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, not Hispanic)
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, not Hispanic
Total 194,595 8.2 8.1 7.0 7.4 15.3 8.0 7.4 6.8 6.0 8.9 8.1 7.5 6.8
Age
Under 18 years 43,150 9.7 9.6 9.0 9.6 11.8 10.0 9.6 8.7 6.9 10.8 9.0 8.5 7.5
Related children 42,547 9.2 9.1 8.5 9.0 11.3 9.5 9.0 8.2 6.3 10.3 8.5 8.0 7.0
Under 6 years 13,399 11.0 10.8 10.4 11.0 12.6 11.4 11.0 10.0 8.0 12.4 10.5 9.9 8.8
18 to 24 years 17,382 12.7 12.6 12.1 13.1 15.3 13.5 13.1 12.7 12.3 15.2 14.6 14.2 13.7
25 to 44 years 53,461 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.2 9.7 7.7 7.2 6.6 5.5 8.7 7.7 7.2 6.5
45 to 64 years 52,267 6.1 6.0 4.9 5.1 10.4 5.8 5.1 4.6 4.4 6.5 6.2 5.6 5.1
65 years and over 28,335 8.5 8.4 5.5 5.5 40.1 6.2 5.5 4.5 4.5 7.0 6.9 6.2 5.2
65 to 74 years 14,519 7.3 7.2 4.8 4.9 32.8 5.5 4.9 4.0 4.0 6.1 6.1 5.4 4.6
75 years and over 13,816 9.7 9.6 6.2 6.2 47.8 7.0 6.2 5.1 5.1 7.9 7.9 7.0 5.9
Family Relationship
In families 159,215 6.4 6.3 5.5 5.9 12.0 6.3 5.9 5.4 4.5 7.1 6.1 5.6 5.1
In married-couple families 133,412 3.9 3.9 3.3 3.6 9.3 3.8 3.6 3.3 2.7 4.4 3.8 3.5 3.2
With related children under 18 75,718 4.2 4.1 3.8 4.2 5.6 4.5 4.2 3.8 2.8 5.0 4.0 3.7 3.2
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 18,792 21.9 21.7 19.8 20.7 28.9 22.1 20.7 18.8 15.8 23.9 20.8 19.4 17.2
With related children under 18 12,688 28.5 28.4 26.6 27.7 33.6 28.9 27.7 25.1 20.7 30.7 26.4 25.0 22.0
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 7,011 10.9 10.8 8.9 9.9 18.0 10.6 9.9 8.9 7.4 12.3 10.4 9.8 8.9
With related children under 18 3,779 14.2 13.8 11.8 13.5 19.0 13.9 13.5 11.6 9.1 15.8 12.1 12.0 10.8
Unrelated individuals 34,683 16.0 15.8 13.6 14.2 30.2 15.2 14.2 12.6 12.5 16.9 16.8 15.7 14.1
Living alone 22,518 13.4 13.3 10.1 10.5 32.4 11.7 10.5 8.3 8.2 12.8 12.8 11.5 9.3
65 years and over 8,907 14.5 14.4 9.1 9.1 53.8 10.1 9.1 6.4 6.4 10.9 10.9 9.8 7.1
Region
Northeast 39,392 7.5 7.3 6.3 6.7 14.4 7.3 6.7 5.9 5.3 8.0 7.3 6.7 5.9
Midwest 52,043 7.8 7.7 6.7 7.1 14.4 7.5 7.1 6.3 5.5 8.6 7.8 7.3 6.5
South 65,338 9.1 9.0 7.8 8.3 17.1 8.7 8.3 7.8 6.8 9.7 8.8 8.3 7.7
West 37,822 7.9 7.9 6.9 7.3 14.4 8.1 7.3 6.6 5.9 9.0 8.2 7.4 6.6
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 151,445 7.7 7.7 6.5 6.8 16.3 7.4 6.8 6.2 5.7 8.4 7.8 7.2 6.6
18 to 24 years old 17,382 12.7 12.6 12.1 13.1 15.3 13.5 13.1 12.7 12.3 15.2 14.6 14.2 13.7
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 2,983 17.6 17.4 16.4 17.6 21.3 18.7 17.6 16.7 15.9 20.9 19.5 18.2 17.4
25 years old and over 134,063 7.1 7.0 5.7 6.0 16.4 6.6 6.0 5.4 4.9 7.5 7.0 6.3 5.7
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 13,416 18.6 18.3 15.0 15.6 45.5 18.1 15.6 13.3 12.3 19.8 18.6 16.3 13.7
High school graduate, no college 44,022 8.2 8.2 6.7 7.0 20.2 7.6 7.0 6.3 5.6 8.6 8.0 7.3 6.5
College: Less than bachelor's degree 35,631 5.8 5.7 4.7 5.0 12.8 5.4 5.0 4.5 4.0 6.2 5.6 5.2 4.7
Bachelor's degree or more 40,994 3.2 3.2 2.6 2.7 6.1 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.4 3.4 3.3 3.1 2.9
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 118,277 7.4 7.3 6.5 7.0 10.7 7.5 7.0 6.4 5.8 8.5 7.9 7.3 6.7
Worked at full-time jobs 80,810 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.7 3.6 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.1 3.6 3.0 2.9 2.7
50 to 52 weeks 68,331 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.6 2.0 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.1 2.2 1.8 1.7 1.6
Worked at part-time jobs 16,070 9.8 9.9 8.8 9.9 14.0 10.3 9.9 9.3 8.2 12.1 11.1 10.6 9.8
Did not work 21,397 23.3 22.9 20.5 20.8 35.1 23.2 20.8 18.9 18.2 24.6 23.9 21.5 19.4
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 7,664 36.9 36.0 33.6 34.2 59.1 47.6 34.2 27.0 24.9 49.1 47.3 33.2 26.1
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 2,462 51.9 51.5 49.9 51.2 70.1 61.3 51.2 41.7 38.5 62.8 60.1 48.7 39.8
SSI 5,659 31.6 30.5 27.8 28.1 57.0 44.0 28.1 20.9 19.5 45.4 44.1 27.5 20.5
Food stamps 8,229 55.3 54.6 51.5 52.8 69.8 58.2 52.8 41.5 35.5 61.3 55.9 50.0 37.4
Housing assistance 3,858 46.7 46.0 46.0 47.3 72.2 52.8 47.3 28.0 23.2 53.9 51.0 44.6 23.9
Energy assistance 3,475 47.9 46.4 42.5 43.6 69.4 48.8 43.6 34.9 30.7 51.1 47.3 41.6 32.6
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 11,014 32.3 32.0 29.7 32.0 42.0 34.5 32.0 26.9 20.5 36.5 29.9 27.5 22.3
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 3,083 61.3 60.1 57.2 58.1 82.6 72.2 58.1 43.7 40.8 74.0 72.0 56.4 42.3
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 173,072 6.7 6.6 5.7 6.0 14.1 6.6 6.0 5.3 4.6 7.3 6.6 6.0 5.2
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 129,153 2.3 2.3 1.9 2.0 4.6 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.6 2.6 2.2 2.1 2.0
Medicare 31,455 9.8 9.7 6.7 6.8 42.3 8.0 6.8 5.4 5.4 8.8 8.7 7.5 6.1
Both Medicare and Medicaid 3,186 29.2 28.4 23.4 23.6 63.6 33.6 23.6 15.4 15.1 34.6 34.2 23.9 15.6
Medicaid 16,127 34.6 34.0 31.7 33.0 50.3 38.6 33.0 27.4 23.2 40.2 36.7 30.9 24.7
Not covered at any time during the year 21,523 19.8 19.7 17.9 19.3 24.9 19.6 19.3 18.7 17.0 22.3 20.3 20.0 19.3
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, not Hispanic)
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, not Hispanic
Total 194,595 15,906 15,746 13,689 14,491 29,788 15,560 14,491 13,162 11,636 17,373 15,775 14,639 13,201
Age
Under 18 years 43,150 4,202 4,154 3,883 4,133 5,106 4,335 4,133 3,754 2,956 4,681 3,891 3,663 3,236
Related children 42,547 3,922 3,874 3,603 3,848 4,798 4,046 3,848 3,469 2,695 4,386 3,621 3,398 2,972
Under 6 years 13,399 1,476 1,453 1,394 1,478 1,683 1,528 1,478 1,345 1,073 1,657 1,405 1,332 1,174
18 to 24 years 17,382 2,213 2,193 2,110 2,276 2,657 2,339 2,276 2,208 2,145 2,640 2,542 2,466 2,386
25 to 44 years 53,461 3,913 3,877 3,594 3,844 5,196 4,100 3,844 3,512 2,963 4,661 4,111 3,824 3,448
45 to 64 years 52,267 3,176 3,138 2,551 2,677 5,458 3,023 2,677 2,401 2,291 3,415 3,264 2,929 2,644
65 years and over 28,335 2,402 2,384 1,551 1,560 11,371 1,763 1,560 1,286 1,280 1,976 1,967 1,757 1,486
65 to 74 years 14,519 1,057 1,052 701 709 4,762 795 709 586 582 882 879 789 664
75 years and over 13,816 1,346 1,331 850 851 6,609 968 851 700 699 1,094 1,088 968 822
Family Relationship
In families 159,215 10,132 10,022 8,726 9,334 19,041 10,022 9,334 8,560 7,093 11,256 9,728 8,984 8,119
In married-couple families 133,412 5,255 5,185 4,383 4,742 12,355 5,134 4,742 4,402 3,602 5,903 5,098 4,661 4,266
With related children under 18 75,718 3,182 3,139 2,884 3,160 4,236 3,386 3,160 2,867 2,097 3,822 3,055 2,800 2,445
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 18,792 4,110 4,078 3,722 3,898 5,422 4,144 3,898 3,535 2,972 4,488 3,902 3,639 3,231
With related children under 18 12,688 3,622 3,598 3,378 3,519 4,266 3,671 3,519 3,184 2,622 3,896 3,344 3,174 2,787
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 7,011 767 759 621 694 1,264 743 694 623 520 864 727 684 623
With related children under 18 3,779 536 523 446 510 717 524 510 439 345 596 459 452 409
Unrelated individuals 34,683 5,539 5,488 4,728 4,910 10,470 5,286 4,910 4,358 4,338 5,856 5,828 5,445 4,875
Living alone 22,518 3,012 2,989 2,285 2,358 7,286 2,632 2,358 1,865 1,856 2,890 2,874 2,596 2,100
65 years and over 8,907 1,292 1,283 807 811 4,789 902 811 573 573 972 972 875 636
Region
Northeast 39,392 2,949 2,861 2,479 2,620 5,677 2,860 2,620 2,309 2,071 3,170 2,890 2,650 2,312
Midwest 52,043 4,055 4,024 3,509 3,683 7,507 3,929 3,683 3,302 2,879 4,486 4,067 3,783 3,366
South 65,338 5,931 5,875 5,098 5,424 11,166 5,713 5,424 5,068 4,460 6,329 5,717 5,422 5,014
West 37,822 2,972 2,986 2,603 2,763 5,438 3,059 2,763 2,484 2,225 3,389 3,101 2,785 2,509
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 151,445 11,705 11,592 9,806 10,357 24,682 11,225 10,357 9,408 8,679 12,692 11,884 10,976 9,965
18 to 24 years old 17,382 2,213 2,193 2,110 2,276 2,657 2,339 2,276 2,208 2,145 2,640 2,542 2,466 2,386
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 2,983 526 519 488 524 634 558 524 499 474 624 583 543 518
25 years old and over 134,063 9,491 9,399 7,697 8,081 22,025 8,886 8,081 7,199 6,534 10,052 9,342 8,510 7,579
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 13,416 2,492 2,452 2,008 2,099 6,099 2,422 2,099 1,780 1,655 2,658 2,499 2,183 1,844
High school graduate, no college 44,022 3,625 3,607 2,939 3,078 8,874 3,342 3,078 2,763 2,478 3,776 3,506 3,213 2,877
College: Less than bachelor's degree 35,631 2,052 2,044 1,672 1,794 4,549 1,930 1,794 1,608 1,408 2,210 1,997 1,856 1,670
Bachelor's degree or more 40,994 1,322 1,296 1,078 1,110 2,503 1,192 1,110 1,048 993 1,408 1,339 1,258 1,189
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 118,277 8,737 8,658 7,737 8,247 12,659 8,889 8,247 7,594 6,896 10,081 9,331 8,655 7,939
Worked at full-time jobs 80,810 2,182 2,172 1,938 2,205 2,896 2,267 2,205 2,054 1,672 2,887 2,426 2,351 2,199
50 to 52 weeks 68,331 1,044 1,032 887 1,078 1,337 1,119 1,078 1,004 775 1,511 1,219 1,188 1,118
Worked at part-time jobs 16,070 1,579 1,585 1,417 1,585 2,247 1,652 1,585 1,496 1,323 1,939 1,786 1,707 1,579
Did not work 21,397 4,977 4,901 4,383 4,457 7,515 4,969 4,457 4,044 3,901 5,256 5,119 4,598 4,161
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 7,664 2,830 2,761 2,576 2,622 4,532 3,647 2,622 2,069 1,911 3,766 3,625 2,545 1,998
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 2,462 1,277 1,267 1,228 1,261 1,726 1,510 1,261 1,027 948 1,546 1,479 1,200 979
SSI 5,659 1,786 1,724 1,571 1,589 3,226 2,488 1,589 1,182 1,102 2,572 2,497 1,558 1,158
Food stamps 8,229 4,548 4,492 4,239 4,344 5,747 4,787 4,344 3,418 2,923 5,045 4,600 4,112 3,075
Housing assistance 3,858 1,801 1,773 1,773 1,825 2,784 2,036 1,825 1,081 894 2,079 1,969 1,720 921
Energy assistance 3,475 1,663 1,613 1,477 1,516 2,412 1,697 1,516 1,214 1,067 1,777 1,642 1,445 1,132
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 11,014 3,557 3,520 3,274 3,527 4,631 3,802 3,527 2,964 2,257 4,018 3,297 3,023 2,451
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 3,083 1,890 1,853 1,763 1,791 2,545 2,226 1,791 1,347 1,259 2,282 2,220 1,740 1,305
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 173,072 11,637 11,509 9,830 10,331 24,423 11,345 10,331 9,134 7,973 12,569 11,395 10,337 9,053
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 129,153 3,006 2,968 2,438 2,606 5,879 2,710 2,606 2,436 2,016 3,326 2,779 2,683 2,532
Medicare 31,455 3,084 3,053 2,121 2,138 13,308 2,513 2,138 1,710 1,688 2,767 2,735 2,345 1,921
Both Medicare and Medicaid 3,186 932 904 744 751 2,027 1,072 751 492 482 1,102 1,089 763 498
Medicaid 16,127 5,581 5,488 5,108 5,329 8,107 6,218 5,329 4,424 3,740 6,481 5,924 4,989 3,981
Not covered at any time during the year 21,523 4,269 4,237 3,859 4,160 5,366 4,215 4,160 4,028 3,662 4,804 4,380 4,302 4,148
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, not Hispanic)
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, not Hispanic
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 0.2 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 0.2 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) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
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 0.2
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) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
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 0.1 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 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 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8
With related children under 18 (X) 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.3
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 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Midwest (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 0.2
South (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
West (X) 0.4 0.4 0.3 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 0.1 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) 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2
25 years old 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
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.5 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8
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 0.1 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) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.8 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) 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.4 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.2 0.9 0.8
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.6 2.3 2.0 1.8 1.7 2.4 2.3 2.0 1.7
SSI (X) 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.5 1.3 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.3 1.3 0.9 0.8
Food stamps (X) 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.0
Housing assistance (X) 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.6 2.1 1.7 1.6 1.1 1.0 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.0
Energy assistance (X) 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.6 2.2 1.7 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.3
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.6 2.4 2.0 1.7 1.6 2.4 2.4 2.0 1.6
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 0.1 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 0.3 0.3 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.1 3.7 2.5 2.1 1.7 1.6 2.6 2.6 2.1 1.7
Medicaid (X) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.9
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7
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, not Hispanic)
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, not Hispanic
Total 0 282 281 263 270 376 279 270 258 243 294 281 271 258
Age
Under 18 years 0 127 127 123 126 140 129 126 121 108 134 123 119 113
Related children 311 123 123 118 122 136 125 122 116 103 130 119 115 108
Under 6 years 184 77 76 75 77 82 78 77 73 66 81 75 73 69
18 to 24 years 0 65 65 64 66 71 67 66 65 64 71 70 69 68
25 to 44 years 0 86 86 83 86 99 88 86 82 76 94 88 85 81
45 to 64 years 0 78 77 70 72 100 76 72 68 67 81 79 75 71
65 years and over 0 67 67 54 55 123 58 55 50 50 61 61 58 53
65 to 74 years 0 45 45 37 37 91 39 37 34 34 41 41 39 36
75 years and over 0 51 51 41 41 103 43 41 37 37 46 46 43 40
Family Relationship
In families 484 227 226 211 218 307 226 218 210 191 239 223 214 204
In married-couple families 484 165 164 151 157 250 163 157 151 137 175 163 156 149
With related children under 18 425 129 128 123 128 149 133 128 122 105 141 126 121 113
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 238 146 146 139 143 168 147 143 136 125 153 143 138 130
With related children under 18 198 137 137 133 136 149 138 136 129 117 143 132 129 121
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 148 64 63 57 60 82 63 60 57 52 67 62 60 57
With related children under 18 110 53 52 49 52 61 53 52 48 43 56 49 49 46
Unrelated individuals 178 92 92 84 86 137 90 86 80 80 95 95 91 85
Living alone 147 65 65 56 57 109 60 57 50 50 63 63 60 53
65 years and over 95 41 41 32 32 85 34 32 27 27 35 35 34 28
Region
Northeast 0 117 115 108 110 162 115 110 104 98 121 116 111 104
Midwest 0 139 138 129 132 188 137 132 125 117 146 139 134 126
South 0 187 186 174 179 254 184 179 173 163 193 184 179 172
West 0 138 139 129 133 186 140 133 126 120 148 141 134 127
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 442 243 242 223 229 343 238 229 219 210 252 245 235 225
18 to 24 years old 208 65 65 64 66 71 67 66 65 64 71 70 69 68
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 88 32 32 31 32 35 33 32 31 31 35 34 33 32
25 years old and over 440 220 219 199 203 326 213 203 192 183 226 218 208 197
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 184 114 113 103 105 177 113 105 97 93 118 114 107 98
High school graduate, no college 315 137 137 124 127 213 132 127 120 114 140 135 129 123
College: Less than bachelor's degree 288 104 103 94 97 154 101 97 92 86 108 102 99 94
Bachelor's degree or more 306 83 83 75 76 114 79 76 74 72 86 84 81 79
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 275 211 210 199 205 252 213 205 197 188 226 218 210 202
Worked at full-time jobs 276 107 107 101 107 123 109 107 104 94 123 113 111 107
50 to 52 weeks 266 74 74 68 75 84 77 75 73 64 89 80 79 77
Worked at part-time jobs 153 91 91 86 91 108 93 91 89 83 101 97 95 91
Did not work 174 161 159 151 152 196 160 152 145 142 165 163 154 147
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 112 63 62 60 60 82 72 60 53 51 74 72 59 52
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 58 41 41 40 41 48 45 41 36 35 45 44 40 36
SSI 93 49 48 46 46 67 58 46 39 38 60 59 45 39
Food stamps 117 82 81 79 80 94 85 80 70 64 87 83 77 66
Housing assistance 75 49 49 49 49 62 52 49 37 34 53 51 48 34
Energy assistance 70 47 46 44 45 57 48 45 40 37 49 47 44 38
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 141 71 71 68 71 83 74 71 64 55 76 68 65 58
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 66 50 50 49 49 59 55 49 42 41 56 55 48 41
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 435 243 242 224 229 344 240 229 216 202 252 241 230 215
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 439 125 125 113 117 174 119 117 113 103 132 121 118 115
Medicare 273 127 126 105 106 259 115 106 95 94 120 120 111 100
Both Medicare and Medicaid 91 70 69 63 63 103 75 63 51 50 76 76 63 51
Medicaid 201 170 169 163 166 204 179 166 152 140 183 175 161 144
Not covered at any time during the year 230 149 149 142 147 167 148 147 145 138 158 151 150 147
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2004 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes