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 -- White alone
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points. For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Government Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty: 2004,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2004/effect2004htm. People as of March of the following year]
Percent of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Post-social insurance income
Market _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
___________________________________________________ ______________ _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3b plus Def. 3 less Def. 3e plus transfers that
As used in Def. 1 plus net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be Earned Income taxes after Def. 3d plus means- can be
Total people, official imputed net on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Tax Credit all credits Earned Income tested cash measured and
all income measure capital gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued (EITC) except EITC Tax Credit transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
White alone
Total 233,741 8.9 8.9 7.7 8.2 15.0 9.0 8.2 7.2 6.0 9.9 8.6 7.9 6.8
Age
Under 18 years 56,053 12.1 12.1 11.1 11.9 14.3 12.7 11.9 10.0 7.2 13.6 10.8 10.1 8.1
Related children 55,212 11.6 11.6 10.6 11.4 13.7 12.1 11.4 9.5 6.7 13.1 10.2 9.5 7.6
Under 6 years 18,162 13.9 13.9 13.2 14.2 15.8 14.7 14.2 12.3 8.9 15.7 12.6 12.0 9.9
18 to 24 years 21,886 13.6 13.6 12.8 14.2 16.6 14.6 14.2 13.3 12.0 16.1 14.9 14.4 13.4
25 to 44 years 65,558 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.9 10.3 8.5 7.9 7.0 5.6 9.4 7.9 7.3 6.4
45 to 64 years 59,530 6.4 6.4 5.0 5.3 10.7 6.2 5.3 4.7 4.4 7.0 6.6 5.7 5.1
65 years and over 30,714 6.4 6.4 3.7 3.7 33.6 4.6 3.7 3.3 3.2 5.7 5.6 4.7 4.2
65 to 74 years 15,760 5.9 5.9 3.5 3.6 28.2 4.5 3.6 3.1 3.0 5.4 5.3 4.4 3.9
75 years and over 14,953 6.8 6.8 3.9 3.9 39.3 4.7 3.9 3.4 3.4 5.9 5.9 5.0 4.5
Family Relationship
In families 193,024 7.6 7.6 6.5 7.0 12.3 7.7 7.0 6.0 4.6 8.6 7.0 6.4 5.3
In married-couple families 156,613 4.7 4.7 3.9 4.3 9.1 4.6 4.3 3.8 2.7 5.4 4.2 3.9 3.3
With related children under 18 94,342 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.6 7.0 5.9 5.6 4.8 3.0 6.6 4.8 4.5 3.7
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 26,139 23.6 23.6 21.3 22.4 30.3 24.6 22.4 18.5 14.9 26.4 22.6 20.5 16.3
With related children under 18 18,677 29.5 29.5 27.5 29.0 35.3 31.1 29.0 23.8 18.7 32.9 27.8 25.8 20.2
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 10,271 10.1 10.1 8.8 9.6 15.0 10.7 9.6 8.6 7.0 11.9 9.9 8.8 8.0
With related children under 18 5,837 13.0 13.0 11.5 12.4 15.7 13.4 12.4 10.8 8.2 14.8 11.3 10.4 9.1
Unrelated individuals 39,712 14.6 14.6 12.4 13.1 27.3 14.4 13.1 12.1 12.0 15.7 15.6 14.4 13.4
Living alone 24,492 11.0 11.0 7.9 8.2 28.1 9.6 8.2 6.9 6.8 11.0 11.0 9.6 8.2
65 years and over 9,263 10.3 10.3 6.0 6.0 46.4 6.9 6.0 4.7 4.7 8.0 8.0 7.1 5.9
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 192,899 8.5 8.5 7.4 7.9 13.9 8.6 7.9 7.0 5.7 9.5 8.2 7.6 6.6
Inside principal cities 66,296 11.8 11.8 10.7 11.4 18.0 12.4 11.4 10.0 8.1 13.5 11.6 10.6 9.1
Outside principal cities 126,603 6.8 6.8 5.6 6.1 11.7 6.6 6.1 5.4 4.5 7.4 6.5 6.0 5.3
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 40,841 10.8 10.8 9.1 9.8 20.4 10.8 9.8 8.4 7.0 12.1 10.4 9.4 8.1
Region
Northeast 44,076 7.8 7.8 6.8 7.1 13.7 8.1 7.1 6.1 5.4 8.9 8.0 7.0 6.0
Midwest 55,150 7.4 7.4 6.3 6.9 13.4 7.3 6.9 5.9 4.8 8.2 7.0 6.6 5.6
South 79,920 9.7 9.7 8.4 9.0 16.8 9.6 9.0 8.1 6.6 10.8 9.4 8.8 7.7
West 54,595 10.1 10.1 8.6 9.3 15.0 10.3 9.3 8.2 6.7 11.3 9.7 8.7 7.4
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 177,688 7.9 7.9 6.6 7.1 15.2 7.8 7.1 6.3 5.6 8.8 8.0 7.2 6.4
18 to 24 years old 21,886 13.6 13.6 12.8 14.2 16.6 14.6 14.2 13.3 12.0 16.1 14.9 14.4 13.4
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,656 20.7 20.7 19.5 21.1 23.8 21.9 21.1 19.1 16.6 23.7 21.2 20.4 18.1
25 years old and over 155,802 7.1 7.1 5.7 6.1 15.0 6.9 6.1 5.4 4.7 7.7 7.0 6.2 5.5
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 22,200 17.5 17.5 14.5 15.6 36.0 18.1 15.6 13.6 11.3 20.0 17.7 15.2 12.9
High school graduate, no college 50,112 7.5 7.5 6.1 6.5 17.5 7.2 6.5 5.7 5.0 8.2 7.4 6.6 5.9
College: Less than bachelor's degree 39,765 5.1 5.1 4.0 4.2 10.8 4.7 4.2 3.7 3.2 5.4 4.9 4.4 3.9
Bachelor's degree or more 43,726 3.0 3.0 2.4 2.5 5.4 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.2 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.6
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 141,062 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.5 11.2 8.2 7.5 6.8 5.8 9.2 8.2 7.5 6.7
Worked at full-time jobs 95,731 3.1 3.1 2.7 3.1 3.8 3.2 3.1 2.8 2.0 3.8 3.0 2.9 2.6
50 to 52 weeks 81,102 1.9 1.9 1.6 1.9 2.3 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.2 2.5 1.8 1.7 1.5
Worked at part-time jobs 18,370 10.2 10.2 8.8 10.1 13.9 10.7 10.1 9.1 7.9 12.4 11.1 10.4 9.4
Did not work 26,960 23.9 23.9 20.9 21.4 35.7 24.4 21.4 19.2 18.0 26.0 24.8 21.7 19.4
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 10,790 32.3 32.3 29.4 30.5 56.1 45.9 30.5 21.4 19.3 47.9 45.1 29.5 20.4
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 3,520 51.7 51.7 48.2 50.5 69.4 62.7 50.5 35.4 30.7 65.5 60.3 47.4 32.3
SSI 7,841 24.6 24.6 21.8 22.4 52.7 41.2 22.4 15.1 14.1 42.7 41.1 22.5 15.1
Food stamps 13,702 48.8 48.8 44.8 47.3 62.6 53.4 47.3 33.5 26.4 56.2 49.3 43.1 28.9
Housing assistance 5,344 42.8 42.8 42.8 43.8 69.7 53.1 43.8 26.5 22.1 53.8 50.8 41.4 23.1
Energy assistance 4,395 38.7 38.7 34.8 36.3 63.4 44.2 36.3 24.3 20.4 46.7 42.0 34.5 22.2
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 22,539 31.0 31.0 28.3 30.7 37.9 33.0 30.7 24.2 16.6 35.4 28.0 25.8 18.9
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 4,758 54.7 54.7 49.7 51.6 78.0 69.3 51.6 32.5 28.6 71.6 67.8 49.9 30.6
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 199,406 6.9 6.9 5.9 6.3 13.6 7.1 6.3 5.3 4.4 7.8 6.9 6.0 5.0
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 144,136 2.2 2.2 1.7 1.9 3.9 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.4 2.4 2.0 1.9 1.7
Medicare 34,062 7.5 7.5 4.9 4.9 36.8 6.5 4.9 4.1 3.9 7.6 7.4 5.7 4.9
Both Medicare and Medicaid 4,179 20.6 20.6 16.2 16.6 61.8 27.8 16.6 11.5 10.5 29.5 28.4 16.7 11.8
Medicaid 25,729 30.7 30.7 28.1 30.0 46.2 35.8 30.0 23.3 18.4 37.6 32.7 26.9 20.2
Not covered at any time during the year 34,335 20.4 20.4 18.1 19.6 23.4 19.9 19.6 18.5 15.3 22.3 18.9 18.6 17.3
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 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 -- White alone
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points. For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Government Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty: 2004,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2004/effect2004htm. People as of March of the following year]
Number of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Post-social insurance income
Market _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
_________________________________________________ ______________ _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
Def.1 plus imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3b plus Def. 3 less Def. 3e plus transfers that
As used in imputed net net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be Earned Income taxes after Def. 3d plus means- can be
Total people, official capital on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Tax Credit all credits Earned Income tested cash measured and
all income measure gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued (EITC) except EITC Tax Credit transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
White alone
Total 233,741 20,791 20,791 17,908 19,250 35,063 20,963 19,250 16,893 13,958 23,232 20,164 18,435 15,990
Age
Under 18 years 56,053 6,801 6,801 6,231 6,691 8,018 7,092 6,691 5,627 4,057 7,648 6,036 5,656 4,552
Related children 55,212 6,401 6,401 5,833 6,268 7,579 6,667 6,268 5,219 3,695 7,215 5,646 5,268 4,179
Under 6 years 18,162 2,533 2,533 2,396 2,578 2,871 2,674 2,578 2,236 1,619 2,857 2,282 2,185 1,797
18 to 24 years 21,886 2,984 2,984 2,810 3,098 3,628 3,197 3,098 2,904 2,635 3,521 3,264 3,144 2,929
25 to 44 years 65,558 5,265 5,265 4,763 5,171 6,741 5,581 5,171 4,579 3,669 6,171 5,204 4,810 4,178
45 to 64 years 59,530 3,785 3,785 2,967 3,142 6,364 3,674 3,142 2,779 2,607 4,153 3,945 3,391 3,042
65 years and over 30,714 1,956 1,956 1,138 1,147 10,312 1,419 1,147 1,003 990 1,740 1,715 1,434 1,289
65 to 74 years 15,760 933 933 556 563 4,439 712 563 489 480 851 840 686 609
75 years and over 14,953 1,023 1,023 582 585 5,873 707 585 514 510 889 875 748 680
Family Relationship
In families 193,024 14,591 14,591 12,552 13,582 23,754 14,802 13,582 11,642 8,819 16,515 13,559 12,342 10,312
In married-couple families 156,613 7,390 7,390 6,090 6,745 14,276 7,276 6,745 5,916 4,210 8,401 6,627 6,069 5,226
With related children under 18 94,342 5,376 5,376 4,736 5,293 6,573 5,550 5,293 4,522 2,853 6,272 4,527 4,258 3,480
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 26,139 6,163 6,163 5,563 5,856 7,932 6,431 5,856 4,845 3,886 6,894 5,914 5,368 4,262
With related children under 18 18,677 5,507 5,507 5,129 5,407 6,586 5,816 5,407 4,448 3,496 6,145 5,197 4,819 3,782
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 10,271 1,038 1,038 900 981 1,545 1,095 981 881 722 1,220 1,017 905 824
With related children under 18 5,837 757 757 669 725 916 780 725 630 480 864 660 608 531
Unrelated individuals 39,712 5,782 5,782 4,937 5,207 10,834 5,699 5,207 4,812 4,779 6,250 6,212 5,699 5,306
Living alone 24,492 2,701 2,701 1,935 2,017 6,893 2,342 2,017 1,689 1,673 2,700 2,689 2,345 2,019
65 years and over 9,263 952 952 554 554 4,298 635 554 439 439 746 746 656 544
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 192,899 16,382 16,382 14,197 15,241 26,749 16,535 15,241 13,472 11,080 18,272 15,914 14,596 12,688
Inside principal cities 66,296 7,801 7,801 7,072 7,579 11,907 8,229 7,579 6,647 5,390 8,919 7,707 7,053 6,029
Outside principal cities 126,603 8,581 8,581 7,125 7,662 14,842 8,306 7,662 6,825 5,690 9,353 8,207 7,543 6,659
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 40,841 4,409 4,409 3,711 4,010 8,314 4,427 4,010 3,421 2,878 4,960 4,250 3,839 3,302
Region
Northeast 44,076 3,431 3,431 2,993 3,150 6,048 3,590 3,150 2,668 2,361 3,939 3,531 3,085 2,624
Midwest 55,150 4,103 4,103 3,491 3,805 7,394 4,032 3,805 3,273 2,643 4,545 3,853 3,613 3,115
South 79,920 7,744 7,744 6,718 7,219 13,427 7,702 7,219 6,475 5,310 8,602 7,506 7,001 6,188
West 54,595 5,513 5,513 4,706 5,075 8,194 5,638 5,075 4,477 3,644 6,145 5,274 4,735 4,064
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 177,688 13,990 13,990 11,677 12,559 27,045 13,871 12,559 11,266 9,901 15,584 14,128 12,779 11,438
18 to 24 years old 21,886 2,984 2,984 2,810 3,098 3,628 3,197 3,098 2,904 2,635 3,521 3,264 3,144 2,929
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,656 962 962 907 983 1,106 1,020 983 889 773 1,103 988 950 844
25 years old and over 155,802 11,006 11,006 8,868 9,461 23,417 10,674 9,461 8,362 7,266 12,064 10,864 9,635 8,509
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 22,200 3,895 3,895 3,230 3,472 7,985 4,017 3,472 3,018 2,499 4,434 3,931 3,373 2,854
High school graduate, no college 50,112 3,768 3,768 3,033 3,244 8,784 3,616 3,244 2,853 2,527 4,095 3,689 3,305 2,951
College: Less than bachelor's degree 39,765 2,010 2,010 1,576 1,661 4,297 1,864 1,661 1,470 1,287 2,138 1,945 1,746 1,552
Bachelor's degree or more 43,726 1,332 1,332 1,029 1,084 2,351 1,176 1,084 1,021 953 1,396 1,300 1,211 1,152
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 141,062 11,263 11,263 9,814 10,614 15,804 11,629 10,614 9,527 8,249 12,957 11,596 10,555 9,422
Worked at full-time jobs 95,731 2,943 2,943 2,567 2,995 3,633 3,085 2,995 2,679 1,953 3,677 2,882 2,790 2,452
50 to 52 weeks 81,102 1,549 1,549 1,298 1,576 1,833 1,627 1,576 1,397 936 2,034 1,463 1,405 1,229
Worked at part-time jobs 18,370 1,880 1,880 1,618 1,858 2,551 1,966 1,858 1,666 1,443 2,278 2,031 1,914 1,732
Did not work 26,960 6,441 6,441 5,628 5,761 9,620 6,578 5,761 5,182 4,853 7,002 6,683 5,851 5,238
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 10,790 3,490 3,490 3,169 3,296 6,054 4,954 3,296 2,312 2,079 5,168 4,864 3,188 2,203
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 3,520 1,818 1,818 1,696 1,778 2,442 2,205 1,778 1,246 1,082 2,307 2,124 1,669 1,138
SSI 7,841 1,928 1,928 1,712 1,758 4,130 3,229 1,758 1,184 1,107 3,345 3,221 1,762 1,180
Food stamps 13,702 6,686 6,686 6,145 6,476 8,571 7,322 6,476 4,583 3,617 7,701 6,762 5,909 3,964
Housing assistance 5,344 2,288 2,288 2,288 2,341 3,727 2,836 2,341 1,416 1,183 2,873 2,717 2,214 1,234
Energy assistance 4,395 1,701 1,701 1,529 1,596 2,785 1,942 1,596 1,067 896 2,052 1,845 1,516 977
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 22,539 6,985 6,985 6,377 6,930 8,536 7,440 6,930 5,452 3,739 7,985 6,315 5,819 4,259
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 4,758 2,600 2,600 2,365 2,453 3,712 3,297 2,453 1,544 1,363 3,408 3,224 2,374 1,454
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 199,406 13,796 13,796 11,691 12,512 27,031 14,120 12,512 10,537 8,708 15,591 13,673 12,052 10,059
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 144,136 3,123 3,123 2,449 2,711 5,620 2,849 2,711 2,504 1,951 3,491 2,813 2,690 2,487
Medicare 34,062 2,548 2,548 1,656 1,682 12,552 2,216 1,682 1,385 1,327 2,586 2,517 1,957 1,659
Both Medicare and Medicaid 4,179 862 862 678 695 2,583 1,161 695 482 439 1,235 1,188 697 492
Medicaid 25,729 7,900 7,900 7,238 7,716 11,897 9,204 7,716 5,995 4,726 9,675 8,415 6,918 5,192
Not covered at any time during the year 34,335 6,995 6,995 6,217 6,738 8,031 6,843 6,738 6,356 5,250 7,641 6,491 6,383 5,932
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 -- White alone
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points. For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Government Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty: 2004,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2004/effect2004htm. People as of March of the following year]
Standard Error Percent of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Post-social insurance income
Market _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
_________________________________________________ ______________ _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
Def.1 plus imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3b plus Def. 3 less Def. 3e plus transfers that
As used in imputed net net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be Earned Income taxes after Def. 3d plus means- can be
Total people, official capital on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Tax Credit all credits Earned Income tested cash measured and
all income measure gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued (EITC) except EITC Tax Credit transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
White alone
Total (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 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 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
Related children (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
Under 6 years (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
18 to 24 years (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
25 to 44 years (X) 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 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 0.6 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 0.7 0.2 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 0.2 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 0.2 0.1
In families with female hhlder, no husband 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 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (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 0.7
With related children under 18 (X) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.2 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 0.5 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 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 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 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Outside principal cities (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Outside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.7 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 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
South (X) 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2
West (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
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 0.2 0.1 0.1
18 to 24 years old (X) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0
25 years old and over (X) 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
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 0.3
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 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
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 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
Did not work (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.2 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.6 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.6
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.2 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.3
SSI (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.3 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.5 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.5
Food stamps (X) 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.6 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.7
Housing assistance (X) 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.8 1.5 1.3 0.9 0.8 1.5 1.4 1.2 0.8
Energy assistance (X) 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.8 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.5 1.4 1.2 0.9
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 2.1 1.9 1.5 1.1 1.0 1.9 1.9 1.5 1.1
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) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.5 3.2 2.0 1.5 1.2 1.2 2.1 2.0 1.5 1.3
Medicaid (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7
Not covered at any time during the year (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
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 -- White alone
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points. For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Government Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty: 2004,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2004/effect2004htm. People as of March of the following year]
Standard Error Number of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Post-social insurance income
Market _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
_________________________________________________ ______________ _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
Def.1 plus imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3b plus Def. 3 less Def. 3e plus transfers that
As used in imputed net net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be Earned Income taxes after Def. 3d plus means- can be
Total people, official capital on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Tax Credit all credits Earned Income tested cash measured and
all income measure gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued (EITC) except EITC Tax Credit transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
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White alone
Total 0 319 319 298 308 404 321 308 290 265 336 315 302 283
Age
Under 18 years 0 159 159 153 158 172 162 158 146 125 168 151 146 132
Related children 345 155 155 148 153 167 158 153 141 120 164 146 142 127
Under 6 years 213 99 99 97 100 106 102 100 94 80 105 95 93 84
18 to 24 years 0 74 74 72 76 81 77 76 73 70 80 78 76 74
25 to 44 years 0 99 99 95 98 111 102 98 93 84 107 99 95 89
45 to 64 years 0 85 85 75 77 108 83 77 73 71 88 86 80 76
65 years and over 0 61 61 47 47 121 52 47 44 44 57 57 52 50
65 to 74 years 0 43 43 33 33 88 37 33 31 31 41 40 37 35
75 years and over 0 45 45 34 34 99 37 34 32 32 42 41 38 36
Family Relationship
In families 461 271 271 252 262 340 272 262 243 213 287 261 250 229
In married-couple families 485 195 195 177 187 268 194 187 175 148 208 185 177 165
With related children under 18 454 167 167 157 166 184 170 166 153 122 180 153 149 135
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 277 179 179 170 174 202 182 174 159 142 189 175 167 149
With related children under 18 237 169 169 163 167 184 174 167 152 135 178 164 158 140
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 179 74 74 69 72 90 76 72 68 62 80 73 69 66
With related children under 18 136 63 63 59 62 69 64 62 58 50 67 59 57 53
Unrelated individuals 184 94 94 86 89 140 94 89 85 84 99 99 94 90
Living alone 151 61 61 51 52 105 57 52 47 47 61 61 57 52
65 years and over 97 35 35 27 27 79 28 27 24 24 31 31 29 26
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 461 286 286 267 276 358 287 276 261 237 301 282 271 253
Inside principal cities 407 200 200 191 197 246 206 197 185 167 214 199 191 177
Outside principal cities 481 210 210 192 199 273 206 199 188 172 219 205 197 185
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 411 185 185 170 177 253 186 177 164 150 197 182 173 161
Region
Northeast 0 133 133 125 128 173 136 128 119 112 142 135 127 118
Midwest 0 145 145 134 140 189 143 140 130 117 152 140 136 127
South 0 202 202 189 196 258 202 196 186 170 212 199 193 182
West 0 171 171 159 165 204 173 165 156 141 180 168 160 149
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 433 263 263 242 250 355 262 250 238 224 277 265 252 240
18 to 24 years old 232 74 74 72 76 81 77 76 73 70 80 78 76 74
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 110 43 43 42 44 46 45 44 42 39 46 44 43 41
25 years old and over 441 235 235 212 219 333 232 219 206 193 246 234 221 208
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 233 142 142 130 134 202 144 134 125 114 152 143 132 122
High school graduate, no college 332 140 140 126 130 211 137 130 122 115 146 138 131 124
College: Less than bachelor's degree 302 103 103 91 93 149 99 93 88 82 106 101 96 90
Bachelor's degree or more 314 84 84 74 75 111 79 75 73 71 86 83 80 78
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 338 238 238 223 231 279 241 231 220 205 254 241 231 218
Worked at full-time jobs 383 124 124 116 125 137 127 125 118 101 138 123 121 113
50 to 52 weeks 379 90 90 83 91 98 92 91 86 70 103 88 86 80
Worked at part-time jobs 226 99 99 92 99 115 101 99 93 87 109 103 100 95
Did not work 267 182 182 170 172 221 184 172 164 158 189 185 174 164
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 140 71 71 67 68 97 86 68 56 53 88 85 67 55
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 71 49 49 48 49 58 55 49 40 37 56 54 47 38
SSI 114 51 51 48 48 78 67 48 39 38 69 67 48 39
Food stamps 164 103 103 98 101 120 109 101 82 72 112 104 96 76
Housing assistance 90 56 56 56 57 73 63 57 43 39 63 61 55 40
Energy assistance 80 48 48 45 46 62 51 46 37 34 53 50 45 36
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 233 106 106 100 105 120 110 105 91 73 115 100 95 79
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 84 60 60 57 58 73 68 58 45 42 70 67 57 44
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 413 264 264 243 252 360 266 252 232 211 279 262 247 227
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 442 128 128 113 119 171 122 119 115 101 135 121 119 114
Medicare 283 115 115 93 94 252 108 94 85 84 116 115 101 93
Both Medicare and Medicaid 105 67 67 60 61 116 78 61 50 48 81 79 61 51
Medicaid 250 202 202 193 199 246 217 199 176 157 222 208 189 164
Not covered at any time during the year 284 190 190 179 186 203 188 186 181 165 198 183 182 175
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.
Race Footnotes