Table RD-REV POV01.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds: 2004 -- Black 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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Black alone
Total 36,426 24.7 24.7 22.6 23.5 31.7 25.1 23.5 20.6 17.9 26.8 24.2 22.8 19.4
Age
Under 18 years 11,244 32.8 32.8 31.5 32.5 37.6 34.3 32.5 28.3 23.3 35.7 30.8 29.6 24.5
Related children 11,080 32.5 32.5 31.2 32.2 37.3 34.0 32.2 28.0 22.9 35.4 30.5 29.2 24.1
Under 6 years 3,567 36.1 36.1 34.8 36.1 40.2 37.5 36.1 31.7 26.5 39.6 34.2 33.3 27.9
18 to 24 years 3,979 29.2 29.2 27.7 28.9 35.0 30.8 28.9 26.9 24.6 33.4 31.5 29.7 27.0
25 to 44 years 10,475 20.2 20.2 19.0 19.8 24.2 20.9 19.8 17.6 15.3 22.3 20.1 19.2 16.5
45 to 64 years 7,771 16.1 16.1 14.0 14.7 23.9 16.4 14.7 12.6 11.8 18.2 17.5 15.8 13.5
65 years and over 2,956 25.8 25.8 17.8 18.2 51.9 20.6 18.2 13.7 13.4 22.3 21.9 19.4 15.0
65 to 74 years 1,711 23.6 23.6 16.6 17.3 47.3 19.4 17.3 12.9 12.5 20.9 20.5 18.0 13.6
75 years and over 1,245 28.9 28.9 19.3 19.5 58.3 22.2 19.5 14.9 14.7 24.2 23.8 21.4 16.8
Family Relationship
In families 30,065 24.1 24.1 22.2 23.1 30.5 24.7 23.1 20.4 17.2 26.3 23.2 21.9 18.6
In married-couple families 14,574 10.1 10.1 8.3 9.0 15.4 9.6 9.0 8.1 6.5 10.7 9.4 8.7 7.6
With related children under 18 9,779 9.8 9.8 8.8 9.6 12.7 10.1 9.6 8.3 6.1 11.3 9.3 8.8 7.2
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 13,244 39.9 39.9 37.9 39.0 47.6 41.7 39.0 34.2 29.1 43.8 38.7 36.6 30.8
With related children under 18 10,493 44.7 44.7 42.9 44.1 51.9 46.9 44.1 38.5 32.2 48.9 42.4 40.5 33.7
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 2,248 21.9 21.9 20.4 21.0 27.1 22.4 21.0 19.2 16.2 23.7 22.2 20.7 18.1
With related children under 18 1,289 26.2 26.2 26.0 26.9 30.4 28.6 26.9 24.3 19.2 29.5 27.3 25.6 21.6
Unrelated individuals 6,217 26.8 26.8 24.0 24.8 37.2 26.5 24.8 20.6 20.5 28.6 28.5 26.8 22.3
Living alone 4,365 24.0 24.0 20.2 20.9 36.4 22.8 20.9 15.5 15.4 24.8 24.8 22.9 17.3
65 years and over 1,076 35.0 35.0 24.2 24.5 62.7 26.7 24.5 15.1 15.1 28.6 28.6 26.4 16.9
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 32,398 24.0 24.0 22.2 23.0 30.6 24.5 23.0 20.0 17.4 26.1 23.6 22.3 18.9
Inside principal cities 19,154 28.7 28.7 26.8 27.7 36.8 29.6 27.7 24.0 20.9 31.5 28.4 26.8 22.3
Outside principal cities 13,244 17.2 17.2 15.5 16.3 21.7 17.2 16.3 14.3 12.4 18.4 16.5 15.7 13.9
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 4,028 30.1 30.1 26.3 27.4 40.4 30.0 27.4 24.7 21.4 32.1 29.8 27.2 23.3
Region
Northeast 6,608 24.8 24.8 23.6 24.7 31.1 25.8 24.7 20.6 18.1 27.1 24.6 23.4 19.7
Midwest 6,575 29.5 29.5 27.2 28.5 37.8 30.3 28.5 24.9 21.8 32.5 28.1 26.7 23.2
South 19,941 23.7 23.7 21.4 22.1 30.6 23.7 22.1 19.7 17.1 25.3 23.1 21.9 18.5
West 3,302 20.8 20.8 19.2 19.7 27.6 22.5 19.7 16.9 14.5 23.4 22.6 19.9 16.1
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 25,182 21.0 21.0 18.7 19.5 29.1 21.1 19.5 17.1 15.5 22.8 21.3 19.8 17.1
18 to 24 years old 3,979 29.2 29.2 27.7 28.9 35.0 30.8 28.9 26.9 24.6 33.4 31.5 29.7 27.0
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,038 44.3 44.3 43.8 44.8 52.9 47.8 44.8 42.0 39.2 50.3 47.7 45.4 41.1
25 years old and over 21,203 19.5 19.5 17.0 17.7 27.9 19.2 17.7 15.3 13.8 20.8 19.4 18.0 15.2
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,007 36.0 36.0 30.9 31.9 53.9 35.3 31.9 26.4 24.2 37.2 35.4 32.2 26.5
High school graduate, no college 7,879 21.3 21.3 19.0 19.6 29.6 21.1 19.6 17.3 15.7 23.1 21.6 20.1 17.2
College: Less than bachelor's degree 5,593 13.6 13.6 11.8 12.6 19.6 13.7 12.6 10.8 9.4 15.1 13.7 12.8 10.6
Bachelor's degree or more 3,724 7.1 7.1 5.6 6.1 9.0 6.3 6.1 5.6 5.1 6.9 6.2 6.1 5.7
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 21,096 20.0 20.0 18.3 19.1 25.5 20.6 19.1 17.1 15.3 22.3 20.7 19.4 16.9
Worked at full-time jobs 13,597 7.6 7.6 7.0 7.7 9.7 8.1 7.7 6.7 5.1 9.6 7.9 7.7 6.3
50 to 52 weeks 11,279 4.8 4.8 4.4 5.0 6.1 5.2 5.0 4.1 2.7 6.4 4.9 4.8 3.7
Worked at part-time jobs 2,086 31.4 31.4 28.4 30.6 37.3 31.6 30.6 26.7 22.9 34.5 31.7 30.8 26.4
Did not work 5,413 46.6 46.6 42.9 43.4 60.7 47.8 43.4 39.3 38.2 49.5 48.6 44.4 40.0
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 4,956 53.5 53.5 50.6 51.3 72.0 62.9 51.3 43.7 41.0 64.4 61.8 51.6 42.1
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 2,295 66.0 66.0 64.3 64.9 79.3 74.4 64.9 57.6 53.0 75.4 72.3 65.6 54.9
SSI 3,134 44.8 44.8 41.3 42.0 68.7 56.8 42.0 33.1 31.6 58.3 56.3 41.9 32.5
Food stamps 6,573 67.4 67.4 64.2 65.6 78.6 70.7 65.6 53.7 47.6 73.3 68.1 64.1 49.4
Housing assistance 4,307 61.9 61.9 61.9 63.1 73.1 67.0 63.1 47.0 41.3 68.5 61.9 59.0 42.0
Energy assistance 1,381 61.5 61.5 56.9 58.4 78.0 65.1 58.4 46.7 40.2 68.6 61.3 54.2 43.0
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 8,159 49.8 49.8 48.1 49.3 58.4 52.9 49.3 43.0 34.9 54.8 48.4 45.6 36.7
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 2,909 73.0 73.0 69.9 70.3 88.4 81.8 70.3 59.7 55.8 83.1 79.7 70.7 56.7
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 29,385 22.5 22.5 20.6 21.2 30.0 23.1 21.2 18.1 15.6 24.3 21.9 20.3 16.7
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 18,101 7.5 7.5 6.5 7.0 9.6 7.3 7.0 6.3 5.0 8.3 6.8 6.6 5.7
Medicare 3,920 29.4 29.4 22.7 23.0 58.3 26.3 23.0 17.8 17.3 27.7 27.1 23.8 18.6
Both Medicare and Medicaid 1,106 42.1 42.1 35.2 36.0 73.5 45.4 36.0 25.2 24.4 46.8 46.2 36.7 25.4
Medicaid 8,986 51.4 51.4 48.7 49.7 63.6 55.2 49.7 41.7 36.0 56.9 51.9 47.1 37.8
Not covered at any time during the year 7,041 33.6 33.6 31.1 33.1 39.0 33.7 33.1 30.9 27.4 36.9 34.0 33.4 30.3
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 -- Black 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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Black alone
Total 36,426 8,988 8,988 8,242 8,562 11,546 9,153 8,562 7,487 6,513 9,754 8,830 8,315 7,052
Age
Under 18 years 11,244 3,689 3,689 3,539 3,659 4,226 3,851 3,659 3,182 2,618 4,015 3,463 3,324 2,757
Related children 11,080 3,604 3,604 3,454 3,573 4,138 3,763 3,573 3,098 2,536 3,923 3,375 3,237 2,674
Under 6 years 3,567 1,287 1,287 1,242 1,289 1,433 1,337 1,289 1,129 945 1,412 1,221 1,188 996
18 to 24 years 3,979 1,161 1,161 1,104 1,151 1,394 1,224 1,151 1,071 978 1,329 1,254 1,181 1,075
25 to 44 years 10,475 2,120 2,120 1,987 2,075 2,537 2,190 2,075 1,849 1,601 2,333 2,104 2,011 1,729
45 to 64 years 7,771 1,255 1,255 1,087 1,139 1,854 1,278 1,139 980 920 1,417 1,363 1,225 1,048
65 years and over 2,956 763 763 525 539 1,535 609 539 406 397 659 647 574 442
65 to 74 years 1,711 404 404 285 296 810 332 296 221 213 358 351 308 234
75 years and over 1,245 359 359 240 243 726 277 243 185 183 301 296 266 209
Family Relationship
In families 30,065 7,252 7,252 6,680 6,950 9,161 7,430 6,950 6,136 5,167 7,903 6,988 6,582 5,594
In married-couple families 14,574 1,471 1,471 1,204 1,309 2,244 1,402 1,309 1,177 953 1,566 1,367 1,269 1,106
With related children under 18 9,779 956 956 860 937 1,243 987 937 816 598 1,102 912 857 702
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 13,244 5,288 5,288 5,018 5,170 6,308 5,524 5,170 4,527 3,850 5,805 5,122 4,848 4,080
With related children under 18 10,493 4,690 4,690 4,507 4,626 5,442 4,926 4,626 4,038 3,382 5,128 4,452 4,247 3,531
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 2,248 493 493 458 471 609 504 471 432 364 533 499 465 408
With related children under 18 1,289 337 337 336 346 391 368 346 313 247 380 352 330 279
Unrelated individuals 6,217 1,667 1,667 1,492 1,541 2,310 1,647 1,541 1,281 1,277 1,775 1,770 1,663 1,389
Living alone 4,365 1,046 1,046 882 913 1,590 997 913 676 673 1,081 1,081 998 754
65 years and over 1,076 376 376 261 264 675 287 264 162 162 308 308 284 182
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 32,398 7,776 7,776 7,183 7,459 9,918 7,946 7,459 6,492 5,652 8,462 7,631 7,220 6,115
Inside principal cities 19,154 5,500 5,500 5,126 5,306 7,047 5,671 5,306 4,596 4,007 6,030 5,448 5,143 4,279
Outside principal cities 13,244 2,277 2,277 2,057 2,153 2,871 2,275 2,153 1,897 1,646 2,432 2,182 2,078 1,835
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 4,028 1,211 1,211 1,058 1,103 1,628 1,207 1,103 995 861 1,291 1,200 1,095 937
Region
Northeast 6,608 1,638 1,638 1,557 1,630 2,055 1,704 1,630 1,363 1,194 1,792 1,627 1,544 1,301
Midwest 6,575 1,940 1,940 1,786 1,871 2,483 1,989 1,871 1,638 1,431 2,135 1,847 1,753 1,524
South 19,941 4,724 4,724 4,266 4,410 6,097 4,718 4,410 3,928 3,409 5,055 4,610 4,361 3,695
West 3,302 687 687 632 651 910 742 651 559 480 771 746 657 532
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 25,182 5,299 5,299 4,703 4,903 7,320 5,301 4,903 4,305 3,896 5,739 5,367 4,991 4,295
18 to 24 years old 3,979 1,161 1,161 1,104 1,151 1,394 1,224 1,151 1,071 978 1,329 1,254 1,181 1,075
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,038 460 460 455 465 549 496 465 436 407 522 496 471 427
25 years old and over 21,203 4,137 4,137 3,599 3,752 5,926 4,078 3,752 3,234 2,918 4,409 4,113 3,810 3,220
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,007 1,441 1,441 1,238 1,277 2,161 1,415 1,277 1,058 968 1,491 1,417 1,289 1,061
High school graduate, no college 7,879 1,675 1,675 1,494 1,547 2,334 1,663 1,547 1,363 1,233 1,816 1,700 1,581 1,355
College: Less than bachelor's degree 5,593 759 759 659 702 1,095 765 702 606 526 847 765 714 593
Bachelor's degree or more 3,724 263 263 208 226 335 234 226 207 190 255 231 226 211
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 21,096 4,211 4,211 3,868 4,037 5,386 4,340 4,037 3,599 3,237 4,705 4,371 4,094 3,570
Worked at full-time jobs 13,597 1,031 1,031 953 1,047 1,322 1,096 1,047 913 689 1,304 1,081 1,045 855
50 to 52 weeks 11,279 539 539 495 559 690 586 559 462 304 724 558 542 421
Worked at part-time jobs 2,086 654 654 592 638 778 660 638 557 478 720 661 643 550
Did not work 5,413 2,525 2,525 2,324 2,351 3,286 2,585 2,351 2,128 2,070 2,681 2,630 2,406 2,165
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 4,956 2,652 2,652 2,510 2,542 3,569 3,119 2,542 2,168 2,030 3,192 3,064 2,558 2,087
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 2,295 1,513 1,513 1,476 1,488 1,820 1,707 1,488 1,321 1,216 1,730 1,659 1,506 1,259
SSI 3,134 1,403 1,403 1,295 1,315 2,152 1,779 1,315 1,038 991 1,828 1,764 1,313 1,018
Food stamps 6,573 4,430 4,430 4,220 4,309 5,168 4,644 4,309 3,529 3,132 4,820 4,475 4,214 3,247
Housing assistance 4,307 2,664 2,664 2,664 2,716 3,150 2,887 2,716 2,026 1,780 2,949 2,664 2,540 1,809
Energy assistance 1,381 848 848 785 807 1,077 899 807 644 555 947 847 748 594
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 8,159 4,065 4,065 3,927 4,026 4,761 4,319 4,026 3,509 2,846 4,475 3,951 3,723 2,997
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 2,909 2,123 2,123 2,032 2,044 2,572 2,379 2,044 1,736 1,622 2,417 2,317 2,056 1,649
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 29,385 6,622 6,622 6,050 6,233 8,801 6,782 6,233 5,311 4,583 7,154 6,437 5,962 4,919
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 18,101 1,358 1,358 1,178 1,265 1,731 1,318 1,265 1,137 905 1,496 1,230 1,190 1,036
Medicare 3,920 1,152 1,152 890 903 2,287 1,032 903 696 680 1,087 1,061 932 731
Both Medicare and Medicaid 1,106 466 466 389 398 813 502 398 279 270 518 511 406 281
Medicaid 8,986 4,618 4,618 4,375 4,463 5,716 4,956 4,463 3,745 3,231 5,115 4,661 4,233 3,392
Not covered at any time during the year 7,041 2,366 2,366 2,191 2,329 2,745 2,371 2,329 2,176 1,931 2,600 2,394 2,353 2,133
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
[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
Total (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
Age
Under 18 years (X) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9
Related children (X) 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0
Under 6 years (X) 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.9 2.4 2.2 2.1 1.9
18 to 24 years (X) 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.3 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 0.6
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 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0
65 to 74 years (X) 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.4 2.3 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3
75 years and over (X) 2.1 2.1 1.8 1.8 3.0 1.9 1.8 1.5 1.5 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.6
Family Relationship
In families (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 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 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
With related children under 18 (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 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 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2
With related children under 18 (X) 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.4
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.0 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.2
With related children under 18 (X) 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.0 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.2
Unrelated individuals (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.9 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 1.9 3.4 2.0 1.9 1.4 1.4 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.5
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
Inside principal cities (X) 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8
Outside principal cities (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 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 2.5 3.1 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.3
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 1.3
Midwest (X) 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4
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) 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.9 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.6 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.7
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 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.7 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.4 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.5
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) 2.4 2.4 2.2 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) 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.1
College: Less than bachelor's degree (X) 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0
Bachelor's degree or more (X) 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 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 0.8 0.7 0.7
Worked at full-time jobs (X) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 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 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4
Worked at part-time jobs (X) 3.1 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.4 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.6 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.8
Did not work (X) 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.8 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.2
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.3
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.9 2.8 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.2
SSI (X) 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 2.3 2.0 1.6 1.4 1.3 2.0 2.0 1.6 1.3
Food stamps (X) 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.3
Housing assistance (X) 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.5 1.4 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.4
Energy assistance (X) 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.9 3.6 3.2 2.9 2.5 2.3 3.3 3.0 2.8 2.4
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.9 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.8 2.7 2.4 2.1 2.0 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.0
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative (X) 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4
Medicare (X) 2.1 2.1 1.8 1.9 3.2 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.6 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.7
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 4.9 4.9 4.4 4.5 6.9 5.2 4.5 3.7 3.6 5.2 5.2 4.6 3.7
Medicaid (X) 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.6 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.6
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.9 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
[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
Total 0 215 215 206 210 242 216 210 196 183 223 213 207 191
Age
Under 18 years 0 120 120 117 119 128 122 119 112 102 125 116 114 104
Related children 168 118 118 116 118 126 121 118 110 100 123 115 113 103
Under 6 years 97 72 72 70 72 75 73 72 67 62 75 70 69 63
18 to 24 years 0 47 47 46 47 52 49 47 46 44 51 49 48 46
25 to 44 years 0 64 64 62 64 70 65 64 60 56 67 64 63 58
45 to 64 years 0 50 50 46 47 60 50 47 44 43 53 52 49 45
65 years and over 0 39 39 32 33 54 35 33 28 28 36 36 34 30
65 to 74 years 0 28 28 24 24 40 26 24 21 21 27 26 25 22
75 years and over 0 27 27 22 22 38 23 22 19 19 24 24 23 20
Family Relationship
In families 295 193 193 186 189 217 196 189 178 164 202 190 184 170
In married-couple families 211 88 88 80 83 108 86 83 79 71 91 85 82 76
With related children under 18 175 71 71 67 70 81 72 70 66 56 76 69 67 61
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 202 166 166 161 164 181 169 164 153 142 173 163 159 146
With related children under 18 181 156 156 153 155 168 160 155 145 133 163 152 149 136
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 85 51 51 49 50 57 52 50 48 44 53 51 50 46
With related children under 18 64 42 42 42 43 45 44 43 41 36 45 43 42 38
Unrelated individuals 80 47 47 44 45 56 47 45 41 41 49 49 47 43
Living alone 67 37 37 34 34 46 36 34 29 29 37 37 36 31
65 years and over 34 22 22 18 18 29 19 18 14 14 20 20 19 15
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 305 200 200 192 196 225 202 196 183 171 208 198 193 178
Inside principal cities 240 169 169 163 166 191 171 166 155 144 177 168 163 149
Outside principal cities 202 109 109 104 106 123 109 106 100 93 113 107 104 98
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 139 98 98 91 93 113 98 93 89 82 101 97 93 86
Region
Northeast 0 94 94 92 94 105 96 94 86 80 98 94 91 84
Midwest 0 101 101 97 99 114 102 99 93 87 106 99 96 90
South 0 160 160 153 155 181 160 155 147 137 166 159 154 143
West 0 63 63 60 61 72 65 61 57 53 67 65 61 55
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 247 165 165 156 159 193 165 159 149 142 172 166 161 149
18 to 24 years old 102 47 47 46 47 52 49 47 46 44 51 49 48 46
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 52 30 30 30 30 33 31 30 29 28 32 31 31 29
25 years old and over 228 146 146 137 140 175 145 140 130 123 151 146 141 129
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 102 87 87 81 82 106 86 82 75 71 88 86 82 75
High school graduate, no college 143 94 94 89 90 110 93 90 85 80 98 94 91 84
College: Less than bachelor's degree 121 63 63 59 61 76 63 61 57 53 67 63 61 56
Bachelor's degree or more 99 37 37 33 35 42 35 35 33 32 37 35 35 33
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 240 148 148 142 145 167 150 145 137 130 156 150 146 136
Worked at full-time jobs 197 74 74 71 74 83 76 74 69 60 83 75 74 67
50 to 52 weeks 180 53 53 51 54 60 56 54 49 40 62 54 53 47
Worked at part-time jobs 80 59 59 56 58 64 59 58 54 50 62 59 58 54
Did not work 127 115 115 110 111 131 116 111 106 104 118 117 112 106
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 86 61 61 59 59 71 66 59 54 52 67 66 59 53
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 56 45 45 44 44 49 48 44 42 40 48 47 45 41
SSI 66 43 43 41 42 54 49 42 37 36 49 49 41 36
Food stamps 102 81 81 79 80 88 83 80 71 66 85 81 78 68
Housing assistance 79 61 61 61 61 67 63 61 52 49 64 61 59 49
Energy assistance 43 33 33 32 32 37 34 32 29 27 35 33 31 28
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 117 77 77 75 76 84 80 76 71 63 81 76 73 65
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 64 54 54 52 53 60 57 53 48 46 58 56 53 47
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 265 185 185 177 180 212 187 180 166 154 192 182 176 160
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 212 84 84 79 82 95 83 82 77 69 89 80 79 74
Medicare 101 78 78 68 69 109 74 69 61 60 76 75 70 62
Both Medicare and Medicaid 54 50 50 45 46 65 51 46 38 38 52 52 46 39
Medicaid 152 155 155 151 152 172 160 152 140 130 163 156 148 133
Not covered at any time during the year 135 111 111 107 110 120 111 110 107 101 117 112 111 106
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.
Race Footnotes