Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 10.6 18.7 18.3 17.8
Age
Under 18 years 57802 14.4 16.9 16.7 15.8
Related children 56971 14.0 16.4 16.3 15.4
Under 6 years 18626 16.5 18.2 18.1 17.1
18 to 24 years 22494 14.7 17.0 16.9 16.3
25 to 44 years 66991 9.7 12.2 12.1 11.6
45 to 64 years 58650 7.0 12.7 12.5 12.1
65 years and over 30514 8.8 49.2 47.3 47.0
65 to 74 years 15845 7.6 40.9 39.2 39.0
75 years and over 14670 10.1 58.2 56.0 55.7
Family Relationship
In families 196007 8.8 15.3 15.0 14.4
Married-couple families 159435 5.8 12.0 11.7 11.2
With related children under 18 96377 7.3 9.0 8.8 8.2
Female hhlder, no husband present 26449 25.8 33.9 33.9 32.6
With related children under 18 18960 32.7 38.6 38.5 37.0
Unrelated individuals 39515 18.6 34.9 34.1 33.8
Living alone 24467 15.3 38.8 37.6 37.4
65 years and over 9380 16.3 67.7 64.9 64.8
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 10.1 17.4 17.0 16.5
Inside central cities 58921 14.3 22.2 21.9 21.2
Outside central cities 130381 8.1 15.2 14.8 14.4
Outside metropolitan areas 47150 12.5 23.9 23.4 22.9
Region
Northeast 44554 9.4 18.0 17.7 17.3
Midwest 56075 8.6 16.6 16.0 15.3
South 80560 11.6 20.3 19.9 19.4
West 55263 11.9 19.2 18.8 18.2
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 178649 9.3 19.3 18.8 18.4
18 to 24 years old 22494 14.7 17.0 16.9 16.3
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4895 21.6 25.1 25.1 24.0
25 years old and over 156156 8.5 19.6 19.1 18.7
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 22217 21.4 44.2 43.2 42.3
High school graduate, no college 50168 9.0 22.9 22.2 21.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree 39984 6.4 14.8 14.5 14.2
Bachelor's degree or more 43786 3.4 7.7 7.4 7.3
Work Experience in 2003
Total, 20 to 64 years 141976 9.2 13.0 12.8 12.4
Worked at full-time jobs 96444 3.9 4.8 4.8 4.5
50 to 52 weeks 81091 2.4 2.8 2.8 2.5
Worked at part-time jobs 18661 11.7 16.1 16.0 15.3
Did not work 26870 26.6 40.1 39.3 38.7
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 42.1 64.5 63.6 63.0
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 4330 59.4 76.1 75.7 74.9
SSI 7586 32.8 60.7 59.5 59.1
Food stamps 13198 57.9 71.5 70.8 69.7
Housing assistance 6107 52.5 71.0 70.3 69.5
Energy assistance 4542 49.7 72.7 71.7 69.9
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 22887 37.1 44.6 44.2 42.1
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 5166 65.5 85.6 85.0 84.4
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 147162 2.8 5.7 5.6 4.9
Medicare 34086 10.6 51.2 49.3 49.1
Also Medicaid 3958 31.4 69.2 67.2 67.0
Medicaid 24715 39.1 53.5 52.7 51.6
Not covered 34706 22.6 27.1 26.9 26.7
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 18.8 18.9 17.5 17.5 10.3
Age
Under 18 years 17.3 17.3 14.5 14.4 12.7
Related children 16.8 16.8 14.1 14.0 12.3
Under 6 years 18.8 18.8 16.0 16.0 14.7
18 to 24 years 18.0 18.2 17.2 17.3 15.4
25 to 44 years 12.7 12.8 11.2 11.2 9.3
45 to 64 years 12.7 12.8 12.3 12.4 7.5
65 years and over 47.4 47.5 47.4 47.4 9.7
65 to 74 years 39.4 39.5 39.4 39.4 8.5
75 years and over 56.0 56.1 56.0 56.1 11.1
Family Relationship
In families 15.4 15.5 13.9 13.9 8.2
Married-couple families 12.0 12.0 10.9 10.8 5.2
With related children under 18 9.3 9.3 7.4 7.4 6.1
Female hhlder, no husband present 34.6 34.6 30.8 30.7 24.6
With related children under 18 39.3 39.2 34.0 33.8 30.0
Unrelated individuals 35.0 35.2 35.2 35.3 20.4
Living alone 37.9 38.1 38.1 38.2 16.8
65 years and over 65.1 65.1 65.1 65.2 17.6
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 17.5 17.6 16.3 16.3 9.8
Inside central cities 22.6 22.7 21.0 21.0 14.3
Outside central cities 15.2 15.2 14.2 14.2 7.8
Outside metropolitan areas 24.1 24.2 22.5 22.6 12.3
Region
Northeast 18.0 18.0 17.1 17.0 9.3
Midwest 16.1 16.2 15.1 15.2 8.2
South 20.6 20.7 19.1 19.2 11.3
West 19.5 19.7 17.9 18.0 11.9
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 19.3 19.4 18.5 18.5 9.5
18 to 24 years old 18.0 18.2 17.2 17.3 15.4
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 26.7 27.0 24.7 24.8 22.3
25 years old and over 19.5 19.6 18.7 18.7 8.7
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 44.3 44.4 42.2 42.2 22.2
High school graduate, no college 22.7 22.8 21.8 21.9 9.2
College: Less than bachelor's degree 14.8 14.9 14.2 14.2 6.3
Bachelor's degree or more 7.5 7.6 7.3 7.3 3.4
Work Experience in 2003
Total, 20 to 64 years 13.4 13.5 12.4 12.5 9.3
Worked at full-time jobs 5.3 5.4 4.5 4.5 3.8
50 to 52 weeks 3.2 3.2 2.6 2.6 2.3
Worked at part-time jobs 17.0 17.1 15.8 15.8 11.8
Did not work 39.8 39.9 38.5 38.5 27.6
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 64.1 64.4 61.9 61.9 52.5
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 75.9 76.4 72.9 72.8 65.9
SSI 60.1 60.3 58.4 58.5 47.5
Food stamps 72.3 72.3 67.2 67.0 58.3
Housing assistance 71.5 71.4 68.1 68.1 54.3
Energy assistance 72.5 72.3 68.4 67.6 49.7
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 45.8 45.8 38.4 38.3 32.9
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 85.1 85.5 82.7 82.6 74.8
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 5.2 5.2 4.7 4.7 2.0
Medicare 49.4 49.5 49.3 49.4 11.9
Also Medicaid 67.5 67.6 67.0 66.9 40.6
Medicaid 54.1 54.1 49.7 49.5 40.2
Not covered 30.0 30.2 26.8 26.8 22.5
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 10.0 10.0 9.4 8.8 8.2
Age
Under 18 years 12.6 12.6 12.0 10.9 9.9
Related children 12.2 12.2 11.5 10.5 9.5
Under 6 years 14.5 14.5 13.9 12.4 11.2
18 to 24 years 15.3 15.3 14.8 14.2 13.7
25 to 44 years 9.1 9.1 8.6 8.1 7.5
45 to 64 years 7.2 7.2 6.6 6.3 5.9
65 years and over 8.5 8.5 7.7 7.6 7.0
65 to 74 years 7.4 7.4 6.6 6.5 6.1
75 years and over 9.6 9.6 8.8 8.7 8.0
Family Relationship
In families 8.0 8.0 7.5 6.9 6.4
Married-couple families 5.1 5.1 4.8 4.3 4.0
With related children under 18 6.1 6.1 5.7 5.0 4.5
Female hhlder, no husband present 24.3 24.3 22.8 21.5 19.5
With related children under 18 29.8 29.8 28.3 26.7 23.9
Unrelated individuals 19.4 19.4 18.6 18.1 17.1
Living alone 15.7 15.7 14.7 14.4 13.1
65 years and over 15.5 15.5 14.3 14.1 12.6
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 9.5 9.5 9.0 8.4 7.9
Inside central cities 13.8 13.8 12.9 11.8 11.0
Outside central cities 7.6 7.6 7.2 6.9 6.5
Outside metropolitan areas 11.9 11.9 11.1 10.6 9.7
Region
Northeast 9.0 9.0 8.3 7.8 7.1
Midwest 7.8 7.8 7.4 7.0 6.5
South 11.0 11.0 10.5 10.0 9.4
West 11.5 11.5 10.7 9.8 9.2
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 9.1 9.1 8.6 8.2 7.7
18 to 24 years old 15.3 15.3 14.8 14.2 13.7
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 22.0 22.0 21.1 20.0 19.0
25 years old and over 8.3 8.3 7.7 7.3 6.8
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 20.7 20.7 18.9 17.7 16.3
High school graduate, no college 8.7 8.7 8.1 7.8 7.4
College: Less than bachelor's degree 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.5 5.2
Bachelor's degree or more 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.0
Work Experience in 2003
Total, 20 to 64 years 9.1 9.1 8.6 8.1 7.7
Worked at full-time jobs 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.1
50 to 52 weeks 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.0 1.8
Worked at part-time jobs 11.6 11.6 11.0 10.7 10.0
Did not work 26.7 26.7 24.7 23.4 22.2
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 49.8 49.8 37.8 33.6 28.4
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 64.9 64.9 54.5 49.2 41.9
SSI 43.9 43.8 29.1 25.0 20.6
Food stamps 56.7 56.7 51.6 45.6 37.7
Housing assistance 50.5 50.5 45.5 39.1 27.1
Energy assistance 47.7 47.7 41.2 36.4 31.5
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 32.5 32.5 30.5 27.5 24.2
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 72.4 72.4 59.3 52.8 43.6
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.8
Medicare 10.2 10.2 9.0 8.8 8.0
Also Medicaid 34.5 34.4 25.6 24.1 19.3
Medicaid 39.0 39.0 34.2 30.0 26.2
Not covered 22.2 22.2 22.0 21.4 20.5
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 7.6 8.7 11.5 10.1
Age
Under 18 years 9.6 10.5 15.8 12.9
Related children 9.2 10.1 15.3 12.5
Under 6 years 11.2 12.3 18.3 15.0
18 to 24 years 13.4 14.2 16.4 15.6
25 to 44 years 7.4 7.9 10.9 9.2
45 to 64 years 5.2 6.2 7.4 7.0
65 years and over 4.9 7.6 8.9 8.8
65 to 74 years 4.2 6.6 7.8 7.7
75 years and over 5.7 8.6 10.1 10.1
Family Relationship
In families 6.0 6.7 9.7 8.1
Married-couple families 3.7 4.4 6.5 5.3
With related children under 18 4.4 5.0 8.4 6.4
Female hhlder, no husband present 18.6 20.0 27.4 23.6
With related children under 18 23.2 24.7 34.8 29.5
Unrelated individuals 15.5 17.9 20.1 20.0
Living alone 10.7 13.4 16.0 16.0
65 years and over 8.3 13.1 16.4 16.4
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 7.4 8.3 11.0 9.7
Inside central cities 10.6 11.6 15.6 13.8
Outside central cities 5.9 6.8 8.9 7.8
Outside metropolitan areas 8.8 10.2 13.6 12.0
Region
Northeast 6.7 7.5 10.0 8.9
Midwest 6.1 6.9 9.3 8.2
South 8.6 9.8 12.7 11.2
West 8.6 9.9 13.3 11.6
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 7.0 8.1 10.1 9.2
18 to 24 years old 13.4 14.2 16.4 15.6
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 18.5 19.9 24.6 22.7
25 years old and over 6.1 7.2 9.2 8.3
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 14.5 17.4 23.0 20.7
High school graduate, no college 6.4 7.8 9.8 8.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree 4.6 5.4 7.0 6.3
Bachelor's degree or more 2.7 3.1 3.6 3.3
Work Experience in 2003
Total, 20 to 64 years 7.2 8.0 10.2 9.1
Worked at full-time jobs 3.0 3.3 4.8 4.0
50 to 52 weeks 1.8 1.9 3.2 2.5
Worked at part-time jobs 9.5 10.3 13.1 11.8
Did not work 20.8 23.4 27.3 25.9
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 27.1 31.5 42.7 39.9
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 40.9 45.2 60.9 56.2
SSI 19.0 23.6 32.9 31.4
Food stamps 36.0 40.4 60.5 54.4
Housing assistance 27.1 28.7 54.2 49.9
Energy assistance 29.0 34.9 51.7 45.9
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 23.3 25.6 40.4 32.9
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 41.8 47.3 66.2 62.2
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 1.6 1.8 3.1 2.6
Medicare 5.9 8.8 10.7 10.5
Also Medicaid 15.5 21.8 31.2 30.6
Medicaid 25.0 28.8 41.1 36.3
Not covered 19.6 21.1 25.8 22.4
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 24950 44220 43282 41992 44452 44625 41456 41465 24398 23625 23620
Age
Under 18 years 8341 9756 9672 9132 9997 9979 8386 8340 7340 7284 7281
Related children 7969 9360 9276 8748 9588 9574 8022 7977 6985 6930 6926
Under 6 years 3082 3399 3373 3182 3510 3511 2982 2973 2732 2704 2703
18 to 24 years 3298 3823 3810 3671 4055 4098 3876 3889 3467 3438 3438
25 to 44 years 6527 8162 8073 7741 8515 8579 7504 7501 6221 6104 6103
45 to 64 years 4098 7466 7304 7098 7425 7486 7236 7261 4404 4209 4209
65 years and over 2686 15013 14423 14351 14459 14483 14454 14475 2967 2590 2590
65 to 74 years 1212 6475 6212 6178 6250 6254 6238 6244 1345 1178 1178
75 years and over 1475 8538 8211 8172 8209 8229 8217 8231 1622 1413 1413
Family Relationship
In families 17271 30072 29469 28305 30267 30348 27265 27229 16030 15672 15667
Married-couple families 9236 19133 18585 17845 19088 19168 17306 17295 8369 8127 8127
With related children under 18 7043 8629 8509 7865 8932 8978 7162 7132 5927 5841 5841
Female hhlder, no husband present 6835 8979 8959 8617 9149 9143 8156 8122 6510 6439 6434
With related children under 18 6207 7312 7297 7012 7456 7423 6450 6413 5697 5651 5646
Unrelated individuals 7362 13796 13462 13352 13816 13913 13893 13938 8080 7664 7664
Living alone 3755 9483 9191 9141 9282 9327 9325 9347 4099 3830 3830
65 years and over 1528 6352 6090 6081 6102 6106 6106 6116 1647 1450 1450
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 19066 32960 32243 31215 33071 33236 30834 30822 18608 18002 17998
Inside central cities 8452 13108 12913 12502 13316 13398 12383 12344 8432 8125 8120
Outside central cities 10614 19852 19330 18713 19755 19838 18451 18478 10176 9877 9877
Outside metropolitan areas 5884 11260 11039 10777 11381 11389 10622 10643 5790 5623 5622
Region
Northeast 4173 8011 7868 7696 8013 8031 7636 7557 4140 3996 3990
Midwest 4839 9284 8984 8598 9041 9065 8487 8508 4572 4389 4389
South 9350 16321 16015 15653 16596 16669 15417 15462 9102 8882 8882
West 6588 10604 10415 10044 10802 10860 9917 9938 6585 6358 6358
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 16609 34463 33609 32860 34455 34646 33070 33125 17059 16341 16339
18 to 24 years old 3298 3823 3810 3671 4055 4098 3876 3889 3467 3438 3438
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1057 1227 1227 1176 1307 1323 1208 1213 1092 1079 1079
25 years old and over 13311 30641 29800 29189 30399 30548 29194 29237 13592 12903 12902
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4752 9830 9601 9408 9831 9863 9368 9378 4936 4610 4610
High school graduate, no college 4537 11488 11159 10938 11375 11432 10946 10967 4639 4387 4386
College: Less than bachelor's degree 2547 5932 5785 5664 5903 5941 5664 5675 2530 2453 2453
Bachelor's degree or more 1474 3391 3255 3179 3290 3312 3216 3217 1486 1452 1452
Work Experience in 2003
Total, 20 to 64 years 13078 18455 18203 17563 18966 19125 17664 17697 13243 12912 12910
Worked at full-time jobs 3756 4676 4654 4299 5117 5210 4370 4386 3621 3577 3577
50 to 52 weeks 1964 2285 2267 2056 2598 2634 2076 2088 1827 1805 1805
Worked at part-time jobs 2176 2998 2986 2863 3167 3195 2946 2956 2194 2160 2159
Did not work 7146 10782 10563 10401 10682 10719 10347 10355 7429 7175 7174
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 4709 7217 7115 7047 7169 7201 6923 6929 5871 5575 5570
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 2573 3295 3279 3243 3288 3307 3155 3154 2853 2811 2811
SSI 2490 4601 4516 4481 4559 4573 4430 4438 3604 3331 3326
Food stamps 7642 9442 9350 9195 9545 9544 8864 8848 7700 7486 7486
Housing assistance 3208 4334 4291 4245 4365 4363 4157 4156 3313 3087 3087
Energy assistance 2255 3301 3254 3175 3293 3284 3105 3070 2258 2168 2168
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 8502 10206 10106 9646 10490 10480 8780 8757 7528 7439 7439
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 3386 4421 4392 4359 4395 4417 4272 4269 3866 3738 3738
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 4048 8430 8206 7182 7604 7652 6887 6878 2995 2938 2935
Medicare 3606 17457 16810 16721 16855 16887 16817 16841 4057 3467 3467
Also Medicaid 1244 2739 2660 2651 2671 2677 2651 2650 1606 1364 1364
Medicaid 9661 13213 13023 12749 13375 13383 12271 12244 9947 9632 9627
Not covered 7846 9416 9328 9255 10399 10487 9292 9304 7804 7714 7714
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 22245 20925 19472 18059 20541 27221 23977
Age
Under 18 years 6923 6314 5718 5562 6079 9140 7460
Related children 6576 5984 5392 5236 5733 8745 7107
Under 6 years 2595 2317 2095 2087 2286 3404 2796
18 to 24 years 3338 3200 3075 3017 3204 3696 3510
25 to 44 years 5783 5423 5052 4927 5312 7307 6197
45 to 64 years 3862 3676 3484 3046 3636 4362 4113
65 years and over 2338 2312 2143 1507 2311 2716 2697
65 to 74 years 1049 1032 964 673 1042 1232 1220
75 years and over 1289 1280 1179 834 1269 1484 1477
Family Relationship
In families 14623 13535 12477 11706 13200 18929 15780
Married-couple families 7581 6865 6412 5933 6966 10365 8419
With related children under 18 5476 4790 4380 4256 4848 8071 6185
Female hhlder, no husband present 6019 5690 5147 4911 5303 7249 6253
With related children under 18 5371 5069 4539 4392 4687 6592 5602
Unrelated individuals 7345 7138 6751 6109 7067 7941 7916
Living alone 3597 3512 3203 2616 3269 3918 3907
65 years and over 1341 1320 1181 776 1232 1536 1536
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 16997 15947 14908 13924 15727 20819 18302
Inside central cities 7574 6966 6483 6220 6845 9189 8113
Outside central cities 9423 8981 8425 7704 8882 11630 10189
Outside metropolitan areas 5248 4978 4564 4135 4814 6402 5674
Region
Northeast 3682 3459 3160 2968 3336 4444 3952
Midwest 4151 3940 3665 3395 3855 5214 4600
South 8496 8082 7578 6940 7895 10237 9018
West 5917 5443 5070 4756 5455 7327 6407
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 15322 14610 13754 12497 14462 18081 16517
18 to 24 years old 3338 3200 3075 3017 3204 3696 3510
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1033 978 930 908 973 1203 1109
25 years old and over 11983 11411 10679 9480 11259 14385 13006
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4188 3932 3611 3230 3858 5115 4590
High school graduate, no college 4088 3937 3689 3235 3902 4926 4438
College: Less than bachelor's degree 2329 2215 2082 1822 2157 2786 2513
Bachelor's degree or more 1378 1327 1296 1192 1340 1558 1466
Work Experience in 2003
Total, 20 to 64 years 12174 11522 10866 10264 11383 14435 12974
Worked at full-time jobs 3472 3233 3032 2902 3183 4669 3827
50 to 52 weeks 1760 1614 1500 1423 1581 2565 2006
Worked at part-time jobs 2061 1991 1873 1773 1922 2443 2194
Did not work 6642 6298 5961 5589 6278 7323 6953
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 4233 3759 3182 3031 3522 4780 4462
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 2360 2130 1815 1771 1957 2637 2434
SSI 2208 1897 1563 1443 1791 2497 2381
Food stamps 6807 6015 4975 4750 5331 7981 7185
Housing assistance 2777 2386 1656 1656 1751 3309 3048
Energy assistance 1871 1651 1432 1317 1585 2350 2087
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 6970 6300 5539 5329 5849 9245 7521
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 3066 2727 2250 2160 2444 3420 3212
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 2848 2769 2617 2382 2694 4610 3757
Medicare 3059 2999 2719 2008 3012 3631 3580
Also Medicaid 1012 955 763 614 861 1234 1213
Medicaid 8455 7402 6474 6179 7124 10148 8966
Not covered 7629 7416 7122 6818 7316 8940 7770
Race Footnotes