Table RD-REV POV01.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds: 2004 -- Asian 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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Asian alone or in combination
Total 13,291 9.9 9.9 9.1 9.7 13.6 10.5 9.7 8.8 7.9 11.8 10.9 10.1 9.2
Age
Under 18 years 3,406 9.7 9.7 9.2 9.7 12.1 10.4 9.7 8.4 7.0 11.7 10.2 9.5 8.2
Related children 3,367 9.4 9.4 8.8 9.3 11.8 10.0 9.3 8.0 6.6 11.3 9.8 9.1 7.7
Under 6 years 1,162 8.5 8.5 8.2 8.9 9.8 9.1 8.9 8.2 6.6 9.4 8.0 7.9 6.9
18 to 24 years 1,252 18.0 18.0 17.0 18.2 20.9 18.6 18.2 17.8 16.6 21.1 19.7 19.1 18.7
25 to 44 years 4,678 7.9 7.9 7.7 8.2 9.9 8.9 8.2 7.8 7.1 9.5 9.0 8.4 7.9
45 to 64 years 2,850 8.1 8.1 7.1 7.5 10.6 8.3 7.5 6.8 6.2 10.3 9.7 8.9 8.3
65 years and over 1,104 14.4 14.4 11.6 12.2 33.7 14.7 12.2 9.1 9.1 15.1 14.9 11.8 9.4
65 to 74 years 658 13.6 13.6 11.1 11.9 31.1 13.2 11.9 8.7 8.7 13.6 13.4 11.4 9.3
75 years and over 446 15.5 15.5 12.3 12.5 37.5 17.0 12.5 9.7 9.5 17.2 17.0 12.5 9.7
Family Relationship
In families 11,661 7.9 7.9 7.3 7.9 11.4 8.5 7.9 7.0 6.0 9.7 8.8 8.1 7.3
In married-couple families 9,597 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.1 9.3 6.8 6.1 5.6 4.6 7.5 6.8 6.2 5.6
With related children under 18 6,583 6.9 6.9 6.5 7.0 9.1 7.6 7.0 6.5 5.2 8.1 7.2 6.5 6.0
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 1,190 15.2 15.2 14.0 15.9 22.0 16.8 15.9 13.1 11.9 18.3 15.8 14.9 12.0
With related children under 18 754 17.9 17.9 16.1 17.7 22.1 17.7 17.7 13.4 11.6 20.0 16.0 15.9 11.6
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 874 16.1 16.1 15.6 15.6 19.6 16.2 15.6 14.2 13.5 22.3 20.7 19.9 18.4
With related children under 18 436 16.2 16.2 16.2 16.2 22.2 17.2 16.2 13.2 11.9 29.1 26.1 24.5 21.5
Unrelated individuals 1,599 24.0 24.0 22.3 23.0 30.1 25.1 23.0 21.5 21.5 26.7 26.5 24.4 23.1
Living alone 834 18.6 18.6 15.8 16.1 25.9 19.0 16.1 13.7 13.7 20.3 20.1 17.2 14.9
65 years and over 173 27.7 27.7 19.3 19.3 53.9 28.2 19.3 13.5 13.5 28.4 28.4 19.5 13.8
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 12,872 9.9 9.9 9.2 9.8 13.7 10.6 9.8 8.9 8.0 11.9 11.0 10.2 9.2
Inside principal cities 6,532 12.0 12.0 11.2 11.9 16.8 13.2 11.9 10.9 9.8 14.1 13.1 11.9 10.9
Outside principal cities 6,340 7.8 7.8 7.2 7.6 10.4 8.0 7.6 6.7 6.1 9.6 8.9 8.4 7.5
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 419 8.7 8.7 6.9 7.4 13.2 7.5 7.4 7.0 6.5 9.3 7.8 7.6 7.3
Region
Northeast 2,560 11.9 11.9 10.5 11.1 13.6 11.6 11.1 10.7 9.5 13.4 12.6 11.9 11.4
Midwest 1,670 11.5 11.5 10.5 11.7 15.0 12.6 11.7 10.6 9.1 14.2 11.9 11.2 10.2
South 2,718 10.4 10.4 9.8 10.0 13.7 10.4 10.0 8.4 7.8 11.2 10.1 10.1 8.4
West 6,343 8.5 8.5 7.9 8.4 13.3 9.6 8.4 7.7 7.1 10.8 10.4 9.0 8.3
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 9,884 10.0 10.0 9.1 9.7 14.2 10.6 9.7 8.9 8.3 11.8 11.2 10.3 9.5
18 to 24 years old 1,252 18.0 18.0 17.0 18.2 20.9 18.6 18.2 17.8 16.6 21.1 19.7 19.1 18.7
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 178 19.7 19.7 18.3 21.4 23.0 21.5 21.4 19.9 14.9 26.0 20.0 19.2 17.7
25 years old and over 8,632 8.8 8.8 8.0 8.5 13.2 9.4 8.5 7.7 7.0 10.5 10.0 9.0 8.2
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,045 18.8 18.8 17.1 17.8 30.8 20.8 17.8 15.2 14.0 23.5 21.9 18.9 15.9
High school graduate, no college 1,787 10.0 10.0 9.2 10.6 18.9 13.0 10.6 9.4 8.4 14.2 13.5 11.0 10.1
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1,503 9.2 9.2 8.6 8.8 12.3 9.2 8.8 8.1 7.1 10.5 10.2 10.0 9.1
Bachelor's degree or more 4,297 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.2 6.9 5.3 5.2 4.9 4.7 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.2
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 8,453 9.0 9.0 8.5 9.0 11.3 9.7 9.0 8.5 7.8 11.0 10.4 9.7 9.1
Worked at full-time jobs 5,478 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.6 4.4 3.7 3.6 3.3 2.8 4.5 4.1 3.9 3.6
50 to 52 weeks 4,797 2.1 2.1 1.8 2.3 2.9 2.5 2.3 2.1 1.6 3.2 2.7 2.5 2.3
Worked at part-time jobs 1,001 13.5 13.5 12.9 13.7 16.2 13.8 13.7 13.2 12.0 15.2 13.9 13.8 13.2
Did not work 1,974 22.4 22.4 21.2 21.7 28.1 24.2 21.7 20.5 19.6 26.8 26.0 23.8 22.4
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 669 22.4 22.4 21.7 23.3 46.4 39.8 23.3 15.6 15.2 42.1 40.4 23.4 16.2
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 166 41.4 41.4 41.4 47.7 66.8 58.5 47.7 28.2 26.6 61.5 57.5 41.4 26.6
SSI 531 20.0 20.0 19.2 19.2 42.5 36.6 19.2 14.0 14.0 38.5 37.7 21.3 15.3
Food stamps 506 53.6 53.6 51.8 53.8 67.3 60.4 53.8 32.7 31.0 63.2 60.1 51.6 32.1
Housing assistance 362 43.5 43.5 43.5 43.9 65.4 55.8 43.9 25.9 25.1 57.4 55.7 45.1 25.1
Energy assistance 156 42.3 42.3 39.3 40.0 64.9 41.0 40.0 27.3 26.6 46.5 40.0 39.3 28.9
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 1,085 36.8 36.8 35.9 37.0 46.7 39.6 37.0 30.5 26.6 45.4 40.6 37.0 31.1
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 218 42.3 42.3 40.2 45.0 72.3 59.9 45.0 21.8 21.3 62.2 59.2 39.8 21.3
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 11,136 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.4 11.4 8.3 7.4 6.5 5.8 9.4 8.6 7.7 6.9
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 8,287 2.8 2.8 2.4 2.7 3.6 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.0 3.4 2.8 2.8 2.7
Medicare 1,110 14.7 14.7 11.8 12.3 35.6 15.9 12.3 9.2 8.9 16.7 16.5 13.0 10.1
Both Medicare and Medicaid 256 24.7 24.7 22.9 22.9 45.2 37.7 22.9 13.6 13.6 39.1 38.6 25.1 15.5
Medicaid 1,389 28.7 28.7 27.8 28.3 40.2 35.1 28.3 22.9 21.3 37.8 36.2 29.5 23.6
Not covered at any time during the year 2,155 21.3 21.3 20.3 21.7 25.4 22.2 21.7 20.4 18.8 24.4 22.9 22.2 21.1
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 -- Asian 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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Asian alone or in combination
Total 13,291 1,316 1,316 1,216 1,289 1,813 1,400 1,289 1,169 1,056 1,568 1,454 1,340 1,220
Age
Under 18 years 3,406 332 332 313 331 414 353 331 286 240 398 348 325 278
Related children 3,367 315 315 296 315 397 336 315 269 223 380 329 306 259
Under 6 years 1,162 99 99 96 104 114 106 104 95 77 109 93 91 81
18 to 24 years 1,252 226 226 213 227 261 233 227 222 208 264 247 239 234
25 to 44 years 4,678 370 370 360 381 464 415 381 365 331 446 419 392 368
45 to 64 years 2,850 231 231 202 215 302 236 215 195 177 294 277 253 237
65 years and over 1,104 159 159 128 134 372 163 134 101 100 166 164 131 104
65 to 74 years 658 90 90 73 78 205 87 78 58 58 90 88 75 61
75 years and over 446 69 69 55 56 167 76 56 43 43 77 76 56 43
Family Relationship
In families 11,661 926 926 853 916 1,327 994 916 818 705 1,136 1,025 944 846
In married-couple families 9,597 604 604 550 590 894 652 590 538 445 723 656 593 542
With related children under 18 6,583 456 456 427 461 596 500 461 427 339 531 476 427 395
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 1,190 181 181 166 190 261 200 190 156 142 218 188 177 143
With related children under 18 754 135 135 121 133 167 134 133 101 87 151 120 120 87
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 874 141 141 137 137 171 142 137 124 118 195 181 174 161
With related children under 18 436 70 70 70 70 96 75 70 58 52 127 113 107 94
Unrelated individuals 1,599 384 384 357 367 480 401 367 344 344 426 423 390 369
Living alone 834 155 155 131 135 216 159 135 114 114 169 168 144 124
65 years and over 173 48 48 33 33 93 49 33 23 23 49 49 34 24
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 12,872 1,280 1,280 1,187 1,258 1,758 1,369 1,258 1,139 1,028 1,529 1,422 1,308 1,190
Inside principal cities 6,532 783 783 733 778 1,100 860 778 713 643 921 857 774 712
Outside principal cities 6,340 497 497 454 480 657 509 480 426 385 608 564 534 478
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 419 36 36 29 31 55 31 31 29 27 39 33 32 30
Region
Northeast 2,560 304 304 270 285 348 297 285 273 244 344 324 305 292
Midwest 1,670 192 192 176 196 250 210 196 177 151 237 198 188 171
South 2,718 284 284 267 273 373 283 273 229 211 303 275 275 229
West 6,343 536 536 503 535 842 610 535 490 449 684 657 572 528
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 9,884 984 984 903 958 1,400 1,047 958 883 816 1,170 1,106 1,015 943
18 to 24 years old 1,252 226 226 213 227 261 233 227 222 208 264 247 239 234
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 178 35 35 33 38 41 38 38 35 27 46 36 34 32
25 years old and over 8,632 759 759 690 730 1,138 814 730 660 608 906 860 776 709
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,045 197 197 179 186 322 218 186 159 147 246 229 198 166
High school graduate, no college 1,787 178 178 165 189 337 232 189 168 151 254 241 196 180
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1,503 139 139 129 133 185 138 133 122 107 157 153 150 137
Bachelor's degree or more 4,297 245 245 217 222 294 226 222 212 203 249 236 232 226
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 8,453 761 761 716 760 957 820 760 718 660 929 875 819 773
Worked at full-time jobs 5,478 183 183 168 195 239 205 195 182 153 248 223 211 199
50 to 52 weeks 4,797 99 99 88 109 138 119 109 102 77 152 131 120 113
Worked at part-time jobs 1,001 135 135 129 137 162 138 137 132 120 152 139 138 132
Did not work 1,974 443 443 419 428 556 477 428 404 387 529 513 470 443
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 669 150 150 145 156 311 266 156 104 102 282 271 157 109
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 166 69 69 69 79 111 97 79 47 44 102 95 69 44
SSI 531 106 106 102 102 226 194 102 74 74 205 200 113 81
Food stamps 506 271 271 262 273 341 306 273 166 157 320 304 261 163
Housing assistance 362 158 158 158 159 237 202 159 94 91 208 202 163 91
Energy assistance 156 66 66 61 62 101 64 62 42 41 72 62 61 45
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 1,085 399 399 390 401 506 429 401 331 288 493 440 401 338
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 218 92 92 88 98 158 131 98 47 46 136 129 87 46
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 11,136 857 857 779 822 1,266 922 822 729 650 1,043 960 861 765
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 8,287 233 233 197 223 297 224 223 217 168 282 230 230 224
Medicare 1,110 163 163 131 136 395 176 136 102 99 186 183 144 112
Both Medicare and Medicaid 256 63 63 59 59 116 97 59 35 35 100 99 64 40
Medicaid 1,389 399 399 386 393 558 488 393 318 296 525 503 409 328
Not covered at any time during the year 2,155 459 459 437 467 548 478 467 439 406 525 494 479 455
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 -- Asian 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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Asian alone or in combination
Total (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
Age
Under 18 years (X) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0
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 1.0
Under 6 years (X) 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.6
18 to 24 years (X) 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7
25 to 44 years (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
45 to 64 years (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
65 years and over (X) 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.5 2.5 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.3
65 to 74 years (X) 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.9 3.1 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.6 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.7
75 years and over (X) 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.4 4.1 2.8 2.4 2.1 2.1 2.8 2.8 2.4 2.1
Family Relationship
In families (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
In married-couple families (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
With related children under 18 (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.8 3.3 2.9 2.8 2.5 2.4 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.4
With related children under 18 (X) 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.7 4.2 3.7 3.7 3.2 2.9 4.0 3.5 3.5 2.9
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.5
With related children under 18 (X) 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 5.5 4.8 4.6 4.2 3.9 6.4 6.0 5.8 5.4
Unrelated individuals (X) 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5
Living alone (X) 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.7 2.2 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.6
65 years and over (X) 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 7.5 5.0 4.0 3.3 3.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 3.3
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 0.7 0.6
Inside principal cities (X) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0
Outside principal cities (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8
Outside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 4.2 4.2 3.7 3.8 5.2 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.6 4.3 3.9 3.9 3.8
Region
Northeast (X) 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6
Midwest (X) 1.9 1.9 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.7 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.8
South (X) 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.3
West (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7
18 to 24 years old (X) 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.9 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.8 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.9
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.5 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.3 4.5 6.3 5.3 5.2 4.9
25 years old and over (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 4.2 3.4 3.1 2.9 2.8 3.6 3.5 3.2 2.9
High school graduate, no college (X) 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 2.5 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.6 2.1 2.1 1.8 1.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree (X) 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.1 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.6 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.8
Bachelor's degree or more (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8
Worked at full-time jobs (X) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6
50 to 52 weeks (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5
Worked at part-time jobs (X) 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.8 3.1 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.6 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.7
Did not work (X) 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.6 3.0 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.3 3.6 3.2 2.3 1.8 1.8 3.4 3.3 2.3 1.9
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 6.6 6.6 6.6 7.3 9.2 8.3 7.3 5.2 5.0 8.6 8.3 6.6 5.0
SSI (X) 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 3.8 3.4 2.3 1.9 1.9 3.6 3.5 2.5 2.0
Food stamps (X) 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.5 5.3 4.9 4.5 3.3 3.2 5.1 4.9 4.4 3.2
Housing assistance (X) 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 6.1 5.5 4.7 3.4 3.3 5.6 5.5 4.8 3.3
Energy assistance (X) 6.9 6.9 6.6 6.7 9.3 6.8 6.7 5.3 5.2 7.4 6.7 6.6 5.5
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.0 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.2
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 5.9 5.9 5.7 6.1 8.5 7.4 6.1 3.9 3.8 7.6 7.4 5.6 3.8
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year (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
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative (X) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
Medicare (X) 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.5 4.5 2.9 2.5 2.1 2.1 2.9 2.9 2.6 2.2
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 7.6 7.6 7.3 7.3 10.7 9.6 7.3 5.5 5.5 9.8 9.7 7.6 5.9
Medicaid (X) 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 4.3 4.0 3.5 3.1 3.0 4.1 4.0 3.6 3.2
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.4
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 -- Asian 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
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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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Asian alone or in combination
Total 0 83 83 80 82 98 86 82 78 75 91 87 84 80
Age
Under 18 years 0 37 37 36 37 41 38 37 34 31 40 38 36 34
Related children 94 36 36 35 36 40 37 36 33 30 39 37 35 32
Under 6 years 55 20 20 20 21 22 21 21 20 18 21 19 19 18
18 to 24 years 0 21 21 21 21 23 22 21 21 20 23 22 22 22
25 to 44 years 0 27 27 27 28 30 29 28 27 26 30 29 28 27
45 to 64 years 0 21 21 20 21 25 22 21 20 19 24 23 22 22
65 years and over 0 18 18 16 16 27 18 16 14 14 18 18 16 14
65 to 74 years 0 13 13 12 13 20 13 13 11 11 13 13 12 11
75 years and over 0 12 12 10 11 18 12 11 9 9 12 12 11 9
Family Relationship
In families 190 70 70 67 69 84 72 69 66 61 77 73 71 67
In married-couple families 173 56 56 54 56 69 59 56 53 48 62 59 56 53
With related children under 18 144 49 49 47 49 56 51 49 47 42 53 50 47 46
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 62 31 31 30 32 37 32 32 29 27 34 31 31 27
With related children under 18 49 27 27 25 27 30 27 27 23 21 28 25 25 21
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 53 27 27 27 27 30 27 27 26 25 32 31 30 29
With related children under 18 37 19 19 19 19 23 20 19 17 17 26 24 24 22
Unrelated individuals 41 22 22 21 22 25 22 22 21 21 23 23 22 22
Living alone 30 14 14 13 13 16 14 13 12 12 15 14 13 12
65 years and over 13 8 8 6 6 11 8 6 5 5 8 8 6 5
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 199 82 82 79 81 96 85 81 77 74 90 86 83 79
Inside principal cities 143 64 64 62 64 76 67 64 61 58 70 67 64 61
Outside principal cities 141 51 51 49 50 59 52 50 47 45 57 55 53 50
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 45 17 17 15 16 21 16 16 15 15 18 16 16 16
Region
Northeast 0 41 41 39 40 44 40 40 39 37 44 42 41 40
Midwest 0 32 32 31 33 37 34 33 31 29 36 33 32 30
South 0 40 40 39 39 46 40 39 36 35 42 40 40 36
West 0 56 56 54 56 70 59 56 53 51 63 61 57 55
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 159 72 72 69 71 86 74 71 68 66 78 76 73 70
18 to 24 years old 58 21 21 21 21 23 22 21 21 20 23 22 22 22
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 22 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 7 10 8 8 8
25 years old and over 149 63 63 60 62 77 65 62 59 57 69 67 64 61
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 53 32 32 31 31 41 34 31 29 28 36 35 32 30
High school graduate, no college 69 31 31 30 32 42 35 32 30 28 37 36 32 31
College: Less than bachelor's degree 63 27 27 26 26 31 27 26 25 24 29 28 28 27
Bachelor's degree or more 106 36 36 34 34 39 35 34 33 33 36 35 35 34
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 157 63 63 61 63 71 66 63 62 59 70 68 66 64
Worked at full-time jobs 128 31 31 30 32 36 33 32 31 28 36 34 33 32
50 to 52 weeks 120 23 23 22 24 27 25 24 23 20 28 26 25 24
Worked at part-time jobs 55 27 27 26 27 29 27 27 26 25 28 27 27 26
Did not work 77 48 48 47 47 54 50 47 46 45 53 52 50 48
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 29 14 14 13 14 20 18 14 11 11 19 18 14 12
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 14 9 9 9 10 12 11 10 8 7 11 11 9 7
SSI 26 12 12 11 11 17 16 11 10 10 16 16 12 10
Food stamps 25 18 18 18 19 21 20 19 14 14 20 20 18 14
Housing assistance 21 14 14 14 14 17 16 14 11 11 16 16 14 11
Energy assistance 14 9 9 9 9 11 9 9 7 7 9 9 9 7
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 38 22 22 22 23 25 23 23 20 19 25 24 23 21
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 17 11 11 10 11 14 13 11 8 8 13 13 10 8
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 169 67 67 64 66 82 70 66 62 59 74 71 67 63
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 146 35 35 32 34 40 34 34 34 30 39 35 35 34
Medicare 54 29 29 26 27 46 30 27 23 23 31 31 28 24
Both Medicare and Medicaid 26 18 18 18 18 25 23 18 14 14 23 23 18 14
Medicaid 61 46 46 45 46 54 51 46 41 40 53 52 46 42
Not covered at any time during the year 75 49 49 48 50 54 50 50 48 46 53 51 50 49
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.
Race Footnotes