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)
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
Total 231,866 8.6 8.5 7.6 8.2 15.4 8.9 8.2 7.2 6.1 9.8 8.5 7.7 6.8
Age
Under 18 years 55,779 11.7 11.7 11.0 11.8 14.4 12.5 11.8 10.1 7.7 13.5 10.6 9.9 8.5
Related children 54,989 11.3 11.2 10.5 11.4 13.9 12.0 11.4 9.6 7.3 13.1 10.1 9.5 8.0
Under 6 years 17,920 13.4 13.4 12.9 13.9 15.8 14.5 13.9 12.0 9.4 15.5 12.4 11.8 10.2
18 to 24 years 21,936 12.5 12.5 12.0 13.0 15.1 13.5 13.0 12.3 11.7 14.7 13.9 13.5 12.8
25 to 44 years 65,895 8.0 8.0 7.5 8.1 10.6 8.7 8.1 7.2 5.8 9.6 7.9 7.4 6.6
45 to 64 years 57,952 5.8 5.6 4.6 4.9 10.4 5.8 4.9 4.3 4.0 6.5 6.1 5.2 4.6
65 years and over 30,303 6.5 6.4 4.4 4.5 37.8 5.5 4.5 3.7 3.7 6.2 6.1 5.1 4.3
65 to 74 years 15,713 5.7 5.7 4.0 4.1 31.2 5.1 4.1 3.5 3.5 5.6 5.5 4.6 4.0
75 years and over 14,590 7.4 7.1 4.8 4.9 44.8 6.0 4.9 4.0 4.0 6.9 6.8 5.6 4.7
Family Relationship
In families 192,074 7.3 7.3 6.5 7.0 12.6 7.6 7.0 6.1 4.8 8.5 6.9 6.3 5.5
In married-couple families 156,745 4.6 4.6 4.0 4.3 9.5 4.8 4.3 3.9 2.9 5.4 4.2 3.9 3.4
With related children under 18 94,367 5.5 5.5 5.0 5.6 7.2 6.0 5.6 4.9 3.3 6.7 4.7 4.4 3.8
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 25,536 22.9 22.8 21.4 22.6 30.3 24.3 22.6 18.9 15.8 26.1 22.4 20.4 17.1
With related children under 18 18,164 29.0 28.9 27.6 29.2 35.1 30.9 29.2 24.4 20.0 32.8 27.7 25.7 21.4
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 9,793 9.9 9.7 8.9 9.7 16.1 10.4 9.7 8.8 7.3 12.0 9.8 9.0 8.5
With related children under 18 5,431 13.3 13.0 12.2 13.4 17.8 13.8 13.4 11.7 9.0 15.9 12.0 11.6 10.6
Unrelated individuals 38,913 14.3 14.1 12.6 13.2 28.8 14.6 13.2 11.9 11.8 15.7 15.6 14.2 12.8
Living alone 24,142 10.9 10.6 8.5 8.9 30.9 10.6 8.9 7.1 7.0 11.4 11.3 9.6 7.8
65 years and over 9,321 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 44,036 7.6 7.5 6.9 7.3 14.7 8.1 7.3 6.2 5.4 8.8 7.9 7.1 6.0
Midwest 55,322 6.8 6.8 6.0 6.4 13.1 6.9 6.4 5.7 4.9 7.8 6.7 6.2 5.5
South 79,023 9.5 9.5 8.4 9.0 17.1 9.6 9.0 8.0 6.8 10.7 9.1 8.6 7.7
West 53,485 9.8 9.6 8.8 9.5 15.8 10.6 9.5 8.4 6.9 11.5 9.8 8.7 7.6
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 176,087 7.6 7.5 6.6 7.0 15.8 7.8 7.0 6.3 5.6 8.6 7.8 7.0 6.3
18 to 24 years old 21,936 12.5 12.5 12.0 13.0 15.1 13.5 13.0 12.3 11.7 14.7 13.9 13.5 12.8
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,762 18.8 18.8 18.2 19.6 22.8 20.6 19.6 18.2 16.6 22.3 20.6 19.6 18.1
25 years old and over 154,150 6.9 6.8 5.8 6.2 15.8 7.0 6.2 5.4 4.7 7.8 6.9 6.1 5.4
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 21,858 17.1 16.8 14.7 15.6 37.8 18.1 15.6 13.1 11.1 20.0 17.5 14.9 12.5
High school graduate, no college 49,580 7.4 7.3 6.1 6.5 18.3 7.3 6.5 5.8 5.1 8.1 7.2 6.5 5.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree 39,311 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.5 11.6 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.4 5.7 5.0 4.5 4.0
Bachelor's degree or more 43,402 2.9 2.8 2.4 2.5 5.8 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.2 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.6
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 139,790 7.6 7.5 6.8 7.3 11.0 8.0 7.3 6.6 5.8 8.9 7.9 7.3 6.5
Worked at full-time jobs 95,041 2.9 2.9 2.7 3.1 3.9 3.2 3.1 2.8 2.1 3.9 3.0 2.9 2.7
50 to 52 weeks 79,982 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 18,351 9.4 9.3 8.5 9.6 13.3 10.0 9.6 8.6 7.6 11.5 10.1 9.6 8.8
Did not work 26,399 23.2 22.9 20.7 21.1 35.2 24.1 21.1 18.9 17.8 25.5 24.1 21.2 18.9
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 10,788 35.3 35.1 32.8 33.5 59.5 48.7 33.5 24.8 23.0 50.7 47.4 32.4 24.0
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 4,117 52.4 52.4 50.9 52.1 71.7 63.7 52.1 39.8 36.3 65.5 60.7 48.6 37.1
SSI 7,356 26.0 25.9 22.9 23.7 55.2 42.6 23.7 16.1 15.4 44.6 42.2 23.7 16.3
Food stamps 12,648 49.8 49.5 47.2 49.7 66.5 56.3 49.7 35.2 30.2 58.5 50.6 44.4 31.8
Housing assistance 5,854 43.9 43.6 43.6 45.0 69.6 52.5 45.0 25.3 21.3 53.4 48.9 40.9 21.6
Energy assistance 4,402 40.4 40.1 36.6 38.8 65.5 45.8 38.8 28.3 25.0 46.8 42.2 35.1 26.2
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 22,081 30.3 30.2 28.3 30.3 38.4 32.6 30.3 24.9 18.2 35.1 26.6 24.5 19.5
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 4,905 56.8 56.5 54.7 55.6 81.7 72.4 55.6 38.6 36.0 73.4 69.1 53.2 36.9
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 197,982 6.8 6.7 5.9 6.3 14.0 7.1 6.3 5.3 4.5 7.8 6.7 5.9 5.0
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 144,648 2.1 2.1 1.8 2.0 4.1 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.5 2.4 2.0 1.9 1.8
Medicare 33,762 7.7 7.5 5.5 5.6 40.1 7.2 5.6 4.4 4.3 7.9 7.8 6.1 4.9
Both Medicare and Medicaid 3,876 21.7 21.4 17.8 18.1 62.0 30.5 18.1 11.8 11.2 31.9 31.2 18.5 12.1
Medicaid 23,792 32.4 32.1 30.4 31.9 48.3 38.0 31.9 25.0 20.7 39.8 34.2 28.2 22.0
Not covered at any time during the year 33,884 19.1 19.0 17.6 19.2 23.6 19.5 19.2 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)
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
Total 231,866 19,885 19,721 17,731 18,971 35,759 20,661 18,971 16,670 14,132 22,767 19,611 17,942 15,842
Age
Under 18 years 55,779 6,529 6,514 6,122 6,594 8,009 6,974 6,594 5,640 4,300 7,555 5,909 5,541 4,715
Related children 54,989 6,193 6,179 5,787 6,250 7,644 6,625 6,250 5,302 3,988 7,180 5,568 5,207 4,384
Under 6 years 17,920 2,396 2,393 2,306 2,495 2,829 2,606 2,495 2,153 1,687 2,777 2,215 2,114 1,835
18 to 24 years 21,936 2,747 2,738 2,643 2,862 3,323 2,955 2,862 2,697 2,558 3,222 3,056 2,968 2,809
25 to 44 years 65,895 5,294 5,265 4,943 5,325 6,968 5,701 5,325 4,723 3,841 6,336 5,228 4,864 4,330
45 to 64 years 57,952 3,340 3,273 2,684 2,828 6,017 3,354 2,828 2,474 2,309 3,771 3,557 3,029 2,683
65 years and over 30,303 1,975 1,930 1,339 1,362 11,442 1,676 1,362 1,136 1,123 1,883 1,861 1,540 1,306
65 to 74 years 15,713 898 897 635 650 4,909 798 650 555 545 882 869 723 624
75 years and over 14,590 1,076 1,034 704 712 6,533 879 712 581 578 1,001 992 818 682
Family Relationship
In families 192,074 14,031 13,970 12,539 13,539 24,231 14,684 13,539 11,764 9,298 16,309 13,263 12,149 10,582
In married-couple families 156,745 7,228 7,197 6,210 6,814 14,918 7,450 6,814 6,085 4,552 8,472 6,586 6,044 5,383
With related children under 18 94,367 5,211 5,208 4,728 5,260 6,831 5,638 5,260 4,616 3,135 6,337 4,477 4,195 3,616
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 25,536 5,838 5,827 5,453 5,770 7,736 6,211 5,770 4,821 4,032 6,657 5,714 5,219 4,371
With related children under 18 18,164 5,263 5,254 5,010 5,309 6,384 5,621 5,309 4,426 3,641 5,962 5,028 4,672 3,888
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 9,793 965 947 875 955 1,577 1,023 955 857 714 1,180 963 885 828
With related children under 18 5,431 723 708 662 730 967 750 730 633 490 861 654 630 573
Unrelated individuals 38,913 5,583 5,479 4,921 5,143 11,209 5,677 5,143 4,628 4,595 6,119 6,068 5,525 4,999
Living alone 24,142 2,642 2,559 2,058 2,142 7,461 2,551 2,142 1,704 1,691 2,759 2,737 2,325 1,877
65 years and over 9,321 948 897 626 632 4,834 780 632 466 466 839 839 687 520
Region
Northeast 44,036 3,343 3,323 3,052 3,194 6,494 3,550 3,194 2,712 2,389 3,872 3,463 3,116 2,645
Midwest 55,322 3,781 3,758 3,306 3,536 7,270 3,825 3,536 3,131 2,711 4,297 3,714 3,421 3,040
South 79,023 7,515 7,495 6,665 7,138 13,524 7,596 7,138 6,329 5,335 8,462 7,191 6,770 6,083
West 53,485 5,246 5,145 4,708 5,103 8,471 5,690 5,103 4,498 3,697 6,136 5,244 4,635 4,074
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 176,087 13,356 13,207 11,609 12,376 27,750 13,686 12,376 11,030 9,832 15,212 13,703 12,401 11,128
18 to 24 years old 21,936 2,747 2,738 2,643 2,862 3,323 2,955 2,862 2,697 2,558 3,222 3,056 2,968 2,809
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,762 894 894 868 932 1,087 979 932 866 788 1,063 980 933 862
25 years old and over 154,150 10,609 10,469 8,966 9,514 24,427 10,731 9,514 8,333 7,274 11,990 10,647 9,433 8,318
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 21,858 3,728 3,662 3,206 3,408 8,270 3,965 3,408 2,863 2,437 4,367 3,826 3,257 2,741
High school graduate, no college 49,580 3,660 3,636 3,031 3,238 9,090 3,608 3,238 2,866 2,531 4,024 3,561 3,203 2,861
College: Less than bachelor's degree 39,311 1,969 1,954 1,677 1,771 4,568 1,955 1,771 1,568 1,341 2,223 1,968 1,781 1,576
Bachelor's degree or more 43,402 1,252 1,216 1,053 1,097 2,499 1,203 1,097 1,036 965 1,375 1,292 1,192 1,139
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 139,790 10,645 10,540 9,567 10,264 15,423 11,228 10,264 9,206 8,074 12,501 11,087 10,135 9,139
Worked at full-time jobs 95,041 2,785 2,792 2,538 2,927 3,677 3,023 2,927 2,634 1,999 3,667 2,869 2,781 2,531
50 to 52 weeks 79,982 1,372 1,370 1,195 1,481 1,754 1,531 1,481 1,332 912 1,981 1,421 1,380 1,255
Worked at part-time jobs 18,351 1,730 1,716 1,566 1,754 2,447 1,840 1,754 1,584 1,387 2,109 1,860 1,766 1,608
Did not work 26,399 6,130 6,033 5,464 5,583 9,299 6,365 5,583 4,988 4,688 6,724 6,358 5,588 5,001
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 10,788 3,804 3,782 3,535 3,616 6,421 5,257 3,616 2,675 2,484 5,465 5,117 3,498 2,588
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 4,117 2,156 2,158 2,096 2,143 2,953 2,623 2,143 1,638 1,493 2,698 2,500 2,000 1,529
SSI 7,356 1,913 1,903 1,688 1,742 4,063 3,136 1,742 1,182 1,131 3,282 3,102 1,741 1,200
Food stamps 12,648 6,297 6,261 5,975 6,288 8,409 7,120 6,288 4,458 3,826 7,396 6,400 5,613 4,024
Housing assistance 5,854 2,569 2,551 2,551 2,633 4,074 3,072 2,633 1,479 1,247 3,126 2,860 2,396 1,263
Energy assistance 4,402 1,778 1,763 1,610 1,706 2,884 2,014 1,706 1,244 1,099 2,062 1,856 1,545 1,152
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 22,081 6,688 6,666 6,244 6,686 8,474 7,191 6,686 5,498 4,014 7,756 5,864 5,411 4,310
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 4,905 2,785 2,771 2,683 2,728 4,006 3,553 2,728 1,895 1,766 3,600 3,387 2,607 1,812
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 197,982 13,409 13,296 11,759 12,448 27,768 14,045 12,448 10,487 8,917 15,406 13,286 11,710 9,948
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 144,648 3,018 3,021 2,556 2,829 5,947 2,960 2,829 2,619 2,108 3,530 2,830 2,713 2,541
Medicare 33,762 2,592 2,529 1,861 1,892 13,541 2,446 1,892 1,497 1,453 2,678 2,625 2,059 1,664
Both Medicare and Medicaid 3,876 842 828 690 700 2,404 1,183 700 456 434 1,236 1,211 718 471
Medicaid 23,792 7,698 7,646 7,222 7,585 11,485 9,031 7,585 5,954 4,935 9,481 8,126 6,705 5,229
Not covered at any time during the year 33,884 6,476 6,424 5,972 6,522 7,991 6,615 6,522 6,183 5,215 7,361 6,325 6,232 5,894
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)
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
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 0.6 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 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 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 0.3
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 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6
With related children under 18 (X) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.0 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 1.2 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 0.3 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 0.3 0.3 0.4 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 0.4 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 0.2 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 0.5 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 0.7 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 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.9 1.8 1.6 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 1.0 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 1.3 1.7 1.4 1.3 0.9 0.8 1.4 1.3 1.2 0.8
Energy assistance (X) 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.9 1.4 1.3 1.1 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 1.6 1.6 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.9 1.9 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 1.3 2.2 2.2 1.7 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 0.6 0.6 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)
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
Total 0 313 312 297 306 407 319 306 288 267 333 311 298 281
Age
Under 18 years 0 157 156 152 157 172 161 157 146 129 167 149 145 135
Related children 344 153 153 148 153 168 158 153 142 124 163 145 141 130
Under 6 years 211 97 97 95 99 105 101 99 92 82 104 93 91 85
18 to 24 years 0 72 72 71 74 79 75 74 72 70 78 76 75 73
25 to 44 years 0 100 99 96 100 113 103 100 94 86 108 99 96 91
45 to 64 years 0 80 79 72 74 105 80 74 69 67 84 82 76 72
65 years and over 0 61 60 51 51 124 56 51 47 47 60 59 54 50
65 to 74 years 0 42 42 35 36 92 39 36 33 33 41 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 462 266 265 252 261 343 271 261 244 218 285 259 248 232
In married-couple families 485 193 193 179 187 273 196 187 177 154 208 184 177 167
With related children under 18 454 164 164 157 165 188 171 165 155 128 181 153 148 137
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 274 174 174 168 173 199 179 173 158 145 185 172 165 151
With related children under 18 234 165 165 161 166 182 171 166 152 138 176 162 156 142
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 175 71 71 68 71 91 73 71 67 61 79 71 68 66
With related children under 18 131 62 61 59 62 71 63 62 58 51 67 59 58 55
Unrelated individuals 187 93 91 86 88 143 93 88 83 83 98 97 92 87
Living alone 152 60 59 53 54 110 59 54 48 47 62 62 56 50
65 years and over 97 35 34 28 28 85 32 28 24 24 33 33 30 26
Region
Northeast 0 125 124 119 122 173 128 122 112 106 134 127 120 111
Midwest 0 134 134 125 130 185 135 130 122 114 143 133 128 120
South 0 210 210 198 205 279 211 205 193 178 222 205 200 189
West 0 183 181 173 181 231 190 181 170 154 198 183 172 162
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 434 258 257 242 249 361 261 249 236 223 275 262 250 237
18 to 24 years old 232 72 72 71 74 79 75 74 72 70 78 76 75 73
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 111 42 42 41 43 46 44 43 41 39 46 44 43 41
25 years old and over 442 232 230 214 220 341 233 220 206 193 246 232 219 206
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 232 139 138 129 133 206 144 133 122 113 151 141 130 120
High school graduate, no college 331 138 138 126 130 215 137 130 122 115 145 136 129 122
College: Less than bachelor's degree 301 102 101 94 96 154 101 96 91 84 108 102 97 91
Bachelor's degree or more 313 81 80 74 76 114 80 76 74 71 85 82 79 77
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 256 232 231 220 228 277 238 228 216 203 250 237 227 216
Worked at full-time jobs 280 121 121 115 124 138 126 124 117 102 138 122 121 115
50 to 52 weeks 275 85 85 79 88 96 90 88 84 69 102 86 85 81
Worked at part-time jobs 163 95 95 91 96 113 98 96 91 85 105 99 96 92
Did not work 191 178 176 168 170 217 181 170 161 156 186 181 170 161
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 139 74 74 71 72 101 89 72 61 58 91 88 71 60
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 77 54 54 53 54 64 60 54 47 44 61 59 52 45
SSI 109 51 51 47 48 77 66 48 39 38 68 66 48 40
Food stamps 155 99 99 96 99 119 107 99 81 74 110 100 93 76
Housing assistance 95 59 59 59 60 77 66 60 44 40 66 63 57 41
Energy assistance 80 49 49 46 48 63 52 48 40 38 53 50 45 39
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 230 103 103 99 103 119 108 103 92 76 113 95 91 80
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 86 62 62 61 61 76 71 61 50 49 72 69 60 49
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 415 260 259 244 251 364 266 251 231 214 278 259 244 225
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 442 126 126 116 122 175 124 122 117 105 136 122 119 115
Medicare 282 116 115 99 100 261 113 100 89 87 118 117 104 93
Both Medicare and Medicaid 101 67 66 60 61 112 79 61 49 48 81 80 62 50
Medicaid 241 199 198 193 198 241 215 198 176 160 220 204 186 165
Not covered at any time during the year 282 183 182 176 184 203 185 184 179 164 195 181 179 175
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2004 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes