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]
(Asian 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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Asian alone or in combination
Total 12,891 11.9 11.8 10.6 11.2 15.5 12.6 11.2 10.3 8.8 13.9 11.9 10.6 9.6
Age
Under 18 years 3,316 12.5 12.3 11.5 12.4 14.7 13.3 12.4 11.2 8.3 14.4 10.8 10.0 8.7
Related children 3,279 12.1 12.0 11.2 12.2 14.5 13.1 12.2 10.9 8.0 14.2 10.5 9.8 8.4
Under 6 years 1,121 8.5 8.5 8.1 8.9 11.6 10.1 8.9 7.8 6.5 11.1 8.9 7.5 6.5
18 to 24 years 1,263 15.6 15.6 15.2 15.9 19.3 17.2 15.9 15.0 14.3 18.7 17.6 16.6 15.8
25 to 44 years 4,476 10.7 10.7 10.2 10.9 12.5 11.2 10.9 10.4 9.0 12.2 10.4 10.0 9.7
45 to 64 years 2,770 10.1 10.0 8.5 8.7 11.6 9.5 8.7 7.9 7.0 11.1 9.5 8.8 8.1
65 years and over 1,065 15.6 14.8 9.4 9.5 36.0 18.7 9.5 7.3 7.1 20.8 20.6 12.1 8.5
65 to 74 years 650 14.5 13.8 9.5 9.6 33.6 15.1 9.6 6.6 6.2 17.2 17.2 11.9 7.1
75 years and over 416 17.4 16.4 9.2 9.3 39.8 24.2 9.3 8.4 8.4 26.3 26.0 12.5 10.6
Family Relationship
In families 11,266 10.3 10.2 9.0 9.6 13.3 10.8 9.6 8.8 7.1 11.9 9.7 8.7 7.8
In married-couple families 9,348 8.2 8.1 7.1 7.6 11.0 8.7 7.6 6.9 5.3 10.0 7.9 6.9 6.1
With related children under 18 6,550 8.3 8.2 7.7 8.3 9.9 9.1 8.3 7.5 5.3 10.1 7.2 6.5 5.8
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 1,184 26.2 25.0 23.6 25.3 30.5 26.4 25.3 23.0 19.2 27.4 23.0 22.4 19.7
With related children under 18 798 30.9 29.2 27.9 30.5 35.7 30.7 30.5 27.0 21.5 32.1 25.6 25.4 21.5
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 734 12.2 12.2 9.9 10.0 15.2 11.3 10.0 9.8 9.8 11.8 11.6 10.4 10.3
With related children under 18 298 15.4 15.4 13.4 13.8 17.3 13.8 13.8 13.2 13.2 13.8 13.4 13.4 13.2
Unrelated individuals 1,590 23.0 22.8 21.4 22.0 30.5 25.3 22.0 20.6 20.4 27.3 26.9 23.6 22.1
Living alone 829 22.3 22.2 19.7 19.7 32.6 25.8 19.7 16.9 16.9 27.3 26.8 20.6 17.8
65 years and over 204 32.4 31.1 21.6 21.6 64.7 43.1 21.6 14.6 14.6 43.5 43.5 21.6 14.6
Region
Northeast 2,366 14.1 13.8 12.7 13.3 17.3 14.1 13.3 12.7 9.4 15.6 12.3 11.5 10.1
Midwest 1,622 12.4 12.3 12.1 12.7 16.8 13.9 12.7 12.4 11.4 14.3 12.8 12.6 11.6
South 2,612 12.2 12.2 10.9 11.6 13.0 12.0 11.6 10.9 9.7 13.5 10.6 10.6 10.5
West 6,291 10.9 10.7 9.3 9.8 15.6 11.9 9.8 8.5 7.5 13.3 12.0 9.7 8.5
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 9,575 11.7 11.6 10.3 10.8 15.8 12.3 10.8 9.9 8.9 13.7 12.2 10.8 9.9
18 to 24 years old 1,263 15.6 15.6 15.2 15.9 19.3 17.2 15.9 15.0 14.3 18.7 17.6 16.6 15.8
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 161 18.6 18.6 17.7 18.1 22.5 19.9 18.1 15.4 14.1 22.0 19.9 18.1 15.9
25 years old and over 8,312 11.2 11.0 9.6 10.0 15.3 11.6 10.0 9.2 8.1 12.9 11.4 9.9 9.0
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,089 24.5 24.1 21.1 22.0 37.2 27.5 22.0 18.6 16.1 29.9 27.1 21.6 17.7
High school graduate, no college 1,657 11.9 11.8 10.2 10.5 16.5 12.3 10.5 9.9 8.6 14.0 12.1 10.6 9.7
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1,504 10.4 10.4 9.6 10.2 14.0 11.0 10.2 9.4 8.2 11.4 10.1 9.3 8.5
Bachelor's degree or more 4,063 7.5 7.4 6.2 6.5 9.3 7.2 6.5 6.2 5.7 8.5 7.4 6.7 6.5
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 8,227 11.0 10.9 10.2 10.7 12.9 11.2 10.7 10.1 9.0 12.5 10.8 10.3 9.9
Worked at full-time jobs 5,351 4.0 4.0 3.6 3.9 4.9 4.1 3.9 3.7 2.8 5.2 3.8 3.5 3.4
50 to 52 weeks 4,579 2.6 2.6 2.1 2.3 3.0 2.5 2.3 2.2 1.6 3.3 2.4 2.3 2.2
Worked at part-time jobs 938 13.0 13.0 12.3 14.7 17.1 15.1 14.7 13.4 11.9 17.1 15.0 14.0 13.3
Did not work 1,937 29.3 29.1 27.2 27.4 33.1 28.9 27.4 26.2 24.8 30.5 28.4 27.3 26.0
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 714 32.1 31.2 29.0 32.0 61.3 57.4 32.0 22.1 19.3 58.6 55.1 31.8 22.7
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 215 56.3 54.3 52.3 62.3 67.9 66.2 62.3 39.2 29.9 67.6 63.3 55.9 37.1
SSI 546 27.8 27.3 24.5 24.5 62.0 57.3 24.5 16.8 16.8 58.6 55.6 27.4 18.4
Food stamps 464 65.3 63.8 57.0 61.9 73.6 67.0 61.9 44.9 36.3 72.7 66.4 61.1 40.7
Housing assistance 413 44.8 41.9 41.9 43.0 68.4 59.3 43.0 23.4 13.8 62.0 54.3 38.0 17.6
Energy assistance 173 36.5 33.0 31.8 38.4 62.4 45.0 38.4 29.0 22.3 48.5 38.5 31.5 26.2
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 1,134 37.7 37.4 34.6 37.5 43.5 39.2 37.5 32.4 21.8 41.3 30.5 30.2 24.0
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 222 63.9 60.8 55.4 64.9 79.0 75.6 64.9 39.5 30.5 76.9 72.8 61.6 38.9
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 10,494 8.8 8.7 7.8 8.3 12.9 10.0 8.3 7.3 6.0 10.9 9.3 7.8 6.8
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 7,822 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.4 4.0 2.8 2.4 2.2 1.9 3.3 2.3 2.2 2.1
Medicare 1,096 17.9 17.1 11.6 12.3 39.4 21.7 12.3 9.3 9.3 24.2 23.4 14.7 10.9
Both Medicare and Medicaid 291 27.0 25.1 18.3 20.6 58.2 54.0 20.6 12.1 12.1 56.4 54.6 23.1 14.2
Medicaid 1,383 32.0 31.6 29.4 32.3 48.6 44.2 32.3 26.4 19.7 46.3 39.5 28.2 22.2
Not covered at any time during the year 2,397 25.5 25.0 22.8 23.7 26.9 24.0 23.7 23.2 20.7 27.0 23.2 22.9 21.9
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]
(Asian 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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Asian alone or in combination
Total 12,891 1,538 1,517 1,366 1,442 2,000 1,623 1,442 1,323 1,131 1,789 1,531 1,365 1,235
Age
Under 18 years 3,316 414 407 380 412 488 443 412 372 276 478 359 333 289
Related children 3,279 397 393 366 399 474 429 399 358 263 464 346 320 276
Under 6 years 1,121 95 95 90 100 130 113 100 87 73 125 100 84 73
18 to 24 years 1,263 197 197 192 200 244 217 200 190 181 236 222 210 200
25 to 44 years 4,476 480 477 459 487 561 500 487 464 405 546 465 449 432
45 to 64 years 2,770 280 278 236 242 323 264 242 219 194 307 265 244 223
65 years and over 1,065 167 158 100 101 384 199 101 78 75 221 220 129 90
65 to 74 years 650 94 90 62 63 218 98 63 43 40 112 112 77 46
75 years and over 416 72 68 38 38 166 101 38 35 35 109 108 52 44
Family Relationship
In families 11,266 1,163 1,145 1,017 1,083 1,502 1,212 1,083 987 798 1,346 1,095 982 875
In married-couple families 9,348 764 760 666 710 1,030 816 710 643 499 934 737 641 566
With related children under 18 6,550 543 539 502 546 650 599 546 490 346 660 473 425 378
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 1,184 310 296 279 300 361 313 300 272 228 325 272 265 233
With related children under 18 798 247 233 223 243 285 245 243 216 172 256 204 203 171
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 734 90 90 73 74 111 83 74 72 72 87 86 76 76
With related children under 18 298 46 46 40 41 52 41 41 39 39 41 40 40 39
Unrelated individuals 1,590 365 362 340 350 485 402 350 327 325 434 428 375 352
Living alone 829 185 184 163 163 270 214 163 140 140 226 222 170 147
65 years and over 204 66 63 44 44 132 88 44 30 30 89 89 44 30
Region
Northeast 2,366 334 326 301 315 408 334 315 301 223 369 292 272 240
Midwest 1,622 201 199 197 207 273 226 207 200 185 232 207 204 188
South 2,612 318 318 284 303 338 312 303 284 252 353 277 277 273
West 6,291 685 674 584 617 981 751 617 537 471 836 756 612 534
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 9,575 1,124 1,110 986 1,030 1,512 1,181 1,030 951 855 1,311 1,172 1,032 945
18 to 24 years old 1,263 197 197 192 200 244 217 200 190 181 236 222 210 200
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 161 30 30 28 29 36 32 29 25 23 35 32 29 26
25 years old and over 8,312 927 913 795 830 1,268 963 830 761 674 1,075 950 822 746
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,089 267 262 230 239 405 300 239 203 176 325 295 235 192
High school graduate, no college 1,657 198 195 169 174 274 204 174 164 142 232 201 176 160
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1,504 157 156 145 153 210 166 153 141 124 171 152 141 128
Bachelor's degree or more 4,063 305 300 251 263 379 294 263 254 232 347 302 271 265
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 8,227 905 900 836 877 1,062 922 877 831 740 1,027 892 851 812
Worked at full-time jobs 5,351 216 214 193 208 260 221 208 198 148 276 201 190 183
50 to 52 weeks 4,579 119 118 97 107 139 114 107 102 71 153 112 106 102
Worked at part-time jobs 938 122 122 115 138 160 142 138 126 112 161 140 132 125
Did not work 1,937 568 564 527 530 642 559 530 507 480 590 551 529 504
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 714 229 222 207 229 437 409 229 158 137 418 393 227 162
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 215 121 117 113 134 146 143 134 84 64 146 136 120 80
SSI 546 152 149 134 134 339 313 134 92 92 320 304 150 101
Food stamps 464 303 296 264 287 341 311 287 208 168 337 308 283 189
Housing assistance 413 185 173 173 178 283 245 178 97 57 256 224 157 73
Energy assistance 173 63 57 55 66 108 78 66 50 39 84 67 54 45
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 1,134 427 424 392 425 493 444 425 367 248 468 346 342 272
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 222 142 135 123 144 176 168 144 88 68 171 162 137 87
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 10,494 926 918 819 873 1,357 1,048 873 767 634 1,143 976 815 710
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 7,822 210 209 179 191 312 219 191 175 149 259 184 170 165
Medicare 1,096 196 187 128 134 432 238 134 101 101 266 257 161 120
Both Medicare and Medicaid 291 79 73 53 60 169 157 60 35 35 164 159 67 41
Medicaid 1,383 443 437 406 447 672 611 447 365 272 640 547 390 307
Not covered at any time during the year 2,397 612 599 547 569 644 576 569 556 497 646 555 550 525
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]
(Asian 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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Asian alone or in combination
Total (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
Age
Under 18 years (X) 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.0
Related children (X) 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.1
Under 6 years (X) 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.6 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.6
18 to 24 years (X) 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6
25 to 44 years (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6
45 to 64 years (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8
65 years and over (X) 1.7 1.6 1.3 1.3 2.5 1.8 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.9 1.9 1.5 1.2
65 to 74 years (X) 2.1 2.0 1.7 1.7 3.1 2.1 1.7 1.4 1.4 2.3 2.3 1.9 1.5
75 years and over (X) 2.9 2.8 2.1 2.1 4.3 3.4 2.1 2.0 2.0 3.5 3.5 2.4 2.2
Family Relationship
In families (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6
In married-couple families (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6
With related children under 18 (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.8 4.2 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.2 4.0 3.6 3.5 3.2
With related children under 18 (X) 5.2 5.0 4.9 5.2 5.7 5.2 5.2 4.8 4.2 5.3 4.6 4.6 4.2
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 3.1 3.1 2.8 2.8 3.6 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.9
With related children under 18 (X) 5.6 5.6 5.2 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.2
Unrelated individuals (X) 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4
Living alone (X) 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.8 2.5 2.2 1.8 1.7 1.7 2.2 2.2 1.9 1.7
65 years and over (X) 5.0 4.9 3.9 3.9 7.7 5.9 3.9 3.2 3.2 6.0 6.0 3.9 3.2
Region
Northeast (X) 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.5
Midwest (X) 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.9 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.0
South (X) 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.6
West (X) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8
18 to 24 years old (X) 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.8
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.5 6.3 5.8 5.5 5.0 4.7 6.2 5.8 5.5 5.1
25 years old and over (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.5 4.8 4.0 3.5 3.2 3.0 4.2 4.0 3.5 3.1
High school graduate, no college (X) 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.4 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.7 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree (X) 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.3 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.8 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.8
Bachelor's degree or more (X) 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8
Worked at full-time jobs (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 0.6
50 to 52 weeks (X) 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
Worked at part-time jobs (X) 2.8 2.8 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.7 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.8
Did not work (X) 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.8 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.9
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.7 4.2 4.0 2.7 2.2 2.0 4.1 3.9 2.7 2.2
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 7.1 7.0 6.8 7.7 8.1 8.0 7.7 5.6 4.7 8.1 7.8 7.1 5.4
SSI (X) 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.6 4.8 4.6 2.6 2.1 2.1 4.6 4.5 2.8 2.2
Food stamps (X) 5.4 5.3 4.9 5.2 5.9 5.5 5.2 4.2 3.7 5.8 5.5 5.2 3.9
Housing assistance (X) 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.9 5.4 4.3 3.0 2.2 5.5 5.0 4.0 2.5
Energy assistance (X) 6.0 5.6 5.5 6.2 8.6 6.9 6.2 5.2 4.4 7.2 6.2 5.5 4.9
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.2 1.7 2.6 2.1 2.1 1.8
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 7.7 7.4 7.0 7.8 8.9 8.7 7.8 5.6 4.7 8.8 8.4 7.5 5.5
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative (X) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
Medicare (X) 3.1 3.0 2.5 2.5 4.9 3.5 2.5 2.2 2.2 3.7 3.6 2.8 2.4
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 7.6 7.3 6.1 6.5 12.2 11.6 6.5 4.9 4.9 12.0 11.7 7.0 5.3
Medicaid (X) 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.9 5.0 4.7 3.9 3.4 2.9 4.8 4.4 3.6 3.1
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.3
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]
(Asian alone or in combination)
S.E. Number of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using 3-Parameter Thresholds
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Post-social insurance income
Market ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
________________________________________________ ______________ ____________________________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
Def.1 imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3e plus transfers that
as used in plus net net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be means- can be
Total people, official capital on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Def. 3b Def. 3 Def. 3d plus tested cash measured and
all income measure gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued plus EITC less taxes EITC transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Asian alone or in combination
Total 0 89 88 84 86 101 91 86 83 77 96 89 84 80
Age
Under 18 years 0 41 40 39 41 44 42 41 39 33 44 38 37 34
Related children 109 40 40 38 40 43 41 40 38 33 43 37 36 33
Under 6 years 65 20 20 19 20 23 21 20 19 17 22 20 18 17
18 to 24 years 0 20 20 19 20 22 21 20 19 19 22 21 20 20
25 to 44 years 0 31 30 30 31 33 31 31 30 28 33 30 30 29
45 to 64 years 0 23 23 21 22 25 23 22 21 19 24 23 22 21
65 years and over 0 18 17 14 14 26 19 14 12 12 20 20 16 13
65 to 74 years 0 14 13 11 11 20 14 11 9 9 15 15 12 10
75 years and over 0 12 12 9 9 18 14 9 8 8 15 14 10 9
Family Relationship
In families 226 78 77 73 75 88 79 75 72 64 83 75 71 67
In married-couple families 210 63 63 59 61 73 65 61 58 51 70 62 58 54
With related children under 18 181 53 53 51 53 58 56 53 51 43 59 50 47 45
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 81 40 39 38 40 44 41 40 38 35 41 38 37 35
With related children under 18 66 36 35 34 36 39 36 36 34 30 37 33 33 30
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 64 22 22 20 20 24 21 20 19 19 21 21 20 20
With related children under 18 41 16 16 15 15 16 15 15 14 14 15 15 15 14
Unrelated individuals 38 21 21 21 21 25 23 21 20 20 23 23 22 21
Living alone 28 15 15 14 14 18 16 14 13 13 17 17 15 14
65 years and over 14 9 9 7 7 13 10 7 6 6 11 11 7 6
Region
Northeast 107 40 39 38 38 44 40 38 38 32 42 37 36 34
Midwest 90 31 31 31 31 36 33 31 31 30 33 31 31 30
South 126 44 44 41 43 45 43 43 41 39 46 41 41 40
West 197 66 66 61 63 79 69 63 59 55 73 70 63 59
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 175 78 77 73 75 91 80 75 72 68 84 80 75 71
18 to 24 years old 69 20 20 19 20 22 21 20 19 19 22 21 20 20
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 25 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 8 7
25 years old and over 165 71 70 65 67 83 72 67 64 60 76 72 66 63
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 64 38 37 35 36 46 40 36 33 31 42 40 35 32
High school graduate, no college 78 32 32 30 30 38 33 30 29 27 35 33 31 29
College: Less than bachelor's degree 75 29 29 28 28 33 30 28 27 26 30 28 27 26
Bachelor's degree or more 120 40 40 37 37 45 40 37 37 35 43 40 38 38
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 93 70 70 67 69 76 70 69 67 63 74 69 68 66
Worked at full-time jobs 99 34 34 32 33 37 34 33 32 28 38 33 32 31
50 to 52 weeks 97 25 25 23 24 27 25 24 23 19 28 24 24 23
Worked at part-time jobs 53 25 25 25 27 29 27 27 26 24 29 27 26 26
Did not work 73 55 55 53 53 59 55 53 52 51 56 54 53 52
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 30 17 17 16 17 24 23 17 14 13 23 22 17 14
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 16 12 12 12 13 14 13 13 10 9 13 13 12 10
SSI 26 14 14 13 13 21 20 13 11 11 20 20 14 11
Food stamps 24 20 19 18 19 21 20 19 16 15 21 20 19 15
Housing assistance 23 15 15 15 15 19 18 15 11 8 18 17 14 10
Energy assistance 15 9 8 8 9 12 10 9 8 7 10 9 8 8
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 38 23 23 22 23 25 24 23 22 18 24 21 21 18
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 17 13 13 12 13 15 15 13 10 9 15 14 13 10
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 181 69 69 65 67 84 74 67 63 58 77 71 65 61
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 161 33 33 31 32 40 34 32 30 28 37 31 30 29
Medicare 64 32 31 26 27 48 35 27 23 23 37 37 29 25
Both Medicare and Medicaid 33 20 20 17 18 30 29 18 14 14 29 29 19 15
Medicaid 72 48 48 46 48 59 57 48 44 38 58 53 45 40
Not covered at any time during the year 94 57 56 54 55 58 55 55 54 51 58 54 54 52
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2004 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes