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, not Hispanic
[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, not Hispanic
Total 195,098 7.1 7.1 6.0 6.4 13.5 7.0 6.4 5.6 4.9 7.8 7.0 6.4 5.6
Age
Under 18 years 42,978 8.7 8.7 7.9 8.5 10.7 9.1 8.5 7.1 5.4 9.9 7.9 7.4 6.1
Related children 42,363 8.2 8.2 7.3 7.8 10.0 8.5 7.8 6.5 4.9 9.2 7.4 6.8 5.5
Under 6 years 13,379 10.2 10.2 9.6 10.1 11.6 10.6 10.1 8.8 6.8 11.4 9.4 9.0 7.6
18 to 24 years 17,367 12.1 12.1 11.4 12.7 15.0 13.1 12.7 11.8 11.0 14.3 13.6 13.0 12.2
25 to 44 years 52,626 6.3 6.3 5.6 6.0 8.5 6.7 6.0 5.3 4.6 7.4 6.5 5.9 5.2
45 to 64 years 53,488 5.7 5.7 4.4 4.6 9.9 5.4 4.6 4.1 3.9 6.2 5.9 5.1 4.6
65 years and over 28,639 5.7 5.7 3.2 3.2 32.9 4.0 3.2 2.8 2.8 4.9 4.9 4.1 3.7
65 to 74 years 14,528 5.1 5.1 2.9 2.9 27.0 3.7 2.9 2.5 2.5 4.5 4.4 3.6 3.2
75 years and over 14,111 6.4 6.4 3.5 3.6 38.9 4.2 3.6 3.2 3.1 5.3 5.3 4.6 4.3
Family Relationship
In families 159,221 5.5 5.5 4.6 4.9 10.4 5.5 4.9 4.2 3.4 6.2 5.2 4.7 4.0
In married-couple families 132,679 3.3 3.3 2.6 2.8 7.9 3.2 2.8 2.5 2.0 3.7 3.1 2.8 2.5
With related children under 18 75,271 3.6 3.6 3.1 3.4 4.7 3.7 3.4 2.9 2.1 4.2 3.2 3.0 2.5
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 19,009 19.4 19.4 17.1 18.0 26.2 20.0 18.0 14.9 11.9 21.6 18.4 16.5 13.2
With related children under 18 12,869 24.8 24.8 23.0 24.3 30.6 26.2 24.3 19.9 15.5 27.9 23.3 21.4 16.9
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 7,534 8.9 8.9 7.5 8.5 14.7 9.6 8.5 7.3 6.3 10.8 9.1 8.0 7.3
With related children under 18 4,168 11.3 11.3 9.6 10.8 14.4 11.6 10.8 8.8 7.2 12.9 9.9 9.1 7.9
Unrelated individuals 35,141 13.7 13.7 11.5 12.1 27.0 13.3 12.1 11.2 11.1 14.6 14.5 13.3 12.4
Living alone 22,742 10.3 10.3 7.2 7.5 27.7 8.7 7.5 6.3 6.3 10.1 10.1 8.9 7.7
65 years and over 8,811 9.5 9.5 5.3 5.3 45.6 6.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 7.1 7.1 6.4 5.4
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 157,174 6.4 6.4 5.4 5.7 12.0 6.3 5.7 5.1 4.5 7.0 6.4 5.8 5.2
Inside principal cities 47,829 8.4 8.4 7.5 8.0 15.2 8.9 8.0 7.1 6.3 9.6 8.9 8.0 7.1
Outside principal cities 109,345 5.5 5.5 4.4 4.8 10.7 5.2 4.8 4.3 3.7 5.9 5.3 4.8 4.4
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 37,924 10.1 10.1 8.3 9.0 19.7 10.0 9.0 7.6 6.5 11.2 9.8 8.7 7.5
Region
Northeast 39,200 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.6 12.3 6.4 5.6 4.8 4.4 7.1 6.5 5.7 5.0
Midwest 51,904 6.9 6.9 5.8 6.3 13.1 6.7 6.3 5.4 4.5 7.6 6.6 6.2 5.3
South 66,118 7.7 7.7 6.5 7.0 15.4 7.6 7.0 6.3 5.5 8.6 7.7 7.1 6.4
West 37,876 7.1 7.1 5.8 6.1 12.3 7.2 6.1 5.5 5.0 7.6 7.1 6.1 5.5
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 152,120 6.7 6.7 5.4 5.8 14.3 6.5 5.8 5.2 4.8 7.3 6.8 6.1 5.5
18 to 24 years old 17,367 12.1 12.1 11.4 12.7 15.0 13.1 12.7 11.8 11.0 14.3 13.6 13.0 12.2
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 2,926 17.8 17.8 16.4 18.0 21.2 19.1 18.0 15.8 14.4 20.1 18.6 17.6 15.5
25 years old and over 134,754 5.9 5.9 4.6 4.9 14.2 5.6 4.9 4.3 3.9 6.4 5.9 5.2 4.6
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 13,325 14.9 14.9 11.5 12.1 39.8 14.9 12.1 10.3 9.6 16.4 15.6 12.8 10.9
High school graduate, no college 44,329 7.0 7.0 5.6 5.9 17.8 6.6 5.9 5.2 4.8 7.5 6.9 6.2 5.5
College: Less than bachelor's degree 35,863 4.8 4.8 3.7 3.9 10.7 4.4 3.9 3.4 3.0 5.1 4.6 4.1 3.7
Bachelor's degree or more 41,237 2.9 2.9 2.2 2.3 5.3 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.1 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.5
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 118,738 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.1 9.9 6.8 6.1 5.5 5.0 7.6 7.0 6.3 5.7
Worked at full-time jobs 80,854 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.3 2.9 2.4 2.3 2.0 1.6 2.8 2.3 2.3 2.1
50 to 52 weeks 68,740 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.2 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.1 0.9 1.7 1.3 1.2 1.1
Worked at part-time jobs 16,207 9.2 9.2 7.8 8.9 12.7 9.5 8.9 8.1 7.2 11.2 10.0 9.4 8.6
Did not work 21,677 21.3 21.3 18.1 18.4 33.8 21.5 18.4 16.6 16.0 22.8 22.2 19.2 17.3
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 7,886 28.8 28.8 25.3 26.5 53.0 42.4 26.5 18.6 17.0 44.3 41.4 25.6 18.0
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 2,158 47.3 47.3 42.8 45.2 65.1 57.9 45.2 30.9 28.0 60.7 55.3 41.9 29.4
SSI 6,126 23.0 23.0 19.8 20.5 51.2 39.5 20.5 14.0 13.0 41.0 39.2 20.6 13.8
Food stamps 8,997 45.2 45.2 41.0 43.3 60.9 49.9 43.3 30.1 24.9 52.5 46.5 40.0 27.2
Housing assistance 3,489 39.4 39.4 39.4 40.5 71.5 50.1 40.5 21.8 18.4 50.6 47.9 38.3 19.2
Energy assistance 3,605 38.8 38.8 34.1 35.9 65.2 43.4 35.9 24.5 20.4 46.2 41.4 34.2 22.3
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 11,276 29.6 29.6 26.9 29.3 38.9 32.2 29.3 22.3 16.4 34.1 27.9 25.1 18.7
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 3,181 50.7 50.7 44.4 46.6 75.1 65.1 46.6 28.5 25.9 67.2 63.2 44.9 27.5
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 173,338 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 12.5 5.7 5.0 4.3 3.7 6.4 5.7 5.0 4.3
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 128,218 1.9 1.9 1.5 1.6 3.7 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.2 2.1 1.8 1.7 1.6
Medicare 31,625 6.5 6.5 4.1 4.1 35.8 5.5 4.1 3.4 3.3 6.5 6.3 4.9 4.2
Both Medicare and Medicaid 3,378 18.2 18.2 13.7 14.0 60.0 25.1 14.0 9.0 8.5 26.9 25.7 14.1 9.8
Medicaid 17,347 28.3 28.3 25.4 27.0 45.7 33.6 27.0 20.6 17.0 35.2 31.2 24.7 18.7
Not covered at any time during the year 21,761 18.3 18.3 16.0 17.1 21.8 17.4 17.1 16.2 14.6 19.6 17.6 17.3 16.4
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 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, not Hispanic
[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, not Hispanic
Total 195,098 13,877 13,877 11,612 12,412 26,393 13,718 12,412 10,923 9,573 15,293 13,717 12,416 11,015
Age
Under 18 years 42,978 3,757 3,757 3,400 3,638 4,588 3,902 3,638 3,045 2,337 4,241 3,408 3,161 2,628
Related children 42,363 3,457 3,457 3,102 3,316 4,254 3,580 3,316 2,738 2,068 3,911 3,119 2,872 2,348
Under 6 years 13,379 1,369 1,369 1,282 1,356 1,551 1,417 1,356 1,177 913 1,520 1,262 1,204 1,010
18 to 24 years 17,367 2,107 2,107 1,984 2,199 2,608 2,281 2,199 2,057 1,917 2,484 2,354 2,259 2,122
25 to 44 years 52,626 3,324 3,324 2,970 3,181 4,467 3,504 3,181 2,803 2,421 3,874 3,407 3,111 2,736
45 to 64 years 53,488 3,056 3,056 2,338 2,468 5,318 2,896 2,468 2,205 2,092 3,291 3,156 2,707 2,463
65 years and over 28,639 1,632 1,632 920 926 9,412 1,135 926 813 806 1,402 1,392 1,178 1,066
65 to 74 years 14,528 734 734 420 422 3,923 541 422 366 363 650 646 522 465
75 years and over 14,111 898 898 501 504 5,489 593 504 447 443 753 746 656 601
Family Relationship
In families 159,221 8,751 8,751 7,267 7,812 16,534 8,707 7,812 6,672 5,410 9,810 8,332 7,456 6,386
In married-couple families 132,679 4,398 4,398 3,456 3,746 10,448 4,182 3,746 3,293 2,672 4,889 4,144 3,721 3,334
With related children under 18 75,271 2,745 2,745 2,359 2,568 3,545 2,783 2,568 2,163 1,577 3,146 2,426 2,236 1,904
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 19,009 3,679 3,679 3,249 3,428 4,981 3,804 3,428 2,828 2,265 4,110 3,502 3,134 2,505
With related children under 18 12,869 3,196 3,196 2,958 3,122 3,936 3,368 3,122 2,558 2,000 3,593 2,998 2,756 2,181
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 7,534 673 673 562 638 1,105 721 638 551 474 811 685 601 547
With related children under 18 4,168 473 473 399 450 599 482 450 368 299 538 412 379 330
Unrelated individuals 35,141 4,820 4,820 4,038 4,257 9,503 4,668 4,257 3,930 3,908 5,134 5,103 4,678 4,362
Living alone 22,742 2,354 2,354 1,643 1,716 6,290 1,982 1,716 1,444 1,431 2,302 2,292 2,016 1,746
65 years and over 8,811 835 835 468 468 4,014 525 468 376 376 625 625 563 473
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 157,174 10,061 10,061 8,452 9,011 18,934 9,928 9,011 8,035 7,092 11,041 10,019 9,104 8,154
Inside principal cities 47,829 4,026 4,026 3,587 3,813 7,282 4,258 3,813 3,377 3,002 4,601 4,261 3,824 3,391
Outside principal cities 109,345 6,035 6,035 4,865 5,198 11,652 5,671 5,198 4,657 4,090 6,440 5,758 5,280 4,763
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 37,924 3,816 3,816 3,160 3,400 7,460 3,790 3,400 2,889 2,481 4,252 3,698 3,312 2,860
Region
Northeast 39,200 2,485 2,485 2,071 2,188 4,803 2,500 2,188 1,870 1,723 2,782 2,532 2,218 1,944
Midwest 51,904 3,595 3,595 3,025 3,284 6,781 3,495 3,284 2,819 2,339 3,940 3,416 3,192 2,751
South 66,118 5,117 5,117 4,328 4,625 10,153 5,014 4,625 4,164 3,621 5,679 5,069 4,684 4,236
West 37,876 2,681 2,681 2,188 2,313 4,655 2,709 2,313 2,070 1,889 2,893 2,701 2,322 2,084
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 152,120 10,121 10,121 8,211 8,774 21,806 9,816 8,774 7,878 7,236 11,052 10,309 9,255 8,387
18 to 24 years old 17,367 2,107 2,107 1,984 2,199 2,608 2,281 2,199 2,057 1,917 2,484 2,354 2,259 2,122
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 2,926 522 522 480 527 622 558 527 462 420 587 543 516 453
25 years old and over 134,754 8,013 8,013 6,228 6,575 19,198 7,535 6,575 5,821 5,319 8,568 7,955 6,996 6,265
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 13,325 1,983 1,983 1,527 1,610 5,307 1,983 1,610 1,376 1,275 2,184 2,075 1,699 1,450
High school graduate, no college 44,329 3,116 3,116 2,472 2,624 7,880 2,937 2,624 2,313 2,110 3,313 3,057 2,738 2,457
College: Less than bachelor's degree 35,863 1,720 1,720 1,315 1,383 3,844 1,571 1,383 1,222 1,082 1,820 1,659 1,474 1,323
Bachelor's degree or more 41,237 1,195 1,195 914 958 2,166 1,044 958 910 852 1,250 1,164 1,085 1,035
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 118,738 7,967 7,967 6,794 7,293 11,738 8,107 7,293 6,561 5,959 9,038 8,339 7,521 6,804
Worked at full-time jobs 80,854 1,859 1,859 1,592 1,851 2,353 1,913 1,851 1,655 1,328 2,298 1,890 1,830 1,661
50 to 52 weeks 68,740 867 867 697 859 1,038 888 859 771 596 1,143 869 838 779
Worked at part-time jobs 16,207 1,495 1,495 1,272 1,448 2,064 1,540 1,448 1,310 1,159 1,807 1,629 1,531 1,398
Did not work 21,677 4,614 4,614 3,930 3,994 7,321 4,654 3,994 3,595 3,472 4,932 4,821 4,160 3,745
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 7,886 2,270 2,270 1,992 2,090 4,181 3,346 2,090 1,465 1,340 3,492 3,269 2,018 1,417
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 2,158 1,020 1,020 923 975 1,405 1,249 975 668 605 1,310 1,194 904 635
SSI 6,126 1,407 1,407 1,211 1,256 3,135 2,423 1,256 858 796 2,512 2,404 1,261 845
Food stamps 8,997 4,069 4,069 3,687 3,899 5,478 4,490 3,899 2,712 2,241 4,721 4,181 3,595 2,443
Housing assistance 3,489 1,375 1,375 1,375 1,413 2,495 1,748 1,413 761 642 1,766 1,671 1,335 670
Energy assistance 3,605 1,397 1,397 1,230 1,293 2,349 1,566 1,293 883 736 1,665 1,494 1,233 804
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 11,276 3,337 3,337 3,034 3,306 4,387 3,629 3,306 2,516 1,846 3,848 3,142 2,829 2,108
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 3,181 1,611 1,611 1,413 1,481 2,388 2,069 1,481 905 823 2,138 2,011 1,427 875
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 173,338 9,904 9,904 8,135 8,692 21,646 9,932 8,692 7,394 6,388 11,034 9,884 8,643 7,440
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 128,218 2,452 2,452 1,882 2,081 4,805 2,200 2,081 1,943 1,572 2,696 2,249 2,144 2,039
Medicare 31,625 2,059 2,059 1,286 1,305 11,332 1,734 1,305 1,068 1,040 2,050 2,000 1,550 1,332
Both Medicare and Medicaid 3,378 616 616 462 474 2,026 849 474 304 288 907 869 476 331
Medicaid 17,347 4,903 4,903 4,406 4,685 7,921 5,824 4,685 3,575 2,956 6,108 5,419 4,287 3,237
Not covered at any time during the year 21,761 3,973 3,973 3,477 3,720 4,747 3,786 3,720 3,530 3,185 4,259 3,833 3,773 3,575
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, not Hispanic
[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, not Hispanic
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 0.2 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) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
25 to 44 years (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
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 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 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 0.2 0.2 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 0.1 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 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6
With related children under 18 (X) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.8 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7
With related children under 18 (X) 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0
Unrelated individuals (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
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 0.1 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 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Outside principal cities (X) 0.2 0.2 0.1 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 0.7 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 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Midwest (X) 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 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 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 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 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1
25 years old and over (X) 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.4 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7
High school graduate, no college (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 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) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.3 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.6 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.6
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 2.1 2.1 1.9 2.0 2.6 2.4 2.0 1.6 1.5 2.4 2.3 1.9 1.5
SSI (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.4 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.6 1.2 1.1 0.7 0.6
Food stamps (X) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.7 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.7
Housing assistance (X) 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.2 1.7 1.5 1.0 0.9 1.7 1.7 1.4 0.9
Energy assistance (X) 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 2.0 1.5 1.3 1.1 0.9 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.0
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.7 2.4 2.2 1.7 1.2 1.2 2.2 2.1 1.7 1.2
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 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 1.8 1.8 1.5 1.5 3.5 2.1 1.5 1.2 1.2 2.2 2.1 1.5 1.3
Medicaid (X) 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.7 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8
Not covered at any time during the year (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 0.7
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 -- White alone, not Hispanic
[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, not Hispanic
Total 0 264 264 243 251 356 263 251 236 221 277 263 251 237
Age
Under 18 years 0 121 121 115 119 133 123 119 109 96 128 115 111 102
Related children 310 116 116 110 114 128 118 114 104 91 123 111 106 96
Under 6 years 184 74 74 71 73 78 75 73 69 61 78 71 69 64
18 to 24 years 0 63 63 61 65 70 66 65 63 60 68 67 65 63
25 to 44 years 0 80 80 76 78 92 82 78 74 69 86 81 77 73
45 to 64 years 0 76 76 67 69 99 75 69 65 64 79 78 72 69
65 years and over 0 56 56 42 42 117 47 42 40 40 52 52 48 45
65 to 74 years 0 38 38 29 29 83 33 29 27 27 36 36 32 30
75 years and over 0 42 42 31 31 96 34 31 30 30 38 38 36 34
Family Relationship
In families 484 212 212 193 200 287 211 200 186 167 224 207 196 182
In married-couple families 484 151 151 134 140 231 148 140 131 118 159 147 139 132
With related children under 18 425 120 120 111 116 136 121 116 106 91 128 113 108 100
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 239 139 139 130 134 161 141 134 122 109 146 135 128 115
With related children under 18 199 129 129 124 128 143 133 128 116 102 137 125 120 107
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 154 60 60 54 58 76 62 58 54 50 65 60 56 54
With related children under 18 115 50 50 46 49 56 50 49 44 40 53 47 45 42
Unrelated individuals 175 85 85 77 79 128 83 79 75 75 88 88 83 80
Living alone 146 57 57 47 48 99 52 48 44 43 56 56 52 48
65 years and over 94 33 33 24 24 76 26 24 22 22 28 28 27 24
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 484 227 227 208 215 306 225 215 203 191 237 226 216 205
Inside principal cities 359 145 145 137 141 194 149 141 133 125 155 149 141 133
Outside principal cities 470 177 177 159 164 243 171 164 156 146 182 173 165 157
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 399 173 173 157 163 240 172 163 151 140 182 170 161 150
Region
Northeast 0 115 115 105 108 156 115 108 100 96 121 116 109 102
Midwest 0 136 136 125 130 182 134 130 121 111 142 133 128 120
South 0 167 167 154 159 229 165 159 151 141 175 166 160 152
West 0 122 122 111 114 159 123 114 108 103 127 123 114 108
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 442 226 226 205 211 323 223 211 200 192 236 228 217 207
18 to 24 years old 208 63 63 61 65 70 66 65 63 60 68 67 65 63
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 88 32 32 31 32 35 33 32 30 29 34 33 32 30
25 years old and over 440 202 202 179 184 305 196 184 173 166 209 201 189 179
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 184 102 102 90 92 165 102 92 85 82 107 104 94 87
High school graduate, no college 316 127 127 114 117 200 124 117 110 105 131 126 120 113
College: Less than bachelor's degree 289 95 95 83 85 141 91 85 80 75 98 93 88 83
Bachelor's degree or more 307 79 79 69 71 106 74 71 69 67 81 78 76 74
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 372 202 202 187 193 243 203 193 183 175 214 206 196 187
Worked at full-time jobs 379 99 99 91 98 111 100 98 93 84 110 100 98 93
50 to 52 weeks 368 68 68 61 67 74 68 67 64 56 77 68 66 64
Worked at part-time jobs 213 89 89 82 87 104 90 87 83 78 97 92 90 86
Did not work 243 155 155 143 144 193 155 144 137 134 160 158 147 139
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 114 56 56 52 53 78 69 53 44 42 71 68 52 43
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 54 36 36 35 36 43 40 36 29 28 41 39 34 28
SSI 98 43 43 40 41 66 58 41 33 32 59 57 41 33
Food stamps 124 77 77 73 75 91 81 75 61 55 84 78 72 58
Housing assistance 70 43 43 43 43 59 48 43 31 29 49 47 42 29
Energy assistance 72 43 43 40 41 57 46 41 34 31 47 44 40 32
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 144 69 69 65 68 80 72 68 59 50 75 66 63 53
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 67 46 46 43 44 57 53 44 34 33 54 52 43 34
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 435 225 225 204 211 325 225 211 195 182 237 225 210 196
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 438 113 113 99 104 158 107 104 101 91 119 109 106 103
Medicare 274 104 104 82 83 240 95 83 75 74 104 102 90 84
Both Medicare and Medicaid 94 57 57 49 50 103 67 50 40 39 69 68 50 42
Medicaid 208 160 160 151 156 202 174 156 137 124 178 168 149 130
Not covered at any time during the year 231 144 144 135 139 157 141 139 136 129 149 141 140 137
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.
Race Footnotes