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 -- Black 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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Black alone or in combination
Total 38,037 21.4 21.4 19.6 20.8 29.0 22.4 20.8 16.8 14.3 23.8 21.1 19.4 15.6
Age
Under 18 years 12,190 28.4 28.4 27.5 29.2 34.1 30.6 29.2 22.8 18.4 31.9 27.0 25.4 19.7
Related children 12,012 28.1 28.1 27.1 28.8 33.8 30.3 28.8 22.4 17.9 31.6 26.6 25.0 19.2
Under 6 years 3,929 31.2 31.2 30.5 32.5 36.3 33.6 32.5 26.1 21.3 35.0 30.4 28.9 22.8
18 to 24 years 4,160 25.7 25.7 24.2 25.7 31.8 27.6 25.7 22.6 20.6 29.3 27.2 25.2 22.2
25 to 44 years 10,773 17.7 17.7 16.6 17.5 21.9 18.7 17.5 14.6 12.4 20.1 17.7 16.4 13.7
45 to 64 years 7,909 13.9 13.9 11.7 12.5 21.9 14.4 12.5 10.0 9.4 15.8 15.0 13.0 10.5
65 years and over 3,005 19.5 19.5 13.5 13.9 48.6 16.4 13.9 9.7 9.5 17.6 17.3 14.7 10.6
65 to 74 years 1,738 17.9 17.9 13.1 13.5 43.8 15.7 13.5 9.1 8.9 16.6 16.3 14.0 9.9
75 years and over 1,267 21.7 21.7 14.2 14.5 55.2 17.5 14.5 10.5 10.4 18.8 18.7 15.5 11.7
Family Relationship
In families 31,468 20.9 20.9 19.3 20.5 27.6 22.0 20.5 16.4 13.5 23.4 20.2 18.6 14.9
In married-couple families 15,303 8.1 8.1 6.6 7.3 13.2 7.8 7.3 6.3 4.7 9.0 7.3 6.7 5.8
With related children under 18 10,423 7.7 7.7 7.1 7.9 10.6 8.3 7.9 6.8 4.3 9.5 7.0 6.5 5.4
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 13,830 35.3 35.3 33.7 35.4 43.8 38.0 35.4 27.7 23.4 39.7 34.7 31.9 24.8
With related children under 18 11,012 39.7 39.7 38.4 40.4 48.0 42.7 40.4 31.1 25.9 44.3 38.2 35.5 27.1
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 2,334 19.1 19.1 16.6 19.0 25.8 20.5 19.0 15.8 13.4 21.5 19.5 17.6 15.3
With related children under 18 1,353 22.9 22.9 20.5 24.2 28.5 26.0 24.2 19.5 15.4 27.1 23.9 21.4 18.2
Unrelated individuals 6,418 22.9 22.9 20.7 21.7 35.4 23.8 21.7 17.7 17.6 25.1 24.8 22.7 18.6
Living alone 4,468 19.6 19.6 16.6 17.5 34.8 19.9 17.5 12.5 12.4 21.1 20.9 18.5 13.3
65 years and over 1,091 26.0 26.0 17.8 17.9 60.0 20.4 17.9 9.9 9.9 21.4 21.4 18.9 10.8
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 33,864 20.8 20.8 19.3 20.5 28.0 22.0 20.5 16.4 14.1 23.3 20.7 19.1 15.3
Inside principal cities 19,923 25.2 25.2 23.5 24.7 33.9 26.7 24.7 19.5 17.0 28.2 25.0 23.0 18.3
Outside principal cities 13,941 14.6 14.6 13.3 14.3 19.6 15.3 14.3 11.9 10.0 16.3 14.6 13.6 11.1
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 4,173 25.6 25.6 22.6 23.7 36.9 26.0 23.7 20.1 16.2 27.9 24.3 21.7 17.9
Region
Northeast 6,907 22.3 22.3 20.8 22.2 28.7 23.6 22.2 16.8 15.2 25.1 23.0 21.3 16.3
Midwest 6,941 25.5 25.5 23.6 25.0 33.5 26.3 25.0 20.7 17.8 28.0 24.2 22.6 19.4
South 20,453 20.5 20.5 18.5 19.6 28.2 21.2 19.6 16.1 13.5 22.5 19.8 18.3 14.8
West 3,735 16.9 16.9 16.1 17.2 25.4 19.9 17.2 12.8 11.0 20.8 19.0 16.1 12.1
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 25,847 18.0 18.0 15.9 16.9 26.6 18.6 16.9 13.9 12.4 20.0 18.4 16.6 13.7
18 to 24 years old 4,160 25.7 25.7 24.2 25.7 31.8 27.6 25.7 22.6 20.6 29.3 27.2 25.2 22.2
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,070 41.1 41.1 39.4 40.9 49.0 43.8 40.9 35.4 32.5 45.8 42.8 39.5 34.4
25 years old and over 21,687 16.6 16.6 14.4 15.2 25.6 16.8 15.2 12.2 10.9 18.2 16.7 14.9 12.1
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,062 30.5 30.5 25.8 27.3 50.4 31.4 27.3 20.7 18.9 33.1 31.2 27.3 20.7
High school graduate, no college 8,024 18.2 18.2 16.4 17.3 27.0 18.7 17.3 14.3 12.7 20.1 18.2 16.5 13.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree 5,778 11.3 11.3 10.0 10.6 17.9 11.6 10.6 8.4 7.1 13.1 11.7 10.4 8.4
Bachelor's degree or more 3,823 6.2 6.2 4.7 4.9 8.0 5.2 4.9 4.6 4.2 6.0 5.6 5.2 4.9
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 21,665 17.4 17.4 15.9 16.9 23.2 18.4 16.9 14.1 12.5 19.8 18.0 16.4 13.7
Worked at full-time jobs 13,955 6.0 6.0 5.5 6.3 8.0 6.5 6.3 5.0 3.6 7.7 6.0 5.7 4.5
50 to 52 weeks 11,576 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.9 4.7 4.0 3.9 2.9 1.8 5.0 3.5 3.3 2.5
Worked at part-time jobs 2,173 26.2 26.2 23.6 26.9 33.8 28.3 26.9 22.1 18.3 30.7 26.8 25.0 21.5
Did not work 5,538 42.7 42.7 39.0 39.5 57.5 44.3 39.5 33.7 32.6 46.0 44.8 39.9 33.9
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 5,206 48.4 48.4 45.8 46.8 68.5 58.1 46.8 33.4 30.9 60.1 57.9 45.6 32.6
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 2,449 61.3 61.3 59.8 61.2 76.1 70.3 61.2 44.3 40.8 72.3 69.2 59.0 42.6
SSI 3,265 38.6 38.6 35.3 36.0 65.1 51.9 36.0 22.9 21.6 53.6 52.4 35.6 23.1
Food stamps 6,928 60.5 60.5 58.0 60.5 74.0 65.2 60.5 43.0 37.4 67.8 62.3 57.0 40.0
Housing assistance 4,513 54.7 54.7 54.7 57.4 70.4 61.7 57.4 35.6 30.5 62.4 57.1 52.4 32.0
Energy assistance 1,451 52.6 52.6 48.4 50.8 70.1 58.2 50.8 34.2 30.2 62.5 55.1 46.5 32.1
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 8,578 44.4 44.4 43.2 45.4 54.5 48.6 45.4 34.4 27.5 49.9 43.4 39.8 29.4
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 3,074 67.5 67.5 65.2 66.3 84.7 77.1 66.3 46.2 42.3 78.7 76.1 64.1 44.4
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 30,751 19.4 19.4 17.8 18.8 27.6 20.6 18.8 14.5 12.3 21.8 19.3 17.3 13.3
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 18,877 6.0 6.0 5.1 5.6 7.9 5.8 5.6 4.8 3.5 6.8 5.2 4.9 4.2
Medicare 3,995 22.9 22.9 17.9 18.5 54.8 22.1 18.5 13.0 12.6 23.1 22.6 18.7 13.7
Both Medicare and Medicaid 1,137 34.6 34.6 28.5 29.0 69.6 39.4 29.0 17.5 16.8 41.0 40.0 29.1 18.0
Medicaid 9,491 45.7 45.7 43.3 45.2 59.7 50.5 45.2 33.1 28.6 52.3 47.2 41.7 30.4
Not covered at any time during the year 7,285 29.5 29.5 27.2 29.2 35.0 29.9 29.2 26.4 23.0 32.3 28.9 28.2 25.3
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 -- Black 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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Black alone or in combination
Total 38,037 8,126 8,126 7,467 7,917 11,028 8,527 7,917 6,374 5,456 9,050 8,035 7,379 5,943
Age
Under 18 years 12,190 3,467 3,467 3,346 3,556 4,153 3,730 3,556 2,783 2,240 3,888 3,290 3,097 2,397
Related children 12,012 3,373 3,373 3,252 3,462 4,057 3,634 3,462 2,690 2,152 3,791 3,196 3,004 2,308
Under 6 years 3,929 1,225 1,225 1,198 1,278 1,425 1,321 1,278 1,026 837 1,376 1,193 1,135 895
18 to 24 years 4,160 1,069 1,069 1,006 1,071 1,322 1,149 1,071 940 856 1,221 1,131 1,047 925
25 to 44 years 10,773 1,907 1,907 1,786 1,887 2,364 2,016 1,887 1,568 1,334 2,161 1,910 1,771 1,471
45 to 64 years 7,909 1,097 1,097 922 986 1,729 1,139 986 791 740 1,252 1,185 1,025 830
65 years and over 3,005 587 587 407 417 1,460 494 417 293 286 528 520 440 320
65 to 74 years 1,738 312 312 228 234 761 272 234 159 154 289 283 244 172
75 years and over 1,267 275 275 179 183 699 221 183 133 132 239 237 196 148
Family Relationship
In families 31,468 6,579 6,579 6,062 6,448 8,678 6,923 6,448 5,164 4,255 7,361 6,367 5,848 4,677
In married-couple families 15,303 1,245 1,245 1,015 1,111 2,020 1,194 1,111 970 712 1,375 1,113 1,026 893
With related children under 18 10,423 806 806 740 823 1,101 870 823 705 451 988 729 682 564
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 13,830 4,888 4,888 4,661 4,894 6,056 5,250 4,894 3,826 3,231 5,485 4,797 4,411 3,427
With related children under 18 11,012 4,368 4,368 4,227 4,443 5,283 4,707 4,443 3,425 2,855 4,882 4,207 3,914 2,986
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 2,334 446 446 387 443 603 479 443 368 312 501 456 412 357
With related children under 18 1,353 310 310 277 328 386 352 328 264 208 367 323 290 246
Unrelated individuals 6,418 1,472 1,472 1,330 1,394 2,271 1,525 1,394 1,135 1,131 1,611 1,591 1,457 1,194
Living alone 4,468 878 878 744 784 1,554 887 784 556 555 942 934 828 594
65 years and over 1,091 283 283 194 195 654 222 195 108 108 234 234 206 118
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 33,864 7,057 7,057 6,525 6,929 9,490 7,443 6,929 5,537 4,781 7,886 7,021 6,472 5,197
Inside principal cities 19,923 5,022 5,022 4,675 4,929 6,762 5,316 4,929 3,877 3,386 5,612 4,980 4,574 3,650
Outside principal cities 13,941 2,034 2,034 1,851 2,000 2,727 2,127 2,000 1,660 1,394 2,274 2,042 1,898 1,547
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 4,173 1,069 1,069 942 988 1,538 1,084 988 837 675 1,165 1,014 907 746
Region
Northeast 6,907 1,539 1,539 1,439 1,532 1,982 1,630 1,532 1,160 1,048 1,732 1,591 1,473 1,129
Midwest 6,941 1,767 1,767 1,640 1,738 2,322 1,823 1,738 1,435 1,236 1,941 1,677 1,570 1,344
South 20,453 4,187 4,187 3,788 4,004 5,773 4,332 4,004 3,302 2,761 4,600 4,057 3,735 3,018
West 3,735 633 633 601 643 951 743 643 477 410 778 711 602 452
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 25,847 4,659 4,659 4,121 4,361 6,874 4,798 4,361 3,592 3,216 5,162 4,745 4,282 3,546
18 to 24 years old 4,160 1,069 1,069 1,006 1,071 1,322 1,149 1,071 940 856 1,221 1,131 1,047 925
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,070 440 440 422 437 524 469 437 378 348 490 458 423 368
25 years old and over 21,687 3,590 3,590 3,115 3,290 5,553 3,648 3,290 2,651 2,360 3,941 3,614 3,235 2,622
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,062 1,240 1,240 1,047 1,109 2,045 1,275 1,109 841 768 1,343 1,269 1,108 843
High school graduate, no college 8,024 1,462 1,462 1,314 1,384 2,165 1,501 1,384 1,150 1,020 1,611 1,458 1,326 1,107
College: Less than bachelor's degree 5,778 652 652 576 610 1,035 672 610 484 412 758 674 601 483
Bachelor's degree or more 3,823 236 236 178 187 307 200 187 176 160 230 213 200 189
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 21,665 3,770 3,770 3,441 3,651 5,037 3,981 3,651 3,049 2,708 4,283 3,904 3,553 2,975
Worked at full-time jobs 13,955 836 836 767 878 1,117 910 878 702 503 1,070 840 801 630
50 to 52 weeks 11,576 385 385 349 446 546 467 446 337 210 580 403 380 293
Worked at part-time jobs 2,173 569 569 513 584 734 615 584 481 398 666 582 542 466
Did not work 5,538 2,365 2,365 2,161 2,188 3,186 2,456 2,188 1,865 1,808 2,547 2,481 2,209 1,879
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 5,206 2,522 2,522 2,384 2,435 3,566 3,025 2,435 1,738 1,611 3,127 3,012 2,375 1,700
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 2,449 1,502 1,502 1,465 1,498 1,863 1,722 1,498 1,084 1,000 1,770 1,694 1,444 1,043
SSI 3,265 1,261 1,261 1,152 1,175 2,125 1,695 1,175 748 705 1,749 1,711 1,163 754
Food stamps 6,928 4,190 4,190 4,016 4,189 5,129 4,520 4,189 2,981 2,591 4,694 4,315 3,948 2,770
Housing assistance 4,513 2,471 2,471 2,471 2,593 3,179 2,787 2,593 1,607 1,377 2,818 2,578 2,366 1,442
Energy assistance 1,451 763 763 703 737 1,017 844 737 496 438 907 800 675 465
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 8,578 3,806 3,806 3,705 3,892 4,678 4,170 3,892 2,954 2,360 4,281 3,725 3,415 2,518
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 3,074 2,077 2,077 2,005 2,039 2,605 2,370 2,039 1,421 1,302 2,419 2,339 1,971 1,364
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 30,751 5,980 5,980 5,486 5,788 8,476 6,350 5,788 4,453 3,778 6,696 5,927 5,327 4,098
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 18,877 1,124 1,124 966 1,062 1,500 1,099 1,062 907 660 1,279 974 919 787
Medicare 3,995 916 916 717 738 2,190 883 738 521 503 921 902 749 548
Both Medicare and Medicaid 1,137 394 394 324 330 792 448 330 199 191 466 455 331 204
Medicaid 9,491 4,335 4,335 4,109 4,293 5,669 4,794 4,293 3,140 2,713 4,967 4,481 3,961 2,886
Not covered at any time during the year 7,285 2,146 2,146 1,981 2,129 2,552 2,177 2,129 1,922 1,678 2,354 2,108 2,052 1,845
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 -- Black 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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Black alone or in combination
Total (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
Age
Under 18 years (X) 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8
Related children (X) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8
Under 6 years (X) 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.6 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.6
18 to 24 years (X) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0
25 to 44 years (X) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5
45 to 64 years (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
65 years and over (X) 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.8 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.8
65 to 74 years (X) 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.2 2.2 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.1
75 years and over (X) 1.8 1.8 1.5 1.5 2.9 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.4
Family Relationship
In families (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
In married-couple families (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
With related children under 18 (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.0
With related children under 18 (X) 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.2
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 2.2 2.2 2.0 2.2 2.6 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.8 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.9
With related children under 18 (X) 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.3 3.6 3.4 3.3 2.9 2.6 3.5 3.3 3.1 2.8
Unrelated individuals (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7
Living alone (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.6
65 years and over (X) 1.9 1.9 1.5 1.5 3.2 1.7 1.5 1.1 1.1 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.2
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
Inside principal cities (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7
Outside principal cities (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7
Outside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.9 2.4 2.3 2.1 1.8 2.5 2.3 2.2 1.9
Region
Northeast (X) 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.1
Midwest (X) 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2
South (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6
West (X) 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 2.0 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.4
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
18 to 24 years old (X) 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.1 2.9 3.7 3.5 3.3 3.0
25 years old and over (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 2.1 2.1 1.9 2.0 2.8 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.6 2.2 2.2 2.0 1.7
High school graduate, no college (X) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0
College: Less than bachelor's degree (X) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9
Bachelor's degree or more (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6
Worked at full-time jobs (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4
50 to 52 weeks (X) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3
Worked at part-time jobs (X) 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.7 3.1 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.2 3.0 2.7 2.6 2.4
Did not work (X) 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.7 2.3 2.1 1.9 1.9 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.0
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.1
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.6 2.3 1.9 1.8 2.6 2.5 2.3 1.8
SSI (X) 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 2.1 1.8 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.9 1.8 1.4 1.1
Food stamps (X) 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.1 1.0 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.1
Housing assistance (X) 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.2 1.1 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.1
Energy assistance (X) 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.6 3.3 2.9 2.6 2.0 1.9 3.0 2.8 2.5 1.9
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.8
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.7 2.5 2.2 1.7 1.6 2.5 2.5 2.2 1.7
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
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 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
Medicare (X) 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.6 3.0 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.4
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 4.3 4.3 3.9 3.9 6.6 4.7 3.9 3.0 2.9 4.8 4.7 3.9 3.0
Medicaid (X) 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.4
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4
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 -- Black 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
_________________________________________________ ______________ _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
Def.1 plus imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3b plus Def. 3 less Def. 3e plus transfers that
As used in imputed net net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be Earned Income taxes after Def. 3d plus means- can be
Total people, official capital on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Tax Credit all credits Earned Income tested cash measured and
all income measure gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued (EITC) except EITC Tax Credit transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
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Black alone or in combination
Total 0 204 204 196 202 237 209 202 181 168 215 203 195 175
Age
Under 18 years 0 116 116 114 118 127 120 118 105 94 123 113 110 97
Related children 175 115 115 113 116 125 119 116 103 92 121 112 109 96
Under 6 years 101 70 70 69 71 75 73 71 64 58 74 69 67 60
18 to 24 years 0 46 46 44 46 51 47 46 43 41 49 47 45 42
25 to 44 years 0 61 61 59 61 68 63 61 55 51 65 61 59 54
45 to 64 years 0 46 46 43 44 58 47 44 40 38 50 48 45 40
65 years and over 0 34 34 28 29 53 31 29 24 24 32 32 29 25
65 to 74 years 0 25 25 21 22 39 23 22 18 18 24 24 22 19
75 years and over 0 23 23 19 19 37 21 19 16 16 22 22 20 17
Family Relationship
In families 301 184 184 177 183 211 189 183 164 149 195 181 174 156
In married-couple families 216 81 81 73 76 103 79 76 71 61 85 77 73 69
With related children under 18 180 65 65 62 66 76 68 66 61 49 72 62 60 55
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 206 159 159 156 159 177 165 159 141 130 169 158 151 134
With related children under 18 185 151 151 148 152 166 156 152 134 122 159 148 143 125
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 86 49 49 45 48 56 50 48 44 41 51 49 47 43
With related children under 18 66 40 40 38 42 45 43 42 37 33 44 41 39 36
Unrelated individuals 81 44 44 42 43 56 45 43 38 38 46 46 44 39
Living alone 68 34 34 31 32 45 34 32 27 27 35 35 33 28
65 years and over 34 19 19 16 16 29 17 16 12 12 17 17 16 12
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 311 191 191 184 189 220 196 189 169 158 201 190 183 164
Inside principal cities 245 161 161 156 160 187 166 160 142 133 171 161 154 138
Outside principal cities 207 103 103 99 102 119 106 102 93 86 109 103 100 90
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 141 92 92 86 88 110 93 88 81 73 96 89 85 77
Region
Northeast 0 91 91 88 91 103 94 91 79 76 96 93 89 78
Midwest 0 97 97 93 96 110 98 96 87 81 101 94 91 85
South 0 151 151 144 148 176 154 148 135 124 158 149 143 129
West 0 60 60 59 61 74 65 61 52 49 67 64 59 51
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 250 155 155 146 150 188 158 150 137 129 163 157 149 136
18 to 24 years old 104 46 46 44 46 51 47 46 43 41 49 47 45 42
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 53 29 29 29 29 32 30 29 27 26 31 30 29 27
25 years old and over 231 137 137 127 131 169 138 131 118 111 143 137 130 117
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 103 81 81 74 76 103 82 76 67 64 84 82 76 67
High school graduate, no college 144 88 88 83 85 106 89 85 78 73 92 87 83 76
College: Less than bachelor's degree 123 59 59 55 57 74 60 57 50 47 63 60 56 50
Bachelor's degree or more 100 35 35 31 31 40 32 31 31 29 35 34 33 32
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 243 140 140 134 138 161 144 138 126 119 149 142 136 125
Worked at full-time jobs 199 66 66 64 68 77 69 68 61 51 75 67 65 58
50 to 52 weeks 183 45 45 43 49 54 50 49 42 33 55 46 45 39
Worked at part-time jobs 81 55 55 52 55 62 57 55 50 46 59 55 53 50
Did not work 128 111 111 106 107 129 113 107 99 97 115 114 108 99
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 89 59 59 57 58 71 65 58 48 46 66 65 57 48
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 58 45 45 44 44 50 48 44 38 36 49 47 44 37
SSI 68 41 41 39 39 54 47 39 31 30 48 48 39 31
Food stamps 105 78 78 76 78 88 82 78 65 60 84 80 76 62
Housing assistance 82 58 58 58 60 67 62 60 46 43 63 60 57 44
Energy assistance 44 31 31 30 31 36 33 31 25 24 34 32 29 24
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 120 74 74 73 75 83 78 75 64 57 79 73 70 59
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 66 53 53 52 52 60 57 52 43 41 58 56 51 42
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 270 176 176 169 173 209 181 173 152 140 186 175 166 146
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 216 77 77 71 75 89 76 75 69 59 82 72 70 64
Medicare 102 69 69 61 62 107 68 62 52 51 70 69 63 54
Both Medicare and Medicaid 55 46 46 41 42 65 49 42 32 32 50 49 42 33
Medicaid 156 150 150 146 149 171 158 149 128 119 161 153 144 123
Not covered at any time during the year 137 106 106 102 106 116 107 106 100 94 111 105 104 98
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.
Race Footnotes