Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone, not Hispanic)
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, not Hispanic
Total 194595 6.7 15.6 15.2 14.9
Age
Under 18 years 43150 8.2 10.6 10.6 10.0
Related children 42547 7.7 10.2 10.1 9.5
Under 6 years 13399 9.2 11.1 11.0 10.3
18 to 24 years 17382 11.1 13.2 13.1 12.7
25 to 44 years 53461 6.2 8.9 8.7 8.4
45 to 64 years 52267 5.2 10.9 10.6 10.3
65 years and over 28335 5.6 46.4 44.4 44.2
65 to 74 years 14519 4.6 37.4 35.8 35.6
75 years and over 13816 6.7 55.9 53.5 53.3
Family Relationship
In families 159215 5.0 11.7 11.5 11.1
Married-couple families 133412 2.9 9.3 9.0 8.8
With related children under 18 75718 3.3 4.8 4.8 4.4
Female hhlder, no husband present 18792 18.5 27.1 27.1 26.1
With related children under 18 12688 24.7 30.9 30.8 29.7
Unrelated individuals 34683 14.5 33.2 32.1 31.9
Living alone 22518 11.5 37.2 35.8 35.6
65 years and over 8907 10.3 64.8 61.7 61.6
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone, not Hispanic)
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 151690 6.1 14.0 13.6 13.3
Inside central cities 41091 8.0 17.2 16.8 16.5
Outside central cities 110599 5.3 12.8 12.4 12.1
Outside metropolitan areas 42905 9.2 21.5 21.0 20.5
Region
Northeast 39392 6.2 15.3 14.9 14.6
Midwest 52043 6.4 14.7 14.2 13.8
South 65338 7.3 16.9 16.5 16.2
West 37822 6.8 15.1 14.7 14.4
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 151445 6.3 17.1 16.5 16.3
18 to 24 years old 17382 11.1 13.2 13.1 12.7
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 2983 14.1 18.5 18.5 17.9
25 years old and over 134063 5.7 17.6 17.0 16.8
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 13416 14.0 47.8 46.5 46.0
High school graduate, no college 44022 6.7 21.5 20.7 20.5
College: Less than bachelor's degree 35631 4.8 13.7 13.3 13.0
Bachelor's degree or more 40994 2.7 6.9 6.6 6.4
Work Experience in 2003-RS
Total, 20 to 64 years 118277 6.4 10.2 10.1 9.8
Worked at full-time jobs 80810 2.1 2.9 2.9 2.7
50 to 52 weeks 68331 1.1 1.4 1.4 1.3
Worked at part-time jobs 16070 8.5 12.5 12.4 11.9
Did not work 21397 20.8 36.2 35.4 35.0
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone, not Hispanic)
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 7664 31.4 59.0 57.8 56.9
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 2462 47.1 67.9 67.2 66.2
SSI 5659 25.4 57.6 56.4 55.6
Food stamps 8229 46.8 66.5 66.2 65.0
Housing assistance 3858 40.4 69.8 68.8 68.3
Energy assistance 3475 39.9 70.5 68.9 67.8
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 11014 27.2 38.2 38.1 36.3
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 3083 53.3 81.6 80.8 80.0
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 129153 1.8 4.8 4.7 4.2
Medicare 31455 7.0 48.1 46.2 46.0
Also Medicaid 3186 22.1 66.8 64.7 64.6
Medicaid 16127 29.2 48.2 47.4 46.5
Not covered 21523 16.9 22.5 22.4 22.3
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone, not Hispanic)
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, not Hispanic
Total 15.4 15.5 14.7 14.7 6.8
Age
Under 18 years 10.7 10.7 8.9 8.8 7.3
Related children 10.2 10.2 8.4 8.3 6.8
Under 6 years 11.2 11.2 9.5 9.4 8.3
18 to 24 years 13.8 13.9 13.5 13.6 11.8
25 to 44 years 9.0 9.0 8.0 8.0 6.1
45 to 64 years 10.7 10.8 10.4 10.4 5.7
65 years and over 44.6 44.7 44.6 44.7 6.3
65 to 74 years 36.1 36.1 36.1 36.1 5.4
75 years and over 53.6 53.6 53.6 53.6 7.2
Family Relationship
In families 11.6 11.7 10.7 10.7 4.8
Married-couple families 9.2 9.2 8.5 8.5 2.8
With related children under 18 4.8 4.9 3.8 3.8 2.8
Female hhlder, no husband present 27.4 27.4 24.3 24.2 17.5
With related children under 18 31.2 31.1 26.6 26.4 22.3
Unrelated individuals 32.6 32.7 32.6 32.7 15.6
Living alone 36.0 36.2 36.1 36.2 12.5
65 years and over 61.9 61.9 61.9 62.0 10.9
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone, not Hispanic)
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 13.8 13.8 13.2 13.2 6.1
Inside central cities 17.0 17.1 16.2 16.2 8.2
Outside central cities 12.6 12.6 12.0 12.0 5.3
Outside metropolitan areas 21.3 21.4 20.0 20.0 9.3
Region
Northeast 15.1 15.1 14.4 14.4 6.2
Midwest 14.2 14.2 13.5 13.5 6.2
South 16.9 17.0 16.0 16.1 7.4
West 14.9 15.0 14.2 14.2 7.1
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 16.8 16.9 16.3 16.4 6.7
18 to 24 years old 13.8 13.9 13.5 13.6 11.8
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 19.3 19.5 18.1 18.3 15.4
25 years old and over 17.2 17.2 16.7 16.7 6.0
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 46.7 46.8 45.8 45.8 15.5
High school graduate, no college 21.1 21.1 20.5 20.5 7.0
College: Less than bachelor's degree 13.4 13.5 12.8 12.9 4.8
Bachelor's degree or more 6.6 6.7 6.5 6.5 2.8
Work Experience in 2003-RS
Total, 20 to 64 years 10.3 10.4 9.7 9.8 6.6
Worked at full-time jobs 3.1 3.1 2.6 2.7 2.0
50 to 52 weeks 1.5 1.6 1.2 1.3 1.1
Worked at part-time jobs 13.0 13.1 12.1 12.0 8.3
Did not work 35.6 35.7 34.9 35.0 22.7
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone, not Hispanic)
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 58.2 58.3 56.0 55.8 42.9
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 68.1 68.2 65.0 64.1 53.5
SSI 56.5 56.6 54.9 55.0 40.5
Food stamps 66.7 66.7 61.5 61.0 48.8
Housing assistance 69.3 69.6 65.4 65.1 43.4
Energy assistance 68.8 68.9 64.3 64.0 40.9
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 38.4 38.4 31.7 31.4 24.7
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 81.0 81.1 78.7 77.8 66.2
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 4.4 4.4 4.1 4.1 1.4
Medicare 46.4 46.5 46.4 46.4 8.1
Also Medicaid 65.2 65.3 64.8 64.9 32.4
Medicaid 48.2 48.2 44.0 43.9 31.8
Not covered 24.2 24.5 22.4 22.5 17.1
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone, not Hispanic)
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, not Hispanic
Total 6.6 6.6 6.1 5.9 5.4
Age
Under 18 years 7.2 7.2 6.8 6.5 5.8
Related children 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.1 5.3
Under 6 years 8.2 8.1 7.9 7.3 6.6
18 to 24 years 11.7 11.7 11.3 11.1 10.7
25 to 44 years 6.0 6.0 5.6 5.3 4.9
45 to 64 years 5.5 5.5 4.9 4.7 4.4
65 years and over 5.8 5.8 5.1 5.1 4.6
65 to 74 years 4.9 4.9 4.3 4.2 3.9
75 years and over 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3
Family Relationship
In families 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.2 3.8
Married-couple families 2.8 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.3
With related children under 18 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.2
Female hhlder, no husband present 17.4 17.4 16.1 15.6 13.4
With related children under 18 22.2 22.2 20.9 20.3 17.3
Unrelated individuals 15.0 15.0 14.1 13.7 12.7
Living alone 11.9 11.9 10.9 10.7 9.4
65 years and over 10.1 10.1 9.1 9.1 7.8
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone, not Hispanic)
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 5.9 5.9 5.5 5.3 4.9
Inside central cities 7.9 7.9 7.2 6.9 6.3
Outside central cities 5.2 5.2 4.8 4.7 4.4
Outside metropolitan areas 9.1 9.1 8.3 8.0 7.2
Region
Northeast 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.1 4.7
Midwest 6.0 6.0 5.6 5.4 5.0
South 7.3 7.3 6.9 6.8 6.1
West 6.9 6.9 6.2 6.0 5.5
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 6.4 6.4 5.9 5.8 5.3
18 to 24 years old 11.7 11.7 11.3 11.1 10.7
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 15.0 14.9 13.8 13.6 12.5
25 years old and over 5.8 5.7 5.2 5.1 4.6
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 14.7 14.7 12.7 12.2 10.5
High school graduate, no college 6.7 6.7 6.1 6.0 5.5
College: Less than bachelor's degree 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.1 3.8
Bachelor's degree or more 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.5
Work Experience in 2003-RS
Total, 20 to 64 years 6.4 6.4 6.0 5.8 5.3
Worked at full-time jobs 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.8
50 to 52 weeks 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9
Worked at part-time jobs 8.2 8.2 7.8 7.6 7.1
Did not work 22.0 22.0 19.8 19.1 17.6
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone, not Hispanic)
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 40.1 40.1 28.2 25.7 20.6
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 52.5 52.5 43.5 39.8 33.4
SSI 37.0 37.0 22.3 20.2 15.5
Food stamps 47.1 47.0 41.4 38.4 29.4
Housing assistance 39.8 39.8 33.5 29.4 16.2
Energy assistance 39.1 39.1 33.2 29.6 23.9
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 24.4 24.4 22.2 21.2 17.6
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 63.3 63.3 48.4 44.0 33.3
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3
Medicare 7.2 7.2 6.1 6.0 5.3
Also Medicaid 27.3 27.3 18.2 17.4 12.8
Medicaid 30.5 30.5 25.5 23.4 19.1
Not covered 16.9 16.9 16.6 16.5 15.8
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone, not Hispanic)
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, not Hispanic
Total 5.0 5.5 7.2 6.5
Age
Under 18 years 5.6 5.9 9.0 7.3
Related children 5.2 5.4 8.5 6.8
Under 6 years 6.6 6.8 10.2 8.5
18 to 24 years 10.5 10.8 12.2 11.9
25 to 44 years 4.7 5.0 6.8 5.9
45 to 64 years 3.8 4.5 5.4 5.1
65 years and over 3.3 4.7 5.6 5.5
65 to 74 years 2.8 4.0 4.7 4.6
75 years and over 3.8 5.4 6.4 6.4
Family Relationship
In families 3.5 3.8 5.4 4.6
Married-couple families 2.1 2.3 3.3 2.7
With related children under 18 2.1 2.2 3.8 2.9
Female hhlder, no husband present 12.7 13.5 19.5 16.7
With related children under 18 16.8 17.6 26.0 21.7
Unrelated individuals 11.5 13.2 15.0 14.8
Living alone 7.8 9.5 11.6 11.5
65 years and over 5.4 7.8 9.8 9.8
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone, not Hispanic)
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 4.5 5.0 6.4 5.8
Inside central cities 6.1 6.4 8.5 7.6
Outside central cities 3.9 4.5 5.7 5.2
Outside metropolitan areas 6.5 7.4 10.0 8.7
Region
Northeast 4.3 4.9 6.4 5.7
Midwest 4.7 5.1 6.9 6.1
South 5.6 6.2 8.0 7.2
West 5.0 5.6 7.2 6.5
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 4.8 5.4 6.7 6.2
18 to 24 years old 10.5 10.8 12.2 11.9
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 12.6 12.8 15.8 14.6
25 years old and over 4.0 4.8 6.0 5.5
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 9.1 11.0 14.4 13.5
High school graduate, no college 4.7 5.7 7.1 6.5
College: Less than bachelor's degree 3.4 3.9 5.1 4.5
Bachelor's degree or more 2.2 2.5 2.8 2.7
Work Experience in 2003-RS
Total, 20 to 64 years 5.0 5.5 6.8 6.3
Worked at full-time jobs 1.7 1.8 2.5 2.1
50 to 52 weeks 0.9 1.0 1.5 1.1
Worked at part-time jobs 6.7 7.1 9.5 8.5
Did not work 16.0 18.1 21.0 20.4
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone, not Hispanic)
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 18.8 22.0 31.5 29.7
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 32.1 34.8 48.4 44.8
SSI 13.3 16.8 25.1 24.1
Food stamps 28.1 30.5 48.9 43.8
Housing assistance 16.2 16.6 40.8 36.6
Energy assistance 22.1 25.1 41.2 36.1
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 16.9 18.0 29.5 23.3
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 31.6 35.2 53.4 50.6
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 1.2 1.3 2.0 1.7
Medicare 3.9 5.6 6.9 6.8
Also Medicaid 10.1 14.1 21.9 21.5
Medicaid 17.9 20.1 30.5 26.9
Not covered 15.1 15.9 18.9 16.8
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone, not Hispanic)
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, not Hispanic
Total 13131 30439 29626 28964 30051 30155 28566 28593 13227 12848 12834
Age
Under 18 years 3547 4591 4562 4304 4628 4620 3832 3805 3133 3103 3097
Related children 3294 4320 4291 4040 4352 4352 3577 3548 2886 2856 2850
Under 6 years 1232 1481 1469 1383 1504 1503 1274 1258 1107 1092 1089
18 to 24 years 1933 2292 2277 2204 2401 2424 2352 2368 2056 2033 2031
25 to 44 years 3338 4732 4674 4516 4786 4823 4290 4301 3288 3208 3203
45 to 64 years 2720 5678 5526 5409 5589 5630 5447 5460 2965 2867 2867
65 years and over 1594 13146 12587 12532 12648 12658 12644 12659 1785 1637 1637
65 to 74 years 673 5424 5192 5165 5243 5246 5240 5248 790 715 715
75 years and over 920 7722 7395 7367 7406 7412 7405 7411 995 922 922
Family Relationship
In families 7903 18706 18264 17683 18526 18581 17065 17048 7636 7470 7456
Married-couple families 3892 12454 12049 11697 12220 12248 11395 11401 3798 3682 3673
With related children under 18 2461 3623 3605 3314 3665 3673 2858 2863 2138 2088 2079
Female hhlder, no husband present 3478 5094 5083 4900 5146 5149 4568 4549 3296 3262 3262
With related children under 18 3138 3922 3912 3766 3958 3950 3377 3351 2828 2814 2814
Unrelated individuals 5038 11515 11144 11068 11291 11354 11296 11341 5401 5189 5189
Living alone 2596 8375 8056 8019 8116 8149 8120 8147 2804 2690 2690
65 years and over 920 5774 5493 5486 5512 5515 5515 5525 971 902 902
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone, not Hispanic)
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 9190 21232 20623 20170 20896 20954 20000 19992 9239 8953 8944
Inside central cities 3298 7064 6917 6781 7001 7038 6674 6676 3357 3246 3246
Outside central cities 5892 14168 13706 13389 13895 13916 13326 13316 5882 5708 5698
Outside metropolitan areas 3941 9207 9002 8795 9155 9201 8566 8601 3988 3895 3890
Region
Northeast 2424 6039 5871 5765 5944 5950 5678 5663 2459 2355 2346
Midwest 3333 7655 7406 7171 7392 7408 7017 7011 3243 3142 3142
South 4793 11027 10773 10582 11070 11120 10486 10538 4837 4753 4748
West 2582 5718 5575 5447 5646 5676 5384 5381 2688 2597 2597
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 9584 25848 25064 24661 25424 25534 24733 24788 10094 9745 9737
18 to 24 years old 1933 2292 2277 2204 2401 2424 2352 2368 2056 2033 2031
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 422 553 551 533 576 581 540 546 459 446 445
25 years old and over 7651 23556 22787 22456 23023 23110 22381 22420 8037 7712 7706
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1884 6417 6237 6173 6269 6284 6140 6146 2085 1968 1968
High school graduate, no college 2949 9451 9129 9013 9267 9302 9007 9030 3080 2943 2941
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1694 4869 4721 4634 4770 4794 4578 4585 1727 1683 1679
Bachelor's degree or more 1125 2818 2700 2637 2717 2730 2656 2659 1144 1119 1119
Work Experience in 2003-RS
Total, 20 to 64 years 7513 12108 11890 11559 12169 12271 11529 11563 7824 7628 7621
Worked at full-time jobs 1707 2343 2322 2150 2469 2526 2117 2155 1620 1596 1592
50 to 52 weeks 786 965 947 864 1056 1082 843 860 719 713 710
Worked at part-time jobs 1363 2009 1999 1911 2089 2112 1937 1929 1337 1322 1322
Did not work 4443 7756 7569 7499 7611 7632 7474 7480 4866 4711 4707
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone, not Hispanic)
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 2403 4520 4429 4361 4457 4470 4294 4274 3284 3076 3076
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 1160 1672 1654 1630 1676 1679 1600 1578 1316 1293 1293
SSI 1440 3262 3190 3145 3195 3206 3108 3111 2294 2096 2096
Food stamps 3848 5474 5447 5349 5492 5491 5062 5021 4012 3879 3870
Housing assistance 1557 2693 2654 2633 2674 2684 2525 2511 1675 1537 1537
Energy assistance 1386 2448 2394 2355 2390 2394 2233 2224 1422 1360 1360
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 2997 4212 4200 4000 4230 4234 3494 3458 2717 2686 2686
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 1645 2516 2492 2466 2498 2500 2426 2398 2041 1952 1952
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 2348 6213 6021 5446 5646 5651 5272 5268 1872 1858 1858
Medicare 2190 15142 14523 14467 14600 14620 14588 14603 2553 2254 2254
Also Medicaid 705 2127 2063 2059 2077 2079 2063 2068 1032 869 869
Medicaid 4710 7775 7648 7502 7767 7777 7103 7074 5131 4923 4913
Not covered 3647 4853 4817 4795 5206 5280 4812 4838 3675 3645 3642
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone, not Hispanic)
Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White alone, not Hispanic
Total 11868 11514 10534 9681 10770 14044 12582
Age
Under 18 years 2926 2805 2487 2423 2530 3880 3140
Related children 2685 2579 2264 2200 2294 3621 2891
Under 6 years 1053 984 882 882 905 1372 1146
18 to 24 years 1969 1929 1852 1828 1871 2128 2061
25 to 44 years 2968 2858 2604 2521 2691 3630 3137
45 to 64 years 2559 2481 2291 1966 2343 2830 2681
65 years and over 1445 1442 1300 942 1334 1576 1562
65 to 74 years 619 616 564 413 587 687 675
75 years and over 826 826 736 530 747 889 888
Family Relationship
In families 6811 6615 5977 5526 6029 8648 7261
Married-couple families 3324 3236 3050 2764 3068 4383 3622
With related children under 18 1900 1822 1660 1620 1675 2878 2166
Female hhlder, no husband present 3018 2931 2515 2393 2541 3670 3133
With related children under 18 2655 2570 2201 2130 2227 3295 2758
Unrelated individuals 4880 4747 4409 4005 4569 5193 5136
Living alone 2463 2406 2125 1758 2130 2618 2582
65 years and over 812 810 698 482 698 875 875
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone, not Hispanic)
Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 8299 8085 7442 6874 7605 9764 8832
Inside central cities 2940 2853 2589 2509 2648 3473 3124
Outside central cities 5360 5232 4853 4365 4957 6291 5708
Outside metropolitan areas 3569 3429 3092 2807 3165 4280 3750
Region
Northeast 2095 2015 1861 1712 1914 2514 2249
Midwest 2934 2829 2596 2434 2669 3576 3164
South 4495 4419 4016 3643 4071 5216 4694
West 2344 2251 2061 1891 2115 2738 2476
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 8942 8709 8048 7257 8239 10163 9442
18 to 24 years old 1969 1929 1852 1828 1871 2128 2061
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 413 404 374 374 382 472 434
25 years old and over 6973 6780 6195 5429 6368 8036 7381
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1701 1641 1415 1215 1471 1932 1814
High school graduate, no college 2706 2638 2414 2084 2490 3131 2848
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1521 1472 1354 1210 1375 1806 1616
Bachelor's degree or more 1044 1029 1013 920 1032 1166 1103
Work Experience in 2003-RS
Total, 20 to 64 years 7041 6818 6316 5885 6470 8080 7405
Worked at full-time jobs 1556 1512 1424 1377 1447 2058 1684
50 to 52 weeks 699 683 646 617 655 991 778
Worked at part-time jobs 1255 1228 1135 1076 1147 1527 1362
Did not work 4229 4078 3757 3432 3877 4495 4359
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone, not Hispanic)
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 2158 1967 1580 1438 1684 2417 2276
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 1071 979 823 790 857 1191 1103
SSI 1265 1145 876 753 952 1422 1364
Food stamps 3403 3157 2415 2312 2509 4023 3606
Housing assistance 1291 1134 625 625 641 1576 1413
Energy assistance 1153 1027 829 766 873 1433 1256
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 2449 2331 1943 1861 1981 3254 2568
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 1493 1356 1025 974 1084 1646 1560
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 1810 1797 1728 1581 1736 2548 2215
Medicare 1923 1898 1665 1235 1768 2171 2143
Also Medicaid 580 556 407 322 449 697 686
Medicaid 4106 3775 3087 2890 3244 4917 4345
Not covered 3578 3559 3399 3243 3414 4075 3611
Race Footnotes