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Table RD-REV POV02.
People and Families With Alternative Definitions of Income Below the Three-Parameter Poverty Thresholds, by Selected Characteristics: 2003 to 2004
(Numbers in thousands. People as of March of the following year)
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Disposable Income
in 2003 below poverty threshold/1
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90-percent 90-percent
All confidence confidence
income interval/2 interval/2
levels Number (+/-) Percentage (+/-)
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PEOPLE
Total........................... 287,699 29,419 615 10.2 0.2
Family Status
In families............................. 238,903 20,962 527 8.8 0.2
Householder........................... 76,232 6,409 165 8.4 0.2
Related children under 18............. 71,907 9,132 299 12.7 0.4
Related children under 6............ 23,455 3,688 196 15.7 0.9
In married-couple families............ 184,282 9,248 358 5.0 0.2
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 41,311 10,015 372 24.2 1.0
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... 13,310 1,699 155 12.8 1.2
In unrelated subfamilies................ 1,202 429 78 35.7 7.1
Reference person...................... 509 179 51 35.2 10.8
Children under 18..................... 652 248 52 38.1 9.0
Unrelated individual.................... 47,594 8,028 190 16.9 0.4
Male.................................. 23,044 3,774 121 16.4 0.6
Female................................ 24,550 4,254 130 17.3 0.6
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... 236,452 20,713 525 8.8 0.2
White alone/5....................... 231,866 20,160 518 8.7 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........... 194,595 13,201 424 6.8 0.2
Black alone or in combination........... 37,503 7,217 307 19.2 0.8
Black alone/6....................... 35,989 6,970 302 19.4 0.8
Asian alone or in combination........... 12,891 1,235 131 9.6 1.0
Asian alone/7....................... 11,856 1,151 127 9.7 1.1
Hispanic (of any race).................. 40,300 7,488 295 18.6 0.7
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... 56,971 5,887 246 10.3 0.4
White alone/5....................... 54,989 5,626 240 10.2 0.4
White alone, not Hispanic........... 42,547 2,972 178 7.0 0.4
Black alone or in combination........... 11,989 2,959 172 24.7 1.6
Black alone/6....................... 11,162 2,791 167 25.0 1.7
Asian alone or in combination........... 3,279 276 55 8.4 1.7
Asian alone/7....................... 2,726 240 51 8.8 2.0
Hispanic (of any race).................. 13,519 2,862 160 21.2 1.3
Age
Under 18 years.......................... 72,999 9,643 306 13.2 0.4
18 to 64 years.......................... 180,041 17,420 481 9.7 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... 27,824 4,803 155 17.3 0.6
25 to 34 years....................... 39,201 4,424 150 11.3 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... 43,573 3,513 135 8.1 0.3
45 to 54 years....................... 41,068 2,676 118 6.5 0.3
55 to 59 years....................... 16,158 1,096 76 6.8 0.5
60 to 64 years....................... 12,217 908 70 7.4 0.6
65 years and over....................... 34,659 2,356 109 6.8 0.3
Nativity
Native.................................. 253,478 24,069 562 9.5 0.2
Foreign born............................ 34,221 5,350 312 15.6 1.0
Naturalized citizen................... 13,128 1,085 142 8.3 1.1
Not a citizen......................... 21,094 4,265 279 20.2 1.4
Region
Northeast............................... 53,608 4,695 242 8.8 0.5
Midwest................................. 64,655 5,649 269 8.7 0.4
South................................... 103,347 12,267 437 11.9 0.4
West.................................... 66,089 6,808 342 10.3 0.5
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 151,553 8,294 339 5.5 0.2
Worked full-time year-round........... 100,700 2,565 191 2.5 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 50,854 5,729 283 11.3 0.6
Did not work at least one week.......... 71,868 12,495 414 17.4 0.6
FAMILIES
Total........................... 76,232 6,409 165 8.4 0.2
White alone or in combination........ 63,459 4,422 133 7.0 0.2
White alone/5.................... 62,620 4,325 131 6.9 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 54,032 2,826 103 5.2 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 9,131 1,648 77 18.1 0.9
Black alone/6.................... 8,914 1,621 76 18.2 0.9
Asian alone or in combination........ 3,194 264 30 8.3 1.0
Asian alone/7.................... 3,064 254 29 8.3 1.0
Hispanic (of any race)............... 9,274 1,609 76 17.4 0.9
Married-couple.......................... 57,725 2,683 100 4.6 0.2
White alone or in combination........ 50,587 2,200 90 4.3 0.2
White alone/5.................... 50,025 2,171 89 4.3 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 44,200 1,410 71 3.2 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 4,259 287 31 6.7 0.8
Black alone/6.................... 4,146 278 31 6.7 0.8
Asian alone or in combination........ 2,576 167 24 6.5 0.9
Asian alone/7.................... 2,497 164 24 6.6 1.0
Hispanic (of any race)............... 6,228 796 53 12.8 0.9
Female householder, no wife present..... 13,791 3,137 109 22.7 0.9
White alone or in combination........ 9,245 1,852 82 20.0 1.0
White alone/5.................... 9,058 1,797 81 19.8 1.0
White alone, not Hispanic........ 7,121 1,189 65 16.7 1.0
Black alone or in combination........ 4,068 1,185 65 29.1 1.8
Black alone/6.................... 3,986 1,168 64 29.3 1.8
Asian alone or in combination........ 378 71 15 18.7 4.4
Asian alone/7.................... 348 64 15 18.5 4.5
Hispanic (of any race)............... 2,138 667 48 31.2 2.5
Male householder, no wife present....... 4,717 589 45 12.5 1.0
White alone or in combination........ 3,627 370 36 10.2 1.0
White alone/5.................... 3,537 357 35 10.1 1.0
White alone, not Hispanic........ 2,710 227 28 8.4 1.1
Black alone or in combination........ 804 177 24 22.0 3.3
Black alone/6.................... 782 175 24 22.3 3.4
Asian alone or in combination........ 241 26 9 10.8 4.1
Asian alone/7.................... 219 25 9 11.6 4.4
Hispanic (of any race)............... 908 146 22 16.1 2.6
Table RD-REV POV02.
People and Families With Alternative Definitions of Income Below the Three-Parameter Poverty Thresholds, by Selected Characteristics: 2003 to 2004
(Numbers in thousands. People as of March of the following year)
__________________________________________________________
Disposable Income
in 2004 below poverty threshold/1
______________________________________________
90-percent 90-percent
confidence confidence
interval/2 interval/2
Total Number (+/-) Percentage (+/-)
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PEOPLE
Total........................... 290,617 29,488 616 10.1 0.2
Family Status
In families............................. 240,754 20,709 525 8.6 0.2
Householder........................... 76,866 6,270 163 8.2 0.2
Related children under 18............. 72,133 8,837 295 12.3 0.4
Related children under 6............ 23,752 3,545 192 14.9 0.8
In married-couple families............ 184,772 9,034 354 4.9 0.2
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 42,053 9,981 371 23.7 0.9
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... 13,929 1,694 155 12.2 1.2
In unrelated subfamilies................ 1,254 515 86 41.0 7.5
Reference person...................... 515 215 55 41.7 11.8
Children under 18..................... 677 276 55 40.8 9.2
Unrelated individual.................... 48,609 8,264 193 17.0 0.4
Male.................................. 23,669 3,836 122 16.2 0.5
Female................................ 24,940 4,428 133 17.8 0.6
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... 238,521 20,729 525 8.7 0.2
White alone/5....................... 233,741 20,167 518 8.6 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........... 195,098 13,551 430 6.9 0.2
Black alone or in combination........... 38,037 7,328 302 19.3 0.8
Black alone/6....................... 36,426 7,052 297 19.4 0.8
Asian alone or in combination........... 13,291 1,220 128 9.2 1.0
Asian alone/7....................... 12,231 1,149 124 9.4 1.0
Hispanic (of any race).................. 41,690 7,134 291 17.1 0.7
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... 57,260 5,760 243 10.1 0.4
White alone/5....................... 55,212 5,508 238 10.0 0.4
White alone, not Hispanic........... 42,363 2,993 178 7.1 0.4
Black alone or in combination........... 12,012 2,846 163 23.7 1.5
Black alone/6....................... 11,080 2,674 159 24.1 1.6
Asian alone or in combination........... 3,367 259 52 7.7 1.6
Asian alone/7....................... 2,823 231 50 8.2 1.8
Hispanic (of any race).................. 13,929 2,711 157 19.5 1.2
Age
Under 18 years.......................... 73,241 9,366 302 12.8 0.4
18 to 64 years.......................... 182,166 17,854 485 9.8 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... 28,008 5,051 155 18.0 0.6
25 to 34 years....................... 39,310 4,117 145 10.5 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... 43,351 3,530 135 8.1 0.3
45 to 54 years....................... 41,961 3,072 126 7.3 0.3
55 to 59 years....................... 16,771 1,146 78 6.8 0.5
60 to 64 years....................... 12,765 938 71 7.3 0.6
65 years and over....................... 35,209 2,267 107 6.4 0.3
Nativity
Native.................................. 255,443 24,260 564 9.5 0.2
Foreign born............................ 35,173 5,228 309 14.9 0.9
Naturalized citizen................... 13,505 1,050 139 7.8 1.1
Not a citizen......................... 21,669 4,178 277 19.3 1.3
Region
Northeast............................... 53,906 4,931 259 9.1 0.5
Midwest................................. 64,740 5,922 281 9.1 0.4
South................................... 104,887 11,979 404 11.4 0.4
West.................................... 67,083 6,655 307 9.9 0.5
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 153,050 8,415 342 5.5 0.2
Worked full-time year-round........... 102,495 2,509 189 2.4 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 50,555 5,906 288 11.7 0.6
Did not work at least one week.......... 73,066 12,626 416 17.3 0.6
FAMILIES
Total........................... 76,866 6,270 163 8.2 0.2
White alone or in combination........ 63,989 4,316 131 6.7 0.2
White alone/5.................... 63,084 4,226 129 6.7 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 54,262 2,788 102 5.1 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 9,114 1,651 77 18.1 0.9
Black alone/6.................... 8,906 1,619 76 18.2 0.9
Asian alone or in combination........ 3,283 229 28 7.0 0.9
Asian alone/7.................... 3,142 221 27 7.0 0.9
Hispanic (of any race)............... 9,521 1,563 75 16.4 0.8
Married-couple.......................... 57,983 2,592 98 4.5 0.2
White alone or in combination........ 50,760 2,108 88 4.2 0.2
White alone/5.................... 50,158 2,080 87 4.1 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 44,206 1,407 71 3.2 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 4,264 308 32 7.2 0.8
Black alone/6.................... 4,171 299 32 7.2 0.8
Asian alone or in combination........ 2,634 144 22 5.5 0.9
Asian alone/7.................... 2,544 141 22 5.5 0.9
Hispanic (of any race)............... 6,353 722 50 11.4 0.8
Female householder, no wife present..... 13,981 3,106 109 22.2 0.8
White alone or in combination........ 9,414 1,825 81 19.4 0.9
White alone/5.................... 9,198 1,777 80 19.3 0.9
White alone, not Hispanic........ 7,164 1,124 63 15.7 0.9
Black alone or in combination........ 4,090 1,206 65 29.5 1.7
Black alone/6.................... 3,995 1,186 65 29.7 1.8
Asian alone or in combination........ 387 44 12 11.4 3.3
Asian alone/7.................... 348 39 12 11.3 3.4
Hispanic (of any race)............... 2,241 713 50 31.8 2.4
Male householder, no wife present....... 4,901 571 44 11.7 0.9
White alone or in combination........ 3,815 383 36 10.0 1.0
White alone/5.................... 3,728 370 36 9.9 1.0
White alone, not Hispanic........ 2,892 257 30 8.9 1.1
Black alone or in combination........ 760 137 21 18.0 3.0
Black alone/6.................... 740 133 21 18.0 3.1
Asian alone or in combination........ 262 41 12 15.6 4.7
Asian alone/7.................... 249 40 12 16.2 5.0
Hispanic (of any race)............... 927 128 21 13.8 2.4
Table RD-REV POV02.
People and Families With Alternative Definitions of Income Below the Three-Parameter Poverty Thresholds, by Selected Characteristics: 2003 to 2004
(Numbers in thousands. People as of March of the following year)
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Change in Poverty (2004 less 2003)/3
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90-percent 90-percent
confidence confidence
interval/2 interval/2
Number (+/-) Percentage (+/-)
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PEOPLE
Total........................... 69 645 -0.1 0.2
Family Status
In families............................. -253 552 -0.2 0.2
Householder........................... -139 187 -0.3 0.2
Related children under 18............. -295 311 -0.4 0.4
Related children under 6............ -143 203 -0.8 0.9
In married-couple families............ -214 373 -0.1 0.2
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... -35 390 -0.5 1.0
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... -5 163 -0.6 1.2
In unrelated subfamilies................ 85 86 5.3 7.7
Reference person...................... 36 56 6.5 11.9
Children under 18..................... 27 56 2.6 9.5
Unrelated individual.................... 236 219 0.1 0.5
Male.................................. 62 139 -0.2 0.6
Female................................ 174 150 0.4 0.6
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... 16 598 -0.1 0.3
White alone/5....................... 7 591 -0.1 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........... 350 487 0.2 0.2
Black alone or in combination........... 111 319 0.0 0.8
Black alone/6....................... 82 314 -0.0 0.9
Asian alone or in combination........... -14 136 -0.4 1.0
Asian alone/7....................... -2 132 -0.3 1.1
Hispanic (of any race).................. -354 245 -1.5 0.6
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... -127 278 -0.3 0.5
White alone/5....................... -119 273 -0.3 0.5
White alone, not Hispanic........... 21 203 0.1 0.5
Black alone or in combination........... -112 176 -1.0 1.6
Black alone/6....................... -117 171 -0.9 1.7
Asian alone or in combination........... -17 56 -0.7 1.8
Asian alone/7....................... -9 53 -0.6 2.0
Hispanic (of any race).................. -151 133 -1.7 1.0
Age
Under 18 years.......................... -277 319 -0.4 0.4
18 to 64 years.......................... 434 507 0.1 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... 247 162 0.8 0.6
25 to 34 years....................... -306 155 -0.8 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... 17 142 0.1 0.3
45 to 54 years....................... 396 128 0.8 0.3
55 to 59 years....................... 50 81 0.1 0.5
60 to 64 years....................... 30 74 -0.1 0.6
65 years and over....................... -89 113 -0.4 0.3
Nativity
Native.................................. 191 590 0.0 0.2
Foreign born............................ -122 326 -0.8 1.0
Naturalized citizen................... -35 147 -0.5 1.1
Not a citizen......................... -87 292 -0.9 1.4
Region
Northeast............................... 237 263 0.4 0.5
Midwest................................. 273 289 0.4 0.5
South................................... -288 442 -0.4 0.4
West.................................... -153 342 -0.4 0.5
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 121 357 0.0 0.2
Worked full-time year-round........... -56 199 -0.1 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 177 299 0.4 0.6
Did not work at least one week.......... 131 435 -0.1 0.6
FAMILIES
Total........................... -139 187 -0.3 0.2
White alone or in combination........ -106 156 -0.2 0.2
White alone/5.................... -99 154 -0.2 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ -38 122 -0.1 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 3 88 0.1 1.0
Black alone/6.................... -2 87 -0.0 1.0
Asian alone or in combination........ -34 33 -1.3 1.1
Asian alone/7.................... -33 32 -1.3 1.1
Hispanic (of any race)............... -46 72 -0.9 0.8
Married-couple.......................... -91 113 -0.2 0.2
White alone or in combination........ -92 105 -0.2 0.2
White alone/5.................... -91 104 -0.2 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ -3 84 -0.0 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 22 36 0.5 0.9
Black alone/6.................... 21 36 0.5 0.9
Asian alone or in combination........ -23 26 -1.0 1.0
Asian alone/7.................... -23 26 -1.0 1.1
Hispanic (of any race)............... -74 49 -1.4 0.8
Female householder, no wife present..... -31 124 -0.5 1.0
White alone or in combination........ -27 97 -0.6 1.1
White alone/5.................... -20 95 -0.5 1.1
White alone, not Hispanic........ -65 76 -1.0 1.1
Black alone or in combination........ 21 74 0.4 2.0
Black alone/6.................... 19 73 0.4 2.0
Asian alone or in combination........ -27 16 -7.3 4.5
Asian alone/7.................... -25 15 -7.2 4.6
Hispanic (of any race)............... 46 46 0.6 2.4
Male householder, no wife present....... -17 51 -0.8 1.1
White alone or in combination........ 13 42 -0.2 1.2
White alone/5.................... 13 42 -0.2 1.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 30 34 0.5 1.3
Black alone or in combination........ -40 26 -4.0 3.6
Black alone/6.................... -42 26 -4.4 3.7
Asian alone or in combination........ 15 12 4.8 5.0
Asian alone/7.................... 15 12 4.6 5.4
Hispanic (of any race)............... -18 20 -2.3 2.4
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*Statistically different from zero at the 90-percent confidence level.
1/The three-parameter poverty thresholds are adjusted by family size and the members' ages differently
from the official thresholds, but are identical for a family of 4 with 2 adults and 2 children.
For further details, see 'The Effects of Government Taxes and Transfers on Income and
Poverty: 2004' at www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2004/effect2004htm
2/A 90-percent confidence interval is a measure of an estimate's variability. The larger the confidence
interval in relation to the size of the estimate, the less reliable the estimate. Fore more
information see 'Standard errors and their use' at .
3/Details may not sum to total because of rounding.
4/Data for American Indians and Alaska Natives, and Asian,
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders are not shown separately.
5/The 2004 and 2005 CPS asked respondents to choose one or more races. White alone refers to people who
reported White and did not report any other race category. The use of this single-race population does not imply that
it is the preferred method of presenting or analyzing data. The Census Bureau uses a variety of approaches.
Information on people who reported more than one race, such as 'White and American Indian and Alaska Native' or
'Asian and Black or African American,' is available from Census 2000 through American FactFinder.
About 2.6 percent of people reported more than one race in Census 2000.
6/Black alone refers to people who reported Black and did not report any other race category.
7/Asian alone refers to people who reported Asian and did not report any other race category.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2004 and 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplements.
Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.
Race Footnotes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: March 8, 2007
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