Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 22.1 30.2 30.0 29.3
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 749 51.1 53.7 53.7 53.4
25 to 44 years 4366 24.9 28.0 27.8 26.8
45 to 54 years 1946 12.0 18.4 18.3 17.6
55 to 64 years 1084 13.9 25.0 25.3 24.8
65 years and over 985 16.9 50.9 50.2 49.8
Type of Family
Married-couple families 4259 7.8 15.7 15.3 15.0
With related children under 18 2323 9.1 11.6 11.3 10.8
With related children under 6 995 8.9 10.8 10.2 9.6
Male householder, no wife present 804 24.1 31.8 31.8 31.2
Female householder, no husband present 4068 36.8 45.1 45.0 43.9
With related children under 18 3144 42.7 48.4 48.2 47.0
With related children under 6 1382 54.3 58.9 59.0 57.7
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 7989 21.7 29.0 28.8 28.2
Inside central cities 4481 26.4 35.0 34.9 34.1
Outside central cities 3507 15.7 21.3 21.2 20.7
Outside metropolitan areas 1142 24.9 38.6 38.3 36.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 21.1 27.9 28.0 27.3
Midwest 1687 25.0 33.6 33.4 32.1
South 4990 22.1 30.4 30.2 29.7
West 852 18.6 26.3 25.9 25.2
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1753 37.7 54.8 54.6 53.9
High school graduate, no college 3208 25.5 33.4 33.2 32.1
College: Less than bachelor's degree 2677 18.1 23.5 23.2 22.6
Bachelor's degree or more 1492 3.8 6.6 6.4 6.2
Work Experience in 2003
Total, 15 to 64 years 8145 22.8 27.7 27.6 26.8
Worked at full-time jobs 5583 10.5 12.5 12.5 11.6
50 to 52 weeks 4641 6.3 7.2 7.2 6.2
Worked at part-time jobs 839 46.2 51.3 50.9 50.4
Did not work 1723 51.2 65.3 65.0 64.6
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 3081 53.9 75.0 74.6 74.1
Householder 15 to 64 years 2423 61.9 75.6 75.3 74.9
Householder 65 years and over 657 24.3 72.9 71.9 71.3
One worker 3911 8.9 10.9 10.8 9.4
Two workers or more 2139 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 54.8 75.5 75.1 74.2
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 655 69.7 80.1 80.3 79.2
SSI 648 40.3 73.2 72.2 71.5
Food stamps 1661 67.1 78.7 78.4 77.0
Housing assistance 1224 60.9 70.1 70.1 69.0
Energy assistance 408 60.7 76.7 76.7 75.2
Free or reduced-price school lunches 2207 47.5 55.8 55.3 54.1
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 763 72.3 88.4 88.2 87.3
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 5784 7.4 11.0 10.9 9.8
Medicare 1817 19.2 48.7 48.0 47.7
Medicaid 3117 44.0 56.8 56.4 55.6
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 910 33.7 36.2 35.7 35.7
Health insurance 672 40.5 42.7 42.3 42.3
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 699 27.9 64.2 63.1 62.8
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 30.3 30.3 28.1 28.2 21.8
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 56.0 56.0 55.8 55.8 53.6
25 to 44 years 27.8 27.8 24.7 24.8 22.7
45 to 54 years 18.3 18.3 16.1 16.0 12.0
55 to 64 years 26.0 25.9 24.5 24.5 15.0
65 years and over 50.2 50.4 50.1 50.4 20.1
Type of Family
Married-couple families 15.4 15.5 14.7 14.8 7.6
With related children under 18 11.3 11.3 10.1 10.2 8.0
With related children under 6 10.4 10.4 9.3 9.3 7.6
Male householder, no wife present 32.1 32.1 29.6 29.8 23.5
Female householder, no husband present 45.5 45.5 41.9 41.9 36.3
With related children under 18 49.0 48.9 44.7 44.6 41.1
With related children under 6 59.5 59.4 55.8 55.7 53.2
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 29.2 29.2 27.1 27.2 21.3
Inside central cities 35.2 35.2 32.7 32.8 26.0
Outside central cities 21.5 21.6 20.0 20.0 15.4
Outside metropolitan areas 37.9 37.9 35.3 35.5 24.9
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 28.4 28.4 25.8 25.4 20.2
Midwest 33.0 33.0 31.1 31.1 24.4
South 30.6 30.6 28.4 28.6 21.4
West 26.5 26.8 25.4 25.4 21.3
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 56.0 56.1 52.3 52.4 38.7
High school graduate, no college 33.1 33.2 30.7 30.8 25.0
College: Less than bachelor's degree 23.4 23.3 21.4 21.4 16.6
Bachelor's degree or more 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 4.2
Work Experience in 2003
Total, 15 to 64 years 27.9 27.9 25.5 25.5 22.0
Worked at full-time jobs 12.6 12.6 10.0 10.1 8.8
50 to 52 weeks 7.4 7.3 4.9 5.1 4.6
Worked at part-time jobs 52.7 52.7 48.1 47.6 43.2
Did not work 65.3 65.4 64.7 64.8 54.4
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 74.9 75.1 72.7 72.5 55.4
Householder 15 to 64 years 75.8 75.9 73.0 72.7 62.7
Householder 65 years and over 71.6 71.9 71.6 71.8 28.8
One worker 11.1 11.0 7.9 8.2 6.7
Two workers or more 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.0 0.8
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 75.8 76.3 74.0 74.2 64.9
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 81.2 81.5 79.1 79.1 76.5
SSI 72.6 73.1 71.2 71.6 56.5
Food stamps 79.2 79.3 75.3 75.6 68.1
Housing assistance 70.7 70.8 66.7 66.5 60.9
Energy assistance 78.3 79.2 75.6 75.3 62.0
Free or reduced-price school lunches 56.3 56.3 51.0 51.1 45.6
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 89.4 89.6 87.3 87.7 82.1
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 10.2 10.2 8.9 8.9 5.8
Medicare 48.3 48.6 47.6 47.9 22.6
Medicaid 57.7 57.7 54.3 54.5 46.0
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 37.2 37.2 32.7 32.6 30.3
Health insurance 44.0 44.0 39.0 38.6 36.7
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 63.7 64.3 63.2 64.2 37.4
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 21.3 21.3 19.7 18.9 16.3
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 53.6 53.6 51.9 47.5 39.7
25 to 44 years 22.5 22.5 21.1 20.3 16.8
45 to 54 years 11.5 11.5 9.5 9.3 8.5
55 to 64 years 14.7 14.7 13.6 13.6 12.7
65 years and over 18.2 18.2 16.1 15.8 14.9
Type of Family
Married-couple families 7.4 7.4 6.6 6.4 6.0
With related children under 18 7.9 7.9 7.1 6.6 6.0
With related children under 6 7.4 7.4 6.9 6.2 5.3
Male householder, no wife present 23.5 23.5 22.5 22.1 19.7
Female householder, no husband present 35.4 35.4 32.9 31.4 26.4
With related children under 18 40.6 40.5 38.0 36.1 30.3
With related children under 6 52.6 52.5 50.3 46.9 39.3
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 20.9 20.9 19.4 18.6 16.2
Inside central cities 25.4 25.4 23.6 22.5 19.5
Outside central cities 15.1 15.1 14.2 13.7 11.9
Outside metropolitan areas 24.2 24.0 21.9 21.0 16.9
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 19.6 19.6 17.6 17.2 13.8
Midwest 23.8 23.8 22.3 21.1 18.7
South 21.1 21.1 19.9 19.1 16.7
West 20.7 20.7 17.7 16.7 13.7
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 37.5 37.5 34.1 32.8 28.8
High school graduate, no college 24.7 24.6 22.8 21.9 18.4
College: Less than bachelor's degree 16.3 16.3 15.6 14.6 12.5
Bachelor's degree or more 4.1 4.1 3.8 3.8 3.6
Work Experience in 2003
Total, 15 to 64 years 21.7 21.7 20.2 19.3 16.4
Worked at full-time jobs 8.7 8.7 7.9 7.1 5.2
50 to 52 weeks 4.6 4.5 4.2 3.6 2.6
Worked at part-time jobs 43.0 43.0 40.9 39.2 32.6
Did not work 53.4 53.4 49.9 49.1 44.8
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 54.4 54.4 50.5 49.0 42.8
Householder 15 to 64 years 62.0 62.0 57.9 56.1 48.5
Householder 65 years and over 26.6 26.6 23.4 23.0 21.7
One worker 6.6 6.5 6.0 5.2 3.9
Two workers or more 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 62.4 62.4 50.5 47.8 38.8
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 75.1 75.1 65.1 61.5 48.7
SSI 52.7 52.7 36.7 34.4 27.6
Food stamps 66.7 66.7 61.0 57.3 44.6
Housing assistance 59.9 59.9 55.7 52.5 38.5
Energy assistance 60.9 60.9 55.9 51.5 42.6
Free or reduced-price school lunches 45.0 45.0 41.2 39.4 32.7
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 79.8 79.8 67.4 63.2 49.5
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 5.7 5.6 5.3 5.2 4.4
Medicare 20.3 20.3 17.7 17.5 15.9
Medicaid 44.8 44.8 40.3 37.9 31.3
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 30.3 30.3 30.0 30.0 27.8
Health insurance 36.7 36.7 36.3 36.3 34.0
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 32.1 32.1 25.3 24.6 21.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 15.5 17.0 23.2 20.7
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 39.1 44.5 53.2 52.5
25 to 44 years 16.6 17.4 26.2 22.4
45 to 54 years 8.3 8.9 12.6 10.2
55 to 64 years 11.8 12.7 15.0 14.1
65 years and over 11.4 14.9 17.0 16.8
Type of Family
Married-couple families 5.4 6.3 8.4 7.4
With related children under 18 5.8 6.6 10.1 8.2
With related children under 6 5.3 6.1 10.2 8.2
Male householder, no wife present 19.3 20.0 25.4 23.4
Female householder, no husband present 25.4 27.5 38.2 34.1
With related children under 18 29.4 31.8 44.5 39.3
With related children under 6 39.1 42.3 56.8 51.4
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 15.5 16.9 22.8 20.4
Inside central cities 18.7 20.1 27.3 24.8
Outside central cities 11.4 12.7 16.9 14.8
Outside metropolitan areas 15.5 17.9 26.3 22.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 13.1 14.5 22.0 18.6
Midwest 18.4 19.5 25.7 23.7
South 15.8 17.4 23.4 20.8
West 12.4 14.2 19.3 18.1
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 27.5 29.8 39.7 35.6
High school graduate, no college 17.5 19.4 26.6 23.7
College: Less than bachelor's degree 12.2 13.1 19.0 16.7
Bachelor's degree or more 3.2 3.6 4.2 3.9
Work Experience in 2003
Total, 15 to 64 years 16.0 17.2 23.9 21.2
Worked at full-time jobs 5.0 5.8 11.7 8.9
50 to 52 weeks 2.5 2.9 7.6 5.1
Worked at part-time jobs 31.8 33.4 47.9 41.3
Did not work 43.9 46.5 52.0 51.0
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 41.0 44.4 54.5 51.4
Householder 15 to 64 years 47.7 50.6 62.7 58.9
Householder 65 years and over 16.3 21.7 24.2 24.1
One worker 3.7 4.4 10.9 7.4
Two workers or more 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.6
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 38.1 41.3 55.5 52.0
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 48.0 52.6 70.3 66.7
SSI 26.7 29.1 40.7 38.0
Food stamps 43.3 47.6 68.7 62.9
Housing assistance 38.5 41.8 62.6 57.4
Energy assistance 41.0 44.7 61.1 57.8
Free or reduced-price school lunches 31.5 33.7 49.9 43.4
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 49.0 53.1 73.0 69.3
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 4.2 4.6 8.4 6.6
Medicare 13.6 16.5 19.6 18.6
Medicaid 30.5 33.4 45.8 41.5
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 27.1 27.8 34.2 30.0
Health insurance 33.4 34.0 41.2 36.3
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 19.9 22.9 28.7 26.9
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 2021 2757 2741 2673 2766 2767 2570 2574 1987
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 383 403 403 400 420 420 418 418 402
25 to 44 years 1087 1223 1213 1171 1213 1214 1080 1083 991
45 to 54 years 234 359 356 343 357 356 313 311 234
55 to 64 years 151 271 274 269 281 281 265 265 163
65 years and over 166 502 495 490 495 497 493 497 198
Type of Family
Married-couple families 331 668 654 638 657 658 626 629 323
With related children under 18 210 270 263 250 264 264 234 236 186
With related children under 6 89 107 102 95 104 104 92 92 75
Male householder, no wife present 194 256 256 251 258 258 238 240 189
Female householder, no husband present 1496 1833 1832 1784 1851 1851 1706 1706 1475
With related children under 18 1341 1520 1517 1479 1541 1538 1405 1403 1293
With related children under 6 750 815 815 798 823 822 771 770 735
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 1736 2316 2304 2254 2333 2334 2167 2169 1703
Inside central cities 1184 1569 1562 1527 1578 1577 1467 1469 1163
Outside central cities 552 747 742 727 755 757 700 700 540
Outside metropolitan areas 285 441 437 419 433 433 403 405 284
Region
Northeast 337 447 448 437 456 456 413 407 323
Midwest 421 567 563 542 556 558 525 525 412
South 1104 1519 1509 1480 1528 1526 1415 1426 1070
West 158 224 221 215 226 228 216 216 182
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 662 961 957 946 982 983 918 919 679
High school graduate, no college 817 1070 1066 1031 1062 1066 985 988 801
College: Less than bachelor's degree 485 628 622 604 626 624 573 573 445
Bachelor's degree or more 57 98 96 92 95 95 94 94 63
Work Experience in 2003
Total, 15 to 64 years 1855 2255 2246 2183 2271 2270 2076 2078 1790
Worked at full-time jobs 585 700 698 646 705 701 559 562 489
50 to 52 weeks 292 333 333 289 343 339 230 236 214
Worked at part-time jobs 388 430 427 423 442 443 403 399 363
Did not work 882 1126 1120 1114 1125 1127 1114 1116 938
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 1659 2312 2297 2283 2308 2313 2240 2234 1707
Householder 15 to 64 years 1500 1833 1825 1815 1838 1840 1769 1762 1518
Householder 65 years and over 159 479 472 469 470 473 470 472 189
One worker 346 425 423 369 434 432 310 319 264
Two workers or more 16 20 20 20 24 23 20 21 16
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 654 900 896 885 904 909 883 885 774
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 457 525 526 519 532 534 518 518 501
SSI 261 474 468 463 470 473 461 464 366
Food stamps 1115 1306 1301 1278 1316 1317 1251 1256 1131
Housing assistance 745 858 859 845 866 867 817 814 746
Energy assistance 247 313 313 307 319 323 308 307 253
Free or reduced-price school lunches 1049 1231 1220 1194 1243 1243 1125 1127 1007
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 552 675 673 666 682 684 666 669 627
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 430 638 633 565 590 591 515 516 338
Medicare 348 884 873 867 877 882 864 871 410
Medicaid 1372 1769 1759 1732 1798 1799 1693 1698 1432
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 306 329 325 325 339 339 298 297 276
Health insurance 272 287 285 285 296 296 262 260 247
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 195 448 441 438 445 450 441 448 261
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 1947 1945 1803 1727 1484 1417 1551 2118 1889
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 401 401 389 356 298 293 334 399 393
25 to 44 years 982 981 923 886 736 723 759 1144 978
45 to 54 years 224 224 185 182 166 161 174 245 199
55 to 64 years 160 160 147 147 137 128 137 163 153
65 years and over 180 180 159 156 147 112 147 167 166
Type of Family
Married-couple families 316 316 283 271 254 228 270 358 313
With related children under 18 183 183 165 154 139 134 153 235 191
With related children under 6 73 73 69 62 53 53 61 102 82
Male householder, no wife present 189 189 181 178 158 155 161 204 188
Female householder, no husband present 1442 1440 1339 1278 1072 1034 1121 1556 1388
With related children under 18 1277 1275 1196 1135 953 925 1000 1399 1237
With related children under 6 727 725 696 648 544 540 585 786 711
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 1671 1671 1553 1487 1292 1240 1347 1818 1632
Inside central cities 1140 1140 1056 1007 876 840 903 1225 1112
Outside central cities 531 531 497 480 416 401 444 593 520
Outside metropolitan areas 276 274 250 240 192 177 204 300 257
Region
Northeast 314 314 282 275 220 210 232 353 297
Midwest 402 402 377 356 315 311 328 433 400
South 1054 1053 993 954 831 791 870 1167 1037
West 177 177 151 142 117 106 121 164 155
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 657 657 598 575 506 482 523 695 624
High school graduate, no college 792 790 731 703 591 561 624 853 761
College: Less than bachelor's degree 438 438 418 392 334 327 352 508 447
Bachelor's degree or more 61 61 56 56 53 47 53 62 58
Work Experience in 2003
Total, 15 to 64 years 1768 1766 1645 1571 1337 1305 1404 1951 1723
Worked at full-time jobs 487 486 442 395 291 282 323 652 498
50 to 52 weeks 212 210 195 168 120 115 134 353 238
Worked at part-time jobs 361 361 343 329 273 267 280 402 347
Did not work 919 919 859 847 772 756 801 897 878
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 1677 1677 1556 1510 1318 1264 1369 1678 1585
Householder 15 to 64 years 1502 1502 1402 1359 1176 1156 1226 1518 1426
Householder 65 years and over 175 175 154 151 142 107 142 159 158
One worker 257 255 235 205 153 146 170 425 291
Two workers or more 14 14 12 12 12 8 12 15 13
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 744 744 603 571 463 454 492 661 620
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 492 492 427 403 319 314 345 461 437
SSI 341 341 238 223 179 173 188 264 246
Food stamps 1108 1108 1013 952 740 720 790 1142 1044
Housing assistance 733 733 683 643 471 471 512 767 703
Energy assistance 248 248 228 210 174 167 182 249 235
Free or reduced-price school lunches 993 993 908 870 722 695 743 1102 959
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 609 609 515 483 378 374 406 557 529
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(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 327 325 307 298 257 245 265 483 383
Medicare 370 370 322 317 289 248 300 356 337
Medicaid 1395 1395 1256 1180 975 951 1041 1429 1295
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 276 276 273 273 253 247 253 312 273
Health insurance 247 247 244 244 228 224 228 277 244
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 224 224 177 172 151 139 160 201 188
Race Footnotes