203 198 183 217 203 202 197
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2004 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes