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)
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
Total 11,856 10.4 10.3 9.4 9.5 14.1 10.9 9.5 8.8 7.5 11.9 10.8 9.3 8.2
Age
Under 18 years 2,759 10.7 10.8 10.4 10.5 13.2 11.4 10.5 9.5 6.9 12.5 10.5 9.4 7.4
Related children 2,726 10.4 10.4 10.0 10.1 12.9 11.0 10.1 9.1 6.5 12.2 10.2 9.1 7.0
Under 6 years 908 7.7 7.9 7.7 7.7 11.2 9.4 7.7 7.1 6.2 9.8 9.2 7.5 6.4
18 to 24 years 1,127 15.0 15.0 14.7 15.3 18.6 16.4 15.3 14.5 13.1 17.4 16.4 15.3 14.3
25 to 44 years 4,229 9.6 9.5 9.2 9.3 11.0 9.6 9.3 8.9 8.0 10.0 9.2 8.8 8.3
45 to 64 years 2,689 8.7 8.6 7.0 7.0 10.1 7.6 7.0 6.5 5.4 9.3 8.1 7.2 6.6
65 years and over 1,052 12.4 12.0 8.2 8.2 34.7 17.4 8.2 6.4 6.3 18.5 18.3 9.3 7.2
65 to 74 years 640 10.5 10.4 8.6 8.6 32.6 13.9 8.6 6.1 5.8 14.6 14.5 9.5 6.6
75 years and over 412 15.3 14.6 7.6 7.6 38.0 22.9 7.6 6.9 6.9 24.5 24.1 8.9 8.1
Family Relationship
In families 10,333 8.9 8.9 8.0 8.1 12.0 9.1 8.1 7.4 5.8 10.1 8.8 7.7 6.5
In married-couple families 8,636 7.1 7.1 6.3 6.4 10.2 7.5 6.4 5.9 4.5 8.3 7.1 6.0 5.0
With related children under 18 5,967 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.8 8.7 7.6 6.8 6.3 4.4 8.4 6.7 5.8 4.7
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 1,028 22.2 22.1 20.6 20.6 26.7 21.3 20.6 18.3 16.1 24.1 21.8 20.4 17.1
With related children under 18 677 26.6 26.6 25.0 25.0 32.5 25.3 25.0 21.5 18.2 27.9 24.5 23.6 18.5
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 669 11.5 11.5 10.1 10.1 12.9 10.1 10.1 10.1 7.9 11.4 11.4 10.2 10.2
With related children under 18 252 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.4 8.5 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.4
Unrelated individuals 1,494 20.4 19.9 18.7 19.3 28.7 23.2 19.3 18.3 18.3 23.9 23.8 19.9 18.9
Living alone 789 19.3 18.6 16.4 16.7 31.0 24.0 16.7 15.2 15.2 24.4 24.4 17.1 15.6
65 years and over 200 25.9 25.2 16.7 16.7 62.6 41.0 16.7 11.8 11.8 42.3 42.3 18.1 13.1
Region
Northeast 2,259 11.8 11.4 10.6 10.8 14.4 11.1 10.8 10.1 7.0 13.0 9.8 9.1 7.8
Midwest 1,542 12.2 11.9 11.9 12.1 16.5 12.1 12.1 11.9 10.2 13.8 12.4 12.1 11.4
South 2,368 9.8 10.0 9.4 9.5 10.5 9.6 9.5 8.8 8.7 10.2 9.8 9.7 9.1
West 5,688 9.6 9.6 8.2 8.4 14.9 11.0 8.4 7.5 6.4 11.6 11.1 8.4 7.1
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 9,097 10.3 10.2 9.1 9.3 14.4 10.7 9.3 8.6 7.6 11.7 10.8 9.2 8.4
18 to 24 years old 1,127 15.0 15.0 14.7 15.3 18.6 16.4 15.3 14.5 13.1 17.4 16.4 15.3 14.3
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 148 18.5 18.5 18.5 18.7 23.5 20.6 18.7 16.3 13.3 20.6 19.0 17.1 13.3
25 years old and over 7,970 9.6 9.5 8.3 8.4 13.8 9.9 8.4 7.8 6.9 10.9 10.0 8.3 7.6
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,054 19.9 19.8 18.2 18.5 34.9 23.8 18.5 16.0 12.7 26.1 23.1 17.1 14.1
High school graduate, no college 1,575 10.2 10.4 8.8 8.9 14.0 10.3 8.9 8.3 6.9 12.5 11.3 9.6 8.7
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1,401 9.3 9.2 8.3 8.4 12.8 9.4 8.4 7.8 7.6 9.9 9.4 8.3 7.8
Bachelor's degree or more 3,940 6.8 6.5 5.4 5.5 8.5 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 7,792 9.7 9.7 8.9 9.1 11.4 9.5 9.1 8.7 7.7 10.4 9.5 8.9 8.4
Worked at full-time jobs 5,077 3.2 3.2 2.9 3.0 3.9 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.0 3.9 3.0 2.8 2.6
50 to 52 weeks 4,347 2.1 2.0 1.6 1.7 2.2 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.0 2.4 1.8 1.6 1.5
Worked at part-time jobs 865 11.1 11.1 9.7 10.5 14.2 11.1 10.5 10.2 9.5 12.9 12.4 11.8 11.4
Did not work 1,849 27.1 26.7 25.0 25.0 30.6 26.0 25.0 23.9 22.5 27.2 26.0 24.6 23.1
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 652 27.8 27.6 25.9 25.9 58.6 50.6 25.9 19.8 17.4 55.4 52.9 25.7 17.9
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 173 52.8 53.0 50.6 50.6 64.5 60.1 50.6 35.7 26.6 63.1 63.1 47.9 26.6
SSI 524 25.2 24.9 22.8 22.8 59.9 51.1 22.8 16.1 16.1 56.2 53.1 23.4 16.7
Food stamps 416 57.6 57.3 52.4 52.4 71.5 60.0 52.4 36.7 29.7 67.0 63.5 54.3 31.0
Housing assistance 386 36.7 33.9 33.9 33.9 61.8 52.2 33.9 19.9 13.0 53.7 52.9 33.3 13.0
Energy assistance 163 38.0 34.2 33.0 33.0 60.6 39.0 33.0 27.9 18.4 42.3 34.5 25.9 18.4
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 1,044 32.1 31.6 30.2 30.7 37.4 30.9 30.7 26.4 18.2 35.6 28.8 27.7 18.6
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 185 58.8 58.1 53.2 53.2 76.3 70.3 53.2 35.7 27.2 73.2 73.2 52.5 28.9
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 9,632 7.5 7.4 6.7 6.8 11.7 8.5 6.8 6.1 5.0 9.2 8.5 6.7 5.6
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 7,203 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 1,067 14.2 13.9 9.8 9.9 37.1 19.5 9.9 8.2 7.7 21.0 20.7 10.9 8.8
Both Medicare and Medicaid 283 20.0 19.1 13.4 13.8 55.8 49.7 13.8 9.8 9.4 51.7 51.3 15.6 11.6
Medicaid 1,227 27.8 27.6 26.0 26.5 45.8 39.5 26.5 21.7 16.8 41.7 38.0 24.4 17.4
Not covered at any time during the year 2,224 22.9 22.9 21.1 21.3 24.9 21.3 21.3 20.8 18.3 23.5 20.7 20.4 19.2
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)
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
Total 11,856 1,234 1,225 1,114 1,130 1,677 1,291 1,130 1,046 886 1,410 1,275 1,098 968
Age
Under 18 years 2,759 296 297 286 288 366 314 288 262 190 346 290 260 203
Related children 2,726 282 284 273 275 352 301 275 249 177 333 277 247 190
Under 6 years 908 70 71 69 70 102 85 70 65 56 89 83 68 58
18 to 24 years 1,127 169 169 166 173 209 185 173 164 148 196 185 173 161
25 to 44 years 4,229 405 402 388 395 466 404 395 378 337 423 389 374 351
45 to 64 years 2,689 234 230 187 188 272 205 188 175 145 250 218 194 177
65 years and over 1,052 130 127 86 86 365 183 86 68 66 195 193 98 76
65 to 74 years 640 67 66 55 55 208 89 55 39 37 94 93 61 42
75 years and over 412 63 60 31 31 157 94 31 28 28 101 99 37 33
Family Relationship
In families 10,333 920 919 826 834 1,240 936 834 764 604 1,045 911 793 676
In married-couple families 8,636 615 615 547 554 880 649 554 508 385 721 610 515 433
With related children under 18 5,967 416 416 401 408 518 453 408 378 264 500 398 349 283
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 1,028 228 227 212 212 274 219 212 188 166 248 224 210 176
With related children under 18 677 180 180 169 169 220 171 169 145 123 189 166 160 125
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 669 77 77 68 68 86 68 68 68 53 76 76 68 68
With related children under 18 252 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 21 36 36 36 36
Unrelated individuals 1,494 306 298 279 288 429 347 288 274 274 357 356 297 283
Living alone 789 152 147 129 132 244 189 132 120 120 193 193 135 123
65 years and over 200 52 50 34 34 125 82 34 24 24 85 85 36 26
Region
Northeast 2,259 265 258 239 244 326 252 244 228 157 293 221 206 175
Midwest 1,542 188 184 183 186 254 186 186 184 157 213 191 186 175
South 2,368 232 237 223 224 248 227 224 209 207 242 231 230 215
West 5,688 548 546 469 476 849 626 476 425 365 662 631 476 402
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 9,097 938 928 827 842 1,312 977 842 784 696 1,064 985 838 765
18 to 24 years old 1,127 169 169 166 173 209 185 173 164 148 196 185 173 161
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 148 27 27 27 28 35 30 28 24 20 30 28 25 20
25 years old and over 7,970 769 759 661 669 1,103 792 669 621 548 868 800 665 603
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,054 210 208 192 195 368 251 195 169 134 276 243 181 149
High school graduate, no college 1,575 161 164 139 140 221 162 140 131 109 196 178 151 137
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1,401 130 129 117 117 179 132 117 109 106 138 131 117 110
Bachelor's degree or more 3,940 268 258 214 217 335 247 217 212 199 258 247 217 208
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 7,792 759 752 692 706 886 736 706 676 600 812 740 697 656
Worked at full-time jobs 5,077 161 163 146 153 196 159 153 145 102 197 152 140 131
50 to 52 weeks 4,347 90 88 72 74 96 77 74 73 42 103 77 70 63
Worked at part-time jobs 865 96 96 84 91 123 96 91 88 83 112 107 102 98
Did not work 1,849 502 493 461 463 567 481 463 442 416 502 481 455 426
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 652 181 180 169 169 382 330 169 129 114 361 345 168 117
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 173 91 92 87 87 111 104 87 62 46 109 109 83 46
SSI 524 132 130 120 120 314 268 120 85 85 294 278 123 88
Food stamps 416 240 238 218 218 297 249 218 153 123 278 264 226 129
Housing assistance 386 142 131 131 131 238 201 131 77 50 207 204 128 50
Energy assistance 163 62 56 54 54 99 64 54 46 30 69 56 42 30
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 1,044 335 330 315 320 391 323 320 276 190 372 300 289 194
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 185 108 107 98 98 141 130 98 66 50 135 135 97 53
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 9,632 725 716 644 657 1,125 817 657 584 478 888 815 645 540
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 7,203 161 159 137 141 238 149 141 135 102 178 150 143 136
Medicare 1,067 152 148 105 106 396 208 106 88 82 223 221 116 94
Both Medicare and Medicaid 283 57 54 38 39 158 141 39 28 27 146 145 44 33
Medicaid 1,227 340 339 319 325 562 485 325 266 206 512 466 299 214
Not covered at any time during the year 2,224 509 509 470 473 553 475 473 462 408 522 460 453 428
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)
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
Total (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
Age
Under 18 years (X) 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.0
Related children (X) 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.0
Under 6 years (X) 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.4 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.7 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.7
18 to 24 years (X) 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6
25 to 44 years (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
45 to 64 years (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 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 1.8 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.8 1.8 1.3 1.2
65 to 74 years (X) 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.6 3.1 2.1 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 3.4 2.1 2.0
Family Relationship
In families (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
In married-couple 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
With related children under 18 (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.6 4.2 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.1 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.2
With related children under 18 (X) 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.8 5.0 5.0 4.5 4.1 5.3 4.9 4.8 4.1
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.4 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.6 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.0
With related children under 18 (X) 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 4.4 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9
Unrelated individuals (X) 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3
Living alone (X) 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.7 2.5 2.1 1.7 1.6 1.6 2.1 2.1 1.8 1.7
65 years and over (X) 4.4 4.3 3.4 3.4 7.6 5.8 3.4 2.8 2.8 5.9 5.9 3.6 3.0
Region
Northeast (X) 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.2 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.3
Midwest (X) 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.4 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.9 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.0
South (X) 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6
West (X) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.0 0.9
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years 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
18 to 24 years old (X) 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.7 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.8
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.9 6.8 6.2 5.9 5.4 4.7 6.2 5.9 5.5 4.7
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 3.4 3.2 3.2 4.7 3.7 3.2 3.0 2.6 4.0 3.7 3.1 2.8
High school graduate, no college (X) 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.3 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree (X) 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.3 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.7 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.8
Bachelor's degree or more (X) 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9
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 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8
Worked at full-time jobs (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 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 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4
Worked at part-time jobs (X) 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.6 3.1 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.7
Did not work (X) 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.2 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.7 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.7
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 4.3 3.8 2.5 2.1 2.0 4.1 4.0 2.5 2.0
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 7.6 7.7 7.4 7.4 8.8 8.3 7.4 5.9 4.9 8.6 8.6 7.2 4.9
SSI (X) 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 4.8 4.3 2.6 2.1 2.1 4.6 4.4 2.6 2.2
Food stamps (X) 5.2 5.2 4.9 4.9 6.1 5.4 4.9 3.9 3.4 5.8 5.6 5.0 3.5
Housing assistance (X) 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.8 5.7 5.1 3.8 2.8 2.2 5.2 5.1 3.8 2.2
Energy assistance (X) 6.3 5.9 5.8 5.8 8.6 6.4 5.8 5.2 4.1 6.8 6.0 5.0 4.1
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.0 1.6 2.4 2.1 2.1 1.6
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 8.0 7.9 7.4 7.4 9.6 9.0 7.4 5.7 4.8 9.3 9.3 7.4 5.0
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year (X) 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
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) 2.8 2.7 2.3 2.3 4.8 3.3 2.3 2.1 2.0 3.4 3.4 2.4 2.1
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 6.5 6.4 5.2 5.3 12.1 11.2 5.3 4.4 4.3 11.5 11.4 5.7 4.8
Medicaid (X) 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.7 5.1 4.6 3.7 3.3 2.8 4.8 4.5 3.5 2.9
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.3
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)
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
Total 0 80 80 76 77 93 82 77 74 68 85 81 75 71
Age
Under 18 years 0 34 35 34 34 38 36 34 32 28 37 34 32 29
Related children 99 34 34 33 33 38 35 33 32 27 37 33 32 28
Under 6 years 58 17 17 17 17 20 19 17 16 15 19 18 17 15
18 to 24 years 0 18 18 18 18 20 19 18 18 17 20 19 18 18
25 to 44 years 0 28 28 28 28 30 28 28 27 26 29 28 27 26
45 to 64 years 0 21 21 19 19 23 20 19 19 17 22 21 19 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 219 69 69 66 66 80 70 66 63 56 74 69 64 59
In married-couple families 203 57 57 53 54 68 58 54 52 45 61 56 52 48
With related children under 18 173 47 47 46 46 52 49 46 45 37 51 46 43 39
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 75 35 35 33 33 38 34 33 31 30 36 34 33 30
With related children under 18 61 31 31 30 30 34 30 30 28 25 32 30 29 26
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 61 20 20 19 19 21 19 19 19 17 20 20 19 19
With related children under 18 38 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 11 14 14 14 14
Unrelated individuals 37 20 19 19 19 23 21 19 19 19 21 21 19 19
Living alone 27 14 14 13 13 18 15 13 12 12 16 16 13 12
65 years and over 14 8 8 6 6 13 10 6 5 5 10 10 7 6
Region
Northeast 104 35 35 33 34 39 34 34 33 27 37 32 31 29
Midwest 88 30 30 30 30 35 30 30 30 27 32 30 30 29
South 121 37 38 37 37 39 37 37 35 35 38 37 37 36
West 188 59 59 55 55 74 63 55 52 49 65 64 55 51
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 171 71 71 67 67 84 73 67 65 61 76 73 67 64
18 to 24 years old 65 18 18 18 18 20 19 18 18 17 20 19 18 18
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 24 7 7 7 7 8 8 7 7 6 8 7 7 6
25 years old and over 162 64 64 60 60 77 65 60 58 54 68 66 60 57
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 63 33 33 32 32 44 36 32 30 27 38 36 31 28
High school graduate, no college 76 29 29 27 27 34 29 27 26 24 32 31 28 27
College: Less than bachelor's degree 72 26 26 25 25 31 26 25 24 24 27 26 25 24
Bachelor's degree or more 118 38 37 34 34 42 36 34 34 32 37 36 34 33
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 96 64 64 61 62 69 63 62 60 57 66 63 61 59
Worked at full-time jobs 99 29 29 28 28 32 29 28 28 23 32 28 27 26
50 to 52 weeks 96 22 22 19 20 23 20 20 20 15 23 20 19 18
Worked at part-time jobs 51 23 23 21 22 26 23 22 22 21 24 24 23 23
Did not work 72 52 51 50 50 55 51 50 49 47 52 51 49 48
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 29 15 15 15 15 22 20 15 13 12 21 21 14 12
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 15 11 11 10 10 12 11 10 9 8 12 12 10 8
SSI 26 13 13 12 12 20 18 12 10 10 19 19 12 10
Food stamps 23 17 17 17 17 19 18 17 14 12 19 18 17 13
Housing assistance 22 13 13 13 13 17 16 13 10 8 16 16 13 8
Energy assistance 14 9 8 8 8 11 9 8 8 6 9 8 7 6
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 37 21 20 20 20 22 20 20 19 15 22 19 19 16
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 15 12 12 11 11 13 13 11 9 8 13 13 11 8
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 175 61 61 58 59 76 65 59 55 50 68 65 58 53
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 155 29 29 27 27 35 28 27 27 23 31 28 27 27
Medicare 63 28 28 23 24 46 33 24 22 21 34 34 25 22
Both Medicare and Medicaid 33 17 17 14 14 29 27 14 12 12 28 28 15 13
Medicaid 68 42 42 41 41 54 50 41 37 33 52 49 40 34
Not covered at any time during the year 90 52 52 50 50 54 50 50 49 46 52 49 49 47
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2004 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes