Table RD-REV POV01.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds: 2005 -- White alone
[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
Total 235,430 10.5 10.5 9.0 9.8 16.8 10.4 9.8 8.8 7.4 11.6 10.3 9.6 8.6
Age
Under 18 years 56,075 14.2 14.2 13.0 14.2 16.3 14.6 14.2 12.5 9.4 15.7 12.8 12.3 10.6
Related children 55,152 13.6 13.6 12.4 13.6 15.7 14.0 13.6 11.9 8.9 15.1 12.2 11.7 10.0
Under 6 years 18,315 16.7 16.7 15.6 17.0 18.5 17.4 17.0 15.5 11.8 18.5 14.9 14.6 13.2
18 to 24 years 21,789 15.7 15.7 14.9 16.3 18.7 16.8 16.3 15.6 14.2 18.6 17.2 16.7 16.0
25 to 44 years 65,364 9.4 9.4 8.7 9.6 11.9 10.0 9.6 8.7 7.1 11.0 9.6 9.1 8.2
45 to 64 years 61,297 6.9 6.9 5.5 5.9 11.2 6.7 5.9 5.3 4.9 7.8 7.5 6.7 6.0
65 years and over 30,905 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 15,908 7.8 7.8 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 14,997 10.6 10.6 6.3 6.4 44.3 7.2 6.4 5.2 5.2 8.5 8.5 7.7 6.4
Family Relationship
In families 194,277 8.9 8.9 7.7 8.5 13.9 9.0 8.5 7.5 5.9 10.0 8.4 7.9 7.0
In married-couple families 157,589 5.6 5.6 4.6 5.2 10.3 5.5 5.2 4.6 3.4 6.3 5.1 4.8 4.2
With related children under 18 94,690 6.8 6.8 6.0 6.8 8.3 7.0 6.8 6.0 4.0 7.9 5.8 5.6 4.8
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 25,943 27.6 27.6 25.2 26.7 34.5 28.5 26.7 23.6 19.6 30.6 27.3 25.5 22.2
With related children under 18 18,271 34.7 34.7 32.3 34.2 39.5 35.9 34.2 30.1 24.7 37.9 33.3 31.5 27.4
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 10,745 11.9 11.9 10.5 11.9 17.0 12.6 11.9 11.0 8.9 14.3 12.2 11.5 10.5
With related children under 18 5,911 15.7 15.7 14.3 16.0 19.7 16.4 16.0 14.4 10.8 18.1 14.2 13.7 12.1
Unrelated individuals 40,164 17.3 17.3 15.0 15.8 30.1 16.6 15.8 14.3 14.2 18.4 18.4 17.5 15.9
Living alone 24,874 14.0 14.0 10.6 11.1 31.1 12.0 11.1 8.9 8.9 13.7 13.7 12.7 10.4
65 years and over 9,432 16.2 16.2 10.3 10.4 52.2 11.3 10.4 7.7 7.7 13.0 13.0 12.0 9.2
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 194,545 10.0 10.0 8.8 9.5 15.7 10.1 9.5 8.6 7.2 11.2 9.9 9.3 8.3
Inside principal cities 65,902 13.6 13.6 12.4 13.4 19.9 14.2 13.4 11.9 10.2 15.4 13.7 12.9 11.4
Outside principal cities 128,644 8.2 8.2 6.9 7.5 13.6 8.0 7.5 6.8 5.7 9.0 7.9 7.4 6.7
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 40,885 12.4 12.4 10.4 11.3 21.9 12.0 11.3 10.1 8.6 13.5 12.0 11.4 10.1
Region
Northeast 43,804 9.2 9.2 8.0 8.6 15.0 9.2 8.6 7.2 6.2 10.3 9.3 8.5 7.1
Midwest 55,574 9.0 9.0 7.6 8.4 15.3 8.7 8.4 7.5 6.3 9.9 8.8 8.4 7.5
South 80,991 11.4 11.4 9.9 10.7 18.7 11.3 10.7 9.6 8.2 12.5 11.1 10.5 9.5
West 55,061 11.6 11.6 10.1 11.1 16.8 11.9 11.1 10.2 8.4 12.9 11.2 10.5 9.5
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 179,355 9.3 9.3 7.8 8.5 16.9 9.1 8.5 7.7 6.8 10.3 9.5 8.8 8.0
18 to 24 years old 21,789 15.7 15.7 14.9 16.3 18.7 16.8 16.3 15.6 14.2 18.6 17.2 16.7 16.0
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,536 23.2 23.2 22.2 24.1 27.0 24.8 24.1 22.6 20.3 27.6 25.1 24.3 22.8
25 years old and over 157,566 8.4 8.4 6.8 7.4 16.7 8.1 7.4 6.6 5.8 9.2 8.4 7.7 6.9
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 21,860 22.0 22.0 18.2 19.7 39.2 21.9 19.7 16.9 14.7 24.2 22.1 19.9 17.1
High school graduate, no college 50,176 9.0 9.0 7.4 8.0 20.1 8.7 8.0 7.2 6.3 9.9 9.1 8.4 7.5
College: Less than bachelor's degree 40,818 6.4 6.4 5.2 5.6 12.4 6.0 5.6 5.1 4.5 7.0 6.4 6.0 5.4
Bachelor's degree or more 44,712 2.9 2.9 2.2 2.4 5.7 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.1 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.5
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 142,602 9.1 9.1 8.1 8.8 12.4 9.4 8.8 8.0 7.0 10.6 9.6 9.0 8.2
Worked at full-time jobs 97,411 3.7 3.7 3.3 4.0 4.8 4.1 4.0 3.6 2.7 5.0 4.1 3.9 3.6
50 to 52 weeks 83,022 2.4 2.4 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 18,170 11.7 11.7 10.4 11.8 15.6 12.3 11.8 11.1 9.7 13.9 12.7 12.2 11.2
Did not work 27,021 26.7 26.7 23.6 24.4 37.9 26.8 24.4 22.1 20.9 28.7 27.4 25.0 22.8
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 10,441 40.2 40.2 37.2 38.6 60.3 51.4 38.6 29.3 27.0 53.4 51.2 38.2 28.9
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 3,652 59.1 59.1 57.1 59.5 70.5 66.4 59.5 47.8 43.3 68.5 64.4 57.9 45.8
SSI 7,417 33.1 33.1 29.7 30.5 57.7 46.4 30.5 21.3 20.3 48.4 47.3 30.8 21.9
Food stamps 13,864 59.5 59.5 55.3 58.2 71.7 62.9 58.2 44.9 37.4 65.8 59.6 54.9 40.9
Housing assistance 5,233 51.9 51.9 51.9 54.4 76.2 59.3 54.4 34.7 28.5 60.9 55.8 51.0 30.1
Energy assistance 4,856 52.2 52.2 46.5 48.5 70.9 53.6 48.5 38.1 31.6 55.9 52.1 47.1 35.1
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 22,068 38.2 38.2 35.2 38.2 45.2 40.1 38.2 31.9 24.0 42.6 35.4 33.4 27.0
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 4,961 65.6 65.6 61.7 64.1 83.3 77.0 64.1 46.2 42.9 79.0 76.2 63.0 45.7
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 200,206 8.3 8.3 7.0 7.6 15.0 8.2 7.6 6.6 5.5 9.1 8.1 7.5 6.5
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 144,553 2.5 2.5 2.0 2.3 4.5 2.4 2.3 2.2 1.6 2.9 2.4 2.3 2.2
Medicare 34,324 10.8 10.8 7.2 7.4 40.6 8.7 7.4 5.8 5.7 10.0 9.8 8.5 6.9
Both Medicare and Medicaid 4,129 31.1 31.1 25.0 25.6 64.7 34.8 25.6 15.9 15.6 37.0 36.1 26.7 17.0
Medicaid 25,741 37.3 37.3 33.9 36.2 50.1 40.7 36.2 29.7 24.2 43.0 38.1 33.5 26.9
Not covered at any time during the year 35,224 22.5 22.5 20.6 22.6 26.6 23.0 22.6 21.4 18.3 25.5 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
[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
Total 235,430 24,604 24,603 21,303 23,178 39,491 24,578 23,178 20,764 17,518 27,282 24,134 22,718 20,275
Age
Under 18 years 56,075 7,952 7,952 7,287 7,951 9,160 8,203 7,951 7,016 5,289 8,791 7,165 6,900 5,946
Related children 55,152 7,518 7,518 6,856 7,495 8,678 7,742 7,495 6,570 4,884 8,312 6,729 6,471 5,530
Under 6 years 18,315 3,061 3,061 2,862 3,115 3,387 3,179 3,115 2,839 2,170 3,385 2,728 2,674 2,409
18 to 24 years 21,789 3,417 3,417 3,240 3,550 4,075 3,653 3,550 3,390 3,095 4,058 3,745 3,647 3,488
25 to 44 years 65,364 6,155 6,154 5,662 6,249 7,786 6,556 6,249 5,676 4,666 7,219 6,251 5,961 5,387
45 to 64 years 61,297 4,240 4,240 3,370 3,647 6,886 4,131 3,647 3,230 3,026 4,804 4,587 4,080 3,657
65 years and over 30,905 2,840 2,840 1,745 1,781 11,584 2,035 1,781 1,452 1,442 2,411 2,386 2,130 1,797
65 to 74 years 15,908 1,245 1,245 796 821 4,944 959 821 672 664 1,134 1,113 980 833
75 years and over 14,997 1,596 1,596 949 960 6,641 1,076 960 780 778 1,277 1,273 1,150 964
Family Relationship
In families 194,277 17,280 17,280 14,925 16,420 26,967 17,483 16,420 14,609 11,462 19,449 16,400 15,332 13,519
In married-couple families 157,589 8,840 8,840 7,274 8,212 16,180 8,721 8,212 7,311 5,412 9,982 8,009 7,493 6,619
With related children under 18 94,690 6,420 6,420 5,643 6,465 7,881 6,667 6,465 5,662 3,782 7,454 5,518 5,321 4,533
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 25,943 7,164 7,164 6,526 6,929 8,956 7,406 6,929 6,122 5,096 7,928 7,083 6,603 5,767
With related children under 18 18,271 6,333 6,333 5,898 6,243 7,211 6,557 6,243 5,506 4,506 6,917 6,085 5,764 5,007
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 10,745 1,276 1,276 1,125 1,278 1,830 1,355 1,278 1,177 954 1,539 1,308 1,236 1,132
With related children under 18 5,911 930 930 847 946 1,162 971 946 852 639 1,069 839 809 716
Unrelated individuals 40,164 6,952 6,951 6,006 6,353 12,099 6,687 6,353 5,753 5,718 7,401 7,372 7,028 6,403
Living alone 24,874 3,477 3,477 2,634 2,753 7,748 2,996 2,753 2,214 2,203 3,410 3,396 3,154 2,593
65 years and over 9,432 1,529 1,529 968 978 4,924 1,067 978 722 722 1,225 1,225 1,134 872
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 194,545 19,519 19,519 17,043 18,555 30,522 19,655 18,555 16,634 14,020 21,774 19,208 18,050 16,140
Inside principal cities 65,902 8,957 8,957 8,154 8,851 13,086 9,384 8,851 7,841 6,689 10,179 9,036 8,518 7,512
Outside principal cities 128,644 10,562 10,562 8,889 9,704 17,437 10,271 9,704 8,793 7,331 11,595 10,172 9,532 8,629
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 40,885 5,084 5,084 4,260 4,622 8,968 4,924 4,622 4,130 3,497 5,508 4,927 4,668 4,135
Region
Northeast 43,804 4,026 4,026 3,494 3,750 6,580 4,048 3,750 3,175 2,708 4,521 4,058 3,729 3,127
Midwest 55,574 4,984 4,984 4,251 4,641 8,482 4,853 4,641 4,183 3,528 5,493 4,893 4,696 4,189
South 80,991 9,204 9,204 7,999 8,657 15,176 9,134 8,657 7,779 6,655 10,149 8,996 8,520 7,731
West 55,061 6,390 6,389 5,559 6,130 9,253 6,544 6,130 5,627 4,627 7,119 6,187 5,774 5,228
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 179,355 16,652 16,651 14,016 15,226 30,331 16,375 15,226 13,748 12,229 18,492 16,969 15,818 14,329
18 to 24 years old 21,789 3,417 3,417 3,240 3,550 4,075 3,653 3,550 3,390 3,095 4,058 3,745 3,647 3,488
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,536 1,052 1,052 1,005 1,092 1,226 1,127 1,092 1,024 922 1,253 1,139 1,102 1,034
25 years old and over 157,566 13,235 13,234 10,776 11,677 26,256 12,722 11,677 10,358 9,134 14,434 13,224 12,171 10,840
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 21,860 4,808 4,807 3,976 4,301 8,575 4,778 4,301 3,700 3,217 5,285 4,828 4,340 3,735
High school graduate, no college 50,176 4,507 4,507 3,706 4,022 10,076 4,364 4,022 3,595 3,142 4,963 4,544 4,202 3,774
College: Less than bachelor's degree 40,818 2,604 2,604 2,110 2,293 5,045 2,456 2,293 2,075 1,856 2,838 2,601 2,448 2,224
Bachelor's degree or more 44,712 1,316 1,316 984 1,061 2,561 1,123 1,061 988 919 1,349 1,251 1,182 1,108
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 142,602 12,968 12,968 11,485 12,587 17,749 13,459 12,587 11,476 10,051 15,100 13,681 12,811 11,693
Worked at full-time jobs 97,411 3,615 3,615 3,213 3,853 4,669 3,999 3,853 3,491 2,644 4,834 3,990 3,843 3,498
50 to 52 weeks 83,022 2,024 2,023 1,764 2,231 2,564 2,300 2,231 2,009 1,406 2,894 2,301 2,225 2,009
Worked at part-time jobs 18,170 2,126 2,126 1,899 2,146 2,831 2,227 2,146 2,012 1,767 2,525 2,299 2,214 2,039
Did not work 27,021 7,227 7,227 6,374 6,588 10,249 7,233 6,588 5,973 5,640 7,742 7,392 6,755 6,156
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 10,441 4,194 4,194 3,883 4,029 6,300 5,370 4,029 3,055 2,818 5,576 5,347 3,992 3,022
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 3,652 2,160 2,160 2,084 2,173 2,574 2,424 2,173 1,746 1,581 2,502 2,350 2,116 1,674
SSI 7,417 2,458 2,458 2,200 2,259 4,282 3,445 2,259 1,577 1,504 3,588 3,507 2,287 1,625
Food stamps 13,864 8,248 8,248 7,661 8,072 9,938 8,721 8,072 6,220 5,180 9,121 8,264 7,611 5,670
Housing assistance 5,233 2,716 2,716 2,716 2,845 3,988 3,103 2,845 1,818 1,491 3,188 2,920 2,671 1,574
Energy assistance 4,856 2,536 2,536 2,258 2,353 3,443 2,604 2,353 1,848 1,536 2,716 2,531 2,287 1,707
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 22,068 8,433 8,433 7,778 8,437 9,972 8,847 8,437 7,049 5,299 9,402 7,804 7,378 5,965
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 4,961 3,253 3,253 3,063 3,179 4,133 3,819 3,179 2,292 2,131 3,921 3,778 3,127 2,267
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 200,206 16,680 16,679 14,062 15,212 30,114 16,482 15,212 13,210 11,054 18,291 16,252 14,960 12,939
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 144,553 3,675 3,674 2,861 3,353 6,434 3,455 3,353 3,121 2,356 4,229 3,480 3,353 3,120
Medicare 34,324 3,702 3,702 2,480 2,529 13,949 2,976 2,529 1,982 1,947 3,435 3,366 2,911 2,356
Both Medicare and Medicaid 4,129 1,286 1,286 1,033 1,056 2,671 1,439 1,056 657 645 1,527 1,489 1,101 703
Medicaid 25,741 9,595 9,595 8,738 9,310 12,909 10,471 9,310 7,641 6,239 11,067 9,800 8,632 6,930
Not covered at any time during the year 35,224 7,924 7,924 7,241 7,965 9,377 8,096 7,965 7,555 6,463 8,991 7,882 7,758 7,336
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
[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
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 0.3 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 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Under 6 years (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
18 to 24 years (X) 0.4 0.4 0.4 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 0.8 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 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 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 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1
Unrelated individuals (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 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 0.2 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 0.5
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 0.4 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 0.3 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 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1
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) 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.9 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.5 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.6
SSI (X) 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.4 1.2 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 1.2 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 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.2
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) 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 2.1 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.3 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.4
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 2.4 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
[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
Total 0 345 345 323 336 425 345 336 319 295 362 342 333 316
Age
Under 18 years 0 171 171 164 171 182 173 171 162 142 179 163 160 150
Related children 345 167 167 160 166 178 169 166 157 137 174 159 156 145
Under 6 years 213 109 109 105 110 114 111 110 105 92 114 103 102 97
18 to 24 years 0 79 79 77 81 86 82 81 79 76 86 83 82 80
25 to 44 years 0 107 107 103 107 119 110 107 103 94 115 107 105 100
45 to 64 years 0 89 89 80 83 112 88 83 79 76 95 93 88 83
65 years and over 0 72 72 58 58 125 62 58 53 53 67 67 63 58
65 to 74 years 0 49 49 39 40 92 43 40 36 36 47 46 44 40
75 years and over 0 55 55 43 43 104 46 43 39 39 50 50 47 43
Family Relationship
In families 459 293 293 274 286 360 295 286 271 241 310 286 277 261
In married-couple families 484 213 213 194 205 284 211 205 194 168 226 203 196 185
With related children under 18 454 182 182 171 183 201 186 183 171 140 196 169 166 154
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 276 192 192 184 189 214 195 189 178 163 202 191 185 173
With related children under 18 235 181 181 175 180 193 184 180 169 153 189 177 173 161
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 183 82 82 77 82 98 84 82 79 71 90 83 81 77
With related children under 18 137 70 70 67 71 78 72 71 67 58 75 66 65 61
Unrelated individuals 185 106 106 97 100 151 103 100 94 94 110 109 106 100
Living alone 152 70 70 60 62 113 65 62 55 55 70 69 67 60
65 years and over 97 45 45 35 36 86 37 36 30 30 40 40 38 34
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 459 310 310 291 303 380 311 303 288 266 326 308 299 284
Inside principal cities 406 214 214 205 213 257 219 213 201 186 228 215 209 197
Outside principal cities 482 232 232 213 223 294 229 223 212 194 243 228 221 210
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 411 199 199 182 190 262 196 190 180 165 207 196 191 180
Region
Northeast 0 144 144 135 139 179 144 139 129 119 152 144 139 128
Midwest 0 158 158 147 153 200 156 153 146 135 165 157 154 146
South 0 219 219 205 213 272 218 213 203 189 229 217 211 202
West 0 183 183 172 180 215 185 180 173 158 192 181 175 167
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 236 286 286 264 274 373 283 274 261 247 300 288 279 266
18 to 24 years old 155 79 79 77 81 86 82 81 79 76 86 83 82 80
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 73 45 45 44 46 49 47 46 45 42 49 47 46 45
25 years old and over 257 257 257 233 242 350 252 242 229 215 267 257 247 234
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 155 158 158 144 149 209 157 149 139 129 165 158 150 139
High school graduate, no college 219 153 153 139 144 226 150 144 137 128 160 153 148 140
College: Less than bachelor's degree 202 117 117 105 109 161 113 109 104 99 122 117 113 108
Bachelor's degree or more 210 83 83 72 75 116 77 75 72 70 84 81 79 76
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 335 254 254 240 251 294 259 251 240 225 273 261 253 242
Worked at full-time jobs 383 137 137 129 141 155 144 141 135 117 158 144 141 135
50 to 52 weeks 380 103 103 96 108 116 110 108 103 86 123 110 108 103
Worked at part-time jobs 225 105 105 100 106 122 108 106 103 96 115 110 108 103
Did not work 267 192 192 181 184 227 192 184 175 170 199 194 186 178
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 137 78 78 75 77 99 90 77 65 63 92 90 76 65
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 72 54 54 53 54 60 58 54 48 46 59 57 54 47
SSI 110 58 58 55 55 79 70 55 46 45 72 71 56 46
Food stamps 165 117 117 112 116 132 122 116 99 89 125 118 112 93
Housing assistance 89 61 61 61 63 76 66 63 49 44 67 64 61 46
Energy assistance 85 59 59 55 57 70 60 57 50 45 61 59 56 48
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 230 119 119 113 119 133 123 119 107 90 128 113 110 96
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 86 68 68 66 67 78 74 67 56 54 75 74 66 56
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 413 288 288 266 276 378 287 276 258 237 301 285 274 256
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 442 138 138 122 132 182 134 132 128 111 148 135 132 128
Medicare 284 139 139 114 115 265 125 115 102 101 134 133 123 111
Both Medicare and Medicaid 104 82 82 74 75 118 87 75 59 58 90 88 76 61
Medicaid 250 221 221 212 218 255 231 218 198 180 237 224 210 189
Not covered at any time during the year 287 202 202 193 202 219 204 202 197 183 215 201 200 194
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes