Table RD-REV POV01.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds: 2004 -- White alone
[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
Total 233,741 10.7 10.7 9.3 9.8 16.8 10.5 9.8 8.9 7.5 11.6 10.4 9.7 8.6
Age
Under 18 years 56,053 14.5 14.5 13.4 14.2 16.5 14.7 14.2 12.6 9.5 15.7 13.0 12.4 10.5
Related children 55,212 13.9 13.9 12.8 13.6 16.0 14.2 13.6 12.0 9.0 15.1 12.4 11.9 10.0
Under 6 years 18,162 16.6 16.6 15.7 16.8 18.4 17.3 16.8 15.2 11.6 18.1 14.9 14.4 12.6
18 to 24 years 21,886 16.0 16.0 15.2 16.5 19.1 17.0 16.5 15.8 14.4 18.9 17.6 17.1 16.2
25 to 44 years 65,558 9.6 9.6 8.8 9.4 11.7 10.0 9.4 8.6 7.1 11.0 9.6 9.1 8.1
45 to 64 years 59,530 7.5 7.5 5.9 6.2 11.6 7.0 6.2 5.6 5.3 8.1 7.8 6.8 6.2
65 years and over 30,714 8.8 8.8 5.2 5.3 36.8 6.1 5.3 4.4 4.3 7.2 7.2 6.3 5.5
65 to 74 years 15,760 8.1 8.1 5.0 5.0 30.7 5.8 5.0 4.1 4.0 6.8 6.7 5.8 4.9
75 years and over 14,953 9.5 9.5 5.5 5.6 43.3 6.4 5.6 4.7 4.7 7.8 7.7 6.8 6.0
Family Relationship
In families 193,024 9.2 9.2 8.0 8.6 14.1 9.1 8.6 7.7 6.1 10.1 8.6 8.0 7.0
In married-couple families 156,613 6.1 6.1 5.1 5.5 10.7 5.8 5.5 5.0 3.8 6.6 5.5 5.1 4.5
With related children under 18 94,342 7.3 7.3 6.5 7.1 8.7 7.5 7.1 6.4 4.4 8.2 6.3 6.0 5.1
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 26,139 26.9 26.9 24.5 25.6 33.4 27.4 25.6 22.7 18.6 29.2 26.0 24.2 20.6
With related children under 18 18,677 33.6 33.6 31.4 32.8 38.5 34.4 32.8 29.1 23.5 36.2 31.8 30.2 25.4
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 10,271 12.3 12.3 10.9 11.5 17.2 12.4 11.5 10.8 9.0 14.0 11.8 11.0 10.1
With related children under 18 5,837 16.0 16.0 14.2 15.0 18.7 15.8 15.0 13.8 10.7 17.4 13.6 13.0 11.6
Unrelated individuals 39,712 17.1 17.1 14.6 15.2 29.3 16.3 15.2 13.9 13.9 18.3 18.2 17.0 15.8
Living alone 24,492 13.9 13.9 10.1 10.5 30.4 11.6 10.5 8.7 8.7 13.4 13.4 12.1 10.3
65 years and over 9,263 15.1 15.1 8.9 8.9 50.4 9.6 8.9 6.8 6.8 11.1 11.1 10.2 8.1
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 192,899 10.1 10.1 8.8 9.4 15.6 10.0 9.4 8.5 7.3 11.1 9.9 9.3 8.3
Inside principal cities 66,296 14.0 14.0 12.8 13.5 20.1 14.4 13.5 12.2 10.3 15.6 14.1 13.2 11.5
Outside principal cities 126,603 8.1 8.1 6.8 7.2 13.2 7.7 7.2 6.6 5.7 8.7 7.7 7.2 6.6
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 40,841 13.5 13.5 11.4 12.0 22.8 12.9 12.0 10.7 8.9 14.3 12.6 11.7 10.3
Region
Northeast 44,076 9.5 9.5 8.1 8.4 15.1 9.2 8.4 7.3 6.4 10.4 9.5 8.6 7.3
Midwest 55,150 9.0 9.0 7.8 8.3 15.1 8.7 8.3 7.4 6.1 9.7 8.7 8.3 7.2
South 79,920 11.8 11.8 10.3 10.9 18.8 11.4 10.9 10.1 8.5 12.6 11.2 10.6 9.7
West 54,595 11.9 11.9 10.4 11.1 17.1 12.1 11.1 10.0 8.5 13.2 11.7 10.7 9.6
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 177,688 9.6 9.6 8.0 8.5 16.9 9.2 8.5 7.8 6.9 10.4 9.6 8.8 8.0
18 to 24 years old 21,886 16.0 16.0 15.2 16.5 19.1 17.0 16.5 15.8 14.4 18.9 17.6 17.1 16.2
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,656 24.0 24.0 22.9 24.9 27.6 25.7 24.9 23.4 20.2 28.1 25.1 24.3 22.4
25 years old and over 155,802 8.6 8.6 7.0 7.4 16.6 8.1 7.4 6.6 5.9 9.2 8.4 7.7 6.9
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 22,200 22.0 22.0 18.2 19.2 39.5 21.5 19.2 16.8 14.5 23.5 21.5 19.2 16.6
High school graduate, no college 50,112 9.2 9.2 7.4 7.9 19.5 8.5 7.9 7.2 6.4 9.7 8.9 8.1 7.4
College: Less than bachelor's degree 39,765 6.0 6.0 4.8 5.0 12.0 5.5 5.0 4.5 4.1 6.4 5.9 5.4 4.9
Bachelor's degree or more 43,726 3.6 3.6 2.8 2.9 5.9 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.5 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.1
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 141,062 9.5 9.5 8.3 8.9 12.6 9.6 8.9 8.2 7.2 10.7 9.8 9.1 8.3
Worked at full-time jobs 95,731 3.9 3.9 3.5 3.9 4.7 4.0 3.9 3.6 2.8 4.9 4.0 3.9 3.5
50 to 52 weeks 81,102 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 18,370 12.3 12.3 10.8 12.1 16.2 12.7 12.1 11.2 9.9 14.8 13.6 13.0 11.9
Did not work 26,960 27.2 27.2 23.8 24.4 38.0 27.1 24.4 22.4 21.1 28.9 27.7 24.8 22.7
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 10,790 38.5 38.5 35.5 36.4 59.6 50.1 36.4 28.3 25.3 52.2 49.6 35.2 26.9
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 3,520 57.9 57.9 55.8 57.6 73.5 67.4 57.6 45.9 39.7 69.7 64.8 54.1 42.6
SSI 7,841 31.1 31.1 27.7 28.2 55.7 44.9 28.2 20.9 19.3 46.9 45.4 28.1 20.4
Food stamps 13,702 57.3 57.3 53.0 55.5 69.0 60.4 55.5 43.4 35.3 63.3 56.4 51.4 37.8
Housing assistance 5,344 49.7 49.7 49.7 51.3 73.3 58.3 51.3 35.3 29.1 59.5 56.3 49.4 30.0
Energy assistance 4,395 47.6 47.6 41.3 43.0 68.6 49.5 43.0 32.9 27.8 53.2 47.6 41.5 30.6
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 22,539 37.0 37.0 34.3 36.5 43.8 38.4 36.5 31.2 23.0 41.0 34.0 32.1 25.3
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 4,758 63.8 63.8 59.3 60.7 82.0 74.6 60.7 44.6 39.9 77.2 73.0 58.7 42.4
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 199,406 8.5 8.5 7.2 7.6 15.1 8.3 7.6 6.7 5.6 9.2 8.2 7.5 6.5
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 144,136 2.7 2.7 2.1 2.4 4.6 2.5 2.4 2.2 1.7 3.1 2.5 2.4 2.3
Medicare 34,062 10.4 10.4 6.8 6.9 40.1 8.2 6.9 5.6 5.4 9.4 9.3 7.8 6.5
Both Medicare and Medicaid 4,179 29.7 29.7 23.2 23.4 64.7 33.1 23.4 15.9 15.0 34.7 33.8 23.4 16.2
Medicaid 25,729 37.0 37.0 33.8 35.4 50.8 40.5 35.4 29.7 24.2 42.7 37.9 32.6 26.0
Not covered at any time during the year 34,335 23.8 23.8 21.6 23.2 27.0 23.4 23.2 22.0 18.8 25.9 22.9 22.6 21.2
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
[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
Total 233,741 25,073 25,073 21,720 23,021 39,340 24,551 23,021 20,862 17,638 27,221 24,279 22,674 20,167
Age
Under 18 years 56,053 8,102 8,102 7,483 7,943 9,268 8,261 7,943 7,073 5,344 8,802 7,284 6,965 5,908
Related children 55,212 7,667 7,667 7,052 7,503 8,811 7,821 7,503 6,637 4,952 8,346 6,868 6,548 5,508
Under 6 years 18,162 3,018 3,018 2,843 3,050 3,346 3,138 3,050 2,766 2,098 3,296 2,705 2,615 2,292
18 to 24 years 21,886 3,513 3,513 3,334 3,611 4,173 3,713 3,611 3,457 3,159 4,140 3,853 3,751 3,555
25 to 44 years 65,558 6,314 6,314 5,775 6,161 7,694 6,524 6,161 5,620 4,648 7,218 6,321 5,937 5,313
45 to 64 years 59,530 4,440 4,440 3,523 3,682 6,898 4,194 3,682 3,353 3,151 4,838 4,619 4,077 3,713
65 years and over 30,714 2,705 2,705 1,606 1,624 11,308 1,858 1,624 1,359 1,335 2,225 2,203 1,944 1,678
65 to 74 years 15,760 1,283 1,283 782 789 4,840 908 789 650 634 1,065 1,049 921 779
75 years and over 14,953 1,422 1,422 824 836 6,467 951 836 709 701 1,160 1,154 1,024 899
Family Relationship
In families 193,024 17,794 17,794 15,461 16,505 27,203 17,604 16,505 14,843 11,725 19,471 16,616 15,478 13,498
In married-couple families 156,613 9,491 9,491 7,931 8,618 16,702 9,157 8,618 7,791 5,924 10,401 8,604 8,016 7,084
With related children under 18 94,342 6,894 6,894 6,143 6,739 8,202 7,030 6,739 6,019 4,170 7,760 5,981 5,657 4,854
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 26,139 7,040 7,040 6,406 6,702 8,731 7,169 6,702 5,946 4,874 7,630 6,795 6,328 5,374
With related children under 18 18,677 6,270 6,270 5,869 6,126 7,194 6,424 6,126 5,443 4,385 6,757 5,939 5,647 4,750
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 10,271 1,263 1,263 1,123 1,185 1,771 1,277 1,185 1,105 927 1,441 1,217 1,135 1,040
With related children under 18 5,837 933 933 827 877 1,093 925 877 803 625 1,016 794 762 680
Unrelated individuals 39,712 6,809 6,809 5,789 6,031 11,634 6,462 6,031 5,538 5,504 7,253 7,233 6,765 6,256
Living alone 24,492 3,410 3,410 2,474 2,565 7,446 2,844 2,565 2,139 2,121 3,278 3,270 2,956 2,528
65 years and over 9,263 1,401 1,401 824 826 4,665 892 826 629 629 1,029 1,029 948 751
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 192,899 19,568 19,568 17,068 18,123 30,031 19,277 18,123 16,477 13,991 21,366 19,117 17,889 15,950
Inside principal cities 66,296 9,302 9,302 8,472 8,969 13,326 9,526 8,969 8,102 6,826 10,340 9,317 8,781 7,649
Outside principal cities 126,603 10,266 10,266 8,595 9,154 16,705 9,750 9,154 8,375 7,165 11,027 9,800 9,108 8,301
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 40,841 5,505 5,505 4,653 4,898 9,309 5,274 4,898 4,385 3,647 5,855 5,162 4,785 4,217
Region
Northeast 44,076 4,174 4,174 3,560 3,703 6,647 4,069 3,703 3,224 2,827 4,597 4,168 3,781 3,226
Midwest 55,150 4,976 4,976 4,300 4,581 8,351 4,801 4,581 4,100 3,382 5,360 4,774 4,558 3,995
South 79,920 9,406 9,406 8,198 8,676 14,991 9,089 8,676 8,058 6,776 10,044 8,926 8,473 7,714
West 54,595 6,518 6,518 5,662 6,061 9,351 6,592 6,061 5,481 4,653 7,221 6,412 5,862 5,232
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 177,688 16,972 16,972 14,237 15,078 30,072 16,290 15,078 13,789 12,294 18,420 16,995 15,709 14,259
18 to 24 years old 21,886 3,513 3,513 3,334 3,611 4,173 3,713 3,611 3,457 3,159 4,140 3,853 3,751 3,555
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,656 1,119 1,119 1,068 1,161 1,284 1,196 1,161 1,088 942 1,310 1,167 1,131 1,043
25 years old and over 155,802 13,459 13,459 10,903 11,467 25,899 12,577 11,467 10,332 9,135 14,280 13,142 11,959 10,704
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 22,200 4,888 4,888 4,040 4,256 8,772 4,765 4,256 3,736 3,230 5,210 4,779 4,267 3,687
High school graduate, no college 50,112 4,597 4,597 3,721 3,938 9,777 4,273 3,938 3,605 3,182 4,872 4,456 4,067 3,704
College: Less than bachelor's degree 39,765 2,396 2,396 1,910 2,001 4,766 2,189 2,001 1,800 1,620 2,564 2,350 2,158 1,941
Bachelor's degree or more 43,726 1,579 1,579 1,233 1,272 2,584 1,349 1,272 1,191 1,103 1,634 1,557 1,466 1,372
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 141,062 13,351 13,351 11,773 12,538 17,705 13,491 12,538 11,551 10,153 15,146 13,812 12,814 11,680
Worked at full-time jobs 95,731 3,754 3,754 3,353 3,730 4,482 3,838 3,730 3,456 2,636 4,646 3,851 3,728 3,385
50 to 52 weeks 81,102 2,050 2,050 1,778 2,045 2,372 2,117 2,045 1,874 1,286 2,669 2,081 1,992 1,769
Worked at part-time jobs 18,370 2,260 2,260 1,991 2,230 2,973 2,338 2,230 2,057 1,823 2,721 2,504 2,395 2,182
Did not work 26,960 7,337 7,337 6,429 6,577 10,249 7,315 6,577 6,038 5,694 7,778 7,458 6,692 6,114
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 10,790 4,159 4,159 3,835 3,932 6,433 5,409 3,932 3,051 2,728 5,637 5,347 3,802 2,900
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 3,520 2,038 2,038 1,964 2,028 2,588 2,374 2,028 1,615 1,396 2,452 2,279 1,905 1,500
SSI 7,841 2,440 2,440 2,173 2,212 4,366 3,522 2,212 1,638 1,515 3,675 3,558 2,200 1,600
Food stamps 13,702 7,855 7,855 7,262 7,604 9,450 8,275 7,604 5,945 4,840 8,670 7,730 7,039 5,174
Housing assistance 5,344 2,656 2,656 2,656 2,741 3,915 3,113 2,741 1,888 1,556 3,180 3,011 2,638 1,604
Energy assistance 4,395 2,093 2,093 1,815 1,892 3,017 2,177 1,892 1,448 1,223 2,340 2,092 1,822 1,344
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 22,539 8,346 8,346 7,739 8,228 9,881 8,651 8,228 7,040 5,192 9,245 7,656 7,242 5,713
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 4,758 3,036 3,036 2,824 2,887 3,904 3,549 2,887 2,124 1,897 3,675 3,472 2,791 2,018
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 199,406 16,890 16,890 14,314 15,068 30,068 16,509 15,068 13,295 11,183 18,345 16,407 14,900 12,875
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 144,136 3,940 3,940 3,095 3,389 6,694 3,542 3,389 3,157 2,477 4,416 3,669 3,497 3,246
Medicare 34,062 3,535 3,535 2,312 2,345 13,645 2,806 2,345 1,893 1,839 3,218 3,152 2,655 2,226
Both Medicare and Medicaid 4,179 1,243 1,243 968 979 2,705 1,385 979 662 628 1,451 1,413 978 675
Medicaid 25,729 9,509 9,509 8,703 9,109 13,076 10,421 9,109 7,636 6,217 10,974 9,749 8,387 6,700
Not covered at any time during the year 34,335 8,183 8,183 7,406 7,953 9,272 8,042 7,953 7,567 6,455 8,876 7,873 7,774 7,291
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
[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
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 0.7 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 0.2 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) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 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) 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1
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 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years 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 0.2
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) 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.2 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 0.2
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.7 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 0.7 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.7
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.9 2.3 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.5 2.2 2.1 1.8 1.5
SSI (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.3 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.6 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.7
Food stamps (X) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.8
Housing assistance (X) 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.9 1.6 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.0
Energy assistance (X) 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.9 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.0 1.6 1.5 1.4 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) 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 2.1 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.3 2.0 2.0 1.7 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 3.3 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 0.6 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
[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
Total 0 348 348 326 335 424 345 335 320 296 361 343 332 315
Age
Under 18 years 0 172 172 166 171 183 174 171 162 143 179 164 161 149
Related children 345 168 168 162 167 179 170 167 158 138 175 160 157 145
Under 6 years 213 108 108 105 109 113 110 109 104 91 113 103 101 95
18 to 24 years 0 80 80 78 81 87 82 81 80 76 86 84 83 81
25 to 44 years 0 108 108 104 107 118 110 107 102 94 115 108 105 100
45 to 64 years 0 91 91 82 84 112 89 84 80 78 95 93 88 84
65 years and over 0 71 71 55 56 124 59 56 51 51 65 64 61 57
65 to 74 years 0 50 50 39 39 91 42 39 36 35 45 45 42 39
75 years and over 0 52 52 40 40 103 43 40 37 37 47 47 45 42
Family Relationship
In families 461 297 297 278 287 361 296 287 273 244 310 288 278 261
In married-couple families 485 220 220 202 210 288 216 210 200 175 230 210 203 191
With related children under 18 454 189 189 178 186 205 190 186 176 147 200 176 171 159
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 277 191 191 182 186 212 192 186 175 159 198 187 181 167
With related children under 18 237 180 180 174 178 193 182 178 168 151 187 175 171 157
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 179 81 81 77 79 96 82 79 76 70 87 80 77 74
With related children under 18 136 70 70 66 68 76 70 68 65 57 73 65 63 60
Unrelated individuals 184 104 104 95 97 147 101 97 92 92 108 108 104 99
Living alone 151 70 70 58 59 110 63 59 54 54 68 68 64 59
65 years and over 97 43 43 33 33 83 34 33 28 28 37 37 35 31
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 461 311 311 291 300 377 308 300 287 265 323 307 298 282
Inside principal cities 407 218 218 208 214 259 221 214 204 188 230 218 212 198
Outside principal cities 481 229 229 210 216 288 223 216 207 192 237 224 216 206
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 411 207 207 190 195 267 203 195 185 169 213 200 193 181
Region
Northeast 0 146 146 136 138 180 144 138 130 122 153 146 140 130
Midwest 0 158 158 148 152 199 156 152 145 132 164 155 152 143
South 0 221 221 208 213 270 218 213 206 190 227 216 211 202
West 0 185 185 174 179 216 186 179 171 159 193 184 176 167
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 433 288 288 266 273 372 283 273 262 248 299 288 278 266
18 to 24 years old 232 80 80 78 81 87 82 81 80 76 86 84 83 81
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 110 47 47 46 47 50 48 47 46 43 50 48 47 45
25 years old and over 441 259 259 234 240 348 251 240 228 215 266 256 245 232
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 233 159 159 145 149 211 157 149 139 130 164 157 149 138
High school graduate, no college 332 154 154 139 143 222 149 143 137 129 159 152 145 139
College: Less than bachelor's degree 302 112 112 100 102 157 107 102 97 92 116 111 106 101
Bachelor's degree or more 314 91 91 80 82 116 84 82 79 76 93 90 88 85
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 338 258 258 243 250 294 259 250 241 226 273 262 253 242
Worked at full-time jobs 383 140 140 132 139 152 141 139 134 117 155 141 139 133
50 to 52 weeks 379 104 104 97 103 111 105 103 99 82 118 104 102 96
Worked at part-time jobs 226 109 109 102 108 125 111 108 104 98 119 114 112 107
Did not work 267 194 194 182 184 227 193 184 176 171 199 195 185 177
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 140 78 78 74 75 101 91 75 65 61 93 90 74 64
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 71 52 52 51 52 60 57 52 46 43 58 56 51 45
SSI 114 58 58 54 55 80 71 55 47 45 73 71 55 46
Food stamps 164 114 114 108 112 128 118 112 96 85 121 113 106 88
Housing assistance 90 61 61 61 62 75 66 62 50 45 67 65 60 46
Energy assistance 80 53 53 49 50 65 54 50 44 40 57 53 49 42
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 233 118 118 113 117 132 121 117 106 89 126 112 108 94
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 84 65 65 63 63 75 71 63 54 50 73 70 62 52
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 413 290 290 268 275 378 287 275 259 238 301 286 273 255
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 442 143 143 127 133 186 136 133 128 114 152 138 135 130
Medicare 283 136 136 110 111 262 121 111 100 98 130 128 118 108
Both Medicare and Medicaid 105 81 81 71 72 119 85 72 59 58 87 86 72 60
Medicaid 250 220 220 211 216 257 230 216 198 179 236 223 207 186
Not covered at any time during the year 284 205 205 195 202 218 203 202 197 183 213 201 200 194
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.
Race Footnotes