Table RD-REV POV01 RS.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds Adjusted for Inflation Using the CPI-U-RS: 2003
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points. For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Government Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty: 2003,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2003/effect2003htm. People as of March of the following year]
(All Races)
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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Races
Total 287,699 10.4 10.4 9.4 10.0 17.3 11.0 10.0 8.6 7.4 11.9 10.4 9.5 8.1
Age
Under 18 years 72,999 14.8 14.8 14.1 15.0 18.0 15.9 15.0 12.5 9.8 17.0 13.9 12.9 10.5
Related children 71,907 14.4 14.3 13.6 14.5 17.6 15.5 14.5 12.0 9.3 16.5 13.4 12.4 10.0
Under 6 years 23,455 16.9 16.8 16.4 17.4 19.8 18.3 17.4 14.7 12.1 19.4 16.2 15.3 12.8
18 to 24 years 27,824 14.5 14.4 13.9 14.9 17.5 15.5 14.9 13.8 13.1 16.9 16.1 15.5 14.2
25 to 44 years 82,774 9.4 9.4 8.9 9.5 12.3 10.2 9.5 8.3 6.9 11.1 9.4 8.7 7.6
45 to 64 years 69,443 6.8 6.7 5.5 5.8 11.9 6.9 5.8 5.0 4.6 7.7 7.3 6.2 5.3
65 years and over 34,659 7.7 7.6 5.2 5.3 38.7 6.8 5.3 4.3 4.2 7.5 7.4 5.9 4.9
65 to 74 years 18,238 6.9 6.8 4.9 5.0 32.4 6.3 5.0 4.1 4.0 6.9 6.8 5.5 4.6
75 years and over 16,421 8.7 8.4 5.5 5.6 45.6 7.3 5.6 4.5 4.5 8.2 8.2 6.4 5.2
Family Relationship
In families 238,903 9.2 9.2 8.4 9.0 14.7 9.8 9.0 7.6 6.1 10.7 9.0 8.1 6.8
In married-couple families 184,282 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 9.8 5.2 4.7 4.2 3.1 5.8 4.6 4.2 3.7
With related children under 18 113,431 5.9 5.9 5.4 5.9 7.7 6.4 5.9 5.2 3.6 7.1 5.2 4.8 4.1
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 41,311 27.1 27.0 25.6 27.0 35.2 29.2 27.0 21.9 18.4 30.9 27.1 24.5 19.7
With related children under 18 30,827 33.1 33.0 31.6 33.4 39.9 35.5 33.4 27.0 22.4 37.2 32.2 29.6 23.6
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 13,310 12.2 12.1 11.3 12.1 18.3 12.8 12.1 10.7 9.2 14.6 12.3 11.5 10.4
With related children under 18 7,512 16.2 16.0 15.4 16.7 20.9 17.0 16.7 14.4 11.7 19.2 15.3 14.9 13.2
Unrelated individuals 47,594 15.9 15.6 14.1 14.7 30.0 16.3 14.7 13.0 12.9 17.5 17.3 15.7 14.0
Living alone 29,657 12.7 12.4 10.0 10.4 31.9 12.5 10.4 8.2 8.1 13.4 13.3 11.2 8.9
65 years and over 10,669 12.0 11.4 7.7 7.7 53.4 10.1 7.7 5.4 5.4 10.8 10.8 8.4 6.1
Region
Northeast 53,608 9.3 9.3 8.6 9.1 16.6 10.1 9.1 7.4 6.4 10.9 9.6 8.6 7.0
Midwest 64,655 9.0 8.9 8.0 8.5 15.4 9.2 8.5 7.3 6.5 10.1 8.9 8.2 7.1
South 103,347 11.9 11.8 10.7 11.4 19.4 12.2 11.4 10.0 8.5 13.3 11.6 10.9 9.4
West 66,089 10.5 10.4 9.4 10.1 16.5 11.5 10.1 8.7 7.3 12.3 10.7 9.3 8.0
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 214,700 8.9 8.8 7.9 8.3 17.1 9.3 8.3 7.3 6.5 10.2 9.3 8.3 7.3
18 to 24 years old 27,824 14.5 14.4 13.9 14.9 17.5 15.5 14.9 13.8 13.1 16.9 16.1 15.5 14.2
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 6,160 21.8 21.7 21.1 22.7 26.5 23.9 22.7 20.7 19.2 25.8 24.1 22.6 20.7
25 years old and over 186,876 8.1 8.0 7.0 7.3 17.0 8.3 7.3 6.3 5.5 9.2 8.3 7.2 6.3
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 27,745 19.1 18.8 16.5 17.4 39.7 20.5 17.4 14.4 12.4 22.3 20.0 16.8 13.8
High school graduate, no college 59,811 8.8 8.8 7.5 8.0 19.4 8.9 8.0 6.9 6.1 9.8 8.8 7.8 6.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree 47,571 6.1 6.1 5.3 5.6 12.6 6.2 5.6 4.8 4.2 6.9 6.1 5.5 4.8
Bachelor's degree or more 51,749 3.3 3.2 2.8 2.9 6.1 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.5 3.6 3.4 3.1 2.9
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 172,556 9.0 8.9 8.1 8.7 12.7 9.5 8.7 7.7 6.8 10.5 9.4 8.5 7.5
Worked at full-time jobs 116,136 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.5 4.4 3.6 3.5 3.1 2.3 4.4 3.4 3.3 2.9
50 to 52 weeks 97,475 1.9 1.9 1.6 2.0 2.4 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.2 2.7 2.0 1.9 1.6
Worked at part-time jobs 21,930 11.2 11.1 10.3 11.4 15.6 12.0 11.4 10.2 8.8 13.6 12.1 11.4 10.1
Did not work 34,490 26.5 26.1 23.9 24.4 38.8 27.7 24.4 21.6 20.4 29.1 27.7 24.4 21.6
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 17,284 39.7 39.5 37.3 38.1 63.5 53.3 38.1 27.4 25.6 55.2 52.2 36.5 26.4
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 7,303 55.7 55.6 54.1 55.3 72.9 66.5 55.3 40.5 37.2 68.0 63.9 51.6 38.0
SSI 11,238 30.1 29.8 27.0 27.6 59.9 47.3 27.6 18.1 17.5 49.5 47.2 27.1 18.4
Food stamps 20,807 53.2 52.9 50.7 53.2 69.2 59.6 53.2 37.5 32.4 61.8 55.1 48.4 33.6
Housing assistance 11,555 48.7 48.4 48.4 50.0 69.8 57.1 50.0 29.7 25.2 58.2 53.9 46.1 25.5
Energy assistance 6,490 45.2 44.9 41.6 43.5 67.9 50.2 43.5 31.4 27.6 51.6 47.2 39.8 28.8
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 33,238 33.8 33.7 32.0 34.0 42.3 36.6 34.0 27.3 20.7 38.9 31.3 28.6 21.9
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 8,707 60.6 60.2 58.1 59.3 82.6 74.5 59.3 40.0 37.5 75.8 72.0 56.0 38.4
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 242,893 8.5 8.4 7.6 8.0 15.8 9.0 8.0 6.5 5.6 9.8 8.6 7.5 6.1
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 173,838 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.4 4.5 2.5 2.4 2.2 1.7 2.9 2.4 2.3 2.1
Medicare 39,450 9.4 9.2 6.8 6.9 41.6 9.2 6.9 5.3 5.1 9.9 9.7 7.4 5.8
Both Medicare and Medicaid 5,490 24.0 23.6 19.6 19.9 63.6 34.1 19.9 12.6 11.9 35.6 34.9 20.3 13.0
Medicaid 35,394 36.2 36.0 34.3 35.8 52.1 42.4 35.8 27.4 23.2 44.3 39.1 32.2 24.3
Not covered at any time during the year 44,806 21.2 21.0 19.6 21.2 25.7 21.5 21.2 19.9 16.9 23.6 20.5 20.2 18.8
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2004 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table RD-REV POV01 RS.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds Adjusted for Inflation Using the CPI-U-RS: 2003
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points. For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Government Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty: 2003,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2003/effect2003htm. People as of March of the following year]
(All Races)
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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Races
Total 287,699 30,034 29,802 27,156 28,838 49,833 31,525 28,838 24,790 21,173 34,298 30,050 27,265 23,330
Age
Under 18 years 72,999 10,829 10,804 10,286 10,964 13,174 11,640 10,964 9,116 7,168 12,408 10,144 9,416 7,683
Related children 71,907 10,338 10,314 9,799 10,457 12,642 11,127 10,457 8,623 6,718 11,865 9,655 8,934 7,215
Under 6 years 23,455 3,961 3,952 3,841 4,079 4,651 4,296 4,079 3,453 2,829 4,543 3,804 3,594 3,004
18 to 24 years 27,824 4,021 4,001 3,879 4,155 4,875 4,324 4,155 3,834 3,634 4,714 4,480 4,306 3,965
25 to 44 years 82,774 7,786 7,747 7,335 7,843 10,153 8,409 7,843 6,891 5,685 9,200 7,800 7,195 6,275
45 to 64 years 69,443 4,719 4,631 3,851 4,043 8,234 4,802 4,043 3,466 3,221 5,370 5,050 4,289 3,713
65 years and over 34,659 2,679 2,620 1,806 1,833 13,398 2,350 1,833 1,481 1,465 2,606 2,576 2,059 1,694
65 to 74 years 18,238 1,258 1,248 899 918 5,918 1,144 918 747 734 1,253 1,234 1,012 835
75 years and over 16,421 1,422 1,372 907 915 7,480 1,206 915 734 731 1,353 1,341 1,047 860
Family Relationship
In families 238,903 22,031 21,936 20,043 21,418 35,061 23,301 21,418 18,162 14,645 25,493 21,383 19,414 16,283
In married-couple families 184,282 9,203 9,161 7,966 8,644 18,078 9,520 8,644 7,680 5,804 10,768 8,549 7,749 6,779
With related children under 18 113,431 6,657 6,645 6,109 6,705 8,740 7,234 6,705 5,858 4,043 8,095 5,914 5,459 4,603
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 41,311 11,204 11,166 10,573 11,157 14,544 12,074 11,157 9,053 7,618 12,781 11,194 10,134 8,119
With related children under 18 30,827 10,199 10,172 9,753 10,293 12,307 10,952 10,293 8,319 6,906 11,469 9,922 9,121 7,267
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 13,310 1,624 1,609 1,504 1,616 2,440 1,707 1,616 1,429 1,224 1,944 1,641 1,531 1,385
With related children under 18 7,512 1,216 1,205 1,157 1,251 1,569 1,277 1,251 1,083 882 1,445 1,151 1,117 991
Unrelated individuals 47,594 7,582 7,447 6,694 6,978 14,298 7,771 6,978 6,201 6,163 8,313 8,256 7,452 6,660
Living alone 29,657 3,759 3,663 2,973 3,081 9,473 3,714 3,081 2,422 2,407 3,978 3,956 3,316 2,642
65 years and over 10,669 1,275 1,214 821 827 5,701 1,082 827 580 580 1,157 1,157 897 649
Region
Northeast 53,608 5,010 4,971 4,629 4,869 8,894 5,425 4,869 3,976 3,417 5,858 5,173 4,595 3,745
Midwest 64,655 5,812 5,767 5,197 5,492 9,971 5,933 5,492 4,725 4,173 6,550 5,763 5,305 4,568
South 103,347 12,258 12,217 11,102 11,807 20,073 12,585 11,807 10,308 8,755 13,747 12,031 11,231 9,741
West 66,089 6,954 6,846 6,228 6,671 10,895 7,582 6,671 5,780 4,829 8,143 7,082 6,134 5,277
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 214,700 19,206 18,998 16,870 17,874 36,659 19,885 17,874 15,673 14,006 21,890 19,906 17,849 15,647
18 to 24 years old 27,824 4,021 4,001 3,879 4,155 4,875 4,324 4,155 3,834 3,634 4,714 4,480 4,306 3,965
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 6,160 1,340 1,340 1,302 1,396 1,635 1,472 1,396 1,278 1,182 1,592 1,482 1,393 1,272
25 years old and over 186,876 15,184 14,997 12,992 13,719 31,785 15,561 13,719 11,839 10,371 17,176 15,426 13,543 11,682
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 27,745 5,292 5,212 4,570 4,818 11,017 5,681 4,818 3,991 3,437 6,200 5,536 4,663 3,827
High school graduate, no college 59,811 5,279 5,235 4,467 4,760 11,606 5,309 4,760 4,144 3,632 5,859 5,246 4,669 4,067
College: Less than bachelor's degree 47,571 2,897 2,882 2,526 2,654 5,994 2,927 2,654 2,297 1,985 3,267 2,899 2,620 2,271
Bachelor's degree or more 51,749 1,716 1,668 1,428 1,487 3,168 1,644 1,487 1,407 1,317 1,850 1,744 1,591 1,517
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 172,556 15,456 15,316 14,050 14,962 21,962 16,395 14,962 13,222 11,658 18,073 16,225 14,745 13,002
Worked at full-time jobs 116,136 3,858 3,862 3,536 4,055 5,134 4,220 4,055 3,549 2,680 5,063 4,003 3,816 3,348
50 to 52 weeks 97,475 1,842 1,834 1,606 1,977 2,362 2,052 1,977 1,752 1,174 2,639 1,908 1,827 1,608
Worked at part-time jobs 21,930 2,464 2,442 2,257 2,496 3,432 2,632 2,496 2,231 1,938 2,989 2,655 2,509 2,220
Did not work 34,490 9,134 9,012 8,257 8,412 13,396 9,544 8,412 7,442 7,040 10,020 9,567 8,420 7,434
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 17,284 6,867 6,821 6,444 6,584 10,968 9,206 6,584 4,727 4,417 9,537 9,026 6,306 4,568
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 7,303 4,069 4,058 3,949 4,040 5,324 4,856 4,040 2,960 2,716 4,966 4,665 3,767 2,777
SSI 11,238 3,378 3,349 3,032 3,104 6,732 5,319 3,104 2,039 1,967 5,568 5,304 3,047 2,069
Food stamps 20,807 11,072 11,008 10,550 11,066 14,408 12,406 11,066 7,796 6,741 12,869 11,463 10,062 6,998
Housing assistance 11,555 5,631 5,591 5,591 5,783 8,062 6,595 5,783 3,426 2,915 6,728 6,233 5,332 2,949
Energy assistance 6,490 2,933 2,915 2,700 2,824 4,405 3,259 2,824 2,036 1,790 3,349 3,064 2,580 1,867
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 33,238 11,251 11,206 10,645 11,284 14,073 12,160 11,284 9,073 6,864 12,920 10,389 9,503 7,291
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 8,707 5,275 5,241 5,058 5,159 7,193 6,483 5,159 3,483 3,263 6,596 6,266 4,880 3,339
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 242,893 20,553 20,385 18,369 19,356 38,314 21,913 19,356 15,892 13,619 23,729 20,872 18,233 14,925
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 173,838 4,325 4,327 3,756 4,171 7,885 4,349 4,171 3,788 3,029 5,090 4,120 3,927 3,589
Medicare 39,450 3,700 3,612 2,681 2,722 16,421 3,610 2,722 2,101 2,028 3,923 3,835 2,928 2,296
Both Medicare and Medicaid 5,490 1,315 1,293 1,077 1,093 3,492 1,873 1,093 694 655 1,953 1,915 1,115 712
Medicaid 35,394 12,817 12,733 12,130 12,664 18,442 15,008 12,664 9,702 8,198 15,685 13,835 11,408 8,600
Not covered at any time during the year 44,806 9,482 9,417 8,787 9,482 11,519 9,612 9,482 8,897 7,554 10,569 9,178 9,032 8,406
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2004 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table RD-REV POV01 RS.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds Adjusted for Inflation Using the CPI-U-RS: 2003
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points. For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Government Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty: 2003,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2003/effect2003htm. People as of March of the following year]
(All Races)
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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Races
Total (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
Age
Under 18 years (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
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 0.2
Under 6 years (X) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
18 to 24 years (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
25 to 44 years (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
45 to 64 years (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
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 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
75 years and over (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
Family Relationship
In 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
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 0.1 0.1
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
With related children under 18 (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7
With related children under 18 (X) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0
Unrelated individuals (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
Living alone (X) 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
65 years and over (X) 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 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 0.2
Midwest (X) 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
South (X) 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
West (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over (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
18 to 24 years old (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9
25 years old and over (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
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
High school graduate, no college (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
College: Less than bachelor's degree (X) 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
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 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Worked at full-time jobs (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
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) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
Did not work (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.5 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.6
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.0
SSI (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.2 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.5
Food stamps (X) 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.6 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.6
Housing assistance (X) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.6 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.6
Energy assistance (X) 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.6 1.3 1.2 0.9 0.9 1.3 1.3 1.1 0.9
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.7 1.6 1.3 1.0 0.9 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.0
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 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.4 2.8 2.0 1.4 1.1 1.1 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.2
Medicaid (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2004 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table RD-REV POV01 RS.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds Adjusted for Inflation Using the CPI-U-RS: 2003
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points. For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Government Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty: 2003,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2003/effect2003htm. People as of March of the following year]
(All Races)
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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Races
Total 0 377 376 361 371 467 386 371 346 322 400 377 361 337
Age
Under 18 years 0 196 196 192 197 212 202 197 182 163 207 190 184 169
Related children 380 192 192 188 193 209 198 193 177 159 204 186 180 164
Under 6 years 239 123 123 121 125 133 128 125 115 105 131 121 118 108
18 to 24 years 0 87 86 85 88 95 90 88 85 83 93 91 89 86
25 to 44 years 0 119 118 116 119 133 123 119 112 103 128 119 115 108
45 to 64 years 0 94 93 85 87 120 94 87 81 78 99 97 90 84
65 years and over 0 70 70 58 59 128 66 59 53 53 69 69 62 57
65 to 74 years 0 49 49 42 42 99 47 42 38 38 49 49 44 40
75 years and over 0 52 51 42 42 108 48 42 38 38 51 51 45 41
Family Relationship
In families 377 328 327 314 324 404 337 324 300 271 351 324 309 285
In married-couple families 469 217 217 202 211 299 221 211 199 173 234 209 200 187
With related children under 18 473 185 185 178 186 212 193 186 174 145 204 175 168 155
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 338 239 238 232 238 270 247 238 215 198 254 238 227 204
With related children under 18 298 228 228 223 229 250 236 229 207 189 241 225 216 193
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 202 92 92 89 92 113 95 92 87 80 101 93 90 85
With related children under 18 154 80 80 78 81 91 82 81 76 68 87 78 77 72
Unrelated individuals 203 111 110 103 106 169 113 106 99 98 118 117 110 103
Living alone 166 74 72 64 66 128 73 66 58 57 76 76 69 60
65 years and over 104 41 40 32 33 94 37 33 27 27 39 39 34 29
Region
Northeast 0 152 152 146 150 201 158 150 136 126 164 155 146 132
Midwest 0 166 165 157 161 215 167 161 150 141 175 165 158 147
South 0 266 265 253 261 335 269 261 245 226 281 263 255 238
West 0 210 208 199 206 261 219 206 192 176 227 212 198 183
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 393 306 305 288 296 407 311 296 279 264 325 311 296 278
18 to 24 years old 258 87 86 85 88 95 90 88 85 83 93 91 89 86
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 126 51 51 50 52 56 54 52 50 48 56 54 52 50
25 years old and over 426 275 273 255 262 383 278 262 244 229 291 277 260 243
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 258 165 164 154 158 236 171 158 144 134 179 169 155 141
High school graduate, no college 356 165 165 152 157 242 166 157 147 138 174 165 156 145
College: Less than bachelor's degree 325 123 123 115 118 176 124 118 110 102 131 123 117 109
Bachelor's degree or more 336 95 94 87 88 129 93 88 86 83 98 96 91 89
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 188 277 276 265 273 325 285 273 257 242 298 283 271 255
Worked at full-time jobs 276 142 142 136 145 163 148 145 136 118 162 144 141 132
50 to 52 weeks 280 98 98 92 102 111 104 102 96 79 117 100 98 92
Worked at part-time jobs 176 114 113 109 114 134 117 114 108 101 125 118 115 108
Did not work 213 216 214 205 207 259 220 207 195 190 225 220 207 195
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 192 105 104 101 102 141 126 102 84 81 129 124 100 82
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 109 77 77 76 77 90 85 77 64 61 86 83 74 62
SSI 143 69 69 65 66 104 90 66 52 51 92 90 65 53
Food stamps 220 142 141 137 142 169 153 142 113 104 157 145 133 106
Housing assistance 146 93 93 93 94 116 102 94 70 64 104 99 90 64
Energy assistance 101 64 64 61 63 81 68 63 52 49 69 66 60 50
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 314 143 143 138 144 167 151 144 125 105 157 136 128 109
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 122 89 89 87 88 108 101 88 70 68 102 99 85 69
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 336 318 317 302 309 419 327 309 282 262 339 320 301 274
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 435 150 150 140 147 201 150 147 141 126 163 146 143 137
Medicare 301 139 137 118 119 286 137 119 105 103 143 141 124 110
Both Medicare and Medicaid 120 83 82 75 76 135 99 76 60 59 101 100 77 61
Medicaid 287 254 254 248 253 302 274 253 223 205 280 264 241 210
Not covered at any time during the year 317 220 219 212 220 242 222 220 213 197 232 217 215 208
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2004 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes