Table RD-REV POV01.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds: 2005 -- All Races
[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: 2005,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2005/effect2005htm. 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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Races
Total 293,135 12.6 12.6 11.1 12.0 18.9 12.7 12.0 10.6 9.0 14.0 12.4 11.7 10.3
Age
Under 18 years 73,285 17.4 17.4 16.2 17.5 20.1 18.2 17.5 15.2 11.7 19.3 16.1 15.4 13.0
Related children 72,095 16.9 16.9 15.7 17.0 19.6 17.6 17.0 14.6 11.2 18.8 15.5 14.9 12.4
Under 6 years 23,914 19.7 19.7 18.6 20.1 22.0 20.6 20.1 18.0 14.0 21.8 17.9 17.5 15.3
18 to 24 years 27,965 18.0 18.0 17.1 18.6 21.6 19.3 18.6 17.5 16.0 21.2 19.7 19.1 18.0
25 to 44 years 82,602 10.9 10.9 10.2 11.1 13.8 11.7 11.1 10.0 8.3 12.8 11.2 10.6 9.5
45 to 64 years 73,778 8.4 8.4 6.8 7.4 12.9 8.3 7.4 6.4 6.0 9.5 9.0 8.1 7.2
65 years and over 35,505 10.7 10.7 6.8 7.0 38.6 8.1 7.0 5.6 5.5 9.4 9.2 8.1 6.7
65 to 74 years 18,554 9.5 9.5 6.3 6.5 32.6 7.6 6.5 5.2 5.1 8.8 8.6 7.5 6.2
75 years and over 16,951 12.1 12.0 7.4 7.5 45.2 8.6 7.5 6.0 6.0 10.0 9.9 8.8 7.3
Family Relationship
In families 242,389 11.1 11.1 9.8 10.7 16.2 11.4 10.7 9.4 7.5 12.5 10.7 10.0 8.7
In married-couple families 185,723 6.2 6.2 5.2 5.8 10.8 6.2 5.8 5.2 3.9 7.0 5.7 5.3 4.7
With related children under 18 113,890 7.3 7.3 6.5 7.4 9.0 7.6 7.4 6.5 4.4 8.4 6.4 6.1 5.3
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 42,244 31.7 31.7 29.4 31.2 38.9 33.2 31.2 26.8 22.4 35.7 31.6 29.5 24.8
With related children under 18 30,893 38.3 38.3 36.3 38.4 44.0 40.4 38.4 32.8 26.9 42.9 37.5 35.3 29.4
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 14,421 14.0 14.0 12.6 14.1 19.6 14.8 14.1 12.9 10.7 16.5 14.2 13.5 12.4
With related children under 18 7,916 18.4 18.4 17.0 18.7 22.7 19.2 18.7 16.7 12.9 20.9 16.7 16.2 14.4
Unrelated individuals 49,526 19.0 19.0 16.7 17.6 31.3 18.6 17.6 15.7 15.6 20.4 20.3 19.3 17.4
Living alone 30,559 15.8 15.8 12.4 12.9 32.2 14.1 12.9 10.2 10.2 15.8 15.8 14.6 11.8
65 years and over 10,770 18.0 18.0 11.5 11.6 53.9 13.1 11.6 8.2 8.2 14.8 14.8 13.2 9.7
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 245,945 12.1 12.1 10.8 11.7 17.9 12.4 11.7 10.3 8.7 13.6 12.0 11.3 9.9
Inside principal cities 93,975 16.9 16.9 15.6 16.8 23.6 17.8 16.8 14.5 12.5 19.2 17.2 16.1 13.9
Outside principal cities 151,970 9.2 9.2 7.8 8.5 14.3 9.0 8.5 7.7 6.4 10.1 8.9 8.4 7.5
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 47,189 14.7 14.7 12.6 13.6 24.2 14.5 13.6 12.2 10.4 16.1 14.5 13.7 12.0
Region
Northeast 54,010 11.3 11.3 10.1 10.8 17.3 11.6 10.8 9.2 7.9 12.8 11.3 10.6 9.0
Midwest 64,973 11.4 11.4 10.0 10.8 17.7 11.3 10.8 9.5 8.1 12.6 11.3 10.8 9.4
South 106,089 14.0 14.0 12.5 13.4 21.3 14.1 13.4 11.9 10.1 15.5 13.8 13.0 11.5
West 68,063 12.4 12.3 10.9 11.8 17.4 12.8 11.8 10.7 9.0 13.9 12.3 11.3 10.1
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 219,849 10.9 10.9 9.4 10.1 18.5 10.9 10.1 9.1 8.1 12.2 11.2 10.4 9.4
18 to 24 years old 27,965 18.0 18.0 17.1 18.6 21.6 19.3 18.6 17.5 16.0 21.2 19.7 19.1 18.0
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 5,930 26.6 26.6 25.5 27.4 31.1 28.5 27.4 25.1 23.0 31.1 28.4 27.4 25.3
25 years old and over 191,884 9.9 9.9 8.3 8.9 18.0 9.7 8.9 7.8 6.9 10.9 10.0 9.2 8.1
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 27,896 24.3 24.3 20.5 22.0 41.5 24.5 22.0 18.6 16.5 26.8 24.7 22.1 18.8
High school graduate, no college 60,898 10.9 10.9 9.2 9.9 21.4 10.7 9.9 8.8 7.7 12.1 11.0 10.2 9.1
College: Less than bachelor's degree 49,371 7.5 7.5 6.3 6.8 13.5 7.2 6.8 6.0 5.4 8.3 7.6 7.1 6.4
Bachelor's degree or more 53,720 3.5 3.5 2.8 3.0 6.2 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.5 3.7 3.4 3.2 3.0
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 176,773 10.7 10.7 9.6 10.5 14.4 11.2 10.5 9.4 8.3 12.4 11.3 10.6 9.6
Worked at full-time jobs 119,464 4.3 4.3 3.8 4.6 5.5 4.7 4.6 4.1 3.1 5.7 4.7 4.5 4.0
50 to 52 weeks 101,393 2.7 2.7 2.3 3.0 3.4 3.1 3.0 2.6 1.8 3.9 3.0 2.9 2.6
Worked at part-time jobs 21,968 13.9 13.9 12.5 14.1 18.4 14.7 14.1 13.0 11.3 16.5 14.9 14.3 12.9
Did not work 35,341 30.5 30.5 27.3 28.1 41.7 30.6 28.1 25.3 24.1 32.6 31.3 28.8 26.2
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 16,943 45.2 45.2 42.5 44.2 65.0 56.5 44.2 33.5 30.8 58.5 56.1 43.4 32.8
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 6,549 63.3 63.3 61.4 64.2 75.4 71.2 64.2 51.3 46.0 73.0 69.0 61.5 48.4
SSI 11,593 37.0 37.0 33.8 34.8 61.3 50.4 34.8 24.0 22.8 52.5 51.2 35.1 24.6
Food stamps 22,801 61.2 61.2 57.6 60.4 73.5 65.1 60.4 46.6 39.5 67.8 61.8 57.1 42.5
Housing assistance 10,807 58.1 58.1 58.1 60.6 77.6 65.1 60.6 41.0 34.2 66.3 61.1 56.8 36.0
Energy assistance 7,091 55.7 55.7 50.3 52.5 73.0 57.3 52.5 41.7 35.1 59.9 55.4 50.7 38.2
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 33,042 41.4 41.4 38.9 41.9 49.3 44.1 41.9 34.4 26.4 46.7 39.3 36.9 29.3
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 8,734 68.5 68.5 65.6 67.7 86.0 79.7 67.7 49.3 45.7 81.4 78.4 66.1 48.0
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 246,739 10.3 10.3 9.0 9.6 17.0 10.4 9.6 8.2 6.9 11.4 10.2 9.4 7.9
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 174,662 3.1 3.1 2.5 3.0 5.1 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.0 3.6 2.9 2.8 2.6
Medicare 40,181 13.1 13.1 9.3 9.5 42.6 11.1 9.5 7.3 7.2 12.6 12.3 10.6 8.4
Both Medicare and Medicaid 5,780 34.2 34.2 27.8 28.5 66.9 38.3 28.5 18.2 17.8 40.4 39.4 29.2 19.2
Medicaid 37,765 41.7 41.7 38.6 40.7 54.6 45.5 40.7 33.2 27.6 47.7 42.9 38.0 30.2
Not covered at any time during the year 46,396 24.4 24.4 22.4 24.5 28.8 24.9 24.5 23.2 20.0 27.7 24.5 24.0 22.7
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table RD-REV POV01.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds: 2005 -- All Races
[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: 2005,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2005/effect2005htm. 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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Races
Total 293,135 36,804 36,799 32,536 35,150 55,369 37,306 35,150 31,039 26,364 40,982 36,442 34,227 30,075
Age
Under 18 years 73,285 12,764 12,764 11,884 12,845 14,731 13,321 12,845 11,139 8,587 14,172 11,771 11,273 9,495
Related children 72,095 12,202 12,202 11,324 12,248 14,100 12,716 12,248 10,554 8,056 13,545 11,205 10,715 8,951
Under 6 years 23,914 4,714 4,714 4,451 4,810 5,257 4,927 4,810 4,297 3,349 5,222 4,277 4,175 3,663
18 to 24 years 27,965 5,030 5,030 4,785 5,204 6,034 5,385 5,204 4,899 4,484 5,934 5,501 5,329 5,021
25 to 44 years 82,602 9,035 9,035 8,387 9,182 11,362 9,634 9,182 8,275 6,896 10,555 9,231 8,777 7,878
45 to 64 years 73,778 6,169 6,169 5,053 5,434 9,540 6,090 5,434 4,743 4,433 6,995 6,657 5,968 5,292
65 years and over 35,505 3,805 3,801 2,427 2,486 13,701 2,876 2,486 1,983 1,964 3,326 3,282 2,881 2,389
65 to 74 years 18,554 1,762 1,762 1,168 1,206 6,046 1,419 1,206 964 948 1,633 1,603 1,390 1,157
75 years and over 16,951 2,043 2,038 1,260 1,279 7,655 1,457 1,279 1,019 1,016 1,692 1,679 1,491 1,232
Family Relationship
In families 242,389 26,923 26,919 23,833 25,950 39,319 27,602 25,950 22,767 18,216 30,360 25,948 24,246 21,039
In married-couple families 185,723 11,505 11,501 9,582 10,736 20,051 11,429 10,736 9,585 7,218 12,914 10,537 9,857 8,757
With related children under 18 113,890 8,353 8,353 7,391 8,406 10,302 8,696 8,406 7,404 5,059 9,579 7,244 6,984 6,018
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 42,244 13,401 13,401 12,441 13,182 16,443 14,040 13,182 11,320 9,450 15,067 13,369 12,449 10,496
With related children under 18 30,893 11,846 11,846 11,213 11,868 13,590 12,481 11,868 10,141 8,307 13,250 11,574 10,890 9,081
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 14,421 2,017 2,017 1,811 2,032 2,825 2,133 2,032 1,862 1,548 2,379 2,042 1,940 1,786
With related children under 18 7,916 1,460 1,460 1,345 1,481 1,798 1,517 1,481 1,324 1,020 1,656 1,325 1,282 1,138
Unrelated individuals 49,526 9,424 9,424 8,246 8,698 15,526 9,197 8,698 7,773 7,730 10,086 10,051 9,543 8,603
Living alone 30,559 4,838 4,838 3,786 3,950 9,845 4,318 3,950 3,117 3,103 4,838 4,823 4,452 3,602
65 years and over 10,770 1,934 1,934 1,241 1,251 5,808 1,410 1,251 881 881 1,589 1,589 1,427 1,049
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 245,945 29,846 29,842 26,568 28,728 43,949 30,459 28,728 25,292 21,443 33,390 29,597 27,779 24,390
Inside principal cities 93,975 15,860 15,856 14,649 15,762 22,207 16,753 15,762 13,655 11,746 18,058 16,119 15,088 13,066
Outside principal cities 151,970 13,986 13,986 11,919 12,966 21,743 13,706 12,966 11,637 9,697 15,332 13,478 12,690 11,323
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 47,189 6,958 6,957 5,969 6,422 11,419 6,847 6,422 5,747 4,921 7,593 6,845 6,448 5,685
Region
Northeast 54,010 6,094 6,094 5,445 5,856 9,353 6,255 5,856 4,970 4,247 6,900 6,120 5,715 4,855
Midwest 64,973 7,400 7,400 6,476 7,010 11,520 7,358 7,010 6,182 5,252 8,216 7,343 7,026 6,103
South 106,089 14,904 14,904 13,215 14,230 22,631 14,963 14,230 12,583 10,763 16,410 14,590 13,801 12,237
West 68,063 8,406 8,401 7,401 8,054 11,865 8,729 8,054 7,303 6,103 9,456 8,388 7,685 6,880
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 219,849 24,040 24,035 20,652 22,305 40,638 23,985 22,305 19,900 17,777 26,810 24,671 22,954 20,580
18 to 24 years old 27,965 5,030 5,030 4,785 5,204 6,034 5,385 5,204 4,899 4,484 5,934 5,501 5,329 5,021
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 5,930 1,576 1,576 1,513 1,626 1,842 1,688 1,626 1,490 1,362 1,847 1,686 1,625 1,500
25 years old and over 191,884 19,009 19,005 15,867 17,102 34,604 18,600 17,102 15,001 13,293 20,876 19,170 17,626 15,559
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 27,896 6,788 6,787 5,705 6,142 11,570 6,837 6,142 5,194 4,590 7,480 6,901 6,167 5,238
High school graduate, no college 60,898 6,618 6,613 5,585 6,028 13,009 6,506 6,028 5,351 4,704 7,341 6,716 6,221 5,553
College: Less than bachelor's degree 49,371 3,710 3,710 3,090 3,339 6,683 3,575 3,339 2,975 2,647 4,078 3,735 3,512 3,153
Bachelor's degree or more 53,720 1,894 1,894 1,487 1,593 3,342 1,682 1,593 1,481 1,352 1,978 1,817 1,726 1,614
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 176,773 18,918 18,917 16,981 18,479 25,367 19,725 18,479 16,660 14,679 21,963 19,984 18,716 16,919
Worked at full-time jobs 119,464 5,095 5,094 4,583 5,455 6,592 5,669 5,455 4,855 3,672 6,834 5,636 5,395 4,832
50 to 52 weeks 101,393 2,693 2,692 2,370 2,997 3,483 3,102 2,997 2,643 1,832 3,922 3,082 2,944 2,623
Worked at part-time jobs 21,968 3,046 3,046 2,747 3,101 4,046 3,235 3,101 2,853 2,486 3,621 3,283 3,139 2,844
Did not work 35,341 10,777 10,777 9,651 9,922 14,729 10,821 9,922 8,953 8,521 11,507 11,065 10,182 9,243
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 16,943 7,659 7,659 7,199 7,486 11,007 9,579 7,486 5,677 5,221 9,911 9,507 7,355 5,549
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 6,549 4,148 4,148 4,024 4,205 4,941 4,665 4,205 3,359 3,015 4,782 4,520 4,029 3,168
SSI 11,593 4,291 4,291 3,919 4,033 7,110 5,845 4,033 2,781 2,645 6,089 5,937 4,071 2,849
Food stamps 22,801 13,964 13,964 13,141 13,783 16,757 14,838 13,783 10,632 9,011 15,458 14,092 13,013 9,693
Housing assistance 10,807 6,274 6,274 6,274 6,550 8,385 7,034 6,550 4,434 3,695 7,166 6,608 6,135 3,888
Energy assistance 7,091 3,949 3,949 3,567 3,719 5,175 4,063 3,719 2,956 2,489 4,249 3,927 3,597 2,708
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 33,042 13,695 13,695 12,843 13,836 16,282 14,567 13,836 11,381 8,730 15,414 12,976 12,176 9,669
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 8,734 5,981 5,981 5,728 5,917 7,513 6,962 5,917 4,310 3,987 7,111 6,846 5,770 4,193
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 246,739 25,467 25,462 22,142 23,779 42,015 25,746 23,779 20,285 17,096 28,131 25,097 23,072 19,542
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 174,662 5,457 5,453 4,431 5,172 8,827 5,327 5,172 4,693 3,564 6,346 5,148 4,950 4,548
Medicare 40,181 5,282 5,282 3,733 3,815 17,116 4,480 3,815 2,928 2,878 5,047 4,927 4,243 3,376
Both Medicare and Medicaid 5,780 1,978 1,978 1,607 1,645 3,864 2,216 1,645 1,050 1,031 2,335 2,278 1,689 1,108
Medicaid 37,765 15,730 15,730 14,569 15,369 20,635 17,188 15,369 12,524 10,432 18,028 16,212 14,368 11,387
Not covered at any time during the year 46,396 11,337 11,337 10,394 11,372 13,354 11,559 11,372 10,753 9,268 12,851 11,345 11,155 10,532
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table RD-REV POV01.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds: 2005 -- All Races
[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: 2005,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2005/effect2005htm. 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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Races
Total (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Age
Under 18 years (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Related children (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Under 6 years (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
18 to 24 years (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3
25 to 44 years (X) 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
45 to 64 years (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
65 years and over (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
65 to 74 years (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
75 years and over (X) 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Family Relationship
In families (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
In married-couple families (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
With related children under 18 (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
With related children under 18 (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7
With related children under 18 (X) 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0
Unrelated individuals (X) 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Living alone (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
65 years and over (X) 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 1.0 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
Inside principal cities (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Outside principal cities (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Outside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Region
Northeast (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Midwest (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
South (X) 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
West (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over (X) 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
18 to 24 years old (X) 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0
25 years old and over (X) 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6
High school graduate, no college (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
College: Less than bachelor's degree (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Bachelor's degree or more (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Worked at full-time jobs (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
50 to 52 weeks (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Worked at part-time jobs (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
Did not work (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.6 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.7
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.3
SSI (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.6 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.6
Food stamps (X) 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.7
Housing assistance (X) 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.3 1.2 0.9 0.8 1.3 1.2 1.2 0.8
Energy assistance (X) 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.7 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.0
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.1
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Medicare (X) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.7 2.8 2.0 1.7 1.3 1.3 2.1 2.1 1.7 1.4
Medicaid (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table RD-REV POV01.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds: 2005 -- All Races
[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: 2005,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2005/effect2005htm. People as of March of the following year]
Standard Error 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)
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All Races
Total 0 412 412 391 404 487 415 404 383 356 432 411 400 378
Age
Under 18 years 0 209 209 203 210 222 213 210 198 177 218 202 199 185
Related children 380 206 206 199 206 218 209 206 193 172 214 198 195 180
Under 6 years 241 133 133 130 134 140 136 134 128 114 139 127 126 118
18 to 24 years 0 94 94 92 95 102 97 95 93 89 101 98 96 94
25 to 44 years 0 127 127 123 128 140 130 128 122 112 136 128 125 119
45 to 64 years 0 106 106 97 100 129 106 100 94 91 112 110 105 99
65 years and over 0 82 82 67 68 130 73 68 61 61 78 77 73 67
65 to 74 years 0 58 58 48 48 100 52 48 43 43 56 55 52 47
75 years and over 0 62 62 49 50 110 53 50 44 44 57 57 53 49
Family Relationship
In families 367 359 359 340 353 424 363 353 333 300 379 353 343 321
In married-couple families 468 242 242 221 234 314 241 234 221 193 255 232 224 212
With related children under 18 474 207 207 195 208 229 211 208 195 162 221 193 190 176
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 341 260 260 251 258 286 266 258 240 220 275 260 251 231
With related children under 18 298 245 245 239 245 262 251 245 227 206 259 242 235 216
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 210 103 103 97 103 122 106 103 99 90 112 103 101 97
With related children under 18 158 88 88 84 88 97 89 88 83 73 93 83 82 77
Unrelated individuals 200 128 128 117 121 178 126 121 113 113 134 133 129 121
Living alone 166 85 85 74 76 131 80 76 66 66 85 85 81 72
65 years and over 104 51 51 40 40 95 43 40 34 34 46 46 43 37
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 356 376 376 357 370 444 380 370 349 324 395 375 364 344
Inside principal cities 453 282 281 271 281 329 289 281 262 244 299 284 275 257
Outside principal cities 485 265 265 246 256 326 263 256 243 223 277 261 253 240
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 436 232 232 215 223 295 230 223 211 196 242 230 224 210
Region
Northeast 0 173 173 165 170 207 175 170 158 147 183 173 168 157
Midwest 0 189 189 178 184 227 188 184 174 162 198 188 185 173
South 0 270 270 257 265 319 271 265 251 235 281 268 262 248
West 0 207 207 196 203 238 210 203 195 180 217 207 199 189
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 153 337 337 315 326 420 337 326 310 294 354 341 330 315
18 to 24 years old 173 94 94 92 95 102 97 95 93 89 101 98 96 94
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 84 55 55 54 56 59 57 56 54 51 59 57 56 54
25 years old and over 218 303 303 279 289 394 300 289 272 257 317 305 293 277
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 172 187 187 171 178 241 187 178 164 154 196 188 178 164
High school graduate, no college 234 184 184 170 176 255 183 176 166 156 194 186 179 169
College: Less than bachelor's degree 218 139 139 127 132 185 136 132 125 118 145 139 135 128
Bachelor's degree or more 224 100 100 88 91 132 94 91 88 84 102 98 95 92
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 206 303 303 288 300 345 309 300 286 269 324 310 301 288
Worked at full-time jobs 372 162 162 154 168 184 171 168 158 138 187 170 167 158
50 to 52 weeks 383 119 119 111 125 135 127 125 117 98 143 127 124 117
Worked at part-time jobs 244 126 126 120 127 145 130 127 122 114 137 131 128 122
Did not work 297 233 233 221 224 270 233 224 213 208 240 236 227 216
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 190 112 112 108 111 141 129 111 93 89 132 129 109 92
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 102 78 78 76 78 86 83 78 69 65 84 82 77 67
SSI 146 79 79 75 77 107 95 77 62 60 97 96 77 63
Food stamps 235 166 166 159 164 188 173 164 138 124 178 167 158 130
Housing assistance 140 99 99 99 102 119 106 102 81 73 108 102 98 75
Energy assistance 107 76 76 71 73 88 77 73 64 58 79 75 72 61
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 313 164 164 157 165 184 171 165 145 122 178 158 151 130
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 122 96 96 94 96 111 106 96 80 76 107 105 94 78
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 326 350 350 329 340 436 352 340 316 292 367 348 335 310
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 434 168 168 152 164 213 166 164 156 136 181 163 160 154
Medicare 303 166 166 140 141 292 153 141 124 123 162 160 149 133
Both Medicare and Medicaid 123 102 102 92 93 142 108 93 74 74 111 109 94 76
Medicaid 295 280 280 270 277 318 292 277 252 231 299 284 269 240
Not covered at any time during the year 322 240 240 230 240 259 242 240 234 218 255 240 238 232
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes