Table RD-REV POV01.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds: 2005 -- White alone, not Hispanic
[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, not Hispanic
Total 195,553 8.2 8.2 6.9 7.4 14.8 7.9 7.4 6.6 5.8 8.9 8.1 7.6 6.8
Age
Under 18 years 42,523 9.9 9.9 8.9 9.7 11.8 10.1 9.7 8.4 6.4 10.9 9.1 8.7 7.4
Related children 41,867 9.4 9.4 8.4 9.1 11.2 9.5 9.1 7.9 5.9 10.3 8.5 8.2 6.8
Under 6 years 13,342 11.5 11.5 10.7 11.6 12.9 11.8 11.6 10.4 8.2 12.8 10.6 10.3 9.1
18 to 24 years 17,369 13.9 13.9 13.3 14.4 16.9 14.8 14.4 13.9 12.9 16.4 15.4 15.0 14.5
25 to 44 years 52,090 7.1 7.1 6.4 7.1 9.4 7.5 7.1 6.4 5.4 8.3 7.4 7.0 6.3
45 to 64 years 54,867 6.1 6.1 4.8 5.1 10.3 5.8 5.1 4.6 4.3 6.8 6.6 5.8 5.2
65 years and over 28,704 8.2 8.2 4.8 4.9 36.7 5.5 4.9 4.0 4.0 6.7 6.6 6.0 5.1
65 to 74 years 14,618 6.9 6.9 4.2 4.2 30.1 4.9 4.2 3.6 3.6 6.0 5.9 5.2 4.5
75 years and over 14,086 9.6 9.6 5.5 5.5 43.6 6.1 5.5 4.5 4.5 7.4 7.4 6.8 5.7
Family Relationship
In families 159,204 6.3 6.3 5.2 5.7 11.4 6.2 5.7 5.1 4.1 7.0 6.1 5.6 4.9
In married-couple families 132,540 3.7 3.7 2.8 3.2 8.5 3.5 3.2 2.8 2.2 4.1 3.5 3.1 2.8
With related children under 18 74,706 3.9 3.9 3.3 3.8 5.1 3.9 3.8 3.2 2.2 4.5 3.5 3.3 2.8
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 18,899 23.1 23.1 20.6 22.1 30.3 23.4 22.1 19.5 15.9 25.2 22.5 21.2 18.3
With related children under 18 12,552 30.0 30.0 27.7 29.4 34.9 30.9 29.4 25.8 20.7 32.8 28.9 27.4 23.3
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 7,764 10.3 10.3 9.0 10.1 16.0 10.9 10.1 9.1 7.3 12.4 10.4 9.8 8.8
With related children under 18 4,243 13.5 13.5 12.3 14.0 18.0 14.5 14.0 12.3 9.1 15.8 12.2 11.9 10.2
Unrelated individuals 35,626 16.1 16.1 13.7 14.4 29.7 15.3 14.4 13.1 13.0 17.0 16.9 16.0 14.7
Living alone 23,060 13.2 13.2 9.8 10.2 30.8 11.2 10.2 8.3 8.3 12.7 12.7 11.8 9.8
65 years and over 8,962 15.0 15.0 9.1 9.2 51.5 10.0 9.2 7.0 7.0 11.7 11.7 10.9 8.6
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 157,389 7.4 7.4 6.3 6.7 13.3 7.2 6.7 6.0 5.3 8.1 7.4 6.9 6.2
Inside principal cities 47,252 9.1 9.1 8.1 8.6 15.7 9.4 8.6 7.7 6.9 10.2 9.5 8.8 7.7
Outside principal cities 110,138 6.7 6.7 5.5 5.9 12.3 6.3 5.9 5.3 4.6 7.2 6.5 6.0 5.5
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 38,163 11.5 11.5 9.5 10.3 21.2 11.0 10.3 9.2 7.9 12.3 11.2 10.6 9.4
Region
Northeast 38,628 7.4 7.4 6.2 6.6 13.2 7.1 6.6 5.6 4.9 8.0 7.4 6.8 5.7
Midwest 52,383 8.2 8.2 6.9 7.5 14.6 7.8 7.5 6.8 5.8 9.0 8.1 7.8 7.0
South 66,501 9.0 9.0 7.6 8.2 16.9 8.7 8.2 7.3 6.4 9.7 8.8 8.3 7.5
West 38,040 7.5 7.5 6.4 6.9 13.2 7.6 6.9 6.3 5.5 8.3 7.6 6.9 6.3
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 153,030 7.7 7.7 6.3 6.8 15.7 7.4 6.8 6.1 5.6 8.4 7.9 7.3 6.6
18 to 24 years old 17,369 13.9 13.9 13.3 14.4 16.9 14.8 14.4 13.9 12.9 16.4 15.4 15.0 14.5
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 2,879 19.2 19.2 18.3 19.8 23.6 20.9 19.8 18.5 17.1 22.7 20.9 19.8 18.6
25 years old and over 135,661 6.9 6.9 5.4 5.8 15.5 6.4 5.8 5.2 4.7 7.3 6.9 6.3 5.6
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 12,831 19.8 19.8 15.2 16.1 43.3 18.5 16.1 13.4 12.2 20.4 19.5 17.1 14.3
High school graduate, no college 43,955 8.0 8.0 6.5 6.9 19.9 7.5 6.9 6.2 5.6 8.7 8.1 7.5 6.7
College: Less than bachelor's degree 36,866 5.9 5.9 4.7 5.1 12.1 5.5 5.1 4.6 4.2 6.4 5.9 5.6 5.0
Bachelor's degree or more 42,010 2.7 2.7 2.0 2.1 5.6 2.3 2.1 2.0 1.9 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.3
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 119,621 7.4 7.4 6.5 7.0 10.7 7.6 7.0 6.4 5.8 8.5 7.9 7.4 6.8
Worked at full-time jobs 81,980 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.7 3.5 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.0 3.5 3.0 2.9 2.7
50 to 52 weeks 70,106 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.7 2.0 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.1 2.3 1.9 1.8 1.7
Worked at part-time jobs 16,010 10.2 10.2 9.1 10.3 14.0 10.7 10.3 9.6 8.5 12.1 11.0 10.7 9.9
Did not work 21,631 23.5 23.5 20.4 20.9 35.6 23.3 20.9 18.9 18.2 24.8 24.2 21.9 19.9
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 7,559 36.7 36.7 33.7 34.9 57.4 47.5 34.9 26.1 24.3 49.3 47.7 35.0 26.4
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 2,288 55.7 55.7 53.5 55.5 66.5 61.8 55.5 43.9 40.4 63.8 61.0 55.0 43.5
SSI 5,753 31.4 31.4 28.0 28.7 56.2 44.1 28.7 20.1 19.2 45.9 44.8 29.2 20.8
Food stamps 9,256 56.3 56.3 51.6 54.3 69.8 59.1 54.3 41.1 34.9 62.4 56.9 52.2 38.2
Housing assistance 3,450 50.1 50.1 50.1 52.7 79.1 57.7 52.7 32.2 25.8 58.5 54.7 49.8 27.5
Energy assistance 4,036 51.7 51.7 45.2 47.3 70.9 52.2 47.3 37.2 31.3 54.3 51.0 46.4 34.8
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 11,214 36.1 36.1 33.0 35.1 44.7 37.6 35.1 28.5 21.7 39.9 34.0 31.7 24.6
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 3,272 64.3 64.3 60.2 62.1 83.1 75.4 62.1 43.5 41.0 77.4 74.8 61.8 44.1
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 173,476 6.8 6.8 5.6 6.0 13.7 6.5 6.0 5.2 4.5 7.3 6.7 6.1 5.3
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 128,442 2.2 2.2 1.7 1.9 4.1 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.4 2.5 2.1 2.0 1.9
Medicare 31,716 9.8 9.8 6.4 6.4 39.8 7.5 6.4 5.1 5.1 8.8 8.6 7.6 6.2
Both Medicare and Medicaid 3,320 29.5 29.5 23.5 23.8 64.4 32.5 23.8 14.8 14.5 34.5 33.9 25.4 16.0
Medicaid 17,246 34.4 34.4 31.0 32.8 49.4 37.7 32.8 26.5 22.2 39.9 36.3 31.4 24.7
Not covered at any time during the year 22,077 19.1 19.1 17.2 18.8 23.7 19.1 18.8 17.9 15.9 21.5 19.5 19.2 18.3
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, not Hispanic
[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, not Hispanic
Total 195,553 16,011 16,011 13,461 14,513 29,019 15,524 14,513 12,986 11,321 17,429 15,876 14,859 13,272
Age
Under 18 years 42,523 4,196 4,196 3,784 4,117 4,996 4,276 4,117 3,587 2,741 4,640 3,856 3,692 3,137
Related children 41,867 3,917 3,917 3,507 3,825 4,689 3,983 3,825 3,299 2,481 4,330 3,579 3,417 2,865
Under 6 years 13,342 1,538 1,538 1,429 1,542 1,719 1,581 1,542 1,390 1,088 1,705 1,414 1,380 1,220
18 to 24 years 17,369 2,412 2,412 2,304 2,508 2,927 2,578 2,508 2,407 2,246 2,846 2,677 2,613 2,518
25 to 44 years 52,090 3,698 3,698 3,354 3,677 4,904 3,892 3,677 3,315 2,801 4,319 3,837 3,631 3,269
45 to 64 years 54,867 3,349 3,349 2,629 2,811 5,651 3,196 2,811 2,517 2,377 3,712 3,604 3,203 2,880
65 years and over 28,704 2,355 2,355 1,390 1,400 10,540 1,583 1,400 1,160 1,156 1,912 1,902 1,720 1,469
65 to 74 years 14,618 1,002 1,002 614 621 4,396 723 621 522 520 872 863 766 664
75 years and over 14,086 1,354 1,354 776 779 6,144 860 779 638 636 1,039 1,038 954 804
Family Relationship
In families 159,204 10,034 10,034 8,355 9,130 18,191 9,845 9,130 8,084 6,495 11,114 9,640 8,929 7,843
In married-couple families 132,540 4,877 4,877 3,761 4,177 11,229 4,573 4,177 3,700 2,911 5,389 4,573 4,164 3,706
With related children under 18 74,706 2,914 2,914 2,463 2,811 3,841 2,940 2,811 2,410 1,636 3,392 2,600 2,462 2,075
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 18,899 4,361 4,361 3,897 4,169 5,721 4,425 4,169 3,680 3,014 4,761 4,259 4,005 3,453
With related children under 18 12,552 3,766 3,766 3,480 3,696 4,379 3,882 3,696 3,241 2,600 4,115 3,622 3,437 2,923
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 7,764 796 796 697 783 1,241 846 783 703 569 964 808 761 684
With related children under 18 4,243 574 574 524 595 763 616 595 522 388 671 515 503 433
Unrelated individuals 35,626 5,749 5,749 4,879 5,140 10,572 5,435 5,140 4,662 4,633 6,047 6,021 5,717 5,221
Living alone 23,060 3,042 3,042 2,265 2,360 7,107 2,572 2,360 1,922 1,913 2,939 2,925 2,714 2,256
65 years and over 8,962 1,348 1,348 820 827 4,615 896 827 624 624 1,045 1,045 975 767
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 157,389 11,635 11,635 9,850 10,578 20,927 11,318 10,578 9,477 8,302 12,726 11,601 10,816 9,682
Inside principal cities 47,252 4,308 4,308 3,812 4,087 7,418 4,422 4,087 3,623 3,263 4,797 4,484 4,154 3,656
Outside principal cities 110,138 7,327 7,327 6,039 6,492 13,509 6,896 6,492 5,855 5,039 7,929 7,117 6,662 6,026
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 38,163 4,376 4,376 3,611 3,935 8,091 4,206 3,935 3,508 3,019 4,703 4,275 4,043 3,590
Region
Northeast 38,628 2,861 2,861 2,390 2,533 5,107 2,741 2,533 2,162 1,909 3,109 2,857 2,622 2,214
Midwest 52,383 4,306 4,306 3,603 3,933 7,663 4,102 3,933 3,546 3,044 4,689 4,244 4,076 3,646
South 66,501 6,006 6,006 5,048 5,432 11,211 5,785 5,432 4,882 4,267 6,477 5,873 5,529 5,012
West 38,040 2,837 2,837 2,420 2,615 5,038 2,896 2,615 2,396 2,102 3,154 2,902 2,632 2,401
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 153,030 11,814 11,814 9,677 10,396 24,022 11,248 10,396 9,399 8,580 12,789 12,020 11,167 10,135
18 to 24 years old 17,369 2,412 2,412 2,304 2,508 2,927 2,578 2,508 2,407 2,246 2,846 2,677 2,613 2,518
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 2,879 554 554 526 569 680 601 569 533 491 654 603 571 537
25 years old and over 135,661 9,402 9,402 7,374 7,888 21,095 8,670 7,888 6,991 6,335 9,943 9,342 8,554 7,617
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 12,831 2,537 2,537 1,956 2,061 5,556 2,371 2,061 1,717 1,566 2,618 2,498 2,188 1,840
High school graduate, no college 43,955 3,531 3,531 2,837 3,044 8,741 3,314 3,044 2,733 2,448 3,804 3,571 3,295 2,960
College: Less than bachelor's degree 36,866 2,190 2,190 1,745 1,882 4,453 2,030 1,882 1,702 1,538 2,360 2,193 2,054 1,862
Bachelor's degree or more 42,010 1,144 1,144 835 901 2,345 956 901 840 782 1,161 1,080 1,017 955
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 119,621 8,892 8,892 7,754 8,418 12,792 9,071 8,418 7,684 6,913 10,215 9,498 8,844 8,085
Worked at full-time jobs 81,980 2,164 2,164 1,877 2,246 2,841 2,330 2,246 2,047 1,600 2,909 2,489 2,396 2,194
50 to 52 weeks 70,106 1,101 1,101 920 1,178 1,392 1,222 1,178 1,062 766 1,618 1,331 1,283 1,173
Worked at part-time jobs 16,010 1,634 1,634 1,462 1,644 2,244 1,707 1,644 1,543 1,366 1,932 1,767 1,707 1,587
Did not work 21,631 5,094 5,094 4,415 4,528 7,707 5,034 4,528 4,093 3,948 5,374 5,242 4,741 4,304
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 7,559 2,775 2,775 2,550 2,636 4,341 3,590 2,636 1,974 1,840 3,723 3,604 2,644 1,994
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 2,288 1,274 1,274 1,223 1,270 1,522 1,414 1,270 1,005 923 1,460 1,396 1,257 995
SSI 5,753 1,808 1,808 1,614 1,653 3,235 2,538 1,653 1,158 1,106 2,638 2,578 1,682 1,198
Food stamps 9,256 5,211 5,211 4,778 5,029 6,464 5,474 5,029 3,805 3,227 5,778 5,264 4,835 3,534
Housing assistance 3,450 1,728 1,728 1,728 1,819 2,731 1,991 1,819 1,111 890 2,018 1,889 1,719 950
Energy assistance 4,036 2,086 2,086 1,823 1,907 2,863 2,107 1,907 1,500 1,262 2,193 2,057 1,874 1,404
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 11,214 4,045 4,045 3,697 3,941 5,012 4,212 3,941 3,191 2,437 4,469 3,810 3,557 2,756
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 3,272 2,105 2,105 1,970 2,032 2,719 2,466 2,032 1,423 1,342 2,533 2,449 2,022 1,442
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 173,476 11,786 11,786 9,670 10,372 23,780 11,300 10,372 9,033 7,807 12,693 11,565 10,624 9,242
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 128,442 2,797 2,797 2,140 2,469 5,314 2,536 2,469 2,289 1,813 3,169 2,682 2,595 2,429
Medicare 31,716 3,098 3,098 2,021 2,046 12,615 2,381 2,046 1,627 1,602 2,777 2,741 2,409 1,964
Both Medicare and Medicaid 3,320 978 978 780 790 2,138 1,078 790 492 482 1,145 1,126 842 530
Medicaid 17,246 5,938 5,938 5,349 5,648 8,512 6,505 5,648 4,573 3,834 6,879 6,264 5,412 4,265
Not covered at any time during the year 22,077 4,225 4,225 3,791 4,141 5,238 4,224 4,141 3,952 3,514 4,736 4,311 4,235 4,030
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, not Hispanic
[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, not Hispanic
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 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 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 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
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) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
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 0.1
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 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 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8
With related children under 18 (X) 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.2
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 0.2 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 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 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 0.3 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 0.4 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 0.2 0.3 0.4 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) 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2
25 years old 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
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.4 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8
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 0.1 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 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
Did not work (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.4 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.2 1.2 1.0 0.8
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.8 2.5 2.4 2.2 1.9
SSI (X) 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.5 1.3 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.3 1.3 1.0 0.8
Food stamps (X) 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.3 1.2 1.2 0.9
Housing assistance (X) 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8 2.4 1.9 1.8 1.3 1.1 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.2
Energy assistance (X) 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 2.1 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.3
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.6
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.5 2.4 2.1 1.6 1.5 2.4 2.4 2.0 1.6
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 0.3 0.3 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.1 3.7 2.4 2.1 1.6 1.6 2.5 2.5 2.1 1.7
Medicaid (X) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
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 -- White alone, not Hispanic
[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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
White alone, not Hispanic
Total 0 283 283 260 270 372 279 270 256 240 294 282 273 259
Age
Under 18 years 0 127 127 121 126 138 128 126 118 104 133 122 120 111
Related children 309 123 123 117 122 134 124 122 114 99 129 118 115 106
Under 6 years 184 78 78 75 78 82 79 78 74 66 82 75 74 70
18 to 24 years 0 67 67 66 69 74 70 69 67 65 73 71 70 69
25 to 44 years 0 84 84 80 84 96 86 84 80 74 90 86 83 79
45 to 64 years 0 80 80 71 74 102 78 74 70 68 84 83 78 74
65 years and over 0 66 66 52 52 122 55 52 47 47 60 60 57 53
65 to 74 years 0 44 44 35 35 88 38 35 32 32 41 41 39 36
75 years and over 0 51 51 39 39 101 41 39 35 35 45 45 43 40
Family Relationship
In families 484 226 226 207 216 300 224 216 204 183 238 222 214 201
In married-couple families 484 159 159 140 147 239 154 147 139 123 167 154 147 139
With related children under 18 423 123 123 114 121 142 124 121 112 93 133 117 114 104
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 239 151 151 143 147 172 152 147 139 126 157 149 144 134
With related children under 18 197 140 140 135 139 151 142 139 130 117 146 137 134 124
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 156 65 65 61 64 81 67 64 61 55 71 65 63 60
With related children under 18 116 55 55 53 56 63 57 56 52 45 59 52 51 48
Unrelated individuals 176 94 94 85 88 138 91 88 83 83 97 97 94 89
Living alone 147 65 65 56 57 107 60 57 51 51 64 64 61 55
65 years and over 95 42 42 32 33 83 34 33 28 28 37 37 36 31
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 484 243 243 224 232 320 240 232 220 206 254 243 235 222
Inside principal cities 357 150 150 141 146 195 152 146 137 131 158 153 147 138
Outside principal cities 471 194 194 177 183 261 189 183 174 162 202 192 185 177
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 400 185 185 168 175 250 181 175 166 154 191 183 178 168
Region
Northeast 0 123 123 113 116 160 120 116 107 101 127 122 118 109
Midwest 0 148 148 136 142 192 145 142 135 126 154 147 144 137
South 0 180 180 166 171 239 177 171 163 153 186 178 173 165
West 0 126 126 116 121 165 127 121 116 109 132 127 121 116
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 260 243 243 221 229 337 238 229 218 209 253 245 237 226
18 to 24 years old 139 67 67 66 69 74 70 69 67 65 73 71 70 69
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 59 33 33 32 33 37 34 33 32 31 36 34 34 33
25 years old and over 268 218 218 194 201 318 210 201 189 180 224 218 209 197
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 121 115 115 101 104 169 111 104 95 91 117 114 107 98
High school graduate, no college 208 136 136 122 126 211 131 126 119 113 141 136 131 124
College: Less than bachelor's degree 194 107 107 96 99 152 103 99 94 90 111 107 104 99
Bachelor's degree or more 205 78 78 66 69 111 71 69 66 64 78 75 73 71
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 372 212 212 199 207 253 215 207 198 188 227 219 212 203
Worked at full-time jobs 379 106 106 99 108 122 110 108 104 92 123 114 112 107
50 to 52 weeks 369 76 76 70 79 85 80 79 75 64 92 84 82 78
Worked at part-time jobs 212 93 93 88 93 108 95 93 90 85 101 96 95 91
Did not work 243 162 162 151 153 198 161 153 146 143 166 164 157 149
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 111 62 62 59 60 80 72 60 52 50 73 72 60 52
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 56 41 41 40 41 45 43 41 36 35 44 43 41 36
SSI 94 49 49 46 47 68 59 47 39 38 60 60 47 40
Food stamps 126 89 89 84 87 101 91 87 74 67 94 89 85 71
Housing assistance 70 48 48 48 49 61 52 49 38 34 52 50 48 35
Energy assistance 77 53 53 49 51 63 53 51 45 41 55 53 50 43
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 143 77 77 73 76 87 78 76 67 58 81 74 71 62
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 68 53 53 51 52 61 58 52 43 42 59 58 52 44
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 435 244 244 222 230 340 240 230 215 200 253 242 233 217
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 438 121 121 106 114 166 115 114 110 98 129 118 117 113
Medicare 274 127 127 103 104 253 112 104 92 92 121 120 112 102
Both Medicare and Medicaid 93 72 72 64 64 106 75 64 51 50 78 77 67 53
Medicaid 208 175 175 167 171 209 183 171 154 141 188 180 168 149
Not covered at any time during the year 233 148 148 141 147 165 148 147 144 135 157 150 148 145
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes