Table RD-REV POV01.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds: 2004 -- Black 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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Black alone or in combination
Total 38,037 24.7 24.7 22.7 23.5 31.6 25.2 23.5 20.5 17.8 26.8 24.3 22.8 19.3
Age
Under 18 years 12,190 32.5 32.5 31.1 32.2 37.2 33.9 32.2 27.9 22.9 35.3 30.6 29.3 24.1
Related children 12,012 32.1 32.1 30.8 31.9 37.0 33.6 31.9 27.5 22.5 35.0 30.2 28.9 23.7
Under 6 years 3,929 35.6 35.6 34.2 35.5 39.7 36.9 35.5 31.1 26.0 39.0 33.7 32.8 27.3
18 to 24 years 4,160 28.9 28.9 27.5 28.6 34.6 30.4 28.6 26.5 24.2 33.0 31.2 29.4 26.6
25 to 44 years 10,773 20.1 20.1 18.9 19.7 24.2 20.9 19.7 17.5 15.2 22.2 20.0 19.1 16.4
45 to 64 years 7,909 16.2 16.2 14.1 14.7 23.9 16.5 14.7 12.6 11.8 18.3 17.6 15.8 13.5
65 years and over 3,005 25.7 25.7 17.7 18.2 51.7 20.6 18.2 13.7 13.4 22.3 21.9 19.4 15.0
65 to 74 years 1,738 23.6 23.6 16.6 17.3 47.2 19.4 17.3 13.0 12.5 21.0 20.5 18.1 13.8
75 years and over 1,267 28.5 28.5 19.1 19.4 57.8 22.2 19.4 14.7 14.6 24.1 23.7 21.2 16.6
Family Relationship
In families 31,468 24.1 24.1 22.3 23.2 30.4 24.8 23.2 20.3 17.1 26.3 23.3 21.9 18.5
In married-couple families 15,303 10.2 10.2 8.4 9.1 15.3 9.7 9.1 8.2 6.6 10.8 9.4 8.8 7.6
With related children under 18 10,423 10.0 10.0 9.0 9.7 12.8 10.2 9.7 8.5 6.2 11.3 9.4 8.8 7.3
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 13,830 39.9 39.9 37.9 39.1 47.6 41.8 39.1 34.0 28.9 43.9 38.8 36.7 30.6
With related children under 18 11,012 44.6 44.6 42.9 44.1 51.9 47.0 44.1 38.2 32.0 48.9 42.6 40.6 33.4
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 2,334 21.8 21.8 20.3 20.9 27.0 22.3 20.9 19.1 16.2 23.6 22.1 20.7 18.0
With related children under 18 1,353 26.1 26.1 26.0 26.8 30.4 28.4 26.8 24.1 19.2 29.4 27.3 25.6 21.6
Unrelated individuals 6,418 26.7 26.7 24.0 24.7 36.9 26.4 24.7 20.6 20.5 28.5 28.4 26.7 22.3
Living alone 4,468 24.0 24.0 20.3 21.0 36.4 22.9 21.0 15.6 15.6 24.8 24.8 23.0 17.4
65 years and over 1,091 34.7 34.7 24.1 24.3 62.6 26.5 24.3 15.0 15.0 28.4 28.4 26.2 16.8
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 33,864 24.0 24.0 22.2 23.1 30.6 24.6 23.1 20.0 17.4 26.2 23.6 22.3 18.8
Inside principal cities 19,923 28.8 28.8 26.9 27.8 36.8 29.8 27.8 24.0 20.9 31.6 28.6 26.9 22.2
Outside principal cities 13,941 17.2 17.2 15.6 16.3 21.6 17.2 16.3 14.4 12.5 18.4 16.5 15.7 13.9
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 4,173 29.9 29.9 26.0 27.1 39.9 29.7 27.1 24.5 21.2 31.8 29.6 27.0 23.1
Region
Northeast 6,907 25.1 25.1 23.9 25.0 31.3 26.2 25.0 20.8 18.2 27.5 25.0 23.6 19.8
Midwest 6,941 29.5 29.5 27.1 28.4 37.5 30.2 28.4 24.9 21.5 32.4 28.1 26.7 23.0
South 20,453 23.8 23.8 21.5 22.2 30.6 23.8 22.2 19.7 17.1 25.4 23.2 22.0 18.5
West 3,735 19.8 19.8 18.3 18.9 26.5 21.7 18.9 16.2 13.9 22.6 21.6 18.9 15.3
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 25,847 21.0 21.0 18.7 19.4 28.9 21.0 19.4 17.0 15.4 22.8 21.3 19.8 17.0
18 to 24 years old 4,160 28.9 28.9 27.5 28.6 34.6 30.4 28.6 26.5 24.2 33.0 31.2 29.4 26.6
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,070 43.9 43.9 43.3 44.3 52.1 47.2 44.3 41.3 38.5 49.6 47.0 44.7 40.5
25 years old and over 21,687 19.5 19.5 17.0 17.7 27.9 19.2 17.7 15.2 13.7 20.8 19.4 17.9 15.1
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,062 36.1 36.1 31.0 31.9 53.8 35.3 31.9 26.5 24.3 37.2 35.4 32.3 26.6
High school graduate, no college 8,024 21.2 21.2 19.0 19.6 29.7 21.2 19.6 17.3 15.6 23.1 21.6 20.0 17.1
College: Less than bachelor's degree 5,778 13.6 13.6 11.8 12.6 19.6 13.8 12.6 10.8 9.4 15.2 13.8 12.8 10.5
Bachelor's degree or more 3,823 7.0 7.0 5.6 6.1 8.9 6.3 6.1 5.6 5.1 6.8 6.2 6.1 5.7
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 21,665 19.9 19.9 18.3 19.1 25.5 20.6 19.1 17.0 15.3 22.3 20.7 19.4 16.8
Worked at full-time jobs 13,955 7.6 7.6 7.0 7.7 9.7 8.0 7.7 6.6 5.0 9.5 7.9 7.6 6.2
50 to 52 weeks 11,576 4.8 4.8 4.4 4.9 6.1 5.2 4.9 4.1 2.7 6.4 4.9 4.8 3.7
Worked at part-time jobs 2,173 31.4 31.4 28.5 30.8 37.4 31.8 30.8 26.8 23.0 34.6 31.8 30.9 26.3
Did not work 5,538 46.6 46.6 42.9 43.4 60.6 47.8 43.4 39.2 38.1 49.6 48.6 44.4 39.9
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 5,206 53.4 53.4 50.5 51.1 71.8 62.8 51.1 43.6 40.7 64.4 61.7 51.5 41.8
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 2,449 66.3 66.3 64.4 64.9 79.5 74.5 64.9 57.3 52.7 75.6 72.4 65.6 54.5
SSI 3,265 44.3 44.3 41.0 41.6 68.2 56.6 41.6 32.8 31.1 58.2 56.1 41.6 32.0
Food stamps 6,928 67.4 67.4 64.3 65.7 78.5 70.7 65.7 53.5 47.4 73.3 68.1 64.2 49.1
Housing assistance 4,513 61.6 61.6 61.6 62.8 73.3 67.1 62.8 46.8 40.8 68.5 62.0 58.9 41.5
Energy assistance 1,451 61.3 61.3 57.0 58.5 77.8 65.3 58.5 46.0 39.2 68.6 61.5 54.3 41.9
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 8,578 50.0 50.0 48.3 49.5 58.5 53.1 49.5 42.8 34.6 55.0 48.6 45.8 36.4
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 3,074 73.0 73.0 69.8 70.2 88.2 81.5 70.2 59.5 55.5 82.8 79.4 70.6 56.4
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 30,751 22.6 22.6 20.7 21.3 29.9 23.2 21.3 18.1 15.6 24.4 22.0 20.4 16.7
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 18,877 7.4 7.4 6.4 6.9 9.4 7.1 6.9 6.2 4.9 8.1 6.7 6.5 5.7
Medicare 3,995 29.3 29.3 22.7 23.0 58.1 26.4 23.0 17.7 17.3 27.8 27.2 23.8 18.6
Both Medicare and Medicaid 1,137 41.9 41.9 35.1 35.9 73.4 45.7 35.9 25.1 24.3 47.1 46.4 36.6 25.3
Medicaid 9,491 51.4 51.4 48.8 49.8 63.6 55.3 49.8 41.7 35.9 57.0 51.9 47.1 37.6
Not covered at any time during the year 7,285 33.4 33.4 31.0 32.9 38.7 33.5 32.9 30.6 27.2 36.7 33.8 33.2 30.0
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 -- Black 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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Black alone or in combination
Total 38,037 9,381 9,381 8,617 8,950 12,020 9,572 8,950 7,801 6,774 10,189 9,228 8,684 7,328
Age
Under 18 years 12,190 3,956 3,956 3,796 3,926 4,538 4,136 3,926 3,401 2,793 4,308 3,727 3,574 2,940
Related children 12,012 3,860 3,860 3,701 3,829 4,438 4,037 3,829 3,305 2,701 4,205 3,628 3,476 2,846
Under 6 years 3,929 1,397 1,397 1,346 1,396 1,559 1,451 1,396 1,221 1,021 1,531 1,323 1,288 1,074
18 to 24 years 4,160 1,202 1,202 1,144 1,190 1,440 1,266 1,190 1,104 1,007 1,374 1,297 1,222 1,109
25 to 44 years 10,773 2,168 2,168 2,032 2,123 2,602 2,248 2,123 1,887 1,634 2,394 2,158 2,053 1,763
45 to 64 years 7,909 1,283 1,283 1,113 1,165 1,887 1,304 1,165 996 937 1,444 1,390 1,252 1,066
65 years and over 3,005 772 772 532 546 1,553 618 546 412 403 669 657 582 450
65 to 74 years 1,738 410 410 289 300 821 337 300 226 218 364 357 314 240
75 years and over 1,267 361 361 242 245 733 281 245 187 185 305 300 268 210
Family Relationship
In families 31,468 7,591 7,591 7,003 7,286 9,569 7,794 7,286 6,402 5,381 8,281 7,328 6,897 5,820
In married-couple families 15,303 1,563 1,563 1,284 1,389 2,349 1,488 1,389 1,251 1,008 1,658 1,446 1,342 1,169
With related children under 18 10,423 1,039 1,039 934 1,012 1,330 1,062 1,012 886 648 1,181 977 922 758
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 13,830 5,520 5,520 5,246 5,409 6,590 5,785 5,409 4,706 3,995 6,073 5,366 5,072 4,230
With related children under 18 11,012 4,915 4,915 4,728 4,859 5,716 5,181 4,859 4,211 3,522 5,388 4,688 4,466 3,675
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 2,334 509 509 474 488 630 521 488 445 378 550 515 482 421
With related children under 18 1,353 353 353 352 363 411 385 363 327 260 397 369 347 292
Unrelated individuals 6,418 1,715 1,715 1,539 1,587 2,371 1,697 1,587 1,321 1,318 1,827 1,822 1,712 1,432
Living alone 4,468 1,075 1,075 909 939 1,627 1,023 939 698 695 1,110 1,110 1,026 779
65 years and over 1,091 379 379 263 265 683 289 265 164 164 310 310 286 183
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 33,864 8,133 8,133 7,531 7,818 10,353 8,334 7,818 6,780 5,890 8,862 7,995 7,558 6,364
Inside principal cities 19,923 5,740 5,740 5,358 5,547 7,336 5,933 5,547 4,777 4,155 6,299 5,693 5,367 4,432
Outside principal cities 13,941 2,393 2,393 2,172 2,271 3,017 2,400 2,271 2,003 1,736 2,563 2,301 2,191 1,933
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 4,173 1,248 1,248 1,086 1,132 1,667 1,238 1,132 1,021 884 1,327 1,234 1,126 963
Region
Northeast 6,907 1,732 1,732 1,651 1,728 2,163 1,809 1,728 1,436 1,258 1,900 1,724 1,632 1,365
Midwest 6,941 2,051 2,051 1,883 1,968 2,605 2,093 1,968 1,729 1,494 2,247 1,951 1,850 1,597
South 20,453 4,859 4,859 4,399 4,547 6,262 4,860 4,547 4,030 3,504 5,200 4,747 4,495 3,793
West 3,735 739 739 684 706 990 810 706 607 518 843 807 707 572
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 25,847 5,425 5,425 4,821 5,024 7,482 5,436 5,024 4,400 3,981 5,881 5,501 5,110 4,388
18 to 24 years old 4,160 1,202 1,202 1,144 1,190 1,440 1,266 1,190 1,104 1,007 1,374 1,297 1,222 1,109
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,070 470 470 463 474 558 505 474 442 412 531 503 479 433
25 years old and over 21,687 4,223 4,223 3,677 3,833 6,042 4,170 3,833 3,296 2,974 4,508 4,204 3,888 3,279
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,062 1,465 1,465 1,258 1,297 2,186 1,435 1,297 1,076 986 1,513 1,440 1,311 1,081
High school graduate, no college 8,024 1,705 1,705 1,522 1,576 2,379 1,699 1,576 1,385 1,251 1,855 1,733 1,607 1,373
College: Less than bachelor's degree 5,778 785 785 683 729 1,135 796 729 622 541 879 795 738 608
Bachelor's degree or more 3,823 268 268 214 232 342 240 232 213 196 261 237 232 217
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 21,665 4,317 4,317 3,969 4,140 5,518 4,454 4,140 3,680 3,308 4,825 4,484 4,195 3,648
Worked at full-time jobs 13,955 1,054 1,054 974 1,068 1,349 1,117 1,068 927 699 1,327 1,101 1,065 868
50 to 52 weeks 11,576 551 551 507 571 703 597 571 470 310 737 569 554 430
Worked at part-time jobs 2,173 682 682 619 668 812 692 668 582 500 752 690 671 572
Did not work 5,538 2,581 2,581 2,376 2,404 3,356 2,645 2,404 2,170 2,109 2,745 2,693 2,459 2,208
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 5,206 2,781 2,781 2,631 2,663 3,739 3,272 2,663 2,269 2,121 3,352 3,215 2,679 2,178
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 2,449 1,623 1,623 1,577 1,590 1,947 1,823 1,590 1,404 1,290 1,852 1,773 1,607 1,334
SSI 3,265 1,448 1,448 1,339 1,359 2,227 1,849 1,359 1,071 1,017 1,899 1,834 1,357 1,044
Food stamps 6,928 4,672 4,672 4,454 4,550 5,438 4,898 4,550 3,706 3,283 5,077 4,719 4,447 3,401
Housing assistance 4,513 2,781 2,781 2,781 2,836 3,307 3,028 2,836 2,112 1,842 3,092 2,800 2,658 1,873
Energy assistance 1,451 890 890 827 848 1,129 947 848 667 568 995 893 788 608
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 8,578 4,287 4,287 4,142 4,249 5,020 4,555 4,249 3,672 2,970 4,716 4,168 3,926 3,126
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 3,074 2,244 2,244 2,146 2,158 2,711 2,506 2,158 1,829 1,706 2,547 2,441 2,170 1,733
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 30,751 6,948 6,948 6,362 6,552 9,200 7,132 6,552 5,572 4,794 7,517 6,769 6,267 5,145
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 18,877 1,400 1,400 1,208 1,297 1,778 1,350 1,297 1,165 931 1,533 1,266 1,226 1,067
Medicare 3,995 1,170 1,170 906 919 2,323 1,055 919 708 691 1,112 1,086 949 744
Both Medicare and Medicaid 1,137 476 476 399 408 835 519 408 285 277 535 528 416 288
Medicaid 9,491 4,882 4,882 4,630 4,722 6,034 5,246 4,722 3,958 3,402 5,411 4,929 4,474 3,566
Not covered at any time during the year 7,285 2,433 2,433 2,255 2,398 2,820 2,439 2,398 2,229 1,980 2,672 2,460 2,417 2,183
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 -- Black 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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Black alone or in combination
Total (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
Age
Under 18 years (X) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9
Related children (X) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.9
Under 6 years (X) 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.8 2.2 2.0 2.0 1.8
18 to 24 years (X) 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1
25 to 44 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
45 to 64 years (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
65 years and over (X) 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.8 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0
65 to 74 years (X) 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.4 2.3 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3
75 years and over (X) 2.1 2.1 1.7 1.7 3.0 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.6
Family Relationship
In families (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
In married-couple families (X) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
With related children under 18 (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2
With related children under 18 (X) 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.0 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.1
With related children under 18 (X) 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.3 2.9 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.1
Unrelated individuals (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7
Living alone (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8
65 years and over (X) 2.3 2.3 1.8 1.8 3.3 1.9 1.8 1.4 1.4 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.5
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas (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 0.6
Inside principal cities (X) 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8
Outside principal cities (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 0.8
Outside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.4 3.1 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.2
Region
Northeast (X) 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.2
Midwest (X) 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3
South (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7
West (X) 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.5
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6
18 to 24 years old (X) 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.4
25 years old and over (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.2 3.0 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.9 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.0
High school graduate, no college (X) 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1
College: Less than bachelor's degree (X) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0
Bachelor's degree or more (X) 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7
Worked at full-time jobs (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5
50 to 52 weeks (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4
Worked at part-time jobs (X) 3.0 3.0 2.8 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.5 3.2 3.0 3.0 2.7
Did not work (X) 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.8 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.1
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.3
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.8 2.7 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.1
SSI (X) 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.6 2.2 1.9 1.6 1.3 1.3 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.3
Food stamps (X) 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.3
Housing assistance (X) 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.5 1.3 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.3
Energy assistance (X) 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.9 3.5 3.1 2.9 2.4 2.2 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.3
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.9
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.6 2.3 2.1 2.0 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.0
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative (X) 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
Medicare (X) 2.1 2.1 1.8 1.8 3.1 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.6 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.6
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 4.8 4.8 4.4 4.4 6.8 5.1 4.4 3.6 3.6 5.2 5.2 4.5 3.6
Medicaid (X) 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.5 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.6
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6
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 -- Black 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
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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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Black alone or in combination
Total 0 219 219 210 214 247 221 214 200 187 228 217 211 194
Age
Under 18 years 0 124 124 121 123 132 126 123 115 105 129 120 118 107
Related children 175 122 122 120 122 131 125 122 114 103 127 119 116 106
Under 6 years 101 75 75 73 75 79 76 75 70 64 78 73 72 66
18 to 24 years 0 48 48 47 48 53 50 48 46 44 52 50 49 46
25 to 44 years 0 65 65 63 64 71 66 64 61 57 68 65 63 59
45 to 64 years 0 50 50 47 48 61 51 48 44 43 53 52 50 46
65 years and over 0 39 39 32 33 54 35 33 29 28 36 36 34 30
65 to 74 years 0 28 28 24 24 40 26 24 21 21 27 27 25 22
75 years and over 0 27 27 22 22 38 24 22 19 19 25 24 23 20
Family Relationship
In families 301 198 198 190 194 221 200 194 182 167 206 194 189 174
In married-couple families 216 91 91 82 85 111 88 85 81 73 93 87 84 78
With related children under 18 180 74 74 70 73 84 75 73 68 58 79 72 70 63
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 206 169 169 165 167 184 173 167 156 144 177 167 162 148
With related children under 18 185 160 160 157 159 172 164 159 148 136 167 156 152 138
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 86 52 52 50 51 58 52 51 48 45 54 52 50 47
With related children under 18 66 43 43 43 44 47 45 44 42 37 46 44 43 39
Unrelated individuals 81 48 48 45 46 57 48 46 42 42 49 49 48 43
Living alone 68 37 37 34 35 46 36 35 30 30 38 38 36 32
65 years and over 34 22 22 18 18 30 19 18 14 14 20 20 19 15
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 311 204 204 197 200 230 207 200 187 175 213 203 197 181
Inside principal cities 245 172 172 167 170 194 175 170 158 147 180 172 167 152
Outside principal cities 207 112 112 107 109 126 112 109 102 95 116 110 107 101
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 141 99 99 93 95 115 99 95 90 84 102 99 94 87
Region
Northeast 0 96 96 94 96 107 98 96 88 83 101 96 94 86
Midwest 0 104 104 100 102 117 105 102 96 89 109 101 99 92
South 0 163 163 155 157 183 163 157 149 139 168 161 157 144
West 0 65 65 63 64 75 68 64 59 55 70 68 64 57
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 250 167 167 158 161 196 167 161 151 144 174 168 162 151
18 to 24 years old 104 48 48 47 48 53 50 48 46 44 52 50 49 46
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 53 30 30 30 31 33 32 31 30 29 32 32 31 29
25 years old and over 231 148 148 138 141 176 147 141 131 125 153 148 142 131
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 103 88 88 81 83 107 87 83 75 72 89 87 83 75
High school graduate, no college 144 95 95 89 91 112 94 91 85 81 99 95 92 85
College: Less than bachelor's degree 123 64 64 60 62 77 65 62 57 53 68 65 62 57
Bachelor's degree or more 100 38 38 34 35 42 36 35 34 32 37 35 35 34
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 243 150 150 144 147 169 152 147 138 131 158 152 147 138
Worked at full-time jobs 199 74 74 72 75 84 77 75 70 61 83 76 75 68
50 to 52 weeks 183 54 54 52 55 61 56 55 50 40 62 55 54 48
Worked at part-time jobs 81 60 60 57 59 65 60 59 55 51 63 60 59 55
Did not work 128 116 116 111 112 132 118 112 107 105 120 119 113 107
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 89 62 62 60 61 73 68 61 56 54 69 67 61 54
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 58 46 46 46 46 51 49 46 43 41 50 49 46 42
SSI 68 44 44 42 42 55 50 42 37 36 50 50 42 37
Food stamps 105 83 83 81 82 91 86 82 73 68 87 84 81 69
Housing assistance 82 62 62 62 63 68 65 63 53 50 66 62 61 50
Energy assistance 44 34 34 33 33 38 35 33 29 27 36 34 32 28
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 120 79 79 78 79 87 82 79 73 64 84 78 75 66
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 66 55 55 54 54 61 59 54 49 48 59 58 54 48
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 270 189 189 181 184 217 192 184 170 158 197 187 180 163
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 216 86 86 80 83 97 84 83 78 70 90 82 80 75
Medicare 102 78 78 69 70 110 75 70 61 60 76 76 71 63
Both Medicare and Medicaid 55 50 50 46 46 66 52 46 39 38 53 53 47 39
Medicaid 156 159 159 155 157 177 165 157 144 133 167 160 153 136
Not covered at any time during the year 137 113 113 109 112 121 113 112 108 102 118 114 113 107
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.
Race Footnotes