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 -- White 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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
White alone or in combination
Total 240,414 8.7 8.7 7.6 8.2 15.0 8.9 8.2 7.1 6.0 9.9 8.7 8.0 6.9
Age
Under 18 years 58,295 12.0 12.0 11.0 11.9 14.2 12.5 11.9 10.0 7.5 13.6 10.9 10.3 8.4
Related children 57,329 11.5 11.5 10.5 11.4 13.7 12.0 11.4 9.4 7.0 13.0 10.3 9.7 7.8
Under 6 years 19,124 14.2 14.2 13.3 14.5 16.1 14.9 14.5 12.7 9.4 16.0 13.0 12.5 10.5
18 to 24 years 22,363 13.5 13.5 12.8 14.0 16.6 14.5 14.0 13.2 12.2 16.1 15.0 14.4 13.8
25 to 44 years 66,544 8.0 8.0 7.4 8.1 10.4 8.6 8.1 7.1 5.7 9.5 8.1 7.6 6.6
45 to 64 years 62,033 5.8 5.8 4.6 4.9 10.2 5.8 4.9 4.2 3.9 6.7 6.5 5.5 4.8
65 years and over 31,179 6.5 6.5 3.8 3.9 34.4 4.9 3.9 3.2 3.2 6.1 6.0 5.0 4.3
65 to 74 years 16,070 5.6 5.6 3.5 3.6 28.5 4.6 3.6 3.0 2.9 5.7 5.6 4.6 3.9
75 years and over 15,109 7.4 7.4 4.1 4.2 40.7 5.2 4.2 3.5 3.5 6.5 6.5 5.5 4.8
Family Relationship
In families 198,576 7.3 7.3 6.3 7.0 12.2 7.6 7.0 5.9 4.6 8.5 7.1 6.5 5.4
In married-couple families 160,543 4.3 4.3 3.5 4.0 8.7 4.3 4.0 3.4 2.4 5.0 4.0 3.6 3.1
With related children under 18 96,848 5.2 5.2 4.5 5.2 6.6 5.4 5.2 4.4 2.8 6.1 4.5 4.2 3.4
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 26,943 24.4 24.4 22.3 23.7 31.7 25.8 23.7 19.6 16.3 27.8 24.1 21.9 18.1
With related children under 18 19,125 30.6 30.6 28.6 30.2 36.2 32.3 30.2 25.0 20.4 34.5 29.5 27.3 22.5
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 11,090 9.5 9.5 8.3 9.3 14.7 10.1 9.3 8.5 7.2 12.3 10.5 9.6 8.9
With related children under 18 6,162 12.8 12.8 11.5 12.8 16.7 13.5 12.8 11.4 8.9 15.6 12.4 11.8 10.4
Unrelated individuals 40,801 14.9 14.9 12.9 13.4 28.0 14.5 13.4 12.2 12.2 16.2 16.1 15.0 13.6
Living alone 25,184 11.1 11.1 8.3 8.6 28.9 10.0 8.6 7.0 7.0 11.4 11.4 10.0 8.3
65 years and over 9,505 11.2 11.2 6.6 6.6 48.5 8.1 6.6 5.1 5.1 9.5 9.5 8.0 6.4
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 198,702 8.4 8.4 7.4 7.9 13.9 8.6 7.9 6.9 5.8 9.6 8.4 7.7 6.7
Inside principal cities 67,522 11.4 11.4 10.4 11.2 17.8 12.2 11.2 9.6 8.1 13.4 11.9 10.8 9.2
Outside principal cities 131,180 6.8 6.8 5.8 6.3 11.9 6.8 6.3 5.5 4.6 7.7 6.7 6.2 5.4
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 41,712 10.3 10.3 8.7 9.4 19.9 10.2 9.4 8.0 6.9 11.6 10.2 9.3 8.1
Region
Northeast 44,402 7.7 7.7 6.9 7.2 13.8 8.1 7.2 6.0 5.2 9.1 8.0 7.0 5.8
Midwest 56,514 7.5 7.4 6.4 7.0 13.6 7.5 7.0 6.0 5.1 8.6 7.6 7.1 6.2
South 82,591 9.5 9.5 8.2 8.9 16.8 9.5 8.9 7.8 6.6 10.6 9.3 8.6 7.7
West 56,907 9.7 9.7 8.5 9.2 14.7 10.0 9.2 8.0 6.6 11.0 9.7 8.8 7.4
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 182,119 7.7 7.7 6.5 7.0 15.2 7.7 7.0 6.2 5.5 8.8 8.0 7.3 6.5
18 to 24 years old 22,363 13.5 13.5 12.8 14.0 16.6 14.5 14.0 13.2 12.2 16.1 15.0 14.4 13.8
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,674 20.2 20.2 19.1 20.6 24.1 21.6 20.6 19.1 17.4 23.9 22.2 21.1 19.6
25 years old and over 159,756 6.9 6.9 5.6 6.0 15.0 6.8 6.0 5.2 4.5 7.8 7.1 6.3 5.5
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 22,200 17.2 17.2 14.4 15.6 35.3 18.2 15.6 13.0 11.1 20.0 18.1 15.5 12.9
High school graduate, no college 50,834 7.4 7.3 6.0 6.4 18.1 7.2 6.4 5.6 4.8 8.4 7.6 6.8 5.9
College: Less than bachelor's degree 41,562 5.5 5.5 4.5 4.7 11.2 5.2 4.7 4.2 3.7 6.1 5.5 5.1 4.6
Bachelor's degree or more 45,161 2.5 2.5 1.9 2.0 5.1 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.7 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.1
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 144,932 7.8 7.8 6.9 7.4 11.1 8.1 7.4 6.6 5.7 9.1 8.2 7.5 6.7
Worked at full-time jobs 98,928 2.9 2.9 2.6 3.0 3.8 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.0 3.9 3.1 3.0 2.7
50 to 52 weeks 84,225 1.8 1.8 1.6 2.0 2.3 2.1 2.0 1.7 1.1 2.7 2.0 2.0 1.7
Worked at part-time jobs 18,502 10.2 10.2 9.2 10.1 13.5 10.6 10.1 9.2 8.0 12.1 11.0 10.5 9.4
Did not work 27,501 23.5 23.5 20.8 21.4 35.7 24.2 21.4 18.9 17.8 25.8 24.7 21.9 19.4
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 10,936 34.2 34.2 31.2 32.2 57.4 47.3 32.2 22.3 20.4 49.5 47.2 31.7 22.0
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 3,944 53.0 53.0 50.3 51.7 65.6 61.5 51.7 37.9 33.6 64.2 60.4 49.7 35.8
SSI 7,720 26.5 26.5 23.0 23.6 55.6 42.8 23.6 15.0 14.4 44.6 43.2 24.2 15.6
Food stamps 14,570 50.6 50.6 47.0 49.7 65.9 55.9 49.7 34.8 28.4 58.8 52.3 45.9 31.5
Housing assistance 5,509 45.6 45.6 45.6 46.7 72.6 53.4 46.7 26.2 21.7 54.8 50.4 43.1 22.6
Energy assistance 5,069 44.4 44.4 40.5 41.9 67.6 48.3 41.9 28.0 23.5 50.3 44.5 37.7 25.1
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 22,896 31.6 31.6 29.3 31.9 39.3 34.1 31.9 24.9 18.4 36.3 29.7 27.2 20.4
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 5,269 57.0 57.0 52.6 54.1 79.4 71.4 54.1 35.4 32.4 74.4 71.2 53.4 34.8
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 204,362 6.9 6.9 5.9 6.3 13.5 7.0 6.3 5.2 4.4 7.9 7.0 6.2 5.2
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 147,248 2.0 2.0 1.6 1.8 3.7 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.3 2.4 2.0 1.9 1.7
Medicare 34,685 7.5 7.5 4.9 5.0 37.6 6.7 5.0 3.9 3.9 8.0 7.8 6.1 5.0
Both Medicare and Medicaid 4,208 21.2 21.2 16.1 16.3 62.6 28.7 16.3 9.9 9.7 30.9 30.4 17.9 11.2
Medicaid 26,821 31.3 31.3 28.4 30.1 45.9 35.5 30.1 23.1 18.7 37.7 33.3 27.6 20.7
Not covered at any time during the year 36,053 19.2 19.2 17.3 19.1 23.0 19.5 19.1 17.9 15.1 21.6 18.8 18.4 17.1
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 -- White 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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
White alone or in combination
Total 240,414 21,008 21,003 18,239 19,686 35,995 21,390 19,686 17,088 14,386 23,905 21,013 19,267 16,708
Age
Under 18 years 58,295 6,998 6,998 6,416 6,956 8,299 7,312 6,956 5,818 4,400 7,912 6,370 5,998 4,913
Related children 57,329 6,572 6,572 5,992 6,516 7,829 6,858 6,516 5,389 3,997 7,446 5,931 5,571 4,498
Under 6 years 19,124 2,723 2,723 2,546 2,771 3,073 2,858 2,771 2,422 1,805 3,056 2,481 2,383 2,012
18 to 24 years 22,363 3,030 3,030 2,872 3,124 3,702 3,236 3,124 2,955 2,731 3,602 3,351 3,231 3,075
25 to 44 years 66,544 5,351 5,351 4,902 5,359 6,916 5,717 5,359 4,695 3,814 6,320 5,409 5,063 4,390
45 to 64 years 62,033 3,610 3,608 2,860 3,039 6,358 3,592 3,039 2,608 2,441 4,178 4,003 3,418 2,984
65 years and over 31,179 2,018 2,016 1,190 1,208 10,720 1,533 1,208 1,013 999 1,893 1,880 1,558 1,346
65 to 74 years 16,070 901 899 568 573 4,574 744 573 476 468 912 905 733 627
75 years and over 15,109 1,117 1,117 622 635 6,147 789 635 536 532 980 975 825 718
Family Relationship
In families 198,576 14,570 14,565 12,595 13,816 24,162 15,059 13,816 11,727 9,095 16,906 14,096 12,816 10,813
In married-couple families 160,543 6,955 6,951 5,672 6,401 13,984 6,983 6,401 5,507 3,909 8,054 6,431 5,835 4,957
With related children under 18 96,848 5,083 5,083 4,382 5,023 6,431 5,274 5,023 4,231 2,691 5,940 4,333 4,069 3,274
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 26,943 6,564 6,564 6,003 6,378 8,553 6,952 6,378 5,275 4,392 7,489 6,499 5,912 4,872
With related children under 18 19,125 5,852 5,852 5,466 5,782 6,922 6,182 5,782 4,776 3,906 6,607 5,633 5,225 4,295
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 11,090 1,050 1,050 920 1,036 1,626 1,124 1,036 946 793 1,363 1,166 1,069 983
With related children under 18 6,162 790 790 711 790 1,030 832 790 700 548 959 762 726 640
Unrelated individuals 40,801 6,070 6,070 5,276 5,485 11,420 5,936 5,485 4,987 4,958 6,598 6,560 6,100 5,562
Living alone 25,184 2,784 2,784 2,093 2,160 7,286 2,511 2,160 1,758 1,752 2,874 2,860 2,507 2,078
65 years and over 9,505 1,064 1,064 628 630 4,606 773 630 481 481 906 906 764 607
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 198,702 16,691 16,686 14,612 15,781 27,682 17,149 15,781 13,745 11,508 19,086 16,757 15,378 13,324
Inside principal cities 67,522 7,711 7,711 7,010 7,566 12,013 8,231 7,566 6,496 5,486 9,035 8,015 7,309 6,235
Outside principal cities 131,180 8,980 8,975 7,603 8,215 15,669 8,917 8,215 7,248 6,022 10,052 8,743 8,069 7,089
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 41,712 4,317 4,317 3,627 3,905 8,313 4,241 3,905 3,344 2,878 4,818 4,256 3,889 3,384
Region
Northeast 44,402 3,421 3,421 3,062 3,204 6,126 3,601 3,204 2,670 2,287 4,030 3,537 3,127 2,596
Midwest 56,514 4,214 4,210 3,621 3,941 7,675 4,244 3,941 3,406 2,890 4,857 4,283 4,000 3,499
South 82,591 7,845 7,845 6,736 7,328 13,852 7,841 7,328 6,436 5,468 8,781 7,698 7,136 6,400
West 56,907 5,528 5,528 4,820 5,214 8,341 5,704 5,214 4,576 3,741 6,236 5,494 5,003 4,214
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 182,119 14,009 14,005 11,824 12,730 27,696 14,078 12,730 11,270 9,986 15,993 14,643 13,270 11,796
18 to 24 years old 22,363 3,030 3,030 2,872 3,124 3,702 3,236 3,124 2,955 2,731 3,602 3,351 3,231 3,075
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,674 945 945 892 964 1,126 1,011 964 895 813 1,118 1,037 988 914
25 years old and over 159,756 10,979 10,975 8,952 9,606 23,994 10,842 9,606 8,315 7,254 12,391 11,292 10,038 8,720
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 22,200 3,816 3,816 3,199 3,466 7,846 4,041 3,466 2,887 2,464 4,437 4,023 3,445 2,861
High school graduate, no college 50,834 3,739 3,735 3,033 3,277 9,193 3,678 3,277 2,861 2,450 4,263 3,855 3,439 3,010
College: Less than bachelor's degree 41,562 2,283 2,283 1,857 1,970 4,666 2,147 1,970 1,736 1,555 2,515 2,304 2,126 1,891
Bachelor's degree or more 45,161 1,141 1,141 863 893 2,289 975 893 830 785 1,176 1,111 1,028 958
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 144,932 11,247 11,245 9,940 10,764 16,053 11,757 10,764 9,532 8,322 13,235 11,956 10,935 9,715
Worked at full-time jobs 98,928 2,883 2,883 2,535 3,003 3,735 3,134 3,003 2,646 1,961 3,882 3,108 2,978 2,647
50 to 52 weeks 84,225 1,531 1,531 1,312 1,669 1,938 1,727 1,669 1,439 968 2,280 1,717 1,655 1,470
Worked at part-time jobs 18,502 1,895 1,895 1,694 1,867 2,500 1,958 1,867 1,693 1,476 2,248 2,042 1,941 1,742
Did not work 27,501 6,469 6,466 5,710 5,894 9,819 6,665 5,894 5,194 4,885 7,105 6,806 6,017 5,327
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 10,936 3,745 3,745 3,414 3,518 6,282 5,177 3,518 2,440 2,235 5,415 5,163 3,462 2,405
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 3,944 2,089 2,089 1,983 2,040 2,586 2,427 2,040 1,493 1,325 2,533 2,383 1,960 1,413
SSI 7,720 2,044 2,044 1,773 1,822 4,295 3,302 1,822 1,156 1,112 3,440 3,337 1,865 1,208
Food stamps 14,570 7,366 7,366 6,850 7,240 9,605 8,151 7,240 5,065 4,135 8,564 7,627 6,688 4,587
Housing assistance 5,509 2,510 2,510 2,510 2,576 3,999 2,940 2,576 1,444 1,196 3,022 2,778 2,376 1,245
Energy assistance 5,069 2,248 2,248 2,055 2,122 3,424 2,450 2,122 1,421 1,191 2,549 2,257 1,912 1,272
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 22,896 7,241 7,241 6,712 7,298 9,009 7,803 7,298 5,703 4,219 8,323 6,796 6,222 4,665
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 5,269 3,001 3,001 2,773 2,850 4,182 3,761 2,850 1,863 1,709 3,918 3,751 2,812 1,833
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 204,362 14,098 14,094 11,985 12,791 27,688 14,351 12,791 10,644 8,953 16,104 14,251 12,638 10,526
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 147,248 2,967 2,967 2,418 2,671 5,390 2,784 2,671 2,412 1,928 3,488 2,884 2,781 2,543
Medicare 34,685 2,617 2,617 1,706 1,748 13,030 2,325 1,748 1,359 1,336 2,760 2,698 2,120 1,738
Both Medicare and Medicaid 4,208 892 892 676 688 2,636 1,207 688 415 408 1,299 1,278 752 472
Medicaid 26,821 8,394 8,394 7,608 8,064 12,305 9,512 8,064 6,186 5,015 10,125 8,920 7,405 5,539
Not covered at any time during the year 36,053 6,910 6,910 6,255 6,896 8,307 7,039 6,896 6,445 5,433 7,800 6,762 6,630 6,182
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 -- White 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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
White alone or in combination
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 0.3 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 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
Under 6 years (X) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
18 to 24 years (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
25 to 44 years (X) 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 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 0.6 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 0.7 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 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6
With related children under 18 (X) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7
With related children under 18 (X) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0
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 0.5 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 0.3 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 0.3 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 0.1 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 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 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 0.2 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 0.3 0.2 0.2 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) 0.1 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 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0
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 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
High school graduate, no college (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
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 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 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 0.2 0.1 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 0.1 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 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.6 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.6
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.3 1.2 1.9 1.9 1.6 1.3
SSI (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.3 1.1 0.7 0.5 0.5 1.1 1.1 0.7 0.6
Food stamps (X) 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.6 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.7
Housing assistance (X) 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.8 1.5 1.3 0.9 0.8 1.5 1.4 1.3 0.8
Energy assistance (X) 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.8 1.4 1.3 1.0 0.9 1.5 1.3 1.2 0.9
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) 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.1 1.1 1.9 1.8 1.5 1.1
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) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.5 3.2 2.0 1.5 1.1 1.1 2.1 2.1 1.6 1.2
Medicaid (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 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 -- White 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
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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 or in combination
Total 0 321 321 301 311 408 324 311 292 269 341 321 308 288
Age
Under 18 years 0 161 161 155 161 174 165 161 148 130 171 155 150 137
Related children 350 157 157 150 156 170 160 156 143 124 166 150 145 132
Under 6 years 218 103 103 100 104 109 105 104 97 84 109 98 97 89
18 to 24 years 0 75 75 73 76 82 77 76 74 71 81 78 77 75
25 to 44 years 0 100 100 96 100 113 103 100 94 85 108 101 97 91
45 to 64 years 0 83 83 74 76 108 83 76 71 69 89 87 81 76
65 years and over 0 62 62 48 48 122 54 48 44 44 60 60 55 51
65 to 74 years 0 42 42 33 34 89 38 34 31 30 42 42 38 35
75 years and over 0 46 46 35 35 101 39 35 32 32 44 44 40 38
Family Relationship
In families 454 270 270 252 264 342 275 264 244 216 290 266 254 235
In married-couple families 483 189 189 171 182 265 190 182 169 143 203 182 174 160
With related children under 18 457 162 162 151 161 182 165 161 148 119 175 150 146 131
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 281 184 184 176 182 209 189 182 165 151 196 183 175 159
With related children under 18 240 174 174 168 173 189 179 173 158 143 185 171 165 150
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 185 74 74 70 74 92 77 74 71 65 85 78 75 72
With related children under 18 139 64 64 61 65 74 66 65 61 54 71 63 62 58
Unrelated individuals 186 97 97 89 92 145 96 92 87 86 102 102 98 92
Living alone 153 62 62 53 54 109 59 54 48 48 63 63 59 53
65 years and over 98 37 37 28 28 83 31 28 25 25 34 34 31 28
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 454 288 288 271 281 364 292 281 263 242 307 289 277 259
Inside principal cities 409 199 199 190 197 247 206 197 183 169 215 203 194 180
Outside principal cities 483 214 214 198 205 280 214 205 193 177 226 212 204 191
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 415 184 184 168 175 253 182 175 162 150 194 182 174 163
Region
Northeast 0 133 133 127 129 174 137 129 119 110 144 135 128 117
Midwest 0 146 146 136 142 192 147 142 132 123 156 148 143 134
South 0 204 204 190 197 262 204 197 186 172 214 202 195 185
West 0 172 172 161 167 206 174 167 157 143 181 171 164 152
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 232 264 264 243 252 359 264 252 238 225 280 269 257 243
18 to 24 years old 156 75 75 73 76 82 77 76 74 71 81 78 77 75
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 74 43 43 42 43 47 44 43 42 40 47 45 44 42
25 years old and over 255 235 235 213 220 337 234 220 206 193 249 238 225 211
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 156 141 141 129 134 200 145 134 123 113 152 144 134 122
High school graduate, no college 220 139 139 126 131 216 138 131 122 113 149 141 134 125
College: Less than bachelor's degree 204 109 109 99 102 155 106 102 95 90 115 110 105 100
Bachelor's degree or more 210 77 77 67 69 109 72 69 66 64 79 76 74 71
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 329 238 238 224 233 281 243 233 220 206 257 245 235 222
Worked at full-time jobs 383 123 123 115 125 139 128 125 118 101 142 127 125 118
50 to 52 weeks 381 90 90 83 94 101 95 94 87 71 109 95 93 88
Worked at part-time jobs 226 100 100 94 99 114 101 99 94 88 108 103 101 96
Did not work 269 182 182 172 174 223 185 174 164 159 191 187 176 166
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 141 73 73 70 71 99 88 71 58 55 91 88 70 57
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 76 53 53 52 52 60 58 52 44 42 59 57 51 43
SSI 113 53 53 49 49 79 68 49 39 38 70 69 50 40
Food stamps 171 109 109 105 108 129 117 108 87 78 120 112 103 82
Housing assistance 92 59 59 59 60 76 64 60 44 40 65 62 57 40
Energy assistance 87 55 55 53 54 70 58 54 43 39 59 55 51 41
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 236 108 108 103 109 124 113 109 94 79 118 104 99 83
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 89 65 65 62 63 78 74 63 50 48 75 73 62 50
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 408 266 266 246 254 364 269 254 233 214 284 268 253 232
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 442 125 125 113 118 167 121 118 112 101 135 123 121 115
Medicare 285 117 117 95 96 256 110 96 85 84 120 119 105 96
Both Medicare and Medicaid 105 69 69 60 60 117 80 60 47 46 83 82 63 50
Medicaid 254 208 208 198 204 250 220 204 179 161 227 214 195 169
Not covered at any time during the year 290 189 189 180 189 206 190 189 182 168 200 187 185 179
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes