Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(Black 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
Black alone or in combination
All families 9131 19.5 28.2 27.9 27.1
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 749 47.0 51.5 51.5 50.7
25 to 44 years 4366 22.2 25.9 25.8 24.9
45 to 54 years 1946 9.7 16.7 16.3 15.7
55 to 64 years 1084 13.1 24.2 23.7 22.9
65 years and over 985 13.4 48.0 47.2 46.2
Type of Family
Married-couple families 4259 6.2 14.3 14.0 13.6
With related children under 18 2323 7.2 10.2 10.1 9.6
With related children under 6 995 7.4 9.9 9.2 8.6
Male householder, no wife present 804 21.6 29.5 29.1 27.8
Female householder, no husband present 4068 33.1 42.5 42.3 41.1
With related children under 18 3144 38.9 45.7 45.5 44.3
With related children under 6 1382 50.6 56.3 56.3 55.4
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 7989 19.3 27.2 26.9 26.1
Inside central cities 4481 23.4 32.7 32.4 31.4
Outside central cities 3507 14.2 20.1 19.9 19.3
Outside metropolitan areas 1142 21.0 35.6 34.8 34.4
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(Black 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
Region
Northeast 1601 17.8 26.2 26.1 24.9
Midwest 1687 23.1 31.4 31.1 30.1
South 4990 19.2 28.4 28.1 27.4
West 852 17.8 24.7 24.3 23.8
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1753 32.9 51.6 51.1 50.0
High school graduate, no college 3208 22.9 31.3 31.0 30.0
College: Less than bachelor's degree 2677 15.8 21.4 21.2 20.4
Bachelor's degree or more 1492 3.3 6.3 6.1 6.0
Work Experience in 2003-RS
Total, 15 to 64 years 8145 20.3 25.8 25.6 24.8
Worked at full-time jobs 5583 8.6 10.7 10.6 9.9
50 to 52 weeks 4641 4.9 5.6 5.5 4.8
Worked at part-time jobs 839 42.6 48.6 48.3 47.0
Did not work 1723 47.4 63.8 63.0 62.4
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 3081 49.2 72.6 71.9 71.1
Householder 15 to 64 years 2423 57.3 73.4 72.9 72.1
Householder 65 years and over 657 19.4 69.5 68.3 67.3
One worker 3911 6.5 8.2 8.1 6.9
Two workers or more 2139 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.8
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(Black 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
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 1193 50.0 73.7 73.0 72.5
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 655 66.2 77.8 77.6 77.6
SSI 648 34.5 72.1 70.7 69.8
Food stamps 1661 60.7 75.5 75.1 74.4
Housing assistance 1224 56.7 67.2 67.1 66.1
Energy assistance 408 57.0 75.4 75.4 74.0
Free or reduced-price school lunches 2207 42.9 52.7 52.2 50.7
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 763 66.8 86.5 86.1 86.0
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 5784 6.1 9.7 9.6 8.3
Medicare 1817 15.6 46.2 45.4 44.7
Medicaid 3117 39.6 54.0 53.6 52.8
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 910 29.3 32.2 31.1 31.1
Health insurance 672 35.3 38.1 37.2 37.2
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 699 22.6 62.0 60.6 59.4
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(Black 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
Black alone or in combination
All families 28.3 28.4 25.8 25.7 19.3
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 52.5 52.5 51.5 51.5 50.3
25 to 44 years 26.1 26.1 22.2 22.0 19.8
45 to 54 years 17.0 17.2 14.6 14.6 10.2
55 to 64 years 23.9 24.0 23.3 23.3 13.8
65 years and over 47.0 47.1 46.8 47.0 17.0
Type of Family
Married-couple families 14.3 14.3 13.3 13.3 6.4
With related children under 18 10.3 10.3 8.5 8.5 6.8
With related children under 6 8.9 8.9 8.0 8.0 6.4
Male householder, no wife present 30.0 29.8 26.9 27.0 21.1
Female householder, no husband present 42.7 42.9 38.6 38.5 32.3
With related children under 18 45.7 45.9 41.0 40.7 36.8
With related children under 6 56.6 56.7 51.6 51.3 48.8
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 27.3 27.4 24.9 24.8 19.0
Inside central cities 32.8 33.0 30.4 30.3 23.4
Outside central cities 20.3 20.2 17.9 17.8 13.5
Outside metropolitan areas 35.5 35.7 31.8 31.8 20.8
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(Black 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
Region
Northeast 26.5 26.5 23.9 23.4 17.0
Midwest 31.0 31.2 28.7 28.8 22.1
South 28.7 28.7 26.0 26.1 19.2
West 24.6 24.6 22.0 22.0 18.3
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 51.8 52.1 48.6 48.5 33.5
High school graduate, no college 31.3 31.2 28.1 28.1 22.4
College: Less than bachelor's degree 21.8 21.9 19.0 19.0 14.9
Bachelor's degree or more 6.2 6.2 6.0 6.0 3.6
Work Experience in 2003-RS
Total, 15 to 64 years 26.1 26.1 23.2 23.1 19.5
Worked at full-time jobs 10.8 10.8 8.1 8.1 6.9
50 to 52 weeks 5.6 5.6 3.3 3.2 2.9
Worked at part-time jobs 50.2 50.2 43.1 42.6 38.6
Did not work 63.7 64.0 62.5 62.6 51.1
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 72.7 72.7 69.2 69.2 51.2
Householder 15 to 64 years 74.0 74.0 69.6 69.5 58.4
Householder 65 years and over 68.0 68.0 67.7 68.1 24.7
One worker 8.4 8.6 5.3 5.2 4.4
Two workers or more 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.4
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(Black 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
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 73.4 73.5 70.9 70.7 59.8
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 78.8 78.8 75.5 75.1 70.6
SSI 70.3 70.6 69.1 69.1 52.2
Food stamps 75.6 75.6 70.4 70.1 62.1
Housing assistance 67.7 67.7 63.1 62.7 56.7
Energy assistance 74.4 74.4 69.4 69.4 57.3
Free or reduced-price school lunches 52.6 52.7 45.8 45.6 40.1
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 86.7 86.7 83.6 83.3 75.9
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 9.1 9.2 7.7 7.7 5.0
Medicare 45.8 45.9 44.5 44.6 19.3
Medicaid 54.2 54.3 50.1 50.0 41.1
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 34.3 34.4 28.0 27.9 25.7
Health insurance 40.7 40.9 33.2 33.1 31.2
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 60.8 60.8 58.8 58.9 32.2
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(Black 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
Black alone or in combination
All families 19.0 19.0 17.5 16.8 13.3
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 49.9 49.9 48.5 44.6 35.7
25 to 44 years 19.8 19.7 18.3 17.7 13.5
45 to 54 years 10.0 10.0 8.3 8.3 6.7
55 to 64 years 13.6 13.6 12.7 12.6 10.3
65 years and over 16.2 16.2 13.5 13.5 12.1
Type of Family
Married-couple families 6.3 6.3 5.6 5.3 4.7
With related children under 18 6.7 6.6 5.8 5.4 4.4
With related children under 6 6.4 6.3 5.6 5.1 4.2
Male householder, no wife present 20.8 20.8 19.9 19.4 17.7
Female householder, no husband present 32.0 32.0 29.5 28.4 21.6
With related children under 18 36.6 36.6 34.4 32.9 24.9
With related children under 6 48.5 48.5 46.3 43.6 33.8
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 18.8 18.8 17.4 16.7 13.3
Inside central cities 23.1 23.1 21.1 20.1 15.8
Outside central cities 13.4 13.3 12.6 12.3 10.1
Outside metropolitan areas 20.4 20.4 18.4 17.8 13.6
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(Black 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
Region
Northeast 16.9 16.9 15.2 14.5 10.6
Midwest 21.9 21.9 20.2 19.3 16.2
South 18.9 18.9 17.7 17.0 13.7
West 18.0 18.0 15.5 15.0 10.7
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 32.8 32.8 30.2 28.9 23.5
High school graduate, no college 22.3 22.3 20.3 19.5 14.9
College: Less than bachelor's degree 14.8 14.8 13.8 13.4 10.6
Bachelor's degree or more 3.6 3.6 3.2 3.2 2.9
Work Experience in 2003-RS
Total, 15 to 64 years 19.4 19.4 18.0 17.2 13.5
Worked at full-time jobs 6.9 6.8 6.3 5.8 3.9
50 to 52 weeks 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.6 1.8
Worked at part-time jobs 38.6 38.6 36.2 34.4 25.6
Did not work 50.6 50.6 47.0 46.0 38.8
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 50.8 50.8 46.5 44.8 35.9
Householder 15 to 64 years 58.1 58.1 53.8 51.7 40.8
Householder 65 years and over 23.6 23.6 19.6 19.6 17.7
One worker 4.2 4.2 3.9 3.7 2.7
Two workers or more 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(Black 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
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 58.4 58.4 46.7 44.4 31.8
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 70.0 70.0 61.2 57.7 40.1
SSI 49.7 49.7 32.9 30.8 20.9
Food stamps 61.4 61.4 55.7 52.3 35.9
Housing assistance 56.4 56.4 52.0 48.9 29.4
Energy assistance 57.3 57.3 51.2 47.4 33.8
Free or reduced-price school lunches 39.8 39.8 36.7 35.3 25.6
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 74.6 74.6 62.3 58.5 39.9
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 4.9 4.9 4.6 4.6 3.7
Medicare 18.3 18.3 15.3 15.2 12.5
Medicaid 40.5 40.5 36.2 34.2 25.4
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 25.7 25.6 25.4 25.4 23.4
Health insurance 31.2 31.0 30.8 30.8 28.6
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 29.7 29.7 22.3 22.0 16.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(Black 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
Black alone or in combination
All families 12.6 13.5 20.5 18.0
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 35.1 37.1 50.0 49.2
25 to 44 years 13.4 13.5 23.2 19.1
45 to 54 years 6.5 6.8 10.8 8.7
55 to 64 years 9.2 10.4 13.2 13.0
65 years and over 7.8 12.2 13.7 13.7
Type of Family
Married-couple families 3.9 4.7 6.7 5.9
With related children under 18 4.1 4.4 7.9 6.3
With related children under 6 3.8 4.2 7.4 6.5
Male householder, no wife present 17.1 17.8 23.5 20.6
Female householder, no husband present 20.8 21.9 34.5 30.3
With related children under 18 24.2 25.2 40.3 35.1
With related children under 6 33.2 34.7 52.2 47.4
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 12.6 13.5 20.2 17.9
Inside central cities 15.0 16.0 24.3 21.6
Outside central cities 9.5 10.3 14.9 13.1
Outside metropolitan areas 12.4 13.9 23.0 19.0
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(Black 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
Region
Northeast 10.3 10.7 18.5 15.5
Midwest 15.4 16.4 23.7 21.0
South 12.9 14.0 20.6 18.2
West 9.5 10.7 17.9 15.9
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 22.4 23.8 34.7 31.0
High school graduate, no college 14.2 15.1 24.0 21.1
College: Less than bachelor's degree 9.9 10.8 16.6 14.2
Bachelor's degree or more 2.6 2.9 3.4 3.2
Work Experience in 2003-RS
Total, 15 to 64 years 13.2 13.7 21.4 18.6
Worked at full-time jobs 3.6 4.0 9.7 6.9
50 to 52 weeks 1.6 1.8 5.9 3.2
Worked at part-time jobs 25.7 25.8 43.6 36.7
Did not work 38.1 39.1 48.3 47.5
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 34.2 36.3 50.3 47.3
Householder 15 to 64 years 40.3 41.4 58.6 54.7
Householder 65 years and over 11.7 17.9 19.8 19.8
One worker 2.4 2.7 8.0 4.6
Two workers or more 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(Black 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
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 31.0 32.5 50.4 47.4
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 39.7 41.0 66.0 62.1
SSI 20.0 21.7 35.3 33.4
Food stamps 34.9 36.7 62.9 56.8
Housing assistance 29.4 30.4 57.7 53.2
Energy assistance 32.3 36.0 57.9 51.2
Free or reduced-price school lunches 24.9 26.0 44.6 38.1
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 39.3 41.0 67.1 63.2
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 3.4 3.8 6.7 5.4
Medicare 10.0 12.7 16.0 15.7
Medicaid 24.9 25.9 41.2 36.7
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 22.7 23.4 31.8 25.6
Health insurance 27.7 28.6 38.3 31.0
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 15.0 17.0 23.3 22.8
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(Black alone or in combination)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
Black alone or in combination
All families 1785 2576 2550 2476 2587 2593 2352 2349 1758
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 352 386 386 380 394 394 386 386 377
25 to 44 years 969 1130 1125 1087 1141 1141 969 962 866
45 to 54 years 189 325 317 306 330 334 283 284 199
55 to 64 years 142 262 257 248 259 260 252 252 149
65 years and over 132 473 465 456 463 464 461 463 167
Type of Family
Married-couple families 264 608 594 580 610 610 564 565 274
With related children under 18 168 237 235 222 240 240 198 198 157
With related children under 6 73 98 92 85 89 89 80 80 64
Male householder, no wife present 174 238 234 223 241 239 216 217 169
Female householder, no husband present 1347 1731 1722 1673 1736 1744 1572 1566 1315
With related children under 18 1224 1438 1430 1392 1438 1443 1288 1281 1156
With related children under 6 699 778 778 766 783 784 713 709 674
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 1545 2169 2153 2083 2181 2185 1988 1985 1521
Inside central cities 1048 1466 1453 1406 1471 1477 1361 1360 1048
Outside central cities 497 704 699 677 710 708 628 625 473
Outside metropolitan areas 240 407 397 393 405 408 364 364 237
Region
Northeast 285 420 417 399 424 424 383 375 273
Midwest 390 530 524 508 523 527 485 486 372
South 959 1415 1401 1367 1430 1433 1297 1301 957
West 151 210 207 203 209 209 187 187 156
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(Black alone or in combination)
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 578 905 896 877 908 913 852 849 588
High school graduate, no college 735 1004 995 964 1003 1002 902 903 718
College: Less than bachelor's degree 422 573 567 547 584 586 509 507 399
Bachelor's degree or more 50 94 92 89 92 92 89 89 53
Work Experience in 2003-RS
Total, 15 to 64 years 1653 2103 2085 2021 2124 2129 1891 1885 1591
Worked at full-time jobs 479 596 594 551 605 604 453 450 386
50 to 52 weeks 228 260 257 222 260 261 151 148 135
Worked at part-time jobs 357 408 406 394 421 421 361 357 324
Did not work 816 1099 1086 1075 1097 1104 1077 1078 881
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 1515 2236 2216 2190 2241 2239 2133 2132 1578
Householder 15 to 64 years 1387 1779 1768 1748 1794 1793 1688 1685 1416
Householder 65 years and over 127 457 449 442 447 447 445 448 162
One worker 256 322 317 269 328 336 207 204 171
Two workers or more 14 18 17 17 18 18 12 12 10
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 596 879 870 865 875 877 845 843 714
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 434 510 509 509 516 516 495 492 463
SSI 223 467 458 452 456 457 447 447 338
Food stamps 1009 1254 1246 1235 1256 1255 1169 1164 1031
Housing assistance 694 823 821 809 829 829 772 767 694
Energy assistance 232 307 307 302 303 303 283 283 233
Free or reduced-price school lunches 948 1163 1153 1118 1161 1163 1011 1007 885
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 510 660 657 656 662 662 638 636 579
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(Black alone or in combination)
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 354 564 554 480 527 530 446 446 289
Medicare 283 839 824 813 832 834 808 811 351
Medicaid 1236 1683 1672 1645 1691 1692 1563 1559 1281
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 267 293 283 283 312 313 255 253 234
Health insurance 237 256 250 250 274 275 224 222 210
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 158 433 423 415 424 424 411 412 225
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(Black alone or in combination)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
Black alone or in combination
All families 1739 1737 1597 1536 1219 1151 1236 1876 1647
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 374 374 363 334 267 263 278 375 369
25 to 44 years 863 861 801 771 589 584 592 1012 833
45 to 54 years 195 195 162 161 131 127 132 211 169
55 to 64 years 147 147 138 137 112 100 113 143 141
65 years and over 160 160 133 133 119 77 120 135 135
Type of Family
Married-couple families 269 267 237 225 198 167 200 285 249
With related children under 18 155 154 135 125 101 96 102 183 148
With related children under 6 64 63 56 51 42 38 42 74 64
Male householder, no wife present 167 167 160 156 142 138 143 189 166
Female householder, no husband present 1303 1303 1200 1155 878 846 892 1402 1231
With related children under 18 1151 1151 1080 1034 781 760 794 1268 1104
With related children under 6 670 670 640 603 467 459 479 722 655
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 1505 1504 1387 1332 1063 1009 1076 1613 1430
Inside central cities 1037 1037 946 901 709 674 716 1091 970
Outside central cities 468 467 442 432 355 335 360 522 460
Outside metropolitan areas 233 233 210 204 156 142 159 263 217
Region
Northeast 271 271 243 233 170 164 172 296 248
Midwest 369 369 341 326 274 261 277 400 354
South 945 944 881 849 684 645 696 1027 909
West 154 154 132 128 91 81 91 152 135
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(Black alone or in combination)
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 576 574 529 506 413 393 418 609 543
High school graduate, no college 714 714 651 625 478 454 486 771 676
College: Less than bachelor's degree 396 396 371 358 285 265 289 444 381
Bachelor's degree or more 53 53 47 47 43 38 43 51 47
Work Experience in 2003-RS
Total, 15 to 64 years 1579 1578 1464 1403 1100 1074 1115 1741 1512
Worked at full-time jobs 383 382 351 322 216 203 225 543 385
50 to 52 weeks 132 130 126 122 84 72 84 272 149
Worked at part-time jobs 324 324 304 289 215 215 217 366 308
Did not work 872 872 809 792 668 656 673 832 818
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 1563 1563 1434 1381 1105 1053 1120 1550 1456
Householder 15 to 64 years 1409 1409 1305 1253 989 976 1002 1420 1326
Householder 65 years and over 155 155 129 129 116 77 117 130 130
One worker 166 164 154 145 105 93 106 312 180
Two workers or more 10 10 10 10 10 5 10 13 11
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 696 696 558 529 379 370 388 601 565
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 459 459 401 378 262 260 269 432 407
SSI 322 322 213 199 135 129 141 229 216
Food stamps 1020 1020 924 869 596 579 610 1045 944
Housing assistance 690 690 637 599 360 360 372 706 651
Energy assistance 233 233 209 193 138 132 147 236 209
Free or reduced-price school lunches 878 878 810 778 565 549 574 984 841
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 570 570 475 447 305 300 313 512 483
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003-RS
(Black alone or in combination)
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 286 286 268 264 214 195 218 389 313
Medicare 332 332 278 276 228 182 231 290 285
Medicaid 1263 1263 1127 1066 792 775 809 1284 1144
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 234 233 231 231 213 206 213 289 233
Health insurance 210 209 207 207 193 186 193 257 208
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 207 207 156 154 115 105 119 162 159
Race Footnotes