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]
(Black 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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Black alone
Total 35,989 24.5 24.3 22.8 23.9 32.2 25.7 23.9 20.7 18.1 27.1 24.8 22.9 19.4
Age
Under 18 years 11,367 33.7 33.5 32.5 34.0 38.6 35.8 34.0 29.5 24.7 36.8 32.8 30.8 25.6
Related children 11,162 33.2 32.9 31.9 33.5 38.2 35.3 33.5 29.0 24.2 36.3 32.3 30.2 25.0
Under 6 years 3,566 38.5 38.5 37.9 39.4 43.4 40.9 39.4 35.2 30.7 41.6 38.6 37.0 31.7
18 to 24 years 3,809 27.1 27.1 26.7 29.1 34.2 30.5 29.1 25.9 24.6 32.4 30.9 29.5 26.6
25 to 44 years 10,443 19.4 19.2 18.6 19.4 24.0 20.8 19.4 17.0 14.7 22.2 20.2 18.6 15.9
45 to 64 years 7,493 16.1 15.8 14.1 15.0 24.9 17.3 15.0 12.6 11.7 18.3 17.3 15.0 12.8
65 years and over 2,876 25.1 24.4 17.0 17.1 52.9 19.7 17.1 13.2 13.0 21.9 21.6 18.9 14.8
65 to 74 years 1,604 21.8 21.3 16.0 16.2 47.6 18.5 16.2 12.4 12.2 20.2 19.7 17.4 13.6
75 years and over 1,271 29.1 28.3 18.3 18.3 59.6 21.2 18.3 14.0 14.0 24.2 24.0 20.7 16.4
Family Relationship
In families 29,727 23.6 23.4 22.2 23.4 30.6 25.2 23.4 20.4 17.4 26.3 23.7 21.8 18.5
In married-couple families 14,341 8.7 8.4 7.6 8.3 14.2 9.1 8.3 7.3 6.3 9.8 8.5 7.7 7.0
With related children under 18 9,672 9.3 9.2 8.7 9.6 12.3 10.5 9.6 8.3 6.8 10.9 9.1 8.4 7.4
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 13,118 39.6 39.4 37.9 39.8 48.2 42.6 39.8 34.3 29.3 44.1 40.2 36.9 30.6
With related children under 18 10,596 44.5 44.3 43.0 45.0 51.2 47.4 45.0 39.0 33.1 48.7 44.2 41.2 34.2
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 2,267 25.1 25.0 23.7 24.9 32.6 26.0 24.9 22.1 18.1 28.1 24.3 23.4 20.4
With related children under 18 1,428 31.3 31.3 30.2 32.2 37.4 33.0 32.2 27.9 21.6 35.7 29.7 29.2 24.7
Unrelated individuals 6,034 27.6 27.4 24.4 25.2 39.1 27.5 25.2 20.9 20.8 29.6 29.3 26.9 22.5
Living alone 4,149 25.8 25.5 21.3 21.7 39.5 24.6 21.7 16.2 16.1 26.6 26.4 23.3 17.8
65 years and over 1,026 35.6 34.8 22.4 22.4 68.0 25.9 22.4 13.4 13.4 28.6 28.6 24.8 15.9
Region
Northeast 6,591 23.6 23.5 22.8 23.6 31.2 25.6 23.6 19.0 16.1 26.8 24.6 22.1 16.9
Midwest 6,561 27.4 27.1 25.4 26.5 35.8 28.3 26.5 23.1 20.6 30.3 27.8 26.0 22.2
South 19,576 24.5 24.2 22.7 23.9 32.2 25.4 23.9 21.1 18.6 26.6 24.5 23.0 20.0
West 3,261 20.2 20.3 18.3 19.6 26.8 23.0 19.6 16.4 14.1 24.0 21.4 17.6 15.0
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 24,622 20.2 20.0 18.3 19.3 29.2 21.1 19.3 16.6 15.1 22.6 21.2 19.2 16.5
18 to 24 years old 3,809 27.1 27.1 26.7 29.1 34.2 30.5 29.1 25.9 24.6 32.4 30.9 29.5 26.6
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,005 39.9 40.3 39.3 41.9 47.9 44.1 41.9 36.7 34.9 45.9 43.6 41.4 36.4
25 years old and over 20,812 19.0 18.7 16.8 17.5 28.3 19.4 17.5 14.9 13.4 20.8 19.4 17.3 14.6
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,030 35.8 35.1 30.2 31.6 54.8 35.9 31.6 25.4 23.1 38.1 36.3 31.6 25.4
High school graduate, no college 7,493 20.2 20.0 18.4 19.1 29.8 21.0 19.1 16.8 15.0 22.4 20.7 18.8 16.2
College: Less than bachelor's degree 5,622 14.2 13.9 13.0 13.5 20.6 14.6 13.5 11.7 10.3 15.9 14.4 13.2 11.2
Bachelor's degree or more 3,667 5.5 5.4 4.5 4.7 8.1 5.1 4.7 4.5 4.2 5.9 5.6 5.1 4.8
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 20,762 19.2 19.1 18.1 19.1 25.7 20.9 19.1 16.7 15.1 22.2 20.7 18.8 16.3
Worked at full-time jobs 13,326 7.2 7.1 6.8 7.6 9.6 8.1 7.6 6.5 5.0 9.3 7.8 7.3 6.0
50 to 52 weeks 11,048 4.2 4.1 3.8 4.6 5.5 4.8 4.6 3.8 2.6 5.9 4.5 4.2 3.5
Worked at part-time jobs 2,166 28.0 28.0 27.1 30.7 39.1 32.0 30.7 26.0 22.4 33.8 30.9 29.1 24.8
Did not work 5,270 46.1 45.6 43.1 43.6 60.8 48.7 43.6 38.6 37.5 50.2 49.2 43.8 38.7
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 5,038 56.0 55.4 52.7 54.0 74.5 66.5 54.0 42.6 39.8 68.0 65.6 52.0 40.3
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 2,539 65.9 65.6 63.8 65.1 76.9 74.5 65.1 51.8 48.4 75.2 73.2 62.0 48.3
SSI 2,955 48.0 46.8 43.2 44.8 74.8 62.7 44.8 33.2 31.5 64.7 62.0 43.7 32.3
Food stamps 6,662 66.8 66.3 64.2 66.4 79.3 71.6 66.4 52.8 46.4 72.7 67.9 62.2 47.7
Housing assistance 4,808 62.0 62.0 62.0 64.0 74.4 68.1 64.0 47.8 40.4 69.4 66.0 61.2 41.8
Energy assistance 1,627 64.1 64.0 60.3 62.9 81.3 68.2 62.9 50.9 44.8 68.7 65.3 59.8 45.8
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 8,515 48.1 47.7 45.8 48.4 56.3 51.8 48.4 40.8 34.3 53.5 47.7 43.9 36.1
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 3,088 72.7 72.5 69.6 70.9 87.4 81.8 70.9 54.7 50.8 82.8 80.3 68.2 51.3
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 28,950 22.2 22.0 20.5 21.5 30.4 23.7 21.5 18.0 15.8 24.7 22.7 20.5 16.8
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 17,896 6.9 6.9 6.3 7.1 9.9 7.3 7.1 6.2 4.9 8.0 6.7 6.4 5.8
Medicare 3,987 28.7 28.0 21.7 22.4 58.8 26.9 22.4 16.5 16.0 28.4 27.8 23.1 17.6
Both Medicare and Medicaid 1,165 41.4 40.9 34.8 36.0 73.6 49.1 36.0 23.1 21.5 49.5 48.9 35.4 23.1
Medicaid 8,736 53.5 53.1 51.1 53.0 67.1 59.5 53.0 43.4 38.0 60.9 56.7 49.7 39.3
Not covered at any time during the year 7,039 33.8 33.4 32.1 33.9 39.5 34.3 33.9 31.6 27.9 36.8 33.4 32.8 29.8
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]
(Black 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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Black alone
Total 35,989 8,813 8,728 8,200 8,617 11,589 9,264 8,617 7,440 6,524 9,738 8,935 8,232 6,970
Age
Under 18 years 11,367 3,828 3,802 3,692 3,869 4,393 4,071 3,869 3,352 2,802 4,182 3,726 3,499 2,912
Related children 11,162 3,700 3,674 3,564 3,740 4,263 3,941 3,740 3,232 2,697 4,049 3,600 3,373 2,791
Under 6 years 3,566 1,373 1,374 1,351 1,407 1,548 1,458 1,407 1,257 1,095 1,482 1,378 1,320 1,130
18 to 24 years 3,809 1,033 1,034 1,018 1,109 1,304 1,163 1,109 988 938 1,233 1,178 1,125 1,013
25 to 44 years 10,443 2,027 2,009 1,942 2,024 2,508 2,169 2,024 1,776 1,534 2,320 2,113 1,941 1,662
45 to 64 years 7,493 1,204 1,181 1,059 1,121 1,863 1,294 1,121 945 877 1,372 1,295 1,124 958
65 years and over 2,876 721 701 489 493 1,521 566 493 378 373 631 622 543 427
65 to 74 years 1,604 350 341 256 261 763 296 261 200 195 324 317 280 219
75 years and over 1,271 370 360 232 232 758 270 232 178 178 307 306 263 208
Family Relationship
In families 29,727 7,016 6,946 6,600 6,969 9,100 7,477 6,969 6,052 5,161 7,825 7,043 6,487 5,490
In married-couple families 14,341 1,248 1,207 1,086 1,189 2,043 1,302 1,189 1,053 900 1,405 1,223 1,109 1,008
With related children under 18 9,672 901 888 842 932 1,185 1,012 932 800 654 1,050 879 809 714
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 13,118 5,199 5,172 4,977 5,215 6,317 5,584 5,215 4,498 3,850 5,783 5,268 4,846 4,018
With related children under 18 10,596 4,715 4,691 4,561 4,764 5,429 5,022 4,764 4,134 3,507 5,162 4,681 4,371 3,622
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 2,267 569 567 538 565 740 590 565 500 411 637 552 532 464
With related children under 18 1,428 447 447 432 459 534 471 459 398 308 509 424 417 353
Unrelated individuals 6,034 1,667 1,652 1,470 1,518 2,360 1,657 1,518 1,264 1,255 1,784 1,768 1,621 1,356
Living alone 4,149 1,069 1,060 883 900 1,640 1,023 900 674 670 1,104 1,094 969 738
65 years and over 1,026 365 357 230 230 698 266 230 137 137 294 294 255 163
Region
Northeast 6,591 1,553 1,552 1,501 1,552 2,060 1,688 1,552 1,254 1,063 1,764 1,619 1,459 1,113
Midwest 6,561 1,798 1,776 1,668 1,740 2,352 1,855 1,740 1,514 1,352 1,988 1,823 1,705 1,458
South 19,576 4,805 4,738 4,434 4,687 6,303 4,972 4,687 4,136 3,649 5,204 4,795 4,494 3,909
West 3,261 657 661 596 638 874 748 638 536 460 782 698 575 490
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 24,622 4,984 4,925 4,507 4,748 7,196 5,193 4,748 4,088 3,722 5,556 5,209 4,733 4,059
18 to 24 years old 3,809 1,033 1,034 1,018 1,109 1,304 1,163 1,109 988 938 1,233 1,178 1,125 1,013
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,005 401 405 395 421 481 444 421 369 351 462 439 417 366
25 years old and over 20,812 3,952 3,891 3,490 3,639 5,892 4,030 3,639 3,099 2,784 4,323 4,030 3,608 3,046
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,030 1,445 1,415 1,219 1,273 2,207 1,449 1,273 1,022 929 1,535 1,464 1,275 1,024
High school graduate, no college 7,493 1,510 1,496 1,376 1,434 2,232 1,573 1,434 1,257 1,123 1,679 1,553 1,406 1,217
College: Less than bachelor's degree 5,622 796 783 729 759 1,157 819 759 657 577 891 807 741 629
Bachelor's degree or more 3,667 201 197 166 173 296 188 173 164 154 218 206 186 176
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 20,762 3,993 3,958 3,758 3,975 5,335 4,332 3,975 3,463 3,125 4,612 4,296 3,912 3,384
Worked at full-time jobs 13,326 954 950 902 1,014 1,282 1,074 1,014 865 663 1,235 1,036 972 806
50 to 52 weeks 11,048 459 454 419 505 611 534 505 421 286 647 497 467 383
Worked at part-time jobs 2,166 607 606 587 665 846 693 665 564 485 732 669 630 538
Did not work 5,270 2,431 2,402 2,269 2,296 3,207 2,566 2,296 2,034 1,977 2,645 2,591 2,310 2,041
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 5,038 2,823 2,792 2,655 2,718 3,755 3,348 2,718 2,145 2,007 3,426 3,304 2,617 2,031
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 2,539 1,674 1,665 1,619 1,652 1,953 1,893 1,652 1,315 1,228 1,909 1,859 1,576 1,227
SSI 2,955 1,420 1,384 1,275 1,324 2,212 1,852 1,324 982 931 1,913 1,834 1,292 953
Food stamps 6,662 4,453 4,420 4,278 4,422 5,282 4,768 4,422 3,517 3,093 4,842 4,524 4,141 3,177
Housing assistance 4,808 2,981 2,980 2,980 3,079 3,577 3,272 3,079 2,300 1,944 3,338 3,171 2,941 2,012
Energy assistance 1,627 1,044 1,041 981 1,023 1,323 1,109 1,023 828 729 1,118 1,063 972 745
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 8,515 4,096 4,058 3,897 4,119 4,797 4,409 4,119 3,477 2,919 4,558 4,062 3,735 3,078
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 3,088 2,246 2,238 2,150 2,188 2,700 2,527 2,188 1,689 1,568 2,557 2,481 2,106 1,584
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 28,950 6,432 6,375 5,938 6,234 8,807 6,848 6,234 5,215 4,563 7,149 6,585 5,923 4,874
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 17,896 1,237 1,226 1,135 1,262 1,766 1,306 1,262 1,118 885 1,429 1,205 1,154 1,043
Medicare 3,987 1,143 1,115 863 891 2,342 1,071 891 659 637 1,131 1,106 919 701
Both Medicare and Medicaid 1,165 483 477 405 420 857 572 420 269 250 576 570 413 270
Medicaid 8,736 4,671 4,636 4,467 4,631 5,866 5,195 4,631 3,790 3,320 5,322 4,953 4,340 3,429
Not covered at any time during the year 7,039 2,381 2,353 2,262 2,383 2,782 2,415 2,383 2,225 1,961 2,589 2,350 2,309 2,097
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]
(Black 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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Black alone
Total (X) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5
Age
Under 18 years (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
Related children (X) 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0
Under 6 years (X) 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.1
18 to 24 years (X) 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2
25 to 44 years (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
45 to 64 years (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6
65 years and over (X) 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.6 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0
65 to 74 years (X) 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.4 2.3 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3
75 years and over (X) 2.1 2.0 1.7 1.7 2.8 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.6
Family Relationship
In families (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
In married-couple families (X) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5
With related children under 18 (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.2
With related children under 18 (X) 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.5
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.7 3.2 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.2 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.4
With related children under 18 (X) 3.9 3.9 3.8 4.0 4.4 4.0 4.0 3.6 3.1 4.2 3.8 3.7 3.4
Unrelated individuals (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7
Living alone (X) 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.3 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8
65 years and over (X) 2.4 2.3 1.8 1.8 3.6 1.9 1.8 1.3 1.3 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.5
Region
Northeast (X) 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.2
Midwest (X) 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4
South (X) 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8
West (X) 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.6 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.8 2.4 2.3 2.0 1.9
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6
18 to 24 years old (X) 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.8 4.2 4.0 3.8 3.5 3.4 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.5
25 years old and over (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.2 3.1 2.4 2.2 2.0 1.9 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.0
High school graduate, no college (X) 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.1
College: Less than bachelor's degree (X) 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1
Bachelor's degree or more (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years (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
Worked at full-time jobs (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5
50 to 52 weeks (X) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4
Worked at part-time jobs (X) 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.9 3.4 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.5 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.6
Did not work (X) 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.7 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.1
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.9 1.8 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.8 1.8 1.5 1.3
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.0 1.9 2.7 2.6 2.3 1.9
SSI (X) 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 2.5 2.2 1.7 1.4 1.4 2.2 2.2 1.7 1.4
Food stamps (X) 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.2
Housing assistance (X) 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.4 1.3 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.3
Energy assistance (X) 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.9 3.5 3.0 2.9 2.5 2.3 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.3
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.9
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.6 2.3 1.9 1.8 2.6 2.6 2.3 1.8
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative (X) 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4
Medicare (X) 2.1 2.1 1.8 1.8 3.3 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.5 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.6
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 4.9 4.9 4.4 4.5 7.1 5.5 4.5 3.5 3.3 5.5 5.5 4.5 3.5
Medicaid (X) 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.7 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.7
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6
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]
(Black 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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Black alone
Total 0 204 203 197 202 229 208 202 189 178 213 205 198 183
Age
Under 18 years 0 117 116 115 117 124 120 117 110 102 121 115 112 104
Related children 191 115 115 113 116 122 118 116 108 100 120 114 111 102
Under 6 years 114 73 73 72 73 77 75 73 70 65 75 73 71 66
18 to 24 years 0 44 44 44 46 49 47 46 43 42 48 47 46 44
25 to 44 years 0 61 61 60 61 67 63 61 57 54 65 62 60 56
45 to 64 years 0 47 47 44 45 57 49 45 42 41 50 49 46 42
65 years and over 0 35 35 30 30 46 32 30 26 26 33 33 31 28
65 to 74 years 0 26 25 22 22 36 24 22 20 19 25 24 23 20
75 years and over 0 26 26 21 21 36 23 21 19 19 24 24 22 20
Family Relationship
In families 326 184 183 179 183 207 189 183 172 160 193 184 178 164
In married-couple families 258 81 79 75 79 103 82 79 74 69 85 80 76 73
With related children under 18 219 69 68 66 70 79 73 70 65 59 74 68 65 61
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 249 160 160 157 161 175 166 161 150 139 168 161 155 142
With related children under 18 228 153 153 151 154 164 158 154 144 133 160 153 148 135
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 111 55 55 53 54 62 56 54 51 46 58 54 53 49
With related children under 18 89 48 48 48 49 53 50 49 46 40 52 47 47 43
Unrelated individuals 72 47 47 44 45 57 47 45 41 41 49 49 46 42
Living alone 61 37 37 34 34 47 36 34 29 29 38 38 35 31
65 years and over 31 21 21 17 17 30 18 17 13 13 19 19 18 14
Region
Northeast 174 85 85 83 85 97 88 85 76 70 90 86 82 72
Midwest 176 92 91 89 90 105 93 90 85 80 97 93 90 83
South 308 165 164 159 163 187 168 163 154 145 171 165 160 150
West 147 65 65 62 64 75 69 64 59 55 71 67 61 56
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 256 156 155 149 153 184 159 153 142 136 164 159 152 142
18 to 24 years old 118 44 44 44 46 49 47 46 43 42 48 47 46 44
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 62 28 28 28 29 31 29 29 27 26 30 29 29 27
25 years old and over 243 140 139 132 135 168 141 135 125 119 146 141 134 124
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 121 86 86 79 81 106 87 81 73 70 89 87 81 73
High school graduate, no college 161 88 88 84 86 107 90 86 81 76 93 89 85 79
College: Less than bachelor's degree 141 64 64 62 63 77 65 63 59 55 68 65 62 57
Bachelor's degree or more 115 33 32 30 30 39 31 30 29 29 34 33 31 30
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 45 141 140 137 140 161 146 140 132 125 151 146 139 130
Worked at full-time jobs 129 70 70 69 73 81 75 73 67 59 80 73 71 65
50 to 52 weeks 133 49 49 47 51 57 53 51 47 39 58 51 49 45
Worked at part-time jobs 80 56 56 55 59 66 60 59 54 50 62 59 57 53
Did not work 114 111 111 108 108 127 114 108 102 101 116 115 109 102
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 87 63 62 61 61 73 69 61 54 52 70 68 60 52
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 59 47 47 46 47 51 50 47 42 40 51 50 46 40
SSI 64 43 43 41 42 55 50 42 36 35 51 50 41 35
Food stamps 103 81 81 79 81 90 84 81 71 66 85 82 78 67
Housing assistance 85 65 65 65 66 71 68 66 56 51 69 67 64 52
Energy assistance 46 37 37 36 36 42 38 36 33 31 38 37 35 31
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 120 77 77 75 77 85 81 77 70 64 82 77 73 66
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 66 55 55 54 54 61 59 54 47 46 59 58 53 46
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 266 177 176 171 174 204 182 174 161 151 186 179 170 156
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 230 80 80 77 81 96 82 81 76 68 86 79 78 74
Medicare 120 77 76 67 68 110 75 68 59 58 77 76 69 61
Both Medicare and Medicaid 66 50 50 46 47 67 55 47 38 36 55 55 47 38
Medicaid 172 152 152 149 152 170 160 152 138 130 162 157 147 132
Not covered at any time during the year 156 110 110 108 111 119 111 111 107 101 115 110 109 104
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2004 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes