Table RD-REV POV01 RS.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds Adjusted for Inflation Using the CPI-U-RS: 2004 -- All Races
[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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Races
Total 290,617 10.6 10.6 9.4 10.0 16.8 10.9 10.0 8.6 7.2 11.9 10.4 9.5 8.1
Age
Under 18 years 73,241 14.8 14.8 13.8 14.8 17.6 15.6 14.8 12.1 9.1 16.7 13.4 12.6 10.0
Related children 72,133 14.3 14.3 13.3 14.3 17.1 15.1 14.3 11.6 8.5 16.2 12.9 12.1 9.5
Under 6 years 23,752 16.6 16.6 15.9 17.1 19.1 17.7 17.1 14.5 10.8 18.8 15.3 14.6 11.9
18 to 24 years 28,008 15.7 15.7 14.8 16.1 19.1 16.8 16.1 14.9 13.5 18.4 17.0 16.2 14.9
25 to 44 years 82,661 9.3 9.3 8.6 9.2 11.9 9.9 9.2 8.1 6.6 10.9 9.3 8.6 7.4
45 to 64 years 71,496 7.3 7.3 5.9 6.2 12.0 7.2 6.2 5.4 5.0 8.2 7.7 6.6 5.8
65 years and over 35,209 7.7 7.7 4.8 4.8 34.8 5.9 4.8 4.0 3.9 7.0 6.9 5.7 4.9
65 to 74 years 18,390 7.3 7.3 4.7 4.8 29.8 5.9 4.8 3.9 3.8 6.8 6.7 5.5 4.6
75 years and over 16,820 8.2 8.2 4.8 4.9 40.4 6.0 4.9 4.1 4.0 7.2 7.1 6.0 5.2
Family Relationship
In families 240,754 9.4 9.4 8.3 8.9 14.3 9.7 8.9 7.5 5.8 10.6 8.8 8.1 6.6
In married-couple families 184,772 5.1 5.1 4.2 4.7 9.5 5.0 4.7 4.1 2.9 5.8 4.6 4.2 3.6
With related children under 18 113,658 5.9 5.9 5.3 5.9 7.5 6.2 5.9 5.1 3.2 7.1 5.1 4.7 3.9
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 42,053 27.3 27.3 25.2 26.6 34.6 28.9 26.6 21.4 17.6 30.6 26.5 24.1 19.0
With related children under 18 31,153 32.9 32.9 31.1 32.8 39.5 35.0 32.8 26.2 21.1 36.7 31.3 29.0 22.5
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 13,929 12.1 12.1 10.6 11.6 17.3 12.8 11.6 10.2 8.5 14.2 12.3 11.1 9.7
With related children under 18 7,903 14.8 14.8 13.3 14.7 18.2 15.7 14.7 12.4 9.5 17.5 14.1 13.0 10.8
Unrelated individuals 48,609 16.1 16.1 14.0 14.7 28.5 16.1 14.7 13.3 13.2 17.5 17.3 15.9 14.5
Living alone 30,245 12.5 12.5 9.4 9.8 29.1 11.4 9.8 7.9 7.8 12.8 12.7 11.1 9.2
65 years and over 10,638 12.2 12.2 7.4 7.5 47.9 8.7 7.5 5.4 5.4 9.8 9.8 8.5 6.5
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 243,690 10.3 10.3 9.1 9.8 15.8 10.6 9.8 8.4 7.0 11.5 10.1 9.3 7.9
Inside principal cities 94,402 14.6 14.6 13.4 14.3 21.2 15.5 14.3 12.1 10.1 16.6 14.5 13.2 11.1
Outside principal cities 149,288 7.6 7.6 6.4 6.9 12.4 7.5 6.9 6.1 5.1 8.3 7.3 6.7 5.8
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 46,927 12.4 12.4 10.6 11.3 22.1 12.5 11.3 9.6 8.1 13.9 11.9 10.8 9.2
Region
Northeast 53,906 9.8 9.8 8.8 9.3 15.6 10.3 9.3 7.6 6.7 11.2 10.0 9.0 7.4
Midwest 64,740 9.6 9.6 8.5 9.1 15.8 9.7 9.1 7.7 6.4 10.7 9.1 8.5 7.3
South 104,887 11.8 11.8 10.4 11.2 19.0 11.9 11.2 9.7 8.0 13.1 11.5 10.6 9.1
West 67,083 10.4 10.4 9.0 9.7 15.5 10.9 9.7 8.4 6.9 11.9 10.3 9.1 7.7
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 217,375 9.2 9.2 7.9 8.4 16.6 9.3 8.4 7.4 6.5 10.3 9.4 8.5 7.4
18 to 24 years old 28,008 15.7 15.7 14.8 16.1 19.1 16.8 16.1 14.9 13.5 18.4 17.0 16.2 14.9
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 6,125 24.3 24.3 23.1 24.7 28.3 25.9 24.7 22.1 19.6 27.8 25.2 23.9 21.1
25 years old and over 189,367 8.3 8.3 6.8 7.3 16.2 8.2 7.3 6.3 5.5 9.1 8.2 7.3 6.3
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 28,015 19.5 19.5 16.3 17.5 37.9 20.2 17.5 14.8 12.5 22.0 19.8 17.1 14.1
High school graduate, no college 60,893 9.1 9.1 7.6 8.1 18.8 9.0 8.1 7.0 6.2 10.0 9.0 8.0 7.1
College: Less than bachelor's degree 48,077 6.0 6.0 4.9 5.1 11.7 5.7 5.1 4.4 3.8 6.5 5.9 5.3 4.6
Bachelor's degree or more 52,381 3.5 3.5 2.7 2.9 5.7 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.5 3.6 3.3 3.1 3.0
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 174,565 9.3 9.3 8.2 8.8 12.8 9.7 8.8 7.8 6.8 10.7 9.6 8.7 7.7
Worked at full-time jobs 117,336 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.5 4.3 3.7 3.5 3.1 2.3 4.4 3.4 3.3 2.8
50 to 52 weeks 99,191 2.1 2.1 1.8 2.2 2.6 2.3 2.2 1.9 1.2 2.8 2.0 1.9 1.6
Worked at part-time jobs 21,957 12.0 12.0 10.5 12.1 16.1 12.7 12.1 10.6 9.1 14.4 12.8 12.0 10.8
Did not work 35,272 26.9 26.9 23.9 24.4 38.9 27.7 24.4 21.7 20.4 29.3 28.1 24.7 21.8
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 17,208 36.8 36.8 34.1 35.1 59.5 49.3 35.1 24.8 22.6 51.5 48.8 34.1 23.9
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 6,358 54.9 54.9 52.4 54.2 72.2 65.4 54.2 38.4 34.4 68.4 63.8 51.4 36.0
SSI 12,012 28.0 28.0 25.2 25.8 55.6 43.8 25.8 17.0 16.0 45.5 44.1 25.8 17.0
Food stamps 21,909 52.4 52.4 49.0 51.5 66.3 57.3 51.5 36.4 30.0 60.1 53.5 47.4 32.4
Housing assistance 10,621 48.0 48.0 48.0 49.7 69.8 56.9 49.7 30.3 25.6 57.6 53.4 46.0 26.8
Energy assistance 6,318 42.2 42.2 38.4 40.1 64.9 47.6 40.1 27.2 23.3 50.8 45.5 37.7 25.1
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 33,273 34.4 34.4 32.2 34.6 42.4 37.2 34.6 26.9 19.6 39.5 32.2 29.4 21.7
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 8,358 58.8 58.8 55.1 56.6 80.4 71.8 56.6 37.2 33.5 74.2 70.6 54.7 35.3
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 245,473 8.6 8.6 7.4 7.9 15.2 8.9 7.9 6.5 5.4 9.7 8.5 7.5 6.1
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 174,041 2.6 2.6 2.1 2.3 4.3 2.4 2.3 2.1 1.6 2.9 2.3 2.2 2.0
Medicare 39,704 9.3 9.3 6.4 6.5 38.6 8.4 6.5 5.1 4.9 9.5 9.2 7.3 5.9
Both Medicare and Medicaid 5,716 23.6 23.6 19.0 19.4 62.6 30.5 19.4 12.9 12.0 32.1 31.1 19.5 13.2
Medicaid 37,718 34.3 34.3 31.9 33.7 49.4 39.4 33.7 25.7 20.9 41.2 36.3 30.5 22.7
Not covered at any time during the year 45,144 21.9 21.9 19.8 21.4 25.5 21.7 21.4 20.0 16.7 24.0 20.6 20.2 18.7
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 RS.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds Adjusted for Inflation Using the CPI-U-RS: 2004 -- All Races
[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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Races
Total 290,617 30,889 30,889 27,193 29,129 48,934 31,641 29,129 24,977 20,856 34,652 30,208 27,605 23,485
Age
Under 18 years 73,241 10,825 10,825 10,108 10,834 12,883 11,451 10,834 8,891 6,646 12,223 9,839 9,214 7,316
Related children 72,133 10,294 10,294 9,580 10,280 12,311 10,893 10,280 8,353 6,162 11,652 9,316 8,698 6,819
Under 6 years 23,752 3,953 3,953 3,783 4,065 4,533 4,213 4,065 3,437 2,574 4,462 3,639 3,474 2,819
18 to 24 years 28,008 4,394 4,394 4,142 4,519 5,355 4,711 4,519 4,172 3,791 5,147 4,764 4,547 4,176
25 to 44 years 82,661 7,708 7,708 7,073 7,625 9,820 8,212 7,625 6,656 5,436 8,991 7,675 7,076 6,107
45 to 64 years 71,496 5,238 5,238 4,194 4,453 8,605 5,181 4,453 3,855 3,601 5,833 5,512 4,751 4,158
65 years and over 35,209 2,723 2,723 1,677 1,698 12,270 2,085 1,698 1,403 1,383 2,458 2,418 2,018 1,727
65 to 74 years 18,390 1,350 1,350 865 879 5,472 1,082 879 716 703 1,249 1,224 1,016 854
75 years and over 16,820 1,373 1,373 812 819 6,798 1,003 819 687 680 1,209 1,194 1,002 873
Family Relationship
In families 240,754 22,561 22,561 19,891 21,429 34,479 23,266 21,429 17,988 13,994 25,595 21,289 19,388 15,983
In married-couple families 184,772 9,405 9,405 7,799 8,635 17,510 9,324 8,635 7,559 5,400 10,741 8,440 7,689 6,645
With related children under 18 113,658 6,753 6,753 6,015 6,737 8,480 7,086 6,737 5,758 3,641 8,023 5,752 5,356 4,415
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 42,053 11,474 11,474 10,613 11,172 14,559 12,160 11,172 9,009 7,406 12,875 11,138 10,155 7,988
With related children under 18 31,153 10,235 10,235 9,694 10,207 12,314 10,917 10,207 8,152 6,581 11,433 9,741 9,037 7,002
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 13,929 1,682 1,682 1,479 1,621 2,410 1,782 1,621 1,420 1,188 1,979 1,711 1,544 1,350
With related children under 18 7,903 1,171 1,171 1,049 1,161 1,437 1,244 1,161 977 753 1,385 1,118 1,028 852
Unrelated individuals 48,609 7,808 7,808 6,782 7,137 13,871 7,808 7,137 6,448 6,411 8,483 8,421 7,728 7,035
Living alone 30,245 3,779 3,779 2,844 2,971 8,789 3,437 2,971 2,387 2,370 3,875 3,854 3,368 2,778
65 years and over 10,638 1,298 1,298 791 794 5,097 921 794 576 576 1,047 1,047 909 694
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 243,690 25,068 25,068 22,226 23,803 38,580 25,774 23,803 20,451 17,063 28,144 24,609 22,548 19,178
Inside principal cities 94,402 13,781 13,781 12,650 13,480 20,051 14,622 13,480 11,379 9,519 15,690 13,679 12,497 10,456
Outside principal cities 149,288 11,287 11,287 9,577 10,323 18,529 11,152 10,323 9,072 7,544 12,453 10,930 10,051 8,722
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 46,927 5,821 5,821 4,967 5,326 10,355 5,867 5,326 4,526 3,793 6,508 5,599 5,058 4,307
Region
Northeast 53,906 5,299 5,299 4,723 4,994 8,430 5,547 4,994 4,112 3,634 6,019 5,407 4,829 3,993
Midwest 64,740 6,216 6,216 5,471 5,902 10,208 6,260 5,902 5,009 4,135 6,918 5,900 5,511 4,739
South 104,887 12,415 12,415 10,946 11,696 19,892 12,528 11,696 10,209 8,436 13,749 12,019 11,148 9,593
West 67,083 6,959 6,959 6,053 6,537 10,404 7,306 6,537 5,647 4,651 7,966 6,882 6,118 5,160
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 217,375 20,064 20,064 17,085 18,295 36,051 20,190 18,295 16,086 14,210 22,429 20,369 18,391 16,169
18 to 24 years old 28,008 4,394 4,394 4,142 4,519 5,355 4,711 4,519 4,172 3,791 5,147 4,764 4,547 4,176
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 6,125 1,488 1,488 1,413 1,513 1,734 1,584 1,513 1,353 1,200 1,700 1,542 1,466 1,295
25 years old and over 189,367 15,670 15,670 12,944 13,776 30,696 15,479 13,776 11,913 10,419 17,282 15,605 13,844 11,992
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 28,015 5,472 5,472 4,578 4,901 10,611 5,659 4,901 4,133 3,502 6,177 5,559 4,781 3,944
High school graduate, no college 60,893 5,521 5,521 4,617 4,916 11,466 5,462 4,916 4,259 3,767 6,091 5,470 4,889 4,297
College: Less than bachelor's degree 48,077 2,863 2,863 2,335 2,463 5,647 2,750 2,463 2,115 1,840 3,138 2,832 2,537 2,194
Bachelor's degree or more 52,381 1,814 1,814 1,415 1,496 2,972 1,607 1,496 1,407 1,310 1,875 1,744 1,637 1,558
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 174,565 16,174 16,174 14,323 15,414 22,365 16,866 15,414 13,608 11,861 18,626 16,715 15,200 13,374
Worked at full-time jobs 117,336 4,044 4,044 3,580 4,161 5,098 4,300 4,161 3,636 2,655 5,110 4,000 3,849 3,310
50 to 52 weeks 99,191 2,057 2,057 1,757 2,161 2,547 2,246 2,161 1,855 1,232 2,805 1,999 1,903 1,629
Worked at part-time jobs 21,957 2,640 2,640 2,316 2,652 3,541 2,796 2,652 2,334 1,993 3,167 2,800 2,640 2,368
Did not work 35,272 9,490 9,490 8,427 8,601 13,726 9,770 8,601 7,638 7,213 10,350 9,916 8,710 7,697
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 17,208 6,332 6,332 5,862 6,047 10,247 8,484 6,047 4,265 3,891 8,858 8,397 5,867 4,107
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 6,358 3,492 3,492 3,332 3,449 4,593 4,157 3,449 2,444 2,188 4,348 4,056 3,269 2,287
SSI 12,012 3,363 3,363 3,030 3,102 6,674 5,258 3,102 2,046 1,920 5,466 5,293 3,099 2,046
Food stamps 21,909 11,475 11,475 10,741 11,276 14,531 12,548 11,276 7,980 6,569 13,165 11,723 10,388 7,107
Housing assistance 10,621 5,098 5,098 5,098 5,278 7,418 6,041 5,278 3,220 2,720 6,121 5,667 4,889 2,842
Energy assistance 6,318 2,668 2,668 2,425 2,533 4,100 3,010 2,533 1,715 1,474 3,212 2,875 2,382 1,585
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 33,273 11,445 11,445 10,716 11,518 14,095 12,369 11,518 8,945 6,507 13,138 10,700 9,797 7,208
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 8,358 4,918 4,918 4,604 4,727 6,716 5,997 4,727 3,111 2,797 6,200 5,901 4,569 2,951
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 245,473 20,990 20,990 18,276 19,488 37,434 21,830 19,488 15,964 13,311 23,795 20,899 18,495 15,064
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 174,041 4,522 4,522 3,650 4,032 7,480 4,212 4,032 3,639 2,793 5,089 4,032 3,849 3,486
Medicare 39,704 3,676 3,676 2,533 2,584 15,342 3,319 2,584 2,026 1,947 3,752 3,653 2,883 2,343
Both Medicare and Medicaid 5,716 1,352 1,352 1,087 1,111 3,581 1,744 1,111 735 685 1,838 1,780 1,115 752
Medicaid 37,718 12,934 12,934 12,020 12,719 18,618 14,867 12,719 9,680 7,892 15,557 13,703 11,516 8,559
Not covered at any time during the year 45,144 9,900 9,900 8,917 9,641 11,500 9,811 9,641 9,013 7,545 10,856 9,309 9,110 8,421
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 RS.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds Adjusted for Inflation Using the CPI-U-RS: 2004 -- All Races
[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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Races
Total (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
Age
Under 18 years (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
Related children (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
Under 6 years (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
18 to 24 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
25 to 44 years (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
45 to 64 years (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
65 years and over (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
65 to 74 years (X) 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
75 years and over (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
Family Relationship
In 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
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 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
With related children under 18 (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6
With related children under 18 (X) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9
Unrelated individuals (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
Living alone (X) 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
65 years and over (X) 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas (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
Inside principal cities (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
Outside principal cities (X) 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Outside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4
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 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
South (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
West (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 0.2
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over (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
18 to 24 years old (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9
25 years old and over (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
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
High school graduate, no college (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 0.2
College: Less than bachelor's degree (X) 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
Bachelor's degree or more (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
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Worked at full-time jobs (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
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 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
Did not work (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
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.5
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.7 1.6 1.3 1.0
SSI (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 1.1 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.5
Food stamps (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.6 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.6
Housing assistance (X) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.1 0.7 0.7 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.7
Energy assistance (X) 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.6 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.3 1.2 1.1 0.8
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.0 0.9 1.6 1.5 1.3 0.9
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 0.1 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 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.4 2.7 1.8 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.8 1.8 1.4 1.1
Medicaid (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
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 RS.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds Adjusted for Inflation Using the CPI-U-RS: 2004 -- All Races
[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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All Races
Total 0 382 382 361 372 464 386 372 347 320 402 378 363 338
Age
Under 18 years 0 196 196 190 196 210 200 196 180 158 206 188 182 165
Related children 380 191 191 186 191 206 196 191 175 152 202 183 178 160
Under 6 years 241 123 123 120 124 131 126 124 115 100 130 118 115 105
18 to 24 years 0 89 89 86 90 97 91 90 87 83 95 92 90 87
25 to 44 years 0 118 118 114 118 132 122 118 111 101 127 118 114 106
45 to 64 years 0 98 98 89 91 123 98 91 85 83 103 101 94 88
65 years and over 0 71 71 56 57 126 63 57 52 52 68 67 62 57
65 to 74 years 0 51 51 41 41 96 46 41 37 37 49 49 44 41
75 years and over 0 51 51 40 40 105 44 40 37 37 48 48 44 41
Family Relationship
In families 372 332 332 313 324 401 336 324 299 265 351 323 309 283
In married-couple families 469 219 219 200 210 295 218 210 197 167 234 208 199 185
With related children under 18 473 187 187 176 186 209 191 186 173 138 203 173 167 152
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 341 241 241 232 238 270 248 238 215 195 255 238 228 203
With related children under 18 299 228 228 223 228 250 236 228 205 184 241 223 215 190
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 207 94 94 88 92 112 97 92 86 79 102 95 90 84
With related children under 18 157 78 78 74 78 87 81 78 72 63 85 77 74 67
Unrelated individuals 198 113 113 104 107 165 113 107 101 101 120 119 113 106
Living alone 165 74 74 63 64 122 70 64 57 57 75 75 69 62
65 years and over 103 41 41 32 32 88 34 32 27 27 37 37 34 30
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 363 348 348 329 340 421 352 340 317 291 367 345 332 308
Inside principal cities 454 263 263 253 261 314 271 261 240 221 280 262 251 231
Outside principal cities 486 239 239 221 229 303 238 229 215 197 251 236 226 211
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 435 213 213 197 204 281 213 204 188 172 225 209 198 183
Region
Northeast 0 163 163 155 159 199 166 159 145 137 172 164 156 143
Midwest 0 175 175 165 171 216 175 171 159 145 183 171 166 155
South 0 250 250 236 243 303 251 243 229 210 261 246 238 223
West 0 190 190 179 185 226 194 185 173 159 202 189 180 166
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 389 311 311 289 298 401 312 298 281 265 327 313 299 282
18 to 24 years old 259 89 89 86 90 97 91 90 87 83 95 92 90 87
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 126 54 54 52 54 58 55 54 51 48 57 54 53 50
25 years old and over 424 278 278 254 262 375 276 262 244 229 291 277 262 245
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 259 168 168 154 159 231 171 159 146 135 178 169 157 143
High school graduate, no college 358 169 169 155 159 240 168 159 149 140 177 168 159 149
College: Less than bachelor's degree 327 122 122 110 113 171 120 113 105 98 128 122 115 107
Bachelor's degree or more 338 97 97 86 89 124 92 89 86 83 99 96 93 90
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 219 282 282 266 276 327 287 276 260 244 301 286 274 258
Worked at full-time jobs 374 145 145 136 147 162 149 147 137 118 162 144 141 131
50 to 52 weeks 383 104 104 96 106 115 108 106 99 80 121 102 100 92
Worked at part-time jobs 244 117 117 110 118 136 121 118 110 102 128 121 117 111
Did not work 297 219 219 207 209 261 222 209 197 192 228 224 210 198
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 192 100 100 95 97 135 120 97 79 75 123 119 95 77
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 100 71 71 69 70 82 78 70 58 54 80 77 68 56
SSI 150 69 69 65 66 103 89 66 53 51 91 90 66 53
Food stamps 228 145 145 139 144 170 154 144 115 102 159 147 136 107
Housing assistance 138 88 88 88 89 110 97 89 67 61 98 93 86 63
Energy assistance 100 61 61 58 59 77 65 59 48 44 67 63 57 46
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 315 145 145 139 146 167 153 146 124 101 159 139 131 108
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 118 86 86 83 84 103 97 84 66 62 99 96 82 64
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 330 321 321 301 310 415 327 310 282 259 340 320 303 275
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 435 153 153 138 145 196 148 145 138 121 163 145 142 135
Medicare 302 138 138 115 116 277 132 116 103 101 140 138 123 111
Both Medicare and Medicaid 122 84 84 76 76 137 96 76 62 60 98 97 77 63
Medicaid 295 256 256 247 254 303 273 254 222 201 279 263 242 210
Not covered at any time during the year 318 225 225 214 222 242 224 222 215 197 235 218 216 208
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.
Race Footnotes