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)
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
Total 35,989 21.4 21.3 20.0 21.0 29.8 23.0 21.0 17.0 14.7 24.3 22.0 19.8 15.6
Age
Under 18 years 11,367 30.2 30.2 29.3 30.9 36.0 32.9 30.9 24.3 20.2 34.0 29.9 27.3 20.8
Related children 11,162 29.7 29.7 28.8 30.3 35.5 32.4 30.3 23.7 19.6 33.5 29.4 26.8 20.3
Under 6 years 3,566 35.5 35.4 34.9 36.1 40.5 38.2 36.1 29.4 25.9 39.8 35.9 33.7 26.4
18 to 24 years 3,809 24.9 24.7 24.2 25.4 30.1 26.8 25.4 22.1 20.9 29.4 28.0 26.5 22.6
25 to 44 years 10,443 17.0 16.9 16.3 17.2 22.2 18.7 17.2 14.5 12.0 19.8 17.7 15.8 12.8
45 to 64 years 7,493 13.5 13.3 11.8 12.3 23.0 14.9 12.3 9.9 9.3 16.1 15.2 12.7 10.2
65 years and over 2,876 18.6 18.2 12.4 12.6 49.6 15.8 12.6 9.2 9.1 17.1 16.9 13.8 10.4
65 to 74 years 1,604 16.5 16.0 11.9 12.2 44.2 14.6 12.2 8.9 8.8 15.8 15.4 13.0 9.8
75 years and over 1,271 21.3 20.9 13.1 13.1 56.5 17.4 13.1 9.5 9.5 18.8 18.8 14.8 11.0
Family Relationship
In families 29,727 20.7 20.6 19.6 20.7 28.0 22.5 20.7 16.6 13.9 23.9 21.2 19.0 14.8
In married-couple families 14,341 7.3 7.2 6.5 6.7 12.5 7.5 6.7 5.8 4.6 8.4 7.2 6.3 5.2
With related children under 18 9,672 7.9 7.9 7.5 7.8 10.5 8.6 7.8 6.5 4.7 9.6 8.0 6.9 5.3
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 13,118 35.4 35.2 33.8 35.8 44.9 39.0 35.8 28.1 23.7 40.5 36.3 32.6 24.8
With related children under 18 10,596 40.4 40.2 38.9 41.1 48.1 43.9 41.1 32.1 26.8 45.2 40.2 36.6 27.8
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 2,267 21.1 21.3 20.4 21.8 28.4 22.7 21.8 18.5 16.5 25.3 21.8 20.8 17.5
With related children under 18 1,428 26.2 26.5 26.5 28.4 32.5 28.7 28.4 24.0 21.1 32.0 26.4 25.7 21.2
Unrelated individuals 6,034 23.5 23.2 20.6 21.2 37.3 24.1 21.2 17.6 17.5 25.5 25.4 22.5 18.8
Living alone 4,149 20.8 20.6 16.9 17.4 37.8 20.9 17.4 12.9 12.8 22.1 22.0 18.4 13.8
65 years and over 1,026 24.9 24.1 14.7 14.7 65.5 19.6 14.7 8.2 8.2 20.9 20.9 15.9 9.4
Region
Northeast 6,591 19.7 19.6 18.8 20.2 29.1 22.8 20.2 14.8 12.4 23.7 20.9 18.0 13.1
Midwest 6,561 25.1 25.0 23.3 24.0 33.3 26.2 24.0 19.2 17.8 27.8 25.4 23.2 18.4
South 19,576 21.3 21.2 19.9 21.0 29.7 22.6 21.0 17.7 15.0 23.9 21.8 20.0 16.2
West 3,261 18.0 18.0 16.4 16.7 24.3 20.0 16.7 13.2 11.5 21.4 19.0 15.3 12.0
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 24,622 17.3 17.2 15.7 16.5 26.9 18.5 16.5 13.6 12.2 19.9 18.4 16.3 13.2
18 to 24 years old 3,809 24.9 24.7 24.2 25.4 30.1 26.8 25.4 22.1 20.9 29.4 28.0 26.5 22.6
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,005 35.9 35.8 35.2 37.9 43.5 39.8 37.9 33.4 32.2 43.0 40.9 37.7 33.5
25 years old and over 20,812 16.0 15.8 14.1 14.8 26.3 16.9 14.8 12.1 10.6 18.1 16.7 14.4 11.5
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,030 29.2 29.0 25.1 25.9 51.5 31.4 25.9 20.3 18.3 33.6 31.7 26.3 19.8
High school graduate, no college 7,493 17.5 17.2 15.7 16.7 27.6 18.5 16.7 13.9 12.0 19.7 18.1 15.8 12.9
College: Less than bachelor's degree 5,622 11.9 11.9 11.0 11.5 18.8 12.6 11.5 9.4 8.1 13.6 11.9 10.8 8.8
Bachelor's degree or more 3,667 4.4 4.4 3.7 3.9 7.4 4.4 3.9 3.5 3.4 4.9 4.6 4.1 3.8
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 20,762 16.8 16.7 15.8 16.6 23.5 18.4 16.6 13.9 12.3 19.8 18.3 16.2 13.3
Worked at full-time jobs 13,326 5.8 5.7 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 11,048 3.1 3.1 2.8 3.4 4.1 3.6 3.4 2.8 1.7 4.4 3.3 3.0 2.3
Worked at part-time jobs 2,166 25.0 24.8 24.0 25.6 34.0 27.4 25.6 21.9 17.9 30.5 27.1 25.3 20.0
Did not work 5,270 41.3 41.1 38.8 39.3 58.5 44.7 39.3 33.4 32.1 46.3 45.2 39.5 33.3
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 5,038 49.9 49.5 47.5 48.6 72.1 62.7 48.6 33.7 31.9 64.4 61.7 45.8 32.7
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 2,539 61.3 60.8 59.2 60.8 75.5 71.9 60.8 42.4 39.7 73.1 69.4 56.2 40.6
SSI 2,955 40.6 40.1 37.7 38.2 71.6 58.0 38.2 24.1 23.4 60.2 58.1 36.5 24.4
Food stamps 6,662 59.6 59.3 57.3 60.1 74.9 66.3 60.1 42.3 37.0 68.3 63.1 55.6 37.7
Housing assistance 4,808 55.6 55.4 55.4 57.4 70.7 62.8 57.4 36.6 31.6 64.1 59.8 53.4 32.0
Energy assistance 1,627 58.4 58.6 55.2 56.8 75.5 62.9 56.8 39.6 35.0 65.0 61.6 53.4 36.5
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 8,515 43.4 43.3 42.0 44.0 53.1 47.7 44.0 34.1 27.2 49.1 43.5 39.2 28.6
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 3,088 66.4 65.9 63.6 65.3 85.2 78.3 65.3 42.7 40.7 80.2 76.8 60.7 41.4
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 28,950 19.3 19.1 17.9 18.8 28.2 21.2 18.8 14.5 12.7 22.3 20.4 17.7 13.3
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 17,896 5.6 5.6 5.2 5.9 8.2 6.1 5.9 5.1 3.9 6.7 5.6 5.2 4.4
Medicare 3,987 21.9 21.4 16.4 16.6 55.3 21.7 16.6 11.9 11.3 23.3 22.5 17.3 12.5
Both Medicare and Medicaid 1,165 31.8 31.5 26.6 27.0 70.1 41.6 27.0 15.9 14.7 43.4 42.5 26.9 15.8
Medicaid 8,736 47.6 47.4 45.8 47.5 63.6 54.8 47.5 34.9 30.6 56.8 52.4 44.0 31.6
Not covered at any time during the year 7,039 30.2 30.1 28.5 30.2 36.1 30.6 30.2 27.2 23.2 32.6 28.9 28.4 25.1
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)
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
Total 35,989 7,704 7,660 7,193 7,564 10,707 8,288 7,564 6,121 5,300 8,758 7,933 7,117 5,627
Age
Under 18 years 11,367 3,434 3,428 3,329 3,511 4,089 3,742 3,511 2,765 2,291 3,869 3,393 3,105 2,369
Related children 11,162 3,318 3,310 3,213 3,386 3,961 3,617 3,386 2,646 2,189 3,739 3,281 2,993 2,267
Under 6 years 3,566 1,267 1,263 1,246 1,286 1,444 1,363 1,286 1,050 924 1,421 1,279 1,201 943
18 to 24 years 3,809 948 940 923 968 1,148 1,020 968 841 798 1,121 1,068 1,010 860
25 to 44 years 10,443 1,774 1,769 1,701 1,800 2,321 1,955 1,800 1,511 1,254 2,071 1,848 1,652 1,333
45 to 64 years 7,493 1,013 998 883 922 1,723 1,115 922 741 695 1,205 1,138 953 766
65 years and over 2,876 535 524 357 362 1,428 456 362 264 262 492 485 397 298
65 to 74 years 1,604 265 257 191 195 710 234 195 143 141 253 247 209 158
75 years and over 1,271 271 266 166 167 718 221 167 121 121 239 238 188 140
Family Relationship
In families 29,727 6,162 6,137 5,829 6,153 8,325 6,703 6,153 4,935 4,139 7,092 6,292 5,653 4,389
In married-couple families 14,341 1,042 1,034 926 965 1,790 1,073 965 833 657 1,199 1,035 908 742
With related children under 18 9,672 764 759 722 754 1,014 836 754 633 458 931 770 668 514
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 13,118 4,642 4,621 4,439 4,693 5,891 5,114 4,693 3,683 3,106 5,318 4,763 4,273 3,251
With related children under 18 10,596 4,278 4,265 4,122 4,353 5,094 4,650 4,353 3,399 2,838 4,787 4,260 3,878 2,947
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 2,267 478 482 463 494 644 516 494 419 375 575 494 473 396
With related children under 18 1,428 375 379 379 405 464 410 405 342 302 457 376 367 302
Unrelated individuals 6,034 1,418 1,400 1,241 1,281 2,253 1,456 1,281 1,062 1,057 1,537 1,532 1,355 1,134
Living alone 4,149 864 856 701 721 1,569 868 721 533 531 916 915 765 573
65 years and over 1,026 255 247 151 151 672 201 151 84 84 214 214 163 97
Region
Northeast 6,591 1,301 1,289 1,240 1,332 1,919 1,501 1,332 974 814 1,560 1,375 1,186 863
Midwest 6,561 1,649 1,639 1,526 1,575 2,187 1,717 1,575 1,257 1,167 1,823 1,667 1,525 1,209
South 19,576 4,168 4,144 3,891 4,113 5,810 4,419 4,113 3,462 2,943 4,679 4,270 3,907 3,164
West 3,261 586 588 536 543 791 652 543 429 375 697 621 500 391
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 24,622 4,270 4,232 3,864 4,053 6,619 4,546 4,053 3,356 3,009 4,889 4,539 4,012 3,258
18 to 24 years old 3,809 948 940 923 968 1,148 1,020 968 841 798 1,121 1,068 1,010 860
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,005 361 360 354 381 437 400 381 336 323 433 411 379 337
25 years old and over 20,812 3,322 3,291 2,941 3,085 5,471 3,526 3,085 2,515 2,211 3,769 3,472 3,002 2,398
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,030 1,177 1,168 1,011 1,042 2,075 1,267 1,042 817 736 1,353 1,276 1,060 800
High school graduate, no college 7,493 1,313 1,291 1,174 1,250 2,069 1,387 1,250 1,040 897 1,474 1,356 1,185 965
College: Less than bachelor's degree 5,622 670 672 620 649 1,056 711 649 529 453 763 671 607 494
Bachelor's degree or more 3,667 162 160 136 144 271 161 144 129 125 179 169 150 139
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 20,762 3,487 3,467 3,276 3,445 4,883 3,827 3,445 2,881 2,557 4,112 3,792 3,372 2,754
Worked at full-time jobs 13,326 767 762 714 820 1,062 876 820 647 479 1,009 820 744 569
50 to 52 weeks 11,048 341 338 304 376 448 395 376 311 192 491 360 330 253
Worked at part-time jobs 2,166 541 538 519 554 737 593 554 475 387 662 588 548 432
Did not work 5,270 2,179 2,166 2,043 2,070 3,084 2,358 2,070 1,759 1,691 2,442 2,384 2,080 1,753
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 5,038 2,514 2,494 2,394 2,448 3,631 3,159 2,448 1,695 1,608 3,242 3,110 2,308 1,645
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 2,539 1,557 1,545 1,504 1,544 1,916 1,826 1,544 1,077 1,009 1,855 1,762 1,427 1,030
SSI 2,955 1,200 1,185 1,113 1,129 2,117 1,713 1,129 711 692 1,778 1,717 1,079 720
Food stamps 6,662 3,974 3,951 3,816 4,007 4,992 4,417 4,007 2,815 2,462 4,549 4,207 3,704 2,509
Housing assistance 4,808 2,671 2,661 2,661 2,759 3,399 3,019 2,759 1,758 1,518 3,084 2,876 2,567 1,536
Energy assistance 1,627 951 953 899 924 1,229 1,023 924 644 570 1,057 1,002 868 594
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 8,515 3,697 3,686 3,575 3,746 4,523 4,064 3,746 2,902 2,314 4,184 3,702 3,334 2,436
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 3,088 2,050 2,034 1,963 2,016 2,631 2,419 2,016 1,318 1,257 2,477 2,370 1,875 1,279
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 28,950 5,577 5,541 5,184 5,437 8,163 6,131 5,437 4,204 3,665 6,467 5,896 5,116 3,859
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 17,896 1,000 999 930 1,054 1,473 1,088 1,054 906 705 1,203 996 936 788
Medicare 3,987 873 855 653 662 2,205 867 662 474 452 928 898 691 497
Both Medicare and Medicaid 1,165 370 367 311 315 817 485 315 186 171 506 495 314 185
Medicaid 8,736 4,162 4,138 4,001 4,148 5,557 4,789 4,148 3,051 2,670 4,962 4,580 3,842 2,763
Not covered at any time during the year 7,039 2,127 2,119 2,008 2,127 2,544 2,157 2,127 1,918 1,635 2,291 2,036 2,001 1,767
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)
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
Total (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
Age
Under 18 years (X) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8
Related children (X) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9
Under 6 years (X) 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.0 1.9 2.4 2.3 2.2 1.9
18 to 24 years (X) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1
25 to 44 years (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5
45 to 64 years (X) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 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 1.4 1.2 1.1
75 years and over (X) 1.8 1.8 1.4 1.4 2.8 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 0.7 0.6 0.6 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 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.1
With related children under 18 (X) 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.3
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.9 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.1 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.2
With related children under 18 (X) 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.1 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.1
Unrelated individuals (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7
Living alone (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7
65 years and over (X) 1.9 1.9 1.4 1.4 3.5 1.7 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.1
Region
Northeast (X) 1.3 1.3 1.3 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 1.5 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3
South (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7
West (X) 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.4 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.6 2.3 2.1 1.9 1.6
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 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
18 to 24 years old (X) 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.3
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 2.0 2.0 3.0 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.6 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.7
High school graduate, no college (X) 1.2 1.2 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 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9
Bachelor's degree or more (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 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 2.6 2.6 2.7 3.1 2.8 2.7 2.4 2.2 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.3
Did not work (X) 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.7 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) 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.9 1.7 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.1
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.7 2.6 2.3 1.8 1.7 2.6 2.5 2.2 1.7
SSI (X) 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 2.4 2.0 1.5 1.1 1.1 2.1 2.1 1.5 1.2
Food stamps (X) 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.1 1.0 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.1
Housing assistance (X) 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.2 1.1 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.1
Energy assistance (X) 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.7 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.1 1.9 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.0
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.8
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.7 2.5 2.2 1.6 1.6 2.5 2.5 2.1 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 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
Medicare (X) 1.8 1.8 1.5 1.6 3.1 1.8 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.3
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 4.2 4.2 3.8 3.8 6.9 4.9 3.8 2.8 2.7 5.1 5.0 3.8 2.8
Medicaid (X) 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.3 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.5 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.5
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5
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]
(Black 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)
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Black alone
Total 0 192 191 186 190 222 198 190 173 162 203 194 185 166
Age
Under 18 years 0 111 111 110 112 120 116 112 101 93 117 111 107 94
Related children 191 110 110 108 111 118 114 111 99 91 116 109 105 92
Under 6 years 114 70 70 69 70 74 72 70 64 60 74 70 68 61
18 to 24 years 0 43 42 42 43 47 44 43 40 39 46 45 44 41
25 to 44 years 0 57 57 56 58 65 60 58 53 49 62 58 56 50
45 to 64 years 0 43 43 41 42 55 45 42 37 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 22 22 19 19 35 21 19 17 17 22 22 20 17
75 years and over 0 23 22 18 18 35 21 18 15 15 21 21 19 17
Family Relationship
In families 326 173 173 169 173 199 180 173 156 144 185 175 167 148
In married-couple families 258 74 73 70 71 96 75 71 66 59 79 73 69 62
With related children under 18 219 63 63 61 63 73 66 63 58 49 70 63 59 52
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 249 152 152 149 153 170 159 153 136 126 162 154 146 128
With related children under 18 228 146 146 144 148 159 152 148 131 120 154 146 140 122
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 111 50 50 49 51 58 52 51 47 44 55 51 50 46
With related children under 18 89 44 45 45 46 49 46 46 42 40 49 44 44 40
Unrelated individuals 72 43 43 40 41 55 44 41 37 37 45 45 42 38
Living alone 61 33 33 30 30 46 33 30 26 26 34 34 31 27
65 years and over 31 18 18 14 14 29 16 14 10 10 16 16 14 11
Region
Northeast 174 78 77 76 78 94 83 78 67 62 85 80 74 63
Midwest 176 88 88 85 86 101 90 86 77 74 93 89 85 76
South 308 154 154 149 153 180 159 153 141 131 163 156 150 135
West 147 61 62 59 59 71 65 59 53 49 67 63 57 50
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 256 145 145 139 142 177 150 142 130 123 155 149 141 128
18 to 24 years old 118 43 42 42 43 47 44 43 40 39 46 45 44 41
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 62 27 27 26 27 29 28 27 26 25 29 28 27 26
25 years old and over 243 129 129 122 125 163 133 125 113 106 137 132 123 110
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 121 78 78 73 74 103 81 74 65 62 84 81 74 65
High school graduate, no college 161 82 82 78 80 103 85 80 74 68 87 84 78 71
College: Less than bachelor's degree 141 59 59 57 58 74 61 58 53 49 63 59 56 51
Bachelor's degree or more 115 29 29 27 28 38 29 28 26 26 31 30 28 27
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 45 132 132 128 131 155 138 131 121 114 143 137 130 118
Worked at full-time jobs 129 63 63 61 65 74 68 65 58 50 72 65 62 55
50 to 52 weeks 133 42 42 40 44 48 46 44 40 32 51 43 42 36
Worked at part-time jobs 80 53 53 52 54 62 56 54 50 45 59 55 54 48
Did not work 114 105 105 102 103 125 110 103 95 93 111 110 103 95
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 87 59 59 57 58 72 67 58 48 46 68 66 56 47
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 59 45 45 45 45 51 49 45 37 36 50 48 43 37
SSI 64 40 39 38 38 54 48 38 30 30 49 48 37 30
Food stamps 103 76 76 74 76 87 81 76 63 58 82 78 73 59
Housing assistance 85 61 61 61 62 69 65 62 48 45 66 63 59 45
Energy assistance 46 35 35 34 35 40 36 35 29 27 37 36 33 28
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 120 73 73 71 73 82 77 73 64 56 78 73 69 58
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 66 53 52 51 52 60 58 52 42 41 58 57 50 41
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 266 166 165 160 164 197 173 164 145 136 177 170 159 139
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 230 72 72 70 74 87 75 74 69 61 79 72 70 64
Medicare 120 68 67 58 59 106 67 59 50 49 70 68 60 51
Both Medicare and Medicaid 66 44 44 40 41 65 50 41 31 30 52 51 41 31
Medicaid 172 144 144 142 144 165 154 144 125 117 157 151 139 119
Not covered at any time during the year 156 105 104 102 105 114 105 105 99 92 108 102 102 96
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2004 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes