Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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
All families 54032 6.1 15.2 14.8 14.4
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 1814 21.6 24.8 24.8 23.6
25 to 44 years 20579 7.4 9.2 9.2 8.8
45 to 54 years 12633 3.7 6.0 5.9 5.6
55 to 64 years 9079 5.0 12.5 12.1 11.8
65 years and over 9928 4.3 40.1 38.5 38.2
Type of Family
Married-couple families 44200 3.6 12.6 12.2 11.9
With related children under 18 18628 4.0 5.4 5.4 5.0
With related children under 6 8238 4.8 5.7 5.7 5.2
Male householder, no wife present 2710 8.9 18.8 18.3 17.8
Female householder, no husband present 7121 20.4 30.0 29.8 28.8
With related children under 18 4518 28.1 34.3 34.1 32.9
With related children under 6 1567 41.0 45.9 45.8 44.2
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 41606 5.2 13.3 13.0 12.6
Inside central cities 10461 6.2 14.7 14.5 14.1
Outside central cities 31145 4.9 12.9 12.4 12.1
Outside metropolitan areas 12426 8.8 21.5 21.0 20.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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
Region
Northeast 10611 5.0 14.2 13.9 13.7
Midwest 14407 5.5 13.8 13.3 12.7
South 18670 7.0 17.3 16.7 16.5
West 10344 6.0 14.5 14.3 14.0
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 5008 15.7 42.5 41.9 41.1
High school graduate, no college 16783 7.4 18.8 18.2 17.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree 15289 5.5 12.2 12.0 11.6
Bachelor's degree or more 16952 2.4 6.3 6.0 5.8
Work Experience in 2003
Total, 15 to 64 years 44104 6.5 9.6 9.5 9.1
Worked at full-time jobs 32088 2.8 3.6 3.5 3.2
50 to 52 weeks 27715 1.7 2.1 2.0 1.9
Worked at part-time jobs 4993 11.4 15.1 15.0 14.4
Did not work 7023 19.5 33.4 32.7 32.2
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 15530 16.7 47.1 45.8 45.0
Householder 15 to 64 years 7869 27.9 43.5 42.9 41.7
Householder 65 years and over 7661 5.1 50.7 48.7 48.4
One worker 23276 2.6 3.6 3.5 3.1
Two workers or more 15226 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 1885 31.8 59.6 58.5 57.9
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 681 52.6 72.8 72.3 71.5
SSI 1325 22.5 56.0 54.8 54.3
Food stamps 2044 53.3 70.5 69.7 68.7
Housing assistance 789 47.3 63.8 63.5 63.2
Energy assistance 863 45.7 71.6 70.3 68.8
Free or reduced-price school lunches 2919 33.6 44.2 43.8 42.3
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 763 59.0 84.6 83.8 83.1
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 40911 2.3 6.1 5.9 5.4
Medicare 13198 5.3 37.8 36.4 36.0
Medicaid 6521 25.5 41.0 40.3 39.2
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 4640 14.6 18.0 17.7 17.7
Health insurance 2272 19.4 22.9 22.8 22.8
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 1741 16.1 53.3 51.4 50.6
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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
All families 15.1 15.1 14.3 14.2 5.9
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 26.3 26.3 25.4 25.5 22.4
25 to 44 years 9.7 9.7 7.9 7.8 6.4
45 to 54 years 5.9 5.9 5.5 5.5 3.8
55 to 64 years 12.1 12.2 12.0 12.0 5.5
65 years and over 38.5 38.7 38.6 38.7 5.0
Type of Family
Married-couple families 12.4 12.4 11.9 11.9 3.5
With related children under 18 5.7 5.7 4.6 4.6 3.4
With related children under 6 6.4 6.4 5.1 5.1 4.2
Male householder, no wife present 19.6 19.6 18.0 18.0 9.4
Female householder, no husband present 30.3 30.4 27.4 27.3 19.6
With related children under 18 34.6 34.6 30.0 29.7 25.3
With related children under 6 45.9 45.8 41.5 41.1 37.9
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 13.2 13.2 12.5 12.5 5.2
Inside central cities 14.8 14.9 13.9 13.8 6.4
Outside central cities 12.6 12.7 12.0 12.0 4.7
Outside metropolitan areas 21.5 21.5 20.2 20.2 8.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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
Region
Northeast 14.1 14.0 13.4 13.3 5.0
Midwest 13.3 13.3 12.5 12.5 5.2
South 17.2 17.3 16.3 16.3 6.9
West 14.7 14.8 13.9 14.0 6.2
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 42.5 42.7 41.2 41.3 17.1
High school graduate, no college 18.7 18.7 17.5 17.4 7.1
College: Less than bachelor's degree 12.2 12.3 11.3 11.3 5.0
Bachelor's degree or more 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.7 2.3
Work Experience in 2003
Total, 15 to 64 years 9.8 9.8 8.8 8.8 6.1
Worked at full-time jobs 3.8 3.8 2.9 2.8 2.3
50 to 52 weeks 2.3 2.3 1.6 1.6 1.4
Worked at part-time jobs 16.1 16.1 13.9 13.8 10.5
Did not work 32.9 33.0 32.1 32.2 20.7
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 46.0 46.1 44.7 44.7 17.0
Householder 15 to 64 years 43.4 43.4 40.7 40.6 27.7
Householder 65 years and over 48.7 48.8 48.8 48.8 6.0
One worker 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 2.2
Two workers or more 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 58.6 58.7 56.5 56.6 43.0
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 72.2 72.2 68.8 68.6 58.7
SSI 55.0 55.1 53.6 53.8 38.1
Food stamps 70.8 70.8 65.2 65.1 53.6
Housing assistance 65.4 65.0 60.1 59.9 49.7
Energy assistance 70.5 70.7 67.0 66.2 47.0
Free or reduced-price school lunches 44.8 44.8 37.8 37.7 29.7
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 83.6 83.8 80.7 80.5 69.3
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 5.7 5.7 5.2 5.2 1.8
Medicare 36.5 36.7 36.4 36.5 6.2
Medicaid 41.3 41.4 37.6 37.5 26.2
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 19.8 19.8 17.9 17.9 14.6
Health insurance 25.4 25.5 23.0 22.9 19.2
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 51.4 51.9 50.8 50.9 21.9
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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
All families 5.8 5.8 5.3 5.1 4.8
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 22.4 22.4 22.1 20.6 18.8
25 to 44 years 6.4 6.4 6.0 5.6 5.1
45 to 54 years 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.1 3.0
55 to 64 years 5.3 5.3 4.9 4.7 4.7
65 years and over 4.5 4.5 3.9 3.9 3.8
Type of Family
Married-couple families 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.0 2.9
With related children under 18 3.4 3.4 3.1 2.8 2.6
With related children under 6 4.2 4.2 3.8 3.3 3.0
Male householder, no wife present 8.9 8.9 8.1 7.8 7.3
Female householder, no husband present 19.4 19.3 17.8 17.1 15.6
With related children under 18 25.2 25.2 23.8 22.8 20.5
With related children under 6 37.9 37.8 36.0 33.8 29.7
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 5.0 5.0 4.6 4.4 4.2
Inside central cities 6.1 6.1 5.4 5.0 4.7
Outside central cities 4.7 4.7 4.4 4.2 4.0
Outside metropolitan areas 8.3 8.3 7.7 7.3 6.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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
Region
Northeast 4.9 4.9 4.4 4.2 3.8
Midwest 5.0 5.0 4.6 4.4 4.1
South 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.1 5.9
West 6.1 6.1 5.5 5.2 4.7
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 16.1 16.1 14.1 13.7 12.9
High school graduate, no college 7.0 6.9 6.5 6.2 5.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.4 4.0
Bachelor's degree or more 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.1
Work Experience in 2003
Total, 15 to 64 years 6.1 6.1 5.6 5.4 5.0
Worked at full-time jobs 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.9
50 to 52 weeks 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1
Worked at part-time jobs 10.5 10.4 9.7 9.1 8.1
Did not work 20.3 20.3 18.6 17.9 17.0
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 16.5 16.5 15.1 14.5 13.6
Householder 15 to 64 years 27.3 27.2 25.2 24.0 22.3
Householder 65 years and over 5.5 5.5 4.7 4.7 4.6
One worker 2.2 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.8
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
(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
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 41.1 41.0 28.3 25.8 21.5
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 58.0 58.0 47.5 43.5 34.4
SSI 35.4 35.3 20.0 17.8 15.3
Food stamps 52.8 52.8 47.1 42.5 35.1
Housing assistance 48.5 48.5 41.2 35.5 24.6
Energy assistance 45.2 45.2 38.2 33.1 28.1
Free or reduced-price school lunches 29.4 29.4 27.1 25.1 21.9
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 68.0 68.0 52.9 47.9 37.9
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.6
Medicare 5.6 5.6 4.8 4.7 4.5
Medicaid 25.7 25.6 22.0 20.0 17.6
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 14.6 14.6 14.5 14.5 14.3
Health insurance 19.2 19.2 19.2 19.2 18.8
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 19.6 19.6 13.9 13.3 11.9
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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
All families 4.3 4.9 6.5 5.6
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 18.6 20.4 23.7 23.4
25 to 44 years 5.0 5.2 8.2 6.3
45 to 54 years 2.7 3.1 4.0 3.5
55 to 64 years 3.8 4.8 5.2 5.0
65 years and over 2.8 4.0 4.3 4.3
Type of Family
Married-couple families 2.5 3.0 3.9 3.4
With related children under 18 2.5 2.8 4.6 3.5
With related children under 6 3.1 3.4 5.8 4.3
Male householder, no wife present 6.7 7.5 9.8 8.4
Female householder, no husband present 14.5 16.0 21.5 18.4
With related children under 18 19.7 21.0 29.5 24.7
With related children under 6 29.1 31.1 42.6 37.2
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 3.8 4.3 5.6 4.9
Inside central cities 4.4 4.9 6.6 5.7
Outside central cities 3.6 4.1 5.3 4.6
Outside metropolitan areas 6.1 7.0 9.5 8.2
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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
Region
Northeast 3.4 4.0 5.3 4.6
Midwest 3.8 4.2 5.9 5.1
South 5.2 6.0 7.6 6.6
West 4.2 5.0 6.5 5.7
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 11.3 13.5 16.7 15.3
High school graduate, no college 5.3 6.0 8.0 6.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree 3.7 4.1 5.9 4.9
Bachelor's degree or more 1.8 2.1 2.5 2.3
Work Experience in 2003
Total, 15 to 64 years 4.6 5.1 7.0 5.9
Worked at full-time jobs 1.7 2.0 3.3 2.4
50 to 52 weeks 1.1 1.2 2.2 1.5
Worked at part-time jobs 7.6 8.3 12.4 10.1
Did not work 15.8 17.5 19.9 19.1
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 12.2 14.1 17.2 15.7
Householder 15 to 64 years 20.9 23.1 28.9 26.0
Householder 65 years and over 3.3 4.8 5.2 5.2
One worker 1.6 1.8 3.3 2.3
Two workers or more 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.4
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 20.6 23.3 31.9 29.4
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 33.0 36.8 52.5 48.0
SSI 14.6 16.9 22.6 21.4
Food stamps 33.1 37.3 55.3 48.9
Housing assistance 24.6 26.3 47.9 42.5
Energy assistance 25.6 31.0 47.1 42.1
Free or reduced-price school lunches 20.5 22.4 35.7 28.9
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 36.1 40.9 58.7 54.7
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1.4 1.6 2.5 2.0
Medicare 3.5 4.7 5.4 5.2
Medicaid 16.5 18.9 26.9 23.1
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 13.3 14.3 16.3 14.5
Health insurance 18.0 18.8 21.8 19.2
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 9.7 12.4 16.2 15.4
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(White alone, not Hispanic)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White alone, not Hispanic
All families 3270 8219 7998 7803 8153 8168 7702 7699 3204
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 392 450 449 428 477 477 461 462 407
25 to 44 years 1525 1903 1888 1810 1997 1995 1625 1613 1327
45 to 54 years 471 756 743 706 751 751 694 693 474
55 to 64 years 458 1131 1096 1069 1100 1105 1088 1092 503
65 years and over 424 3979 3822 3791 3827 3840 3833 3839 493
Type of Family
Married-couple families 1575 5576 5376 5269 5463 5475 5262 5267 1557
With related children under 18 746 1011 1000 930 1054 1057 854 851 636
With related children under 6 399 472 467 432 524 524 418 419 347
Male householder, no wife present 241 510 497 483 532 531 487 488 254
Female householder, no husband present 1455 2133 2124 2051 2158 2162 1953 1944 1392
With related children under 18 1269 1548 1542 1486 1566 1562 1354 1344 1144
With related children under 6 642 719 717 692 719 718 649 644 594
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 2176 5549 5388 5258 5486 5500 5197 5196 2144
Inside central cities 647 1542 1512 1476 1549 1557 1453 1446 668
Outside central cities 1529 4007 3876 3782 3937 3943 3744 3750 1476
Outside metropolitan areas 1094 2670 2609 2545 2667 2669 2505 2504 1060
Region
Northeast 535 1505 1475 1449 1492 1489 1421 1408 533
Midwest 800 1990 1919 1837 1917 1923 1803 1799 746
South 1314 3223 3127 3073 3220 3229 3037 3045 1280
West 621 1501 1477 1445 1525 1527 1441 1447 645
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(White alone, not Hispanic)
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 785 2130 2097 2056 2129 2136 2063 2068 855
High school graduate, no college 1244 3161 3060 2984 3132 3141 2933 2928 1188
College: Less than bachelor's degree 834 1866 1828 1772 1872 1873 1729 1730 763
Bachelor's degree or more 407 1062 1013 990 1020 1018 977 973 398
Work Experience in 2003
Total, 15 to 64 years 2846 4240 4176 4012 4326 4328 3868 3860 2711
Worked at full-time jobs 909 1142 1130 1028 1213 1207 919 911 734
50 to 52 weeks 480 570 565 513 637 631 457 452 377
Worked at part-time jobs 567 752 751 719 805 805 692 689 525
Did not work 1370 2346 2295 2265 2309 2317 2257 2260 1452
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 2592 7307 7106 6995 7148 7158 6940 6934 2641
Householder 15 to 64 years 2199 3424 3374 3285 3416 3418 3203 3196 2178
Householder 65 years and over 393 3883 3732 3710 3731 3740 3736 3739 463
One worker 614 830 808 733 923 927 689 693 503
Two workers or more 64 82 83 75 83 83 74 72 59
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 600 1122 1103 1092 1105 1107 1066 1067 811
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 358 496 492 487 492 492 469 467 400
SSI 298 742 726 720 728 730 710 713 506
Food stamps 1090 1441 1425 1404 1447 1447 1333 1331 1095
Housing assistance 373 504 501 499 516 513 474 473 392
Energy assistance 394 618 607 593 608 610 578 571 405
Free or reduced-price school lunches 981 1289 1280 1235 1308 1308 1103 1100 866
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 450 645 639 634 638 639 615 614 529
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(White alone, not Hispanic)
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 924 2480 2406 2212 2335 2345 2146 2142 730
Medicare 702 4985 4800 4754 4823 4838 4804 4814 817
Medicaid 1663 2674 2627 2557 2692 2697 2449 2445 1711
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 678 837 822 822 918 920 832 832 679
Health insurance 440 521 517 517 576 579 523 521 437
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 280 928 895 882 895 904 884 887 381
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(White alone, not Hispanic)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White alone, not Hispanic
All families 3129 3127 2881 2751 2573 2326 2670 3518 3049
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 407 407 400 374 341 338 370 430 424
25 to 44 years 1322 1320 1230 1163 1048 1024 1076 1683 1304
45 to 54 years 466 466 419 398 381 337 390 504 437
55 to 64 years 484 484 442 429 424 349 435 471 457
65 years and over 451 451 390 388 379 277 399 432 427
Type of Family
Married-couple families 1507 1507 1391 1322 1265 1111 1329 1724 1509
With related children under 18 629 629 577 518 475 457 515 859 653
With related children under 6 343 343 316 274 250 255 278 480 353
Male householder, no wife present 242 242 219 212 199 183 203 265 229
Female householder, no husband present 1379 1378 1271 1218 1109 1032 1138 1529 1311
With related children under 18 1140 1139 1077 1029 924 888 950 1334 1117
With related children under 6 594 593 564 529 465 457 487 667 582
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 2092 2091 1927 1845 1741 1572 1803 2339 2030
Inside central cities 641 639 561 527 490 461 511 690 593
Outside central cities 1452 1452 1366 1318 1251 1111 1292 1649 1437
Outside metropolitan areas 1037 1037 954 906 833 753 867 1180 1019
Region
Northeast 523 521 467 441 404 362 427 565 492
Midwest 719 719 663 629 587 554 607 857 728
South 1257 1257 1179 1142 1093 977 1123 1421 1236
West 630 630 571 540 488 432 513 676 594
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(White alone, not Hispanic)
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 805 805 705 685 645 566 676 837 764
High school graduate, no college 1167 1166 1086 1034 967 888 1001 1349 1145
College: Less than bachelor's degree 760 760 719 671 607 566 629 903 757
Bachelor's degree or more 397 397 372 361 354 306 364 429 383
Work Experience in 2003
Total, 15 to 64 years 2678 2676 2491 2363 2194 2049 2271 3087 2622
Worked at full-time jobs 733 733 704 655 597 556 629 1074 778
50 to 52 weeks 377 377 368 345 318 296 328 600 416
Worked at part-time jobs 523 521 484 454 402 380 415 617 503
Did not work 1422 1422 1303 1255 1195 1112 1228 1396 1341
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 2567 2565 2343 2251 2110 1898 2186 2673 2439
Householder 15 to 64 years 2145 2143 1981 1892 1758 1641 1815 2275 2043
Householder 65 years and over 422 422 361 359 352 256 371 398 395
One worker 503 503 479 442 408 376 428 767 546
Two workers or more 59 59 59 58 56 52 56 78 65
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 774 773 534 486 405 388 440 600 554
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 395 395 323 296 234 225 250 357 327
SSI 469 468 265 236 203 194 223 299 283
Food stamps 1079 1079 962 869 718 677 761 1131 1000
Housing assistance 383 383 325 280 194 194 207 378 335
Energy assistance 390 390 330 286 243 220 267 406 363
Free or reduced-price school lunches 858 858 790 733 640 599 653 1041 843
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 518 518 403 365 289 275 312 448 417
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(White alone, not Hispanic)
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 721 720 694 670 643 570 666 1025 824
Medicare 742 742 637 627 600 463 627 711 690
Medicaid 1673 1671 1438 1307 1151 1078 1231 1757 1507
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 679 679 672 672 661 618 661 758 672
Health insurance 437 437 437 437 428 410 428 495 437
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 342 342 243 232 207 169 217 282 269
Race Footnotes