Table 3. Percent of Families 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
All families 63459 8.1 16.8 16.4 15.9
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 2657 25.1 27.6 27.6 26.3
25 to 44 years 25764 10.5 12.4 12.3 11.7
45 to 54 years 14362 4.9 7.4 7.3 6.9
55 to 64 years 10056 5.6 13.2 12.8 12.5
65 years and over 10621 5.1 40.9 39.4 39.0
Type of Family
Married-couple families 50587 5.0 13.6 13.2 12.8
With related children under 18 22926 6.7 8.3 8.2 7.6
With related children under 6 10642 8.8 9.9 9.7 9.1
Male householder, no wife present 3627 10.9 19.3 18.9 18.3
Female householder, no husband present 9245 24.2 33.0 33.0 31.8
With related children under 18 6154 32.1 38.0 37.9 36.4
With related children under 6 2319 45.0 49.5 49.4 47.5
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 50058 7.7 15.4 15.0 14.6
Inside central cities 14453 11.2 19.0 18.7 18.0
Outside central cities 35604 6.3 13.9 13.5 13.1
Outside metropolitan areas 13401 9.7 22.0 21.5 21.0
Table 3. Percent of Families 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
Region
Northeast 11797 6.9 15.8 15.5 15.2
Midwest 15231 6.2 14.3 13.8 13.1
South 22279 9.3 18.8 18.3 17.9
West 14152 9.6 17.2 17.0 16.4
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 8828 21.8 40.2 39.7 38.5
High school graduate, no college 19373 8.9 19.5 19.0 18.4
College: Less than bachelor's degree 17284 6.2 12.7 12.5 12.0
Bachelor's degree or more 17975 2.5 6.3 6.0 5.9
Work Experience in 2003
Total, 15 to 64 years 52839 8.8 12.0 11.8 11.3
Worked at full-time jobs 38237 4.5 5.3 5.3 4.8
50 to 52 weeks 32828 3.0 3.4 3.3 3.0
Worked at part-time jobs 5790 13.7 17.5 17.5 16.8
Did not work 8811 24.2 37.2 36.4 35.8
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 17932 20.9 49.7 48.5 47.7
Householder 15 to 64 years 9835 33.0 47.8 47.2 46.0
Householder 65 years and over 8097 6.1 52.1 50.2 49.9
One worker 27735 4.7 5.8 5.7 5.1
Two workers or more 17792 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7
Table 3. Percent of Families 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
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 2638 37.5 62.9 62.0 61.4
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 1067 59.4 77.0 76.5 75.8
SSI 1748 25.0 57.5 56.4 55.9
Food stamps 3089 56.6 71.4 70.7 69.5
Housing assistance 1299 51.1 64.6 64.4 63.4
Energy assistance 1097 48.1 71.2 70.3 68.3
Free or reduced-price school lunches 5441 37.0 45.2 44.8 42.9
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 1195 62.9 85.7 85.1 84.5
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 46063 2.7 6.4 6.2 5.5
Medicare 14515 6.4 38.4 37.1 36.7
Medicaid 9554 29.8 43.0 42.4 41.2
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 6416 17.6 20.6 20.2 20.2
Health insurance 3826 22.7 25.6 25.2 25.2
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 2248 18.6 53.4 51.9 51.0
Table 3. Percent of Families 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
All families 16.8 16.8 15.5 15.5 7.8
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 28.8 28.9 27.8 27.9 25.4
25 to 44 years 12.9 12.9 10.4 10.3 9.0
45 to 54 years 7.4 7.4 6.7 6.7 4.8
55 to 64 years 12.9 13.0 12.7 12.7 6.2
65 years and over 39.4 39.5 39.5 39.5 5.9
Type of Family
Married-couple families 13.5 13.5 12.7 12.7 4.7
With related children under 18 8.6 8.6 6.8 6.8 5.6
With related children under 6 10.6 10.6 8.4 8.4 7.4
Male householder, no wife present 20.0 20.0 18.0 18.1 10.9
Female householder, no husband present 33.7 33.7 30.2 30.1 23.1
With related children under 18 38.7 38.6 33.4 33.2 29.1
With related children under 6 49.9 49.9 45.0 44.8 41.9
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 15.3 15.4 14.2 14.2 7.4
Inside central cities 19.2 19.3 17.5 17.4 10.8
Outside central cities 13.8 13.8 12.8 12.9 5.9
Outside metropolitan areas 22.1 22.1 20.5 20.5 9.3
Table 3. Percent of Families 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
Region
Northeast 15.7 15.7 14.8 14.6 6.8
Midwest 13.8 13.8 12.8 12.8 5.6
South 18.9 19.0 17.5 17.5 8.8
West 17.5 17.5 15.9 16.0 9.2
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 40.7 40.8 37.7 37.7 21.6
High school graduate, no college 19.4 19.5 17.9 17.9 8.3
College: Less than bachelor's degree 12.7 12.8 11.7 11.7 5.7
Bachelor's degree or more 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.7 2.4
Work Experience in 2003
Total, 15 to 64 years 12.2 12.2 10.7 10.7 8.1
Worked at full-time jobs 5.6 5.6 4.2 4.1 3.5
50 to 52 weeks 3.7 3.6 2.5 2.5 2.2
Worked at part-time jobs 18.7 18.7 16.1 16.0 12.6
Did not work 36.8 36.9 35.6 35.6 25.2
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 48.8 48.9 47.2 47.1 21.2
Householder 15 to 64 years 47.7 47.7 44.7 44.6 32.6
Householder 65 years and over 50.1 50.3 50.2 50.3 7.3
One worker 6.3 6.3 4.6 4.6 3.7
Two workers or more 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6
Table 3. Percent of Families 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
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 62.3 62.5 60.1 60.1 48.6
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 76.7 76.9 73.6 73.5 66.1
SSI 56.7 56.9 55.2 55.3 41.3
Food stamps 72.2 72.1 66.5 66.4 56.9
Housing assistance 65.8 65.7 60.8 60.7 52.5
Energy assistance 70.2 70.1 66.4 65.4 48.7
Free or reduced-price school lunches 46.3 46.3 38.5 38.3 32.4
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 85.1 85.5 82.7 82.6 73.4
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 5.9 5.9 5.3 5.3 2.0
Medicare 37.3 37.5 37.1 37.2 7.6
Medicaid 43.7 43.8 39.2 39.1 29.8
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 22.7 22.8 19.7 19.7 16.8
Health insurance 28.4 28.5 24.2 24.1 21.3
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 52.2 52.7 51.3 51.4 25.4
Table 3. Percent of Families 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
All families 7.6 7.6 7.1 6.6 6.2
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 25.4 25.4 25.1 23.1 21.4
25 to 44 years 8.9 8.9 8.4 7.8 7.0
45 to 54 years 4.7 4.7 4.2 4.0 3.8
55 to 64 years 5.9 5.9 5.3 5.1 5.0
65 years and over 5.4 5.4 4.7 4.6 4.5
Type of Family
Married-couple families 4.6 4.6 4.3 4.0 3.8
With related children under 18 5.5 5.5 5.2 4.5 4.2
With related children under 6 7.3 7.3 6.9 5.9 5.4
Male householder, no wife present 10.4 10.4 9.6 9.3 8.7
Female householder, no husband present 22.8 22.8 21.2 20.2 18.2
With related children under 18 28.9 28.9 27.5 26.1 23.3
With related children under 6 41.8 41.7 40.2 37.6 33.7
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 7.2 7.2 6.7 6.3 5.9
Inside central cities 10.5 10.5 9.6 8.7 8.0
Outside central cities 5.8 5.8 5.5 5.3 5.0
Outside metropolitan areas 9.1 9.1 8.4 8.0 7.3
Table 3. Percent of Families 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
Region
Northeast 6.7 6.6 6.0 5.6 5.1
Midwest 5.4 5.4 5.0 4.8 4.4
South 8.6 8.6 8.2 7.8 7.3
West 9.1 9.1 8.3 7.7 7.1
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 20.7 20.7 18.9 17.7 16.3
High school graduate, no college 8.1 8.1 7.6 7.2 6.7
College: Less than bachelor's degree 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.0 4.5
Bachelor's degree or more 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.1
Work Experience in 2003
Total, 15 to 64 years 8.0 8.0 7.5 7.0 6.5
Worked at full-time jobs 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.1 2.7
50 to 52 weeks 2.2 2.2 2.2 1.9 1.7
Worked at part-time jobs 12.5 12.5 11.7 11.0 9.9
Did not work 24.7 24.7 22.7 21.7 20.6
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 20.6 20.6 18.9 18.2 17.0
Householder 15 to 64 years 32.1 32.1 29.8 28.5 26.5
Householder 65 years and over 6.6 6.6 5.7 5.6 5.4
One worker 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.1 2.8
Two workers or more 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Table 3. Percent of Families 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
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 46.4 46.3 33.9 31.0 26.3
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 65.0 65.0 54.6 50.2 41.5
SSI 38.1 38.0 22.4 19.9 16.9
Food stamps 55.8 55.8 50.2 44.7 36.7
Housing assistance 51.2 51.2 45.4 39.0 28.4
Energy assistance 47.2 47.2 40.2 35.3 30.4
Free or reduced-price school lunches 32.0 32.0 29.9 27.3 23.8
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 71.4 71.4 57.1 51.7 42.2
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.7
Medicare 6.8 6.8 5.7 5.6 5.3
Medicaid 29.1 29.1 25.7 23.0 20.3
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 16.8 16.8 16.7 16.7 16.2
Health insurance 21.3 21.3 21.3 21.3 20.6
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 22.3 22.3 16.0 15.4 13.6
Table 3. Percent of Families 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
All families 5.7 6.4 8.8 7.5
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 21.1 23.1 27.5 26.9
25 to 44 years 6.9 7.3 11.6 9.0
45 to 54 years 3.5 3.9 5.3 4.4
55 to 64 years 4.2 5.2 5.9 5.6
65 years and over 3.3 4.7 5.2 5.1
Type of Family
Married-couple families 3.4 4.0 5.5 4.7
With related children under 18 4.0 4.6 7.6 5.8
With related children under 6 5.4 6.1 10.2 7.7
Male householder, no wife present 8.1 8.8 12.0 10.2
Female householder, no husband present 17.3 18.7 25.6 21.9
With related children under 18 22.5 23.9 34.0 28.5
With related children under 6 33.2 35.2 47.1 41.5
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 5.4 6.1 8.4 7.1
Inside central cities 7.6 8.4 12.1 10.1
Outside central cities 4.5 5.2 6.9 5.9
Outside metropolitan areas 6.6 7.6 10.5 9.0
Table 3. Percent of Families 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
Region
Northeast 4.7 5.4 7.3 6.3
Midwest 4.2 4.6 6.6 5.5
South 6.7 7.6 10.1 8.6
West 6.6 7.5 10.5 8.9
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 15.1 17.3 23.7 20.3
High school graduate, no college 6.2 7.0 9.7 8.1
College: Less than bachelor's degree 4.3 4.7 6.7 5.6
Bachelor's degree or more 1.9 2.2 2.6 2.3
Work Experience in 2003
Total, 15 to 64 years 6.2 6.8 9.6 8.0
Worked at full-time jobs 2.6 2.9 5.2 3.7
50 to 52 weeks 1.6 1.8 3.6 2.5
Worked at part-time jobs 9.4 10.2 14.8 12.1
Did not work 19.6 21.4 25.0 23.6
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 15.6 17.6 21.5 19.6
Householder 15 to 64 years 25.2 27.4 34.1 30.7
Householder 65 years and over 4.0 5.7 6.2 6.2
One worker 2.7 3.0 5.8 4.1
Two workers or more 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.6
Table 3. Percent of Families 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
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 25.2 28.2 37.8 35.1
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 40.5 44.1 60.1 55.5
SSI 15.9 18.5 25.0 23.7
Food stamps 35.1 39.0 59.1 52.3
Housing assistance 28.4 30.2 53.3 47.1
Energy assistance 28.2 33.4 49.7 44.2
Free or reduced-price school lunches 22.7 24.8 39.9 32.0
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 40.6 45.2 63.1 59.0
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1.6 1.8 3.1 2.4
Medicare 4.2 5.7 6.6 6.3
Medicaid 19.4 21.9 31.8 27.0
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 15.3 16.2 19.6 16.7
Health insurance 19.9 20.6 25.3 21.3
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 11.4 14.7 19.1 18.0
Table 3. Percent of Families 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
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White alone or in combination
All families 5171 10658 10413 10096 10646 10669 9846 9838 4926
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 666 734 733 698 766 769 740 742 676
25 to 44 years 2699 3192 3161 3005 3331 3328 2679 2659 2308
45 to 54 years 702 1067 1051 994 1063 1066 960 959 690
55 to 64 years 566 1326 1288 1253 1300 1306 1275 1280 626
65 years and over 538 4340 4180 4146 4186 4200 4192 4198 627
Type of Family
Married-couple families 2539 6901 6678 6497 6808 6826 6405 6404 2399
With related children under 18 1526 1901 1876 1737 1970 1978 1570 1561 1278
With related children under 6 936 1050 1036 965 1126 1130 896 895 786
Male householder, no wife present 396 701 687 662 724 727 653 656 394
Female householder, no husband present 2237 3055 3048 2937 3113 3116 2788 2779 2133
With related children under 18 1975 2338 2334 2242 2384 2376 2054 2043 1792
With related children under 6 1043 1147 1145 1102 1156 1156 1044 1039 973
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 3872 7712 7527 7285 7682 7707 7095 7087 3680
Inside central cities 1614 2746 2705 2607 2772 2785 2523 2511 1563
Outside central cities 2258 4966 4822 4678 4910 4921 4571 4576 2116
Outside metropolitan areas 1299 2947 2886 2811 2964 2962 2752 2752 1247
Region
Northeast 815 1861 1832 1790 1857 1857 1748 1726 800
Midwest 938 2173 2098 2000 2100 2105 1948 1947 857
South 2067 4187 4081 3990 4213 4226 3896 3903 1961
West 1352 2437 2403 2316 2476 2481 2255 2262 1308
Table 3. Percent of Families 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
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1927 3549 3500 3399 3594 3604 3326 3327 1902
High school graduate, no college 1721 3785 3680 3564 3764 3775 3470 3464 1609
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1073 2192 2152 2078 2200 2204 2014 2016 980
Bachelor's degree or more 451 1132 1081 1055 1088 1086 1036 1031 435
Work Experience in 2003
Total, 15 to 64 years 4633 6318 6233 5950 6460 6469 5654 5640 4300
Worked at full-time jobs 1709 2030 2013 1819 2136 2130 1589 1575 1347
50 to 52 weeks 981 1103 1091 970 1207 1197 828 820 730
Worked at part-time jobs 791 1015 1011 975 1083 1083 930 927 730
Did not work 2133 3273 3210 3156 3240 3256 3135 3138 2222
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 3745 8915 8702 8560 8746 8767 8460 8453 3794
Householder 15 to 64 years 3248 4700 4639 4522 4687 4696 4393 4383 3206
Householder 65 years and over 497 4215 4063 4038 4059 4071 4068 4070 588
One worker 1315 1609 1578 1416 1758 1760 1270 1271 1034
Two workers or more 112 133 133 120 141 142 116 114 98
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 990 1660 1636 1620 1643 1650 1586 1587 1283
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 634 821 817 809 818 821 786 784 706
SSI 438 1006 986 977 991 995 965 967 722
Food stamps 1748 2207 2183 2146 2229 2229 2055 2050 1756
Housing assistance 664 839 836 823 855 853 790 788 681
Energy assistance 528 782 771 750 771 770 729 718 535
Free or reduced-price school lunches 2012 2460 2437 2335 2522 2517 2093 2085 1763
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 751 1025 1017 1009 1017 1021 988 987 877
Table 3. Percent of Families 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
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1250 2926 2853 2536 2707 2723 2429 2423 933
Medicare 933 5579 5390 5330 5415 5438 5388 5398 1096
Medicaid 2852 4112 4052 3936 4176 4183 3741 3734 2849
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 1129 1323 1298 1298 1458 1461 1265 1263 1081
Health insurance 869 979 964 964 1087 1090 928 924 816
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 418 1200 1166 1146 1172 1184 1153 1156 571
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(White 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
White alone or in combination
All families 4810 4809 4475 4212 3903 3607 4084 5604 4761
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 674 674 668 614 567 562 614 729 714
25 to 44 years 2290 2289 2166 2018 1814 1777 1884 2977 2307
45 to 54 years 678 678 609 574 546 498 565 755 638
55 to 64 years 595 595 534 513 500 419 522 592 561
65 years and over 573 573 498 493 476 351 499 549 542
Type of Family
Married-couple families 2322 2322 2166 2011 1902 1712 2036 2803 2365
With related children under 18 1261 1261 1182 1041 955 925 1052 1745 1325
With related children under 6 776 776 739 630 570 572 648 1088 824
Male householder, no wife present 377 377 348 336 315 294 320 434 368
Female householder, no husband present 2111 2109 1960 1865 1686 1601 1729 2367 2028
With related children under 18 1781 1779 1690 1605 1431 1388 1470 2093 1755
With related children under 6 969 968 931 873 781 770 815 1093 962
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 3592 3591 3347 3145 2930 2723 3062 4191 3551
Inside central cities 1515 1513 1381 1262 1157 1104 1217 1742 1466
Outside central cities 2077 2077 1965 1883 1773 1620 1845 2448 2084
Outside metropolitan areas 1218 1218 1128 1067 973 883 1022 1413 1211
Region
Northeast 786 784 707 665 599 557 631 866 741
Midwest 825 825 767 724 675 639 704 1009 845
South 1918 1918 1821 1728 1625 1482 1689 2245 1923
West 1282 1282 1179 1094 1005 929 1060 1484 1253
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(White 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 1829 1829 1671 1566 1441 1331 1525 2096 1795
High school graduate, no college 1575 1574 1474 1395 1296 1203 1355 1871 1572
College: Less than bachelor's degree 975 975 925 862 784 740 810 1163 976
Bachelor's degree or more 431 431 405 390 383 333 395 474 418
Work Experience in 2003
Total, 15 to 64 years 4237 4236 3977 3719 3427 3256 3585 5054 4219
Worked at full-time jobs 1338 1338 1298 1168 1041 986 1110 1992 1432
50 to 52 weeks 725 725 713 629 554 522 594 1194 814
Worked at part-time jobs 723 721 676 639 573 546 588 859 703
Did not work 2176 2176 2003 1913 1813 1723 1887 2203 2084
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 3691 3689 3392 3255 3045 2796 3160 3855 3519
Householder 15 to 64 years 3157 3155 2933 2801 2606 2474 2698 3351 3020
Householder 65 years and over 534 534 459 454 439 322 462 504 499
One worker 1024 1024 989 872 777 735 839 1608 1138
Two workers or more 95 95 94 85 81 76 85 141 103
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 1223 1222 895 817 693 666 745 997 925
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 694 694 583 536 443 432 471 642 592
SSI 666 665 391 349 296 277 324 437 415
Food stamps 1724 1724 1552 1380 1135 1086 1205 1826 1615
Housing assistance 665 665 589 507 368 368 392 692 611
Energy assistance 518 518 441 387 333 310 367 546 485
Free or reduced-price school lunches 1743 1743 1629 1486 1294 1236 1350 2172 1743
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 854 854 682 618 504 485 540 753 705
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(White 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 916 915 884 847 803 727 829 1415 1107
Medicare 980 980 832 816 773 608 824 952 914
Medicaid 2781 2779 2458 2196 1942 1850 2096 3040 2583
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 1081 1081 1074 1074 1040 984 1040 1255 1074
Health insurance 816 816 816 816 788 763 788 968 816
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 502 502 361 345 306 256 331 428 404
Race Footnotes