Table RD-REV POV01.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds: 2005 -- White alone or in combination
[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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
White alone or in combination
Total 240,414 10.5 10.5 9.2 10.0 16.9 10.6 10.0 8.9 7.5 11.7 10.3 9.7 8.7
Age
Under 18 years 58,295 14.3 14.3 13.1 14.3 16.5 14.8 14.3 12.6 9.5 15.9 12.9 12.4 10.7
Related children 57,329 13.8 13.8 12.6 13.7 15.9 14.2 13.7 12.0 8.9 15.2 12.3 11.8 10.1
Under 6 years 19,124 16.9 16.9 15.8 17.2 18.7 17.5 17.2 15.6 11.9 18.7 15.0 14.7 13.2
18 to 24 years 22,363 15.7 15.7 14.9 16.3 18.7 16.8 16.3 15.5 14.2 18.6 17.2 16.7 16.0
25 to 44 years 66,544 9.5 9.5 8.7 9.7 12.0 10.1 9.7 8.8 7.2 11.1 9.6 9.2 8.3
45 to 64 years 62,033 7.0 7.0 5.6 6.0 11.3 6.8 6.0 5.3 5.0 7.9 7.5 6.7 6.0
65 years and over 31,179 9.2 9.2 5.6 5.8 37.5 6.6 5.8 4.7 4.7 7.8 7.7 6.9 5.8
65 to 74 years 16,070 7.9 7.9 5.0 5.2 31.1 6.0 5.2 4.2 4.2 7.1 7.0 6.2 5.2
75 years and over 15,109 10.6 10.6 6.3 6.4 44.2 7.1 6.4 5.2 5.2 8.5 8.4 7.6 6.4
Family Relationship
In families 198,576 9.0 9.0 7.8 8.6 14.0 9.1 8.6 7.6 6.0 10.1 8.5 8.0 7.0
In married-couple families 160,543 5.6 5.6 4.6 5.2 10.3 5.6 5.2 4.7 3.5 6.4 5.1 4.8 4.2
With related children under 18 96,848 6.8 6.8 6.0 6.8 8.4 7.1 6.8 6.0 4.0 7.9 5.8 5.6 4.8
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 26,943 27.9 27.9 25.4 27.0 34.7 28.9 27.0 23.8 19.8 30.9 27.5 25.7 22.3
With related children under 18 19,125 34.8 34.8 32.5 34.4 39.7 36.1 34.4 30.2 24.7 38.2 33.5 31.7 27.4
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 11,090 12.0 12.0 10.6 12.0 17.1 12.7 12.0 11.1 9.0 14.4 12.2 11.6 10.6
With related children under 18 6,162 15.9 15.9 14.5 16.1 19.8 16.5 16.1 14.6 11.0 18.2 14.3 13.8 12.2
Unrelated individuals 40,801 17.4 17.4 15.0 15.9 30.2 16.7 15.9 14.4 14.3 18.5 18.4 17.6 16.0
Living alone 25,184 14.0 14.0 10.6 11.1 31.2 12.1 11.1 8.9 8.9 13.8 13.7 12.7 10.4
65 years and over 9,505 16.2 16.2 10.3 10.4 52.2 11.3 10.4 7.6 7.6 13.0 13.0 12.0 9.2
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 198,702 10.1 10.1 8.8 9.6 15.7 10.2 9.6 8.6 7.3 11.3 9.9 9.3 8.3
Inside principal cities 67,522 13.7 13.7 12.5 13.5 19.9 14.3 13.5 12.0 10.2 15.5 13.8 13.0 11.5
Outside principal cities 131,180 8.3 8.3 7.0 7.6 13.6 8.1 7.6 6.9 5.7 9.1 8.0 7.5 6.7
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 41,712 12.7 12.7 10.7 11.6 22.2 12.3 11.6 10.3 8.7 13.7 12.2 11.6 10.3
Region
Northeast 44,402 9.3 9.3 8.1 8.7 15.2 9.4 8.7 7.4 6.3 10.5 9.4 8.6 7.2
Midwest 56,514 9.1 9.1 7.8 8.5 15.4 8.9 8.5 7.7 6.5 10.0 8.9 8.6 7.6
South 82,591 11.4 11.4 9.9 10.8 18.8 11.4 10.8 9.7 8.3 12.6 11.2 10.6 9.6
West 56,907 11.7 11.7 10.2 11.2 16.8 12.0 11.2 10.3 8.4 13.0 11.3 10.5 9.5
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 182,119 9.3 9.3 7.9 8.6 17.0 9.2 8.6 7.7 6.9 10.4 9.5 8.9 8.0
18 to 24 years old 22,363 15.7 15.7 14.9 16.3 18.7 16.8 16.3 15.5 14.2 18.6 17.2 16.7 16.0
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,674 23.2 23.2 22.2 24.1 27.2 24.9 24.1 22.6 20.3 27.7 25.1 24.3 22.7
25 years old and over 159,756 8.5 8.5 6.9 7.5 16.7 8.1 7.5 6.6 5.8 9.2 8.4 7.8 6.9
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 22,200 22.0 22.0 18.2 19.7 39.2 21.9 19.7 16.9 14.7 24.2 22.1 19.8 17.1
High school graduate, no college 50,834 9.0 9.0 7.5 8.1 20.1 8.8 8.1 7.2 6.3 10.0 9.1 8.4 7.6
College: Less than bachelor's degree 41,562 6.5 6.5 5.3 5.7 12.5 6.1 5.7 5.2 4.6 7.1 6.5 6.1 5.5
Bachelor's degree or more 45,161 3.0 3.0 2.2 2.4 5.7 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.1 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.5
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 144,932 9.2 9.2 8.1 8.9 12.5 9.5 8.9 8.1 7.1 10.7 9.7 9.1 8.3
Worked at full-time jobs 98,928 3.7 3.7 3.3 4.0 4.8 4.1 4.0 3.6 2.7 5.0 4.1 4.0 3.6
50 to 52 weeks 84,225 2.5 2.5 2.1 2.7 3.1 2.8 2.7 2.4 1.7 3.5 2.8 2.7 2.4
Worked at part-time jobs 18,502 11.8 11.8 10.5 11.9 15.7 12.4 11.9 11.1 9.8 14.0 12.7 12.3 11.3
Did not work 27,501 26.9 26.9 23.8 24.6 38.1 27.0 24.6 22.2 21.0 28.8 27.5 25.2 22.9
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 10,936 40.5 40.5 37.5 38.9 60.4 51.6 38.9 29.4 27.1 53.6 51.3 38.5 29.0
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 3,944 59.0 59.0 56.8 59.5 70.1 66.2 59.5 47.3 42.7 68.2 64.0 57.7 45.2
SSI 7,720 33.4 33.4 29.9 30.6 57.8 46.5 30.6 21.3 20.4 48.5 47.4 31.0 22.0
Food stamps 14,570 59.4 59.4 55.2 58.2 71.6 62.9 58.2 44.8 37.3 65.7 59.4 54.7 40.7
Housing assistance 5,509 52.8 52.8 52.8 55.2 76.6 60.0 55.2 35.4 28.9 61.7 56.3 51.6 30.4
Energy assistance 5,069 52.6 52.6 46.9 49.0 71.4 54.3 49.0 38.5 31.9 56.6 52.7 47.5 35.4
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 22,896 38.2 38.2 35.3 38.2 45.2 40.1 38.2 31.8 24.0 42.6 35.3 33.4 26.9
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 5,269 65.5 65.5 61.7 64.2 83.2 76.9 64.2 46.2 42.8 78.8 75.9 63.0 45.5
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 204,362 8.4 8.4 7.1 7.7 15.1 8.4 7.7 6.7 5.6 9.3 8.2 7.6 6.5
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 147,248 2.6 2.6 2.0 2.4 4.5 2.4 2.4 2.2 1.7 3.0 2.4 2.3 2.2
Medicare 34,685 10.8 10.8 7.3 7.4 40.7 8.7 7.4 5.8 5.7 10.0 9.8 8.5 6.9
Both Medicare and Medicaid 4,208 31.4 31.4 25.3 25.8 64.9 35.0 25.8 16.0 15.7 37.2 36.3 26.9 17.1
Medicaid 26,821 37.4 37.4 34.1 36.3 50.2 40.8 36.3 29.8 24.3 43.1 38.1 33.6 26.9
Not covered at any time during the year 36,053 22.5 22.5 20.6 22.6 26.6 23.0 22.6 21.5 18.4 25.6 22.4 22.0 20.8
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 -- White alone or in combination
[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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
White alone or in combination
Total 240,414 25,363 25,362 22,012 23,935 40,515 25,381 23,935 21,412 18,057 28,145 24,863 23,401 20,847
Age
Under 18 years 58,295 8,341 8,341 7,660 8,347 9,631 8,624 8,347 7,351 5,545 9,243 7,524 7,236 6,215
Related children 57,329 7,887 7,887 7,209 7,867 9,124 8,138 7,867 6,881 5,121 8,735 7,068 6,787 5,778
Under 6 years 19,124 3,229 3,229 3,022 3,283 3,571 3,356 3,283 2,985 2,273 3,577 2,875 2,815 2,521
18 to 24 years 22,363 3,504 3,504 3,321 3,640 4,180 3,747 3,640 3,471 3,170 4,162 3,840 3,736 3,570
25 to 44 years 66,544 6,319 6,318 5,820 6,422 7,999 6,737 6,422 5,825 4,790 7,408 6,413 6,115 5,520
45 to 64 years 62,033 4,335 4,335 3,451 3,731 7,025 4,223 3,731 3,305 3,101 4,905 4,683 4,168 3,736
65 years and over 31,179 2,864 2,864 1,759 1,795 11,680 2,050 1,795 1,460 1,450 2,428 2,403 2,146 1,807
65 to 74 years 16,070 1,262 1,262 808 833 4,994 972 833 679 672 1,148 1,127 993 842
75 years and over 15,109 1,603 1,603 951 962 6,686 1,079 962 781 778 1,280 1,276 1,153 965
Family Relationship
In families 198,576 17,887 17,887 15,495 17,022 27,766 18,123 17,022 15,125 11,873 20,138 16,964 15,856 13,951
In married-couple families 160,543 9,053 9,053 7,464 8,416 16,505 8,938 8,416 7,492 5,549 10,208 8,191 7,659 6,766
With related children under 18 96,848 6,587 6,587 5,797 6,632 8,107 6,843 6,632 5,807 3,884 7,639 5,658 5,451 4,644
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 26,943 7,505 7,505 6,855 7,274 9,360 7,775 7,274 6,403 5,328 8,331 7,418 6,914 6,009
With related children under 18 19,125 6,657 6,657 6,212 6,572 7,588 6,907 6,572 5,771 4,723 7,299 6,398 6,056 5,231
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 11,090 1,328 1,328 1,176 1,332 1,902 1,410 1,332 1,231 996 1,598 1,356 1,283 1,176
With related children under 18 6,162 979 979 894 994 1,220 1,019 994 899 675 1,122 880 850 753
Unrelated individuals 40,801 7,088 7,088 6,129 6,489 12,303 6,827 6,489 5,865 5,830 7,550 7,521 7,171 6,527
Living alone 25,184 3,537 3,537 2,682 2,804 7,855 3,052 2,804 2,245 2,234 3,472 3,458 3,211 2,631
65 years and over 9,505 1,541 1,541 975 985 4,964 1,075 985 723 723 1,233 1,233 1,141 873
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 198,702 20,080 20,080 17,562 19,117 31,267 20,249 19,117 17,119 14,421 22,417 19,755 18,559 16,569
Inside principal cities 67,522 9,229 9,229 8,410 9,125 13,446 9,676 9,125 8,081 6,901 10,483 9,312 8,778 7,734
Outside principal cities 131,180 10,851 10,851 9,152 9,991 17,821 10,574 9,991 9,038 7,521 11,934 10,442 9,781 8,835
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 41,712 5,283 5,282 4,450 4,818 9,248 5,131 4,818 4,294 3,635 5,728 5,109 4,842 4,278
Region
Northeast 44,402 4,142 4,142 3,604 3,866 6,742 4,167 3,866 3,270 2,788 4,651 4,174 3,838 3,215
Midwest 56,514 5,144 5,144 4,403 4,803 8,685 5,022 4,803 4,330 3,649 5,667 5,043 4,841 4,313
South 82,591 9,436 9,436 8,217 8,883 15,507 9,374 8,883 7,979 6,823 10,420 9,211 8,723 7,908
West 56,907 6,641 6,640 5,788 6,383 9,581 6,817 6,383 5,833 4,797 7,407 6,435 5,999 5,410
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 182,119 17,022 17,021 14,352 15,588 30,884 16,757 15,588 14,061 12,512 18,902 17,339 16,165 14,632
18 to 24 years old 22,363 3,504 3,504 3,321 3,640 4,180 3,747 3,640 3,471 3,170 4,162 3,840 3,736 3,570
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,674 1,086 1,086 1,038 1,125 1,269 1,162 1,125 1,055 951 1,294 1,175 1,134 1,063
25 years old and over 159,756 13,518 13,517 11,031 11,949 26,704 13,010 11,949 10,590 9,341 14,741 13,499 12,429 11,062
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 22,200 4,884 4,884 4,043 4,376 8,702 4,858 4,376 3,762 3,272 5,369 4,898 4,405 3,791
High school graduate, no college 50,834 4,599 4,599 3,791 4,112 10,227 4,459 4,112 3,674 3,215 5,061 4,637 4,288 3,852
College: Less than bachelor's degree 41,562 2,698 2,698 2,196 2,384 5,180 2,551 2,384 2,153 1,924 2,938 2,691 2,533 2,297
Bachelor's degree or more 45,161 1,336 1,336 1,000 1,077 2,594 1,141 1,077 1,001 931 1,373 1,273 1,202 1,123
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 144,932 13,293 13,292 11,785 12,911 18,180 13,802 12,911 11,759 10,306 15,468 14,010 13,120 11,967
Worked at full-time jobs 98,928 3,707 3,707 3,300 3,955 4,786 4,102 3,955 3,582 2,716 4,953 4,083 3,934 3,584
50 to 52 weeks 84,225 2,064 2,064 1,803 2,277 2,616 2,347 2,277 2,053 1,439 2,951 2,342 2,265 2,047
Worked at part-time jobs 18,502 2,178 2,178 1,948 2,202 2,906 2,286 2,202 2,061 1,811 2,587 2,357 2,267 2,086
Did not work 27,501 7,408 7,408 6,537 6,753 10,488 7,414 6,753 6,117 5,778 7,928 7,571 6,918 6,297
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 10,936 4,427 4,427 4,098 4,258 6,605 5,643 4,258 3,219 2,964 5,856 5,612 4,212 3,176
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 3,944 2,325 2,325 2,242 2,345 2,764 2,610 2,345 1,866 1,685 2,689 2,524 2,275 1,783
SSI 7,720 2,580 2,580 2,308 2,366 4,459 3,590 2,366 1,646 1,573 3,741 3,657 2,396 1,696
Food stamps 14,570 8,652 8,652 8,050 8,479 10,429 9,159 8,479 6,531 5,428 9,569 8,654 7,971 5,929
Housing assistance 5,509 2,909 2,909 2,909 3,041 4,218 3,308 3,041 1,949 1,594 3,398 3,101 2,845 1,677
Energy assistance 5,069 2,668 2,668 2,379 2,482 3,617 2,752 2,482 1,953 1,618 2,867 2,671 2,405 1,793
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 22,896 8,738 8,738 8,074 8,750 10,359 9,180 8,750 7,288 5,489 9,755 8,089 7,642 6,159
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 5,269 3,452 3,452 3,252 3,381 4,382 4,051 3,381 2,432 2,256 4,154 3,998 3,318 2,395
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 204,362 17,254 17,253 14,600 15,782 30,910 17,092 15,782 13,675 11,432 18,929 16,796 15,463 13,336
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 147,248 3,790 3,789 2,972 3,474 6,589 3,577 3,474 3,228 2,446 4,360 3,577 3,449 3,212
Medicare 34,685 3,756 3,756 2,521 2,570 14,109 3,024 2,570 2,007 1,972 3,485 3,416 2,954 2,383
Both Medicare and Medicaid 4,208 1,320 1,320 1,063 1,086 2,733 1,474 1,086 674 662 1,564 1,526 1,133 721
Medicaid 26,821 10,032 10,032 9,153 9,747 13,456 10,946 9,747 7,984 6,507 11,562 10,224 9,017 7,213
Not covered at any time during the year 36,053 8,109 8,109 7,412 8,153 9,604 8,289 8,153 7,737 6,625 9,216 8,067 7,937 7,510
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 -- White alone or in combination
[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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
White alone or in combination
Total (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
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) 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
25 to 44 years (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
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 0.2 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 0.2 0.3 0.6 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 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Family Relationship
In families (X) 0.2 0.2 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) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7
With related children under 18 (X) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7
With related children under 18 (X) 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1
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 1.1 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 0.2 0.1
Inside principal cities (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 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 0.2 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 0.4
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 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
South (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 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 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
18 to 24 years old (X) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 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 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6
High school graduate, no college (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 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 0.3 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) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.7 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.7
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.5 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.5
SSI (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.7 1.2 1.2 0.9 0.7
Food stamps (X) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.8
Housing assistance (X) 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.9 1.6 1.5 1.1 1.0 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.0
Energy assistance (X) 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.9 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.1
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.1 2.0 1.7 1.3 1.3 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.3
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 0.2 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 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.9 3.3 2.3 1.9 1.5 1.5 2.3 2.3 2.0 1.5
Medicaid (X) 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
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 -- White alone or in combination
[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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White alone or in combination
Total 0 350 350 328 341 429 350 341 324 299 367 347 337 320
Age
Under 18 years 0 175 175 168 175 186 177 175 165 145 183 167 164 153
Related children 350 170 170 164 170 182 173 170 160 140 178 162 159 148
Under 6 years 218 112 112 108 112 117 114 112 108 94 117 106 105 99
18 to 24 years 0 80 80 78 81 87 83 81 80 76 87 83 82 81
25 to 44 years 0 108 108 104 109 120 111 109 104 95 116 109 106 101
45 to 64 years 0 90 90 81 84 113 89 84 79 77 96 94 89 84
65 years and over 0 73 73 58 58 125 62 58 53 53 67 67 63 59
65 to 74 years 0 49 49 40 40 93 43 40 36 36 47 47 44 41
75 years and over 0 55 55 43 43 104 46 43 39 39 50 50 47 43
Family Relationship
In families 454 298 298 278 291 364 300 291 275 245 315 291 281 265
In married-couple families 483 215 215 196 208 287 214 208 196 170 228 205 198 187
With related children under 18 457 184 184 173 185 204 188 185 173 142 198 171 168 155
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 281 197 197 188 194 219 200 194 182 166 207 195 189 176
With related children under 18 240 185 185 179 184 198 189 184 173 157 194 182 177 165
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 185 84 84 79 84 100 86 84 80 72 92 84 82 79
With related children under 18 139 72 72 69 72 80 73 72 69 60 77 68 67 63
Unrelated individuals 186 107 107 98 101 152 104 101 95 95 111 111 108 102
Living alone 153 71 71 61 62 114 65 62 55 55 70 70 67 60
65 years and over 98 45 45 36 36 86 37 36 30 30 40 40 39 34
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 454 314 314 295 307 384 316 307 292 269 331 312 303 287
Inside principal cities 409 217 217 208 216 260 222 216 204 189 231 218 212 199
Outside principal cities 483 235 235 216 226 297 232 226 215 197 246 231 223 213
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 415 203 203 186 194 266 200 194 183 169 211 199 194 183
Region
Northeast 0 146 146 137 141 181 146 141 131 121 154 146 141 129
Midwest 0 161 161 149 156 202 159 156 148 137 168 159 156 148
South 0 221 221 208 215 275 221 215 205 191 231 219 214 204
West 0 187 187 175 183 219 189 183 176 161 196 184 178 170
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 232 289 289 267 277 376 286 277 264 250 303 291 282 269
18 to 24 years old 156 80 80 78 81 87 83 81 80 76 87 83 82 81
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 74 46 46 45 47 50 48 47 45 43 50 48 47 45
25 years old and over 255 259 259 236 245 353 255 245 231 218 270 259 249 236
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 156 159 159 145 151 210 158 151 140 131 166 159 151 140
High school graduate, no college 220 154 154 140 146 227 152 146 138 129 162 155 149 141
College: Less than bachelor's degree 204 119 119 107 112 164 115 112 106 100 124 119 115 110
Bachelor's degree or more 210 84 84 73 75 116 77 75 73 70 85 82 79 77
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 329 257 257 243 254 297 262 254 243 228 276 264 256 245
Worked at full-time jobs 383 139 139 131 143 157 146 143 136 119 160 146 143 137
50 to 52 weeks 381 104 104 97 109 117 111 109 104 87 124 111 109 104
Worked at part-time jobs 226 107 107 101 107 123 109 107 104 97 116 111 109 104
Did not work 269 195 195 183 186 230 195 186 177 172 201 197 188 180
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 141 81 81 77 79 102 93 79 67 64 95 93 78 67
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 76 56 56 55 57 62 60 57 50 47 61 59 56 49
SSI 113 60 60 56 57 81 72 57 47 46 73 72 57 48
Food stamps 171 121 121 116 119 136 125 119 102 91 129 121 115 96
Housing assistance 92 64 64 64 65 79 68 65 51 46 69 66 63 47
Energy assistance 87 61 61 57 58 72 62 58 51 46 63 61 57 49
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 236 122 122 116 122 136 126 122 109 92 131 116 112 98
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 89 70 70 68 69 80 77 69 58 55 78 76 69 57
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 408 293 293 271 281 382 292 281 262 241 306 289 278 259
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 442 141 141 125 135 184 137 135 130 113 151 137 134 130
Medicare 285 140 140 115 116 266 126 116 103 102 135 134 124 112
Both Medicare and Medicaid 105 83 83 75 76 120 88 76 60 59 91 90 77 62
Medicaid 254 226 226 216 223 260 236 223 203 183 242 228 215 193
Not covered at any time during the year 290 204 204 195 205 222 206 205 199 185 217 204 202 197
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes