Table RD-REV POV01.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds: 2005 -- Black 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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Black alone or in combination
Total 38,551 24.9 24.9 23.0 24.4 32.5 25.9 24.4 20.7 17.9 27.8 25.0 23.4 19.6
Age
Under 18 years 12,159 33.5 33.5 32.1 34.0 38.7 35.6 34.0 28.5 23.1 37.2 32.3 30.7 24.6
Related children 11,975 33.1 33.1 31.8 33.7 38.4 35.3 33.7 28.1 22.6 36.9 31.9 30.3 24.2
Under 6 years 3,932 36.1 36.1 34.9 37.1 41.1 38.4 37.1 31.5 25.9 39.9 34.2 33.0 27.1
18 to 24 years 4,254 28.4 28.4 27.1 29.0 34.8 30.3 29.0 26.1 23.8 32.9 30.5 29.3 26.3
25 to 44 years 10,870 19.4 19.4 18.4 19.6 24.3 20.7 19.6 17.1 14.8 22.3 20.0 18.9 16.4
45 to 64 years 8,213 17.8 17.8 15.5 16.6 25.1 18.2 16.6 13.8 12.8 20.3 19.0 17.4 14.9
65 years and over 3,053 24.6 24.6 17.2 17.8 53.6 20.5 17.8 13.3 13.2 22.5 22.0 19.1 15.1
65 to 74 years 1,723 22.8 22.8 15.9 16.7 48.6 19.5 16.7 12.4 12.2 21.2 20.7 17.8 13.9
75 years and over 1,331 27.1 27.1 18.8 19.1 60.0 21.8 19.1 14.5 14.4 24.2 23.7 20.8 16.6
Family Relationship
In families 31,663 24.4 24.4 22.6 24.1 31.2 25.6 24.1 20.5 17.0 27.4 24.1 22.6 18.7
In married-couple families 15,152 10.1 10.1 8.6 9.4 15.6 10.1 9.4 8.4 6.9 10.8 9.3 8.8 7.9
With related children under 18 10,445 10.5 10.5 9.4 10.4 13.8 11.0 10.4 9.3 7.2 11.5 9.4 9.0 8.0
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 14,080 39.9 39.9 37.9 40.0 47.8 42.4 40.0 33.3 27.7 45.5 40.1 37.5 30.2
With related children under 18 11,083 45.1 45.1 43.6 46.1 52.1 48.5 46.1 38.0 31.1 51.6 44.9 42.1 33.4
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 2,430 23.5 23.5 21.8 23.9 31.7 24.6 23.9 21.3 17.8 26.4 22.9 21.9 20.1
With related children under 18 1,382 30.8 30.8 29.3 31.9 38.1 32.8 31.9 27.9 21.7 34.6 28.8 27.8 24.6
Unrelated individuals 6,754 27.0 27.0 24.3 25.3 38.4 27.2 25.3 21.4 21.3 29.2 29.1 27.3 23.5
Living alone 4,428 24.8 24.8 21.1 21.9 38.9 24.1 21.9 16.4 16.3 26.1 26.1 23.8 18.4
65 years and over 1,076 32.1 32.1 21.6 21.6 68.6 26.1 21.6 13.1 13.1 27.8 27.8 23.1 14.4
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 34,329 24.0 24.0 22.2 23.5 31.3 25.0 23.5 19.8 17.0 26.7 23.9 22.5 18.7
Inside principal cities 19,672 29.1 29.1 27.3 28.8 38.3 30.7 28.8 23.8 20.7 32.7 29.3 27.2 22.6
Outside principal cities 14,657 17.2 17.2 15.3 16.5 22.0 17.3 16.5 14.3 12.0 18.7 16.8 16.1 13.5
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 4,222 32.4 32.4 29.7 31.4 42.1 33.3 31.4 28.4 25.1 36.1 33.7 31.3 27.4
Region
Northeast 6,932 23.4 23.4 22.2 23.6 31.1 24.9 23.6 19.9 17.1 26.6 23.2 22.2 19.0
Midwest 6,929 29.6 29.6 27.4 28.9 37.3 30.6 28.9 24.3 21.2 33.2 30.2 28.6 23.1
South 20,848 24.5 24.5 22.5 24.1 32.1 25.2 24.1 20.6 17.7 26.9 24.1 22.7 19.3
West 3,842 21.0 21.0 19.2 19.7 28.2 23.2 19.7 16.1 14.1 24.8 23.6 20.1 16.5
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 26,391 20.9 20.9 18.8 20.0 29.6 21.4 20.0 17.1 15.4 23.4 21.6 20.1 17.4
18 to 24 years old 4,254 28.4 28.4 27.1 29.0 34.8 30.3 29.0 26.1 23.8 32.9 30.5 29.3 26.3
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,022 41.5 41.5 40.3 42.4 48.8 44.7 42.4 36.7 35.0 46.7 42.8 40.9 36.4
25 years old and over 22,137 19.5 19.5 17.2 18.2 28.6 19.7 18.2 15.3 13.8 21.6 19.9 18.4 15.6
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,245 36.8 36.8 32.0 33.8 55.9 37.4 33.8 27.2 25.2 39.8 38.0 33.9 27.6
High school graduate, no college 7,805 21.8 21.8 19.4 20.7 30.5 22.1 20.7 18.0 16.0 24.3 22.2 20.7 18.1
College: Less than bachelor's degree 5,951 13.7 13.7 12.0 12.8 20.5 13.7 12.8 10.8 9.6 15.4 14.0 13.1 11.3
Bachelor's degree or more 4,136 5.9 5.9 5.0 5.4 8.9 5.7 5.4 4.8 4.2 6.6 5.8 5.6 5.0
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 22,096 19.9 19.9 18.4 19.7 25.9 21.0 19.7 17.0 15.2 22.9 21.0 19.7 17.1
Worked at full-time jobs 14,208 7.6 7.6 7.0 8.2 10.1 8.6 8.2 6.8 5.0 10.3 8.4 7.9 6.6
50 to 52 weeks 11,797 3.9 3.9 3.4 4.5 5.5 4.7 4.5 3.5 2.2 6.1 4.6 4.2 3.4
Worked at part-time jobs 2,356 29.1 29.1 26.6 29.8 38.4 31.7 29.8 25.9 21.7 34.7 30.9 28.9 24.5
Did not work 5,532 47.5 47.5 44.1 44.7 61.3 48.1 44.7 39.5 38.6 50.3 49.2 45.9 41.0
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 5,235 57.3 57.3 55.1 57.1 76.3 68.3 57.1 43.6 39.8 70.2 67.1 55.6 41.8
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 2,455 69.0 69.0 67.3 70.6 82.4 78.1 70.6 56.4 49.7 79.5 75.3 66.2 51.5
SSI 3,212 49.2 49.2 46.6 47.7 73.3 62.0 47.7 32.8 31.2 64.5 62.5 48.0 33.4
Food stamps 7,684 64.7 64.7 61.9 64.7 77.2 69.2 64.7 50.2 43.7 71.9 66.0 61.2 45.8
Housing assistance 4,832 64.7 64.7 64.7 67.5 79.3 71.0 67.5 48.5 40.5 71.8 66.8 63.4 42.6
Energy assistance 1,864 64.5 64.5 60.1 62.5 77.7 66.2 62.5 51.4 43.5 69.6 63.1 60.1 46.1
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 8,853 50.1 50.1 48.4 51.5 59.8 54.5 51.5 41.4 33.0 57.1 49.4 46.0 35.4
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 3,247 73.3 73.3 71.7 73.6 90.6 84.2 73.6 54.8 50.3 85.6 82.1 70.8 52.0
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 31,124 22.9 22.9 21.1 22.3 30.8 24.1 22.3 18.3 15.7 25.5 22.9 21.1 17.0
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 18,849 7.1 7.1 6.0 7.0 9.5 7.3 7.0 5.9 4.5 8.3 6.4 6.1 5.3
Medicare 4,191 31.1 31.1 24.8 25.4 60.4 28.7 25.4 18.8 18.6 30.8 29.7 26.3 20.2
Both Medicare and Medicaid 1,206 46.0 46.0 37.9 38.7 76.6 48.1 38.7 25.7 25.4 50.2 48.6 38.6 26.7
Medicaid 9,620 54.1 54.1 51.6 53.3 67.4 58.6 53.3 43.1 37.2 60.5 56.0 50.6 39.2
Not covered at any time during the year 7,427 33.1 33.1 30.7 33.2 39.5 33.6 33.2 30.8 27.0 37.4 33.7 33.1 30.9
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 -- Black 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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Black alone or in combination
Total 38,551 9,598 9,598 8,860 9,405 12,520 9,988 9,405 7,980 6,883 10,704 9,641 9,037 7,575
Age
Under 18 years 12,159 4,071 4,071 3,909 4,137 4,700 4,332 4,137 3,470 2,806 4,528 3,928 3,728 2,995
Related children 11,975 3,968 3,968 3,806 4,031 4,593 4,225 4,031 3,367 2,704 4,421 3,823 3,625 2,893
Under 6 years 3,932 1,419 1,419 1,371 1,458 1,616 1,509 1,458 1,237 1,018 1,567 1,343 1,299 1,066
18 to 24 years 4,254 1,207 1,207 1,154 1,232 1,480 1,291 1,232 1,112 1,012 1,400 1,297 1,246 1,119
25 to 44 years 10,870 2,106 2,106 1,997 2,133 2,645 2,245 2,133 1,856 1,611 2,425 2,179 2,053 1,779
45 to 64 years 8,213 1,461 1,461 1,277 1,361 2,059 1,493 1,361 1,136 1,052 1,664 1,564 1,426 1,222
65 years and over 3,053 753 753 524 542 1,636 626 542 407 402 687 673 584 460
65 to 74 years 1,723 392 392 275 288 838 336 288 214 210 365 357 307 240
75 years and over 1,331 360 360 250 254 799 291 254 193 192 322 316 277 220
Family Relationship
In families 31,663 7,719 7,719 7,162 7,640 9,870 8,097 7,640 6,478 5,388 8,677 7,619 7,142 5,936
In married-couple families 15,152 1,532 1,532 1,301 1,426 2,365 1,529 1,426 1,276 1,051 1,633 1,415 1,331 1,194
With related children under 18 10,445 1,102 1,102 980 1,087 1,443 1,154 1,087 972 747 1,196 984 940 837
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 14,080 5,616 5,616 5,331 5,634 6,735 5,970 5,634 4,684 3,904 6,403 5,648 5,279 4,255
With related children under 18 11,083 5,000 5,000 4,829 5,108 5,780 5,373 5,108 4,216 3,447 5,721 4,974 4,667 3,698
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 2,430 571 571 530 580 770 598 580 518 433 641 556 532 487
With related children under 18 1,382 426 426 405 441 526 453 441 386 300 478 399 385 340
Unrelated individuals 6,754 1,824 1,824 1,644 1,710 2,594 1,836 1,710 1,447 1,440 1,972 1,967 1,841 1,584
Living alone 4,428 1,100 1,100 934 970 1,722 1,067 970 725 722 1,156 1,154 1,054 814
65 years and over 1,076 346 346 232 232 739 281 232 141 141 299 299 248 155
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 34,329 8,230 8,230 7,608 8,081 10,745 8,583 8,081 6,782 5,824 9,179 8,219 7,715 6,417
Inside principal cities 19,672 5,716 5,716 5,369 5,668 7,525 6,041 5,668 4,679 4,072 6,432 5,758 5,351 4,438
Outside principal cities 14,657 2,514 2,514 2,239 2,412 3,219 2,542 2,412 2,102 1,752 2,748 2,461 2,364 1,979
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 4,222 1,368 1,368 1,252 1,324 1,775 1,405 1,324 1,198 1,059 1,525 1,422 1,322 1,158
Region
Northeast 6,932 1,623 1,623 1,536 1,633 2,155 1,728 1,633 1,378 1,188 1,846 1,608 1,538 1,318
Midwest 6,929 2,050 2,050 1,898 1,999 2,587 2,121 1,999 1,681 1,466 2,303 2,093 1,984 1,602
South 20,848 5,117 5,117 4,688 5,015 6,694 5,248 5,015 4,301 3,687 5,603 5,032 4,741 4,022
West 3,842 808 808 738 758 1,085 890 758 619 542 952 908 773 632
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 26,391 5,527 5,527 4,951 5,268 7,820 5,655 5,268 4,510 4,077 6,176 5,713 5,309 4,580
18 to 24 years old 4,254 1,207 1,207 1,154 1,232 1,480 1,291 1,232 1,112 1,012 1,400 1,297 1,246 1,119
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,022 424 424 412 434 499 457 434 375 358 477 438 419 372
25 years old and over 22,137 4,320 4,320 3,798 4,036 6,340 4,364 4,036 3,398 3,065 4,776 4,416 4,063 3,461
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,245 1,563 1,563 1,360 1,436 2,373 1,587 1,436 1,153 1,070 1,690 1,613 1,440 1,172
High school graduate, no college 7,805 1,700 1,700 1,516 1,618 2,380 1,723 1,618 1,406 1,248 1,899 1,733 1,616 1,409
College: Less than bachelor's degree 5,951 815 815 715 760 1,221 818 760 640 572 916 832 778 671
Bachelor's degree or more 4,136 242 242 207 221 366 236 221 199 175 271 239 230 209
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 22,096 4,394 4,394 4,062 4,344 5,730 4,630 4,344 3,758 3,362 5,058 4,645 4,345 3,778
Worked at full-time jobs 14,208 1,079 1,079 996 1,167 1,435 1,220 1,167 965 715 1,459 1,197 1,127 933
50 to 52 weeks 11,797 457 457 405 529 654 554 529 409 262 721 537 491 397
Worked at part-time jobs 2,356 686 686 627 703 904 746 703 609 512 816 728 680 578
Did not work 5,532 2,629 2,629 2,439 2,474 3,391 2,664 2,474 2,184 2,135 2,782 2,719 2,538 2,267
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 5,235 2,999 2,999 2,883 2,991 3,995 3,574 2,991 2,282 2,086 3,677 3,512 2,909 2,186
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 2,455 1,695 1,695 1,653 1,732 2,024 1,917 1,732 1,384 1,221 1,953 1,848 1,626 1,265
SSI 3,212 1,580 1,580 1,496 1,532 2,355 1,992 1,532 1,054 1,002 2,073 2,007 1,542 1,072
Food stamps 7,684 4,973 4,973 4,759 4,971 5,931 5,316 4,971 3,857 3,358 5,523 5,069 4,703 3,519
Housing assistance 4,832 3,126 3,126 3,126 3,261 3,829 3,433 3,261 2,342 1,958 3,471 3,229 3,063 2,059
Energy assistance 1,864 1,203 1,203 1,120 1,165 1,449 1,235 1,165 957 811 1,298 1,177 1,121 859
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 8,853 4,436 4,436 4,285 4,555 5,290 4,823 4,555 3,666 2,926 5,057 4,375 4,075 3,134
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 3,247 2,380 2,380 2,328 2,389 2,941 2,734 2,389 1,778 1,632 2,778 2,665 2,299 1,688
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 31,124 7,142 7,142 6,582 6,941 9,587 7,491 6,941 5,691 4,877 7,928 7,140 6,578 5,281
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 18,849 1,333 1,333 1,135 1,328 1,786 1,378 1,328 1,119 848 1,562 1,201 1,144 999
Medicare 4,191 1,303 1,303 1,039 1,064 2,532 1,204 1,064 786 778 1,289 1,247 1,100 848
Both Medicare and Medicaid 1,206 554 554 457 467 925 581 467 310 306 606 587 466 322
Medicaid 9,620 5,207 5,207 4,966 5,129 6,482 5,641 5,129 4,142 3,581 5,818 5,391 4,871 3,768
Not covered at any time during the year 7,427 2,456 2,456 2,278 2,463 2,933 2,497 2,463 2,288 2,006 2,776 2,501 2,459 2,294
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 -- Black 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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Black alone or in combination
Total (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
Age
Under 18 years (X) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9
Related children (X) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0
Under 6 years (X) 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.0 1.8 2.3 2.1 2.0 1.8
18 to 24 years (X) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1
25 to 44 years (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 0.5
45 to 64 years (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
65 years and over (X) 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.8 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0
65 to 74 years (X) 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.4 2.3 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3
75 years and over (X) 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.7 3.0 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.6
Family Relationship
In families (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
In married-couple families (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
With related children under 18 (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.1
With related children under 18 (X) 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.4
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.9 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.2
With related children under 18 (X) 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.8 4.2 3.9 3.8 3.5 3.1 4.0 3.6 3.5 3.3
Unrelated individuals (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7
Living alone (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8
65 years and over (X) 2.2 2.2 1.7 1.7 3.6 1.9 1.7 1.3 1.3 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.4
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6
Inside principal cities (X) 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8
Outside principal cities (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7
Outside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 3.1 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.4
Region
Northeast (X) 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2
Midwest (X) 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.3
South (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
West (X) 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.6
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
18 to 24 years old (X) 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.5 3.3 3.2 2.9 2.9 3.4 3.2 3.1 2.9
25 years old and over (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.8 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.8 2.3 2.3 2.1 1.9
High school graduate, no college (X) 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.1
College: Less than bachelor's degree (X) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0
Bachelor's degree or more (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7
Worked at full-time jobs (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
50 to 52 weeks (X) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4
Worked at part-time jobs (X) 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.8 3.2 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.3 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.5
Did not work (X) 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.8 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.2
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.8 1.8 1.5 1.3
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.2 2.0 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.1
SSI (X) 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 2.3 2.1 1.7 1.3 1.3 2.1 2.1 1.7 1.4
Food stamps (X) 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.1 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.1
Housing assistance (X) 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.4 1.3 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.3
Energy assistance (X) 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.7 3.1 2.8 2.7 2.3 2.1 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.2
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.9
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.6 2.3 1.9 1.8 2.6 2.5 2.3 1.8
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative (X) 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
Medicare (X) 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.9 3.1 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.6 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.7
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 5.0 5.0 4.4 4.5 6.8 5.1 4.5 3.6 3.5 5.2 5.1 4.5 3.6
Medicaid (X) 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.5 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.6
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.6
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 -- Black 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
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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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Black alone or in combination
Total 0 221 221 213 219 252 226 219 202 188 233 222 215 197
Age
Under 18 years 0 125 125 123 126 134 129 126 116 105 132 123 120 108
Related children 175 124 124 122 125 133 128 125 115 103 130 122 119 107
Under 6 years 101 75 75 74 76 80 77 76 70 64 79 73 72 65
18 to 24 years 0 48 48 47 49 53 50 49 46 44 52 50 49 47
25 to 44 years 0 64 64 62 64 72 66 64 60 56 69 65 63 59
45 to 64 years 0 54 54 50 52 63 54 52 47 46 57 55 53 49
65 years and over 0 38 38 32 33 56 35 33 28 28 37 36 34 30
65 to 74 years 0 28 28 23 24 40 26 24 21 20 27 27 25 22
75 years and over 0 27 27 22 22 39 24 22 20 20 25 25 23 21
Family Relationship
In families 302 199 199 192 198 224 204 198 183 167 211 198 192 175
In married-couple families 215 90 90 83 87 111 90 87 82 74 93 86 84 79
With related children under 18 180 76 76 72 76 87 78 76 72 63 79 72 70 66
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 208 171 171 166 171 186 176 171 156 143 182 171 165 149
With related children under 18 185 161 161 158 163 173 167 163 148 134 172 161 156 139
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 88 55 55 53 55 64 56 55 52 48 58 54 53 51
With related children under 18 67 47 47 46 48 53 49 48 45 40 50 46 45 42
Unrelated individuals 83 49 49 47 48 60 50 48 44 44 52 51 50 46
Living alone 68 38 38 35 35 48 37 35 30 30 39 39 37 32
65 years and over 34 21 21 17 17 31 19 17 13 13 19 19 18 14
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 312 206 206 198 204 234 210 204 187 174 217 205 199 182
Inside principal cities 243 172 172 167 171 197 177 171 156 146 182 173 167 152
Outside principal cities 212 115 115 108 112 130 115 112 105 96 120 114 111 102
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 142 104 104 99 102 118 105 102 97 91 110 106 102 96
Region
Northeast 0 93 93 91 94 107 96 94 86 80 99 93 91 84
Midwest 0 104 104 100 103 116 106 103 94 88 110 105 102 92
South 0 167 167 160 165 189 169 165 153 142 174 165 161 149
West 0 68 68 65 66 79 71 66 60 56 74 72 67 60
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 168 169 169 160 165 200 171 165 153 145 178 172 166 154
18 to 24 years old 71 48 48 47 49 53 50 49 46 44 52 50 49 47
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 35 29 29 29 29 31 30 29 27 27 31 29 29 27
25 years old and over 156 150 150 140 145 180 150 145 133 126 157 151 145 134
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 71 91 91 85 87 111 91 87 78 75 94 92 87 78
High school graduate, no college 95 94 94 89 92 112 95 92 86 81 100 95 92 86
College: Less than bachelor's degree 84 65 65 61 63 80 66 63 58 55 69 66 64 59
Bachelor's degree or more 70 36 36 33 34 44 35 34 32 30 38 36 35 33
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 245 151 151 145 150 172 155 150 140 132 162 155 150 140
Worked at full-time jobs 201 75 75 72 78 87 80 78 71 61 88 79 77 70
50 to 52 weeks 184 49 49 46 53 59 54 53 46 37 62 53 51 46
Worked at part-time jobs 84 60 60 57 61 69 63 61 57 52 66 62 60 55
Did not work 128 117 117 113 114 133 118 114 107 106 120 119 115 109
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 89 65 65 63 65 76 71 65 56 53 73 71 64 54
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 58 47 47 47 48 52 51 48 43 40 51 50 46 41
SSI 67 46 46 44 45 57 52 45 37 36 53 52 45 37
Food stamps 112 86 86 84 86 96 90 86 75 69 92 87 84 71
Housing assistance 85 66 66 66 68 74 70 68 57 51 70 67 66 53
Energy assistance 50 40 40 38 39 44 40 39 35 32 41 39 38 33
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 123 81 81 79 82 90 85 82 72 64 87 80 77 66
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 68 57 57 56 57 64 62 57 49 47 62 61 56 47
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 272 192 192 184 189 221 196 189 172 159 202 192 184 166
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 216 84 84 77 84 97 85 84 77 67 91 79 78 73
Medicare 105 83 83 74 75 115 80 75 64 64 82 81 76 67
Both Medicare and Medicaid 56 54 54 49 50 70 55 50 40 40 56 56 50 41
Medicaid 157 164 164 161 163 183 171 163 147 137 174 167 159 140
Not covered at any time during the year 139 113 113 109 114 124 114 114 110 103 121 114 113 110
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes