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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)
__________________________________________________________
Post-Social Insurance 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 31,525 634 11.0 0.2
Family Status
In families............................. 238,903 23,301 554 9.8 0.2
Householder........................... 76,232 6,936 173 9.1 0.2
Related children under 18............. 71,907 11,127 326 15.5 0.5
Related children under 6............ 23,455 4,296 210 18.3 0.9
In married-couple families............ 184,282 9,520 363 5.2 0.2
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 41,311 12,074 407 29.2 1.1
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... 13,310 1,707 156 12.8 1.2
In unrelated subfamilies................ 1,202 453 80 37.7 7.3
Reference person...................... 509 185 51 36.4 11.0
Children under 18..................... 652 265 54 40.7 9.3
Unrelated individual.................... 47,594 7,771 186 16.3 0.4
Male.................................. 23,044 3,572 118 15.5 0.5
Female................................ 24,550 4,199 129 17.1 0.6
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... 236,452 21,282 531 9.0 0.2
White alone/5....................... 231,866 20,661 524 8.9 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........... 194,595 13,230 425 6.8 0.2
Black alone or in combination........... 37,503 8,614 332 23.0 0.9
Black alone/6....................... 35,989 8,288 326 23.0 0.9
Asian alone or in combination........... 12,891 1,388 139 10.8 1.1
Asian alone/7....................... 11,856 1,291 134 10.9 1.1
Hispanic (of any race).................. 40,300 8,088 304 20.1 0.8
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... 56,971 6,939 265 12.2 0.5
White alone/5....................... 54,989 6,625 259 12.0 0.5
White alone, not Hispanic........... 42,547 3,431 190 8.1 0.5
Black alone or in combination........... 11,989 3,837 192 32.0 1.8
Black alone/6....................... 11,162 3,617 187 32.4 1.9
Asian alone or in combination........... 3,279 350 62 10.7 2.0
Asian alone/7....................... 2,726 301 57 11.0 2.2
Hispanic (of any race).................. 13,519 3,494 172 25.8 1.4
Age
Under 18 years.......................... 72,999 11,640 332 15.9 0.5
18 to 64 years.......................... 180,041 17,535 483 9.7 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... 27,824 4,324 148 15.5 0.5
25 to 34 years....................... 39,201 4,615 154 11.8 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... 43,573 3,795 140 8.7 0.3
45 to 54 years....................... 41,068 2,817 121 6.9 0.3
55 to 59 years....................... 16,158 1,101 77 6.8 0.5
60 to 64 years....................... 12,217 883 69 7.2 0.6
65 years and over....................... 34,659 2,350 109 6.8 0.3
Nativity
Native.................................. 253,478 26,164 584 10.3 0.2
Foreign born............................ 34,221 5,361 313 15.7 1.0
Naturalized citizen................... 13,128 1,190 148 9.1 1.2
Not a citizen......................... 21,094 4,171 276 19.8 1.4
Region
Northeast............................... 53,608 5,425 260 10.1 0.5
Midwest................................. 64,655 5,933 275 9.2 0.4
South................................... 103,347 12,585 443 12.2 0.4
West.................................... 66,089 7,582 360 11.5 0.6
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 151,553 7,565 325 5.0 0.2
Worked full-time year-round........... 100,700 2,116 173 2.1 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 50,854 5,449 276 10.7 0.6
Did not work at least one week.......... 71,868 13,479 429 18.8 0.6
FAMILIES
Total........................... 76,232 6,936 173 9.1 0.2
White alone or in combination........ 63,459 4,586 136 7.2 0.2
White alone/5.................... 62,620 4,476 134 7.1 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 54,032 2,854 104 5.3 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 9,131 1,970 85 21.6 1.0
Black alone/6.................... 8,914 1,932 84 21.7 1.0
Asian alone or in combination........ 3,194 296 32 9.3 1.0
Asian alone/7.................... 3,064 286 31 9.3 1.1
Hispanic (of any race)............... 9,274 1,759 80 19.0 0.9
Married-couple.......................... 57,725 2,613 99 4.5 0.2
White alone or in combination........ 50,587 2,100 88 4.2 0.2
White alone/5.................... 50,025 2,067 87 4.1 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 44,200 1,276 67 2.9 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 4,259 290 31 6.8 0.8
Black alone/6.................... 4,146 280 31 6.8 0.8
Asian alone or in combination........ 2,576 191 25 7.4 1.0
Asian alone/7.................... 2,497 188 25 7.5 1.0
Hispanic (of any race)............... 6,228 833 54 13.4 0.9
Female householder, no wife present..... 13,791 3,738 121 27.1 1.0
White alone or in combination........ 9,245 2,128 88 23.0 1.0
White alone/5.................... 9,058 2,063 87 22.8 1.0
White alone, not Hispanic........ 7,121 1,359 69 19.1 1.0
Black alone or in combination........ 4,068 1,493 73 36.7 2.0
Black alone/6.................... 3,986 1,467 72 36.8 2.1
Asian alone or in combination........ 378 80 16 21.2 4.7
Asian alone/7.................... 348 74 16 21.3 4.9
Hispanic (of any race)............... 2,138 785 52 36.7 2.8
Male householder, no wife present....... 4,717 585 45 12.4 1.0
White alone or in combination........ 3,627 359 35 9.9 1.0
White alone/5.................... 3,537 346 34 9.8 1.0
White alone, not Hispanic........ 2,710 219 27 8.1 1.0
Black alone or in combination........ 804 187 25 23.3 3.4
Black alone/6.................... 782 185 25 23.7 3.5
Asian alone or in combination........ 241 24 9 10.1 3.9
Asian alone/7.................... 219 24 9 10.8 4.3
Hispanic (of any race)............... 908 142 22 15.6 2.6
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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Post-Social Insurance 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 31,641 635 10.9 0.2
Family Status
In families............................. 240,754 23,266 553 9.7 0.2
Householder........................... 76,866 6,873 173 8.9 0.2
Related children under 18............. 72,133 10,893 322 15.1 0.5
Related children under 6............ 23,752 4,213 208 17.7 0.9
In married-couple families............ 184,772 9,324 359 5.0 0.2
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 42,053 12,160 408 28.9 1.0
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... 13,929 1,782 159 12.8 1.2
In unrelated subfamilies................ 1,254 567 90 45.2 7.9
Reference person...................... 515 233 58 45.1 12.4
Children under 18..................... 677 314 59 46.3 9.9
Unrelated individual.................... 48,609 7,808 187 16.1 0.4
Male.................................. 23,669 3,639 119 15.4 0.5
Female................................ 24,940 4,169 128 16.7 0.5
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... 238,521 21,694 536 9.1 0.2
White alone/5....................... 233,741 20,963 527 9.0 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........... 195,098 13,718 432 7.0 0.2
Black alone or in combination........... 38,037 8,527 322 22.4 0.8
Black alone/6....................... 36,426 8,141 316 22.4 0.9
Asian alone or in combination........... 13,291 1,219 128 9.2 1.0
Asian alone/7....................... 12,231 1,131 124 9.2 1.0
Hispanic (of any race).................. 41,690 7,896 303 18.9 0.7
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... 57,260 7,025 266 12.3 0.5
White alone/5....................... 55,212 6,667 260 12.1 0.5
White alone, not Hispanic........... 42,363 3,580 194 8.5 0.5
Black alone or in combination........... 12,012 3,634 180 30.3 1.7
Black alone/6....................... 11,080 3,381 175 30.5 1.8
Asian alone or in combination........... 3,367 287 55 8.5 1.7
Asian alone/7....................... 2,823 247 51 8.7 1.9
Hispanic (of any race).................. 13,929 3,363 171 24.1 1.3
Age
Under 18 years.......................... 73,241 11,451 329 15.6 0.4
18 to 64 years.......................... 182,166 18,105 488 9.9 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... 28,008 4,711 150 16.8 0.5
25 to 34 years....................... 39,310 4,426 151 11.3 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... 43,351 3,786 140 8.7 0.3
45 to 54 years....................... 41,961 3,107 127 7.4 0.3
55 to 59 years....................... 16,771 1,131 78 6.7 0.5
60 to 64 years....................... 12,765 943 71 7.4 0.6
65 years and over....................... 35,209 2,085 103 5.9 0.3
Nativity
Native.................................. 255,443 26,235 584 10.3 0.2
Foreign born............................ 35,173 5,406 314 15.4 0.9
Naturalized citizen................... 13,505 1,123 144 8.3 1.1
Not a citizen......................... 21,669 4,283 280 19.8 1.4
Region
Northeast............................... 53,906 5,547 273 10.3 0.5
Midwest................................. 64,740 6,260 289 9.7 0.4
South................................... 104,887 12,528 412 11.9 0.4
West.................................... 67,083 7,306 320 10.9 0.5
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 153,050 7,853 331 5.1 0.2
Worked full-time year-round........... 102,495 2,331 182 2.3 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 50,555 5,523 278 10.9 0.6
Did not work at least one week.......... 73,066 13,421 428 18.4 0.6
FAMILIES
Total........................... 76,866 6,873 173 8.9 0.2
White alone or in combination........ 63,989 4,628 136 7.2 0.2
White alone/5.................... 63,084 4,517 134 7.2 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 54,262 2,937 105 5.4 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 9,114 1,919 84 21.1 1.0
Black alone/6.................... 8,906 1,877 83 21.1 1.0
Asian alone or in combination........ 3,283 231 28 7.0 0.9
Asian alone/7.................... 3,142 220 27 7.0 0.9
Hispanic (of any race)............... 9,521 1,732 79 18.2 0.9
Married-couple.......................... 57,983 2,521 97 4.3 0.2
White alone or in combination........ 50,760 2,040 86 4.0 0.2
White alone/5.................... 50,158 2,005 85 4.0 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 44,206 1,281 67 2.9 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 4,264 299 32 7.0 0.8
Black alone/6.................... 4,171 291 31 7.0 0.8
Asian alone or in combination........ 2,634 142 22 5.4 0.8
Asian alone/7.................... 2,544 139 22 5.4 0.9
Hispanic (of any race)............... 6,353 774 52 12.2 0.8
Female householder, no wife present..... 13,981 3,749 121 26.8 0.9
White alone or in combination........ 9,414 2,184 90 23.2 1.0
White alone/5.................... 9,198 2,125 88 23.1 1.0
White alone, not Hispanic........ 7,164 1,385 70 19.3 1.1
Black alone or in combination........ 4,090 1,469 72 35.9 2.0
Black alone/6.................... 3,995 1,439 72 36.0 2.0
Asian alone or in combination........ 387 54 13 13.9 3.7
Asian alone/7.................... 348 47 13 13.5 3.8
Hispanic (of any race)............... 2,241 825 54 36.8 2.7
Male householder, no wife present....... 4,901 603 46 12.3 1.0
White alone or in combination........ 3,815 404 37 10.6 1.0
White alone/5.................... 3,728 387 36 10.4 1.0
White alone, not Hispanic........ 2,892 272 30 9.4 1.1
Black alone or in combination........ 760 151 23 19.9 3.2
Black alone/6.................... 740 147 22 19.9 3.2
Asian alone or in combination........ 262 35 11 13.6 4.4
Asian alone/7.................... 249 35 11 13.9 4.6
Hispanic (of any race)............... 927 132 21 14.3 2.4
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........................... 116 666 -0.1 0.2
Family Status
In families............................. -35 581 -0.1 0.2
Householder........................... -63 197 -0.2 0.3
Related children under 18............. -234 340 -0.4 0.5
Related children under 6............ -84 219 -0.6 1.0
In married-couple families............ -196 379 -0.1 0.2
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 86 427 -0.3 1.1
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... 75 165 -0.0 1.3
In unrelated subfamilies................ 114 90 7.5 8.0
Reference person...................... 47 57 8.7 12.3
Children under 18..................... 48 59 5.7 10.1
Unrelated individual.................... 37 213 -0.3 0.5
Male.................................. 67 135 -0.1 0.6
Female................................ -30 147 -0.4 0.6
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... 412 608 0.1 0.3
White alone/5....................... 302 599 0.1 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........... 489 489 0.2 0.3
Black alone or in combination........... -87 343 -0.6 0.9
Black alone/6....................... -147 337 -0.7 0.9
Asian alone or in combination........... -169 140 -1.6 1.1
Asian alone/7....................... -160 136 -1.6 1.1
Hispanic (of any race).................. -192 254 -1.1 0.6
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... 86 303 0.1 0.5
White alone/5....................... 42 296 0.0 0.6
White alone, not Hispanic........... 149 219 0.4 0.5
Black alone or in combination........... -203 195 -1.8 1.8
Black alone/6....................... -236 190 -1.9 1.9
Asian alone or in combination........... -64 61 -2.2 1.9
Asian alone/7....................... -55 57 -2.3 2.2
Hispanic (of any race).................. -130 143 -1.7 1.1
Age
Under 18 years.......................... -189 347 -0.3 0.5
18 to 64 years.......................... 570 509 0.2 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... 388 156 1.3 0.6
25 to 34 years....................... -189 159 -0.5 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... -8 147 0.0 0.3
45 to 54 years....................... 290 130 0.5 0.3
55 to 59 years....................... 30 81 -0.1 0.5
60 to 64 years....................... 60 73 0.2 0.6
65 years and over....................... -264 111 -0.9 0.3
Nativity
Native.................................. 71 612 -0.1 0.2
Foreign born............................ 46 329 -0.3 1.0
Naturalized citizen................... -67 153 -0.7 1.2
Not a citizen......................... 113 292 -0.0 1.4
Region
Northeast............................... 122 280 0.2 0.5
Midwest................................. 327 296 0.5 0.5
South................................... -57 449 -0.2 0.4
West.................................... -276 358 -0.6 0.5
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 289 344 0.1 0.2
Worked full-time year-round........... 215 186 0.2 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 74 291 0.2 0.6
Did not work at least one week.......... -59 449 -0.4 0.6
FAMILIES
Total........................... -63 197 -0.2 0.3
White alone or in combination........ 42 161 0.0 0.3
White alone/5.................... 41 159 0.0 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ 84 124 0.1 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ -51 96 -0.5 1.1
Black alone/6.................... -55 95 -0.6 1.1
Asian alone or in combination........ -64 34 -2.2 1.1
Asian alone/7.................... -66 34 -2.3 1.1
Hispanic (of any race)............... -28 75 -0.8 0.8
Married-couple.......................... -92 111 -0.2 0.2
White alone or in combination........ -60 103 -0.1 0.2
White alone/5.................... -62 102 -0.1 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 4 80 0.0 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 9 36 0.2 0.9
Black alone/6.................... 11 36 0.2 0.9
Asian alone or in combination........ -49 27 -2.0 1.1
Asian alone/7.................... -50 27 -2.1 1.1
Hispanic (of any race)............... -59 50 -1.2 0.8
Female householder, no wife present..... 11 138 -0.3 1.1
White alone or in combination........ 57 105 0.2 1.2
White alone/5.................... 62 104 0.3 1.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 26 83 0.3 1.2
Black alone or in combination........ -24 83 -0.8 2.3
Black alone/6.................... -28 82 -0.8 2.3
Asian alone or in combination........ -27 17 -7.3 4.9
Asian alone/7.................... -27 16 -7.8 5.1
Hispanic (of any race)............... 40 50 0.1 2.6
Male householder, no wife present....... 18 52 -0.1 1.1
White alone or in combination........ 45 43 0.7 1.2
White alone/5.................... 41 42 0.6 1.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 53 34 1.3 1.3
Black alone or in combination........ -36 27 -3.4 3.8
Black alone/6.................... -38 27 -3.8 3.8
Asian alone or in combination........ 11 11 3.5 4.7
Asian alone/7.................... 11 11 3.1 5.0
Hispanic (of any race)............... -9 20 -1.3 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
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032005/altpov/newpov02rs_003.htm