Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone or in combination)
Before taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus
Excluding health
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance
gains less plus supplements to
(current government capital wage or salary
Total measure) transfers gains income
(thous.) Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White alone or in combination
Total 236452 8.8 17.0 16.6 16.1
Age
Under 18 years 57802 12.1 14.8 14.7 13.8
Related children 56971 11.7 14.4 14.2 13.4
Under 6 years 18626 13.8 15.9 15.8 15.0
18 to 24 years 22494 12.6 14.7 14.7 14.1
25 to 44 years 66991 8.2 10.8 10.6 10.2
45 to 64 years 58650 5.9 11.7 11.4 11.1
65 years and over 30514 6.3 46.7 44.8 44.6
65 to 74 years 15845 5.4 38.3 36.7 36.5
75 years and over 14670 7.1 55.9 53.6 53.3
Family Relationship
In families 196007 7.2 13.6 13.4 12.8
Married-couple families 159435 4.5 10.6 10.3 9.9
With related children under 18 96377 5.6 7.4 7.3 6.7
Female hhlder, no husband present 26449 22.8 30.8 30.7 29.4
With related children under 18 18960 29.2 35.1 35.0 33.5
Unrelated individuals 39515 15.8 33.3 32.3 32.1
Living alone 24467 12.3 37.2 35.8 35.7
65 years and over 9380 11.2 65.4 62.4 62.3
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone or in combination)
Before taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus
Excluding health
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance
gains less plus supplements to
(current government capital wage or salary
Total measure) transfers gains income
(thous.) Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 189302 8.4 15.8 15.4 14.9
Inside central cities 58921 12.0 20.2 19.8 19.2
Outside central cities 130381 6.8 13.8 13.4 13.0
Outside metropolitan areas 47150 10.2 21.9 21.5 20.9
Region
Northeast 44554 7.8 16.7 16.3 15.9
Midwest 56075 7.0 15.0 14.6 14.1
South 80560 9.6 18.3 17.9 17.5
West 55263 10.0 17.4 17.0 16.3
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 178649 7.7 17.7 17.2 16.9
18 to 24 years old 22494 12.6 14.7 14.7 14.1
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4895 18.3 22.1 22.0 21.1
25 years old and over 156156 6.9 18.1 17.6 17.3
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 22217 17.1 41.3 40.3 39.5
High school graduate, no college 50168 7.4 21.2 20.6 20.2
College: Less than bachelor's degree 39984 5.1 13.7 13.3 13.0
Bachelor's degree or more 43786 2.9 7.0 6.7 6.5
Work Experience in 2003-RS
Total, 20 to 64 years 141976 7.8 11.6 11.4 11.1
Worked at full-time jobs 96444 3.0 3.9 3.9 3.6
50 to 52 weeks 81091 1.7 2.1 2.0 1.9
Worked at part-time jobs 18661 9.7 13.9 13.8 13.2
Did not work 26870 23.5 37.8 37.0 36.4
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone or in combination)
Before taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus
Excluding health
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance
gains less plus supplements to
(current government capital wage or salary
Total measure) transfers gains income
(thous.) Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 11188 36.5 61.7 60.7 59.7
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 4330 54.0 72.4 71.5 70.5
SSI 7586 27.1 58.2 57.2 56.2
Food stamps 13198 50.8 67.4 66.8 65.3
Housing assistance 6107 45.2 68.4 67.6 66.8
Energy assistance 4542 41.4 69.5 68.3 66.9
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 22887 31.2 39.3 38.9 36.8
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 5166 57.7 82.7 81.8 81.3
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 147162 2.2 5.0 4.8 4.2
Medicare 34086 7.8 48.7 46.8 46.6
Also Medicaid 3958 23.3 66.9 65.0 64.8
Medicaid 24715 33.2 49.3 48.7 47.6
Not covered 34706 19.0 23.6 23.3 23.1
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone or in combination)
After taxes
Definition 8
Definition 4 Definition 6 plus
less Definition 5 plus Definition 7 nonmeans-
Social less Earned less tested
Security Federal Income state government
payroll income Tax income cash
taxes taxes Credit taxes transfers
Def 5 Def 6 Def 7 Def 8 Def 9
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White alone or in combination
Total 16.9 17.0 15.6 15.6 8.5
Age
Under 18 years 15.0 15.0 12.1 12.0 10.4
Related children 14.5 14.5 11.7 11.6 10.0
Under 6 years 16.3 16.3 13.4 13.3 12.1
18 to 24 years 15.4 15.6 14.9 14.9 13.2
25 to 44 years 11.0 11.0 9.4 9.4 7.6
45 to 64 years 11.5 11.6 11.2 11.2 6.4
65 years and over 45.0 45.0 44.9 45.0 7.1
65 to 74 years 37.0 37.0 36.9 37.0 6.3
75 years and over 53.6 53.7 53.6 53.6 7.9
Family Relationship
In families 13.6 13.7 12.1 12.1 6.6
Married-couple families 10.5 10.5 9.4 9.3 4.1
With related children under 18 7.6 7.6 5.7 5.7 4.6
Female hhlder, no husband present 31.1 31.2 27.3 27.2 21.4
With related children under 18 35.5 35.5 30.1 30.0 26.3
Unrelated individuals 32.7 32.9 32.8 32.9 17.0
Living alone 36.1 36.3 36.1 36.2 13.3
65 years and over 62.5 62.6 62.6 62.7 12.0
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone or in combination)
After taxes
Definition 8
Definition 4 Definition 6 plus
less Definition 5 plus Definition 7 nonmeans-
Social less Earned less tested
Security Federal Income state government
payroll income Tax income cash
taxes taxes Credit taxes transfers
Def 5 Def 6 Def 7 Def 8 Def 9
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 15.7 15.7 14.5 14.4 8.0
Inside central cities 20.2 20.3 18.3 18.3 11.5
Outside central cities 13.6 13.7 12.7 12.7 6.5
Outside metropolitan areas 21.8 21.9 20.2 20.3 10.1
Region
Northeast 16.5 16.6 15.6 15.5 7.9
Midwest 14.6 14.6 13.7 13.7 6.7
South 18.5 18.5 17.0 17.0 9.2
West 17.3 17.4 15.6 15.6 9.7
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 17.5 17.6 16.7 16.8 7.8
18 to 24 years old 15.4 15.6 14.9 14.9 13.2
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 23.0 23.2 21.3 21.5 19.0
25 years old and over 17.8 17.9 17.0 17.0 7.0
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 40.8 41.0 38.6 38.6 17.4
High school graduate, no college 20.9 20.9 20.0 20.0 7.5
College: Less than bachelor's degree 13.4 13.5 12.8 12.8 5.2
Bachelor's degree or more 6.7 6.8 6.6 6.6 2.9
Work Experience in 2003-RS
Total, 20 to 64 years 11.7 11.8 10.8 10.8 7.8
Worked at full-time jobs 4.1 4.2 3.4 3.4 2.7
50 to 52 weeks 2.3 2.4 1.7 1.7 1.5
Worked at part-time jobs 14.4 14.5 13.1 13.1 9.4
Did not work 37.3 37.4 36.0 36.0 25.0
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone or in combination)
After taxes
Definition 8
Definition 4 Definition 6 plus
less Definition 5 plus Definition 7 nonmeans-
Social less Earned less tested
Security Federal Income state government
payroll income Tax income cash
taxes taxes Credit taxes transfers
Def 5 Def 6 Def 7 Def 8 Def 9
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 61.1 61.4 58.6 58.4 47.7
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 72.9 73.0 69.0 68.5 61.0
SSI 57.0 57.4 55.5 55.6 42.7
Food stamps 67.3 67.4 61.3 60.9 51.1
Housing assistance 68.2 68.4 64.2 63.9 47.4
Energy assistance 68.2 68.3 62.9 62.8 42.3
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 39.8 39.8 31.6 31.5 26.8
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 82.7 82.8 79.9 79.4 69.8
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 4.4 4.4 4.0 4.0 1.6
Medicare 47.0 47.1 46.9 46.9 9.1
Also Medicaid 65.4 65.4 64.8 64.9 34.1
Medicaid 49.7 49.8 44.4 44.3 34.4
Not covered 25.5 25.8 22.3 22.3 18.1
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone or in combination)
After taxes
Definition 13
Definition 11 plus
Definition 10 plus other
plus means-tested means-tested
Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government
plus school cash plus noncash
Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers
Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White alone or in combination
Total 8.2 8.2 7.6 7.4 6.7
Age
Under 18 years 10.4 10.3 9.7 9.3 8.2
Related children 9.9 9.9 9.3 8.9 7.7
Under 6 years 12.0 12.0 11.5 10.8 9.6
18 to 24 years 13.1 13.0 12.6 12.3 11.7
25 to 44 years 7.5 7.4 7.0 6.7 6.1
45 to 64 years 6.2 6.2 5.5 5.3 4.9
65 years and over 6.4 6.4 5.6 5.6 5.0
65 to 74 years 5.7 5.7 4.9 4.9 4.4
75 years and over 7.2 7.2 6.4 6.4 5.7
Family Relationship
In families 6.5 6.5 6.0 5.8 5.1
Married-couple families 4.0 4.0 3.6 3.5 3.2
With related children under 18 4.5 4.5 4.2 4.0 3.5
Female hhlder, no husband present 21.1 21.1 19.5 18.8 16.3
With related children under 18 26.2 26.2 24.6 23.6 20.3
Unrelated individuals 16.3 16.3 15.4 15.0 13.9
Living alone 12.8 12.8 11.6 11.4 10.0
65 years and over 11.1 11.1 9.9 9.9 8.4
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone or in combination)
After taxes
Definition 13
Definition 11 plus
Definition 10 plus other
plus means-tested means-tested
Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government
plus school cash plus noncash
Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers
Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 7.8 7.8 7.3 7.0 6.4
Inside central cities 11.2 11.2 10.2 9.8 8.7
Outside central cities 6.3 6.3 5.9 5.8 5.3
Outside metropolitan areas 9.9 9.9 9.1 8.7 7.8
Region
Northeast 7.6 7.6 6.8 6.5 5.8
Midwest 6.5 6.5 6.1 5.9 5.4
South 9.0 9.0 8.5 8.3 7.6
West 9.4 9.4 8.6 8.2 7.3
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 7.6 7.6 7.0 6.8 6.2
18 to 24 years old 13.1 13.0 12.6 12.3 11.7
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 18.7 18.7 17.7 17.0 15.7
25 years old and over 6.8 6.8 6.1 6.0 5.4
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 16.6 16.6 14.7 14.2 12.4
High school graduate, no college 7.2 7.2 6.6 6.5 5.9
College: Less than bachelor's degree 5.1 5.0 4.6 4.4 4.1
Bachelor's degree or more 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.6
Work Experience in 2003-RS
Total, 20 to 64 years 7.6 7.6 7.1 6.8 6.3
Worked at full-time jobs 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.3
50 to 52 weeks 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.2
Worked at part-time jobs 9.2 9.2 8.8 8.6 8.0
Did not work 24.3 24.3 22.0 21.2 19.5
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone or in combination)
After taxes
Definition 13
Definition 11 plus
Definition 10 plus other
plus means-tested means-tested
Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government
plus school cash plus noncash
Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers
Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 45.1 45.1 33.0 30.3 24.4
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 60.0 60.0 49.5 45.4 37.7
SSI 39.0 39.0 24.0 21.8 16.7
Food stamps 49.7 49.6 43.7 40.3 31.1
Housing assistance 44.5 44.5 38.1 34.3 20.1
Energy assistance 40.7 40.7 34.3 30.7 25.2
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 26.5 26.5 24.5 23.2 19.4
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 67.5 67.5 52.5 48.1 36.9
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4
Medicare 8.0 8.0 6.8 6.7 5.8
Also Medicaid 28.5 28.5 19.2 18.5 13.6
Medicaid 33.3 33.3 28.4 26.2 21.7
Not covered 18.0 18.0 17.7 17.5 16.6
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone or in combination)
After taxes
Definition 14
plus
net Money
imputed Definition 14 Income Money
return less after Taxes Income
on equity medical not including after
in own home programs EITC Taxes
Def 15 Def 16 Def 17 Def 18
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White alone or in combination
Total 6.3 6.8 9.4 8.1
Age
Under 18 years 8.0 8.3 13.3 10.4
Related children 7.5 7.9 12.9 10.0
Under 6 years 9.5 9.9 15.5 12.4
18 to 24 years 11.5 11.9 13.9 13.2
25 to 44 years 6.0 6.3 9.0 7.4
45 to 64 years 4.2 5.0 6.1 5.7
65 years and over 3.7 5.1 6.2 6.1
65 to 74 years 3.3 4.6 5.5 5.4
75 years and over 4.1 5.7 6.9 6.9
Family Relationship
In families 4.9 5.2 7.9 6.4
Married-couple families 2.9 3.2 5.1 3.9
With related children under 18 3.4 3.6 6.5 4.7
Female hhlder, no husband present 15.7 16.4 24.2 20.3
With related children under 18 19.8 20.5 30.8 25.5
Unrelated individuals 12.8 14.4 16.4 16.2
Living alone 8.3 10.0 12.4 12.2
65 years and over 5.8 8.4 10.6 10.6
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone or in combination)
After taxes
Definition 14
plus
net Money
imputed Definition 14 Income Money
return less after Taxes Income
on equity medical not including after
in own home programs EITC Taxes
Def 15 Def 16 Def 17 Def 18
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 6.0 6.6 9.1 7.8
Inside central cities 8.6 9.0 12.9 10.9
Outside central cities 4.9 5.5 7.3 6.4
Outside metropolitan areas 7.2 8.0 11.0 9.6
Region
Northeast 5.5 6.0 8.2 7.2
Midwest 5.1 5.6 7.6 6.6
South 7.0 7.7 10.4 9.0
West 6.9 7.5 10.9 9.1
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 5.7 6.4 8.2 7.4
18 to 24 years old 11.5 11.9 13.9 13.2
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 15.7 16.2 20.4 18.5
25 years old and over 4.9 5.6 7.4 6.5
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 11.1 12.8 18.1 15.8
High school graduate, no college 5.2 6.1 7.9 7.0
College: Less than bachelor's degree 3.7 4.1 5.5 4.8
Bachelor's degree or more 2.4 2.6 3.0 2.8
Work Experience in 2003-RS
Total, 20 to 64 years 5.9 6.4 8.4 7.4
Worked at full-time jobs 2.2 2.3 3.6 2.8
50 to 52 weeks 1.2 1.3 2.2 1.6
Worked at part-time jobs 7.6 8.1 10.8 9.4
Did not work 18.1 20.1 24.0 22.7
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone or in combination)
After taxes
Definition 14
plus
net Money
imputed Definition 14 Income Money
return less after Taxes Income
on equity medical not including after
in own home programs EITC Taxes
Def 15 Def 16 Def 17 Def 18
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 22.8 25.6 37.1 34.6
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 36.9 38.8 55.6 51.1
SSI 14.6 18.0 27.1 25.9
Food stamps 30.0 32.3 52.9 46.2
Housing assistance 20.1 20.8 46.2 41.0
Energy assistance 23.7 26.2 43.1 37.5
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 18.8 19.8 34.0 26.0
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 35.5 38.4 58.7 54.9
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 1.4 1.5 2.4 2.0
Medicare 4.4 6.2 7.7 7.6
Also Medicaid 10.7 14.8 23.3 22.8
Medicaid 20.6 22.6 35.0 29.9
Not covered 15.9 16.7 21.3 17.9
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone or in combination)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9 Defin 10 Defin 11
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White alone or in combination
Total 20692 40196 39264 38128 39968 40115 36909 36922 19991 19493 19479
Age
Under 18 years 7013 8544 8472 7983 8653 8649 6993 6954 6037 5988 5982
Related children 6669 8177 8106 7623 8275 8283 6649 6608 5706 5657 5651
Under 6 years 2577 2963 2949 2791 3043 3045 2492 2473 2250 2232 2229
18 to 24 years 2827 3317 3303 3182 3473 3509 3344 3362 2961 2936 2933
25 to 44 years 5498 7214 7124 6837 7342 7389 6298 6303 5087 4994 4988
45 to 64 years 3446 6862 6690 6525 6771 6826 6562 6575 3750 3615 3615
65 years and over 1908 14259 13675 13601 13731 13742 13712 13728 2157 1960 1960
65 to 74 years 859 6062 5816 5776 5862 5866 5850 5860 1004 901 901
75 years and over 1049 8196 7859 7825 7869 7875 7862 7868 1152 1059 1059
Family Relationship
In families 14168 26743 26200 25160 26700 26786 23686 23651 13026 12778 12764
Married-couple families 7170 16890 16397 15777 16767 16794 14910 14904 6472 6310 6301
With related children under 18 5422 7117 7035 6487 7277 7285 5454 5447 4451 4377 4368
Female hhlder, no husband present 6027 8154 8132 7786 8218 8252 7217 7193 5648 5589 5589
With related children under 18 5534 6662 6640 6359 6726 6733 5712 5683 4994 4962 4962
Unrelated individuals 6250 13148 12758 12666 12940 13019 12945 12992 6705 6456 6456
Living alone 2998 9102 8771 8724 8835 8871 8839 8866 3259 3124 3124
65 years and over 1047 6138 5849 5840 5867 5869 5869 5879 1122 1038 1038
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone or in combination)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9 Defin 10 Defin 11
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 15897 29873 29143 28272 29690 29786 27361 27339 15235 14833 14823
Inside central cities 7069 11902 11693 11328 11921 11987 10811 10805 6794 6607 6607
Outside central cities 8828 17971 17450 16945 17769 17799 16550 16534 8442 8226 8216
Outside metropolitan areas 4795 10323 10121 9856 10279 10328 9548 9583 4756 4660 4655
Region
Northeast 3487 7442 7271 7106 7367 7388 6950 6928 3509 3386 3377
Midwest 3942 8430 8167 7898 8173 8190 7663 7663 3766 3655 3655
South 7716 14735 14447 14121 14878 14930 13655 13694 7375 7259 7254
West 5547 9589 9379 9003 9550 9607 8641 8638 5341 5193 5193
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 13679 31652 30792 30145 31316 31465 29916 29969 13954 13505 13496
18 to 24 years old 2827 3317 3303 3182 3473 3509 3344 3362 2961 2936 2933
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 895 1081 1079 1034 1125 1135 1045 1053 931 918 916
25 years old and over 10852 28335 27489 26963 27843 27956 26572 26606 10993 10569 10564
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 3790 9171 8946 8765 9071 9104 8566 8566 3861 3678 3678
High school graduate, no college 3733 10644 10310 10142 10463 10500 10019 10043 3780 3619 3616
College: Less than bachelor's degree 2055 5461 5305 5201 5361 5388 5119 5125 2073 2019 2016
Bachelor's degree or more 1273 3058 2928 2855 2949 2964 2869 2872 1279 1253 1253
Work Experience in 2003-RS
Total, 20 to 64 years 11037 16499 16230 15691 16663 16801 15362 15391 11065 10819 10812
Worked at full-time jobs 2900 3759 3726 3435 3971 4050 3236 3272 2596 2564 2560
50 to 52 weeks 1417 1691 1662 1504 1870 1910 1361 1377 1186 1175 1172
Worked at part-time jobs 1819 2585 2571 2464 2678 2702 2448 2439 1746 1726 1726
Did not work 6318 10155 9932 9792 10014 10049 9677 9680 6723 6530 6526
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone or in combination)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9 Defin 10 Defin 11
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 4079 6907 6791 6676 6840 6867 6558 6539 5337 5045 5045
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 2336 3133 3094 3053 3155 3162 2988 2965 2639 2597 2597
SSI 2058 4417 4338 4264 4328 4352 4213 4215 3238 2961 2961
Food stamps 6699 8890 8814 8624 8885 8891 8090 8042 6740 6561 6551
Housing assistance 2759 4174 4131 4078 4166 4178 3923 3902 2895 2717 2717
Energy assistance 1880 3155 3104 3039 3099 3104 2857 2853 1921 1848 1848
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 7152 8999 8909 8429 9105 9113 7240 7204 6130 6069 6069
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 2982 4272 4226 4200 4275 4279 4128 4100 3605 3485 3485
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 3167 7316 7124 6222 6485 6497 5919 5914 2339 2321 2321
Medicare 2646 16590 15945 15878 16028 16048 15983 16001 3105 2725 2725
Also Medicaid 924 2647 2574 2564 2588 2590 2564 2568 1348 1130 1130
Medicaid 8206 12196 12028 11765 12288 12303 10985 10956 8514 8230 8219
Not covered 6609 8195 8099 8020 8841 8943 7724 7733 6280 6239 6235
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone or in combination)
Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White alone or in combination
Total 18073 17448 15800 14789 16168 22326 19194
Age
Under 18 years 5635 5370 4715 4602 4799 7682 6030
Related children 5311 5065 4414 4300 4482 7329 5699
Under 6 years 2143 2003 1787 1777 1835 2879 2301
18 to 24 years 2837 2757 2626 2598 2670 3124 2971
25 to 44 years 4679 4508 4088 3988 4216 6021 4953
45 to 64 years 3208 3100 2845 2481 2914 3606 3368
65 years and over 1716 1712 1526 1120 1571 1893 1872
65 to 74 years 776 772 695 519 727 876 857
75 years and over 940 940 831 601 843 1017 1015
Family Relationship
In families 11751 11316 10088 9523 10222 15571 12552
Married-couple families 5770 5539 5055 4678 5147 8123 6290
With related children under 18 4047 3833 3388 3294 3476 6287 4519
Female hhlder, no husband present 5164 4982 4301 4159 4332 6389 5381
With related children under 18 4659 4477 3852 3762 3883 5848 4843
Unrelated individuals 6077 5917 5500 5053 5707 6467 6390
Living alone 2844 2783 2439 2032 2444 3031 2991
65 years and over 927 924 789 547 789 999 999
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone or in combination)
Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 13771 13329 12115 11416 12404 17134 14677
Inside central cities 6023 5772 5150 5041 5293 7581 6393
Outside central cities 7748 7557 6966 6375 7111 9553 8284
Outside metropolitan areas 4302 4119 3685 3372 3765 5192 4517
Region
Northeast 3022 2892 2590 2447 2656 3650 3223
Midwest 3430 3307 3034 2874 3113 4259 3686
South 6886 6704 6121 5636 6231 8400 7240
West 4735 4544 4056 3831 4169 6017 5044
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 12439 12078 11085 10187 11370 14644 13164
18 to 24 years old 2837 2757 2626 2598 2670 3124 2971
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 864 832 770 767 791 998 903
25 years old and over 9602 9321 8459 7589 8700 11520 10193
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 3269 3153 2757 2469 2853 4032 3500
High school graduate, no college 3335 3241 2957 2617 3057 3976 3526
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1828 1773 1619 1473 1642 2197 1934
Bachelor's degree or more 1171 1154 1125 1030 1147 1315 1233
Work Experience in 2003-RS
Total, 20 to 64 years 10029 9688 8919 8428 9152 11955 10570
Worked at full-time jobs 2485 2391 2204 2148 2253 3488 2704
50 to 52 weeks 1144 1106 1011 973 1033 1813 1295
Worked at part-time jobs 1643 1602 1484 1416 1505 2010 1762
Did not work 5901 5695 5231 4865 5394 6458 6103
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone or in combination)
Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 3688 3394 2735 2556 2869 4149 3873
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 2141 1967 1634 1597 1679 2406 2213
SSI 1819 1657 1267 1111 1362 2058 1965
Food stamps 5773 5315 4105 3966 4263 6987 6100
Housing assistance 2330 2095 1229 1229 1270 2824 2503
Energy assistance 1557 1392 1142 1074 1190 1957 1704
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 5611 5316 4449 4292 4527 7775 5955
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 2714 2486 1905 1835 1983 3035 2838
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 2264 2246 2132 2004 2146 3514 2900
Medicare 2302 2272 1971 1483 2099 2629 2580
Also Medicaid 760 732 537 425 588 921 901
Medicaid 7022 6479 5357 5097 5592 8645 7380
Not covered 6142 6070 5752 5527 5803 7382 6227
Race Footnotes