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Table RD-REV POV02 RS.
People and Families With Alternative Definitions of Income Below the CPI-U-RS-Adjusted 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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Market 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 49,833 769 17.3 0.3
Family Status
In families............................. 238,903 35,061 664 14.7 0.3
Householder........................... 76,232 11,826 244 15.5 0.3
Related children under 18............. 71,907 12,642 344 17.6 0.5
Related children under 6............ 23,455 4,651 218 19.8 1.0
In married-couple families............ 184,282 18,078 492 9.8 0.3
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 41,311 14,544 444 35.2 1.2
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... 13,310 2,440 186 18.3 1.5
In unrelated subfamilies................ 1,202 474 82 39.4 7.5
Reference person...................... 509 192 52 37.8 11.2
Children under 18..................... 652 279 55 42.8 9.6
Unrelated individual.................... 47,594 14,298 277 30.0 0.6
Male.................................. 23,044 5,635 153 24.5 0.7
Female................................ 24,550 8,663 199 35.3 0.9
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... 236,452 36,561 676 15.5 0.3
White alone/5....................... 231,866 35,759 670 15.4 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........... 194,595 26,908 591 13.8 0.3
Black alone or in combination........... 37,503 11,083 370 29.6 1.0
Black alone/6....................... 35,989 10,707 365 29.8 1.0
Asian alone or in combination........... 12,891 1,794 158 13.9 1.2
Asian alone/7....................... 11,856 1,677 153 14.1 1.3
Hispanic (of any race).................. 40,300 9,589 323 23.8 0.8
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... 56,971 8,008 282 14.1 0.5
White alone/5....................... 54,989 7,644 277 13.9 0.5
White alone, not Hispanic........... 42,547 4,183 209 9.8 0.5
Black alone or in combination........... 11,989 4,200 200 35.0 1.9
Black alone/6....................... 11,162 3,961 195 35.5 2.0
Asian alone or in combination........... 3,279 411 67 12.5 2.1
Asian alone/7....................... 2,726 352 62 12.9 2.4
Hispanic (of any race).................. 13,519 3,791 177 28.0 1.5
Age
Under 18 years.......................... 72,999 13,174 349 18.0 0.5
18 to 64 years.......................... 180,041 23,262 549 12.9 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... 27,824 4,875 156 17.5 0.6
25 to 34 years....................... 39,201 5,331 164 13.6 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... 43,573 4,821 157 11.1 0.4
45 to 54 years....................... 41,068 4,117 145 10.0 0.4
55 to 59 years....................... 16,158 1,877 99 11.6 0.6
60 to 64 years....................... 12,217 2,240 108 18.3 0.9
65 years and over....................... 34,659 13,398 210 38.7 0.6
Nativity
Native.................................. 253,478 42,974 724 17.0 0.3
Foreign born............................ 34,221 6,859 353 20.0 1.1
Naturalized citizen................... 13,128 2,195 201 16.7 1.6
Not a citizen......................... 21,094 4,664 292 22.1 1.5
Region
Northeast............................... 53,608 8,894 331 16.6 0.6
Midwest................................. 64,655 9,971 354 15.4 0.6
South................................... 103,347 20,073 552 19.4 0.6
West.................................... 66,089 10,895 430 16.5 0.7
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 151,553 9,970 371 6.6 0.2
Worked full-time year-round........... 100,700 2,492 188 2.5 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 50,854 7,478 323 14.7 0.6
Did not work at least one week.......... 71,868 28,078 602 39.1 0.9
FAMILIES
Total........................... 76,232 11,826 244 15.5 0.3
White alone or in combination........ 63,459 8,740 200 13.8 0.3
White alone/5.................... 62,620 8,597 198 13.7 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ 54,032 6,579 168 12.2 0.3
Black alone or in combination........ 9,131 2,555 98 28.0 1.2
Black alone/6.................... 8,914 2,514 97 28.2 1.2
Asian alone or in combination........ 3,194 410 37 12.8 1.2
Asian alone/7.................... 3,064 398 37 13.0 1.3
Hispanic (of any race)............... 9,274 2,172 89 23.4 1.0
Married-couple.......................... 57,725 6,313 164 10.9 0.3
White alone or in combination........ 50,587 5,426 150 10.7 0.3
White alone/5.................... 50,025 5,370 149 10.7 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ 44,200 4,304 131 9.7 0.3
Black alone or in combination........ 4,259 561 44 13.2 1.1
Black alone/6.................... 4,146 550 43 13.3 1.1
Asian alone or in combination........ 2,576 279 31 10.8 1.2
Asian alone/7.................... 2,497 275 31 11.0 1.3
Hispanic (of any race)............... 6,228 1,115 63 17.9 1.1
Female householder, no wife present..... 13,791 4,634 136 33.6 1.1
White alone or in combination........ 9,245 2,726 101 29.5 1.2
White alone/5.................... 9,058 2,655 100 29.3 1.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 7,121 1,853 82 26.0 1.3
Black alone or in combination........ 4,068 1,755 80 43.1 2.3
Black alone/6.................... 3,986 1,727 79 43.3 2.3
Asian alone or in combination........ 378 100 18 26.4 5.4
Asian alone/7.................... 348 93 18 26.6 5.6
Hispanic (of any race)............... 2,138 889 56 41.6 3.0
Male householder, no wife present....... 4,717 879 55 18.6 1.3
White alone or in combination........ 3,627 588 45 16.2 1.3
White alone/5.................... 3,537 572 44 16.2 1.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ 2,710 422 38 15.6 1.5
Black alone or in combination........ 804 239 28 29.7 4.0
Black alone/6.................... 782 237 28 30.3 4.1
Asian alone or in combination........ 241 32 10 13.1 4.5
Asian alone/7.................... 219 31 10 14.1 4.9
Hispanic (of any race)............... 908 168 24 18.5 2.8
Table RD-REV POV02 RS.
People and Families With Alternative Definitions of Income Below the CPI-U-RS-Adjusted 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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Market 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 48,934 763 16.8 0.3
Family Status
In families............................. 240,754 34,479 659 14.3 0.3
Householder........................... 76,866 11,470 239 14.9 0.3
Related children under 18............. 72,133 12,311 339 17.1 0.5
Related children under 6............ 23,752 4,533 215 19.1 1.0
In married-couple families............ 184,772 17,510 485 9.5 0.3
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 42,053 14,559 445 34.6 1.2
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... 13,929 2,410 185 17.3 1.4
In unrelated subfamilies................ 1,254 585 91 46.6 8.1
Reference person...................... 515 240 59 46.6 12.6
Children under 18..................... 677 322 59 47.6 10.1
Unrelated individual.................... 48,609 13,871 272 28.5 0.6
Male.................................. 23,669 5,622 153 23.8 0.7
Female................................ 24,940 8,248 193 33.1 0.8
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... 238,521 35,965 672 15.1 0.3
White alone/5....................... 233,741 35,063 664 15.0 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........... 195,098 26,393 586 13.5 0.3
Black alone or in combination........... 38,037 11,028 356 29.0 0.9
Black alone/6....................... 36,426 10,588 351 29.1 1.0
Asian alone or in combination........... 13,291 1,593 145 12.0 1.1
Asian alone/7....................... 12,231 1,471 140 12.0 1.1
Hispanic (of any race).................. 41,690 9,445 323 22.7 0.8
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... 57,260 7,973 282 13.9 0.5
White alone/5....................... 55,212 7,579 275 13.7 0.5
White alone, not Hispanic........... 42,363 4,254 211 10.0 0.5
Black alone or in combination........... 12,012 4,057 188 33.8 1.8
Black alone/6....................... 11,080 3,778 183 34.1 1.9
Asian alone or in combination........... 3,367 329 59 9.8 1.8
Asian alone/7....................... 2,823 279 54 9.9 2.0
Hispanic (of any race).................. 13,929 3,626 175 26.0 1.4
Age
Under 18 years.......................... 73,241 12,883 346 17.6 0.5
18 to 64 years.......................... 182,166 23,781 552 13.1 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... 28,008 5,355 159 19.1 0.6
25 to 34 years....................... 39,310 5,092 161 13.0 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... 43,351 4,728 155 10.9 0.4
45 to 54 years....................... 41,961 4,384 149 10.4 0.4
55 to 59 years....................... 16,771 1,955 101 11.7 0.6
60 to 64 years....................... 12,765 2,266 109 17.8 0.9
65 years and over....................... 35,209 12,270 208 34.8 0.6
Nativity
Native.................................. 255,443 42,185 719 16.5 0.3
Foreign born............................ 35,173 6,749 350 19.2 1.0
Naturalized citizen................... 13,505 2,048 194 15.2 1.5
Not a citizen......................... 21,669 4,701 293 21.7 1.4
Region
Northeast............................... 53,906 8,430 327 15.6 0.6
Midwest................................. 64,740 10,208 356 15.8 0.5
South................................... 104,887 19,892 498 19.0 0.5
West.................................... 67,083 10,404 372 15.5 0.6
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 153,050 10,012 372 6.5 0.2
Worked full-time year-round........... 102,495 2,686 195 2.6 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 50,555 7,326 320 14.5 0.7
Did not work at least one week.......... 73,066 27,341 595 37.4 0.9
FAMILIES
Total........................... 76,866 11,470 239 14.9 0.3
White alone or in combination........ 63,989 8,504 197 13.3 0.3
White alone/5.................... 63,084 8,360 195 13.3 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ 54,262 6,392 165 11.8 0.3
Black alone or in combination........ 9,114 2,505 96 27.5 1.1
Black alone/6.................... 8,906 2,454 95 27.6 1.1
Asian alone or in combination........ 3,283 332 34 10.1 1.1
Asian alone/7.................... 3,142 314 33 10.0 1.1
Hispanic (of any race)............... 9,521 2,154 89 22.6 1.0
Married-couple.......................... 57,983 6,041 160 10.4 0.3
White alone or in combination........ 50,760 5,156 145 10.2 0.3
White alone/5.................... 50,158 5,101 144 10.2 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ 44,206 4,114 127 9.3 0.3
Black alone or in combination........ 4,264 600 45 14.1 1.1
Black alone/6.................... 4,171 588 45 14.1 1.1
Asian alone or in combination........ 2,634 222 27 8.4 1.1
Asian alone/7.................... 2,544 218 27 8.6 1.1
Hispanic (of any race)............... 6,353 1,053 61 16.6 1.0
Female householder, no wife present..... 13,981 4,579 135 32.7 1.1
White alone or in combination........ 9,414 2,755 102 29.3 1.2
White alone/5.................... 9,198 2,688 100 29.2 1.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 7,164 1,846 82 25.8 1.2
Black alone or in combination........ 4,090 1,705 78 41.7 2.2
Black alone/6.................... 3,995 1,671 78 41.8 2.2
Asian alone or in combination........ 387 69 15 17.9 4.2
Asian alone/7.................... 348 56 14 16.2 4.2
Hispanic (of any race)............... 2,241 935 57 41.7 2.9
Male householder, no wife present....... 4,901 851 54 17.4 1.2
White alone or in combination........ 3,815 592 45 15.5 1.3
White alone/5.................... 3,728 570 44 15.3 1.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ 2,892 433 38 15.0 1.4
Black alone or in combination........ 760 200 26 26.3 3.7
Black alone/6.................... 740 195 26 26.3 3.8
Asian alone or in combination........ 262 40 12 15.4 4.7
Asian alone/7.................... 249 39 11 15.7 4.9
Hispanic (of any race)............... 927 166 24 17.9 2.7
Table RD-REV POV02 RS.
People and Families With Alternative Definitions of Income Below the CPI-U-RS-Adjusted 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........................... -899 804 -0.5 0.3
Family Status
In families............................. -582 694 -0.4 0.3
Householder........................... -356 275 -0.6 0.4
Related children under 18............. -331 358 -0.5 0.5
Related children under 6............ -118 227 -0.7 1.0
In married-couple families............ -568 513 -0.3 0.3
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 15 466 -0.6 1.2
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... -29 194 -1.0 1.5
In unrelated subfamilies................ 111 91 7.2 8.2
Reference person...................... 48 58 8.8 12.6
Children under 18..................... 43 60 4.8 10.3
Unrelated individual.................... -427 313 -1.5 0.7
Male.................................. -13 174 -0.7 0.8
Female................................ -415 224 -2.2 1.0
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... -596 768 -0.4 0.3
White alone/5....................... -696 761 -0.4 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........... -515 671 -0.3 0.3
Black alone or in combination........... -56 381 -0.6 1.0
Black alone/6....................... -120 375 -0.7 1.0
Asian alone or in combination........... -201 159 -1.9 1.2
Asian alone/7....................... -206 154 -2.1 1.3
Hispanic (of any race).................. -144 270 -1.1 0.7
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... -34 321 -0.1 0.6
White alone/5....................... -65 315 -0.2 0.6
White alone, not Hispanic........... 71 239 0.2 0.6
Black alone or in combination........... -143 203 -1.3 1.9
Black alone/6....................... -183 198 -1.4 2.1
Asian alone or in combination........... -82 66 -2.8 2.1
Asian alone/7....................... -74 61 -3.1 2.3
Hispanic (of any race).................. -164 147 -2.0 1.2
Age
Under 18 years.......................... -291 365 -0.5 0.5
18 to 64 years.......................... 519 578 0.1 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... 481 165 1.6 0.6
25 to 34 years....................... -239 170 -0.6 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... -94 164 -0.2 0.4
45 to 54 years....................... 267 154 0.4 0.4
55 to 59 years....................... 78 105 0.0 0.6
60 to 64 years....................... 26 114 -0.6 0.9
65 years and over....................... -1,127 219 -3.8 0.6
Nativity
Native.................................. -790 757 -0.4 0.3
Foreign born............................ -110 369 -0.9 1.1
Naturalized citizen................... -147 208 -1.6 1.6
Not a citizen......................... 37 307 -0.4 1.5
Region
Northeast............................... -465 345 -1.0 0.7
Midwest................................. 237 372 0.3 0.6
South................................... -180 552 -0.5 0.5
West.................................... -491 423 -1.0 0.7
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 42 390 -0.0 0.3
Worked full-time year-round........... 194 201 0.1 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. -153 337 -0.2 0.7
Did not work at least one week.......... -737 628 -1.6 0.9
FAMILIES
Total........................... -356 275 -0.6 0.4
White alone or in combination........ -237 235 -0.5 0.4
White alone/5.................... -237 233 -0.5 0.4
White alone, not Hispanic........ -187 197 -0.4 0.4
Black alone or in combination........ -50 111 -0.5 1.3
Black alone/6.................... -60 110 -0.6 1.3
Asian alone or in combination........ -78 41 -2.7 1.3
Asian alone/7.................... -85 40 -3.0 1.3
Hispanic (of any race)............... -18 84 -0.8 1.0
Married-couple.......................... -272 184 -0.5 0.3
White alone or in combination........ -270 174 -0.6 0.4
White alone/5.................... -269 173 -0.6 0.4
White alone, not Hispanic........ -189 153 -0.4 0.4
Black alone or in combination........ 38 51 0.9 1.3
Black alone/6.................... 39 50 0.8 1.3
Asian alone or in combination........ -56 33 -2.4 1.3
Asian alone/7.................... -56 33 -2.4 1.4
Hispanic (of any race)............... -62 59 -1.3 1.0
Female householder, no wife present..... -55 155 -0.9 1.2
White alone or in combination........ 29 120 -0.2 1.4
White alone/5.................... 33 118 -0.1 1.4
White alone, not Hispanic........ -8 97 -0.3 1.5
Black alone or in combination........ -49 90 -1.4 2.5
Black alone/6.................... -56 89 -1.5 2.6
Asian alone or in combination........ -31 19 -8.5 5.5
Asian alone/7.................... -36 18 -10.4 5.7
Hispanic (of any race)............... 46 54 0.2 2.8
Male householder, no wife present....... -28 63 -1.3 1.4
White alone or in combination........ 4 53 -0.7 1.5
White alone/5.................... -1 52 -0.9 1.5
White alone, not Hispanic........ 10 45 -0.6 1.7
Black alone or in combination........ -39 31 -3.4 4.4
Black alone/6.................... -42 31 -4.0 4.5
Asian alone or in combination........ 9 13 2.2 5.3
Asian alone/7.................... 8 12 1.5 5.6
Hispanic (of any race)............... -2 23 -0.6 2.6
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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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