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]
(Asian 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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Asian alone or in combination
Total 12,891 10.3 10.2 9.3 9.5 13.9 10.8 9.5 8.7 7.4 11.8 10.6 9.2 8.1
Age
Under 18 years 3,316 10.5 10.6 10.0 10.2 12.8 11.0 10.2 9.1 6.7 12.1 10.0 9.1 7.1
Related children 3,279 10.2 10.3 9.7 9.9 12.5 10.7 9.9 8.7 6.4 11.8 9.7 8.8 6.7
Under 6 years 1,121 7.6 7.7 7.5 7.6 10.8 9.1 7.6 6.6 5.7 9.3 8.7 7.2 5.8
18 to 24 years 1,263 14.1 14.1 13.8 14.3 17.3 15.3 14.3 13.6 12.4 16.3 15.5 14.3 13.4
25 to 44 years 4,476 9.6 9.6 9.2 9.4 11.2 9.7 9.4 9.0 8.1 10.3 9.5 9.0 8.5
45 to 64 years 2,770 8.6 8.5 6.9 7.0 10.1 7.7 7.0 6.4 5.3 9.3 8.2 7.2 6.5
65 years and over 1,065 12.2 11.9 8.1 8.1 34.6 17.2 8.1 6.4 6.2 18.3 18.1 9.2 7.1
65 to 74 years 650 10.4 10.2 8.4 8.4 32.5 13.7 8.4 6.0 5.8 14.4 14.3 9.4 6.5
75 years and over 416 15.2 14.5 7.6 7.6 38.1 22.7 7.6 6.8 6.8 24.3 23.9 8.8 8.1
Family Relationship
In families 11,266 8.8 8.8 7.9 8.0 11.8 8.9 8.0 7.3 5.8 10.0 8.7 7.6 6.5
In married-couple families 9,348 6.9 6.9 6.1 6.2 9.8 7.2 6.2 5.7 4.4 8.0 6.8 5.8 4.9
With related children under 18 6,550 6.7 6.7 6.4 6.5 8.4 7.2 6.5 6.1 4.3 8.0 6.4 5.6 4.6
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 1,184 23.1 23.0 21.3 21.4 27.2 22.1 21.4 18.6 16.1 25.0 22.3 20.6 16.9
With related children under 18 798 27.6 27.6 25.5 25.7 32.6 26.0 25.7 21.5 17.8 28.5 24.5 23.5 18.0
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 734 10.8 10.8 9.6 9.6 12.2 9.7 9.6 9.6 7.6 11.1 11.1 9.8 9.8
With related children under 18 298 13.2 13.2 13.2 13.2 13.4 13.4 13.2 13.2 8.2 13.4 13.4 13.2 13.2
Unrelated individuals 1,590 20.3 19.8 18.6 19.4 28.6 23.3 19.4 18.3 18.3 24.0 23.9 19.9 18.9
Living alone 829 19.0 18.3 16.2 16.7 30.9 24.1 16.7 15.0 15.0 24.5 24.5 17.1 15.4
65 years and over 204 25.5 24.8 16.5 16.5 62.3 40.4 16.5 11.6 11.6 41.7 41.7 17.8 12.9
Region
Northeast 2,366 11.6 11.3 10.4 10.7 14.2 11.0 10.7 10.0 7.0 12.8 9.7 9.1 7.8
Midwest 1,622 11.9 11.7 11.5 11.7 16.1 11.8 11.7 11.6 9.9 13.5 12.2 11.7 11.1
South 2,612 10.1 10.3 9.6 9.7 10.9 9.8 9.7 9.1 8.8 10.7 9.9 9.7 9.1
West 6,291 9.4 9.4 8.1 8.3 14.5 10.8 8.3 7.3 6.4 11.4 10.9 8.3 7.0
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 9,575 10.2 10.1 9.0 9.2 14.3 10.7 9.2 8.6 7.7 11.7 10.8 9.2 8.4
18 to 24 years old 1,263 14.1 14.1 13.8 14.3 17.3 15.3 14.3 13.6 12.4 16.3 15.5 14.3 13.4
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 161 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.7 22.0 19.4 17.7 15.4 12.7 19.4 18.0 16.2 12.7
25 years old and over 8,312 9.6 9.5 8.3 8.5 13.8 10.0 8.5 7.8 6.9 11.0 10.1 8.4 7.7
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,089 20.2 20.0 18.5 18.8 35.2 24.2 18.8 16.3 13.1 26.4 23.4 17.5 14.4
High school graduate, no college 1,657 10.3 10.6 9.0 9.1 14.2 10.5 9.1 8.6 7.2 12.8 11.7 9.9 9.0
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1,504 9.0 8.9 8.1 8.3 12.5 9.2 8.3 7.6 7.4 9.7 9.2 8.2 7.7
Bachelor's degree or more 4,063 6.7 6.4 5.4 5.5 8.4 6.3 5.5 5.4 5.1 6.6 6.3 5.5 5.3
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 8,227 9.7 9.6 8.9 9.1 11.4 9.5 9.1 8.7 7.7 10.5 9.6 9.0 8.5
Worked at full-time jobs 5,351 3.2 3.2 2.9 3.1 3.9 3.2 3.1 2.9 2.1 4.0 3.1 2.8 2.7
50 to 52 weeks 4,579 2.0 2.0 1.6 1.7 2.2 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.0 2.4 1.8 1.7 1.5
Worked at part-time jobs 938 11.0 11.0 9.7 10.6 14.3 11.1 10.6 10.1 9.5 13.0 12.5 11.7 11.2
Did not work 1,937 27.0 26.6 24.9 25.0 30.7 26.2 25.0 23.9 22.5 27.4 26.3 24.6 23.1
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 714 28.7 28.6 27.1 27.1 57.9 50.5 27.1 20.1 17.9 55.6 53.3 26.7 18.4
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 215 52.8 52.9 50.9 50.9 62.8 59.2 50.9 35.1 27.8 62.3 62.3 48.4 27.8
SSI 546 24.5 24.2 22.2 22.2 59.1 50.5 22.2 15.5 15.5 56.3 53.3 22.8 16.1
Food stamps 464 57.9 57.6 53.2 53.2 71.2 60.7 53.2 36.7 30.4 67.2 64.1 54.7 31.5
Housing assistance 413 36.8 34.1 34.1 34.4 62.6 52.7 34.4 18.7 12.3 54.3 53.3 33.7 12.3
Energy assistance 173 36.3 32.7 31.6 31.6 57.9 37.6 31.6 26.4 17.4 40.7 33.4 24.9 17.4
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 1,134 31.9 31.5 29.8 30.2 37.3 30.5 30.2 25.6 17.6 35.4 28.1 26.9 17.9
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 222 58.5 57.9 53.9 53.9 74.7 69.4 53.9 34.9 27.9 72.4 72.4 52.9 29.3
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 10,494 7.5 7.4 6.7 6.9 11.5 8.4 6.9 6.0 5.0 9.2 8.4 6.7 5.6
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 7,822 2.2 2.2 1.9 2.0 3.3 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.4 2.5 2.1 2.0 1.9
Medicare 1,096 14.2 13.8 9.9 10.0 37.1 19.4 10.0 8.3 7.7 20.9 20.7 10.9 8.8
Both Medicare and Medicaid 291 20.3 19.4 13.9 14.3 55.9 49.4 14.3 10.4 10.0 51.4 51.1 16.0 12.2
Medicaid 1,383 27.6 27.5 26.0 26.5 44.4 38.5 26.5 21.4 16.6 40.7 36.9 24.2 17.2
Not covered at any time during the year 2,397 22.4 22.4 20.7 20.9 24.3 20.9 20.9 20.4 18.1 22.9 20.3 20.0 19.0
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]
(Asian 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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Asian alone or in combination
Total 12,891 1,325 1,317 1,198 1,221 1,794 1,388 1,221 1,123 956 1,518 1,371 1,182 1,039
Age
Under 18 years 3,316 349 350 333 337 425 364 337 300 222 400 333 300 234
Related children 3,279 335 337 319 323 411 350 323 287 208 386 319 287 221
Under 6 years 1,121 85 87 84 85 121 102 85 74 63 105 97 80 65
18 to 24 years 1,263 178 178 174 181 218 193 181 172 156 206 195 181 169
25 to 44 years 4,476 431 428 414 423 501 436 423 405 364 460 425 404 380
45 to 64 years 2,770 238 234 191 193 281 212 193 178 148 258 226 199 180
65 years and over 1,065 130 127 86 86 369 183 86 68 66 195 193 98 76
65 to 74 years 650 67 66 55 55 211 89 55 39 37 94 93 61 42
75 years and over 416 63 60 31 31 158 94 31 28 28 101 99 37 33
Family Relationship
In families 11,266 994 993 894 904 1,329 1,008 904 822 656 1,128 983 857 730
In married-couple families 9,348 641 641 571 579 918 675 579 532 409 750 638 541 458
With related children under 18 6,550 437 437 421 428 550 474 428 397 283 523 419 368 302
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 1,184 274 273 252 254 322 262 254 220 191 296 264 244 200
With related children under 18 798 220 220 203 205 260 208 205 171 142 228 195 187 144
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 734 80 80 71 71 90 71 71 71 56 82 82 72 72
With related children under 18 298 39 39 39 39 40 40 39 39 24 40 40 39 39
Unrelated individuals 1,590 322 315 295 308 455 371 308 292 291 381 380 317 301
Living alone 829 157 152 134 138 256 199 138 124 124 203 203 141 128
65 years and over 204 52 50 34 34 127 82 34 24 24 85 85 36 26
Region
Northeast 2,366 274 267 247 253 336 261 253 236 166 302 230 215 184
Midwest 1,622 194 189 187 191 262 191 191 189 161 220 198 191 179
South 2,612 264 269 252 254 284 257 254 237 229 280 260 254 237
West 6,291 594 592 513 524 912 679 524 462 400 717 684 523 439
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 9,575 977 967 865 884 1,369 1,024 884 823 734 1,118 1,039 882 805
18 to 24 years old 1,263 178 178 174 181 218 193 181 172 156 206 195 181 169
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 161 28 28 28 28 35 31 28 25 20 31 29 26 20
25 years old and over 8,312 799 789 691 703 1,151 831 703 651 578 912 843 701 636
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,089 220 218 201 204 383 263 204 177 142 288 255 190 157
High school graduate, no college 1,657 171 175 150 151 236 174 151 142 119 212 193 164 149
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1,504 135 134 122 124 189 139 124 114 111 145 138 124 115
Bachelor's degree or more 4,063 273 262 218 223 343 255 223 218 205 267 256 223 214
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 8,227 796 790 729 747 937 782 747 713 637 865 793 739 696
Worked at full-time jobs 5,351 169 171 155 163 208 170 163 156 112 212 167 152 144
50 to 52 weeks 4,579 94 91 75 80 101 82 80 78 47 110 84 77 71
Worked at part-time jobs 938 103 103 91 99 134 104 99 95 89 122 117 110 105
Did not work 1,937 523 515 483 484 595 507 484 462 436 531 509 477 447
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 714 205 204 193 193 413 361 193 143 128 397 380 191 131
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 215 114 114 110 110 135 128 110 76 60 134 134 104 60
SSI 546 134 132 121 121 323 276 121 85 85 308 291 125 88
Food stamps 464 268 267 247 247 330 281 247 170 141 312 297 254 146
Housing assistance 413 152 141 141 142 259 218 142 77 51 224 220 139 51
Energy assistance 173 63 57 55 55 100 65 55 46 30 70 58 43 30
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 1,134 362 357 338 342 423 346 342 290 199 401 319 305 203
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 222 130 129 120 120 166 154 120 78 62 161 161 118 65
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 10,494 790 781 701 720 1,211 886 720 634 521 968 885 702 585
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 7,822 176 173 146 154 258 162 154 147 113 197 165 155 149
Medicare 1,096 155 151 108 109 406 212 109 91 85 229 227 119 97
Both Medicare and Medicaid 291 59 57 40 42 163 144 42 30 29 150 149 47 35
Medicaid 1,383 381 380 359 366 614 532 366 295 230 563 510 334 238
Not covered at any time during the year 2,397 536 536 497 500 583 502 500 489 434 550 486 480 454
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]
(Asian 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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Asian alone or in combination
Total (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
Age
Under 18 years (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
Related children (X) 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.9
Under 6 years (X) 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.5
18 to 24 years (X) 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4
25 to 44 years (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6
45 to 64 years (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7
65 years and over (X) 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.2 2.4 1.7 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.8 1.8 1.3 1.1
65 to 74 years (X) 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.6 3.1 2.0 1.6 1.4 1.3 2.1 2.1 1.7 1.4
75 years and over (X) 2.7 2.6 1.9 1.9 4.2 3.3 1.9 1.8 1.8 3.4 3.3 2.0 2.0
Family Relationship
In families (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
In married-couple families (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
With related children under 18 (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.9 3.5 3.4 3.1 2.9 3.7 3.5 3.3 3.0
With related children under 18 (X) 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.6 5.4 4.7 4.6 4.2 3.7 4.9 4.5 4.4 3.8
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 3.1 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.4 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.8
With related children under 18 (X) 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 4.0 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2
Unrelated individuals (X) 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.3
Living alone (X) 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 2.4 2.1 1.7 1.6 1.6 2.1 2.1 1.7 1.6
65 years and over (X) 4.3 4.2 3.4 3.4 7.5 5.7 3.4 2.8 2.8 5.8 5.8 3.5 2.9
Region
Northeast (X) 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.3
Midwest (X) 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.4 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.8 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.9
South (X) 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5
West (X) 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7
18 to 24 years old (X) 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.6
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 6.2 5.7 5.4 5.0 4.4 5.7 5.5 5.1 4.4
25 years old and over (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.2 4.6 3.7 3.2 3.0 2.6 3.9 3.7 3.1 2.8
High school graduate, no college (X) 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.2 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.7
College: Less than bachelor's degree (X) 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 2.2 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.7
Bachelor's degree or more (X) 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7
Worked at full-time jobs (X) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5
50 to 52 weeks (X) 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4
Worked at part-time jobs (X) 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.5 3.0 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.6
Did not work (X) 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.7
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 4.0 3.7 2.5 2.1 1.9 3.9 3.8 2.4 2.0
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 6.8 6.9 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.4 6.7 5.2 4.5 7.7 7.7 6.5 4.5
SSI (X) 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 4.7 4.2 2.5 2.0 2.0 4.5 4.3 2.5 2.1
Food stamps (X) 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.8 5.1 4.7 3.7 3.3 5.5 5.3 4.8 3.4
Housing assistance (X) 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.7 5.6 4.9 3.7 2.6 2.0 5.1 5.0 3.7 2.0
Energy assistance (X) 6.0 5.6 5.5 5.5 8.1 6.1 5.5 4.9 3.8 6.4 5.7 4.7 3.8
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.4 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.5 2.3 2.0 2.0 1.5
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 7.2 7.2 6.8 6.8 8.6 8.1 6.8 5.1 4.5 8.4 8.4 6.7 4.6
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year (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
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) 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.3 4.7 3.3 2.3 2.1 2.0 3.4 3.4 2.4 2.1
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 6.5 6.3 5.3 5.3 11.9 11.0 5.3 4.5 4.4 11.3 11.2 5.7 4.9
Medicaid (X) 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.5 4.7 4.3 3.5 3.1 2.7 4.5 4.2 3.3 2.7
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.2
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]
(Asian 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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Asian alone or in combination
Total 0 83 82 79 79 96 85 79 76 70 88 84 78 73
