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, not Hispanic)
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, not Hispanic
Total 194,595 6.7 6.6 5.8 6.2 13.8 6.8 6.2 5.5 4.9 7.5 6.8 6.2 5.5
Age
Under 18 years 43,150 8.1 8.2 7.5 8.1 10.3 8.6 8.1 7.0 5.7 9.4 7.6 7.2 6.2
Related children 42,547 7.7 7.7 7.1 7.6 9.8 8.1 7.6 6.5 5.2 8.9 7.1 6.7 5.7
Under 6 years 13,399 9.2 9.2 8.7 9.4 11.1 9.9 9.4 8.1 6.7 10.7 8.9 8.4 7.4
18 to 24 years 17,382 11.0 10.9 10.5 11.3 13.4 11.8 11.3 10.8 10.5 12.9 12.5 12.1 11.6
25 to 44 years 53,461 6.2 6.1 5.7 6.1 8.6 6.6 6.1 5.4 4.7 7.4 6.4 5.9 5.2
45 to 64 years 52,267 5.1 5.0 4.0 4.2 9.5 5.0 4.2 3.7 3.5 5.6 5.4 4.6 4.1
65 years and over 28,335 5.8 5.7 3.9 3.9 37.2 4.8 3.9 3.3 3.3 5.3 5.3 4.4 3.8
65 to 74 years 14,519 4.9 4.9 3.4 3.5 30.3 4.2 3.5 3.0 3.0 4.6 4.6 3.8 3.4
75 years and over 13,816 6.8 6.5 4.4 4.4 44.6 5.4 4.4 3.7 3.7 6.1 6.0 5.1 4.3
Family Relationship
In families 159,215 5.2 5.2 4.5 4.8 10.6 5.3 4.8 4.2 3.6 5.9 5.0 4.6 4.1
In married-couple families 133,412 3.1 3.1 2.5 2.7 8.1 3.1 2.7 2.5 2.1 3.6 3.0 2.7 2.5
With related children under 18 75,718 3.3 3.3 2.9 3.2 4.7 3.5 3.2 2.8 2.1 4.1 3.0 2.8 2.5
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 18,792 19.1 19.0 17.3 18.2 26.2 19.6 18.2 15.4 13.1 21.2 18.4 16.9 14.4
With related children under 18 12,688 25.0 24.9 23.4 24.7 30.6 26.1 24.7 20.9 17.6 27.8 23.7 22.2 18.9
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 7,011 8.1 8.0 7.1 7.8 15.6 8.6 7.8 7.0 6.0 10.2 8.6 7.7 7.1
With related children under 18 3,779 10.5 10.3 9.4 10.4 15.7 10.8 10.4 8.9 7.1 12.8 10.1 9.6 8.5
Unrelated individuals 34,683 13.2 12.9 11.4 12.0 28.4 13.3 12.0 10.7 10.7 14.3 14.2 12.9 11.6
Living alone 22,518 10.3 10.0 7.9 8.2 30.6 9.8 8.2 6.6 6.5 10.6 10.5 9.0 7.3
65 years and over 8,907 9.4 8.8 6.1 6.2 51.2 7.5 6.2 4.6 4.6 8.0 8.0 6.7 5.1
Region
Northeast 39,392 5.9 5.8 5.2 5.4 13.1 6.2 5.4 4.7 4.3 6.8 6.2 5.5 4.9
Midwest 52,043 6.3 6.3 5.5 5.8 12.8 6.3 5.8 5.2 4.5 7.2 6.3 5.8 5.1
South 65,338 7.5 7.4 6.5 6.8 15.6 7.4 6.8 6.2 5.5 8.2 7.4 6.9 6.2
West 37,822 6.7 6.5 5.8 6.2 13.0 7.1 6.2 5.5 5.0 7.6 7.0 6.1 5.5
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 151,445 6.3 6.2 5.3 5.6 14.8 6.3 5.6 5.0 4.7 7.0 6.5 5.9 5.3
18 to 24 years old 17,382 11.0 10.9 10.5 11.3 13.4 11.8 11.3 10.8 10.5 12.9 12.5 12.1 11.6
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 2,983 14.9 14.9 14.5 15.1 19.0 16.4 15.1 14.2 13.5 17.7 17.0 15.7 14.6
25 years old and over 134,063 5.7 5.6 4.6 4.9 15.0 5.6 4.9 4.3 3.9 6.2 5.8 5.1 4.5
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 13,416 14.0 13.7 11.5 11.9 42.3 14.7 11.9 9.7 9.2 15.9 15.1 12.3 10.2
High school graduate, no college 44,022 6.7 6.6 5.4 5.7 18.3 6.4 5.7 5.1 4.6 7.2 6.6 5.9 5.2
College: Less than bachelor's degree 35,631 4.6 4.6 3.8 4.1 11.4 4.5 4.1 3.6 3.2 5.2 4.6 4.1 3.7
Bachelor's degree or more 40,994 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.4 5.6 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.1 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.5
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 118,277 6.2 6.2 5.5 5.8 9.6 6.5 5.8 5.3 4.8 7.2 6.7 6.0 5.5
Worked at full-time jobs 80,810 2.1 2.1 1.8 2.1 2.8 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.6 2.7 2.3 2.2 2.0
50 to 52 weeks 68,331 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.8 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.2
Worked at part-time jobs 16,070 8.2 8.2 7.3 8.2 11.9 8.6 8.2 7.5 6.7 10.1 9.0 8.5 7.8
Did not work 21,397 20.4 20.1 17.9 18.1 33.2 21.0 18.1 16.1 15.7 22.1 21.5 18.7 16.7
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 7,664 30.6 30.2 27.7 28.3 56.6 43.9 28.3 21.0 19.5 45.3 42.5 27.6 20.4
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 2,462 47.1 47.0 45.3 46.0 67.7 57.3 46.0 36.5 33.4 58.6 53.9 43.2 34.1
SSI 5,659 24.4 23.9 20.9 21.6 54.4 40.4 21.6 14.5 13.9 41.8 39.8 21.7 14.8
Food stamps 8,229 46.3 46.1 43.5 45.6 65.8 52.5 45.6 32.8 28.6 54.8 48.0 41.8 30.0
Housing assistance 3,858 38.9 38.5 38.5 39.3 69.9 47.8 39.3 20.3 17.9 48.4 44.7 36.0 18.2
Energy assistance 3,475 39.5 38.9 35.1 37.1 66.3 43.9 37.1 27.1 23.9 45.0 40.6 34.2 25.0
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 11,014 27.1 27.2 24.9 26.2 37.1 28.9 26.2 21.6 17.3 31.6 24.5 22.6 18.1
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 3,083 52.9 52.1 50.2 50.9 80.6 69.0 50.9 35.1 32.9 69.6 65.0 48.7 33.7
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 173,072 5.4 5.3 4.6 4.8 12.8 5.5 4.8 4.1 3.7 6.1 5.4 4.8 4.1
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 129,153 1.8 1.8 1.5 1.6 3.9 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.3 2.0 1.7 1.6 1.5
Medicare 31,455 6.9 6.7 4.8 4.9 39.4 6.3 4.9 4.0 3.9 6.8 6.8 5.4 4.4
Both Medicare and Medicaid 3,186 19.9 19.4 16.2 16.4 61.6 28.2 16.4 10.9 10.6 29.2 28.6 16.8 11.3
Medicaid 16,127 28.6 28.4 26.3 27.5 46.6 34.1 27.5 21.4 18.6 35.8 31.5 25.2 19.8
Not covered at any time during the year 21,523 17.1 17.0 15.6 16.8 22.0 17.1 16.8 16.1 14.6 19.0 17.5 17.2 16.5
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, not Hispanic)
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, not Hispanic
Total 194,595 13,026 12,918 11,306 11,983 26,908 13,230 11,983 10,647 9,531 14,668 13,174 11,980 10,722
Age
Under 18 years 43,150 3,516 3,522 3,255 3,475 4,462 3,695 3,475 3,023 2,440 4,059 3,286 3,097 2,687
Related children 42,547 3,262 3,268 3,001 3,215 4,183 3,431 3,215 2,769 2,201 3,776 3,023 2,840 2,431
Under 6 years 13,399 1,231 1,229 1,172 1,260 1,485 1,330 1,260 1,082 895 1,435 1,191 1,129 989
18 to 24 years 17,382 1,913 1,902 1,827 1,970 2,335 2,044 1,970 1,876 1,820 2,239 2,171 2,103 2,010
25 to 44 years 53,461 3,289 3,282 3,032 3,238 4,585 3,528 3,238 2,871 2,490 3,946 3,420 3,136 2,797
45 to 64 years 52,267 2,661 2,607 2,094 2,187 4,972 2,602 2,187 1,931 1,839 2,916 2,797 2,388 2,142
65 years and over 28,335 1,647 1,604 1,098 1,113 10,554 1,360 1,113 945 941 1,508 1,500 1,256 1,085
65 to 74 years 14,519 712 711 494 503 4,396 615 503 438 436 670 666 557 491
75 years and over 13,816 935 893 604 610 6,158 745 610 507 505 838 834 698 595
Family Relationship
In families 159,215 8,261 8,243 7,140 7,617 16,808 8,398 7,617 6,722 5,655 9,449 8,029 7,308 6,494
In married-couple families 133,412 4,106 4,120 3,389 3,654 10,792 4,109 3,654 3,338 2,763 4,751 3,975 3,595 3,293
With related children under 18 75,718 2,471 2,505 2,204 2,422 3,539 2,668 2,422 2,151 1,617 3,074 2,308 2,134 1,879
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 18,792 3,587 3,566 3,251 3,418 4,922 3,689 3,418 2,894 2,470 3,986 3,454 3,170 2,700
With related children under 18 12,688 3,174 3,160 2,970 3,132 3,885 3,308 3,132 2,655 2,230 3,530 3,001 2,818 2,395
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 7,011 568 558 499 545 1,094 600 545 490 422 712 600 542 500
With related children under 18 3,779 398 388 355 391 592 409 391 337 269 483 380 364 322
Unrelated individuals 34,683 4,569 4,478 3,970 4,159 9,864 4,615 4,159 3,727 3,698 4,974 4,934 4,472 4,031
Living alone 22,518 2,318 2,241 1,783 1,857 6,898 2,203 1,857 1,486 1,474 2,385 2,365 2,018 1,635
65 years and over 8,907 834 786 546 551 4,557 672 551 412 412 716 716 597 458
Region
Northeast 39,392 2,323 2,303 2,040 2,143 5,156 2,426 2,143 1,853 1,693 2,691 2,447 2,173 1,920
Midwest 52,043 3,295 3,283 2,848 3,039 6,659 3,302 3,039 2,690 2,352 3,722 3,269 3,001 2,651
South 65,338 4,873 4,855 4,237 4,474 10,162 4,832 4,474 4,026 3,589 5,379 4,823 4,487 4,055
West 37,822 2,535 2,477 2,182 2,327 4,931 2,669 2,327 2,078 1,896 2,876 2,635 2,319 2,095
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 151,445 9,510 9,396 8,052 8,508 22,446 9,535 8,508 7,624 7,091 10,608 9,888 8,883 8,034
18 to 24 years old 17,382 1,913 1,902 1,827 1,970 2,335 2,044 1,970 1,876 1,820 2,239 2,171 2,103 2,010
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 2,983 443 444 432 450 566 488 450 425 402 529 506 467 436
25 years old and over 134,063 7,597 7,494 6,225 6,538 20,112 7,490 6,538 5,747 5,270 8,370 7,717 6,780 6,024
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 13,416 1,885 1,844 1,549 1,593 5,675 1,978 1,593 1,306 1,232 2,137 2,029 1,651 1,373
High school graduate, no college 44,022 2,947 2,927 2,370 2,520 8,050 2,838 2,520 2,232 2,041 3,183 2,889 2,583 2,309
College: Less than bachelor's degree 35,631 1,644 1,629 1,368 1,451 4,080 1,610 1,451 1,283 1,124 1,838 1,643 1,477 1,317
Bachelor's degree or more 40,994 1,122 1,093 939 974 2,308 1,064 974 926 873 1,211 1,157 1,069 1,026
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 118,277 7,375 7,304 6,492 6,908 11,301 7,660 6,908 6,221 5,713 8,551 7,870 7,135 6,480
Worked at full-time jobs 80,810 1,681 1,688 1,491 1,724 2,278 1,788 1,724 1,572 1,284 2,210 1,823 1,770 1,652
50 to 52 weeks 68,331 766 764 636 792 981 822 792 733 568 1,110 874 852 802
Worked at part-time jobs 16,070 1,322 1,311 1,176 1,318 1,917 1,387 1,318 1,199 1,074 1,618 1,449 1,373 1,251
Did not work 21,397 4,372 4,305 3,825 3,866 7,105 4,485 3,866 3,450 3,355 4,723 4,598 3,993 3,577
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 7,664 2,345 2,316 2,122 2,169 4,335 3,366 2,169 1,610 1,497 3,470 3,261 2,117 1,566
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 2,462 1,161 1,157 1,115 1,132 1,666 1,412 1,132 897 823 1,443 1,327 1,063 840
SSI 5,659 1,378 1,352 1,185 1,221 3,080 2,288 1,221 823 785 2,364 2,253 1,226 837
Food stamps 8,229 3,814 3,795 3,583 3,753 5,412 4,321 3,753 2,701 2,357 4,506 3,947 3,437 2,467
Housing assistance 3,858 1,501 1,484 1,484 1,516 2,697 1,843 1,516 785 691 1,867 1,725 1,391 702
Energy assistance 3,475 1,374 1,352 1,218 1,291 2,302 1,525 1,291 943 830 1,562 1,412 1,189 867
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 11,014 2,985 2,997 2,742 2,890 4,091 3,183 2,890 2,378 1,909 3,475 2,701 2,491 1,996
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 3,083 1,632 1,606 1,549 1,569 2,484 2,129 1,569 1,084 1,014 2,147 2,003 1,501 1,038
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 173,072 9,351 9,251 7,943 8,369 22,166 9,552 8,369 7,175 6,390 10,574 9,401 8,272 7,178
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 129,153 2,289 2,293 1,899 2,083 4,987 2,192 2,083 1,970 1,650 2,619 2,211 2,115 1,990
Medicare 31,455 2,163 2,100 1,519 1,541 12,382 1,976 1,541 1,244 1,225 2,154 2,126 1,692 1,394
Both Medicare and Medicaid 3,186 636 618 516 521 1,962 898 521 347 337 930 912 535 359
Medicaid 16,127 4,614 4,573 4,239 4,432 7,512 5,493 4,432 3,454 3,006 5,780 5,073 4,068 3,186
Not covered at any time during the year 21,523 3,675 3,667 3,363 3,615 4,742 3,677 3,615 3,471 3,141 4,094 3,773 3,709 3,544
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, not Hispanic)
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, not Hispanic
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 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
Under 6 years (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
18 to 24 years (X) 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
25 to 44 years (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 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 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
75 years and over (X) 0.3 0.3 0.2 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 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7
With related children under 18 (X) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7
With related children under 18 (X) 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.1
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 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
Region
Northeast (X) 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
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 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
West (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.3 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 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1
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) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.4 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.7 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 0.3
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 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.3 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.6 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.7
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.5 2.2 1.9 1.6 1.5 2.2 2.1 1.8 1.6
SSI (X) 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.5 1.2 0.8 0.6 0.6 1.2 1.2 0.8 0.6
Food stamps (X) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.8
Housing assistance (X) 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 2.1 1.6 1.4 0.9 0.8 1.6 1.5 1.3 0.9
Energy assistance (X) 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.4 2.1 1.6 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.1
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.5
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.6 2.3 1.8 1.4 1.4 2.3 2.2 1.8 1.4
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) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.7 3.6 2.3 1.7 1.4 1.4 2.4 2.3 1.7 1.4
Medicaid (X) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.8
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
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, not Hispanic)
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, not Hispanic
Total 0 256 255 240 246 359 258 246 233 221 271 258 246 234
Age
Under 18 years 0 117 117 113 116 131 120 116 109 98 125 113 110 103
Related children 311 113 113 109 112 127 116 112 104 93 121 109 106 98
Under 6 years 184 70 70 68 71 77 73 71 66 60 76 69 67 63
18 to 24 years 0 61 61 60 62 67 63 62 60 59 66 65 64 62
25 to 44 years 0 79 79 76 79 93 82 79 74 69 87 81 78 73
45 to 64 years 0 71 71 64 65 96 71 65 61 60 75 73 68 64
65 years and over 0 56 55 46 46 121 51 46 43 43 54 54 49 46
65 to 74 years 0 37 37 31 31 88 35 31 29 29 36 36 33 31
75 years and over 0 43 42 34 35 101 38 35 32 32 40 40 37 34
Family Relationship
In families 484 206 206 192 198 289 208 198 186 171 220 203 194 183
In married-couple families 484 146 146 133 138 234 146 138 132 120 157 144 137 131
With related children under 18 425 114 115 107 113 136 118 113 106 92 127 110 106 99
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 238 137 136 130 134 160 139 134 123 114 144 134 129 119
With related children under 18 198 129 128 125 128 142 131 128 118 108 136 125 121 112
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 148 55 54 51 54 76 56 54 51 47 61 56 53 51
With related children under 18 110 46 45 43 45 56 46 45 42 38 50 45 44 41
Unrelated individuals 178 82 81 76 78 132 83 78 73 73 86 86 81 77
Living alone 147 56 55 49 50 105 55 50 44 44 57 57 52 47
65 years and over 95 33 32 26 26 82 29 26 23 23 30 30 28 24
Region
Northeast 0 104 104 98 100 154 106 100 93 89 112 107 101 95
Midwest 0 125 125 116 120 177 125 120 113 106 133 125 120 112
South 0 170 170 159 163 243 169 163 155 146 178 169 163 155
West 0 128 126 119 122 177 131 122 116 111 136 130 122 116
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 442 220 219 203 208 329 220 208 198 191 232 224 213 203
18 to 24 years old 208 61 61 60 62 67 63 62 60 59 66 65 64 62
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 88 30 30 29 30 33 31 30 29 28 32 32 30 29
25 years old and over 440 197 196 179 183 313 196 183 172 165 207 199 187 176
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 184 99 98 90 91 171 102 91 83 80 106 103 93 85
High school graduate, no college 315 124 124 111 115 203 122 115 108 103 129 123 116 110
College: Less than bachelor's degree 288 93 92 85 87 146 92 87 82 77 98 93 88 83
Bachelor's degree or more 306 77 76 70 72 110 75 72 70 68 80 78 75 73
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 275 194 194 183 188 239 198 188 179 172 209 201 191 183
Worked at full-time jobs 276 94 94 88 95 109 97 95 91 82 108 98 96 93
50 to 52 weeks 266 64 63 58 65 72 66 65 62 55 76 68 67 65
Worked at part-time jobs 153 83 83 79 83 100 85 83 79 75 92 87 85 81
Did not work 174 151 150 141 142 191 153 142 134 132 156 154 144 136
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 112 57 56 54 54 80 69 54 46 44 70 68 54 46
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 58 39 39 38 38 47 43 38 34 33 44 42 37 33
SSI 93 43 42 39 40 66 56 40 33 32 57 55 40 33
Food stamps 117 74 74 72 73 91 80 73 61 57 82 76 70 58
Housing assistance 75 45 44 44 45 61 50 45 32 30 50 48 43 30
Energy assistance 70 42 42 40 41 56 45 41 35 33 45 43 39 33
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 141 65 65 62 63 77 67 63 57 51 70 61 58 52
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 66 47 46 45 46 58 54 46 38 36 54 52 45 37
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 435 219 218 202 207 329 221 207 192 182 232 219 206 192
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 439 110 110 100 105 161 107 105 102 93 117 108 105 102
Medicare 273 107 105 89 90 250 102 90 81 80 106 106 94 86
Both Medicare and Medicaid 91 58 57 52 52 101 69 52 43 42 70 69 53 44
Medicaid 201 155 154 149 152 197 169 152 134 125 173 162 146 129
Not covered at any time during the year 230 138 138 133 137 157 138 137 135 128 146 140 139 136
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2004 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes