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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)
__________________________________________________________
Disposable Income
in 2003 below poverty threshold/1
______________________________________________
90-percent 90-percent
All confidence confidence
income interval/2 interval/2
levels Number (+/-) Percentage (+/-)
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PEOPLE
Total........................... 287,699 23,330 554 8.1 0.2
Family Status
In families............................. 238,903 16,283 469 6.8 0.2
Householder........................... 76,232 5,034 143 6.6 0.2
Related children under 18............. 71,907 7,215 269 10.0 0.4
Related children under 6............ 23,455 3,004 178 12.8 0.8
In married-couple families............ 184,282 6,779 308 3.7 0.2
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 41,311 8,119 336 19.7 0.9
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... 13,310 1,385 140 10.4 1.1
In unrelated subfamilies................ 1,202 388 74 32.2 6.7
Reference person...................... 509 166 49 32.6 10.3
Children under 18..................... 652 222 49 34.1 8.4
Unrelated individual.................... 47,594 6,660 169 14.0 0.4
Male.................................. 23,044 3,136 109 13.6 0.5
Female................................ 24,550 3,524 117 14.4 0.5
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... 236,452 16,281 469 6.9 0.2
White alone/5....................... 231,866 15,842 463 6.8 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........... 194,595 10,722 384 5.5 0.2
Black alone or in combination........... 37,503 5,822 278 15.5 0.7
Black alone/6....................... 35,989 5,627 274 15.6 0.8
Asian alone or in combination........... 12,891 1,039 121 8.1 0.9
Asian alone/7....................... 11,856 968 117 8.2 1.0
Hispanic (of any race).................. 40,300 5,544 261 13.8 0.6
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... 56,971 4,597 219 8.1 0.4
White alone/5....................... 54,989 4,384 214 8.0 0.4
White alone, not Hispanic........... 42,547 2,431 161 5.7 0.4
Black alone or in combination........... 11,989 2,401 156 20.0 1.4
Black alone/6....................... 11,162 2,267 152 20.3 1.5
Asian alone or in combination........... 3,279 221 49 6.7 1.5
Asian alone/7....................... 2,726 190 46 7.0 1.7
Hispanic (of any race).................. 13,519 2,116 142 15.7 1.1
Age
Under 18 years.......................... 72,999 7,683 277 10.5 0.4
18 to 64 years.......................... 180,041 13,953 434 7.7 0.2
18 to 24 years....................... 27,824 3,965 142 14.2 0.5
25 to 34 years....................... 39,201 3,514 135 9.0 0.3
35 to 44 years....................... 43,573 2,761 120 6.3 0.3
45 to 54 years....................... 41,068 2,116 105 5.2 0.3
55 to 59 years....................... 16,158 884 69 5.5 0.4
60 to 64 years....................... 12,217 713 62 5.8 0.5
65 years and over....................... 34,659 1,694 93 4.9 0.3
Nativity
Native.................................. 253,478 19,301 508 7.6 0.2
Foreign born............................ 34,221 4,030 272 11.8 0.8
Naturalized citizen................... 13,128 833 124 6.3 1.0
Not a citizen......................... 21,094 3,197 242 15.2 1.2
Region
Northeast............................... 53,608 3,745 217 7.0 0.4
Midwest................................. 64,655 4,568 242 7.1 0.4
South................................... 103,347 9,741 392 9.4 0.4
West.................................... 66,089 5,277 302 8.0 0.5
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 151,553 6,196 294 4.1 0.2
Worked full-time year-round........... 100,700 1,672 154 1.7 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 50,854 4,524 252 8.9 0.5
Did not work at least one week.......... 71,868 10,280 377 14.3 0.5
FAMILIES
Total........................... 76,232 5,034 143 6.6 0.2
White alone or in combination........ 63,459 3,439 115 5.4 0.2
White alone/5.................... 62,620 3,363 114 5.4 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 54,032 2,268 91 4.2 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 9,131 1,311 68 14.4 0.8
Black alone/6.................... 8,914 1,290 68 14.5 0.8
Asian alone or in combination........ 3,194 228 28 7.1 0.9
Asian alone/7.................... 3,064 221 27 7.2 0.9
Hispanic (of any race)............... 9,274 1,183 65 12.8 0.7
Married-couple.......................... 57,725 1,995 85 3.5 0.1
White alone or in combination........ 50,587 1,623 76 3.2 0.2
White alone/5.................... 50,025 1,605 76 3.2 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 44,200 1,092 62 2.5 0.1
Black alone or in combination........ 4,259 209 27 4.9 0.6
Black alone/6.................... 4,146 205 26 4.9 0.6
Asian alone or in combination........ 2,576 139 22 5.4 0.9
Asian alone/7.................... 2,497 136 21 5.5 0.9
Hispanic (of any race)............... 6,228 540 43 8.7 0.7
Female householder, no wife present..... 13,791 2,553 97 18.5 0.8
White alone or in combination........ 9,245 1,518 74 16.4 0.8
White alone/5.................... 9,058 1,470 72 16.2 0.8
White alone, not Hispanic........ 7,121 990 59 13.9 0.9
Black alone or in combination........ 4,068 952 58 23.4 1.5
Black alone/6.................... 3,986 937 57 23.5 1.6
Asian alone or in combination........ 378 65 15 17.2 4.2
Asian alone/7.................... 348 61 14 17.4 4.4
Hispanic (of any race)............... 2,138 530 43 24.8 2.2
Male householder, no wife present....... 4,717 486 41 10.3 0.9
White alone or in combination........ 3,627 298 32 8.2 0.9
White alone/5.................... 3,537 288 31 8.1 0.9
White alone, not Hispanic........ 2,710 187 25 6.9 1.0
Black alone or in combination........ 804 150 23 18.7 3.0
Black alone/6.................... 782 149 22 19.1 3.1
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)............... 908 113 20 12.4 2.3
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)
__________________________________________________________
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 23,485 556 8.1 0.2
Family Status
In families............................. 240,754 15,983 465 6.6 0.2
Householder........................... 76,866 4,921 141 6.4 0.2
Related children under 18............. 72,133 6,819 262 9.5 0.4
Related children under 6............ 23,752 2,819 172 11.9 0.8
In married-couple families............ 184,772 6,645 305 3.6 0.2
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 42,053 7,988 333 19.0 0.8
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... 13,929 1,350 139 9.7 1.0
In unrelated subfamilies................ 1,254 467 82 37.2 7.1
Reference person...................... 515 196 53 38.1 11.2
Children under 18..................... 677 255 53 37.7 8.7
Unrelated individual.................... 48,609 7,035 175 14.5 0.4
Male.................................. 23,669 3,305 112 14.0 0.5
Female................................ 24,940 3,730 120 15.0 0.5
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... 238,521 16,426 471 6.9 0.2
White alone/5....................... 233,741 15,990 465 6.8 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........... 195,098 11,015 389 5.6 0.2
Black alone or in combination........... 38,037 5,943 276 15.6 0.7
Black alone/6....................... 36,426 5,718 271 15.7 0.7
Asian alone or in combination........... 13,291 961 114 7.2 0.9
Asian alone/7....................... 12,231 901 111 7.4 0.9
Hispanic (of any race).................. 41,690 5,380 259 12.9 0.6
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... 57,260 4,363 213 7.6 0.4
White alone/5....................... 55,212 4,179 209 7.6 0.4
White alone, not Hispanic........... 42,363 2,348 159 5.5 0.4
Black alone or in combination........... 12,012 2,308 149 19.2 1.3
Black alone/6....................... 11,080 2,174 146 19.6 1.4
Asian alone or in combination........... 3,367 185 44 5.5 1.3
Asian alone/7....................... 2,823 161 42 5.7 1.5
Hispanic (of any race).................. 13,929 1,977 138 14.2 1.0
Age
Under 18 years.......................... 73,241 7,316 271 10.0 0.4
18 to 64 years.......................... 182,166 14,441 440 7.9 0.2
18 to 24 years....................... 28,008 4,176 143 14.9 0.5
25 to 34 years....................... 39,310 3,282 131 8.3 0.3
35 to 44 years....................... 43,351 2,824 121 6.5 0.3
45 to 54 years....................... 41,961 2,453 113 5.8 0.3
55 to 59 years....................... 16,771 925 70 5.5 0.4
60 to 64 years....................... 12,765 780 65 6.1 0.5
65 years and over....................... 35,209 1,727 94 4.9 0.3
Nativity
Native.................................. 255,443 19,486 510 7.6 0.2
Foreign born............................ 35,173 3,998 271 11.4 0.8
Naturalized citizen................... 13,505 803 122 5.9 0.9
Not a citizen......................... 21,669 3,195 242 14.7 1.2
Region
Northeast............................... 53,906 3,993 236 7.4 0.4
Midwest................................. 64,740 4,739 254 7.3 0.4
South................................... 104,887 9,593 367 9.1 0.3
West.................................... 67,083 5,160 274 7.7 0.4
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 153,050 6,368 298 4.2 0.2
Worked full-time year-round........... 102,495 1,720 156 1.7 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 50,555 4,648 256 9.2 0.5
Did not work at least one week.......... 73,066 10,526 381 14.4 0.5
FAMILIES
Total........................... 76,866 4,921 141 6.4 0.2
White alone or in combination........ 63,989 3,365 114 5.3 0.2
White alone/5.................... 63,084 3,304 112 5.2 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 54,262 2,230 91 4.1 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 9,114 1,331 69 14.6 0.8
Black alone/6.................... 8,906 1,302 68 14.6 0.8
Asian alone or in combination........ 3,283 172 24 5.2 0.7
Asian alone/7.................... 3,142 165 24 5.3 0.8
Hispanic (of any race)............... 9,521 1,166 64 12.2 0.7
Married-couple.......................... 57,983 1,948 84 3.4 0.1
White alone or in combination........ 50,760 1,588 75 3.1 0.2
White alone/5.................... 50,158 1,573 75 3.1 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 44,206 1,110 62 2.5 0.1
Black alone or in combination........ 4,264 235 28 5.5 0.7
Black alone/6.................... 4,171 228 28 5.5 0.7
Asian alone or in combination........ 2,634 103 19 3.9 0.7
Asian alone/7.................... 2,544 101 19 4.0 0.7
Hispanic (of any race)............... 6,353 491 41 7.7 0.7
Female householder, no wife present..... 13,981 2,504 96 17.9 0.7
White alone or in combination........ 9,414 1,465 72 15.6 0.8
White alone/5.................... 9,198 1,431 71 15.6 0.8
White alone, not Hispanic........ 7,164 907 56 12.7 0.8
Black alone or in combination........ 4,090 979 59 23.9 1.5
Black alone/6.................... 3,995 961 58 24.1 1.6
Asian alone or in combination........ 387 37 11 9.6 3.0
Asian alone/7.................... 348 33 10 9.4 3.1
Hispanic (of any race)............... 2,241 576 45 25.7 2.2
Male householder, no wife present....... 4,901 469 40 9.6 0.8
White alone or in combination........ 3,815 312 33 8.2 0.9
White alone/5.................... 3,728 300 32 8.1 0.9
White alone, not Hispanic........ 2,892 213 27 7.4 1.0
Black alone or in combination........ 760 118 20 15.5 2.8
Black alone/6.................... 740 114 20 15.4 2.8
Asian alone or in combination........ 262 32 10 12.2 4.1
Asian alone/7.................... 249 31 10 12.6 4.3
Hispanic (of any race)............... 927 98 18 10.6 2.0
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 (+/-)
______________________________________________
PEOPLE
Total........................... 154 582 -0.0 0.2
Family Status
In families............................. -300 490 -0.2 0.2
Householder........................... -112 162 -0.2 0.2
Related children under 18............. -396 279 -0.6 0.4
Related children under 6............ -186 183 -0.9 0.8
In married-couple families............ -134 321 -0.1 0.2
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... -132 351 -0.7 0.9
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... -35 146 -0.7 1.1
In unrelated subfamilies................ 80 82 5.0 7.2
Reference person...................... 31 53 5.6 11.3
Children under 18..................... 33 54 3.7 9.0
Unrelated individual.................... 375 196 0.5 0.4
Male.................................. 170 126 0.4 0.6
Female................................ 205 135 0.6 0.6
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... 146 536 0.0 0.2
White alone/5....................... 148 529 0.0 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........... 293 441 0.1 0.2
Black alone or in combination........... 121 290 0.1 0.8
Black alone/6....................... 92 286 0.1 0.8
Asian alone or in combination........... -78 123 -0.8 0.9
Asian alone/7....................... -66 119 -0.8 1.0
Hispanic (of any race).................. -164 218 -0.9 0.5
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... -234 246 -0.4 0.4
White alone/5....................... -205 241 -0.4 0.4
White alone, not Hispanic........... -83 182 -0.2 0.4
Black alone or in combination........... -94 160 -0.8 1.4
Black alone/6....................... -92 156 -0.7 1.5
Asian alone or in combination........... -36 49 -1.3 1.5
Asian alone/7....................... -29 46 -1.3 1.7
Hispanic (of any race).................. -139 117 -1.5 0.9
Age
Under 18 years.......................... -367 287 -0.5 0.4
18 to 64 years.......................... 489 458 0.2 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... 212 149 0.7 0.5
25 to 34 years....................... -231 139 -0.6 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... 63 127 0.2 0.3
45 to 54 years....................... 337 115 0.7 0.3
55 to 59 years....................... 41 73 0.0 0.4
60 to 64 years....................... 67 66 0.3 0.5
65 years and over....................... 33 98 0.0 0.3
Nativity
Native.................................. 186 534 0.0 0.2
Foreign born............................ -31 285 -0.4 0.8
Naturalized citizen................... -30 129 -0.4 1.0
Not a citizen......................... -1 254 -0.4 1.2
Region
Northeast............................... 248 238 0.4 0.4
Midwest................................. 171 260 0.3 0.4
South................................... -148 398 -0.3 0.4
West.................................... -117 303 -0.3 0.5
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 172 311 0.1 0.2
Worked full-time year-round........... 48 163 0.0 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 123 266 0.3 0.5
Did not work at least one week.......... 246 397 0.1 0.6
FAMILIES
Total........................... -112 162 -0.2 0.2
White alone or in combination........ -74 135 -0.2 0.2
White alone/5.................... -59 134 -0.1 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ -39 108 -0.1 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 20 78 0.2 0.9
Black alone/6.................... 12 77 0.1 0.9
Asian alone or in combination........ -56 30 -1.9 0.9
Asian alone/7.................... -55 29 -1.9 1.0
Hispanic (of any race)............... -17 61 -0.5 0.7
Married-couple.......................... -48 97 -0.1 0.2
White alone or in combination........ -35 90 -0.1 0.2
White alone/5.................... -32 89 -0.1 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 18 74 0.0 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 26 31 0.6 0.7
Black alone/6.................... 23 31 0.5 0.8
Asian alone or in combination........ -36 23 -1.5 0.9
Asian alone/7.................... -35 23 -1.5 0.9
Hispanic (of any race)............... -49 40 -0.9 0.7
Female householder, no wife present..... -48 111 -0.6 0.8
White alone or in combination........ -53 86 -0.9 1.0
White alone/5.................... -39 85 -0.7 1.0
White alone, not Hispanic........ -83 68 -1.2 1.0
Black alone or in combination........ 26 66 0.5 1.8
Black alone/6.................... 24 66 0.6 1.8
Asian alone or in combination........ -28 15 -7.6 4.2
Asian alone/7.................... -28 14 -8.1 4.4
Hispanic (of any race)............... 46 41 0.9 2.1
Male householder, no wife present....... -17 46 -0.7 1.0
White alone or in combination........ 14 38 -0.0 1.1
White alone/5.................... 13 37 -0.1 1.1
White alone, not Hispanic........ 26 31 0.5 1.1
Black alone or in combination........ -32 24 -3.2 3.3
Black alone/6.................... -35 24 -3.7 3.4
Asian alone or in combination........ 8 11 2.1 4.6
Asian alone/7.................... 8 11 1.8 4.9
Hispanic (of any race)............... -15 18 -1.8 2.0
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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_004.htm