Age
Under 18 years 0 37 37 37 37 41 38 37 35 30 40 37 35 31
Related children 109 37 37 36 36 41 37 36 34 29 39 36 34 30
Under 6 years 65 19 19 18 19 22 20 19 17 16 21 20 18 16
18 to 24 years 0 19 19 19 19 21 20 19 18 18 20 20 19 18
25 to 44 years 0 29 29 28 29 31 29 29 28 27 30 29 28 27
45 to 64 years 0 22 21 19 19 23 20 19 19 17 22 21 20 19
65 years and over 0 16 16 13 13 26 19 13 12 11 19 19 14 12
65 to 74 years 0 11 11 10 10 20 13 10 9 9 13 13 11 9
75 years and over 0 11 11 8 8 17 14 8 8 8 14 14 8 8
Family Relationship
In families 226 72 72 68 69 83 72 69 65 59 76 71 67 62
In married-couple families 210 58 58 55 55 69 59 55 53 46 63 58 53 49
With related children under 18 181 48 48 47 47 54 50 47 46 39 52 47 44 40
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 81 38 38 36 37 41 37 37 34 32 39 37 36 32
With related children under 18 66 34 34 33 33 37 33 33 30 27 35 32 31 28
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 64 20 20 19 19 22 19 19 19 17 21 21 19 19
With related children under 18 41 14 14 14 14 15 15 14 14 11 15 15 14 14
Unrelated individuals 38 20 20 19 20 24 22 20 19 19 22 22 20 19
Living alone 28 14 14 13 13 18 16 13 12 12 16 16 13 13
65 years and over 14 8 8 6 6 13 10 6 5 5 10 10 7 6
Region
Northeast 107 36 35 34 34 40 35 34 33 28 38 33 32 29
Midwest 90 30 30 30 30 35 30 30 30 28 32 31 30 29
South 126 40 40 39 39 41 39 39 38 37 41 39 39 38
West 197 62 62 57 58 76 66 58 55 51 68 66 58 53
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 175 73 72 68 69 86 74 69 66 63 78 75 69 66
18 to 24 years old 69 19 19 19 19 21 20 19 18 18 20 20 19 18
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 25 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 6 8 8 7 6
25 years old and over 165 66 65 61 61 79 67 61 59 56 70 67 61 58
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 64 34 34 33 33 45 37 33 31 27 39 37 32 29
High school graduate, no college 78 30 30 28 28 35 30 28 27 25 34 32 29 28
College: Less than bachelor's degree 75 27 27 25 26 32 27 26 25 24 28 27 26 25
Bachelor's degree or more 120 38 37 34 34 43 37 34 34 33 38 37 34 34
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 93 65 65 63 63 71 65 63 62 58 68 65 63 61
Worked at full-time jobs 99 30 30 29 29 33 30 29 29 24 34 30 28 28
50 to 52 weeks 97 22 22 20 21 23 21 21 20 16 24 21 20 19
Worked at part-time jobs 53 23 23 22 23 27 24 23 22 22 25 25 24 24
Did not work 73 53 52 51 51 56 52 51 50 48 53 52 50 49
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 30 16 16 16 16 23 21 16 13 13 22 22 15 13
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 16 12 12 12 12 13 13 12 10 9 13 13 11 9
SSI 26 13 13 12 12 20 19 12 10 10 20 19 12 10
Food stamps 24 18 18 18 18 20 19 18 15 13 20 19 18 14
Housing assistance 23 14 13 13 13 18 17 13 10 8 17 17 13 8
Energy assistance 15 9 8 8 8 11 9 8 8 6 9 8 7 6
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 38 21 21 21 21 23 21 21 19 16 23 20 20 16
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 17 13 13 12 12 14 14 12 10 9 14 14 12 9
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 181 64 64 60 61 79 68 61 58 52 71 68 61 55
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 161 30 30 28 28 37 29 28 28 24 32 29 29 28
Medicare 64 29 28 24 24 46 33 24 22 21 35 35 25 23
Both Medicare and Medicaid 33 18 17 15 15 29 28 15 13 12 28 28 16 14
Medicaid 72 45 45 43 44 57 53 44 39 35 54 52 42 35
Not covered at any time during the year 94 53 53 51 51 55 51 51 51 48 54 50 50 49
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2004 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
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