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)
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
Total 231,866 10.5 10.4 9.3 9.9 17.3 10.6 9.9 9.0 7.6 11.7 10.4 9.7 8.7
Age
Under 18 years 55,779 14.1 13.9 13.2 14.1 16.5 14.7 14.1 12.8 9.7 15.8 13.0 12.4 10.7
Related children 54,989 13.6 13.4 12.7 13.6 16.0 14.3 13.6 12.3 9.3 15.3 12.5 11.9 10.2
Under 6 years 17,920 16.1 15.9 15.4 16.5 18.2 17.0 16.5 15.1 11.7 18.1 15.1 14.5 12.7
18 to 24 years 21,936 14.6 14.5 13.9 15.2 17.5 15.6 15.2 14.6 13.8 17.7 16.8 16.3 15.6
25 to 44 years 65,895 9.7 9.5 9.0 9.7 12.2 10.2 9.7 8.9 7.2 11.5 9.9 9.3 8.4
45 to 64 years 57,952 7.0 6.9 5.7 6.0 11.5 6.8 6.0 5.4 5.0 7.7 7.3 6.5 5.8
65 years and over 30,303 9.4 9.3 6.3 6.3 40.7 7.1 6.3 5.2 5.1 8.0 8.0 7.1 6.0
65 to 74 years 15,713 8.3 8.3 5.7 5.8 33.8 6.5 5.8 4.9 4.8 7.3 7.2 6.5 5.5
75 years and over 14,590 10.6 10.5 6.8 6.8 48.1 7.8 6.8 5.6 5.5 8.8 8.8 7.8 6.5
Family Relationship
In families 192,074 9.0 8.9 8.0 8.7 14.5 9.2 8.7 7.9 6.3 10.2 8.6 8.1 7.2
In married-couple families 156,745 5.9 5.8 5.1 5.7 11.1 6.0 5.7 5.2 4.0 6.8 5.7 5.2 4.7
With related children under 18 94,367 7.1 7.0 6.5 7.3 8.8 7.7 7.3 6.5 4.6 8.5 6.6 6.2 5.4
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 25,536 26.4 26.3 24.6 25.6 33.3 27.1 25.6 23.2 19.2 29.2 25.6 24.0 20.9
With related children under 18 18,164 33.3 33.1 31.6 32.8 38.4 34.3 32.8 29.7 24.1 36.4 31.4 29.9 25.8
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 9,793 12.6 12.5 10.9 12.5 19.4 13.2 12.5 11.5 9.2 14.7 12.3 11.8 10.8
With related children under 18 5,431 16.8 16.6 14.9 17.2 22.2 17.8 17.2 15.5 12.0 19.1 14.8 14.7 13.3
Unrelated individuals 38,913 17.1 17.0 14.9 15.5 30.6 16.6 15.5 13.8 13.8 18.5 18.4 17.3 15.6
Living alone 24,142 14.1 14.0 10.8 11.2 32.6 12.5 11.2 8.8 8.8 13.8 13.7 12.4 10.0
65 years and over 9,321 15.5 15.4 9.9 9.9 54.5 11.1 9.9 7.0 7.0 12.0 12.0 10.7 7.8
Region
Northeast 44,036 9.3 9.1 8.2 8.7 16.2 9.4 8.7 7.7 6.7 10.4 9.3 8.6 7.4
Midwest 55,322 8.5 8.4 7.3 7.7 14.9 8.2 7.7 7.0 6.0 9.3 8.3 7.8 6.9
South 79,023 11.6 11.5 10.2 11.0 19.1 11.5 11.0 10.2 8.6 12.9 11.3 10.8 9.8
West 53,485 11.8 11.8 10.7 11.5 17.9 12.5 11.5 10.4 8.7 13.6 12.0 11.0 9.9
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 176,087 9.3 9.2 8.0 8.6 17.5 9.2 8.6 7.8 7.0 10.4 9.6 8.9 8.1
18 to 24 years old 21,936 14.6 14.5 13.9 15.2 17.5 15.6 15.2 14.6 13.8 17.7 16.8 16.3 15.6
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,762 22.2 22.0 21.0 23.1 26.4 24.1 23.1 21.8 20.0 27.3 25.0 23.8 22.5
25 years old and over 154,150 8.6 8.5 7.2 7.7 17.5 8.3 7.7 6.8 6.0 9.4 8.5 7.8 7.0
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 21,858 22.1 21.7 18.8 20.2 41.7 22.4 20.2 17.6 15.1 24.7 22.2 20.0 17.3
High school graduate, no college 49,580 9.1 9.0 7.5 8.0 20.3 8.6 8.0 7.2 6.3 9.7 8.8 8.1 7.3
College: Less than bachelor's degree 39,311 6.2 6.2 5.2 5.5 13.0 5.9 5.5 5.0 4.3 6.8 6.2 5.7 5.1
Bachelor's degree or more 43,402 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 139,790 9.1 9.0 8.2 8.8 12.5 9.4 8.8 8.1 7.1 10.7 9.7 9.0 8.3
Worked at full-time jobs 95,041 3.8 3.8 3.5 4.0 5.0 4.1 4.0 3.7 2.8 5.1 4.2 4.1 3.8
50 to 52 weeks 79,982 2.4 2.4 2.1 2.6 3.0 2.6 2.6 2.4 1.7 3.5 2.7 2.6 2.4
Worked at part-time jobs 18,351 11.3 11.3 10.2 11.4 15.6 11.9 11.4 10.8 9.4 13.9 12.7 12.1 11.2
Did not work 26,399 26.6 26.2 23.8 24.5 37.7 27.0 24.5 22.3 20.9 28.6 27.3 24.8 22.5
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 10,788 42.1 41.2 39.0 39.7 62.5 52.8 39.7 31.7 29.3 54.7 52.3 38.5 30.4
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 4,117 58.3 57.8 56.6 57.9 74.3 68.1 57.9 47.6 43.5 69.2 66.1 54.9 44.5
SSI 7,356 33.7 32.5 29.9 30.3 58.4 46.6 30.3 22.4 21.2 48.7 47.0 30.0 22.2
Food stamps 12,648 58.4 57.6 55.0 56.9 70.9 62.0 56.9 45.2 37.8 64.9 59.1 53.4 39.9
Housing assistance 5,854 51.7 51.0 51.0 52.5 72.1 57.6 52.5 33.7 28.2 58.8 55.7 49.6 29.2
Energy assistance 4,402 49.8 48.7 44.2 46.4 70.2 51.9 46.4 37.1 32.2 53.5 48.5 42.6 33.7
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 22,081 36.5 35.9 33.9 36.8 44.0 38.9 36.8 31.6 23.4 41.5 33.7 31.6 25.9
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 4,905 65.2 64.0 61.8 62.9 84.0 76.0 62.9 48.4 45.0 77.8 75.3 60.7 46.2
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 197,982 8.4 8.3 7.3 7.7 15.5 8.4 7.7 6.8 5.7 9.2 8.2 7.5 6.5
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 144,648 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.5 4.9 2.5 2.5 2.3 1.8 3.1 2.6 2.5 2.3
Medicare 33,762 10.9 10.8 7.7 7.8 43.1 9.2 7.8 6.2 6.1 10.1 9.9 8.5 6.9
Both Medicare and Medicaid 3,876 31.3 30.6 25.6 25.9 64.4 36.2 25.9 17.3 16.9 37.4 36.8 26.4 17.7
Medicaid 23,792 38.9 38.3 36.2 37.9 52.5 43.0 37.9 31.9 26.5 44.8 40.3 34.9 28.2
Not covered at any time during the year 33,884 22.8 22.5 20.9 23.0 27.5 23.3 23.0 22.0 18.8 26.4 23.1 22.7 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)
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
Total 231,866 24,297 24,014 21,494 23,016 40,052 24,472 23,016 20,878 17,700 27,206 24,085 22,537 20,160
Age
Under 18 years 55,779 7,840 7,737 7,337 7,883 9,215 8,223 7,883 7,116 5,436 8,831 7,257 6,890 5,980
Related children 54,989 7,470 7,367 6,967 7,502 8,812 7,839 7,502 6,742 5,099 8,430 6,893 6,532 5,626
Under 6 years 17,920 2,885 2,851 2,751 2,958 3,253 3,042 2,958 2,700 2,103 3,241 2,705 2,593 2,281
18 to 24 years 21,936 3,200 3,179 3,058 3,339 3,836 3,425 3,339 3,210 3,027 3,886 3,675 3,573 3,430
25 to 44 years 65,895 6,363 6,279 5,914 6,390 8,012 6,722 6,390 5,869 4,766 7,592 6,526 6,155 5,559
45 to 64 years 57,952 4,048 3,992 3,292 3,491 6,667 3,938 3,491 3,110 2,910 4,467 4,213 3,768 3,381
65 years and over 30,303 2,847 2,827 1,894 1,914 12,321 2,163 1,914 1,574 1,561 2,430 2,414 2,152 1,810
65 to 74 years 15,713 1,303 1,302 900 917 5,305 1,027 917 764 756 1,141 1,136 1,018 860
75 years and over 14,590 1,544 1,526 995 997 7,016 1,136 997 810 805 1,289 1,278 1,135 950
Family Relationship
In families 192,074 17,301 17,071 15,377 16,654 27,775 17,668 16,654 15,164 12,074 19,640 16,611 15,515 13,811
In married-couple families 156,745 9,316 9,142 8,028 8,887 17,383 9,455 8,887 8,113 6,271 10,730 8,863 8,227 7,405
With related children under 18 94,367 6,741 6,594 6,131 6,856 8,344 7,219 6,856 6,158 4,357 8,060 6,238 5,833 5,078
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 25,536 6,750 6,708 6,281 6,543 8,492 6,923 6,543 5,929 4,901 7,466 6,539 6,131 5,349
With related children under 18 18,164 6,046 6,011 5,739 5,962 6,978 6,222 5,962 5,395 4,371 6,605 5,712 5,427 4,682
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 9,793 1,235 1,221 1,067 1,224 1,900 1,290 1,224 1,122 901 1,443 1,209 1,156 1,057
With related children under 18 5,431 914 901 810 936 1,204 965 936 843 653 1,037 806 797 725
Unrelated individuals 38,913 6,667 6,614 5,788 6,022 11,906 6,458 6,022 5,378 5,354 7,211 7,177 6,734 6,067
Living alone 24,142 3,405 3,382 2,619 2,705 7,879 3,028 2,705 2,135 2,122 3,326 3,308 2,982 2,405
65 years and over 9,321 1,442 1,435 921 924 5,080 1,039 924 652 652 1,119 1,119 998 725
Region
Northeast 44,036 4,106 4,006 3,613 3,837 7,145 4,145 3,837 3,376 2,945 4,559 4,087 3,783 3,264
Midwest 55,322 4,678 4,633 4,062 4,276 8,222 4,546 4,276 3,848 3,299 5,163 4,613 4,314 3,840
South 79,023 9,192 9,089 8,094 8,731 15,126 9,122 8,731 8,076 6,797 10,191 8,952 8,538 7,761
West 53,485 6,321 6,286 5,725 6,172 9,558 6,660 6,172 5,579 4,659 7,293 6,432 5,902 5,295
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 176,087 16,458 16,277 14,158 15,134 30,836 16,249 15,134 13,762 12,264 18,375 16,828 15,648 14,180
18 to 24 years old 21,936 3,200 3,179 3,058 3,339 3,836 3,425 3,339 3,210 3,027 3,886 3,675 3,573 3,430
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,762 1,055 1,046 1,001 1,098 1,255 1,145 1,098 1,039 952 1,298 1,192 1,135 1,072
25 years old and over 154,150 13,258 13,098 11,100 11,795 27,000 12,824 11,795 10,552 9,237 14,489 13,153 12,075 10,750
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 21,858 4,828 4,744 4,119 4,415 9,113 4,889 4,415 3,845 3,301 5,400 4,842 4,370 3,773
High school graduate, no college 49,580 4,504 4,472 3,737 3,945 10,062 4,250 3,945 3,567 3,127 4,811 4,379 4,032 3,618
College: Less than bachelor's degree 39,311 2,446 2,433 2,028 2,178 5,106 2,332 2,178 1,958 1,697 2,678 2,421 2,255 2,024
Bachelor's degree or more 43,402 1,480 1,448 1,216 1,257 2,720 1,354 1,257 1,183 1,112 1,600 1,511 1,418 1,336
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 139,790 12,754 12,607 11,468 12,371 17,526 13,205 12,371 11,375 9,959 14,969 13,525 12,637 11,557
Worked at full-time jobs 95,041 3,644 3,620 3,300 3,799 4,714 3,902 3,799 3,512 2,700 4,876 3,999 3,875 3,571
50 to 52 weeks 79,982 1,910 1,882 1,679 2,047 2,409 2,116 2,047 1,884 1,328 2,780 2,176 2,111 1,934
Worked at part-time jobs 18,351 2,078 2,074 1,877 2,101 2,859 2,186 2,101 1,975 1,730 2,544 2,326 2,228 2,047
Did not work 26,399 7,031 6,913 6,291 6,472 9,953 7,117 6,472 5,888 5,529 7,549 7,200 6,535 5,939
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 10,788 4,540 4,442 4,209 4,286 6,740 5,696 4,286 3,421 3,162 5,896 5,641 4,152 3,279
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 4,117 2,400 2,379 2,330 2,386 3,059 2,803 2,386 1,960 1,793 2,850 2,723 2,260 1,832
SSI 7,356 2,478 2,394 2,202 2,227 4,293 3,428 2,227 1,650 1,558 3,585 3,454 2,204 1,635
Food stamps 12,648 7,386 7,284 6,956 7,191 8,964 7,844 7,191 5,713 4,779 8,213 7,480 6,753 5,045
Housing assistance 5,854 3,026 2,988 2,988 3,070 4,220 3,374 3,070 1,974 1,653 3,442 3,260 2,905 1,707
Energy assistance 4,402 2,191 2,142 1,944 2,043 3,088 2,283 2,043 1,632 1,417 2,354 2,133 1,877 1,483
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 22,081 8,057 7,921 7,478 8,124 9,726 8,597 8,124 6,982 5,167 9,170 7,450 6,971 5,715
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 4,905 3,200 3,141 3,031 3,083 4,122 3,729 3,083 2,372 2,205 3,813 3,694 2,976 2,268
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 197,982 16,572 16,396 14,404 15,223 30,719 16,586 15,223 13,428 11,343 18,265 16,269 14,833 12,808
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 144,648 3,941 3,904 3,276 3,559 7,078 3,688 3,559 3,311 2,617 4,548 3,703 3,574 3,306
Medicare 33,762 3,672 3,644 2,597 2,628 14,546 3,091 2,628 2,098 2,056 3,398 3,346 2,867 2,339
Both Medicare and Medicaid 3,876 1,213 1,187 991 1,005 2,497 1,404 1,005 671 654 1,449 1,427 1,024 685
Medicaid 23,792 9,256 9,119 8,610 9,012 12,484 10,227 9,012 7,597 6,296 10,657 9,583 8,310 6,707
Not covered at any time during the year 33,884 7,725 7,618 7,090 7,793 9,333 7,886 7,793 7,450 6,357 8,941 7,816 7,705 7,353
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)
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
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) 0.2 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 0.2 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 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7
With related children under 18 (X) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 0.9 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 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.4 1.3 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 0.4 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 0.2 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 1.1 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 0.8 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 0.8 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 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.7
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.4 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.5
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 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.0 0.9 1.5 1.5 1.4 0.9
Energy assistance (X) 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 2.0 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.2
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.4 2.0 2.0 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 2.5 2.4 2.0 1.6
Medicaid (X) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.1 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)
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
Total 0 343 341 324 335 427 344 335 320 296 361 342 332 315
Age
Under 18 years 0 170 169 165 170 183 174 170 163 144 179 164 160 150
Related children 344 166 165 161 167 179 170 167 159 140 176 160 157 146
Under 6 years 211 106 105 104 107 112 109 107 103 91 112 103 101 95
18 to 24 years 0 78 78 76 79 85 80 79 78 76 85 83 82 80
25 to 44 years 0 108 108 105 109 120 111 109 104 95 117 110 107 102
45 to 64 years 0 87 87 79 81 110 86 81 77 75 91 89 84 80
65 years and over 0 72 72 60 60 126 64 60 55 55 67 67 63 59
65 to 74 years 0 50 50 42 42 95 45 42 39 38 47 47 44 41
75 years and over 0 54 54 44 44 106 47 44 40 40 50 50 47 43
Family Relationship
In families 462 293 291 277 288 364 296 288 276 247 311 288 279 264
In married-couple families 485 218 216 203 213 294 220 213 204 180 234 213 206 195
With related children under 18 454 187 185 178 188 207 193 188 178 151 203 180 174 162
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 274 187 186 180 184 209 189 184 175 160 196 184 178 167
With related children under 18 234 177 176 172 176 190 179 176 167 151 185 172 168 156
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 175 81 80 75 80 100 82 80 77 69 87 80 78 75
With related children under 18 131 69 69 65 70 80 71 70 67 59 74 65 65 62
Unrelated individuals 187 103 102 95 97 149 101 97 90 90 108 108 104 97
Living alone 152 70 69 60 61 114 65 61 54 54 69 68 65 57
65 years and over 97 44 43 34 35 88 37 35 29 29 38 38 36 30
Region
Northeast 0 138 136 130 133 181 139 133 125 117 145 138 133 123
Midwest 0 149 148 139 142 196 147 142 135 125 156 148 143 135
South 0 231 230 218 226 294 231 226 217 200 243 229 223 213
West 0 200 200 191 198 245 206 198 189 173 215 202 194 184
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 434 285 284 266 274 378 283 274 262 248 300 288 278 266
18 to 24 years old 232 78 78 76 79 85 80 79 78 76 85 83 82 80
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 111 46 45 44 46 50 47 46 45 43 50 48 47 46
25 years old and over 442 258 256 237 244 357 254 244 231 217 269 257 246 233
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 232 158 157 146 151 215 159 151 141 131 167 158 151 140
High school graduate, no college 331 153 152 139 143 226 149 143 136 128 158 151 145 137
College: Less than bachelor's degree 301 113 113 103 107 163 110 107 101 94 118 113 109 103
Bachelor's degree or more 313 88 87 80 81 119 84 81 79 76 92 89 86 84
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 256 253 252 240 249 293 257 249 240 225 273 260 252 241
Worked at full-time jobs 280 138 137 131 141 156 142 141 135 119 159 144 142 136
50 to 52 weeks 275 100 99 94 104 112 105 104 99 84 121 107 105 101
Worked at part-time jobs 163 104 104 99 105 122 107 105 102 95 115 110 108 104
Did not work 191 190 188 180 182 225 191 182 174 169 197 192 183 175
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 139 82 81 78 79 104 94 79 70 67 96 93 78 68
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 77 57 57 56 57 65 62 57 51 49 63 61 55 50
SSI 109 58 57 55 55 79 70 55 47 45 72 70 55 47
Food stamps 155 110 109 106 108 124 114 108 94 84 117 110 104 87
Housing assistance 95 65 65 65 66 79 69 66 52 47 70 68 64 48
Energy assistance 80 55 54 51 53 66 56 53 47 43 57 54 50 44
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 230 116 114 110 116 130 121 116 106 88 126 110 106 94
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 86 67 66 65 66 78 73 66 57 55 74 73 64 56
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 415 287 286 269 276 381 288 276 260 240 301 285 273 254
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 442 143 143 131 136 191 139 136 131 117 154 139 137 131
Medicare 282 138 138 117 117 270 127 117 105 104 133 132 122 111
Both Medicare and Medicaid 101 80 79 72 73 114 86 73 59 59 87 87 73 60
Medicaid 241 218 216 210 215 251 228 215 198 180 233 221 207 186
Not covered at any time during the year 282 199 198 191 200 218 201 200 196 181 214 200 199 195
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2004 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes