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)
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
Total 11,856 12.1 11.9 10.6 11.2 15.6 12.6 11.2 10.3 8.9 14.0 12.0 10.7 9.7
Age
Under 18 years 2,759 12.7 12.4 11.6 12.3 14.7 13.4 12.3 11.3 8.7 14.6 11.4 10.5 9.2
Related children 2,726 12.3 12.1 11.3 12.0 14.4 13.1 12.0 11.0 8.4 14.3 11.0 10.1 8.8
Under 6 years 908 8.5 8.5 8.1 8.8 11.8 10.2 8.8 8.0 7.0 11.6 9.3 7.7 7.0
18 to 24 years 1,127 16.7 16.7 16.3 17.0 20.4 18.3 17.0 16.1 15.3 19.8 18.6 17.5 16.6
25 to 44 years 4,229 10.7 10.6 10.1 10.8 12.3 11.0 10.8 10.3 8.9 12.0 10.1 9.8 9.5
45 to 64 years 2,689 10.2 10.1 8.6 8.8 11.6 9.5 8.8 8.0 7.0 11.1 9.6 8.9 8.1
65 years and over 1,052 15.7 14.9 9.4 9.5 36.0 18.8 9.5 7.4 7.2 20.9 20.8 12.2 8.6
65 to 74 years 640 14.5 13.8 9.4 9.6 33.7 15.1 9.6 6.7 6.3 17.3 17.3 11.9 7.2
75 years and over 412 17.6 16.5 9.3 9.3 39.7 24.4 9.3 8.5 8.5 26.6 26.2 12.6 10.7
Family Relationship
In families 10,333 10.4 10.2 9.0 9.5 13.4 10.7 9.5 8.8 7.2 12.0 9.9 8.8 7.9
In married-couple families 8,636 8.4 8.4 7.3 7.7 11.3 9.0 7.7 7.0 5.5 10.3 8.2 7.1 6.2
With related children under 18 5,967 8.6 8.5 8.0 8.5 10.1 9.4 8.5 7.6 5.5 10.4 7.6 6.8 6.0
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 1,028 25.5 24.1 22.6 24.2 29.4 25.1 24.2 22.7 19.3 26.0 22.5 21.7 19.5
With related children under 18 677 30.3 28.3 26.9 29.3 35.1 29.5 29.3 27.0 21.9 30.9 25.5 25.3 21.9
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 669 12.8 12.8 10.2 10.4 15.6 11.6 10.4 10.2 10.2 12.1 12.0 10.8 10.8
With related children under 18 252 16.8 16.8 14.4 14.9 18.5 14.9 14.9 14.4 14.4 14.9 14.4 14.4 14.4
Unrelated individuals 1,494 23.0 22.8 21.3 22.0 30.7 25.2 22.0 20.6 20.5 27.2 26.8 23.5 22.2
Living alone 789 22.5 22.4 19.7 19.8 32.7 25.7 19.8 17.2 17.2 27.3 26.7 20.7 18.1
65 years and over 200 32.4 31.1 21.4 21.4 65.0 43.3 21.4 14.9 14.9 43.7 43.7 21.4 14.9
Region
Northeast 2,259 14.2 13.8 12.7 13.3 17.5 14.2 13.3 12.8 9.5 15.7 12.5 11.6 10.2
Midwest 1,542 12.7 12.6 12.4 13.1 17.0 14.2 13.1 12.7 11.7 14.6 13.0 12.9 11.8
South 2,368 11.8 11.8 10.6 11.3 12.3 11.5 11.3 10.7 9.7 13.2 10.5 10.5 10.4
West 5,688 11.1 10.9 9.3 9.7 15.8 12.0 9.7 8.5 7.6 13.4 12.3 9.8 8.6
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 9,097 11.9 11.7 10.3 10.8 15.9 12.4 10.8 10.0 9.0 13.8 12.2 10.8 9.9
18 to 24 years old 1,127 16.7 16.7 16.3 17.0 20.4 18.3 17.0 16.1 15.3 19.8 18.6 17.5 16.6
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 148 19.7 19.7 18.7 19.2 23.9 21.1 19.2 16.3 14.9 23.5 21.1 19.2 16.8
25 years old and over 7,970 11.2 11.0 9.5 9.9 15.2 11.5 9.9 9.1 8.1 12.9 11.3 9.8 8.9
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,054 24.2 23.8 20.7 21.6 37.0 27.1 21.6 18.3 15.8 29.6 26.8 21.3 17.4
High school graduate, no college 1,575 11.8 11.6 10.0 10.2 16.3 12.1 10.2 9.7 8.4 13.7 11.8 10.3 9.4
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1,401 10.7 10.6 9.8 10.4 14.3 11.3 10.4 9.7 8.5 11.7 10.3 9.5 8.8
Bachelor's degree or more 3,940 7.6 7.5 6.2 6.5 9.3 7.2 6.5 6.3 5.7 8.6 7.4 6.7 6.5
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 7,792 11.1 11.0 10.2 10.7 12.8 11.1 10.7 10.2 9.0 12.4 10.7 10.3 9.8
Worked at full-time jobs 5,077 4.0 4.0 3.6 3.9 4.8 4.1 3.9 3.7 2.7 5.1 3.6 3.4 3.3
50 to 52 weeks 4,347 2.6 2.6 2.1 2.3 3.0 2.5 2.3 2.2 1.5 3.3 2.4 2.3 2.2
Worked at part-time jobs 865 13.0 13.0 12.3 14.9 17.1 15.1 14.9 13.7 12.2 17.3 15.1 14.2 13.7
Did not work 1,849 29.5 29.3 27.3 27.4 32.9 28.6 27.4 26.2 24.8 30.3 28.2 27.3 25.9
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 652 31.1 30.1 27.7 30.5 61.0 56.8 30.5 21.5 18.4 57.9 54.8 30.4 21.6
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 173 56.4 53.9 51.5 62.0 68.1 66.1 62.0 39.9 28.3 66.6 64.4 55.9 37.3
SSI 524 28.2 27.7 24.7 24.8 61.9 57.2 24.8 17.2 17.2 58.5 55.4 27.2 18.1
Food stamps 416 65.3 63.6 56.0 60.7 73.0 66.0 60.7 45.0 35.6 71.8 66.1 60.8 40.5
Housing assistance 386 44.0 41.0 41.0 42.2 67.7 58.7 42.2 24.5 14.4 61.0 53.6 37.1 18.5
Energy assistance 163 38.2 34.4 33.2 38.2 63.2 44.7 38.2 30.8 23.7 48.5 39.9 32.8 27.8
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 1,044 37.5 37.1 34.4 37.1 43.0 39.0 37.1 32.5 22.5 41.1 31.3 31.0 24.8
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 185 63.9 60.2 53.6 63.4 78.9 75.2 63.4 39.7 28.7 75.7 73.6 61.8 38.9
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 9,632 8.8 8.7 7.7 8.1 12.8 9.9 8.1 7.2 6.1 10.8 9.4 7.8 6.8
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 7,203 2.6 2.6 2.2 2.4 3.9 2.8 2.4 2.2 1.9 3.3 2.3 2.1 2.1
Medicare 1,067 17.9 17.0 11.4 11.7 39.0 21.4 11.7 9.2 9.2 23.9 23.4 14.6 10.9
Both Medicare and Medicaid 283 26.2 24.2 17.2 18.4 57.0 52.7 18.4 11.5 11.5 55.2 54.5 22.2 13.7
Medicaid 1,227 32.1 31.6 29.1 31.4 48.6 44.2 31.4 26.0 20.0 46.4 40.8 28.4 22.6
Not covered at any time during the year 2,224 26.2 25.6 23.3 24.3 27.5 24.6 24.3 23.7 21.2 27.7 23.7 23.4 22.3
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)
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
Total 11,856 1,429 1,407 1,262 1,324 1,849 1,495 1,324 1,222 1,056 1,655 1,428 1,269 1,151
Age
Under 18 years 2,759 350 343 320 340 406 370 340 312 241 404 314 289 254
Related children 2,726 334 330 307 327 393 357 327 299 228 391 301 276 240
Under 6 years 908 78 78 73 80 107 93 80 73 63 105 85 70 64
18 to 24 years 1,127 188 188 183 192 229 206 192 181 173 223 210 197 187
25 to 44 years 4,229 450 447 429 456 522 465 456 436 378 508 429 416 401
45 to 64 years 2,689 274 272 231 236 313 256 236 215 189 299 257 239 219
65 years and over 1,052 165 157 99 100 379 198 100 78 75 220 219 128 90
65 to 74 years 640 93 89 60 61 216 97 61 43 40 111 111 76 46
75 years and over 412 72 68 38 38 163 101 38 35 35 109 108 52 44
Family Relationship
In families 10,333 1,076 1,058 935 986 1,382 1,110 986 905 742 1,240 1,020 909 811
In married-couple families 8,636 729 725 634 668 975 774 668 603 475 891 709 614 539
With related children under 18 5,967 513 509 475 509 604 562 509 456 327 623 451 405 358
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 1,028 262 248 233 249 302 258 249 233 199 268 231 223 200
With related children under 18 677 205 191 182 198 238 200 198 183 148 209 173 171 148
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 669 85 85 68 69 105 77 69 68 68 81 80 72 72
With related children under 18 252 42 42 36 38 47 38 38 36 36 38 36 36 36
Unrelated individuals 1,494 344 341 318 329 458 377 329 308 306 407 400 351 331
Living alone 789 177 177 156 156 258 202 156 136 136 215 210 163 143
65 years and over 200 65 62 43 43 130 87 43 30 30 88 88 43 30
Region
Northeast 2,259 320 313 288 301 394 321 301 289 214 355 281 262 231
Midwest 1,542 196 194 191 202 263 219 202 195 180 225 200 199 182
South 2,368 280 280 251 267 292 272 267 253 230 312 248 248 247
West 5,688 633 621 531 554 900 684 554 485 431 763 699 560 490
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 9,097 1,078 1,065 941 984 1,443 1,125 984 910 815 1,251 1,114 980 897
18 to 24 years old 1,127 188 188 183 192 229 206 192 181 173 223 210 197 187
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 148 29 29 28 28 35 31 28 24 22 35 31 28 25
25 years old and over 7,970 890 876 758 792 1,214 919 792 728 642 1,028 905 783 710
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,054 255 251 218 228 390 286 228 193 166 311 282 224 183
High school graduate, no college 1,575 186 183 157 161 257 190 161 153 132 216 185 163 148
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1,401 150 149 138 146 200 159 146 136 119 164 144 133 123
Bachelor's degree or more 3,940 299 294 245 256 367 285 256 247 226 337 293 263 257
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 7,792 862 857 793 833 999 869 833 791 701 970 836 801 765
Worked at full-time jobs 5,077 204 203 182 197 243 208 197 187 137 259 184 174 167
50 to 52 weeks 4,347 114 112 91 102 130 109 102 97 66 144 104 98 94
Worked at part-time jobs 865 113 113 107 129 148 131 129 119 105 150 131 123 118
Did not work 1,849 545 541 504 507 608 530 507 485 459 561 522 504 480
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 652 203 196 180 199 397 370 199 140 120 377 357 198 141
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 173 97 93 89 107 118 114 107 69 49 115 111 97 64
SSI 524 148 145 129 130 324 300 130 90 90 307 290 143 95
Food stamps 416 271 265 233 252 303 274 252 187 148 298 275 253 168
Housing assistance 386 170 158 158 163 261 226 163 94 56 235 207 143 71
Energy assistance 163 62 56 54 62 103 73 62 50 39 79 65 54 45
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 1,044 391 387 359 388 449 407 388 339 235 429 327 324 259
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 185 118 111 99 117 146 139 117 73 53 140 136 114 72
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 9,632 846 837 743 784 1,237 949 784 695 586 1,040 901 748 654
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 7,203 188 187 161 173 284 200 173 159 137 238 167 154 149
Medicare 1,067 190 182 122 125 416 228 125 98 98 255 250 156 116
Both Medicare and Medicaid 283 74 69 49 52 161 149 52 33 33 156 154 63 39
Medicaid 1,227 394 388 357 385 596 543 385 319 246 570 500 348 277
Not covered at any time during the year 2,224 583 570 519 540 612 546 540 527 471 615 527 521 497
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)
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
Total (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 0.7
Age
Under 18 years (X) 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.2
Related children (X) 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.2
Under 6 years (X) 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.8 2.4 2.1 1.9 1.8
18 to 24 years (X) 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.7
25 to 44 years (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
45 to 64 years (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 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 1.2 1.9 1.9 1.5 1.3
65 to 74 years (X) 2.1 2.1 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 2.5 2.3
Family Relationship
In families (X) 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7
In married-couple families (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6
With related children under 18 (X) 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.7
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 4.1 3.9 3.8 3.9 4.4 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.4 4.1 3.8 3.7 3.5
With related children under 18 (X) 5.6 5.3 5.2 5.5 6.1 5.5 5.5 5.2 4.6 5.6 5.0 5.0 4.6
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 3.4 3.4 3.0 3.0 3.8 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.1
With related children under 18 (X) 6.4 6.4 5.9 6.0 6.8 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.9 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.9
Unrelated individuals (X) 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5
Living alone (X) 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.5 2.2 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.3 2.3 1.9 1.8
65 years and over (X) 5.0 4.9 3.9 3.9 7.8 6.0 3.9 3.2 3.2 6.0 6.0 3.9 3.2
Region
Northeast (X) 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 2.1 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.5
Midwest (X) 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.5 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.0
South (X) 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.7
West (X) 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over (X) 0.9 0.9 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) 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.0
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 6.1 6.1 5.9 6.0 6.9 6.3 6.0 5.4 5.1 6.8 6.3 6.0 5.5
25 years old and over (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.5 4.9 4.0 3.5 3.2 3.0 4.2 4.0 3.5 3.1
High school graduate, no college (X) 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.9 2.5 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.7 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree (X) 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.8 2.2 2.0 2.0 1.9
Bachelor's degree or more (X) 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8
Worked at full-time jobs (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6
50 to 52 weeks (X) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
Worked at part-time jobs (X) 2.9 2.9 2.8 3.1 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.8 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.0
Did not work (X) 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.8 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.9
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.8 4.4 4.2 2.8 2.2 2.1 4.2 4.1 2.8 2.3
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 8.0 7.7 7.5 8.5 9.1 8.9 8.5 6.4 5.1 9.0 8.7 7.9 6.1
SSI (X) 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.7 4.9 4.7 2.7 2.2 2.2 4.7 4.6 2.9 2.3
Food stamps (X) 5.7 5.6 5.1 5.4 6.2 5.8 5.4 4.4 3.8 6.1 5.8 5.4 4.1
Housing assistance (X) 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.4 6.1 5.5 4.4 3.1 2.3 5.7 5.2 4.1 2.7
Energy assistance (X) 6.4 6.0 5.8 6.4 8.9 7.0 6.4 5.6 4.7 7.4 6.5 5.8 5.2
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.3 1.8 2.7 2.2 2.2 1.9
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 8.4 8.1 7.5 8.4 9.8 9.5 8.4 6.1 5.0 9.5 9.3 8.2 6.0
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative (X) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
Medicare (X) 3.2 3.1 2.5 2.5 4.9 3.5 2.5 2.2 2.2 3.7 3.7 2.8 2.4
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 7.6 7.3 6.0 6.2 12.2 11.6 6.2 4.8 4.8 12.0 11.9 6.9 5.3
Medicaid (X) 4.1 4.1 3.9 4.1 5.3 5.0 4.1 3.6 3.1 5.1 4.7 3.8 3.3
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.5
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)
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
Total 0 86 85 81 83 97 88 83 79 74 92 86 81 77
Age
Under 18 years 0 37 37 36 37 40 38 37 35 31 40 36 34 32
Related children 99 37 36 35 36 40 38 36 35 30 40 35 33 31
Under 6 years 58 18 18 17 18 21 19 18 17 16 21 19 17 16
18 to 24 years 0 19 19 19 19 21 20 19 19 18 21 20 20 19
25 to 44 years 0 30 30 29 30 32 30 30 29 27 31 29 29 28
45 to 64 years 0 23 23 21 21 25 22 21 20 19 24 22 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 13 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 219 75 74 70 72 84 76 72 69 62 80 73 69 65
In married-couple families 203 62 61 58 59 71 64 59 56 50 68 61 57 53
With related children under 18 173 52 52 50 52 56 54 52 49 41 57 49 46 43
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 75 37 36 35 36 40 37 36 35 32 38 35 34 32
With related children under 18 61 33 32 31 32 35 32 32 31 28 33 30 30 28
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 61 21 21 19 19 23 20 19 19 19 21 21 20 20
With related children under 18 38 15 15 14 14 16 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
Unrelated individuals 37 21 21 20 20 24 22 20 20 20 23 22 21 20
Living alone 27 15 15 14 14 18 16 14 13 13 16 16 14 13
65 years and over 14 9 9 7 7 13 10 7 6 6 10 10 7 6
Region
Northeast 104 39 38 37 38 43 39 38 37 32 41 36 35 33
Midwest 88 31 30 30 31 35 32 31 31 29 33 31 31 30
South 121 41 41 39 40 42 40 40 39 37 43 39 39 38
West 188 64 63 58 60 76 66 60 56 53 70 67 60 56
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 171 76 76 71 73 89 78 73 70 66 82 78 73 69
18 to 24 years old 65 19 19 19 19 21 20 19 19 18 21 20 20 19
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 24 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 8 7
25 years old and over 162 69 69 64 65 81 70 65 62 59 74 70 65 62
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 63 37 36 34 35 46 39 35 32 30 41 39 34 31
High school graduate, no college 76 31 31 29 29 37 32 29 28 26 34 31 29 28
College: Less than bachelor's degree 72 28 28 27 28 33 29 28 27 25 29 28 27 26
Bachelor's degree or more 118 40 40 36 37 44 39 37 36 35 42 39 37 37
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 96 68 68 65 67 73 68 67 65 61 72 67 66 64
Worked at full-time jobs 99 33 33 31 32 36 33 32 32 27 37 31 30 30
50 to 52 weeks 96 25 24 22 23 26 24 23 23 19 28 23 23 22
Worked at part-time jobs 51 24 24 24 26 28 26 26 25 24 28 26 26 25
Did not work 72 54 54 52 52 57 53 52 51 49 55 53 52 51
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 29 16 16 15 16 22 22 16 13 12 22 21 16 13
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 15 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 9 8 12 12 11 9
SSI 26 14 13 13 13 20 19 13 11 11 20 19 13 11
Food stamps 23 18 18 17 18 20 19 18 15 14 19 19 18 15
Housing assistance 22 15 14 14 14 18 17 14 11 8 17 16 13 9
Energy assistance 14 9 8 8 9 11 10 9 8 7 10 9 8 8
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 37 22 22 21 22 24 23 22 21 17 23 20 20 18
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 15 12 12 11 12 13 13 12 10 8 13 13 12 9
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 175 66 66 62 64 80 70 64 60 55 73 68 62 58
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 155 31 31 29 30 39 32 30 29 27 35 30 28 28
Medicare 63 32 31 25 26 47 35 26 23 23 37 36 29 25
Both Medicare and Medicaid 33 20 19 16 17 29 28 17 13 13 29 29 18 14
Medicaid 68 45 45 43 45 56 53 45 41 36 55 51 43 38
Not covered at any time during the year 90 55 55 52 53 57 53 53 53 50 57 53 52 51
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2004 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes