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 -- Asian alone or in combination
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points. For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Government Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty: 2004,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2004/effect2004htm. People as of March of the following year]
Percent of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Post-social insurance income
Market _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
___________________________________________________ ______________ _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3b plus Def. 3 less Def. 3e plus transfers that
As used in Def. 1 plus net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be Earned Income taxes after Def. 3d plus means- can be
Total people, official imputed net on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Tax Credit all credits Earned Income tested cash measured and
all income measure capital gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued (EITC) except EITC Tax Credit transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Asian alone or in combination
Total 13,291 8.6 8.6 7.8 8.4 12.0 9.2 8.4 7.5 6.7 10.2 8.9 8.1 7.2
Age
Under 18 years 3,406 8.1 8.1 7.5 8.3 10.2 8.9 8.3 7.0 5.5 10.1 7.9 7.2 6.0
Related children 3,367 7.6 7.6 7.1 7.9 9.8 8.5 7.9 6.6 5.1 9.7 7.4 6.7 5.5
Under 6 years 1,162 7.0 7.0 6.9 7.6 8.7 7.8 7.6 6.6 5.3 8.5 6.2 5.9 5.9
18 to 24 years 1,252 16.7 16.7 15.7 16.3 18.1 16.7 16.3 15.8 14.9 18.4 17.2 16.9 15.8
25 to 44 years 4,678 6.7 6.7 6.6 7.3 8.9 7.9 7.3 6.6 6.0 8.5 7.5 6.7 6.4
45 to 64 years 2,850 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.7 9.4 7.3 6.7 6.0 5.2 8.8 7.6 6.9 6.0
65 years and over 1,104 12.2 12.2 9.2 9.2 30.6 11.8 9.2 7.4 7.4 12.8 12.3 9.8 8.0
65 to 74 years 658 12.3 12.3 9.1 9.1 27.6 10.4 9.1 7.5 7.5 11.2 10.4 9.1 7.7
75 years and over 446 12.1 12.1 9.3 9.5 35.0 13.9 9.5 7.3 7.3 15.1 15.1 10.7 8.5
Family Relationship
In families 11,661 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.6 9.7 7.2 6.6 5.8 4.8 8.2 6.8 6.1 5.3
In married-couple families 9,597 5.1 5.1 4.6 5.1 8.1 5.7 5.1 4.6 3.6 6.4 4.9 4.2 4.0
With related children under 18 6,583 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 7.4 6.2 5.7 5.1 3.6 7.1 4.9 4.3 4.0
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 1,190 13.6 13.6 11.4 13.2 17.9 14.1 13.2 10.3 9.9 14.2 13.2 12.0 10.2
With related children under 18 754 16.5 16.5 13.8 14.9 18.6 15.0 14.9 11.2 10.7 15.0 13.5 12.9 10.9
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 874 14.9 14.9 14.5 14.5 16.6 14.6 14.5 12.4 11.8 19.6 18.4 18.2 12.8
With related children under 18 436 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.5 17.0 14.8 14.5 10.4 9.3 24.5 22.2 21.9 10.9
Unrelated individuals 1,599 22.4 22.4 20.9 21.3 28.5 23.4 21.3 20.1 20.1 25.1 24.9 22.8 21.5
Living alone 834 16.2 16.2 13.7 13.9 23.7 16.7 13.9 11.7 11.7 18.9 18.7 15.8 13.7
65 years and over 173 22.7 22.7 16.3 16.3 49.4 25.2 16.3 10.7 10.7 25.8 25.8 16.9 11.4
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 12,872 8.6 8.6 7.9 8.5 12.0 9.3 8.5 7.6 6.7 10.3 9.0 8.1 7.2
Inside principal cities 6,532 10.5 10.5 9.7 10.5 14.7 11.6 10.5 9.4 8.5 12.3 10.7 9.6 8.9
Outside principal cities 6,340 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.4 9.2 6.9 6.4 5.6 4.9 8.3 7.2 6.6 5.5
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 419 7.5 7.5 6.0 6.3 12.1 6.5 6.3 6.2 5.0 7.4 7.4 7.1 7.0
Region
Northeast 2,560 11.0 11.0 9.7 10.2 12.4 10.7 10.2 9.3 7.2 11.4 9.1 8.7 7.7
Midwest 1,670 10.2 10.2 10.0 10.1 12.9 10.8 10.1 8.8 8.4 11.5 10.8 10.0 9.0
South 2,718 8.5 8.5 7.5 8.5 11.6 8.7 8.5 7.4 6.9 9.5 8.0 7.8 7.5
West 6,343 7.2 7.2 6.6 7.2 11.7 8.3 7.2 6.5 5.9 9.8 8.8 7.4 6.5
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 9,884 8.8 8.8 7.9 8.4 12.6 9.3 8.4 7.7 7.1 10.3 9.3 8.4 7.7
18 to 24 years old 1,252 16.7 16.7 15.7 16.3 18.1 16.7 16.3 15.8 14.9 18.4 17.2 16.9 15.8
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 178 15.1 15.1 15.1 15.1 15.9 15.1 15.1 14.4 13.5 17.1 14.2 14.2 13.5
25 years old and over 8,632 7.6 7.6 6.8 7.3 11.8 8.2 7.3 6.5 5.9 9.1 8.1 7.2 6.5
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,045 15.7 15.7 14.6 15.4 27.8 18.2 15.4 12.8 11.9 19.8 18.5 15.5 12.6
High school graduate, no college 1,787 8.6 8.6 7.9 8.5 15.9 10.6 8.5 7.6 6.6 12.1 10.2 7.8 7.3
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1,503 8.0 8.0 7.2 7.7 11.4 8.0 7.7 6.9 6.1 9.3 8.1 7.7 6.8
Bachelor's degree or more 4,297 5.1 5.1 4.3 4.7 6.4 4.8 4.7 4.4 4.1 5.2 4.8 4.7 4.5
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 8,453 8.0 8.0 7.4 8.0 10.0 8.6 8.0 7.4 6.7 9.6 8.6 7.9 7.3
Worked at full-time jobs 5,478 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.9 3.4 3.0 2.9 2.6 2.2 3.7 2.9 2.7 2.5
50 to 52 weeks 4,797 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.7 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.2 2.4 1.8 1.6 1.5
Worked at part-time jobs 1,001 11.9 11.9 11.6 12.7 14.7 12.9 12.7 11.4 10.0 13.2 11.8 11.6 11.3
Did not work 1,974 20.7 20.7 19.3 19.8 26.0 22.0 19.8 18.7 17.4 24.1 22.7 20.2 18.5
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 669 20.4 20.4 19.7 20.0 41.2 35.0 20.0 12.2 12.2 38.9 36.3 19.4 12.4
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 166 34.1 34.1 34.1 35.1 62.7 49.0 35.1 18.2 18.2 57.5 47.3 32.0 18.2
SSI 531 17.8 17.8 17.0 17.0 37.0 33.5 17.0 10.5 10.5 35.7 35.7 17.2 10.7
Food stamps 506 45.4 45.4 41.9 46.3 60.2 52.2 46.3 28.8 28.7 57.4 47.3 40.9 30.0
Housing assistance 362 38.5 38.5 38.5 38.5 63.8 51.1 38.5 21.9 20.4 51.1 51.1 38.5 22.1
Energy assistance 156 41.0 41.0 37.1 38.1 50.9 38.7 38.1 22.3 21.4 40.0 38.1 38.1 22.3
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 1,085 30.9 30.9 29.5 33.2 40.9 35.3 33.2 26.2 21.1 42.0 33.3 29.8 23.1
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 218 41.1 41.1 39.0 39.0 63.9 52.7 39.0 18.8 18.8 59.2 52.2 37.4 18.8
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 11,136 6.6 6.6 5.9 6.4 10.2 7.3 6.4 5.5 5.0 8.2 7.4 6.4 5.5
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 8,287 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.2 2.9 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.7 2.7 2.3 2.2 2.0
Medicare 1,110 12.1 12.1 8.9 9.1 32.1 12.5 9.1 6.8 6.8 14.0 13.4 10.0 7.8
Both Medicare and Medicaid 256 22.8 22.8 21.0 21.0 44.4 35.6 21.0 12.7 12.7 36.5 36.5 21.8 13.5
Medicaid 1,389 25.2 25.2 24.1 25.8 37.8 32.5 25.8 20.0 17.8 34.4 31.2 24.0 19.1
Not covered at any time during the year 2,155 18.7 18.7 17.6 18.7 21.4 18.9 18.7 17.9 15.5 20.7 17.1 16.6 16.2
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 -- Asian alone or in combination
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points. For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Government Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty: 2004,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2004/effect2004htm. People as of March of the following year]
Number of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Post-social insurance income
Market _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
_________________________________________________ ______________ _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
Def.1 plus imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3b plus Def. 3 less Def. 3e plus transfers that
As used in imputed net net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be Earned Income taxes after Def. 3d plus means- can be
Total people, official capital on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Tax Credit all credits Earned Income tested cash measured and
all income measure gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued (EITC) except EITC Tax Credit transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Asian alone or in combination
Total 13,291 1,140 1,140 1,039 1,118 1,593 1,219 1,118 998 886 1,360 1,188 1,074 961
Age
Under 18 years 3,406 274 274 255 283 346 304 283 237 189 344 269 245 203
Related children 3,367 257 257 238 267 329 287 267 221 172 325 251 227 185
Under 6 years 1,162 81 81 80 89 101 91 89 77 62 98 72 69 68
18 to 24 years 1,252 209 209 196 204 226 209 204 198 186 230 215 211 198
25 to 44 years 4,678 314 314 307 339 415 368 339 310 281 395 350 313 301
45 to 64 years 2,850 208 208 179 190 268 207 190 171 149 250 217 197 170
65 years and over 1,104 135 135 101 102 337 130 102 82 82 141 136 108 89
65 to 74 years 658 81 81 60 60 181 68 60 49 49 74 69 60 51
75 years and over 446 54 54 42 42 156 62 42 32 32 68 68 48 38
Family Relationship
In families 11,661 781 781 703 775 1,132 842 775 674 563 957 788 708 615
In married-couple families 9,597 488 488 440 492 774 546 492 444 342 617 470 406 382
With related children under 18 6,583 352 352 328 377 487 409 377 338 235 468 321 280 265
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 1,190 162 162 136 157 213 168 157 122 118 169 158 143 121
With related children under 18 754 124 124 104 112 140 114 112 85 81 114 102 97 82
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 874 130 130 126 126 145 128 126 108 103 171 161 159 112
With related children under 18 436 63 63 63 63 74 64 63 45 40 107 97 96 48
Unrelated individuals 1,599 358 358 334 341 455 375 341 321 321 401 397 364 344
Living alone 834 135 135 115 116 198 140 116 98 98 158 156 132 114
65 years and over 173 39 39 28 28 86 44 28 19 19 45 45 29 20
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 12,872 1,109 1,109 1,013 1,092 1,542 1,192 1,092 972 865 1,329 1,157 1,044 932
Inside principal cities 6,532 684 684 631 684 958 754 684 614 552 804 700 626 580
Outside principal cities 6,340 424 424 382 408 584 437 408 358 313 525 457 418 352
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 419 32 32 25 26 51 27 26 26 21 31 31 30 29
Region
Northeast 2,560 283 283 248 261 317 273 261 239 183 291 233 222 196
Midwest 1,670 170 170 167 168 215 181 168 148 140 192 180 167 150
South 2,718 231 231 203 232 315 237 232 200 188 259 218 213 204
West 6,343 457 457 420 457 745 528 457 411 374 619 556 472 411
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 9,884 866 866 784 835 1,247 915 835 760 698 1,016 919 829 758
18 to 24 years old 1,252 209 209 196 204 226 209 204 198 186 230 215 211 198
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 178 27 27 27 27 28 27 27 26 24 31 25 25 24
25 years old and over 8,632 657 657 587 631 1,020 706 631 563 512 786 703 618 560
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,045 164 164 153 160 290 190 160 134 125 207 193 162 132
High school graduate, no college 1,787 153 153 141 151 284 189 151 136 118 216 182 139 131
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1,503 120 120 108 115 171 120 115 104 92 140 122 116 103
Bachelor's degree or more 4,297 220 220 186 204 275 208 204 189 177 223 206 202 194
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 8,453 672 672 627 677 848 729 677 624 563 812 725 664 617
Worked at full-time jobs 5,478 145 145 130 158 188 165 158 142 121 205 159 150 140
50 to 52 weeks 4,797 77 77 68 84 101 91 84 73 59 115 84 76 71
Worked at part-time jobs 1,001 119 119 116 127 148 129 127 114 100 132 119 116 113
Did not work 1,974 408 408 381 392 513 435 392 368 343 476 448 398 365
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 669 137 137 132 134 275 234 134 82 82 260 243 130 83
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 166 57 57 57 58 104 81 58 30 30 95 79 53 30
SSI 531 95 95 90 90 196 178 90 56 56 190 190 91 57
Food stamps 506 230 230 212 235 305 264 235 146 145 290 239 207 152
Housing assistance 362 139 139 139 139 231 185 139 79 74 185 185 139 80
Energy assistance 156 64 64 58 59 79 60 59 35 33 62 59 59 35
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 1,085 336 336 320 360 443 383 360 285 230 456 361 324 250
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 218 89 89 85 85 139 115 85 41 41 129 114 82 41
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 11,136 738 738 660 716 1,131 812 716 613 552 914 820 716 612
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 8,287 194 194 172 186 240 188 186 173 143 226 188 186 165
Medicare 1,110 134 134 99 101 357 139 101 75 75 155 149 111 87
Both Medicare and Medicaid 256 58 58 54 54 114 91 54 33 33 94 94 56 35
Medicaid 1,389 350 350 335 358 525 451 358 277 247 478 434 333 265
Not covered at any time during the year 2,155 402 402 378 403 461 407 403 385 334 446 368 358 349
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 -- Asian alone or in combination
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points. For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Government Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty: 2004,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2004/effect2004htm. People as of March of the following year]
Standard Error Percent of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Post-social insurance income
Market _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
_________________________________________________ ______________ _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
Def.1 plus imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3b plus Def. 3 less Def. 3e plus transfers that
As used in imputed net net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be Earned Income taxes after Def. 3d plus means- can be
Total people, official capital on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Tax Credit all credits Earned Income tested cash measured and
all income measure gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued (EITC) except EITC Tax Credit transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Asian alone or in combination
Total (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
Age
Under 18 years (X) 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8
Related children (X) 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8
Under 6 years (X) 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.5
18 to 24 years (X) 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6
25 to 44 years (X) 0.5 0.5 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) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6
65 years and over (X) 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.3 2.3 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.2
65 to 74 years (X) 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.7 2.9 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.5
75 years and over (X) 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.1 3.9 2.5 2.1 1.8 1.8 2.6 2.6 2.2 1.9
Family Relationship
In families (X) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5
In married-couple families (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
With related children under 18 (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.6
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.5 3.0 2.6 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.2
With related children under 18 (X) 3.6 3.6 3.2 3.4 3.8 3.4 3.4 2.9 2.8 3.4 3.2 3.1 2.9
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.1 2.8 2.8 3.6 3.5 3.5 2.9
With related children under 18 (X) 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.8 4.4 4.4 3.7 3.4 5.8 5.5 5.5 3.8
Unrelated individuals (X) 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4
Living alone (X) 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.5 2.1 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.5
65 years and over (X) 4.4 4.4 3.6 3.6 7.1 4.7 3.6 2.9 2.9 4.8 4.8 3.7 3.0
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6
Inside principal cities (X) 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9
Outside principal cities (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7
Outside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 3.9 3.9 3.4 3.5 5.0 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.1 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7
Region
Northeast (X) 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.3
Midwest (X) 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.7
South (X) 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3
West (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7
18 to 24 years old (X) 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.7
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.8 4.4 4.4 4.2
25 years old and over (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.9 4.0 3.2 2.9 2.6 2.5 3.3 3.2 2.9 2.6
High school graduate, no college (X) 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 2.3 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.9 1.8 1.5 1.5
College: Less than bachelor's degree (X) 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 2.1 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6
Bachelor's degree or more (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7
Worked at full-time jobs (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
50 to 52 weeks (X) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
Worked at part-time jobs (X) 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.5
Did not work (X) 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.3
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 3.3 3.0 2.1 1.6 1.6 3.2 3.1 2.1 1.6
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.0 8.8 7.4 6.0 4.0 4.0 8.3 7.2 5.6 4.0
SSI (X) 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 3.5 3.3 2.2 1.7 1.7 3.4 3.4 2.2 1.7
Food stamps (X) 4.1 4.1 3.8 4.1 4.9 4.5 4.1 3.0 3.0 4.7 4.2 3.8 3.1
Housing assistance (X) 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 6.0 5.2 4.3 3.0 2.9 5.2 5.2 4.3 3.1
Energy assistance (X) 6.8 6.8 6.4 6.5 7.9 6.6 6.5 4.7 4.6 6.7 6.5 6.5 4.7
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.0 1.7 2.6 2.3 2.1 1.8
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.6 7.8 6.8 5.6 3.6 3.6 7.4 6.8 5.4 3.6
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year (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
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative (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
Medicare (X) 2.5 2.5 2.1 2.1 4.2 2.5 2.1 1.8 1.8 2.7 2.6 2.2 2.0
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 7.2 7.2 6.9 6.9 10.6 9.3 6.9 5.3 5.3 9.4 9.4 7.1 5.5
Medicaid (X) 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.3 4.1 3.8 3.3 2.9 2.7 3.9 3.7 3.2 2.8
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.0 2.4 2.1 2.1 2.1
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.
Table RD-REV POV01 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 -- Asian alone or in combination
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points. For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Government Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty: 2004,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2004/effect2004htm. People as of March of the following year]
Standard Error Number of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
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Post-social insurance income
Market _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
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Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
Def.1 plus imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3b plus Def. 3 less Def. 3e plus transfers that
As used in imputed net net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be Earned Income taxes after Def. 3d plus means- can be
Total people, official capital on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Tax Credit all credits Earned Income tested cash measured and
all income measure gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued (EITC) except EITC Tax Credit transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
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Asian alone or in combination
Total 0 77 77 74 77 91 80 77 72 68 85 79 75 71
Age
Under 18 years 0 33 33 32 34 37 35 34 31 28 37 33 32 29
Related children 94 32 32 31 33 37 34 33 30 26 36 32 30 27
Under 6 years 55 18 18 18 19 20 19 19 18 16 20 17 17 17
18 to 24 years 0 20 20 20 20 21 20 20 20 19 21 21 20 20
25 to 44 years 0 25 25 25 26 29 27 26 25 24 28 26 25 24
45 to 64 years 0 20 20 19 19 23 20 19 18 17 22 21 20 18
65 years and over 0 16 16 14 14 26 16 14 13 13 17 16 15 13
65 to 74 years 0 13 13 11 11 19 12 11 10 10 12 12 11 10
75 years and over 0 10 10 9 9 18 11 9 8 8 12 12 10 9
Family Relationship
In families 190 64 64 61 64 77 67 64 60 54 71 64 61 57
In married-couple families 173 51 51 48 51 64 54 51 48 42 57 50 46 45
With related children under 18 144 43 43 42 45 51 46 45 42 35 50 41 38 37
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 62 29 29 27 29 34 30 29 25 25 30 29 27 25
With related children under 18 49 26 26 23 24 27 24 24 21 21 24 23 23 21
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 53 26 26 26 26 28 26 26 24 23 30 29 29 24
With related children under 18 37 18 18 18 18 20 18 18 15 15 24 23 22 16
Unrelated individuals 41 21 21 21 21 24 22 21 20 20 23 22 21 21
Living alone 30 13 13 12 12 16 13 12 11 11 14 14 13 12
65 years and over 13 7 7 6 6 10 7 6 5 5 7 7 6 5
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 199 76 76 73 76 90 79 76 72 68 84 78 74 70
Inside principal cities 143 60 60 58 60 71 63 60 57 54 65 61 57 55
Outside principal cities 141 47 47 45 46 55 48 46 43 41 53 49 47 43
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 45 16 16 14 14 20 15 14 14 13 16 16 15 15
Region
Northeast 0 39 39 37 38 42 39 38 36 32 40 36 35 33
Midwest 0 30 30 30 30 34 31 30 28 28 32 31 30 28
South 0 36 36 34 36 42 37 36 34 33 38 35 35 34
West 0 51 51 49 51 65 55 51 49 47 60 57 52 49
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 159 68 68 64 66 81 69 66 63 61 73 70 66 63
18 to 24 years old 58 20 20 20 20 21 20 20 20 19 21 21 20 20
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 22 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 7
25 years old and over 149 59 59 56 58 73 61 58 54 52 64 61 57 54
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 53 29 29 28 29 39 32 29 27 26 33 32 29 26
High school graduate, no college 69 28 28 27 28 39 32 28 27 25 34 31 27 26
College: Less than bachelor's degree 63 25 25 24 25 30 25 25 23 22 27 25 25 23
Bachelor's degree or more 106 34 34 31 33 38 33 33 32 31 34 33 33 32
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 157 60 60 57 60 67 62 60 57 54 65 62 59 57
Worked at full-time jobs 128 28 28 26 29 31 30 29 27 25 33 29 28 27
50 to 52 weeks 120 20 20 19 21 23 22 21 20 18 25 21 20 19
Worked at part-time jobs 55 25 25 25 26 28 26 26 25 23 26 25 25 24
Did not work 77 46 46 45 45 52 48 45 44 43 50 49 46 44
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 29 13 13 13 13 19 17 13 10 10 18 17 13 10
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 14 8 8 8 9 11 10 9 6 6 11 10 8 6
SSI 26 11 11 11 11 16 15 11 8 8 15 15 11 8
Food stamps 25 17 17 16 17 20 18 17 13 13 19 17 16 14
Housing assistance 21 13 13 13 13 17 15 13 10 10 15 15 13 10
Energy assistance 14 9 9 8 9 10 9 9 7 6 9 9 9 7
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 38 21 21 20 21 24 22 21 19 17 24 21 20 18
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 17 11 11 10 10 13 12 10 7 7 13 12 10 7
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 169 62 62 59 61 77 65 61 57 54 69 66 61 57
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 146 32 32 30 31 36 31 31 30 28 35 31 31 30
Medicare 54 27 27 23 23 43 27 23 20 20 29 28 24 21
Both Medicare and Medicaid 26 18 18 17 17 25 22 17 13 13 22 22 17 14
Medicaid 61 43 43 42 43 53 49 43 38 36 50 48 42 37
Not covered at any time during the year 75 46 46 45 46 49 46 46 45 42 49 44 43 43
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.
Race Footnotes