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
[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
Total 12,231 8.7 8.7 7.9 8.5 12.0 9.2 8.5 7.6 6.8 10.3 9.1 8.2 7.4
Age
Under 18 years 2,854 8.2 8.2 7.7 8.5 10.3 9.2 8.5 7.3 5.8 10.5 8.4 7.6 6.2
Related children 2,823 7.8 7.8 7.3 8.1 9.9 8.7 8.1 6.8 5.3 10.0 7.9 7.1 5.7
Under 6 years 958 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 8.6 8.0 7.7 6.6 5.5 8.5 6.5 6.1 6.1
18 to 24 years 1,109 17.6 17.6 16.4 17.1 19.0 17.6 17.1 16.6 15.6 19.3 18.1 17.8 16.6
25 to 44 years 4,399 6.7 6.7 6.6 7.2 8.6 7.8 7.2 6.6 6.0 8.4 7.5 6.7 6.5
45 to 64 years 2,786 7.3 7.3 6.2 6.6 9.3 7.2 6.6 6.0 5.2 8.7 7.6 6.9 6.0
65 years and over 1,083 12.4 12.4 9.3 9.4 30.4 11.9 9.4 7.5 7.5 12.9 12.4 9.9 8.1
65 to 74 years 640 12.5 12.5 9.2 9.2 27.2 10.4 9.2 7.6 7.6 11.3 10.5 9.3 7.8
75 years and over 443 12.2 12.2 9.4 9.5 35.0 14.1 9.5 7.3 7.3 15.3 15.3 10.8 8.5
Family Relationship
In families 10,734 6.8 6.8 6.1 6.7 9.7 7.3 6.7 5.9 4.9 8.3 6.9 6.2 5.4
In married-couple families 8,892 5.3 5.3 4.8 5.3 8.3 5.9 5.3 4.8 3.7 6.6 5.0 4.4 4.1
With related children under 18 6,006 5.6 5.6 5.2 5.9 7.7 6.5 5.9 5.3 3.7 7.4 5.1 4.4 4.2
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 1,024 12.9 12.9 11.0 12.5 16.3 13.5 12.5 10.1 9.9 13.6 13.4 12.1 10.1
With related children under 18 627 15.3 15.3 13.0 13.6 16.7 13.6 13.6 10.7 10.4 13.6 13.2 12.7 10.6
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 817 15.1 15.1 14.7 14.7 16.6 14.9 14.7 12.6 12.5 20.2 19.2 19.0 13.4
With related children under 18 395 14.6 14.6 14.6 14.6 16.6 14.9 14.6 10.4 10.0 25.6 23.7 23.4 11.6
Unrelated individuals 1,472 22.6 22.6 20.9 21.5 28.9 23.7 21.5 20.2 20.2 25.3 25.2 22.9 21.7
Living alone 772 16.4 16.4 13.8 13.9 23.9 16.9 13.9 11.7 11.7 18.9 18.9 15.9 13.7
65 years and over 168 23.0 23.0 16.4 16.4 49.6 25.1 16.4 10.7 10.7 25.8 25.8 17.1 11.3
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 11,903 8.7 8.7 7.9 8.5 12.1 9.3 8.5 7.6 6.8 10.4 9.1 8.3 7.4
Inside principal cities 6,111 10.5 10.5 9.8 10.5 14.7 11.5 10.5 9.5 8.6 12.3 10.8 9.7 9.0
Outside principal cities 5,792 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.5 9.3 7.0 6.5 5.7 5.0 8.5 7.4 6.7 5.6
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 329 8.2 8.2 6.3 6.7 11.2 7.0 6.7 6.5 5.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.5
Region
Northeast 2,463 11.1 11.1 9.8 10.3 12.5 10.7 10.3 9.4 7.1 11.4 9.1 8.7 7.7
Midwest 1,529 10.3 10.3 10.1 10.2 13.1 11.0 10.2 9.0 8.5 11.6 11.1 10.2 9.1
South 2,522 8.6 8.6 7.7 8.6 11.4 8.7 8.6 7.5 7.1 9.5 8.1 8.0 7.7
West 5,717 7.3 7.3 6.6 7.2 11.8 8.4 7.2 6.5 6.0 9.9 9.0 7.6 6.6
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 9,377 8.8 8.8 8.0 8.5 12.6 9.3 8.5 7.7 7.1 10.3 9.3 8.4 7.7
18 to 24 years old 1,109 17.6 17.6 16.4 17.1 19.0 17.6 17.1 16.6 15.6 19.3 18.1 17.8 16.6
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 160 15.1 15.1 15.1 15.1 15.8 15.1 15.1 14.5 13.5 17.4 14.1 14.1 13.5
25 years old and over 8,268 7.7 7.7 6.8 7.3 11.7 8.2 7.3 6.5 6.0 9.1 8.2 7.2 6.5
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,022 15.7 15.7 14.5 15.3 27.8 18.1 15.3 12.7 11.8 19.8 18.5 15.4 12.5
High school graduate, no college 1,688 8.6 8.6 7.9 8.3 15.2 10.4 8.3 7.5 6.6 11.9 10.2 7.8 7.3
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1,407 7.8 7.8 7.0 7.5 11.1 7.7 7.5 6.8 6.0 9.0 7.8 7.6 6.8
Bachelor's degree or more 4,151 5.3 5.3 4.4 4.9 6.5 5.0 4.9 4.5 4.2 5.3 4.9 4.8 4.6
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 8,003 8.0 8.0 7.4 8.0 9.9 8.6 8.0 7.4 6.7 9.6 8.6 7.9 7.3
Worked at full-time jobs 5,193 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.9 3.4 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.3 3.8 3.0 2.8 2.6
50 to 52 weeks 4,551 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.8 2.2 1.9 1.8 1.5 1.3 2.4 1.8 1.6 1.5
Worked at part-time jobs 920 12.0 12.0 11.7 12.9 14.6 13.1 12.9 11.5 10.0 13.4 11.9 11.7 11.3
Did not work 1,890 20.5 20.5 19.1 19.6 25.2 21.6 19.6 18.5 17.2 23.7 22.4 20.0 18.3
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 624 20.9 20.9 20.2 20.4 40.6 35.4 20.4 12.5 12.5 39.0 36.9 19.8 12.7
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 144 37.0 37.0 37.0 38.1 63.9 53.7 38.1 20.2 20.2 61.1 51.8 34.6 20.2
SSI 506 18.1 18.1 17.2 17.2 36.7 33.3 17.2 10.6 10.6 35.6 35.6 17.4 10.8
Food stamps 448 45.3 45.3 42.4 46.4 59.5 52.5 46.4 29.7 29.6 57.5 48.6 42.0 31.1
Housing assistance 321 38.6 38.6 38.6 38.6 64.6 50.9 38.6 21.2 19.5 50.9 50.9 38.6 21.4
Energy assistance 145 39.3 39.3 35.2 36.2 48.7 37.0 36.2 21.2 20.1 37.0 36.2 36.2 21.2
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 998 31.1 31.1 30.0 33.1 41.1 35.3 33.1 26.8 21.6 42.6 34.3 30.7 23.7
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 198 43.2 43.2 41.0 41.0 63.0 54.8 41.0 20.0 20.0 60.2 54.3 39.2 20.0
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 10,217 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.5 10.2 7.4 6.5 5.6 5.0 8.3 7.5 6.6 5.6
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 7,587 2.4 2.4 2.1 2.3 3.0 2.3 2.3 2.2 1.8 2.8 2.3 2.3 2.1
Medicare 1,081 12.2 12.2 8.9 9.1 31.7 12.3 9.1 6.8 6.8 13.8 13.3 10.1 7.9
Both Medicare and Medicaid 250 23.1 23.1 21.2 21.2 43.2 35.0 21.2 12.7 12.7 35.8 35.8 22.0 13.6
Medicaid 1,281 24.7 24.7 23.9 25.2 36.8 32.0 25.2 19.8 17.7 33.7 31.3 24.0 19.0
Not covered at any time during the year 2,014 18.7 18.7 17.6 18.6 21.2 18.8 18.6 17.8 15.5 20.7 17.2 16.7 16.3
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 -- Asian 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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Asian alone
Total 12,231 1,062 1,062 966 1,037 1,471 1,131 1,037 931 829 1,266 1,115 1,008 901
Age
Under 18 years 2,854 234 234 221 243 294 262 243 208 164 300 239 216 178
Related children 2,823 219 219 205 228 279 247 228 192 149 283 222 200 161
Under 6 years 958 67 67 67 74 82 76 74 64 52 82 62 59 58
18 to 24 years 1,109 195 195 182 190 211 195 190 184 172 214 201 197 185
25 to 44 years 4,399 296 296 289 319 377 344 319 292 266 368 328 295 285
45 to 64 years 2,786 203 203 174 184 260 201 184 167 146 244 212 192 167
65 years and over 1,083 134 134 101 101 329 129 101 81 81 140 135 107 88
65 to 74 years 640 80 80 59 59 174 67 59 48 48 72 67 59 50
75 years and over 443 54 54 42 42 155 62 42 32 32 68 68 48 38
Family Relationship
In families 10,734 728 728 656 719 1,041 780 719 631 529 892 742 668 580
In married-couple families 8,892 472 472 424 471 738 520 471 425 326 588 448 389 367
With related children under 18 6,006 336 336 312 357 461 388 357 320 221 443 304 264 251
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 1,024 132 132 112 128 167 138 128 103 101 139 137 124 104
With related children under 18 627 96 96 81 85 105 85 85 67 65 85 83 79 67
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 817 124 124 120 120 135 122 120 103 102 165 157 156 109
With related children under 18 395 58 58 58 58 66 59 58 41 40 101 94 93 46
Unrelated individuals 1,472 332 332 308 316 425 349 316 298 297 372 370 338 319
Living alone 772 127 127 106 107 184 131 107 91 90 146 146 123 106
65 years and over 168 39 39 28 28 83 42 28 18 18 43 43 29 19
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 11,903 1,035 1,035 946 1,016 1,435 1,108 1,016 910 812 1,239 1,088 983 876
Inside principal cities 6,111 645 645 596 640 897 706 640 579 523 750 661 593 550
Outside principal cities 5,792 391 391 349 375 538 403 375 331 289 490 427 390 326
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 329 27 27 21 22 37 23 22 21 17 26 26 25 25
Region
Northeast 2,463 273 273 240 253 307 265 253 232 176 281 225 213 189
Midwest 1,529 157 157 154 155 201 168 155 138 130 178 169 156 139
South 2,522 216 216 193 217 287 218 217 190 178 240 205 203 194
West 5,717 416 416 379 412 676 480 412 371 344 568 516 435 379
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 9,377 828 828 746 794 1,177 869 794 724 665 966 876 791 724
18 to 24 years old 1,109 195 195 182 190 211 195 190 184 172 214 201 197 185
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 160 24 24 24 24 25 24 24 23 22 28 23 23 22
25 years old and over 8,268 633 633 564 604 966 674 604 540 492 751 675 595 539
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,022 160 160 148 156 284 185 156 130 121 202 189 157 128
High school graduate, no college 1,688 145 145 133 140 257 175 140 126 111 200 172 131 124
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1,407 110 110 99 106 156 108 106 96 85 127 110 106 95
Bachelor's degree or more 4,151 218 218 184 202 270 206 202 187 175 222 204 200 193
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 8,003 639 639 593 641 790 688 641 592 534 767 687 631 586
Worked at full-time jobs 5,193 140 140 125 152 179 159 152 137 118 195 154 145 135
50 to 52 weeks 4,551 75 75 66 80 98 87 80 71 58 111 82 74 69
Worked at part-time jobs 920 110 110 108 119 135 120 119 106 92 123 110 107 104
Did not work 1,890 388 388 361 370 477 409 370 349 325 448 424 378 346
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 624 130 130 126 128 253 221 128 78 78 244 230 123 79
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 144 53 53 53 55 92 77 55 29 29 88 75 50 29
SSI 506 92 92 87 87 186 168 87 53 53 180 180 88 54
Food stamps 448 203 203 190 208 267 235 208 133 133 258 218 188 139
Housing assistance 321 124 124 124 124 208 163 124 68 63 163 163 124 69
Energy assistance 145 57 57 51 52 70 53 52 31 29 53 52 52 31
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 998 310 310 299 331 410 352 331 267 216 425 342 306 237
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 198 85 85 81 81 124 108 81 40 40 119 107 78 40
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 10,217 685 685 613 662 1,044 752 662 573 516 849 769 672 573
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 7,587 184 184 162 176 225 178 176 163 135 215 178 177 156
Medicare 1,081 131 131 96 98 342 133 98 74 74 149 144 109 85
Both Medicare and Medicaid 250 58 58 53 53 108 88 53 32 32 90 90 55 34
Medicaid 1,281 316 316 306 323 472 410 323 254 226 432 401 307 244
Not covered at any time during the year 2,014 377 377 353 375 427 379 375 358 313 417 346 336 328
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
[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
Total (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
Age
Under 18 years (X) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9
Related children (X) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9
Under 6 years (X) 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.6 2.0 1.7 1.6 1.6
18 to 24 years (X) 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.7
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 0.6 0.5
45 to 64 years (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
65 years and over (X) 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.3 2.4 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.2
65 to 74 years (X) 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.7 2.9 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6
75 years and over (X) 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.1 4.0 2.5 2.1 1.8 1.8 2.6 2.6 2.2 2.0
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) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5
With related children under 18 (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.6 3.0 2.7 2.6 2.3 2.3 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.4
With related children under 18 (X) 3.8 3.8 3.4 3.5 3.9 3.5 3.5 3.1 3.1 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.1
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.0 2.9 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.1
With related children under 18 (X) 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.9 4.7 4.6 3.8 3.8 6.3 6.0 6.0 4.1
Unrelated individuals (X) 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5
Living alone (X) 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 2.2 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.6
65 years and over (X) 4.5 4.5 3.7 3.7 7.2 4.8 3.7 2.9 2.9 4.8 4.8 3.8 3.0
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
Inside principal cities (X) 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9
Outside principal cities (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7
Outside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 4.6 4.6 4.0 4.1 5.4 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.5 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.4
Region
Northeast (X) 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.3
Midwest (X) 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.7 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.8
South (X) 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.3
West (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7
18 to 24 years old (X) 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.8 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.9
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.5 5.2 4.6 4.6 4.5
25 years old and over (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.9 4.0 3.2 2.9 2.6 2.5 3.4 3.2 2.9 2.6
High school graduate, no college (X) 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 2.3 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.5 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.5
College: Less than bachelor's degree (X) 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.1 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.6
Bachelor's degree or more (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 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 0.8 0.7 0.7
Worked at full-time jobs (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5
50 to 52 weeks (X) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4
Worked at part-time jobs (X) 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.6
Did not work (X) 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.4
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 3.4 3.1 2.2 1.7 1.7 3.3 3.2 2.2 1.7
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.7 9.5 8.4 6.7 4.6 4.6 9.2 8.2 6.3 4.6
SSI (X) 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 3.5 3.3 2.2 1.7 1.7 3.5 3.5 2.3 1.7
Food stamps (X) 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.4 5.2 4.7 4.4 3.3 3.3 5.0 4.5 4.1 3.4
Housing assistance (X) 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 6.4 5.5 4.6 3.2 3.0 5.5 5.5 4.6 3.2
Energy assistance (X) 6.9 6.9 6.4 6.5 7.9 6.6 6.5 4.7 4.6 6.6 6.5 6.5 4.7
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.4 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.1 1.8 2.8 2.4 2.3 1.9
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 8.1 7.3 6.0 3.9 3.9 7.8 7.3 5.9 3.9
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 0.7 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 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Medicare (X) 2.5 2.5 2.1 2.2 4.2 2.5 2.2 1.9 1.9 2.7 2.6 2.3 2.0
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 7.4 7.4 7.0 7.0 10.5 9.3 7.0 5.3 5.3 9.4 9.4 7.2 5.5
Medicaid (X) 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.4 4.2 3.9 3.4 3.0 2.8 4.0 3.9 3.3 2.9
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.4 2.2 2.2 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
[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
Total 0 75 75 71 74 88 77 74 70 66 82 77 73 69
Age
Under 18 years 0 31 31 30 31 35 33 31 29 26 35 31 30 27
Related children 86 30 30 29 30 34 32 30 28 25 34 30 28 26
Under 6 years 50 16 16 16 17 18 18 17 16 15 18 16 15 15
18 to 24 years 0 20 20 19 19 20 20 19 19 19 21 20 20 19
25 to 44 years 0 24 24 24 25 27 26 25 24 23 27 26 24 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 183 62 62 59 62 74 64 62 58 53 69 63 59 55
In married-couple families 167 50 50 47 50 62 52 50 47 41 56 49 45 44
With related children under 18 138 42 42 41 43 49 45 43 41 34 48 40 37 36
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 57 26 26 24 26 30 27 26 23 23 27 27 26 23
With related children under 18 45 23 23 21 21 24 21 21 19 19 21 21 20 19
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 51 26 26 25 25 27 25 25 23 23 29 29 29 24
With related children under 18 36 17 17 17 17 19 18 17 15 14 23 22 22 16
Unrelated individuals 39 20 20 20 20 23 21 20 19 19 22 22 21 20
Living alone 28 13 13 12 12 15 13 12 11 11 14 14 12 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 192 74 74 71 73 87 76 73 69 65 81 76 72 68
Inside principal cities 139 58 58 56 58 69 61 58 55 53 63 59 56 54
Outside principal cities 135 45 45 43 44 53 46 44 42 39 51 47 45 42
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 40 15 15 13 13 17 13 13 13 11 14 14 14 14
Region
Northeast 0 39 39 36 37 41 38 37 36 31 39 35 34 32
Midwest 0 29 29 29 29 33 30 29 27 27 31 30 29 27
South 0 35 35 33 35 40 35 35 33 32 37 34 34 33
West 0 49 49 47 49 62 53 49 46 45 57 55 50 47
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 155 66 66 63 65 79 68 65 62 59 71 68 65 62
18 to 24 years old 54 20 20 19 19 20 20 19 19 19 21 20 20 19
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 21 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
25 years old and over 146 58 58 54 56 71 60 56 53 51 63 60 56 53
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 52 29 29 28 29 39 31 29 26 25 33 32 29 26
High school graduate, no college 67 28 28 26 27 37 30 27 26 24 33 30 26 26
College: Less than bachelor's degree 61 24 24 23 24 29 24 24 23 21 26 24 24 22
Bachelor's degree or more 104 34 34 31 33 38 33 33 31 30 34 33 32 32
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 153 58 58 56 58 65 60 58 56 53 64 60 58 56
Worked at full-time jobs 125 27 27 26 28 31 29 28 27 25 32 29 28 27
50 to 52 weeks 117 20 20 19 21 23 21 21 19 18 24 21 20 19
Worked at part-time jobs 53 24 24 24 25 27 25 25 24 22 26 24 24 23
Did not work 76 45 45 44 44 50 46 44 43 41 49 47 45 43
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 28 13 13 13 13 18 17 13 10 10 17 17 12 10
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 13 8 8 8 8 11 10 8 6 6 10 10 8 6
SSI 25 11 11 10 10 15 15 10 8 8 15 15 10 8
Food stamps 24 16 16 15 16 18 17 16 13 13 18 17 15 13
Housing assistance 20 12 12 12 12 16 14 12 9 9 14 14 12 9
Energy assistance 13 8 8 8 8 9 8 8 6 6 8 8 8 6
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 36 20 20 19 20 23 21 20 18 16 23 21 20 17
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 16 10 10 10 10 12 12 10 7 7 12 12 10 7
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 162 60 60 57 59 74 63 59 55 52 67 64 59 55
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 140 31 31 29 31 34 31 31 29 27 34 31 31 29
Medicare 53 26 26 23 23 42 27 23 20 20 28 28 24 21
Both Medicare and Medicaid 26 17 17 17 17 24 21 17 13 13 22 22 17 13
Medicaid 58 41 41 40 41 50 46 41 37 35 48 46 40 36
Not covered at any time during the year 73 45 45 43 44 47 45 44 43 41 47 43 42 42
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.
Race Footnotes