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]
(Hispanic Origin)
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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Hispanic (of any race)
Total 40,300 18.5 18.3 17.3 18.8 23.8 20.1 18.8 16.1 12.5 21.9 17.5 16.1 13.8
Age
Under 18 years 13,730 24.0 23.8 22.9 24.9 28.3 26.1 24.9 20.6 14.8 27.9 21.0 19.5 16.0
Related children 13,519 23.7 23.5 22.6 24.6 28.0 25.8 24.6 20.2 14.4 27.5 20.7 19.1 15.7
Under 6 years 4,916 25.9 25.9 25.2 27.6 30.0 28.4 27.6 23.6 17.7 30.0 22.9 21.9 18.8
18 to 24 years 4,974 18.2 18.2 17.8 19.4 21.6 19.9 19.4 17.9 16.2 21.6 19.5 18.9 17.5
25 to 44 years 13,429 16.2 16.0 15.4 16.8 19.2 17.5 16.8 14.9 11.0 19.3 14.7 14.0 12.3
45 to 64 years 6,087 12.1 11.8 10.5 11.5 18.6 13.5 11.5 9.7 8.4 15.3 13.6 11.5 9.6
65 years and over 2,080 16.4 16.4 12.2 12.6 44.5 16.2 12.6 9.7 9.2 19.0 18.4 14.3 11.0
65 to 74 years 1,272 15.6 15.5 12.0 12.5 42.7 15.8 12.5 10.0 9.2 18.1 17.4 13.9 11.1
75 years and over 808 17.8 17.7 12.6 12.7 47.3 16.9 12.7 9.4 9.1 20.5 20.0 15.0 11.0
Family Relationship
In families 35,469 17.6 17.5 16.5 18.1 22.6 19.2 18.1 15.3 11.2 21.0 16.1 14.8 12.4
In married-couple families 24,956 13.1 12.9 11.8 13.3 17.4 14.1 13.3 11.6 7.6 15.7 11.1 10.4 8.8
With related children under 18 19,995 14.4 14.2 13.2 14.9 17.4 15.6 14.9 13.0 8.1 17.2 11.5 10.9 9.1
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 7,452 34.0 34.1 33.2 35.3 42.1 37.8 35.3 28.5 23.3 40.0 34.1 30.7 24.8
With related children under 18 6,108 38.6 38.6 37.7 39.9 45.8 42.5 39.9 32.1 25.9 44.7 37.6 34.1 27.3
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 3,061 14.7 14.5 14.1 15.5 18.4 16.0 15.5 13.2 10.8 17.9 13.3 12.5 11.9
With related children under 18 1,858 19.8 19.5 18.9 21.0 23.7 21.1 21.0 17.4 13.4 23.9 16.2 15.8 15.0
Unrelated individuals 4,620 24.0 23.7 22.6 23.4 31.7 25.3 23.4 21.5 21.4 27.2 27.0 25.0 23.0
Living alone 1,758 19.7 19.4 16.8 17.4 34.2 21.2 17.4 13.2 13.2 22.8 22.7 18.7 14.7
65 years and over 436 26.9 26.3 18.9 18.9 66.5 26.3 18.9 12.6 12.6 29.6 29.6 21.3 14.5
Region
Northeast 5,476 22.4 22.4 22.2 22.9 29.0 24.7 22.9 18.2 15.1 26.1 22.4 20.3 15.6
Midwest 3,500 15.3 14.9 14.4 15.6 19.0 16.4 15.6 13.9 11.2 18.0 14.1 13.4 12.0
South 14,388 19.4 19.4 17.9 19.6 24.5 20.3 19.6 17.0 13.0 22.7 17.4 16.8 15.0
West 16,936 17.1 16.8 15.9 17.5 22.5 19.1 17.5 15.2 11.4 20.6 16.6 14.7 12.5
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 26,570 15.6 15.5 14.5 15.7 21.5 16.9 15.7 13.8 11.2 18.8 15.6 14.4 12.6
18 to 24 years old 4,974 18.2 18.2 17.8 19.4 21.6 19.9 19.4 17.9 16.2 21.6 19.5 18.9 17.5
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,941 25.4 25.4 24.6 27.0 29.4 27.6 27.0 24.8 21.9 30.4 26.8 26.3 24.1
25 years old and over 21,596 15.0 14.9 13.7 14.9 21.4 16.3 14.9 12.9 10.1 18.1 14.7 13.3 11.4
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 8,986 21.9 21.5 19.7 21.6 30.8 23.8 21.6 18.5 14.5 26.6 21.5 19.1 16.3
High school graduate, no college 5,977 13.0 13.0 12.1 13.1 18.7 14.1 13.1 11.5 8.9 15.4 12.4 11.4 10.0
College: Less than bachelor's degree 4,027 9.1 9.0 8.5 8.8 13.3 9.6 8.8 7.8 6.2 10.6 9.0 8.4 7.2
Bachelor's degree or more 2,606 5.4 5.1 4.8 5.1 7.9 5.7 5.1 4.6 3.9 6.7 5.6 5.1 4.7
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 23,216 15.2 15.1 14.3 15.6 19.2 16.7 15.6 13.9 11.1 18.4 15.1 14.0 12.4
Worked at full-time jobs 15,365 7.6 7.6 7.2 8.3 9.7 8.6 8.3 7.3 5.0 10.1 7.3 7.0 6.1
50 to 52 weeks 12,527 5.1 5.1 4.7 5.8 6.5 6.0 5.8 5.0 2.9 7.4 4.6 4.4 3.8
Worked at part-time jobs 2,453 17.9 17.7 17.1 19.1 23.2 19.9 19.1 16.9 13.9 21.6 18.2 17.3 15.7
Did not work 5,398 35.6 35.1 33.3 34.8 44.3 38.2 34.8 31.1 27.2 40.6 35.9 32.5 28.9
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 3,467 46.9 47.1 45.5 46.5 67.2 60.8 46.5 34.1 31.5 63.9 59.8 44.1 32.5
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 1,885 59.5 59.8 58.6 60.2 77.1 72.1 60.2 44.3 39.9 74.6 70.0 55.4 40.9
SSI 1,850 32.8 33.7 30.9 31.9 59.2 51.6 31.9 21.1 20.4 55.4 51.6 31.0 21.3
Food stamps 4,928 56.2 55.8 54.2 57.5 67.8 63.3 57.5 39.6 33.1 65.6 55.8 49.3 34.9
Housing assistance 2,325 52.9 52.8 52.8 55.4 68.2 61.4 55.4 33.8 27.6 62.9 56.7 49.4 27.7
Energy assistance 1,009 44.6 45.4 43.2 45.6 62.7 53.5 45.6 32.8 29.0 54.4 48.5 39.3 30.6
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 11,962 33.7 33.4 32.0 34.6 40.0 36.6 34.6 28.2 19.4 39.0 29.1 26.7 21.1
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 2,059 63.6 64.1 62.5 63.8 83.3 77.8 63.8 44.7 41.4 79.4 75.9 60.5 42.5
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 27,113 16.5 16.4 15.5 16.6 22.7 18.3 16.6 13.3 10.3 19.7 15.9 14.0 11.2
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 16,759 4.7 4.7 4.2 4.8 6.3 5.0 4.8 4.2 3.0 5.9 4.0 3.9 3.6
Medicare 2,462 18.6 18.7 15.1 15.4 49.8 21.0 15.4 11.2 10.2 23.2 22.1 16.0 11.8
Both Medicare and Medicaid 751 29.6 30.2 25.3 25.9 64.7 42.5 25.9 16.1 14.5 45.3 44.3 26.2 16.5
Medicaid 8,453 40.5 40.4 39.3 41.5 52.2 46.7 41.5 32.5 25.4 48.8 40.4 34.8 26.7
Not covered at any time during the year 13,187 22.6 22.3 21.0 23.4 26.1 23.7 23.4 21.8 16.9 26.4 20.6 20.4 18.9
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]
(Hispanic Origin)
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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Hispanic (of any race)
Total 40,300 7,447 7,384 6,990 7,594 9,589 8,088 7,594 6,497 5,022 8,814 7,033 6,490 5,544
Age
Under 18 years 13,730 3,294 3,271 3,141 3,414 3,887 3,590 3,414 2,823 2,035 3,827 2,882 2,674 2,201
Related children 13,519 3,203 3,180 3,050 3,320 3,791 3,494 3,320 2,729 1,953 3,724 2,793 2,587 2,116
Under 6 years 4,916 1,274 1,271 1,239 1,355 1,476 1,398 1,355 1,158 872 1,474 1,128 1,077 924
18 to 24 years 4,974 904 905 884 966 1,075 989 966 889 804 1,075 968 942 871
25 to 44 years 13,429 2,172 2,146 2,069 2,253 2,573 2,350 2,253 1,995 1,477 2,586 1,971 1,878 1,656
45 to 64 years 6,087 735 721 641 699 1,129 823 699 588 514 931 830 698 586
65 years and over 2,080 342 340 254 262 925 337 262 202 191 396 383 298 230
65 to 74 years 1,272 198 197 153 159 542 200 159 127 117 230 221 177 141
75 years and over 808 144 143 102 103 382 137 103 76 74 166 161 121 89
Family Relationship
In families 35,469 6,251 6,203 5,861 6,420 8,030 6,826 6,420 5,414 3,966 7,452 5,711 5,259 4,409
In married-couple families 24,956 3,269 3,221 2,957 3,319 4,331 3,517 3,319 2,887 1,898 3,919 2,765 2,586 2,195
With related children under 18 19,995 2,874 2,833 2,648 2,982 3,470 3,124 2,982 2,591 1,613 3,439 2,300 2,181 1,827
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 7,452 2,531 2,539 2,474 2,628 3,135 2,820 2,628 2,123 1,739 2,984 2,541 2,291 1,849
With related children under 18 6,108 2,357 2,360 2,300 2,439 2,799 2,598 2,439 1,960 1,580 2,732 2,296 2,085 1,664
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 3,061 451 443 430 473 564 489 473 404 329 549 406 382 364
With related children under 18 1,858 368 362 350 390 439 393 390 324 249 444 301 294 279
Unrelated individuals 4,620 1,111 1,096 1,044 1,082 1,466 1,169 1,082 992 988 1,257 1,245 1,156 1,064
Living alone 1,758 347 341 296 305 601 372 305 233 232 401 399 329 258
65 years and over 436 117 115 82 82 290 115 82 55 55 129 129 93 63
Region
Northeast 5,476 1,227 1,226 1,217 1,257 1,586 1,354 1,257 995 825 1,428 1,225 1,114 854
Midwest 3,500 537 522 505 547 665 575 547 487 391 629 495 468 422
South 14,388 2,792 2,790 2,570 2,823 3,529 2,922 2,823 2,445 1,868 3,261 2,507 2,422 2,152
West 16,936 2,892 2,845 2,698 2,968 3,809 3,237 2,968 2,571 1,938 3,497 2,806 2,486 2,117
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 26,570 4,153 4,113 3,849 4,180 5,703 4,499 4,180 3,675 2,986 4,988 4,152 3,816 3,343
18 to 24 years old 4,974 904 905 884 966 1,075 989 966 889 804 1,075 968 942 871
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,941 494 494 478 525 570 537 525 481 425 590 521 511 467
25 years old and over 21,596 3,249 3,208 2,964 3,214 4,627 3,510 3,214 2,785 2,182 3,913 3,184 2,874 2,472
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 8,986 1,965 1,936 1,772 1,941 2,766 2,136 1,941 1,662 1,300 2,393 1,934 1,719 1,461
High school graduate, no college 5,977 777 774 725 784 1,120 840 784 687 532 920 740 682 598
College: Less than bachelor's degree 4,027 366 364 343 356 534 385 356 316 248 426 364 338 291
Bachelor's degree or more 2,606 141 133 124 133 207 149 133 120 101 174 145 134 122
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years 23,216 3,536 3,499 3,328 3,629 4,455 3,867 3,629 3,219 2,575 4,278 3,504 3,257 2,876
Worked at full-time jobs 15,365 1,173 1,171 1,112 1,280 1,495 1,314 1,280 1,125 766 1,559 1,117 1,079 931
50 to 52 weeks 12,527 638 636 587 724 818 747 724 628 369 922 577 556 477
Worked at part-time jobs 2,453 439 434 419 468 569 489 468 414 340 530 446 424 386
Did not work 5,398 1,923 1,894 1,798 1,881 2,391 2,064 1,881 1,680 1,468 2,189 1,941 1,754 1,559
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 3,467 1,626 1,634 1,578 1,613 2,328 2,107 1,613 1,183 1,092 2,215 2,072 1,530 1,128
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 1,885 1,122 1,127 1,105 1,135 1,454 1,358 1,135 835 752 1,407 1,320 1,045 771
SSI 1,850 606 622 572 590 1,095 954 590 390 377 1,024 955 573 394
Food stamps 4,928 2,768 2,748 2,670 2,832 3,342 3,121 2,832 1,951 1,633 3,233 2,748 2,431 1,720
Housing assistance 2,325 1,229 1,227 1,227 1,287 1,585 1,426 1,287 785 641 1,463 1,319 1,148 643
Energy assistance 1,009 450 458 436 460 633 540 460 331 293 549 490 397 308
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 11,962 4,033 3,996 3,824 4,142 4,782 4,378 4,142 3,368 2,315 4,660 3,477 3,192 2,525
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 2,059 1,310 1,320 1,288 1,313 1,715 1,602 1,313 921 853 1,636 1,563 1,246 874
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 27,113 4,466 4,450 4,215 4,508 6,146 4,970 4,508 3,619 2,799 5,337 4,314 3,803 3,046
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 16,759 784 783 712 811 1,050 833 811 702 502 987 675 653 600
Medicare 2,462 459 460 371 380 1,226 518 380 276 250 571 544 393 292
Both Medicare and Medicaid 751 223 227 190 195 486 319 195 121 109 341 333 197 124
Medicaid 8,453 3,427 3,414 3,320 3,512 4,417 3,945 3,512 2,746 2,147 4,126 3,417 2,938 2,260
Not covered at any time during the year 13,187 2,981 2,934 2,775 3,086 3,443 3,119 3,086 2,878 2,222 3,478 2,720 2,687 2,498
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]
(Hispanic Origin)
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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Hispanic (of any race)
Total (X) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
Age
Under 18 years (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6
Related children (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7
Under 6 years (X) 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.3
18 to 24 years (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8
25 to 44 years (X) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
45 to 64 years (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
65 years and over (X) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.5 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0
65 to 74 years (X) 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.3 2.2 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.3
75 years and over (X) 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.7 3.1 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.5 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.6
Family Relationship
In families (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4
In married-couple families (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 0.4
With related children under 18 (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.4
With related children under 18 (X) 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.6 2.3 2.0 1.9 1.7
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.9 1.6 1.5 1.5
With related children under 18 (X) 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.1 2.9 2.3 2.3 2.2
Unrelated individuals (X) 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
Living alone (X) 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.8 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.1
65 years and over (X) 3.0 3.0 2.5 2.5 5.4 3.0 2.5 2.0 2.0 3.2 3.2 2.7 2.1
Region
Northeast (X) 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.2
Midwest (X) 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.4
South (X) 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8
West (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
18 to 24 years old (X) 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.7 2.2 2.0 2.0 1.9
25 years old and over (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
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.9 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0
High school graduate, no college (X) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.0 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 1.1 1.0
Bachelor's degree or more (X) 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years (X) . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Worked at full-time jobs (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
50 to 52 weeks (X) 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4
Worked at part-time jobs (X) 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.8 2.3 2.1 2.0 1.9
Did not work (X) 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.7 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.7
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 2.1 2.0 1.6 1.3 1.3 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.3
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.6 3.1 3.0 2.6 2.1 2.0 3.0 2.9 2.5 2.0
SSI (X) 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.7 2.6 2.4 1.7 1.3 1.3 2.5 2.4 1.7 1.3
Food stamps (X) 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.2 1.1 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.1
Housing assistance (X) 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.6 2.4 2.2 1.6 1.4 2.4 2.3 2.0 1.4
Energy assistance (X) 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.9 3.6 3.2 2.9 2.3 2.2 3.3 3.0 2.6 2.2
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 3.2 3.0 2.6 2.0 1.9 3.0 2.9 2.5 2.0
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year (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
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative (X) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
Medicare (X) 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.9 3.7 2.3 1.9 1.6 1.5 2.4 2.3 1.9 1.7
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 5.0 5.1 4.6 4.6 8.1 6.2 4.6 3.5 3.3 6.5 6.4 4.7 3.6
Medicaid (X) 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.4
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9
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]
(Hispanic Origin)
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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Hispanic (of any race)
Total 0 179 178 175 180 196 185 180 170 152 191 175 170 159
Age
Under 18 years 0 102 102 101 104 108 106 104 97 85 108 97 95 88
Related children 185 101 101 100 103 108 105 103 95 83 107 96 93 86
Under 6 years 128 68 68 67 70 73 71 70 65 57 73 65 63 59
18 to 24 years 0 41 41 40 42 44 42 42 40 39 44 42 41 40
25 to 44 years 0 60 60 59 61 64 62 61 58 51 65 58 57 54
45 to 64 years 0 36 36 34 35 43 38 35 33 31 40 38 35 33
65 years and over 0 24 24 21 21 32 24 21 19 19 25 25 23 20
65 to 74 years 0 19 19 17 17 28 19 17 15 15 20 20 18 16
75 years and over 0 16 16 14 14 25 16 14 12 12 17 17 15 13
Family Relationship
In families 156 167 167 163 169 184 173 169 157 137 179 161 155 144
In married-couple families 232 126 125 120 127 143 130 127 119 98 137 117 113 105
With related children under 18 238 119 118 114 121 129 123 121 113 90 129 107 104 96
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 185 112 112 111 114 124 118 114 103 94 121 112 107 97
With related children under 18 171 108 108 107 110 117 113 110 99 90 116 107 102 92
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 126 49 48 47 50 54 51 50 46 42 53 46 45 44
With related children under 18 100 44 44 43 45 48 45 45 41 36 48 40 39 38
Unrelated individuals 61 38 38 37 37 44 39 37 36 36 41 40 39 37
Living alone 40 21 21 19 20 28 22 20 17 17 23 22 20 18
65 years and over 20 12 12 10 10 19 12 10 8 8 13 13 11 9
Region
Northeast 154 75 75 74 76 85 78 76 68 62 80 75 71 63
Midwest 128 50 50 49 51 56 52 51 48 43 55 48 47 45
South 244 125 125 120 126 139 128 126 118 104 134 119 117 111
West 261 132 131 128 134 150 139 134 125 109 144 130 123 114
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 187 138 138 134 139 157 143 139 131 120 149 138 133 126
18 to 24 years old 129 41 41 40 42 44 42 42 40 39 44 42 41 40
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 84 31 31 30 32 33 32 32 30 29 33 31 31 30
25 years old and over 196 124 124 119 124 145 129 124 116 104 135 123 118 110
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 163 99 98 94 98 116 103 98 91 81 108 98 93 86
High school graduate, no college 139 63 63 61 64 76 66 64 60 53 69 62 59 56
College: Less than bachelor's degree 118 44 44 42 43 53 45 43 41 36 47 44 42 39
Bachelor's degree or more 96 27 26 26 26 33 28 26 25 23 30 28 27 25
Work Experience in 2004
Total, 20 to 64 years . 129 128 126 130 142 134 130 124 112 140 128 124 118
Worked at full-time jobs 81 77 77 75 81 87 82 81 76 63 89 75 74 69
50 to 52 weeks 109 57 57 55 61 65 62 61 57 44 69 55 54 50
Worked at part-time jobs 83 48 48 47 49 54 50 49 46 42 52 48 47 45
Did not work 111 98 97 95 97 108 101 97 92 86 104 98 94 89
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 70 46 47 46 46 56 53 46 39 38 55 53 45 38
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 50 38 38 38 38 44 42 38 33 31 43 42 37 31
SSI 50 28 28 27 27 38 35 27 22 22 36 35 27 22
Food stamps 86 62 62 61 63 69 66 63 51 47 68 62 58 48
Housing assistance 56 40 40 40 41 46 43 41 32 29 44 42 39 29
Energy assistance 36 24 24 23 24 28 26 24 20 19 26 25 22 20
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 149 77 76 74 78 84 80 78 69 56 83 70 67 59
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 53 41 42 41 41 48 46 41 34 33 47 45 40 34
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 185 145 145 141 145 166 152 145 132 117 156 143 135 122
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 193 64 64 61 65 74 66 65 60 51 71 59 58 56
Medicare 94 49 49 44 45 79 52 45 38 36 55 53 45 39
Both Medicare and Medicaid 53 34 35 32 32 50 41 32 25 24 42 42 32 26
Medicaid 160 129 128 127 130 144 137 130 116 104 140 129 120 106
Not covered at any time during the year 184 121 120 117 123 129 123 123 119 105 130 116 115 111
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2004 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes