Table RD-REV POV01.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds: 2004 -- White alone or in combination
[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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
White alone or in combination
Total 238,521 10.8 10.8 9.4 10.0 16.9 10.6 10.0 9.0 7.6 11.8 10.5 9.8 8.7
Age
Under 18 years 58,152 14.6 14.6 13.5 14.3 16.7 14.9 14.3 12.8 9.6 15.9 13.2 12.6 10.6
Related children 57,260 14.0 14.0 12.9 13.7 16.2 14.3 13.7 12.1 9.1 15.3 12.6 12.0 10.1
Under 6 years 18,922 16.9 16.9 15.9 17.0 18.8 17.6 17.0 15.5 11.7 18.4 15.1 14.6 12.8
18 to 24 years 22,496 16.1 16.1 15.3 16.6 19.2 17.1 16.6 15.9 14.4 19.0 17.7 17.2 16.3
25 to 44 years 66,669 9.7 9.7 8.8 9.4 11.8 10.0 9.4 8.6 7.1 11.1 9.7 9.1 8.1
45 to 64 years 60,258 7.5 7.5 6.0 6.2 11.7 7.1 6.2 5.7 5.3 8.2 7.8 6.9 6.3
65 years and over 30,946 8.8 8.8 5.2 5.3 36.8 6.1 5.3 4.4 4.4 7.3 7.2 6.3 5.5
65 to 74 years 15,889 8.2 8.2 5.0 5.1 30.8 5.8 5.1 4.2 4.1 6.8 6.7 5.9 5.0
75 years and over 15,056 9.5 9.5 5.5 5.6 43.2 6.4 5.6 4.7 4.7 7.8 7.7 6.8 6.0
Family Relationship
In families 197,099 9.3 9.3 8.1 8.7 14.2 9.3 8.7 7.8 6.1 10.2 8.7 8.1 7.1
In married-couple families 159,446 6.1 6.1 5.1 5.5 10.7 5.9 5.5 5.0 3.8 6.7 5.5 5.1 4.5
With related children under 18 96,473 7.4 7.4 6.5 7.2 8.8 7.5 7.2 6.4 4.4 8.3 6.4 6.0 5.2
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 27,088 27.1 27.1 24.7 25.8 33.7 27.7 25.8 22.9 18.7 29.5 26.3 24.4 20.7
With related children under 18 19,484 33.6 33.6 31.5 32.9 38.8 34.7 32.9 29.2 23.5 36.4 32.1 30.4 25.5
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 10,565 12.4 12.4 11.0 11.7 17.4 12.6 11.7 10.9 9.1 14.2 12.0 11.2 10.2
With related children under 18 6,023 16.1 16.1 14.3 15.1 18.8 15.9 15.1 13.8 10.8 17.5 13.8 13.2 11.7
Unrelated individuals 40,360 17.3 17.3 14.7 15.3 29.3 16.4 15.3 14.0 14.0 18.4 18.3 17.2 15.8
Living alone 24,825 14.0 14.0 10.1 10.5 30.4 11.7 10.5 8.7 8.7 13.5 13.4 12.1 10.4
65 years and over 9,339 15.2 15.2 8.9 8.9 50.3 9.7 8.9 6.8 6.8 11.2 11.2 10.3 8.1
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 196,896 10.2 10.2 9.0 9.5 15.7 10.1 9.5 8.6 7.3 11.2 10.0 9.4 8.3
Inside principal cities 67,953 14.2 14.2 12.9 13.7 20.2 14.6 13.7 12.3 10.4 15.8 14.2 13.4 11.6
Outside principal cities 128,943 8.2 8.2 6.9 7.3 13.3 7.8 7.3 6.7 5.7 8.8 7.8 7.3 6.6
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 41,625 13.6 13.6 11.5 12.1 22.8 13.0 12.1 10.8 9.0 14.4 12.7 11.8 10.4
Region
Northeast 44,593 9.6 9.6 8.2 8.5 15.2 9.4 8.5 7.4 6.5 10.6 9.6 8.7 7.4
Midwest 56,120 9.2 9.2 8.0 8.5 15.3 8.9 8.5 7.6 6.3 9.9 8.9 8.4 7.4
South 81,468 11.9 11.9 10.3 10.9 18.8 11.4 10.9 10.1 8.5 12.6 11.3 10.7 9.7
West 56,339 11.9 11.9 10.4 11.1 17.1 12.1 11.1 10.0 8.5 13.3 11.8 10.7 9.5
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 180,369 9.6 9.6 8.1 8.5 17.0 9.3 8.5 7.8 7.0 10.4 9.6 8.9 8.1
18 to 24 years old 22,496 16.1 16.1 15.3 16.6 19.2 17.1 16.6 15.9 14.4 19.0 17.7 17.2 16.3
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,800 24.0 24.0 22.9 25.1 27.7 25.8 25.1 23.5 20.2 28.3 25.0 24.2 22.4
25 years old and over 157,873 8.7 8.7 7.0 7.4 16.7 8.1 7.4 6.7 5.9 9.2 8.5 7.7 6.9
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 22,514 22.1 22.1 18.2 19.2 39.5 21.5 19.2 16.8 14.6 23.5 21.6 19.2 16.6
High school graduate, no college 50,691 9.2 9.2 7.5 7.9 19.6 8.6 7.9 7.3 6.4 9.8 9.0 8.2 7.4
College: Less than bachelor's degree 40,494 6.1 6.1 4.9 5.1 12.0 5.6 5.1 4.6 4.1 6.6 6.0 5.5 4.9
Bachelor's degree or more 44,174 3.6 3.6 2.8 2.9 5.9 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.5 3.7 3.5 3.3 3.1
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 143,354 9.5 9.5 8.4 9.0 12.6 9.6 9.0 8.2 7.2 10.8 9.9 9.1 8.3
Worked at full-time jobs 97,201 3.9 3.9 3.5 3.9 4.7 4.0 3.9 3.6 2.8 4.9 4.0 3.9 3.6
50 to 52 weeks 82,299 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.5 2.9 2.6 2.5 2.3 1.6 3.3 2.6 2.5 2.2
Worked at part-time jobs 18,698 12.4 12.4 11.0 12.3 16.3 12.8 12.3 11.3 10.0 14.9 13.7 13.1 11.9
Did not work 27,455 27.3 27.3 24.0 24.5 38.2 27.3 24.5 22.5 21.2 29.1 27.9 24.9 22.8
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 11,217 38.6 38.6 35.5 36.4 59.8 50.4 36.4 28.3 25.3 52.5 49.8 35.2 26.9
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 3,725 57.9 57.9 55.6 57.4 73.8 67.7 57.4 45.9 39.7 70.0 65.1 53.9 42.5
SSI 8,118 31.0 31.0 27.5 28.1 55.8 45.2 28.1 20.7 19.1 47.1 45.6 28.0 20.2
Food stamps 14,294 57.3 57.3 53.0 55.5 69.0 60.5 55.5 43.4 35.3 63.4 56.6 51.4 37.7
Housing assistance 5,681 49.9 49.9 49.9 51.6 73.2 58.7 51.6 35.6 29.0 60.0 56.7 49.6 30.1
Energy assistance 4,558 47.7 47.7 41.5 43.2 68.6 49.8 43.2 33.2 28.0 53.4 47.8 41.6 30.7
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 23,344 37.1 37.1 34.4 36.5 43.9 38.5 36.5 31.2 23.0 41.1 34.1 32.2 25.3
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 5,017 63.4 63.4 59.0 60.4 81.9 74.5 60.4 44.7 39.8 77.2 72.9 58.3 42.3
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 203,367 8.6 8.6 7.3 7.7 15.1 8.4 7.7 6.7 5.7 9.3 8.3 7.5 6.5
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 146,790 2.8 2.8 2.2 2.4 4.7 2.5 2.4 2.2 1.7 3.1 2.6 2.4 2.3
Medicare 34,398 10.4 10.4 6.8 6.9 40.1 8.3 6.9 5.6 5.4 9.5 9.3 7.8 6.5
Both Medicare and Medicaid 4,261 29.8 29.8 23.3 23.5 64.9 33.4 23.5 15.9 15.1 35.0 34.1 23.6 16.2
Medicaid 26,708 37.1 37.1 33.9 35.5 50.9 40.7 35.5 29.8 24.2 42.8 38.0 32.7 26.0
Not covered at any time during the year 35,155 23.9 23.9 21.7 23.3 27.1 23.5 23.3 22.1 18.9 26.0 23.1 22.7 21.3
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 -- White alone or in combination
[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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
White alone or in combination
Total 238,521 25,815 25,815 22,403 23,744 40,346 25,362 23,744 21,507 18,149 28,081 25,045 23,351 20,729
Age
Under 18 years 58,152 8,496 8,496 7,853 8,328 9,739 8,677 8,328 7,416 5,597 9,234 7,658 7,308 6,180
Related children 57,260 8,037 8,037 7,398 7,865 9,259 8,213 7,865 6,956 5,184 8,755 7,218 6,872 5,760
Under 6 years 18,922 3,192 3,192 3,005 3,225 3,552 3,322 3,225 2,924 2,211 3,488 2,862 2,767 2,418
18 to 24 years 22,496 3,620 3,620 3,438 3,732 4,319 3,845 3,732 3,573 3,251 4,283 3,976 3,863 3,663
25 to 44 years 66,669 6,450 6,450 5,900 6,291 7,872 6,679 6,291 5,738 4,748 7,385 6,475 6,065 5,419
45 to 64 years 60,258 4,513 4,513 3,589 3,752 7,021 4,278 3,752 3,409 3,205 4,928 4,707 4,151 3,775
65 years and over 30,946 2,737 2,737 1,623 1,642 11,395 1,883 1,642 1,371 1,347 2,252 2,230 1,964 1,692
65 to 74 years 15,889 1,304 1,304 797 804 4,888 924 804 661 645 1,084 1,067 938 792
75 years and over 15,056 1,432 1,432 826 838 6,507 959 838 711 702 1,168 1,162 1,026 900
Family Relationship
In families 197,099 18,360 18,360 15,981 17,065 27,979 18,238 17,065 15,339 12,092 20,139 17,189 15,981 13,903
In married-couple families 159,446 9,715 9,715 8,122 8,833 17,022 9,398 8,833 7,987 6,052 10,661 8,801 8,190 7,226
With related children under 18 96,473 7,095 7,095 6,317 6,931 8,442 7,237 6,931 6,200 4,282 7,983 6,140 5,801 4,975
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 27,088 7,339 7,339 6,695 7,000 9,118 7,509 7,000 6,204 5,077 7,982 7,118 6,610 5,598
With related children under 18 19,484 6,552 6,552 6,146 6,412 7,561 6,751 6,412 5,688 4,577 7,092 6,245 5,916 4,961
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 10,565 1,305 1,305 1,164 1,233 1,840 1,331 1,233 1,148 963 1,495 1,270 1,181 1,078
With related children under 18 6,023 969 969 861 912 1,132 960 912 833 648 1,052 829 796 706
Unrelated individuals 40,360 6,963 6,963 5,930 6,172 11,841 6,617 6,172 5,664 5,631 7,423 7,403 6,922 6,396
Living alone 24,825 3,467 3,467 2,519 2,609 7,541 2,898 2,609 2,172 2,155 3,340 3,331 3,011 2,572
65 years and over 9,339 1,419 1,419 833 835 4,700 904 835 633 633 1,043 1,043 959 757
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 196,896 20,160 20,160 17,628 18,722 30,844 19,953 18,722 17,006 14,402 22,078 19,747 18,442 16,402
Inside principal cities 67,953 9,621 9,621 8,778 9,286 13,740 9,888 9,286 8,373 7,051 10,709 9,661 9,084 7,888
Outside principal cities 128,943 10,539 10,539 8,849 9,436 17,104 10,065 9,436 8,633 7,351 11,369 10,086 9,358 8,514
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 41,625 5,655 5,655 4,775 5,022 9,502 5,409 5,022 4,500 3,747 6,003 5,298 4,909 4,327
Region
Northeast 44,593 4,279 4,279 3,662 3,808 6,776 4,182 3,808 3,307 2,900 4,715 4,274 3,876 3,301
Midwest 56,120 5,171 5,171 4,485 4,774 8,604 5,016 4,774 4,275 3,511 5,583 4,974 4,735 4,137
South 81,468 9,655 9,655 8,421 8,898 15,313 9,326 8,898 8,269 6,960 10,303 9,171 8,707 7,914
West 56,339 6,710 6,710 5,835 6,265 9,653 6,839 6,265 5,656 4,778 7,481 6,625 6,034 5,377
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 180,369 17,319 17,319 14,550 15,416 30,607 16,685 15,416 14,091 12,552 18,847 17,387 16,043 14,549
18 to 24 years old 22,496 3,620 3,620 3,438 3,732 4,319 3,845 3,732 3,573 3,251 4,283 3,976 3,863 3,663
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,800 1,153 1,153 1,099 1,203 1,331 1,240 1,203 1,129 972 1,358 1,200 1,162 1,073
25 years old and over 157,873 13,699 13,699 11,112 11,684 26,288 12,840 11,684 10,518 9,301 14,564 13,411 12,180 10,886
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 22,514 4,964 4,964 4,102 4,320 8,882 4,838 4,320 3,790 3,276 5,289 4,854 4,332 3,739
High school graduate, no college 50,691 4,689 4,689 3,798 4,021 9,925 4,375 4,021 3,679 3,248 4,978 4,554 4,146 3,773
College: Less than bachelor's degree 40,494 2,458 2,458 1,971 2,062 4,878 2,269 2,062 1,849 1,666 2,652 2,436 2,226 1,993
Bachelor's degree or more 44,174 1,588 1,588 1,241 1,281 2,603 1,358 1,281 1,200 1,111 1,645 1,567 1,475 1,381
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 143,354 13,645 13,645 12,047 12,832 18,118 13,832 12,832 11,815 10,380 15,515 14,153 13,108 11,935
Worked at full-time jobs 97,201 3,828 3,828 3,422 3,811 4,582 3,922 3,811 3,528 2,689 4,744 3,933 3,806 3,451
50 to 52 weeks 82,299 2,091 2,091 1,815 2,092 2,426 2,167 2,092 1,916 1,316 2,732 2,134 2,042 1,810
Worked at part-time jobs 18,698 2,320 2,320 2,048 2,291 3,049 2,402 2,291 2,113 1,868 2,790 2,566 2,453 2,234
Did not work 27,455 7,496 7,496 6,577 6,730 10,486 7,507 6,730 6,174 5,823 7,981 7,654 6,849 6,250
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 11,217 4,327 4,327 3,982 4,085 6,703 5,650 4,085 3,179 2,842 5,889 5,588 3,954 3,016
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 3,725 2,156 2,156 2,072 2,137 2,749 2,523 2,137 1,711 1,479 2,608 2,426 2,008 1,584
SSI 8,118 2,513 2,513 2,235 2,278 4,527 3,667 2,278 1,684 1,554 3,825 3,704 2,272 1,642
Food stamps 14,294 8,185 8,185 7,579 7,935 9,857 8,653 7,935 6,207 5,051 9,057 8,085 7,343 5,392
Housing assistance 5,681 2,836 2,836 2,836 2,931 4,160 3,335 2,931 2,024 1,650 3,406 3,218 2,820 1,709
Energy assistance 4,558 2,176 2,176 1,892 1,968 3,125 2,268 1,968 1,513 1,277 2,433 2,180 1,895 1,399
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 23,344 8,662 8,662 8,026 8,521 10,251 8,985 8,521 7,290 5,380 9,588 7,967 7,506 5,906
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 5,017 3,183 3,183 2,959 3,029 4,109 3,737 3,029 2,241 1,999 3,871 3,660 2,927 2,122
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 203,367 17,409 17,409 14,779 15,568 30,807 17,090 15,568 13,723 11,501 18,951 16,939 15,354 13,229
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 146,790 4,037 4,037 3,165 3,481 6,836 3,639 3,481 3,244 2,534 4,519 3,748 3,571 3,311
Medicare 34,398 3,587 3,587 2,350 2,383 13,784 2,864 2,383 1,917 1,862 3,279 3,213 2,697 2,252
Both Medicare and Medicaid 4,261 1,272 1,272 992 1,003 2,765 1,425 1,003 676 642 1,493 1,454 1,004 689
Medicaid 26,708 9,899 9,899 9,057 9,491 13,600 10,878 9,491 7,960 6,455 11,443 10,162 8,726 6,956
Not covered at any time during the year 35,155 8,405 8,405 7,623 8,177 9,538 8,273 8,177 7,784 6,648 9,130 8,105 7,997 7,500
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 -- White alone or in combination
[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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
White alone or in combination
Total (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
Age
Under 18 years (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 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 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Under 6 years (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
18 to 24 years (X) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
25 to 44 years (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
45 to 64 years (X) 0.2 0.2 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 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
75 years and over (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 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 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7
With related children under 18 (X) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7
With related children under 18 (X) 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.3 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 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Inside principal cities (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 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 0.2 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 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
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 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 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 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1
25 years old and over (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 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 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6
High school graduate, no college (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 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) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.6 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.7
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.2 2.1 1.8 1.6 1.4 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.5
SSI (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.3 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.6 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.6
Food stamps (X) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.7 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.8
Housing assistance (X) 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.0
Energy assistance (X) 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.9 1.5 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.1
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.3 1.2 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.3
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 0.2 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) 2.1 2.1 1.8 1.8 3.2 2.2 1.8 1.5 1.4 2.3 2.2 1.8 1.5
Medicaid (X) 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8
Not covered at any time during the year (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
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 -- White alone or in combination
[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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White alone or in combination
Total 0 353 353 331 340 429 350 340 324 300 366 348 337 319
Age
Under 18 years 0 176 176 170 174 187 178 174 166 146 183 168 165 153
Related children 350 172 172 165 170 183 173 170 161 141 178 164 160 148
Under 6 years 217 111 111 108 112 117 113 112 106 93 116 105 104 97
18 to 24 years 0 81 81 79 82 88 84 82 81 77 88 85 84 82
25 to 44 years 0 109 109 105 108 119 111 108 103 95 116 109 106 101
45 to 64 years 0 92 92 83 84 112 90 84 81 78 96 94 88 85
65 years and over 0 71 71 56 56 124 60 56 51 51 65 65 61 57
65 to 74 years 0 50 50 39 40 92 42 40 36 36 46 45 43 39
75 years and over 0 52 52 40 40 103 43 40 37 37 47 47 45 42
Family Relationship
In families 456 302 302 283 291 366 301 291 277 247 315 292 283 264
In married-couple families 484 223 223 204 213 291 219 213 203 177 233 212 205 193
With related children under 18 457 191 191 181 189 208 193 189 179 149 203 178 173 161
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 281 194 194 186 190 216 197 190 179 162 203 192 185 170
With related children under 18 242 184 184 178 182 197 187 182 172 154 191 180 175 161
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 181 83 83 78 81 98 84 81 78 71 89 82 79 75
With related children under 18 138 71 71 67 69 77 71 69 66 58 74 66 65 61
Unrelated individuals 185 106 106 96 98 148 102 98 93 93 110 110 105 100
Living alone 152 70 70 59 60 111 64 60 54 54 69 69 65 60
65 years and over 97 43 43 33 33 84 34 33 28 28 37 37 35 31
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 456 315 315 296 304 382 313 304 291 269 328 312 302 286
Inside principal cities 410 222 222 212 218 263 225 218 207 191 233 222 216 201
Outside principal cities 482 232 232 213 220 292 227 220 210 195 240 227 219 209
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 414 210 210 193 198 270 205 198 187 171 216 203 196 184
Region
Northeast 0 148 148 138 140 181 146 140 131 123 154 148 141 131
Midwest 0 161 161 151 155 201 159 155 147 134 167 158 155 145
South 0 224 224 210 215 273 220 215 208 192 230 218 213 204
West 0 187 187 176 182 219 189 182 173 161 196 186 179 169
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 431 291 291 268 276 374 286 276 264 250 302 291 281 268
18 to 24 years old 235 81 81 79 82 88 84 82 81 77 88 85 84 82
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 112 47 47 46 48 51 49 48 47 44 51 48 47 46
25 years old and over 441 261 261 236 242 351 253 242 230 217 268 258 247 234
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 235 160 160 146 150 212 158 150 140 131 165 158 150 139
High school graduate, no college 334 156 156 140 144 224 151 144 138 130 160 154 147 140
College: Less than bachelor's degree 304 113 113 102 104 159 109 104 98 93 118 113 108 102
Bachelor's degree or more 316 91 91 81 82 117 84 82 79 76 93 91 88 85
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 333 260 260 246 253 297 262 253 243 229 276 265 256 244
Worked at full-time jobs 383 141 141 133 141 154 143 141 135 118 157 143 141 134
50 to 52 weeks 380 105 105 98 105 113 106 105 100 83 119 106 103 97
Worked at part-time jobs 228 110 110 104 109 126 112 109 105 99 121 116 113 108
Did not work 269 196 196 184 186 230 196 186 178 173 202 198 187 179
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 143 80 80 76 77 103 93 77 67 63 96 93 76 65
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 73 54 54 53 54 62 59 54 48 44 60 58 52 46
SSI 116 59 59 55 56 82 73 56 47 45 74 73 56 47
Food stamps 169 117 117 111 115 132 121 115 99 87 125 116 109 91
Housing assistance 93 63 63 63 64 78 69 64 52 47 70 67 63 48
Energy assistance 82 54 54 50 51 66 56 51 45 41 58 54 50 43
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 239 121 121 115 120 135 124 120 109 91 129 115 111 96
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 87 67 67 64 65 77 73 65 55 52 75 72 64 54
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 409 294 294 272 279 382 292 279 263 242 306 290 277 258
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 442 145 145 129 135 188 138 135 130 115 153 140 137 131
Medicare 284 137 137 111 112 263 122 112 100 99 131 130 119 109
Both Medicare and Medicaid 106 82 82 72 73 120 87 73 60 58 89 87 73 60
Medicaid 254 225 225 215 220 262 235 220 202 183 241 228 211 189
Not covered at any time during the year 287 208 208 198 205 221 206 205 200 185 216 204 203 196
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.
Race Footnotes