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]
(Black 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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Black alone or in combination
Total 37,503 21.3 21.2 19.9 21.0 29.6 23.0 21.0 16.9 14.6 24.2 21.9 19.7 15.5
Age
Under 18 years 12,215 29.8 29.8 29.0 30.5 35.5 32.5 30.5 24.0 19.9 33.5 29.4 26.9 20.5
Related children 11,989 29.4 29.3 28.5 30.0 35.0 32.0 30.0 23.4 19.4 33.1 29.0 26.4 20.0
Under 6 years 3,877 35.1 35.0 34.5 35.6 40.0 37.8 35.6 29.0 25.5 39.3 35.3 33.1 26.0
18 to 24 years 3,998 24.5 24.3 23.9 25.0 29.7 26.4 25.0 21.8 20.7 28.9 27.6 26.1 22.2
25 to 44 years 10,720 16.8 16.8 16.1 17.1 22.1 18.6 17.1 14.3 11.9 19.7 17.5 15.6 12.6
45 to 64 years 7,637 13.4 13.2 11.6 12.2 22.9 14.8 12.2 9.8 9.2 16.0 15.1 12.6 10.1
65 years and over 2,933 18.4 18.0 12.3 12.5 49.4 15.8 12.5 9.1 9.0 17.1 16.8 13.7 10.2
65 to 74 years 1,631 16.4 16.0 11.9 12.1 44.2 14.5 12.1 8.8 8.7 15.7 15.3 13.0 9.8
75 years and over 1,302 20.9 20.6 12.9 12.9 55.9 17.4 12.9 9.4 9.4 18.8 18.7 14.5 10.9
Family Relationship
In families 31,059 20.7 20.6 19.6 20.7 27.8 22.5 20.7 16.5 13.9 23.8 21.1 18.9 14.7
In married-couple families 15,033 7.3 7.2 6.5 6.9 12.5 7.6 6.9 5.8 4.6 8.5 7.3 6.4 5.2
With related children under 18 10,231 8.0 7.9 7.6 8.0 10.7 8.8 8.0 6.6 4.8 9.8 8.0 7.0 5.3
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 13,664 35.4 35.2 33.9 35.8 44.7 38.9 35.8 28.0 23.7 40.4 36.1 32.4 24.7
With related children under 18 11,081 40.3 40.2 38.9 41.0 47.8 43.7 41.0 31.9 26.7 45.0 40.0 36.4 27.7
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 2,362 20.9 21.1 20.2 21.6 28.1 22.5 21.6 18.3 16.4 25.1 21.6 20.7 17.4
With related children under 18 1,497 25.9 26.2 26.2 27.9 31.9 28.2 27.9 23.7 20.9 31.4 26.0 25.4 21.0
Unrelated individuals 6,194 23.3 23.0 20.4 21.1 37.2 24.0 21.1 17.4 17.4 25.3 25.3 22.2 18.6
Living alone 4,252 20.6 20.4 16.7 17.2 37.7 20.9 17.2 12.7 12.7 22.0 22.0 18.3 13.7
65 years and over 1,052 24.6 23.7 14.6 14.6 65.1 19.6 14.6 8.2 8.2 20.8 20.8 15.8 9.4
Region
Northeast 6,885 19.8 19.6 18.9 20.2 29.0 22.7 20.2 14.7 12.3 23.7 20.8 17.9 13.0
Midwest 6,888 25.1 24.9 23.3 24.0 33.1 26.1 24.0 19.1 17.7 27.7 25.3 23.1 18.3
South 20,094 21.2 21.1 19.8 20.9 29.5 22.5 20.9 17.7 15.0 23.8 21.7 19.9 16.1
West 3,636 17.7 17.7 16.2 16.8 24.2 20.2 16.8 12.8 11.2 21.4 19.0 15.2 11.7
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 25,288 17.2 17.0 15.6 16.4 26.7 18.4 16.4 13.5 12.1 19.8 18.3 16.1 13.1
18 to 24 years old 3,998 24.5 24.3 23.9 25.0 29.7 26.4 25.0 21.8 20.7 28.9 27.6 26.1 22.2
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,057 35.3 35.2 34.4 37.0 42.9 39.1 37.0 32.7 31.6 42.2 40.2 36.9 32.9
25 years old and over 21,290 15.8 15.7 14.0 14.7 26.1 16.9 14.7 12.0 10.5 18.0 16.6 14.3 11.4
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,122 28.8 28.6 24.7 25.6 51.0 31.2 25.6 20.0 18.0 33.3 31.3 25.9 19.5
High school graduate, no college 7,624 17.5 17.2 15.7 16.7 27.5 18.6 16.7 13.8 11.9 19.7 18.1 15.8 12.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree 5,783 11.7 11.7 10.8 11.4 18.7 12.6 11.4 9.2 7.9 13.5 11.8 10.6 8.6
Bachelor's degree or more 3,761 4.4 4.4 3.7 4.0 7.4 4.4 4.0 3.6 3.4 4.9 4.6 4.1 3.8
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 21,308 16.7 16.6 15.7 16.5 23.4 18.4 16.5 13.8 12.2 19.7 18.1 16.1 13.1
Worked at full-time jobs 13,682 5.8 5.8 5.4 6.2 8.0 6.6 6.2 4.9 3.6 7.6 6.2 5.6 4.3
50 to 52 weeks 11,328 3.1 3.1 2.8 3.4 4.1 3.6 3.4 2.8 1.8 4.5 3.3 3.0 2.3
Worked at part-time jobs 2,243 24.7 24.5 23.6 25.2 33.6 27.1 25.2 21.6 17.7 30.2 26.9 24.9 19.7
Did not work 5,383 41.0 40.8 38.4 39.0 58.1 44.5 39.0 33.1 31.8 46.1 44.9 39.2 33.0
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 5,290 50.0 49.6 47.7 48.7 71.7 62.7 48.7 33.7 31.8 64.3 61.7 45.9 32.6
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 2,714 61.4 60.9 59.4 60.9 75.1 71.6 60.9 42.6 39.7 72.7 69.2 56.4 40.6
SSI 3,070 40.6 40.1 37.7 38.2 71.1 57.9 38.2 23.8 23.2 60.1 58.0 36.4 24.1
Food stamps 6,968 59.6 59.3 57.3 60.1 74.6 66.1 60.1 42.1 36.8 68.0 62.9 55.4 37.5
Housing assistance 4,978 55.3 55.1 55.1 57.2 70.5 62.7 57.2 36.1 31.2 64.0 59.7 53.0 31.6
Energy assistance 1,710 57.7 57.8 54.6 56.1 74.8 62.4 56.1 39.2 34.5 64.4 61.0 52.5 35.8
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 8,857 43.4 43.3 42.0 44.1 53.1 47.8 44.1 34.0 27.1 49.2 43.3 39.0 28.5
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 3,271 66.5 66.0 63.8 65.4 84.6 78.1 65.4 42.8 40.6 79.8 76.5 60.8 41.4
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 30,243 19.3 19.1 17.9 18.8 28.1 21.2 18.8 14.5 12.7 22.3 20.3 17.6 13.3
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 18,637 5.5 5.5 5.1 5.8 8.1 6.0 5.8 5.0 3.9 6.6 5.5 5.1 4.3
Medicare 4,078 21.6 21.1 16.2 16.4 54.9 21.6 16.4 11.7 11.2 23.1 22.3 17.1 12.3
Both Medicare and Medicaid 1,196 31.2 30.9 26.2 26.6 69.5 41.3 26.6 15.7 14.5 43.0 42.1 26.4 15.7
Medicaid 9,224 47.4 47.1 45.6 47.3 63.1 54.5 47.3 34.8 30.4 56.4 52.0 43.7 31.4
Not covered at any time during the year 7,260 29.9 29.8 28.2 30.0 35.8 30.4 30.0 26.9 22.9 32.3 28.6 28.0 24.8
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]
(Black 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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Black alone or in combination
Total 37,503 7,993 7,944 7,474 7,863 11,083 8,614 7,863 6,344 5,492 9,093 8,220 7,370 5,822
Age
Under 18 years 12,215 3,646 3,637 3,537 3,727 4,334 3,968 3,727 2,927 2,427 4,097 3,587 3,286 2,508
Related children 11,989 3,525 3,515 3,418 3,598 4,200 3,837 3,598 2,803 2,321 3,963 3,471 3,170 2,401
Under 6 years 3,877 1,362 1,356 1,339 1,382 1,553 1,464 1,382 1,124 988 1,524 1,369 1,284 1,010
18 to 24 years 3,998 981 973 955 1,000 1,185 1,054 1,000 870 827 1,157 1,103 1,043 889
25 to 44 years 10,720 1,806 1,800 1,730 1,835 2,366 1,996 1,835 1,536 1,273 2,114 1,881 1,677 1,352
45 to 64 years 7,637 1,021 1,006 890 935 1,747 1,132 935 745 700 1,223 1,154 964 772
65 years and over 2,933 539 528 361 366 1,450 464 366 267 265 500 494 401 301
65 to 74 years 1,631 267 260 194 198 722 237 198 144 142 255 250 212 159
75 years and over 1,302 272 268 168 168 729 227 168 123 123 245 244 189 141
Family Relationship
In families 31,059 6,426 6,396 6,086 6,427 8,648 6,993 6,427 5,137 4,310 7,391 6,544 5,881 4,564
In married-couple families 15,033 1,097 1,085 978 1,030 1,882 1,147 1,030 878 688 1,278 1,097 960 776
With related children under 18 10,231 819 811 773 816 1,093 902 816 676 487 1,001 823 717 545
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 13,664 4,834 4,812 4,629 4,886 6,103 5,314 4,886 3,828 3,233 5,522 4,936 4,432 3,378
With related children under 18 11,081 4,464 4,450 4,306 4,539 5,296 4,844 4,539 3,537 2,958 4,984 4,427 4,030 3,067
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 2,362 495 499 478 511 663 532 511 432 389 592 511 489 410
With related children under 18 1,497 387 392 392 418 477 423 418 354 313 470 389 380 315
Unrelated individuals 6,194 1,440 1,422 1,262 1,304 2,302 1,488 1,304 1,080 1,075 1,569 1,564 1,378 1,152
Living alone 4,252 876 868 712 733 1,604 888 733 541 539 935 934 777 582
65 years and over 1,052 258 250 153 153 685 206 153 87 87 219 219 166 99
Region
Northeast 6,885 1,361 1,350 1,300 1,392 1,999 1,564 1,392 1,009 848 1,630 1,431 1,234 895
Midwest 6,888 1,729 1,715 1,602 1,653 2,278 1,801 1,653 1,317 1,217 1,908 1,742 1,592 1,261
South 20,094 4,259 4,235 3,981 4,208 5,925 4,514 4,208 3,551 3,019 4,775 4,357 3,993 3,239
West 3,636 643 643 590 610 881 735 610 467 408 780 690 551 426
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 25,288 4,347 4,307 3,936 4,135 6,749 4,647 4,135 3,418 3,065 4,995 4,632 4,084 3,314
18 to 24 years old 3,998 981 973 955 1,000 1,185 1,054 1,000 870 827 1,157 1,103 1,043 889
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,057 373 372 364 392 454 413 392 346 334 446 425 390 348
25 years old and over 21,290 3,366 3,334 2,982 3,136 5,564 3,592 3,136 2,548 2,238 3,838 3,529 3,041 2,425
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,122 1,187 1,178 1,020 1,056 2,103 1,286 1,056 824 742 1,372 1,290 1,068 805
High school graduate, no college 7,624 1,336 1,313 1,197 1,274 2,100 1,415 1,274 1,055 908 1,503 1,381 1,204 977
College: Less than bachelor's degree 5,783 677 677 625 657 1,082 726 657 534 459 780 685 614 500
Bachelor's degree or more 3,761 166 165 140 149 278 166 149 134 130 183 174 155 143
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 21,308 3,554 3,531 3,338 3,517 4,981 3,911 3,517 2,934 2,603 4,200 3,867 3,434 2,801
Worked at full-time jobs 13,682 793 789 739 850 1,099 908 850 666 493 1,043 845 765 583
50 to 52 weeks 11,328 350 347 312 388 462 408 388 318 199 506 369 338 259
Worked at part-time jobs 2,243 554 548 529 566 753 608 566 485 397 678 603 559 442
Did not work 5,383 2,207 2,194 2,069 2,101 3,130 2,394 2,101 1,783 1,713 2,480 2,419 2,109 1,775
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 5,290 2,645 2,623 2,523 2,577 3,790 3,315 2,577 1,781 1,685 3,400 3,263 2,428 1,724
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 2,714 1,665 1,653 1,612 1,653 2,037 1,944 1,653 1,155 1,078 1,973 1,878 1,531 1,101
SSI 3,070 1,245 1,230 1,156 1,172 2,183 1,778 1,172 731 713 1,846 1,782 1,118 741
Food stamps 6,968 4,151 4,129 3,993 4,185 5,197 4,606 4,185 2,931 2,564 4,740 4,380 3,860 2,613
Housing assistance 4,978 2,754 2,743 2,743 2,846 3,509 3,119 2,846 1,796 1,555 3,187 2,970 2,641 1,573
Energy assistance 1,710 986 989 933 959 1,280 1,066 959 670 589 1,101 1,042 897 613
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 8,857 3,848 3,832 3,720 3,904 4,706 4,233 3,904 3,009 2,399 4,358 3,839 3,455 2,520
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 3,271 2,175 2,159 2,087 2,140 2,767 2,554 2,140 1,400 1,329 2,612 2,503 1,990 1,354
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 30,243 5,823 5,782 5,425 5,689 8,487 6,410 5,689 4,389 3,827 6,751 6,145 5,335 4,025
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 18,637 1,025 1,025 956 1,084 1,511 1,118 1,084 929 725 1,236 1,018 957 808
Medicare 4,078 879 862 660 668 2,238 879 668 479 458 941 911 697 503
Both Medicare and Medicaid 1,196 373 370 313 318 831 494 318 188 174 515 504 316 187
Medicaid 9,224 4,372 4,347 4,209 4,363 5,818 5,028 4,363 3,207 2,806 5,205 4,796 4,031 2,901
Not covered at any time during the year 7,260 2,169 2,162 2,048 2,174 2,597 2,205 2,174 1,956 1,664 2,342 2,075 2,035 1,797
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]
(Black 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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Black alone or in combination
Total (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
Age
Under 18 years (X) 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8
Related children (X) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9
Under 6 years (X) 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.2 1.9 1.8 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.8
18 to 24 years (X) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0
25 to 44 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
45 to 64 years (X) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
65 years and over (X) 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.6 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8
65 to 74 years (X) 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.2 2.2 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1
75 years and over (X) 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.4 2.7 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.3
Family Relationship
In families (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
In married-couple families (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4
With related children under 18 (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1
With related children under 18 (X) 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.3
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.1
With related children under 18 (X) 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.2 3.0 3.8 3.4 3.4 3.0
Unrelated individuals (X) 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7
Living alone (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7
65 years and over (X) 1.9 1.8 1.4 1.4 3.4 1.6 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.1
Region
Northeast (X) 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.0
Midwest (X) 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.2
South (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7
West (X) 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.9 2.3 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.5 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.5
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
18 to 24 years old (X) 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.2
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.1 3.1 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.2
25 years old and over (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 2.1 2.1 1.9 2.0 2.9 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.6 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.7
High school graduate, no college (X) 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.5 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0
College: Less than bachelor's degree (X) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.4 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9
Bachelor's degree or more (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
Worked at full-time jobs (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4
50 to 52 weeks (X) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3
Worked at part-time jobs (X) 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.6 3.0 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.1 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.3
Did not work (X) 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.6 2.3 2.1 1.9 1.9 2.3 2.3 2.1 1.9
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.9 1.7 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.7 1.7 1.3 1.1
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.6 2.5 2.2 1.7 1.6 2.5 2.4 2.1 1.7
SSI (X) 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 2.3 2.0 1.5 1.1 1.1 2.1 2.0 1.5 1.1
Food stamps (X) 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.0
Housing assistance (X) 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.2 1.1 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.1
Energy assistance (X) 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.6 3.2 2.8 2.6 2.0 1.9 2.9 2.7 2.5 1.9
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.7 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.6 2.4 2.1 1.6 1.5 2.5 2.4 2.0 1.6
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative (X) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Medicare (X) 1.8 1.8 1.5 1.5 3.1 1.8 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.3
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 4.1 4.1 3.7 3.7 6.7 4.8 3.7 2.8 2.7 5.0 4.9 3.7 2.8
Medicaid (X) 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.4 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.4
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4
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]
(Black 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)
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Black alone or in combination
Total 0 195 195 189 194 225 202 194 176 164 207 198 188 169
Age
Under 18 years 0 114 114 113 115 123 119 115 104 95 120 114 109 97
Related children 197 113 112 111 114 121 117 114 102 93 118 112 108 95
Under 6 years 119 72 72 72 73 77 75 73 66 62 76 73 70 63
18 to 24 years 0 43 43 43 44 47 45 44 41 40 47 46 45 41
25 to 44 years 0 58 58 57 58 65 61 58 54 49 62 59 56 51
45 to 64 years 0 44 43 41 42 55 46 42 38 36 47 46 42 38
65 years and over 0 31 31 26 26 46 29 26 22 22 30 30 27 24
65 to 74 years 0 23 22 19 20 35 21 20 17 17 22 22 20 18
75 years and over 0 23 23 18 18 35 21 18 15 15 22 22 19 17
Family Relationship
In families 328 177 176 172 177 202 184 177 159 147 188 178 170 151
In married-couple families 262 76 75 71 73 99 77 73 68 60 82 76 71 64
With related children under 18 224 65 65 64 65 75 69 65 60 51 72 66 61 53
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 253 155 155 152 156 173 162 156 139 128 165 156 149 131
With related children under 18 232 149 149 147 150 162 155 150 134 123 157 149 142 125
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 114 51 51 50 52 59 53 52 48 45 56 52 51 46
With related children under 18 91 45 45 45 47 50 47 47 43 41 50 45 45 41
Unrelated individuals 73 44 43 41 41 56 44 41 37 37 46 46 43 39
Living alone 62 34 33 30 31 46 34 31 26 26 35 35 32 27
65 years and over 31 18 18 14 14 30 16 14 10 10 17 17 14 11
Region
Northeast 178 79 79 78 80 96 85 80 68 63 87 81 76 65
Midwest 179 90 90 87 88 103 92 88 79 76 95 91 87 77
South 311 156 155 151 155 182 160 155 143 132 165 158 151 137
West 155 64 64 62 63 75 69 63 55 51 71 67 60 52
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 257 146 146 140 143 179 151 143 131 124 156 151 142 129
18 to 24 years old 120 43 43 43 44 47 45 44 41 40 47 46 45 41
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 63 27 27 27 28 30 28 28 26 26 30 29 28 26
25 years old and over 245 130 129 123 126 164 134 126 114 107 138 133 124 111
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 122 78 78 73 74 104 82 74 66 62 84 82 75 65
High school graduate, no college 162 83 82 79 81 104 86 81 74 69 88 85 79 71
College: Less than bachelor's degree 143 59 59 57 59 75 62 59 53 49 64 60 57 51
Bachelor's degree or more 117 30 29 27 28 38 30 28 27 26 31 30 29 27
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 18 133 133 129 133 156 139 133 122 115 144 139 131 119
Worked at full-time jobs 128 64 64 62 67 76 69 67 59 51 74 66 63 55
50 to 52 weeks 133 43 43 41 45 49 46 45 41 32 51 44 42 37
Worked at part-time jobs 81 54 54 53 54 63 56 54 50 46 60 56 54 48
Did not work 115 106 106 103 104 125 110 104 96 94 112 111 104 96
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 90 60 60 59 60 74 68 60 49 47 69 68 58 48
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 61 47 47 46 47 52 51 47 39 37 52 50 45 38
SSI 66 40 40 39 39 54 49 39 31 30 50 49 38 31
Food stamps 106 78 78 76 78 89 83 78 64 59 84 80 75 60
Housing assistance 86 62 62 62 63 71 66 63 49 45 67 64 60 46
Energy assistance 48 36 36 35 35 41 37 35 29 27 38 37 34 28
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 123 75 74 73 75 84 79 75 65 57 80 74 70 59
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 68 54 54 53 54 62 59 54 43 42 60 59 52 42
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 269 169 168 164 167 200 177 167 148 139 181 173 162 142
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 234 73 73 71 75 88 76 75 70 62 80 73 71 65
Medicare 121 68 67 59 59 107 68 59 50 49 70 69 60 51
Both Medicare and Medicaid 67 44 44 41 41 66 51 41 32 30 52 51 41 31
Medicaid 176 148 147 145 148 169 158 148 128 120 160 154 142 122
Not covered at any time during the year 159 106 105 103 106 115 106 106 100 93 110 103 102 96
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2004 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes