Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone)
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
All families 62620 6.7 15.1 14.7 14.3
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 2587 21.7 24.0 24.1 22.6
25 to 44 years 25362 8.6 10.6 10.5 10.0
45 to 54 years 14174 4.1 6.6 6.5 6.2
55 to 64 years 9948 4.7 11.8 11.4 11.2
65 years and over 10549 3.7 38.2 36.9 36.6
Type of Family
Married-couple families 50025 3.9 12.3 11.9 11.6
With related children under 18 22627 5.1 6.8 6.7 6.2
With related children under 6 10490 6.8 8.1 8.0 7.5
Male householder, no wife present 3537 8.7 16.7 16.4 15.8
Female householder, no husband present 9058 21.0 29.8 29.7 28.5
With related children under 18 6003 28.2 34.3 34.2 32.8
With related children under 6 2240 40.6 45.8 45.7 43.7
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 49408 6.4 13.8 13.5 13.1
Inside central cities 14230 9.2 17.0 16.8 16.2
Outside central cities 35178 5.2 12.5 12.1 11.8
Outside metropolitan areas 13212 7.8 19.8 19.5 19.0
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone)
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
Region
Northeast 11695 5.7 14.5 14.2 13.8
Midwest 15100 4.9 12.6 12.2 11.8
South 21958 7.6 16.9 16.4 16.1
West 13867 7.9 15.5 15.3 14.6
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 8670 17.5 36.3 35.8 34.9
High school graduate, no college 19127 7.4 17.6 17.1 16.6
College: Less than bachelor's degree 16980 5.2 11.5 11.3 10.9
Bachelor's degree or more 17843 2.1 5.5 5.2 5.1
Work Experience in 2003-RS
Total, 15 to 64 years 52071 7.3 10.4 10.3 9.8
Worked at full-time jobs 37699 3.3 4.1 4.0 3.6
50 to 52 weeks 32385 2.0 2.4 2.3 2.1
Worked at part-time jobs 5695 12.1 15.7 15.7 15.0
Did not work 8676 21.5 34.5 33.8 33.1
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 17696 18.0 46.3 45.2 44.5
Householder 15 to 64 years 9651 29.3 44.3 43.7 42.4
Householder 65 years and over 8045 4.4 48.7 47.1 46.9
One worker 27327 3.4 4.3 4.2 3.7
Two workers or more 17597 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone)
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
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 2561 32.5 60.2 59.2 58.2
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 1031 54.4 74.1 73.3 72.6
SSI 1701 20.0 54.7 53.7 52.7
Food stamps 2998 50.0 67.5 66.8 65.5
Housing assistance 1262 45.1 61.7 61.5 60.5
Energy assistance 1073 40.0 67.4 66.6 65.0
Free or reduced-price school lunches 5300 31.1 39.8 39.5 37.5
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 1158 55.4 83.3 82.3 81.9
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 45526 2.1 5.4 5.3 4.7
Medicare 14371 4.9 35.9 34.7 34.3
Medicaid 9329 24.8 38.6 38.1 37.0
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 6294 14.7 17.6 17.2 17.2
Health insurance 3744 18.7 21.4 21.1 21.1
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 2193 13.5 49.9 48.6 47.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone)
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
All families 15.0 15.0 13.8 13.7 6.3
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 24.6 24.8 23.8 23.9 21.6
25 to 44 years 10.8 10.9 8.4 8.3 7.2
45 to 54 years 6.6 6.6 5.9 5.9 4.1
55 to 64 years 11.6 11.7 11.3 11.3 5.3
65 years and over 37.1 37.1 37.0 37.1 4.6
Type of Family
Married-couple families 12.1 12.1 11.3 11.3 3.7
With related children under 18 7.0 7.0 5.2 5.2 4.1
With related children under 6 8.5 8.5 6.2 6.2 5.4
Male householder, no wife present 16.9 17.2 15.6 15.6 8.4
Female householder, no husband present 30.0 30.1 26.6 26.5 19.9
With related children under 18 34.6 34.6 29.4 29.3 25.5
With related children under 6 46.0 46.1 40.8 40.5 37.3
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 13.7 13.8 12.5 12.5 6.0
Inside central cities 17.1 17.2 15.2 15.1 8.6
Outside central cities 12.3 12.4 11.5 11.4 4.9
Outside metropolitan areas 19.8 19.8 18.4 18.4 7.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone)
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
Region
Northeast 14.4 14.4 13.5 13.4 5.8
Midwest 12.2 12.2 11.3 11.3 4.5
South 17.0 17.0 15.5 15.5 7.1
West 15.4 15.5 13.9 13.9 7.5
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 36.8 36.9 33.8 33.7 17.3
High school graduate, no college 17.3 17.3 15.9 15.9 6.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree 11.4 11.5 10.4 10.4 4.8
Bachelor's degree or more 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 2.0
Work Experience in 2003-RS
Total, 15 to 64 years 10.5 10.6 9.0 9.0 6.7
Worked at full-time jobs 4.3 4.3 3.0 2.9 2.5
50 to 52 weeks 2.7 2.7 1.6 1.6 1.4
Worked at part-time jobs 15.9 15.9 13.2 13.1 10.2
Did not work 34.0 34.3 32.7 32.7 22.7
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 45.4 45.5 43.6 43.5 18.3
Householder 15 to 64 years 43.6 43.8 40.4 40.3 28.8
Householder 65 years and over 47.5 47.5 47.4 47.5 5.7
One worker 4.5 4.6 3.0 3.0 2.4
Two workers or more 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone)
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
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 59.4 59.6 56.9 56.8 44.3
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 74.2 74.3 70.7 70.2 61.8
SSI 53.5 53.8 51.9 51.9 36.7
Food stamps 67.2 67.3 60.5 60.1 50.1
Housing assistance 62.3 62.4 57.2 56.7 47.2
Energy assistance 66.3 66.4 60.0 59.6 41.5
Free or reduced-price school lunches 40.2 40.3 31.8 31.6 26.4
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 82.9 82.9 80.1 79.6 68.8
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 4.9 4.9 4.5 4.5 1.5
Medicare 34.8 34.9 34.6 34.6 6.1
Medicaid 39.1 39.2 34.0 34.0 25.0
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 19.1 19.2 16.2 16.2 13.6
Health insurance 23.6 23.8 19.5 19.4 16.9
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 48.5 48.7 47.3 47.4 21.2
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone)
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
All families 6.2 6.2 5.7 5.5 5.0
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 21.5 21.4 21.1 19.8 18.2
25 to 44 years 7.1 7.1 6.6 6.4 5.6
45 to 54 years 4.0 4.0 3.6 3.5 3.2
55 to 64 years 5.1 5.1 4.4 4.4 4.2
65 years and over 4.3 4.3 3.6 3.6 3.4
Type of Family
Married-couple families 3.6 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.0
With related children under 18 4.1 4.1 3.8 3.6 3.2
With related children under 6 5.3 5.3 5.1 4.7 4.1
Male householder, no wife present 8.1 8.1 7.4 7.2 6.8
Female householder, no husband present 19.6 19.6 18.0 17.5 15.1
With related children under 18 25.3 25.3 23.7 22.8 19.7
With related children under 6 37.2 37.2 35.6 33.9 29.5
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 5.9 5.9 5.4 5.2 4.7
Inside central cities 8.4 8.4 7.5 7.2 6.3
Outside central cities 4.8 4.8 4.5 4.4 4.1
Outside metropolitan areas 7.5 7.5 6.9 6.6 6.0
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone)
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
Region
Northeast 5.7 5.7 4.9 4.8 4.2
Midwest 4.4 4.4 4.1 3.9 3.6
South 7.0 7.0 6.6 6.4 5.9
West 7.3 7.3 6.6 6.4 5.6
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 16.8 16.8 15.2 14.7 13.1
High school graduate, no college 6.6 6.6 6.2 6.0 5.4
College: Less than bachelor's degree 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.1 3.6
Bachelor's degree or more 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.8
Work Experience in 2003-RS
Total, 15 to 64 years 6.6 6.6 6.1 5.9 5.3
Worked at full-time jobs 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.0
50 to 52 weeks 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.1
Worked at part-time jobs 10.1 10.1 9.5 9.1 7.9
Did not work 22.3 22.3 20.1 19.7 18.0
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 17.9 17.9 16.2 15.8 14.3
Householder 15 to 64 years 28.4 28.4 26.0 25.2 22.9
Householder 65 years and over 5.2 5.2 4.4 4.4 4.0
One worker 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.2 1.9
Two workers or more 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone)
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
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 42.1 42.1 29.9 28.0 23.0
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 60.9 60.9 49.9 45.9 37.4
SSI 33.7 33.7 18.4 17.6 14.1
Food stamps 49.3 49.3 42.8 39.9 31.0
Housing assistance 45.5 45.5 38.8 35.0 21.5
Energy assistance 40.2 40.2 32.7 29.4 24.0
Free or reduced-price school lunches 26.1 26.1 24.1 23.0 19.1
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 67.3 67.3 50.7 46.8 36.5
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4
Medicare 5.6 5.6 4.7 4.6 4.2
Medicaid 24.3 24.3 20.9 19.8 16.7
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 13.6 13.6 13.5 13.5 13.1
Health insurance 16.9 16.9 16.9 16.9 16.3
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 18.4 18.4 12.6 12.5 10.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone)
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
All families 4.6 5.0 7.3 6.0
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 17.9 18.6 24.1 23.4
25 to 44 years 5.5 5.7 9.5 7.0
45 to 54 years 2.9 3.2 4.4 3.7
55 to 64 years 3.5 4.2 4.8 4.6
65 years and over 2.6 3.4 3.9 3.8
Type of Family
Married-couple families 2.7 3.0 4.4 3.6
With related children under 18 3.1 3.3 5.9 4.2
With related children under 6 4.1 4.3 8.0 5.6
Male householder, no wife present 6.4 6.8 9.6 8.0
Female householder, no husband present 14.5 15.2 22.3 18.8
With related children under 18 19.2 19.9 29.9 24.6
With related children under 6 29.0 30.0 42.9 37.2
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 4.4 4.8 6.9 5.7
Inside central cities 6.2 6.4 9.9 7.9
Outside central cities 3.7 4.1 5.7 4.8
Outside metropolitan areas 5.3 6.0 8.6 7.2
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone)
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
Region
Northeast 3.9 4.2 6.0 5.2
Midwest 3.4 3.7 5.4 4.4
South 5.4 6.0 8.3 6.9
West 5.3 5.7 8.7 7.0
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 12.0 13.3 19.2 15.9
High school graduate, no college 5.1 5.4 8.0 6.5
College: Less than bachelor's degree 3.4 3.6 5.6 4.6
Bachelor's degree or more 1.6 1.8 2.2 2.0
Work Experience in 2003-RS
Total, 15 to 64 years 5.0 5.4 7.9 6.5
Worked at full-time jobs 1.9 2.0 3.9 2.6
50 to 52 weeks 1.1 1.2 2.6 1.6
Worked at part-time jobs 7.7 8.0 12.9 10.2
Did not work 16.9 18.2 22.2 20.7
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 13.2 14.4 18.5 16.7
Householder 15 to 64 years 21.7 23.1 30.2 26.8
Householder 65 years and over 3.1 4.1 4.6 4.5
One worker 1.8 2.0 4.2 2.7
Two workers or more 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.4
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone)
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
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 21.6 23.2 33.1 30.5
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 36.4 37.8 55.5 50.8
SSI 12.4 14.1 20.2 19.0
Food stamps 29.8 31.5 52.3 44.6
Housing assistance 21.5 22.1 46.9 39.9
Energy assistance 22.7 24.3 41.8 35.1
Free or reduced-price school lunches 18.3 19.2 33.7 25.3
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 35.1 36.9 56.3 51.9
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1.3 1.4 2.3 1.9
Medicare 3.3 4.3 5.1 4.9
Medicaid 16.0 17.0 26.8 21.8
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 12.3 13.1 16.4 13.5
Health insurance 15.7 16.3 21.0 16.9
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 8.9 10.7 14.3 13.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White alone
All families 4173 9452 9234 8959 9386 9414 8617 8609 3968
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 561 620 622 585 637 641 616 618 559
25 to 44 years 2179 2692 2669 2529 2750 2755 2129 2116 1813
45 to 54 years 579 932 921 872 932 940 835 836 581
55 to 64 years 464 1177 1132 1113 1153 1159 1129 1127 525
65 years and over 390 4030 3890 3860 3915 3919 3908 3911 489
Type of Family
Married-couple families 1966 6160 5960 5816 6070 6077 5655 5653 1870
With related children under 18 1151 1534 1519 1408 1576 1577 1171 1170 938
With related children under 6 709 846 841 784 893 895 650 646 563
Male householder, no wife present 308 592 582 559 597 609 553 551 296
Female householder, no husband present 1899 2700 2692 2584 2719 2728 2409 2404 1802
With related children under 18 1691 2060 2054 1967 2077 2079 1763 1756 1529
With related children under 6 909 1026 1024 980 1031 1032 913 907 837
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 3144 6832 6660 6451 6775 6795 6193 6183 2952
Inside central cities 1309 2426 2388 2302 2433 2441 2161 2156 1222
Outside central cities 1835 4406 4273 4149 4342 4354 4031 4027 1729
Outside metropolitan areas 1029 2621 2574 2507 2611 2619 2425 2426 1016
Region
Northeast 671 1690 1661 1620 1682 1683 1575 1566 681
Midwest 742 1910 1846 1777 1840 1845 1705 1703 685
South 1661 3702 3612 3533 3723 3735 3407 3411 1562
West 1099 2150 2116 2029 2141 2151 1930 1928 1040
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1517 3150 3107 3027 3194 3203 2926 2923 1500
High school graduate, no college 1407 3370 3273 3174 3307 3318 3038 3038 1298
College: Less than bachelor's degree 878 1956 1921 1853 1939 1945 1764 1758 807
Bachelor's degree or more 372 976 934 905 946 948 889 890 362
Work Experience in 2003-RS
Total, 15 to 64 years 3783 5422 5344 5099 5471 5495 4709 4698 3478
Worked at full-time jobs 1233 1535 1520 1370 1613 1617 1115 1111 934
50 to 52 weeks 662 762 755 682 865 866 522 521 462
Worked at part-time jobs 686 893 892 854 904 906 755 746 579
Did not work 1864 2994 2933 2875 2953 2972 2839 2841 1966
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 3179 8196 8005 7867 8031 8044 7715 7705 3237
Householder 15 to 64 years 2827 4278 4213 4092 4211 4225 3898 3887 2782
Householder 65 years and over 352 3919 3792 3775 3819 3819 3816 3818 455
One worker 922 1164 1139 1004 1240 1254 821 822 663
Two workers or more 72 91 90 88 115 115 81 81 67
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 832 1542 1515 1492 1522 1526 1458 1454 1133
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 561 764 756 748 765 767 729 724 637
SSI 340 931 913 897 910 915 883 884 624
Food stamps 1499 2023 2003 1964 2016 2017 1815 1801 1503
Housing assistance 570 779 775 763 787 788 722 716 595
Energy assistance 429 724 715 697 712 713 644 640 445
Free or reduced-price school lunches 1646 2109 2091 1990 2133 2137 1684 1676 1399
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 641 964 953 948 959 959 928 921 796
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 946 2479 2426 2151 2246 2251 2040 2039 701
Medicare 703 5153 4980 4932 5008 5023 4972 4979 879
Medicaid 2309 3603 3554 3455 3652 3661 3176 3167 2328
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 928 1105 1081 1081 1204 1211 1021 1020 854
Health insurance 699 802 789 789 883 890 732 727 632
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 297 1095 1066 1046 1065 1068 1038 1040 465
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White alone
All families 3890 3887 3561 3453 3115 2887 3147 4542 3761
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 556 555 546 512 471 462 482 623 604
25 to 44 years 1801 1799 1685 1627 1416 1388 1433 2402 1773
45 to 54 years 571 571 504 495 457 417 457 630 527
55 to 64 years 509 509 441 435 414 349 415 480 457
65 years and over 454 454 385 385 357 272 358 408 400
Type of Family
Married-couple families 1824 1822 1665 1616 1504 1346 1524 2182 1779
With related children under 18 922 920 856 814 722 702 739 1335 948
With related children under 6 557 555 530 493 433 431 450 842 593
Male householder, no wife present 286 285 263 256 239 225 242 339 283
Female householder, no husband present 1780 1780 1633 1582 1372 1317 1381 2021 1700
With related children under 18 1518 1518 1421 1370 1184 1153 1193 1798 1477
With related children under 6 834 834 797 759 662 649 671 962 833
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 2895 2893 2653 2578 2328 2184 2353 3410 2809
Inside central cities 1195 1195 1063 1020 897 879 911 1410 1121
Outside central cities 1700 1698 1590 1558 1431 1305 1442 1999 1688
Outside metropolitan areas 995 994 908 876 786 703 793 1132 953
Region
Northeast 667 665 579 560 494 457 496 707 606
Midwest 664 664 616 595 545 518 552 813 665
South 1542 1540 1447 1413 1292 1178 1307 1819 1521
West 1017 1017 919 886 783 734 792 1203 970
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1455 1455 1319 1279 1139 1038 1157 1662 1382
High school graduate, no college 1271 1271 1177 1139 1035 975 1041 1531 1250
College: Less than bachelor's degree 803 800 727 699 612 582 619 952 776
Bachelor's degree or more 362 362 338 337 329 292 330 397 353
Work Experience in 2003-RS
Total, 15 to 64 years 3436 3433 3176 3069 2758 2616 2788 4134 3361
Worked at full-time jobs 928 927 888 844 742 713 755 1476 985
50 to 52 weeks 458 456 446 422 365 351 374 850 515
Worked at part-time jobs 575 575 540 516 451 438 456 735 580
Did not work 1932 1931 1748 1709 1565 1464 1577 1923 1796
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 3165 3165 2862 2787 2534 2344 2552 3282 2951
Householder 15 to 64 years 2744 2744 2511 2437 2209 2099 2226 2916 2590
Householder 65 years and over 420 420 351 351 325 246 326 366 360
One worker 659 656 635 605 524 483 535 1159 740
Two workers or more 66 66 64 61 57 60 59 101 71
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 1078 1078 765 718 590 553 594 847 781
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 628 628 514 473 385 375 389 572 523
SSI 573 573 313 300 241 211 241 343 323
Food stamps 1478 1477 1284 1196 929 895 945 1569 1337
Housing assistance 574 574 490 441 272 272 279 591 504
Energy assistance 431 431 351 316 257 244 261 449 377
Free or reduced-price school lunches 1383 1383 1275 1220 1012 971 1019 1784 1341
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 779 779 588 542 423 406 427 651 601
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(White alone)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 696 696 673 670 623 589 626 1059 848
Medicare 801 801 668 665 606 472 614 735 705
Medicaid 2268 2265 1953 1846 1561 1493 1589 2504 2038
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 854 854 850 850 827 773 827 1033 850
Health insurance 632 632 632 632 612 586 612 786 632
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 405 405 277 273 230 195 234 314 296
Race Footnotes