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
[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
Total 235,430 8.7 8.7 7.5 8.1 14.9 8.8 8.1 7.0 5.9 9.8 8.7 7.9 6.9
Age
Under 18 years 56,075 11.9 11.9 10.9 11.8 14.0 12.4 11.8 9.9 7.5 13.4 10.8 10.2 8.4
Related children 55,152 11.4 11.4 10.3 11.2 13.5 11.8 11.2 9.4 6.9 12.8 10.2 9.6 7.8
Under 6 years 18,315 14.1 14.1 13.2 14.3 15.9 14.7 14.3 12.7 9.4 15.8 12.8 12.4 10.5
18 to 24 years 21,789 13.6 13.6 12.9 14.0 16.5 14.5 14.0 13.2 12.2 16.1 15.0 14.5 13.8
25 to 44 years 65,364 8.0 8.0 7.3 8.0 10.3 8.5 8.0 7.0 5.7 9.4 8.1 7.5 6.5
45 to 64 years 61,297 5.8 5.8 4.6 4.8 10.2 5.7 4.8 4.1 3.9 6.7 6.4 5.5 4.8
65 years and over 30,905 6.5 6.5 3.8 3.9 34.4 4.9 3.9 3.3 3.2 6.1 6.0 5.0 4.3
65 to 74 years 15,908 5.6 5.6 3.5 3.6 28.4 4.6 3.6 3.0 2.9 5.7 5.6 4.6 3.9
75 years and over 14,997 7.4 7.4 4.1 4.2 40.7 5.2 4.2 3.6 3.5 6.5 6.5 5.5 4.8
Family Relationship
In families 194,277 7.2 7.2 6.3 6.8 12.1 7.5 6.8 5.8 4.5 8.4 7.0 6.4 5.4
In married-couple families 157,589 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 94,690 5.3 5.3 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 25,943 24.1 24.1 22.0 23.4 31.5 25.5 23.4 19.5 16.2 27.5 23.9 21.7 18.0
With related children under 18 18,271 30.5 30.5 28.4 30.1 36.0 32.1 30.1 25.0 20.4 34.3 29.3 27.2 22.4
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 10,745 9.4 9.4 8.2 9.2 14.5 10.0 9.2 8.4 7.1 12.2 10.4 9.5 8.8
With related children under 18 5,911 12.7 12.7 11.3 12.6 16.5 13.3 12.6 11.2 8.9 15.4 12.3 11.6 10.2
Unrelated individuals 40,164 14.8 14.8 12.9 13.4 27.9 14.5 13.4 12.2 12.1 16.1 16.0 14.9 13.6
Living alone 24,874 11.0 11.0 8.3 8.5 28.9 9.9 8.5 7.0 6.9 11.3 11.3 9.9 8.2
65 years and over 9,432 11.2 11.2 6.6 6.7 48.4 8.1 6.7 5.1 5.1 9.6 9.6 8.1 6.4
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 194,545 8.3 8.3 7.3 7.9 13.9 8.5 7.9 6.9 5.8 9.5 8.4 7.7 6.7
Inside principal cities 65,902 11.3 11.3 10.3 11.1 17.7 12.1 11.1 9.6 8.1 13.3 11.8 10.7 9.2
Outside principal cities 128,644 6.8 6.8 5.8 6.2 11.9 6.7 6.2 5.5 4.6 7.6 6.6 6.1 5.4
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 40,885 10.2 10.2 8.5 9.1 19.7 9.9 9.1 7.9 6.8 11.3 10.0 9.1 8.0
Region
Northeast 43,804 7.6 7.6 6.8 7.1 13.6 8.0 7.1 5.9 5.1 8.9 7.8 6.9 5.8
Midwest 55,574 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.8 13.5 7.4 6.8 5.9 5.0 8.4 7.5 7.0 6.1
South 80,991 9.4 9.4 8.1 8.8 16.7 9.4 8.8 7.7 6.6 10.6 9.3 8.6 7.7
West 55,061 9.7 9.7 8.5 9.1 14.6 9.9 9.1 8.0 6.6 10.8 9.6 8.8 7.4
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 179,355 7.6 7.6 6.4 6.9 15.2 7.7 6.9 6.1 5.4 8.7 8.0 7.2 6.4
18 to 24 years old 21,789 13.6 13.6 12.9 14.0 16.5 14.5 14.0 13.2 12.2 16.1 15.0 14.5 13.8
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,536 20.1 20.1 19.1 20.6 23.9 21.5 20.6 19.1 17.4 23.9 22.2 21.2 19.7
25 years old and over 157,566 6.8 6.8 5.6 6.0 15.0 6.7 6.0 5.2 4.5 7.7 7.0 6.2 5.4
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 21,860 17.2 17.2 14.4 15.6 35.4 18.2 15.6 13.0 11.1 20.0 18.1 15.5 12.9
High school graduate, no college 50,176 7.3 7.3 5.9 6.4 18.0 7.2 6.4 5.6 4.8 8.3 7.5 6.7 5.9
College: Less than bachelor's degree 40,818 5.4 5.4 4.4 4.6 11.1 5.1 4.6 4.1 3.7 5.9 5.4 5.0 4.5
Bachelor's degree or more 44,712 2.5 2.5 1.9 2.0 5.0 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.7 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.1
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 142,602 7.7 7.7 6.8 7.4 11.0 8.0 7.4 6.5 5.7 9.1 8.2 7.5 6.7
Worked at full-time jobs 97,411 2.9 2.9 2.5 3.0 3.7 3.1 3.0 2.6 2.0 3.9 3.1 3.0 2.6
50 to 52 weeks 83,022 1.8 1.8 1.6 2.0 2.3 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.1 2.7 2.0 2.0 1.7
Worked at part-time jobs 18,170 10.2 10.2 9.1 10.0 13.4 10.5 10.0 9.1 7.9 12.0 10.9 10.4 9.4
Did not work 27,021 23.4 23.4 20.6 21.3 35.5 24.1 21.3 18.8 17.7 25.7 24.6 21.8 19.3
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 10,441 34.0 34.0 31.0 31.9 57.4 47.2 31.9 22.2 20.3 49.3 47.1 31.4 21.8
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 3,652 53.1 53.1 50.6 52.0 65.9 61.8 52.0 38.4 33.9 64.4 60.7 50.0 36.1
SSI 7,417 26.3 26.3 23.0 23.5 55.6 42.7 23.5 14.9 14.3 44.4 43.1 23.9 15.5
Food stamps 13,864 50.6 50.6 47.0 49.7 66.0 55.9 49.7 34.9 28.4 58.8 52.4 45.9 31.5
Housing assistance 5,233 44.8 44.8 44.8 46.0 72.4 52.7 46.0 25.7 21.0 54.2 49.7 42.4 21.9
Energy assistance 4,856 44.0 44.0 40.1 41.4 67.3 47.8 41.4 27.6 23.2 49.6 44.0 37.3 24.8
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 22,068 31.6 31.6 29.3 31.9 39.3 34.1 31.9 25.0 18.5 36.3 29.6 27.1 20.4
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 4,961 56.9 56.9 52.7 54.0 79.5 71.5 54.0 35.4 32.3 74.4 71.3 53.3 34.7
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 200,206 6.8 6.8 5.8 6.1 13.5 6.9 6.1 5.1 4.3 7.8 6.9 6.1 5.1
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 144,553 2.0 2.0 1.6 1.8 3.6 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.3 2.3 1.9 1.9 1.7
Medicare 34,324 7.5 7.5 4.9 5.0 37.5 6.7 5.0 3.9 3.8 7.9 7.7 6.1 5.0
Both Medicare and Medicaid 4,129 21.0 21.0 15.9 16.2 62.3 28.5 16.2 9.8 9.6 30.6 30.1 17.6 11.1
Medicaid 25,741 31.2 31.2 28.2 29.9 45.8 35.3 29.9 23.0 18.7 37.6 33.1 27.5 20.6
Not covered at any time during the year 35,224 19.2 19.2 17.4 19.1 23.0 19.5 19.1 17.9 15.1 21.6 18.8 18.4 17.2
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
[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
Total 235,430 20,384 20,380 17,665 19,042 35,060 20,683 19,042 16,579 13,971 23,154 20,373 18,690 16,242
Age
Under 18 years 56,075 6,669 6,669 6,106 6,617 7,877 6,943 6,617 5,571 4,203 7,525 6,049 5,704 4,692
Related children 55,152 6,263 6,263 5,702 6,197 7,428 6,509 6,197 5,161 3,819 7,080 5,630 5,297 4,297
Under 6 years 18,315 2,586 2,586 2,413 2,621 2,905 2,701 2,621 2,322 1,725 2,890 2,353 2,266 1,922
18 to 24 years 21,789 2,955 2,955 2,805 3,045 3,602 3,149 3,045 2,883 2,669 3,508 3,273 3,162 3,010
25 to 44 years 65,364 5,223 5,223 4,779 5,215 6,728 5,562 5,215 4,576 3,725 6,153 5,267 4,932 4,281
45 to 64 years 61,297 3,531 3,529 2,793 2,964 6,225 3,507 2,964 2,543 2,381 4,087 3,915 3,342 2,920
65 years and over 30,905 2,006 2,004 1,182 1,201 10,627 1,522 1,201 1,006 993 1,881 1,869 1,549 1,338
65 to 74 years 15,908 894 892 562 566 4,526 736 566 471 462 903 896 726 621
75 years and over 14,997 1,112 1,112 621 634 6,102 786 634 536 531 978 973 823 717
Family Relationship
In families 194,277 14,079 14,074 12,144 13,301 23,438 14,496 13,301 11,332 8,792 16,310 13,610 12,377 10,467
In married-couple families 157,589 6,815 6,810 5,548 6,236 13,702 6,805 6,236 5,370 3,824 7,868 6,300 5,718 4,866
With related children under 18 94,690 4,979 4,979 4,282 4,892 6,241 5,134 4,892 4,129 2,635 5,794 4,236 3,981 3,212
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 25,943 6,259 6,259 5,720 6,080 8,180 6,618 6,080 5,055 4,200 7,135 6,188 5,635 4,659
With related children under 18 18,271 5,565 5,565 5,197 5,499 6,576 5,867 5,499 4,571 3,729 6,274 5,344 4,965 4,099
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 10,745 1,005 1,005 876 985 1,557 1,073 985 907 768 1,307 1,122 1,025 942
With related children under 18 5,911 748 748 670 743 973 784 743 664 526 910 725 689 605
Unrelated individuals 40,164 5,953 5,953 5,168 5,371 11,226 5,809 5,371 4,888 4,860 6,459 6,422 5,976 5,456
Living alone 24,874 2,740 2,740 2,056 2,122 7,185 2,465 2,122 1,733 1,727 2,820 2,806 2,462 2,049
65 years and over 9,432 1,060 1,060 627 628 4,566 768 628 480 480 902 902 762 606
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 194,545 16,228 16,224 14,193 15,305 27,002 16,620 15,305 13,353 11,202 18,523 16,279 14,951 12,976
Inside principal cities 65,902 7,475 7,475 6,787 7,328 11,676 7,969 7,328 6,295 5,309 8,756 7,757 7,080 6,031
Outside principal cities 128,644 8,752 8,748 7,406 7,977 15,326 8,651 7,977 7,058 5,893 9,767 8,522 7,870 6,944
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 40,885 4,156 4,156 3,472 3,737 8,057 4,064 3,737 3,226 2,770 4,631 4,094 3,739 3,266
Region
Northeast 43,804 3,321 3,321 2,963 3,105 5,977 3,491 3,105 2,590 2,222 3,914 3,436 3,037 2,521
Midwest 55,574 4,076 4,071 3,489 3,800 7,485 4,094 3,800 3,298 2,792 4,693 4,140 3,869 3,388
South 80,991 7,653 7,653 6,558 7,131 13,550 7,637 7,131 6,274 5,343 8,573 7,516 6,958 6,259
West 55,061 5,334 5,334 4,654 5,007 8,047 5,461 5,007 4,417 3,614 5,974 5,280 4,826 4,074
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 179,355 13,715 13,710 11,559 12,425 27,183 13,741 12,425 11,009 9,768 15,629 14,324 12,985 11,549
18 to 24 years old 21,789 2,955 2,955 2,805 3,045 3,602 3,149 3,045 2,883 2,669 3,508 3,273 3,162 3,010
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,536 914 914 866 934 1,083 976 934 866 790 1,082 1,009 963 892
25 years old and over 157,566 10,760 10,755 8,754 9,380 23,581 10,591 9,380 8,125 7,099 12,121 11,051 9,823 8,539
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 21,860 3,766 3,766 3,154 3,409 7,730 3,977 3,409 2,840 2,430 4,365 3,966 3,394 2,819
High school graduate, no college 50,176 3,665 3,661 2,964 3,198 9,054 3,592 3,198 2,795 2,400 4,173 3,772 3,365 2,946
College: Less than bachelor's degree 40,818 2,204 2,204 1,783 1,892 4,541 2,062 1,892 1,671 1,495 2,425 2,219 2,051 1,827
Bachelor's degree or more 44,712 1,125 1,125 852 880 2,257 960 880 819 774 1,159 1,094 1,014 948
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 142,602 10,984 10,982 9,698 10,485 15,658 11,451 10,485 9,295 8,125 12,906 11,668 10,678 9,492
Worked at full-time jobs 97,411 2,813 2,813 2,469 2,919 3,633 3,045 2,919 2,571 1,907 3,785 3,031 2,906 2,581
50 to 52 weeks 83,022 1,505 1,505 1,287 1,631 1,895 1,689 1,631 1,404 949 2,235 1,684 1,623 1,440
Worked at part-time jobs 18,170 1,848 1,848 1,653 1,821 2,435 1,907 1,821 1,653 1,439 2,189 1,989 1,893 1,700
Did not work 27,021 6,323 6,321 5,577 5,745 9,589 6,499 5,745 5,071 4,779 6,932 6,648 5,879 5,211
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 10,441 3,549 3,549 3,241 3,333 5,994 4,930 3,333 2,319 2,119 5,151 4,918 3,278 2,280
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 3,652 1,940 1,940 1,849 1,900 2,408 2,257 1,900 1,402 1,238 2,353 2,215 1,824 1,319
SSI 7,417 1,952 1,952 1,703 1,744 4,126 3,170 1,744 1,107 1,064 3,296 3,200 1,775 1,153
Food stamps 13,864 7,015 7,015 6,522 6,886 9,154 7,754 6,886 4,835 3,937 8,146 7,258 6,362 4,368
Housing assistance 5,233 2,344 2,344 2,344 2,407 3,787 2,756 2,407 1,345 1,100 2,835 2,601 2,221 1,149
Energy assistance 4,856 2,135 2,135 1,948 2,012 3,266 2,323 2,012 1,342 1,126 2,411 2,137 1,813 1,204
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 22,068 6,981 6,981 6,477 7,039 8,669 7,514 7,039 5,521 4,081 8,018 6,541 5,989 4,511
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 4,961 2,823 2,823 2,614 2,681 3,944 3,548 2,681 1,754 1,604 3,692 3,540 2,644 1,722
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 200,206 13,613 13,609 11,537 12,312 26,954 13,817 12,312 10,288 8,655 15,540 13,753 12,197 10,190
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 144,553 2,874 2,874 2,327 2,575 5,258 2,686 2,575 2,326 1,857 3,383 2,795 2,693 2,459
Medicare 34,324 2,580 2,580 1,678 1,721 12,873 2,284 1,721 1,341 1,319 2,715 2,655 2,089 1,719
Both Medicare and Medicaid 4,129 867 867 656 667 2,574 1,176 667 403 396 1,264 1,243 729 459
Medicaid 25,741 8,020 8,020 7,262 7,693 11,796 9,088 7,693 5,932 4,804 9,679 8,527 7,067 5,305
Not covered at any time during the year 35,224 6,771 6,771 6,128 6,730 8,105 6,866 6,730 6,291 5,316 7,614 6,620 6,493 6,051
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
[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
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 0.6 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 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 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 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 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 0.9
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 1.1 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) 0.4 0.4 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 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 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 0.2 0.1 0.1
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 0.7 0.7 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 0.2 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 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 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 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.6
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.4 1.3 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.3
SSI (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.3 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.5 1.1 1.1 0.7 0.6
Food stamps (X) 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.6 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.7
Housing assistance (X) 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.9 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 1.4 1.2 0.9
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 2.1 1.9 1.5 1.2 1.1 2.0 1.9 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) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
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
[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
Total 0 317 316 296 307 404 319 307 287 265 336 316 304 285
Age
Under 18 years 0 158 158 152 157 170 161 157 145 127 167 151 147 134
Related children 345 153 153 147 153 166 156 153 140 122 162 146 142 129
Under 6 years 213 100 100 97 101 106 103 101 95 83 106 96 94 87
18 to 24 years 0 74 74 72 75 81 76 75 73 71 80 78 76 75
25 to 44 years 0 99 99 95 99 111 102 99 93 84 107 99 96 90
45 to 64 years 0 82 82 73 75 107 82 75 70 68 88 86 80 75
65 years and over 0 62 61 48 48 122 54 48 44 44 60 59 54 51
65 to 74 years 0 42 42 33 33 89 38 33 30 30 42 42 38 35
75 years and over 0 46 46 35 35 101 39 35 32 32 44 43 40 37
Family Relationship
In families 459 266 266 248 259 338 270 259 240 212 285 262 250 231
In married-couple families 484 188 187 170 180 263 187 180 167 141 201 180 172 159
With related children under 18 454 161 161 149 159 180 163 159 147 117 173 148 144 130
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 276 180 180 172 177 205 185 177 162 148 192 179 171 156
With related children under 18 235 170 170 164 169 184 174 169 154 139 180 166 161 146
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 183 73 73 68 72 90 75 72 69 64 83 77 73 70
With related children under 18 137 63 63 59 63 72 64 63 59 53 69 62 60 56
Unrelated individuals 185 96 96 88 90 143 95 90 86 85 101 101 96 91
Living alone 152 62 62 53 54 108 58 54 48 48 63 62 58 53
65 years and over 97 37 37 28 28 82 31 28 25 25 34 34 31 28
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 459 285 285 267 277 360 288 277 259 239 303 285 274 256
Inside principal cities 406 196 196 187 194 243 202 194 180 166 212 200 191 177
Outside principal cities 482 212 212 195 202 277 211 202 191 175 223 209 201 189
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 411 180 180 165 171 249 178 171 159 147 190 179 171 160
Region
Northeast 0 131 131 125 127 172 135 127 117 109 142 134 126 115
Midwest 0 144 144 134 139 190 144 139 130 121 154 145 141 132
South 0 201 201 187 195 260 201 195 183 170 212 200 193 183
West 0 169 169 159 164 203 171 164 155 141 178 168 161 149
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 236 261 261 241 249 356 261 249 235 222 277 266 254 241
18 to 24 years old 155 74 74 72 75 81 76 75 73 71 80 78 76 75
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 73 42 42 41 43 46 44 43 41 39 46 44 43 42
25 years old and over 257 233 233 211 218 334 231 218 203 191 246 236 223 208
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 155 140 140 128 133 199 144 133 122 113 150 143 133 121
High school graduate, no college 219 138 138 124 129 214 137 129 121 112 147 140 132 124
College: Less than bachelor's degree 202 107 107 97 100 153 104 100 94 89 113 108 104 98
Bachelor's degree or more 210 77 77 67 68 109 71 68 66 64 78 76 73 71
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 335 235 235 222 230 278 240 230 217 203 254 242 232 219
Worked at full-time jobs 383 121 121 114 123 137 126 123 116 100 140 126 123 116
50 to 52 weeks 380 89 89 82 92 100 94 92 86 71 108 94 92 87
Worked at part-time jobs 225 98 98 93 98 113 100 98 93 87 107 102 100 94
Did not work 267 180 180 170 172 220 183 172 162 157 188 185 174 164
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 137 71 71 68 69 97 86 69 56 54 88 86 68 56
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 72 51 51 50 50 57 55 50 43 40 57 55 49 42
SSI 110 51 51 48 48 78 67 48 38 37 68 67 49 39
Food stamps 165 106 106 102 105 125 113 105 85 75 117 108 100 80
Housing assistance 89 57 57 57 57 74 62 57 42 38 63 60 55 39
Energy assistance 85 54 54 51 52 68 56 52 42 38 57 54 49 40
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 230 106 106 101 106 121 111 106 92 77 115 102 96 82
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 86 63 63 60 61 76 71 61 48 46 73 71 60 48
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 413 262 262 242 250 360 264 250 229 211 279 263 248 228
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 442 123 123 110 116 165 119 116 110 99 133 121 119 113
Medicare 284 116 116 94 95 255 109 95 84 83 119 118 105 95
Both Medicare and Medicaid 104 68 68 59 59 116 79 59 46 46 82 81 62 49
Medicaid 250 203 203 193 199 245 216 199 175 158 222 209 191 166
Not covered at any time during the year 287 187 187 178 186 204 188 186 180 166 198 185 183 177
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes