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]
(White 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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
White alone or in combination
Total 236,452 8.7 8.6 7.7 8.3 15.5 9.0 8.3 7.2 6.1 9.9 8.5 7.8 6.9
Age
Under 18 years 57,802 11.8 11.8 11.1 11.9 14.5 12.6 11.9 10.2 7.8 13.7 10.7 10.1 8.5
Related children 56,971 11.4 11.4 10.7 11.5 14.1 12.2 11.5 9.7 7.4 13.2 10.3 9.6 8.1
Under 6 years 18,626 13.6 13.6 13.1 14.1 16.1 14.8 14.1 12.1 9.6 15.7 12.6 12.0 10.4
18 to 24 years 22,494 12.6 12.5 12.1 13.1 15.2 13.5 13.1 12.3 11.7 14.8 14.0 13.6 12.8
25 to 44 years 66,991 8.1 8.0 7.5 8.1 10.6 8.7 8.1 7.2 5.9 9.7 8.0 7.4 6.6
45 to 64 years 58,650 5.8 5.7 4.6 4.9 10.4 5.8 4.9 4.3 4.0 6.5 6.2 5.2 4.6
65 years and over 30,514 6.5 6.4 4.4 4.5 37.7 5.5 4.5 3.7 3.7 6.2 6.2 5.1 4.3
65 to 74 years 15,845 5.7 5.7 4.1 4.2 31.2 5.1 4.2 3.5 3.5 5.6 5.6 4.6 4.0
75 years and over 14,670 7.4 7.1 4.8 4.9 44.8 6.0 4.9 4.0 3.9 6.8 6.8 5.6 4.7
Family Relationship
In families 196,007 7.4 7.4 6.6 7.1 12.7 7.7 7.1 6.2 4.9 8.6 7.0 6.4 5.6
In married-couple families 159,435 4.6 4.6 4.0 4.4 9.5 4.8 4.4 3.9 2.9 5.4 4.2 3.9 3.4
With related children under 18 96,377 5.5 5.5 5.0 5.6 7.3 6.0 5.6 4.9 3.3 6.7 4.8 4.5 3.8
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 26,449 23.1 23.1 21.6 22.9 30.5 24.6 22.9 19.0 16.0 26.3 22.6 20.7 17.3
With related children under 18 18,960 29.2 29.2 27.8 29.4 35.3 31.1 29.4 24.4 20.2 33.0 27.9 25.9 21.5
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 10,122 10.0 9.8 9.1 9.9 16.2 10.6 9.9 8.8 7.4 12.2 10.0 9.2 8.6
With related children under 18 5,674 13.4 13.2 12.4 13.5 17.8 13.9 13.5 11.8 9.3 16.0 12.3 11.8 10.8
Unrelated individuals 39,515 14.4 14.1 12.7 13.3 28.8 14.7 13.3 12.0 11.9 15.8 15.7 14.3 12.9
Living alone 24,467 11.0 10.6 8.5 8.9 30.8 10.6 8.9 7.1 7.0 11.5 11.4 9.6 7.8
65 years and over 9,380 10.2 9.6 6.7 6.8 51.9 8.4 6.8 5.0 5.0 9.0 9.0 7.4 5.6
Region
Northeast 44,554 7.7 7.6 7.0 7.3 14.8 8.2 7.3 6.2 5.5 8.9 8.0 7.1 6.0
Midwest 56,075 6.9 6.9 6.1 6.5 13.2 7.0 6.5 5.7 5.0 7.9 6.8 6.3 5.6
South 80,560 9.6 9.6 8.5 9.1 17.1 9.7 9.1 8.1 6.8 10.8 9.2 8.7 7.8
West 55,263 9.8 9.6 8.8 9.6 15.8 10.6 9.6 8.4 6.9 11.5 9.8 8.7 7.6
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 178,649 7.6 7.5 6.6 7.1 15.8 7.8 7.1 6.3 5.6 8.7 7.8 7.1 6.3
18 to 24 years old 22,494 12.6 12.5 12.1 13.1 15.2 13.5 13.1 12.3 11.7 14.8 14.0 13.6 12.8
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,895 18.9 18.9 18.3 19.6 23.0 20.7 19.6 18.3 16.7 22.5 20.7 19.7 18.2
25 years old and over 156,156 6.9 6.8 5.8 6.2 15.9 7.0 6.2 5.4 4.7 7.8 6.9 6.2 5.4
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 22,217 17.1 16.8 14.7 15.6 37.7 18.2 15.6 13.1 11.2 20.0 17.5 14.9 12.5
High school graduate, no college 50,168 7.4 7.4 6.1 6.6 18.3 7.3 6.6 5.8 5.1 8.2 7.2 6.5 5.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree 39,984 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.5 11.6 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.4 5.7 5.0 4.6 4.0
Bachelor's degree or more 43,786 2.9 2.8 2.4 2.5 5.8 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.2 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.6
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 141,976 7.7 7.6 6.9 7.4 11.1 8.1 7.4 6.6 5.8 9.0 8.0 7.3 6.6
Worked at full-time jobs 96,444 3.0 3.0 2.7 3.1 3.9 3.2 3.1 2.8 2.1 3.9 3.1 3.0 2.7
50 to 52 weeks 81,091 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.9 2.2 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.1 2.5 1.8 1.7 1.6
Worked at part-time jobs 18,661 9.5 9.4 8.6 9.6 13.4 10.1 9.6 8.7 7.6 11.5 10.2 9.7 8.8
Did not work 26,870 23.3 22.9 20.8 21.2 35.3 24.2 21.2 18.9 17.8 25.6 24.2 21.2 19.0
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 11,188 35.6 35.4 33.1 33.8 59.5 48.9 33.8 24.9 23.1 50.8 47.6 32.6 24.1
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 4,330 52.6 52.6 51.2 52.3 71.4 63.6 52.3 39.8 36.2 65.4 60.7 48.8 37.1
SSI 7,586 26.3 26.1 23.2 23.9 55.2 42.8 23.9 16.1 15.4 44.8 42.4 23.8 16.3
Food stamps 13,198 49.7 49.5 47.2 49.7 66.2 56.2 49.7 35.1 30.2 58.4 50.6 44.4 31.7
Housing assistance 6,107 44.1 43.8 43.8 45.3 69.4 52.7 45.3 25.2 21.4 53.7 49.1 41.2 21.6
Energy assistance 4,542 40.4 40.1 36.7 38.9 65.5 45.9 38.9 28.3 25.0 47.0 42.3 35.2 26.2
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 22,887 30.4 30.2 28.4 30.4 38.4 32.7 30.4 24.9 18.3 35.2 26.7 24.6 19.6
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 5,166 57.1 56.8 55.0 55.9 81.3 72.3 55.9 38.8 36.1 73.2 69.0 53.3 37.0
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 201,745 6.9 6.8 6.0 6.4 14.1 7.2 6.4 5.4 4.6 7.9 6.8 6.0 5.1
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 147,162 2.1 2.1 1.8 2.0 4.1 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.5 2.5 2.0 1.9 1.8
Medicare 34,086 7.7 7.5 5.5 5.6 40.1 7.3 5.6 4.4 4.3 8.0 7.8 6.1 4.9
Both Medicare and Medicaid 3,958 21.7 21.3 17.8 18.0 62.1 30.6 18.0 11.7 11.1 32.0 31.3 18.5 12.0
Medicaid 24,715 32.4 32.2 30.4 31.9 48.1 37.9 31.9 25.0 20.8 39.8 34.2 28.3 22.0
Not covered at any time during the year 34,706 19.1 18.9 17.6 19.3 23.6 19.5 19.3 18.2 15.4 21.7 18.7 18.4 17.4
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]
(White 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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
White alone or in combination
Total 236,452 20,463 20,293 18,267 19,544 36,561 21,282 19,544 17,125 14,541 23,445 20,208 18,479 16,281
Age
Under 18 years 57,802 6,837 6,819 6,418 6,904 8,386 7,301 6,904 5,882 4,514 7,903 6,203 5,816 4,938
Related children 56,971 6,490 6,473 6,071 6,548 8,008 6,939 6,548 5,533 4,191 7,515 5,851 5,471 4,597
Under 6 years 18,626 2,531 2,526 2,435 2,631 2,990 2,752 2,631 2,261 1,784 2,932 2,350 2,237 1,937
18 to 24 years 22,494 2,832 2,821 2,723 2,948 3,422 3,047 2,948 2,771 2,630 3,323 3,152 3,055 2,883
25 to 44 years 66,991 5,412 5,381 5,056 5,451 7,118 5,836 5,451 4,832 3,936 6,484 5,358 4,979 4,430
45 to 64 years 58,650 3,390 3,323 2,723 2,871 6,120 3,407 2,871 2,501 2,334 3,835 3,617 3,079 2,719
65 years and over 30,514 1,992 1,948 1,348 1,370 11,515 1,691 1,370 1,139 1,126 1,899 1,878 1,550 1,310
65 to 74 years 15,845 911 910 643 658 4,950 809 658 558 548 894 882 732 627
75 years and over 14,670 1,081 1,039 705 712 6,566 882 712 581 578 1,005 996 818 683
Family Relationship
In families 196,007 14,491 14,425 12,965 13,994 24,849 15,177 13,994 12,112 9,601 16,852 13,727 12,562 10,909
In married-couple families 159,435 7,357 7,323 6,322 6,946 15,152 7,608 6,946 6,190 4,628 8,653 6,727 6,160 5,469
With related children under 18 96,377 5,317 5,311 4,827 5,377 7,004 5,772 5,377 4,709 3,201 6,487 4,588 4,290 3,684
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 26,449 6,123 6,110 5,722 6,047 8,059 6,500 6,047 5,029 4,224 6,965 5,986 5,468 4,571
With related children under 18 18,960 5,541 5,531 5,273 5,578 6,692 5,902 5,578 4,633 3,831 6,256 5,287 4,912 4,084
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 10,122 1,011 993 921 1,001 1,638 1,070 1,001 893 750 1,234 1,014 934 870
With related children under 18 5,674 762 746 701 769 1,012 790 769 669 526 906 696 671 614
Unrelated individuals 39,515 5,691 5,586 5,021 5,251 11,382 5,795 5,251 4,726 4,692 6,244 6,193 5,640 5,101
Living alone 24,467 2,681 2,598 2,090 2,174 7,544 2,590 2,174 1,726 1,713 2,802 2,780 2,361 1,900
65 years and over 9,380 955 905 630 636 4,864 788 636 468 468 846 846 691 521
Region
Northeast 44,554 3,419 3,399 3,128 3,271 6,601 3,642 3,271 2,758 2,431 3,973 3,549 3,182 2,691
Midwest 56,075 3,892 3,866 3,412 3,649 7,423 3,944 3,649 3,223 2,789 4,425 3,822 3,520 3,124
South 80,560 7,734 7,712 6,867 7,345 13,809 7,812 7,345 6,521 5,511 8,699 7,413 6,980 6,268
West 55,263 5,418 5,316 4,860 5,279 8,728 5,883 5,279 4,624 3,809 6,347 5,424 4,797 4,197
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 178,649 13,627 13,473 11,849 12,640 28,175 13,981 12,640 11,243 10,027 15,542 14,005 12,663 11,342
18 to 24 years old 22,494 2,832 2,821 2,723 2,948 3,422 3,047 2,948 2,771 2,630 3,323 3,152 3,055 2,883
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,895 924 924 896 962 1,126 1,014 962 894 816 1,100 1,014 964 891
25 years old and over 156,156 10,795 10,652 9,127 9,692 24,753 10,934 9,692 8,472 7,397 12,219 10,853 9,608 8,459
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 22,217 3,792 3,724 3,264 3,473 8,381 4,040 3,473 2,912 2,478 4,444 3,895 3,316 2,786
High school graduate, no college 50,168 3,723 3,700 3,085 3,298 9,205 3,679 3,298 2,912 2,573 4,105 3,636 3,264 2,909
College: Less than bachelor's degree 39,984 2,018 2,002 1,717 1,813 4,645 2,001 1,813 1,602 1,372 2,278 2,015 1,824 1,612
Bachelor's degree or more 43,786 1,262 1,226 1,061 1,108 2,523 1,215 1,108 1,047 974 1,391 1,307 1,204 1,151
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 141,976 10,877 10,769 9,779 10,498 15,752 11,484 10,498 9,397 8,249 12,788 11,350 10,367 9,332
Worked at full-time jobs 96,444 2,849 2,856 2,601 3,003 3,768 3,101 3,003 2,691 2,043 3,766 2,951 2,857 2,589
50 to 52 weeks 81,091 1,388 1,386 1,210 1,503 1,783 1,555 1,503 1,349 926 2,015 1,448 1,405 1,276
Worked at part-time jobs 18,661 1,772 1,754 1,600 1,794 2,500 1,881 1,794 1,621 1,422 2,154 1,900 1,804 1,644
Did not work 26,870 6,256 6,159 5,578 5,701 9,484 6,502 5,701 5,086 4,784 6,869 6,499 5,707 5,100
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 11,188 3,978 3,955 3,698 3,783 6,652 5,470 3,783 2,786 2,583 5,686 5,329 3,651 2,691
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 4,330 2,276 2,277 2,215 2,264 3,090 2,756 2,264 1,725 1,569 2,832 2,629 2,115 1,608
SSI 7,586 1,993 1,982 1,756 1,812 4,188 3,247 1,812 1,221 1,168 3,402 3,216 1,804 1,237
Food stamps 13,198 6,565 6,529 6,236 6,556 8,737 7,411 6,556 4,633 3,983 7,702 6,672 5,855 4,186
Housing assistance 6,107 2,694 2,675 2,675 2,765 4,238 3,220 2,765 1,536 1,304 3,282 3,000 2,514 1,320
Energy assistance 4,542 1,836 1,822 1,667 1,765 2,974 2,085 1,765 1,287 1,135 2,134 1,921 1,597 1,188
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 22,887 6,949 6,922 6,491 6,949 8,797 7,475 6,949 5,693 4,188 8,056 6,118 5,639 4,484
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 5,166 2,950 2,936 2,841 2,888 4,199 3,735 2,888 2,002 1,864 3,784 3,566 2,756 1,912
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 201,745 13,834 13,718 12,150 12,862 28,385 14,507 12,862 10,795 9,197 15,905 13,725 12,095 10,245
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 147,162 3,082 3,085 2,614 2,898 6,054 3,029 2,898 2,676 2,158 3,622 2,896 2,778 2,601
Medicare 34,086 2,628 2,566 1,887 1,918 13,675 2,490 1,918 1,513 1,469 2,725 2,672 2,086 1,681
Both Medicare and Medicaid 3,958 857 844 703 713 2,457 1,212 713 461 440 1,266 1,240 731 477
Medicaid 24,715 8,003 7,949 7,511 7,888 11,891 9,377 7,888 6,167 5,130 9,847 8,451 6,982 5,430
Not covered at any time during the year 34,706 6,629 6,575 6,118 6,682 8,176 6,775 6,682 6,331 5,344 7,539 6,483 6,384 6,035
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]
(White 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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
White alone or in combination
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 0.3 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 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3
25 to 44 years (X) 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 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 0.6 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 0.2 0.1
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6
With related children under 18 (X) 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7
With related children under 18 (X) 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.3 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 1.1 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 0.3
Midwest (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 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 0.3 0.2
West (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 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) 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0
25 years old and over (X) 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
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 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 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 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
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) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.6 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.6
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.9 1.8 1.5 1.3
SSI (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.3 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.6 1.1 1.1 0.7 0.6
Food stamps (X) 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.7 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.7
Housing assistance (X) 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.7 1.4 1.2 0.8 0.8 1.4 1.3 1.2 0.8
Energy assistance (X) 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.8 1.4 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.0
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.6 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.2 1.1 1.9 1.8 1.5 1.2
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 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.6 3.3 2.2 1.6 1.3 1.2 2.2 2.2 1.6 1.3
Medicaid (X) 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7
Not covered at any time during the year (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
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]
(White 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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
White alone or in combination
Total 0 317 316 301 310 411 323 310 292 270 338 315 302 285
Age
Under 18 years 0 160 160 155 161 175 165 161 149 132 171 153 148 138
Related children 349 156 156 151 157 172 161 157 145 127 167 149 144 133
Under 6 years 215 100 99 98 101 108 104 101 94 84 107 96 94 87
18 to 24 years 0 73 73 72 75 80 76 75 73 71 79 77 76 74
25 to 44 years 0 101 100 97 101 114 104 101 95 87 109 100 97 92
45 to 64 years 0 80 79 72 74 106 80 74 69 67 85 83 77 72
65 years and over 0 61 61 51 51 124 57 51 47 47 60 60 54 50
65 to 74 years 0 42 42 36 36 92 40 36 33 33 42 41 38 35
75 years and over 0 46 45 37 37 103 41 37 34 34 44 44 40 37
Family Relationship
In families 457 270 269 256 265 347 276 265 248 221 290 263 252 236
In married-couple families 484 195 194 181 189 276 198 189 179 155 211 186 178 168
With related children under 18 456 166 166 158 167 190 173 167 156 129 183 154 149 139
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 278 178 178 172 177 203 183 177 162 148 190 176 168 154
With related children under 18 239 169 169 165 170 186 175 170 155 141 180 166 160 146
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 177 73 72 70 73 93 75 73 69 63 81 73 70 68
With related children under 18 134 63 63 61 64 73 65 64 59 53 69 61 59 57
Unrelated individuals 188 94 93 87 89 145 95 89 84 84 99 98 93 88
Living alone 153 61 60 53 54 111 60 54 48 48 62 62 57 50
65 years and over 98 35 34 28 28 85 32 28 24 24 33 33 30 26
Region
Northeast 0 126 126 121 123 174 130 123 113 106 136 128 122 112
Midwest 0 136 135 127 132 187 137 132 124 115 145 135 129 122
South 0 213 213 201 208 281 214 208 196 180 225 209 202 192
West 0 186 184 176 184 235 194 184 172 156 201 186 175 164
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 432 261 260 244 252 364 264 252 238 225 278 264 252 239
18 to 24 years old 235 73 73 72 75 80 76 75 73 71 79 77 76 74
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 113 43 43 42 43 47 45 43 42 40 46 45 44 42
25 years old and over 441 234 232 216 222 343 235 222 208 195 248 234 221 208
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 233 140 139 130 134 207 145 134 123 114 152 142 131 121
High school graduate, no college 332 139 139 127 131 216 138 131 123 116 146 138 130 123
College: Less than bachelor's degree 303 103 102 95 97 155 102 97 92 85 109 103 98 92
Bachelor's degree or more 314 81 80 75 76 115 80 76 74 72 85 83 80 78
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 253 234 233 223 231 279 241 231 219 205 253 239 229 218
Worked at full-time jobs 280 122 122 117 125 140 127 125 119 103 140 124 122 116
50 to 52 weeks 276 85 85 80 89 97 90 89 84 70 103 87 86 82
Worked at part-time jobs 164 96 96 92 97 114 99 97 92 86 106 100 97 93
Did not work 192 180 178 170 172 220 183 172 162 157 188 183 172 162
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 143 76 76 73 74 103 91 74 62 60 94 90 72 61
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 80 56 56 55 56 66 62 56 48 46 63 60 53 46
SSI 111 52 52 48 49 78 68 49 40 39 69 67 49 40
Food stamps 160 102 102 99 102 122 110 102 83 76 113 103 95 78
Housing assistance 98 61 61 61 62 79 67 62 45 41 68 65 59 42
Energy assistance 82 50 49 47 49 64 53 49 41 38 54 51 46 39
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 236 106 105 101 106 122 110 106 94 78 116 98 93 81
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 88 64 64 63 63 78 73 63 52 50 74 71 62 51
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 411 264 263 248 255 368 270 255 234 217 282 263 247 229
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 442 127 127 117 123 177 126 123 118 106 137 123 121 117
Medicare 283 117 116 100 100 262 114 100 89 88 119 118 105 94
Both Medicare and Medicaid 102 67 67 61 61 113 80 61 49 48 82 81 62 50
Medicaid 245 203 202 197 201 245 219 201 179 163 224 208 190 168
Not covered at any time during the year 285 185 184 178 186 205 187 186 181 166 197 183 182 177
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2004 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes