Table RD-REV POV01 RS.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds Adjusted for Inflation Using the CPI-U-RS: 2005 -- All Races
[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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Races
Total 293,135 10.6 10.6 9.3 10.0 17.0 10.9 10.0 8.5 7.2 12.0 10.6 9.7 8.2
Age
Under 18 years 73,285 15.0 15.0 13.9 14.9 17.7 15.8 14.9 12.1 9.4 16.9 13.9 13.0 10.3
Related children 72,095 14.5 14.5 13.4 14.4 17.2 15.3 14.4 11.6 8.8 16.3 13.4 12.5 9.7
Under 6 years 23,914 17.1 17.1 16.1 17.3 19.3 17.9 17.3 14.7 11.2 18.9 15.7 15.0 12.3
18 to 24 years 27,965 15.7 15.7 14.9 16.1 19.3 16.8 16.1 14.9 13.8 18.4 17.2 16.4 15.3
25 to 44 years 82,602 9.4 9.4 8.6 9.4 12.1 10.0 9.4 8.1 6.8 11.0 9.5 8.9 7.7
45 to 64 years 73,778 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 11.8 7.1 6.0 5.1 4.8 8.1 7.7 6.7 5.7
65 years and over 35,505 7.6 7.6 4.6 4.8 35.6 6.1 4.8 3.9 3.8 7.3 7.2 5.8 4.9
65 to 74 years 18,554 6.8 6.8 4.4 4.5 29.9 5.9 4.5 3.7 3.6 7.0 6.9 5.5 4.6
75 years and over 16,951 8.6 8.5 4.9 5.0 41.8 6.3 5.0 4.2 4.1 7.6 7.5 6.2 5.4
Family Relationship
In families 242,389 9.3 9.2 8.2 8.9 14.3 9.7 8.9 7.4 5.9 10.7 9.0 8.2 6.8
In married-couple families 185,723 4.8 4.8 4.0 4.5 9.2 4.9 4.5 3.9 2.8 5.6 4.5 4.1 3.5
With related children under 18 113,890 5.8 5.8 5.0 5.7 7.3 6.0 5.7 4.8 3.2 6.7 4.9 4.7 3.8
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 42,244 27.9 27.9 25.9 27.6 36.0 30.0 27.6 21.9 18.5 32.0 28.0 25.5 20.1
With related children under 18 30,893 33.9 33.9 32.2 34.1 40.7 36.7 34.1 26.9 22.2 38.8 33.3 30.7 24.0
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 14,421 11.3 11.3 10.0 10.9 17.3 11.9 10.9 9.9 8.3 14.0 12.0 11.1 9.9
With related children under 18 7,916 15.3 15.3 13.8 14.9 19.7 15.8 14.9 13.0 10.2 17.9 14.4 13.8 11.8
Unrelated individuals 49,526 16.4 16.4 14.4 14.9 29.3 16.2 14.9 13.4 13.3 17.8 17.7 16.4 14.8
Living alone 30,559 12.7 12.7 9.8 10.2 30.0 11.8 10.2 8.1 8.0 13.2 13.2 11.5 9.3
65 years and over 10,770 12.5 12.5 7.5 7.5 50.3 9.5 7.5 5.5 5.5 10.9 10.9 8.8 6.8
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 245,945 10.2 10.2 9.1 9.8 16.0 10.6 9.8 8.3 7.0 11.7 10.3 9.4 8.0
Inside principal cities 93,975 14.3 14.3 13.1 14.1 21.4 15.4 14.1 11.8 10.0 16.7 14.9 13.5 11.2
Outside principal cities 151,970 7.7 7.7 6.6 7.1 12.7 7.7 7.1 6.2 5.2 8.6 7.5 6.9 6.0
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 47,189 12.3 12.3 10.5 11.2 21.9 12.2 11.2 9.5 8.3 13.7 12.2 11.2 9.6
Region
Northeast 54,010 9.5 9.5 8.6 9.1 15.8 10.0 9.1 7.5 6.5 11.0 9.7 8.8 7.2
Midwest 64,973 9.6 9.6 8.4 9.0 15.9 9.8 9.0 7.6 6.4 11.0 9.7 9.0 7.6
South 106,089 11.9 11.9 10.4 11.2 19.3 12.0 11.2 9.6 8.2 13.2 11.6 10.8 9.3
West 68,063 10.4 10.4 9.1 9.8 15.4 10.9 9.8 8.5 7.1 11.9 10.5 9.4 7.9
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 219,849 9.1 9.1 7.8 8.4 16.7 9.3 8.4 7.3 6.5 10.4 9.5 8.6 7.5
18 to 24 years old 27,965 15.7 15.7 14.9 16.1 19.3 16.8 16.1 14.9 13.8 18.4 17.2 16.4 15.3
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 5,930 23.4 23.4 22.2 23.8 28.1 25.2 23.8 21.6 19.8 27.3 25.4 24.0 21.8
25 years old and over 191,884 8.1 8.1 6.8 7.2 16.3 8.2 7.2 6.2 5.5 9.2 8.4 7.5 6.4
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 27,896 19.3 19.3 16.3 17.5 37.8 20.5 17.5 14.4 12.6 22.4 20.5 17.5 14.3
High school graduate, no college 60,898 9.0 9.0 7.5 8.1 19.4 9.0 8.1 6.9 6.0 10.2 9.3 8.3 7.2
College: Less than bachelor's degree 49,371 6.4 6.4 5.3 5.6 12.2 6.1 5.6 4.9 4.3 7.1 6.5 5.9 5.2
Bachelor's degree or more 53,720 3.1 3.1 2.4 2.5 5.5 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.2 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.5
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 176,773 9.1 9.1 8.2 8.8 12.8 9.6 8.8 7.7 6.8 10.7 9.7 8.9 7.8
Worked at full-time jobs 119,464 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.5 4.4 3.7 3.5 3.0 2.3 4.5 3.6 3.4 3.0
50 to 52 weeks 101,393 2.0 2.0 1.7 2.1 2.6 2.3 2.1 1.8 1.2 3.0 2.2 2.1 1.8
Worked at part-time jobs 21,968 12.0 12.0 10.8 11.9 16.0 12.6 11.9 10.5 9.2 14.4 13.0 12.2 10.7
Did not work 35,341 27.0 27.0 24.1 24.8 39.4 27.7 24.8 21.7 20.6 29.4 28.3 25.3 22.2
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 16,943 39.1 39.1 36.3 37.5 62.0 52.5 37.5 26.1 23.8 54.4 51.9 36.6 25.2
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 6,549 57.4 57.4 55.4 56.9 71.2 67.0 56.9 40.8 36.4 69.3 64.9 54.5 37.9
SSI 11,593 30.3 30.3 26.8 27.9 59.1 46.8 27.9 17.6 16.7 48.3 47.1 28.2 17.9
Food stamps 22,801 53.3 53.3 50.3 52.8 68.5 58.9 52.8 36.9 30.7 61.4 55.2 49.0 33.4
Housing assistance 10,807 51.2 51.2 51.2 52.9 73.6 59.1 52.9 31.1 26.3 60.5 55.4 49.0 27.2
Energy assistance 7,091 48.0 48.0 44.1 45.5 69.2 51.7 45.5 31.3 26.7 53.5 48.0 41.8 28.1
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 33,042 35.1 35.1 32.8 35.5 43.8 38.3 35.5 26.9 20.5 40.6 33.6 30.7 22.4
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 8,734 60.9 60.9 57.3 59.0 82.4 75.0 59.0 38.8 35.1 77.3 73.8 57.8 37.1
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 246,739 8.6 8.6 7.5 8.0 15.4 8.9 8.0 6.5 5.5 9.8 8.7 7.8 6.3
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 174,662 2.5 2.5 2.1 2.3 4.2 2.4 2.3 2.0 1.6 2.9 2.4 2.3 2.0
Medicare 40,181 9.4 9.4 6.4 6.6 39.6 8.6 6.6 5.0 4.9 10.0 9.7 7.7 6.1
Both Medicare and Medicaid 5,780 24.2 24.2 18.8 19.2 64.4 31.9 19.2 11.8 11.6 34.1 33.5 20.4 12.9
Medicaid 37,765 35.8 35.8 33.0 34.7 50.6 40.5 34.7 26.2 21.8 42.6 38.1 32.1 23.6
Not covered at any time during the year 46,396 21.0 21.0 19.0 20.9 25.3 21.4 20.9 19.4 16.5 23.6 20.5 20.1 18.7
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table RD-REV POV01 RS.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds Adjusted for Inflation Using the CPI-U-RS: 2005 -- All Races
[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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Races
Total 293,135 30,982 30,973 27,331 29,331 49,727 31,922 29,331 24,913 21,199 35,182 31,104 28,472 24,119
Age
Under 18 years 73,285 10,958 10,958 10,168 10,935 12,996 11,563 10,935 8,875 6,875 12,366 10,173 9,534 7,535
Related children 72,095 10,429 10,429 9,640 10,390 12,409 11,000 10,390 8,341 6,372 11,787 9,628 9,005 7,018
Under 6 years 23,914 4,082 4,082 3,843 4,130 4,611 4,274 4,130 3,509 2,679 4,527 3,759 3,598 2,934
18 to 24 years 27,965 4,386 4,386 4,173 4,491 5,399 4,692 4,491 4,166 3,852 5,154 4,797 4,589 4,284
25 to 44 years 82,602 7,752 7,752 7,144 7,750 9,999 8,278 7,750 6,718 5,592 9,089 7,881 7,366 6,334
45 to 64 years 73,778 5,176 5,174 4,200 4,464 8,693 5,224 4,464 3,767 3,521 5,988 5,702 4,907 4,211
65 years and over 35,505 2,710 2,704 1,646 1,691 12,640 2,165 1,691 1,387 1,360 2,584 2,551 2,076 1,756
65 to 74 years 18,554 1,260 1,258 819 844 5,556 1,097 844 682 660 1,300 1,277 1,020 844
75 years and over 16,951 1,450 1,446 826 847 7,084 1,068 847 705 699 1,284 1,274 1,056 911
Family Relationship
In families 242,389 22,423 22,415 19,769 21,494 34,760 23,437 21,494 17,852 14,226 25,888 21,902 19,928 16,405
In married-couple families 185,723 8,996 8,987 7,375 8,276 17,060 9,027 8,276 7,159 5,229 10,340 8,339 7,570 6,460
With related children under 18 113,890 6,600 6,600 5,690 6,475 8,269 6,804 6,475 5,505 3,637 7,616 5,635 5,297 4,315
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 42,244 11,791 11,791 10,948 11,640 15,211 12,694 11,640 9,271 7,800 13,532 11,831 10,758 8,512
With related children under 18 30,893 10,481 10,481 9,932 10,520 12,562 11,329 10,520 8,312 6,864 11,977 10,298 9,483 7,401
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 14,421 1,637 1,637 1,446 1,578 2,489 1,716 1,578 1,422 1,197 2,015 1,731 1,600 1,433
With related children under 18 7,916 1,210 1,210 1,096 1,178 1,560 1,248 1,178 1,029 808 1,414 1,140 1,095 934
Unrelated individuals 49,526 8,127 8,127 7,130 7,387 14,487 8,027 7,387 6,624 6,578 8,822 8,780 8,129 7,316
Living alone 30,559 3,875 3,875 3,007 3,103 9,179 3,599 3,103 2,465 2,450 4,036 4,019 3,518 2,850
65 years and over 10,770 1,349 1,349 803 805 5,421 1,027 805 591 591 1,172 1,172 949 729
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 245,945 25,166 25,157 22,369 24,029 39,372 26,156 24,029 20,437 17,274 28,730 25,335 23,186 19,597
Inside principal cities 93,975 13,454 13,450 12,332 13,255 20,101 14,472 13,255 11,057 9,414 15,681 13,970 12,675 10,503
Outside principal cities 151,970 11,712 11,707 10,037 10,774 19,271 11,683 10,774 9,380 7,861 13,048 11,365 10,511 9,094
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 47,189 5,816 5,816 4,962 5,302 10,354 5,767 5,302 4,476 3,924 6,452 5,769 5,286 4,522
Region
Northeast 54,010 5,111 5,111 4,650 4,896 8,526 5,401 4,896 4,053 3,505 5,950 5,265 4,752 3,901
Midwest 64,973 6,210 6,206 5,443 5,849 10,302 6,335 5,849 4,942 4,176 7,117 6,317 5,832 4,909
South 106,089 12,603 12,603 11,039 11,895 20,432 12,738 11,895 10,137 8,712 14,017 12,352 11,477 9,906
West 68,063 7,058 7,053 6,199 6,691 10,466 7,448 6,691 5,781 4,806 8,098 7,170 6,411 5,404
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 219,849 20,024 20,015 17,163 18,395 36,731 20,359 18,395 16,038 14,324 22,816 20,930 18,938 16,585
18 to 24 years old 27,965 4,386 4,386 4,173 4,491 5,399 4,692 4,491 4,166 3,852 5,154 4,797 4,589 4,284
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 5,930 1,389 1,389 1,319 1,409 1,669 1,493 1,409 1,283 1,172 1,617 1,505 1,421 1,293
25 years old and over 191,884 15,638 15,630 12,990 13,905 31,332 15,667 13,905 11,872 10,472 17,661 16,133 14,349 12,300
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 27,896 5,373 5,373 4,551 4,875 10,540 5,722 4,875 4,025 3,520 6,241 5,726 4,869 3,996
High school graduate, no college 60,898 5,477 5,468 4,552 4,912 11,790 5,460 4,912 4,210 3,649 6,215 5,638 5,079 4,372
College: Less than bachelor's degree 49,371 3,143 3,143 2,596 2,771 6,027 3,032 2,771 2,401 2,142 3,505 3,187 2,925 2,569
Bachelor's degree or more 53,720 1,645 1,645 1,291 1,347 2,975 1,453 1,347 1,237 1,161 1,701 1,581 1,476 1,364
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 176,773 16,174 16,172 14,442 15,538 22,659 16,971 15,538 13,581 11,983 18,907 17,158 15,692 13,754
Worked at full-time jobs 119,464 3,999 3,999 3,552 4,167 5,232 4,391 4,167 3,604 2,696 5,373 4,300 4,082 3,557
50 to 52 weeks 101,393 1,990 1,990 1,721 2,176 2,603 2,296 2,176 1,847 1,249 3,000 2,241 2,134 1,861
Worked at part-time jobs 21,968 2,634 2,634 2,372 2,620 3,515 2,774 2,620 2,305 2,019 3,153 2,854 2,686 2,359
Did not work 35,341 9,541 9,539 8,518 8,751 13,912 9,806 8,751 7,671 7,268 10,380 10,004 8,924 7,839
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 16,943 6,618 6,618 6,146 6,356 10,502 8,903 6,356 4,416 4,040 9,212 8,790 6,207 4,272
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 6,549 3,759 3,759 3,627 3,729 4,661 4,387 3,729 2,670 2,383 4,536 4,253 3,568 2,484
SSI 11,593 3,509 3,509 3,110 3,234 6,846 5,424 3,234 2,041 1,930 5,600 5,455 3,270 2,075
Food stamps 22,801 12,146 12,146 11,461 12,032 15,619 13,422 12,032 8,421 7,007 13,997 12,579 11,176 7,625
Housing assistance 10,807 5,531 5,531 5,531 5,714 7,956 6,384 5,714 3,356 2,843 6,539 5,992 5,291 2,941
Energy assistance 7,091 3,401 3,401 3,129 3,228 4,910 3,669 3,228 2,222 1,896 3,795 3,405 2,964 1,992
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 33,042 11,585 11,585 10,838 11,737 14,464 12,659 11,737 8,895 6,783 13,402 11,110 10,140 7,410
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 8,734 5,323 5,323 5,008 5,157 7,200 6,547 5,157 3,387 3,069 6,753 6,444 5,046 3,244
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 246,739 21,226 21,217 18,505 19,635 37,988 22,014 19,635 15,919 13,537 24,248 21,573 19,139 15,449
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 174,662 4,318 4,314 3,604 3,985 7,259 4,163 3,985 3,516 2,812 5,090 4,157 3,989 3,562
Medicare 40,181 3,774 3,774 2,589 2,657 15,908 3,475 2,657 2,005 1,972 4,008 3,914 3,081 2,443
Both Medicare and Medicaid 5,780 1,398 1,398 1,088 1,111 3,723 1,846 1,111 680 669 1,970 1,933 1,181 746
Medicaid 37,765 13,519 13,519 12,453 13,092 19,098 15,308 13,092 9,896 8,245 16,105 14,392 12,108 8,908
Not covered at any time during the year 46,396 9,756 9,756 8,826 9,695 11,739 9,908 9,695 8,994 7,661 10,933 9,531 9,333 8,671
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table RD-REV POV01 RS.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds Adjusted for Inflation Using the CPI-U-RS: 2005 -- All Races
[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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Races
Total (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
Age
Under 18 years (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
Related children (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
Under 6 years (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
18 to 24 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
25 to 44 years (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
45 to 64 years (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
65 years and over (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
65 to 74 years (X) 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
75 years and over (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
Family Relationship
In 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
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 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
With related children under 18 (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (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
With related children under 18 (X) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9
Unrelated individuals (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
Living alone (X) 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
65 years and over (X) 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas (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
Inside principal cities (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
Outside principal cities (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
Outside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4
Region
Northeast (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
Midwest (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
South (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
West (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
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over (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
18 to 24 years old (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
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9
25 years old and over (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
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
High school graduate, no college (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 0.2
College: Less than bachelor's degree (X) 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
Bachelor's degree or more (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
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Worked at full-time jobs (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 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 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
Did not work (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
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.5 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.5
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.1
SSI (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.2 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.5
Food stamps (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.6 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.6
Housing assistance (X) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.1 0.8 0.7 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.7
Energy assistance (X) 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.6 1.3 1.2 0.9 0.8 1.3 1.2 1.1 0.8
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.7 1.6 1.3 1.0 0.9 1.6 1.5 1.3 0.9
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 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.4 2.8 1.8 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.9 1.9 1.4 1.1
Medicaid (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6
Not covered at any time during the year (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
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table RD-REV POV01 RS.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds Adjusted for Inflation Using the CPI-U-RS: 2005 -- All Races
[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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Races
Total 0 383 383 362 373 467 388 373 347 322 404 383 369 342
Age
Under 18 years 0 197 197 190 196 211 201 196 179 160 207 190 185 167
Related children 380 192 192 186 192 207 197 192 175 155 203 186 181 162
Under 6 years 241 125 125 121 125 132 127 125 116 102 131 120 117 107
18 to 24 years 0 89 89 87 89 97 91 89 87 84 95 92 90 88
25 to 44 years 0 119 119 114 119 133 122 119 111 102 127 119 116 108
45 to 64 years 0 98 98 89 92 124 98 92 85 82 105 103 96 89
65 years and over 0 71 71 56 57 128 64 57 52 51 69 69 62 58
65 to 74 years 0 49 49 40 41 97 46 41 37 36 50 50 44 41
75 years and over 0 53 53 40 41 107 45 41 37 37 50 50 45 42
Family Relationship
In families 367 331 331 312 324 402 337 324 298 267 353 327 313 286
In married-couple families 468 215 215 195 206 291 215 206 192 165 230 207 197 183
With related children under 18 474 185 185 172 183 206 187 183 169 138 198 171 166 150
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 341 244 244 236 243 276 253 243 218 200 261 245 234 209
With related children under 18 298 231 231 225 231 252 240 231 207 188 246 229 220 195
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 210 93 93 87 91 114 95 91 86 79 103 95 92 87
With related children under 18 158 80 80 76 79 91 81 79 74 65 86 77 76 70
Unrelated individuals 200 116 116 107 110 170 115 110 103 102 123 122 116 109
Living alone 166 75 75 65 66 126 72 66 58 58 77 76 71 63
65 years and over 104 42 42 32 32 91 36 32 27 27 39 39 35 31
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 356 349 349 330 341 424 355 341 317 293 370 350 336 311
Inside principal cities 453 260 260 250 259 314 270 259 237 219 280 265 253 231
Outside principal cities 485 244 244 226 234 308 243 234 219 201 257 240 231 216
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 436 213 213 197 203 281 212 203 187 175 224 212 203 188
Region
Northeast 0 160 160 153 157 199 164 157 144 135 171 162 155 142
Midwest 0 175 175 165 170 217 176 170 158 146 186 176 170 157
South 0 252 252 237 245 307 253 245 229 214 263 249 242 226
West 0 192 192 181 187 227 196 187 175 161 203 193 184 170
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 153 311 311 290 299 404 313 299 281 266 329 317 303 285
18 to 24 years old 173 89 89 87 89 97 91 89 87 84 95 92 90 88
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 84 52 52 51 52 57 54 52 50 48 56 54 52 50
25 years old and over 218 277 277 254 263 378 278 263 244 230 293 281 267 248
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 172 166 166 154 159 230 172 159 145 135 179 172 159 144
High school graduate, no college 234 168 168 154 159 243 168 159 148 138 179 170 162 151
College: Less than bachelor's degree 218 128 128 116 120 176 126 120 112 106 135 129 123 116
Bachelor's degree or more 224 93 93 82 84 125 87 84 81 78 94 91 88 85
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 206 282 282 267 277 328 288 277 260 245 303 290 278 261
Worked at full-time jobs 372 144 144 136 147 164 151 147 137 119 166 149 146 136
50 to 52 weeks 383 102 102 95 107 117 110 107 98 81 125 108 106 99
Worked at part-time jobs 244 117 117 111 117 135 120 117 110 103 128 122 118 111
Did not work 297 220 220 208 211 263 223 211 198 193 229 225 213 200
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 190 102 102 98 100 137 123 100 81 77 126 122 99 79
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 102 74 74 72 73 83 80 73 61 57 82 79 71 58
SSI 146 71 71 66 68 105 91 68 52 51 93 91 68 53
Food stamps 235 151 151 145 150 179 161 150 119 106 166 154 143 112
Housing assistance 140 92 92 92 94 115 100 94 69 63 102 97 90 64
Energy assistance 107 69 69 66 67 86 73 67 55 50 74 70 64 52
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 313 146 146 140 147 170 155 147 123 104 161 142 134 110
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 122 90 90 87 88 108 102 88 69 66 104 101 87 68
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 326 322 322 303 311 418 328 311 282 261 343 325 307 278
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 434 150 150 137 144 193 147 144 135 121 163 147 144 136
Medicare 303 140 140 116 118 282 135 118 103 102 145 143 127 113
Both Medicare and Medicaid 123 86 86 76 76 139 98 76 60 59 102 101 79 63
Medicaid 295 261 261 251 257 307 277 257 225 206 284 269 248 214
Not covered at any time during the year 322 223 223 213 223 244 225 223 215 199 236 221 218 211
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes