Table RD-REV POV01.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds: 2005 -- Asian 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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Asian alone or in combination
Total 13,731 11.2 11.1 10.2 11.0 14.2 11.7 11.0 10.0 8.5 13.0 11.6 10.7 9.9
Age
Under 18 years 3,472 10.4 10.4 9.5 10.7 12.4 11.1 10.7 9.5 6.7 12.2 9.4 9.0 8.0
Related children 3,435 10.4 10.4 9.5 10.6 12.2 11.0 10.6 9.4 6.6 12.0 9.3 8.9 7.8
Under 6 years 1,192 9.1 9.1 8.2 9.3 10.2 9.4 9.3 9.0 5.9 10.7 7.8 7.8 7.5
18 to 24 years 1,316 19.9 19.9 19.4 20.5 23.1 21.3 20.5 19.7 18.9 23.0 22.4 21.5 20.9
25 to 44 years 4,747 10.0 10.0 9.4 10.2 11.6 10.5 10.2 9.7 8.1 11.7 10.2 9.9 9.5
45 to 64 years 3,052 9.0 9.0 7.8 8.2 11.0 9.0 8.2 7.2 6.6 10.3 9.8 8.9 8.0
65 years and over 1,144 14.0 13.6 11.2 11.3 29.1 15.2 11.3 8.9 8.4 16.2 15.7 11.7 9.4
65 to 74 years 678 13.8 13.8 11.2 11.2 27.2 14.4 11.2 9.4 8.6 15.5 15.3 11.8 10.0
75 years and over 465 14.2 13.3 11.1 11.5 32.0 16.5 11.5 8.1 8.1 17.2 16.4 11.4 8.5
Family Relationship
In families 11,931 9.2 9.2 8.3 9.1 12.1 9.8 9.1 8.3 6.5 10.9 9.4 8.6 7.9
In married-couple families 9,901 8.0 8.0 7.2 7.9 10.4 8.3 7.9 7.1 5.4 9.3 8.0 7.5 7.0
With related children under 18 6,678 8.7 8.7 8.1 9.0 10.0 9.2 9.0 8.2 5.6 9.8 7.8 7.6 7.1
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 1,223 18.9 18.9 17.9 18.8 24.5 20.8 18.8 16.4 13.3 23.4 20.0 16.9 14.2
With related children under 18 753 21.5 21.5 20.8 21.8 28.0 24.6 21.8 18.7 13.6 27.7 22.1 18.6 15.1
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 807 9.0 9.0 7.8 9.8 13.4 10.3 9.8 9.6 9.6 11.8 10.3 9.8 9.7
With related children under 18 333 13.5 13.5 10.6 10.6 13.2 10.6 10.6 10.3 10.2 14.0 10.5 10.5 10.2
Unrelated individuals 1,771 24.3 24.3 22.7 23.4 28.7 25.1 23.4 21.7 21.7 26.4 26.4 24.9 23.2
Living alone 840 19.1 19.1 16.2 16.9 25.0 19.1 16.9 14.1 14.1 21.0 21.0 18.7 16.0
65 years and over 165 22.6 22.6 18.5 18.5 53.5 28.8 18.5 9.3 9.3 30.9 30.9 20.6 11.4
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 13,269 11.2 11.2 10.2 11.0 14.2 11.8 11.0 10.0 8.5 13.0 11.6 10.7 9.9
Inside principal cities 6,850 13.7 13.6 13.1 14.2 18.2 15.2 14.2 13.0 11.3 16.8 15.3 14.0 13.0
Outside principal cities 6,419 8.6 8.6 7.2 7.6 10.0 8.1 7.6 6.8 5.4 9.0 7.6 7.2 6.6
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 462 9.5 9.5 9.1 10.0 14.9 10.4 10.0 9.6 8.2 11.0 9.9 9.8 9.0
Region
Northeast 2,873 13.4 13.4 12.4 14.2 18.0 14.3 14.2 12.7 10.5 16.0 13.5 13.4 12.4
Midwest 1,614 11.4 11.4 10.3 11.8 13.5 12.0 11.8 10.0 8.4 13.7 11.8 11.6 10.8
South 2,484 11.0 11.0 10.3 11.0 13.0 11.4 11.0 10.4 8.2 12.8 10.7 10.4 10.2
West 6,759 10.2 10.1 9.2 9.4 13.3 10.7 9.4 8.7 7.7 11.5 11.0 9.4 8.4
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 10,259 11.4 11.4 10.4 11.1 14.8 12.0 11.1 10.2 9.1 13.2 12.3 11.3 10.5
18 to 24 years old 1,316 19.9 19.9 19.4 20.5 23.1 21.3 20.5 19.7 18.9 23.0 22.4 21.5 20.9
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 201 20.7 20.7 19.8 21.2 22.8 21.3 21.2 19.1 16.4 23.7 23.7 23.6 21.5
25 years old and over 8,943 10.1 10.1 9.1 9.7 13.6 10.6 9.7 8.8 7.6 11.8 10.8 9.8 9.0
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,107 19.5 19.5 17.6 19.3 31.0 23.6 19.3 15.8 13.5 25.0 22.5 17.9 14.8
High school graduate, no college 1,864 11.7 11.5 10.3 11.1 15.3 12.2 11.1 10.1 9.1 14.7 13.1 11.8 11.1
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1,594 10.4 10.4 9.6 10.1 13.8 10.3 10.1 9.4 7.9 11.2 11.0 10.7 9.9
Bachelor's degree or more 4,378 7.0 7.0 6.2 6.5 8.4 6.7 6.5 6.2 5.4 7.4 6.8 6.5 6.3
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 8,785 10.8 10.8 10.0 10.7 12.7 11.2 10.7 10.1 8.9 12.6 11.5 10.9 10.4
Worked at full-time jobs 5,767 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.5 4.9 4.6 4.5 4.2 3.3 5.6 4.6 4.4 4.2
50 to 52 weeks 4,955 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.5 3.9 3.6 3.5 3.3 2.5 4.4 3.6 3.4 3.2
Worked at part-time jobs 1,021 14.4 14.4 13.7 15.4 18.7 16.0 15.4 14.6 12.9 17.5 15.8 15.3 14.7
Did not work 1,997 28.1 28.1 25.6 26.5 32.3 28.1 26.5 24.7 23.0 30.3 29.4 27.7 26.0
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 696 22.6 22.6 21.6 23.4 44.0 38.5 23.4 16.6 14.6 40.1 40.1 23.4 16.6
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 141 66.9 66.9 65.8 65.8 81.1 71.4 65.8 49.3 44.4 71.4 71.2 65.9 50.1
SSI 601 15.9 15.9 15.0 17.1 39.5 34.3 17.1 9.3 8.1 36.1 36.1 16.8 9.1
Food stamps 465 55.3 55.3 54.9 55.1 65.9 59.9 55.1 38.4 29.8 60.9 58.7 53.8 32.8
Housing assistance 431 54.7 54.7 54.7 57.2 80.0 67.9 57.2 34.7 30.5 68.7 62.7 51.8 31.9
Energy assistance 93 64.0 64.0 63.7 63.7 82.6 66.2 63.7 42.8 42.8 66.2 66.2 62.7 42.8
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 1,037 36.8 36.8 34.7 38.2 47.9 41.2 38.2 29.9 20.7 43.2 35.5 31.8 25.3
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 183 59.5 59.5 59.4 59.4 76.6 71.5 59.4 34.1 31.0 71.5 71.5 58.9 34.1
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 11,353 8.5 8.4 7.8 8.5 11.9 9.3 8.5 7.4 6.2 10.2 9.1 8.2 7.4
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 8,674 3.7 3.6 3.7 4.0 4.9 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.1 4.6 4.1 3.9 3.8
Medicare 1,133 15.2 15.2 12.5 13.0 33.5 17.9 13.0 9.5 8.9 19.6 18.9 13.5 10.2
Both Medicare and Medicaid 310 24.6 24.6 23.3 24.4 52.3 42.2 24.4 16.7 15.9 43.4 43.4 24.0 16.4
Medicaid 1,343 30.7 30.7 28.9 31.6 44.1 38.2 31.6 25.2 20.1 41.7 37.2 30.4 24.5
Not covered at any time during the year 2,378 23.9 23.9 21.6 23.0 25.1 23.6 23.0 22.4 19.1 26.3 23.3 22.6 21.8
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 -- Asian 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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Asian alone or in combination
Total 13,731 1,531 1,527 1,398 1,507 1,953 1,612 1,507 1,374 1,162 1,779 1,587 1,470 1,354
Age
Under 18 years 3,472 362 362 332 372 431 386 372 330 232 422 326 312 276
Related children 3,435 357 357 326 364 419 377 364 322 225 412 320 305 270
Under 6 years 1,192 108 108 98 111 121 112 111 108 70 128 93 93 89
18 to 24 years 1,316 262 262 256 270 303 280 270 259 248 303 295 284 275
25 to 44 years 4,747 472 472 445 485 549 497 485 462 384 555 485 470 452
45 to 64 years 3,052 274 274 238 250 337 275 250 221 202 313 300 272 243
65 years and over 1,144 160 156 128 130 333 174 130 101 96 185 180 133 107
65 to 74 years 678 94 94 76 76 184 98 76 64 59 105 104 80 68
75 years and over 465 66 62 51 53 149 77 53 38 38 80 76 53 39
Family Relationship
In families 11,931 1,096 1,092 990 1,087 1,438 1,164 1,087 984 776 1,304 1,118 1,028 942
In married-couple families 9,901 792 788 709 778 1,030 826 778 705 536 922 790 743 691
With related children under 18 6,678 582 582 538 604 670 615 604 545 377 654 522 510 472
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 1,223 231 231 218 230 299 255 230 201 163 286 244 206 173
With related children under 18 753 162 162 157 164 211 185 164 141 103 209 167 140 113
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 807 73 73 63 79 108 83 79 78 78 95 83 79 78
With related children under 18 333 45 45 35 35 44 35 35 34 34 47 35 35 34
Unrelated individuals 1,771 430 430 403 415 508 444 415 385 385 468 468 441 411
Living alone 840 160 160 136 142 210 161 142 119 119 176 176 157 134
65 years and over 165 37 37 31 31 89 48 31 15 15 51 51 34 19
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 13,269 1,487 1,483 1,356 1,461 1,884 1,564 1,461 1,330 1,124 1,728 1,541 1,425 1,312
Inside principal cities 6,850 938 933 894 970 1,244 1,043 970 892 775 1,148 1,051 962 891
Outside principal cities 6,419 550 550 462 491 640 521 491 438 349 580 490 463 421
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 462 44 44 42 46 69 48 46 45 38 51 46 45 42
Region
Northeast 2,873 384 384 356 407 516 410 407 364 301 460 387 386 357
Midwest 1,614 183 183 167 191 218 194 191 162 136 221 191 188 174
South 2,484 274 274 256 273 322 284 273 259 204 319 266 258 253
West 6,759 690 685 620 637 896 724 637 589 521 780 743 638 570
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 10,259 1,169 1,165 1,066 1,135 1,522 1,227 1,135 1,044 930 1,357 1,261 1,158 1,078
18 to 24 years old 1,316 262 262 256 270 303 280 270 259 248 303 295 284 275
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 201 42 42 40 43 46 43 43 38 33 48 48 47 43
25 years old and over 8,943 906 902 811 865 1,218 946 865 785 682 1,054 965 875 803
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,107 216 216 195 214 344 261 214 175 150 277 249 198 164
High school graduate, no college 1,864 219 214 192 206 285 228 206 188 169 273 245 221 206
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1,594 165 165 153 161 220 164 161 150 126 179 175 171 158
Bachelor's degree or more 4,378 307 307 270 284 369 294 284 272 238 325 296 285 275
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 8,785 952 952 882 943 1,117 988 943 885 780 1,105 1,014 962 912
Worked at full-time jobs 5,767 243 243 230 257 282 264 257 242 190 322 265 253 243
50 to 52 weeks 4,955 156 156 155 172 191 180 172 165 122 217 178 167 160
Worked at part-time jobs 1,021 147 147 140 158 190 163 158 149 131 179 162 156 150
Did not work 1,997 562 562 511 529 645 561 529 494 459 604 587 553 518
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 696 158 158 150 163 306 268 163 115 102 279 279 163 116
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 141 94 94 93 93 114 100 93 69 62 100 100 93 70
SSI 601 96 96 90 103 237 206 103 56 49 217 217 101 55
Food stamps 465 257 257 255 256 306 278 256 178 139 283 273 250 153
Housing assistance 431 236 236 236 247 345 293 247 150 131 296 270 223 137
Energy assistance 93 60 60 59 59 77 62 59 40 40 62 62 58 40
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 1,037 382 382 360 396 497 427 396 310 214 448 369 330 262
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 183 109 109 109 109 140 131 109 62 57 131 131 108 62
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 11,353 963 959 885 961 1,356 1,051 961 841 707 1,153 1,034 933 835
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 8,674 320 316 318 349 427 350 349 324 266 398 352 342 327
Medicare 1,133 173 173 141 147 379 203 147 107 101 222 214 153 115
Both Medicare and Medicaid 310 76 76 72 76 162 131 76 52 49 134 134 74 51
Medicaid 1,343 413 413 388 424 593 513 424 339 270 560 499 408 329
Not covered at any time during the year 2,378 568 568 513 546 597 562 546 533 455 626 553 537 519
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 -- Asian 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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Asian alone or in combination
Total (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
Age
Under 18 years (X) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0
Related children (X) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0
Under 6 years (X) 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.4 2.0 1.7 1.7 1.6
18 to 24 years (X) 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8
25 to 44 years (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
45 to 64 years (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7
65 years and over (X) 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.4 2.2 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.3
65 to 74 years (X) 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.8 2.8 2.1 1.8 1.7 1.6 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.7
75 years and over (X) 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.2 3.7 2.7 2.2 1.9 1.9 2.7 2.7 2.2 1.9
Family Relationship
In families (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
In married-couple families (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
With related children under 18 (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.5 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.5 3.4 3.1 2.8 2.6
With related children under 18 (X) 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.8 4.4 4.2 3.8 3.2 4.8 4.2 3.8 3.4
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.6 3.1 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.6
With related children under 18 (X) 4.8 4.8 4.2 4.2 4.7 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.9 4.2 4.2 4.2
Unrelated individuals (X) 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4
Living alone (X) 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 2.1 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.6
65 years and over (X) 4.5 4.5 4.0 4.0 7.7 5.2 4.0 2.7 2.7 5.4 5.4 4.3 3.1
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6
Inside principal cities (X) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0
Outside principal cities (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7
Outside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.2 3.8 4.5 4.2 4.2 4.0
Region
Northeast (X) 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5
Midwest (X) 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.7 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.9
South (X) 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5
West (X) 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over (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
18 to 24 years old (X) 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.9 5.1 4.9 4.9 4.6 4.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 4.9
25 years old and over (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
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 4.0 3.4 3.1 2.8 2.6 3.5 3.4 3.0 2.7
High school graduate, no college (X) 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree (X) 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.9 2.2 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.6 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.8
Bachelor's degree or more (X) 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8
Worked at full-time jobs (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
50 to 52 weeks (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6
Worked at part-time jobs (X) 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.7 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.9
Did not work (X) 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 3.2 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.8
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 3.4 3.1 2.3 1.9 1.7 3.2 3.2 2.3 1.9
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 10.0 10.0 9.8 9.8 11.4 10.4 9.8 8.1 7.5 10.4 10.4 9.8 8.2
SSI (X) 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.0 3.4 3.1 2.0 1.4 1.4 3.2 3.2 2.0 1.4
Food stamps (X) 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 5.4 5.1 4.8 3.8 3.2 5.2 5.0 4.7 3.4
Housing assistance (X) 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 6.5 5.8 5.1 3.7 3.4 5.8 5.5 4.8 3.5
Energy assistance (X) 11.9 11.9 11.8 11.8 14.2 12.1 11.8 9.0 9.0 12.1 12.1 11.7 9.0
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.5 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.2 1.7 2.8 2.4 2.3 2.0
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 8.1 8.1 8.0 8.0 9.6 9.2 8.0 5.6 5.3 9.2 9.2 8.0 5.6
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 0.7 0.6 0.6
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Medicare (X) 2.8 2.8 2.5 2.5 4.3 3.0 2.5 2.2 2.1 3.2 3.1 2.6 2.2
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 6.9 6.9 6.7 6.8 10.6 9.3 6.8 5.6 5.4 9.5 9.5 6.8 5.5
Medicaid (X) 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.8 4.6 4.2 3.8 3.3 2.9 4.4 4.2 3.7 3.3
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.3
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 -- Asian 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
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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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Asian alone or in combination
Total 0 90 90 86 89 101 92 89 85 78 97 91 88 84
Age
Under 18 years 0 38 38 37 39 42 40 39 37 31 41 36 36 33
Related children 95 38 38 36 38 41 39 38 36 30 41 36 35 33
Under 6 years 56 21 21 20 21 22 21 21 21 17 23 19 19 19
18 to 24 years 0 23 23 23 23 25 24 23 23 22 25 24 24 23
25 to 44 years 0 31 31 30 31 33 31 31 30 28 33 31 31 30
45 to 64 years 0 23 23 22 22 26 23 22 21 20 25 24 23 22
65 years and over 0 18 18 16 16 26 19 16 14 14 19 19 16 15
65 to 74 years 0 14 14 12 12 19 14 12 11 11 14 14 13 12
75 years and over 0 11 11 10 10 17 12 10 9 9 13 12 10 9
Family Relationship
In families 192 76 76 72 76 87 78 76 72 64 83 77 74 70
In married-couple families 176 65 64 61 64 74 66 64 61 53 70 65 63 60
With related children under 18 145 55 55 53 56 59 57 56 54 45 59 52 52 50
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 63 35 35 34 35 40 37 35 33 29 39 36 33 30
With related children under 18 49 29 29 29 29 33 31 29 27 23 33 30 27 24
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 51 20 20 18 20 24 21 20 20 20 22 21 20 20
With related children under 18 33 15 15 14 14 15 14 14 13 13 16 14 14 13
Unrelated individuals 43 23 23 23 23 25 24 23 22 22 24 24 24 23
Living alone 30 14 14 13 13 16 14 13 12 12 15 15 14 13
65 years and over 13 7 7 6 6 11 8 6 4 4 8 8 7 5
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 202 88 88 84 88 99 91 88 84 77 95 90 87 83
Inside principal cities 147 70 70 69 71 81 74 71 69 64 78 74 71 68
Outside principal cities 142 54 54 49 51 58 52 51 48 43 55 51 49 47
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 47 19 19 18 19 23 19 19 19 17 20 19 19 18
Region
Northeast 0 46 46 44 47 53 47 47 45 41 50 46 46 44
Midwest 0 32 32 30 32 34 32 32 30 27 35 32 32 31
South 0 40 40 38 39 43 40 39 38 34 43 39 38 38
West 0 63 63 60 61 72 65 61 58 55 67 65 61 57
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 109 78 78 75 77 89 80 77 74 70 84 81 78 75
18 to 24 years old 40 23 23 23 23 25 24 23 23 22 25 24 24 23
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 16 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 9 8 10 10 10 9
25 years old and over 102 69 69 65 67 80 71 67 64 60 74 71 68 65
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 36 34 34 32 34 43 37 34 30 28 38 36 32 29
High school graduate, no college 47 34 34 32 33 39 35 33 32 30 38 36 34 33
College: Less than bachelor's degree 44 30 30 28 29 34 29 29 28 26 31 30 30 29
Bachelor's degree or more 72 40 40 38 39 44 39 39 38 35 41 40 39 38
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 160 71 71 68 70 77 72 70 68 64 76 73 71 69
Worked at full-time jobs 131 36 36 35 37 39 37 37 36 32 41 37 37 36
50 to 52 weeks 122 29 29 29 30 32 31 30 29 25 34 31 30 29
Worked at part-time jobs 56 28 28 27 29 32 29 29 28 26 31 29 29 28
Did not work 78 54 54 52 53 58 54 53 51 49 56 56 54 52
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 30 14 14 14 14 20 18 14 12 11 19 19 14 12
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 13 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 9 9 11 11 11 9
SSI 28 11 11 11 11 17 16 11 8 8 16 16 11 8
Food stamps 24 18 18 18 18 20 19 18 15 13 19 19 18 14
Housing assistance 23 17 17 17 18 21 19 18 14 13 19 18 17 13
Energy assistance 11 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 7 7 9 9 9 7
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 37 22 22 21 22 25 23 22 20 16 24 22 20 18
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 15 12 12 12 12 13 13 12 9 8 13 13 12 9
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 170 71 71 68 71 84 74 71 67 61 78 74 70 66
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 149 41 41 41 43 47 43 43 41 37 46 43 42 42
Medicare 55 30 30 27 28 45 33 28 24 23 34 34 28 25
Both Medicare and Medicaid 29 20 20 20 20 29 26 20 17 16 27 27 20 16
Medicaid 60 47 47 45 47 56 52 47 42 38 54 51 46 42
Not covered at any time during the year 79 55 55 52 54 56 54 54 53 49 57 54 53 52
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes