Table RD-REV POV01.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds: 2004 -- All Races
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points. For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Government Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty: 2004,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2004/effect2004htm. People as of March of the following year]
Percent of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Post-social insurance income
Market _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
___________________________________________________ ______________ _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3b plus Def. 3 less Def. 3e plus transfers that
As used in Def. 1 plus net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be Earned Income taxes after Def. 3d plus means- can be
Total people, official imputed net on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Tax Credit all credits Earned Income tested cash measured and
all income measure capital gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued (EITC) except EITC Tax Credit transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Races
Total 290,617 12.7 12.7 11.2 11.8 18.8 12.6 11.8 10.6 9.0 13.8 12.4 11.6 10.1
Age
Under 18 years 73,241 17.4 17.4 16.3 17.1 20.0 17.9 17.1 15.1 11.7 19.0 15.9 15.2 12.8
Related children 72,133 16.9 16.9 15.7 16.6 19.5 17.4 16.6 14.6 11.2 18.4 15.4 14.7 12.3
Under 6 years 23,752 19.6 19.6 18.6 19.7 21.8 20.4 19.7 17.7 13.8 21.4 17.9 17.3 14.9
18 to 24 years 28,008 18.2 18.2 17.3 18.6 21.7 19.3 18.6 17.7 16.1 21.4 19.9 19.2 18.0
25 to 44 years 82,661 11.0 11.0 10.2 10.8 13.4 11.5 10.8 9.8 8.2 12.5 11.1 10.4 9.3
45 to 64 years 71,496 8.6 8.6 7.0 7.3 13.1 8.3 7.3 6.5 6.1 9.5 9.1 8.0 7.2
65 years and over 35,209 10.5 10.5 6.5 6.7 38.1 7.6 6.7 5.4 5.3 8.8 8.7 7.7 6.4
65 to 74 years 18,390 9.9 9.9 6.4 6.5 32.4 7.4 6.5 5.2 5.1 8.5 8.3 7.3 6.0
75 years and over 16,820 11.2 11.2 6.7 6.8 44.2 7.9 6.8 5.6 5.6 9.3 9.2 8.1 6.9
Family Relationship
In families 240,754 11.2 11.2 10.0 10.6 16.2 11.3 10.6 9.4 7.6 12.4 10.7 10.0 8.6
In married-couple families 184,772 6.5 6.5 5.5 5.9 11.1 6.3 5.9 5.4 4.1 7.2 6.0 5.5 4.9
With related children under 18 113,658 7.6 7.6 6.8 7.5 9.2 7.9 7.5 6.7 4.7 8.7 6.8 6.4 5.5
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 42,053 31.0 31.0 28.8 29.9 38.0 32.1 29.9 26.3 21.9 33.9 30.1 28.2 23.7
With related children under 18 31,153 37.2 37.2 35.2 36.5 43.0 38.6 36.5 32.0 26.2 40.4 35.4 33.6 28.0
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 13,929 14.3 14.3 13.0 13.6 19.4 14.6 13.6 12.6 10.7 16.4 14.4 13.4 12.2
With related children under 18 7,903 17.8 17.8 16.4 17.2 21.0 18.2 17.2 15.6 12.3 20.2 16.8 15.9 14.0
Unrelated individuals 48,609 18.8 18.8 16.2 16.9 30.5 18.1 16.9 15.2 15.1 20.1 20.0 18.7 17.0
Living alone 30,245 15.6 15.6 11.8 12.3 31.2 13.6 12.3 9.9 9.9 15.4 15.3 13.9 11.5
65 years and over 10,638 17.5 17.5 10.7 10.8 51.7 11.8 10.8 7.8 7.8 13.3 13.3 12.1 9.1
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 243,690 12.1 12.1 10.8 11.4 17.7 12.2 11.4 10.2 8.8 13.3 12.0 11.2 9.9
Inside principal cities 94,402 17.1 17.1 15.8 16.5 23.5 17.7 16.5 14.7 12.6 19.0 17.2 16.1 13.8
Outside principal cities 149,288 9.0 9.0 7.7 8.2 13.9 8.7 8.2 7.4 6.4 9.8 8.7 8.1 7.3
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 46,927 15.3 15.3 13.0 13.6 24.5 14.7 13.6 12.2 10.3 16.2 14.4 13.4 11.7
Region
Northeast 53,906 11.6 11.6 10.3 10.7 17.1 11.6 10.7 9.2 8.1 12.8 11.6 10.7 9.1
Midwest 64,740 11.5 11.5 10.1 10.8 17.8 11.4 10.8 9.6 8.0 12.5 11.0 10.5 9.1
South 104,887 14.2 14.2 12.5 13.1 21.0 13.9 13.1 12.0 10.2 15.1 13.6 12.9 11.4
West 67,083 12.2 12.2 10.8 11.5 17.5 12.6 11.5 10.4 8.8 13.8 12.4 11.2 9.9
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 217,375 11.1 11.1 9.4 10.0 18.4 10.8 10.0 9.0 8.1 12.1 11.2 10.3 9.3
18 to 24 years old 28,008 18.2 18.2 17.3 18.6 21.7 19.3 18.6 17.7 16.1 21.4 19.9 19.2 18.0
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 6,125 27.7 27.7 26.6 28.7 32.3 29.8 28.7 26.9 23.6 32.4 29.1 28.0 25.7
25 years old and over 189,367 10.0 10.0 8.3 8.7 17.9 9.5 8.7 7.8 6.9 10.7 9.9 9.0 8.0
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 28,015 24.1 24.1 20.2 21.1 41.3 23.6 21.1 18.3 16.1 25.7 23.8 21.3 18.2
High school graduate, no college 60,893 10.9 10.9 9.1 9.6 20.9 10.5 9.6 8.7 7.7 11.8 10.8 9.9 8.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree 48,077 7.1 7.1 5.8 6.1 13.0 6.7 6.1 5.4 4.9 7.7 7.1 6.5 5.7
Bachelor's degree or more 52,381 4.0 4.0 3.2 3.3 6.2 3.5 3.3 3.1 2.9 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.5
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 174,565 10.9 10.9 9.7 10.3 14.3 11.1 10.3 9.4 8.3 12.3 11.3 10.5 9.5
Worked at full-time jobs 117,336 4.4 4.4 3.9 4.4 5.3 4.5 4.4 4.0 3.1 5.5 4.5 4.4 3.9
50 to 52 weeks 99,191 2.8 2.8 2.5 2.8 3.3 2.9 2.8 2.5 1.7 3.7 2.9 2.8 2.4
Worked at part-time jobs 21,957 14.4 14.4 12.9 14.2 18.5 14.8 14.2 13.0 11.4 17.0 15.6 15.0 13.5
Did not work 35,272 30.2 30.2 26.9 27.5 41.4 30.6 27.5 25.1 23.9 32.3 31.2 28.1 25.6
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 17,208 42.5 42.5 39.6 40.4 63.0 53.8 40.4 32.5 29.6 55.7 53.1 39.7 31.0
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 6,358 60.6 60.6 58.7 60.0 76.0 70.3 60.0 49.8 44.3 72.1 68.0 58.0 46.7
SSI 12,012 34.1 34.1 30.8 31.4 58.6 47.9 31.4 23.7 22.2 49.7 48.1 31.3 23.3
Food stamps 21,909 60.3 60.3 56.5 58.6 72.0 63.8 58.6 46.3 39.0 66.5 60.4 55.4 41.2
Housing assistance 10,621 54.8 54.8 54.8 56.2 73.0 62.1 56.2 40.0 34.0 63.4 58.8 53.5 34.9
Energy assistance 6,318 50.8 50.8 45.1 46.8 70.8 53.6 46.8 36.2 31.0 57.1 51.1 44.5 33.6
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 33,273 40.3 40.3 38.0 39.8 47.7 42.3 39.8 34.1 26.1 44.8 38.0 35.7 28.3
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 8,358 66.4 66.4 62.5 63.6 84.1 77.0 63.6 49.4 45.0 79.1 75.2 62.2 46.9
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 245,473 10.3 10.3 9.0 9.4 16.9 10.3 9.4 8.2 6.9 11.2 10.1 9.2 7.8
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 174,041 3.3 3.3 2.6 2.9 5.1 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.1 3.7 3.0 2.9 2.6
Medicare 39,704 12.5 12.5 8.6 8.8 41.9 10.4 8.8 7.0 6.8 11.6 11.4 9.7 7.9
Both Medicare and Medicaid 5,716 32.1 32.1 25.7 26.1 65.6 35.9 26.1 17.7 17.0 37.5 36.6 26.3 18.1
Medicaid 37,718 40.3 40.3 37.4 38.8 53.7 44.1 38.8 32.5 27.0 46.2 41.4 36.2 28.9
Not covered at any time during the year 45,144 25.4 25.4 23.2 24.9 29.1 25.2 24.9 23.5 20.3 27.8 24.9 24.5 22.8
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.
Table RD-REV POV01.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds: 2004 -- All Races
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points. For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Government Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty: 2004,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2004/effect2004htm. People as of March of the following year]
Number of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Post-social insurance income
Market _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
_________________________________________________ ______________ _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
Def.1 plus imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3b plus Def. 3 less Def. 3e plus transfers that
As used in imputed net net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be Earned Income taxes after Def. 3d plus means- can be
Total people, official capital on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Tax Credit all credits Earned Income tested cash measured and
all income measure gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued (EITC) except EITC Tax Credit transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Races
Total 290,617 36,764 36,764 32,455 34,224 54,550 36,595 34,224 30,696 26,162 40,134 35,979 33,599 29,488
Age
Under 18 years 73,241 12,736 12,736 11,916 12,541 14,628 13,117 12,541 11,067 8,589 13,901 11,678 11,153 9,366
Related children 72,133 12,168 12,168 11,351 11,965 14,032 12,539 11,965 10,496 8,071 13,303 11,123 10,603 8,837
Under 6 years 23,752 4,649 4,649 4,410 4,684 5,178 4,837 4,684 4,206 3,277 5,085 4,245 4,110 3,545
18 to 24 years 28,008 5,096 5,096 4,844 5,207 6,088 5,400 5,207 4,950 4,511 5,984 5,578 5,383 5,051
25 to 44 years 82,661 9,104 9,104 8,407 8,912 11,079 9,465 8,912 8,100 6,804 10,356 9,168 8,618 7,647
45 to 64 years 71,496 6,130 6,130 4,984 5,219 9,354 5,923 5,219 4,677 4,390 6,778 6,477 5,743 5,156
65 years and over 35,209 3,697 3,697 2,304 2,345 13,401 2,690 2,345 1,903 1,869 3,115 3,079 2,702 2,267
65 to 74 years 18,390 1,820 1,820 1,172 1,196 5,961 1,366 1,196 954 931 1,558 1,533 1,342 1,105
75 years and over 16,820 1,877 1,877 1,132 1,149 7,441 1,323 1,149 949 938 1,557 1,546 1,360 1,162
Family Relationship
In families 240,754 27,045 27,045 23,983 25,426 39,116 27,201 25,426 22,705 18,292 29,765 25,711 23,967 20,709
In married-couple families 184,772 12,017 12,017 10,075 10,942 20,454 11,687 10,942 9,893 7,589 13,221 11,051 10,252 9,034
With related children under 18 113,658 8,676 8,676 7,767 8,501 10,510 8,924 8,501 7,602 5,326 9,847 7,715 7,246 6,197
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 42,053 13,034 13,034 12,098 12,589 15,962 13,479 12,589 11,056 9,211 14,255 12,653 11,841 9,981
With related children under 18 31,153 11,586 11,586 10,974 11,382 13,397 12,031 11,382 9,979 8,171 12,595 11,017 10,470 8,721
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 13,929 1,993 1,993 1,810 1,894 2,700 2,034 1,894 1,756 1,492 2,289 2,007 1,873 1,694
With related children under 18 7,903 1,411 1,411 1,299 1,362 1,663 1,440 1,362 1,236 974 1,600 1,326 1,260 1,105
Unrelated individuals 48,609 9,141 9,141 7,895 8,202 14,816 8,794 8,202 7,398 7,361 9,756 9,727 9,101 8,264
Living alone 30,245 4,728 4,728 3,581 3,709 9,443 4,109 3,709 3,001 2,981 4,647 4,636 4,204 3,491
65 years and over 10,638 1,861 1,861 1,140 1,145 5,504 1,252 1,145 828 828 1,413 1,413 1,290 973
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 243,690 29,605 29,605 26,363 27,822 43,033 29,687 27,822 24,968 21,350 32,528 29,201 27,331 24,007
Inside principal cities 94,402 16,149 16,149 14,874 15,617 22,222 16,697 15,617 13,879 11,863 17,952 16,222 15,220 13,054
Outside principal cities 149,288 13,456 13,456 11,489 12,205 20,811 12,990 12,205 11,089 9,487 14,576 12,979 12,111 10,953
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 46,927 7,158 7,158 6,092 6,402 11,517 6,908 6,402 5,728 4,812 7,606 6,778 6,268 5,481
Region
Northeast 53,906 6,269 6,269 5,536 5,771 9,242 6,232 5,771 4,982 4,376 6,901 6,275 5,773 4,931
Midwest 64,740 7,430 7,430 6,562 6,963 11,505 7,352 6,963 6,192 5,173 8,104 7,145 6,786 5,922
South 104,887 14,848 14,848 13,122 13,758 22,043 14,528 13,758 12,566 10,716 15,873 14,248 13,505 11,979
West 67,083 8,217 8,217 7,235 7,732 11,760 8,483 7,732 6,956 5,896 9,256 8,311 7,534 6,655
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 217,375 24,027 24,027 20,539 21,683 39,922 23,478 21,683 19,630 17,573 26,233 24,301 22,446 20,121
18 to 24 years old 28,008 5,096 5,096 4,844 5,207 6,088 5,400 5,207 4,950 4,511 5,984 5,578 5,383 5,051
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 6,125 1,695 1,695 1,632 1,757 1,977 1,827 1,757 1,646 1,445 1,984 1,783 1,717 1,575
25 years old and over 189,367 18,931 18,931 15,695 16,476 33,834 18,078 16,476 14,680 13,062 20,249 18,723 17,063 15,070
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 28,015 6,756 6,756 5,650 5,916 11,583 6,623 5,916 5,127 4,501 7,192 6,657 5,955 5,088
High school graduate, no college 60,893 6,646 6,646 5,550 5,853 12,746 6,377 5,853 5,292 4,703 7,163 6,602 6,017 5,385
College: Less than bachelor's degree 48,077 3,411 3,411 2,807 2,955 6,245 3,235 2,955 2,619 2,332 3,720 3,405 3,135 2,757
Bachelor's degree or more 52,381 2,118 2,118 1,688 1,752 3,260 1,843 1,752 1,642 1,526 2,174 2,058 1,956 1,841
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 174,565 18,975 18,975 16,958 17,970 24,916 19,368 17,970 16,432 14,535 21,552 19,768 18,350 16,559
Worked at full-time jobs 117,336 5,142 5,142 4,634 5,153 6,266 5,330 5,153 4,711 3,597 6,413 5,336 5,153 4,578
50 to 52 weeks 99,191 2,771 2,771 2,433 2,804 3,305 2,918 2,804 2,516 1,718 3,661 2,859 2,738 2,371
Worked at part-time jobs 21,957 3,168 3,168 2,824 3,125 4,063 3,260 3,125 2,851 2,505 3,729 3,427 3,293 2,961
Did not work 35,272 10,665 10,665 9,501 9,693 14,587 10,778 9,693 8,870 8,433 11,410 11,005 9,904 9,020
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 17,208 7,305 7,305 6,808 6,957 10,835 9,262 6,957 5,584 5,091 9,591 9,137 6,827 5,340
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 6,358 3,852 3,852 3,729 3,817 4,830 4,471 3,817 3,166 2,819 4,586 4,323 3,691 2,969
SSI 12,012 4,099 4,099 3,704 3,770 7,042 5,757 3,770 2,852 2,667 5,976 5,777 3,762 2,798
Food stamps 21,909 13,216 13,216 12,383 12,846 15,768 13,974 12,846 10,154 8,548 14,576 13,222 12,130 9,023
Housing assistance 10,621 5,817 5,817 5,817 5,969 7,752 6,593 5,969 4,252 3,614 6,737 6,250 5,678 3,707
Energy assistance 6,318 3,212 3,212 2,852 2,957 4,474 3,384 2,957 2,287 1,959 3,609 3,231 2,813 2,125
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 33,273 13,423 13,423 12,630 13,246 15,872 14,064 13,246 11,356 8,675 14,916 12,658 11,895 9,430
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 8,358 5,546 5,546 5,222 5,317 7,033 6,435 5,317 4,129 3,760 6,612 6,283 5,201 3,916
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 245,473 25,288 25,288 21,973 23,006 41,424 25,210 23,006 20,078 16,985 27,591 24,734 22,538 19,192
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 174,041 5,694 5,694 4,585 5,030 8,956 5,244 5,030 4,648 3,633 6,369 5,261 5,043 4,603
Medicare 39,704 4,971 4,971 3,429 3,483 16,619 4,137 3,483 2,765 2,689 4,619 4,525 3,834 3,146
Both Medicare and Medicaid 5,716 1,835 1,835 1,470 1,490 3,752 2,055 1,490 1,014 969 2,142 2,095 1,502 1,035
Medicaid 37,718 15,208 15,208 14,099 14,630 20,236 16,630 14,630 12,254 10,177 17,413 15,628 13,641 10,893
Not covered at any time during the year 45,144 11,475 11,475 10,482 11,219 13,126 11,385 11,219 10,618 9,177 12,543 11,244 11,061 10,295
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.
Table RD-REV POV01.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds: 2004 -- All Races
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points. For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Government Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty: 2004,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2004/effect2004htm. People as of March of the following year]
Standard Error Percent of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Post-social insurance income
Market _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
_________________________________________________ ______________ _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
Def.1 plus imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3b plus Def. 3 less Def. 3e plus transfers that
As used in imputed net net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be Earned Income taxes after Def. 3d plus means- can be
Total people, official capital on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Tax Credit all credits Earned Income tested cash measured and
all income measure gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued (EITC) except EITC Tax Credit transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Races
Total (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Age
Under 18 years (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Related children (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Under 6 years (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
18 to 24 years (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
25 to 44 years (X) 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
45 to 64 years (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
65 years and over (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
65 to 74 years (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
75 years and over (X) 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Family Relationship
In families (X) 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
In married-couple families (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
With related children under 18 (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6
With related children under 18 (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7
With related children under 18 (X) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0
Unrelated individuals (X) 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Living alone (X) 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
65 years and over (X) 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 1.0 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
Inside principal cities (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Outside principal cities (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Outside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Region
Northeast (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Midwest (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
South (X) 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
West (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over (X) 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
18 to 24 years old (X) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0
25 years old and over (X) 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6
High school graduate, no college (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
College: Less than bachelor's degree (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Bachelor's degree or more (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Worked at full-time jobs (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
50 to 52 weeks (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Worked at part-time jobs (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6
Did not work (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.6 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.6
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.3
SSI (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.6 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.6
Food stamps (X) 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.7
Housing assistance (X) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.2 0.9 0.8 1.3 1.2 1.1 0.8
Energy assistance (X) 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.7 1.4 1.3 1.1 0.9 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.0
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.1
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Medicare (X) 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.6 2.8 2.0 1.6 1.3 1.3 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.3
Medicaid (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.
Table RD-REV POV01.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds: 2004 -- All Races
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points. For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Government Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty: 2004,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2004/effect2004htm. People as of March of the following year]
Standard Error Number of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Post-social insurance income
Market _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
_________________________________________________ ______________ _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
Def.1 plus imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3b plus Def. 3 less Def. 3e plus transfers that
As used in imputed net net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be Earned Income taxes after Def. 3d plus means- can be
Total people, official capital on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Tax Credit all credits Earned Income tested cash measured and
all income measure gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued (EITC) except EITC Tax Credit transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
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All Races
Total 0 412 412 390 400 484 411 400 381 355 428 408 396 374
Age
Under 18 years 0 209 209 204 208 221 212 208 197 177 217 202 198 184
Related children 380 205 205 199 204 217 208 204 193 172 213 198 194 179
Under 6 years 241 132 132 129 133 139 135 133 126 112 138 127 125 117
18 to 24 years 0 95 95 92 95 102 97 95 93 90 101 98 97 94
25 to 44 years 0 127 127 123 126 139 129 126 121 112 135 128 124 118
45 to 64 years 0 106 106 96 98 127 104 98 93 91 111 108 103 98
65 years and over 0 81 81 66 66 129 70 66 60 59 75 75 71 65
65 to 74 years 0 59 59 48 48 99 51 48 43 43 55 54 51 46
75 years and over 0 60 60 47 47 108 50 47 43 43 55 54 51 47
Family Relationship
In families 372 360 360 341 350 423 361 350 333 301 376 352 341 319
In married-couple families 469 247 247 227 236 317 243 236 225 198 258 237 229 215
With related children under 18 473 211 211 200 209 231 214 209 198 166 224 199 193 179
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 341 256 256 248 252 282 261 252 237 217 268 253 245 226
With related children under 18 299 242 242 236 240 260 247 240 226 205 252 237 231 211
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 207 102 102 97 100 119 103 100 96 89 110 103 99 94
With related children under 18 157 86 86 83 85 93 87 85 81 72 92 84 81 76
Unrelated individuals 198 125 125 114 117 173 122 117 110 109 131 130 125 118
Living alone 165 84 84 72 73 128 77 73 65 65 83 83 78 71
65 years and over 103 50 50 39 39 92 40 39 33 33 43 43 41 35
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 363 375 375 356 365 440 375 365 347 323 391 373 362 341
Inside principal cities 454 284 284 273 279 329 288 279 264 245 298 285 276 257
Outside principal cities 486 260 260 241 249 320 256 249 237 220 270 256 248 236
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 435 235 235 217 223 296 231 223 211 194 242 229 220 206
Region
Northeast 0 175 175 166 169 206 175 169 158 149 183 175 169 158
Midwest 0 189 189 179 184 227 188 184 175 161 196 186 182 171
South 0 269 269 256 261 315 267 261 251 234 277 265 259 246
West 0 205 205 194 199 237 207 199 190 177 215 206 197 187
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 389 337 337 314 322 417 334 322 308 293 350 339 327 311
18 to 24 years old 259 95 95 92 95 102 97 95 93 90 101 98 97 94
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 126 57 57 56 58 61 59 58 56 53 61 58 57 55
25 years old and over 424 303 303 278 284 390 297 284 269 255 312 301 289 273
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 259 186 186 171 174 241 184 174 163 153 192 185 175 162
High school graduate, no college 358 185 185 169 174 252 181 174 165 156 191 184 176 167
College: Less than bachelor's degree 327 133 133 121 124 179 130 124 117 110 139 133 128 120
Bachelor's degree or more 338 105 105 94 96 130 98 96 93 89 107 104 101 98
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 219 303 303 288 296 343 306 296 284 268 321 309 299 285
Worked at full-time jobs 374 163 163 155 163 179 166 163 156 137 181 166 163 154
50 to 52 weeks 383 120 120 113 121 131 123 121 115 95 138 122 120 111
Worked at part-time jobs 244 128 128 121 128 145 130 128 122 114 139 134 131 124
Did not work 297 232 232 219 221 269 233 221 212 207 239 235 224 214
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 192 109 109 104 106 140 126 106 93 88 129 125 104 90
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 100 75 75 73 74 85 81 74 67 63 82 80 73 64
SSI 150 77 77 73 74 106 94 74 63 61 96 94 74 62
Food stamps 228 160 160 153 157 180 166 157 134 120 171 160 151 124
Housing assistance 138 95 95 95 96 113 102 96 79 72 104 99 93 73
Energy assistance 100 67 67 63 64 81 69 64 56 51 72 68 63 54
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 315 161 161 155 160 181 167 160 144 121 174 155 149 128
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 118 92 92 89 90 106 101 90 78 74 102 99 89 75
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 330 349 349 328 335 433 349 335 314 291 363 346 332 308
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 435 172 172 154 162 214 165 162 155 138 181 165 162 155
Medicare 302 161 161 134 135 288 147 135 120 119 155 153 141 128
Both Medicare and Medicaid 122 98 98 88 88 140 104 88 73 71 106 105 89 74
Medicaid 295 276 276 266 271 315 288 271 249 228 294 280 262 235
Not covered at any time during the year 318 241 241 231 239 257 240 239 232 217 252 239 237 229
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.
Race Footnotes