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 -- Black alone or in combination
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points. For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Government Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty: 2005,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2005/effect2005htm. People as of March of the following year]
Percent of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Post-social insurance income
Market _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
___________________________________________________ ______________ _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3b plus Def. 3 less Def. 3e plus transfers that
As used in Def. 1 plus net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be Earned Income taxes after Def. 3d plus means- can be
Total people, official imputed net on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Tax Credit all credits Earned Income tested cash measured and
all income measure capital gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued (EITC) except EITC Tax Credit transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Black alone or in combination
Total 38,551 21.7 21.7 20.0 21.1 30.3 23.0 21.1 16.8 14.6 24.5 21.9 20.0 15.8
Age
Under 18 years 12,159 29.9 29.9 28.8 30.4 35.9 32.5 30.4 22.9 18.6 33.9 29.1 27.0 19.7
Related children 11,975 29.5 29.5 28.4 30.0 35.6 32.1 30.0 22.5 18.1 33.6 28.7 26.6 19.2
Under 6 years 3,932 32.9 32.9 31.8 33.2 37.9 34.8 33.2 25.8 20.9 36.2 31.3 29.6 22.0
18 to 24 years 4,254 25.2 25.2 24.4 25.7 32.3 27.4 25.7 22.5 20.7 28.7 26.5 25.0 21.9
25 to 44 years 10,870 17.0 17.0 16.1 16.9 22.6 18.3 16.9 14.0 12.2 19.7 17.7 16.4 13.4
45 to 64 years 8,213 15.1 15.1 13.1 13.8 23.4 15.9 13.8 11.2 10.6 17.5 16.4 14.4 11.8
65 years and over 3,053 17.8 17.8 11.8 12.1 51.1 15.3 12.1 9.5 9.2 16.8 16.5 13.2 10.5
65 to 74 years 1,723 15.8 15.8 11.1 11.6 45.7 14.9 11.6 8.9 8.4 16.3 15.8 12.4 9.4
75 years and over 1,331 20.4 20.4 12.7 12.8 58.2 15.9 12.8 10.2 10.2 17.5 17.4 14.2 11.9
Family Relationship
In families 31,663 21.1 21.1 19.7 20.9 28.9 22.7 20.9 16.4 13.7 24.2 21.1 19.3 14.9
In married-couple families 15,152 8.2 8.2 7.1 7.5 13.7 8.2 7.5 6.7 5.4 9.1 7.7 7.1 6.1
With related children under 18 10,445 8.9 8.9 8.1 8.6 11.7 9.2 8.6 7.4 5.6 9.9 7.9 7.4 6.2
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 14,080 35.3 35.3 33.6 35.7 45.1 38.9 35.7 27.0 22.8 41.0 36.0 32.8 24.4
With related children under 18 11,083 40.2 40.2 39.0 41.3 49.2 44.8 41.3 30.7 25.6 46.8 40.6 37.1 26.9
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 2,430 20.0 20.0 17.8 18.4 29.5 19.5 18.4 15.6 13.1 21.9 18.2 17.5 14.4
With related children under 18 1,382 27.0 27.0 24.8 25.2 34.5 26.9 25.2 20.7 16.2 29.7 23.9 23.3 18.2
Unrelated individuals 6,754 23.7 23.7 21.2 21.7 36.7 24.0 21.7 18.3 18.1 25.4 25.3 23.0 19.4
Living alone 4,428 20.7 20.7 17.4 17.9 37.0 20.7 17.9 13.1 12.9 22.0 21.9 19.1 14.2
65 years and over 1,076 23.3 23.3 14.0 14.0 65.9 19.8 14.0 9.0 9.0 20.5 20.5 14.7 9.7
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 34,329 20.7 20.7 19.3 20.3 29.1 22.2 20.3 16.2 13.9 23.6 20.9 19.1 15.0
Inside principal cities 19,672 25.1 25.1 23.6 25.1 35.7 27.4 25.1 19.7 16.8 28.9 25.8 23.3 18.1
Outside principal cities 14,657 14.8 14.8 13.5 14.0 20.2 15.2 14.0 11.5 10.0 16.5 14.4 13.4 10.9
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 4,222 29.1 29.1 26.1 27.2 40.2 29.8 27.2 21.7 20.0 31.8 29.7 27.6 21.9
Region
Northeast 6,932 20.2 20.2 19.7 20.4 29.3 21.8 20.4 16.4 14.1 22.9 20.6 19.4 15.0
Midwest 6,929 26.1 26.1 24.1 25.3 34.9 27.7 25.3 20.0 17.0 29.8 26.9 24.0 18.5
South 20,848 21.3 21.3 19.4 20.6 29.7 22.1 20.6 16.5 14.5 23.5 21.0 19.5 15.6
West 3,842 17.9 17.9 16.7 17.7 27.1 22.0 17.7 13.2 11.9 23.2 20.4 16.6 13.1
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 26,391 17.8 17.8 16.0 16.8 27.7 18.7 16.8 14.0 12.7 20.1 18.6 16.8 13.9
18 to 24 years old 4,254 25.2 25.2 24.4 25.7 32.3 27.4 25.7 22.5 20.7 28.7 26.5 25.0 21.9
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,022 37.2 37.2 36.5 37.9 46.7 41.1 37.9 33.1 31.0 42.1 39.9 37.0 32.4
25 years old and over 22,137 16.4 16.4 14.4 15.1 26.8 17.0 15.1 12.3 11.2 18.5 17.1 15.2 12.4
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,245 29.8 29.8 26.1 26.9 52.9 31.8 26.9 21.6 20.2 34.0 32.4 27.5 21.7
High school graduate, no college 7,805 18.8 18.8 16.6 17.6 28.7 19.2 17.6 14.4 12.8 21.0 19.1 17.7 14.5
College: Less than bachelor's degree 5,951 11.6 11.6 10.0 10.7 18.8 11.9 10.7 8.7 7.7 13.2 11.8 10.6 8.8
Bachelor's degree or more 4,136 5.2 5.2 4.6 4.6 8.3 4.9 4.6 4.2 3.9 5.6 5.0 4.7 4.2
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 22,096 17.4 17.4 16.0 16.9 24.1 18.5 16.9 14.1 12.7 20.0 18.4 16.8 13.9
Worked at full-time jobs 14,208 6.1 6.1 5.6 6.4 8.5 6.9 6.4 5.1 3.9 8.1 6.4 6.0 4.8
50 to 52 weeks 11,797 2.8 2.8 2.5 3.1 4.2 3.5 3.1 2.3 1.5 4.5 3.2 2.9 2.2
Worked at part-time jobs 2,356 25.1 25.1 23.1 25.3 35.0 27.7 25.3 20.2 17.8 30.3 27.0 24.5 19.8
Did not work 5,532 43.1 43.1 39.7 40.2 59.7 44.5 40.2 34.4 33.3 46.1 45.3 41.1 35.0
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 5,235 50.6 50.6 48.4 50.4 73.2 64.6 50.4 35.2 32.3 65.7 62.4 48.6 33.4
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 2,455 62.6 62.6 61.7 63.4 78.7 74.4 63.4 43.8 39.8 75.9 70.4 60.1 40.2
SSI 3,212 41.9 41.9 38.4 40.7 70.8 58.6 40.7 26.6 24.5 59.4 58.0 40.6 25.9
Food stamps 7,684 57.9 57.9 55.9 58.2 73.5 64.2 58.2 40.8 35.1 66.2 60.0 54.5 37.0
Housing assistance 4,832 58.4 58.4 58.4 60.2 75.3 65.7 60.2 37.3 32.0 67.2 61.5 56.1 33.0
Energy assistance 1,864 57.8 57.8 54.7 56.4 74.5 61.6 56.4 40.9 35.5 63.2 57.7 53.2 36.2
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 8,853 43.6 43.6 42.3 45.1 55.3 49.3 45.1 32.2 26.0 51.4 43.9 40.0 27.7
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 3,247 66.8 66.8 64.4 66.6 87.4 80.7 66.6 44.3 39.9 81.9 77.3 64.4 41.2
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 31,124 19.9 19.9 18.4 19.2 28.8 21.4 19.2 14.6 12.6 22.7 20.3 18.1 13.5
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 18,849 5.6 5.6 4.9 5.4 8.0 5.7 5.4 4.4 3.4 6.7 5.1 4.8 3.9
Medicare 4,191 23.5 23.5 18.3 18.5 58.1 22.5 18.5 13.3 13.1 24.3 23.7 19.5 14.4
Both Medicare and Medicaid 1,206 35.1 35.1 29.2 29.3 73.6 41.2 29.3 18.4 18.2 43.4 42.2 29.8 19.1
Medicaid 9,620 48.6 48.6 46.4 48.0 64.2 54.8 48.0 35.2 30.6 56.3 51.4 44.7 31.9
Not covered at any time during the year 7,427 29.1 29.1 26.9 28.9 36.6 29.7 28.9 26.1 22.9 32.1 28.7 28.1 25.5
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 -- Black alone or in combination
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points. For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Government Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty: 2005,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2005/effect2005htm. People as of March of the following year]
Number of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Post-social insurance income
Market _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
_________________________________________________ ______________ _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
Def.1 plus imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3b plus Def. 3 less Def. 3e plus transfers that
As used in imputed net net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be Earned Income taxes after Def. 3d plus means- can be
Total people, official capital on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Tax Credit all credits Earned Income tested cash measured and
all income measure gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued (EITC) except EITC Tax Credit transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Black alone or in combination
Total 38,551 8,348 8,348 7,725 8,132 11,683 8,877 8,132 6,478 5,625 9,445 8,443 7,716 6,080
Age
Under 18 years 12,159 3,637 3,637 3,502 3,692 4,365 3,951 3,692 2,790 2,265 4,128 3,539 3,281 2,399
Related children 11,975 3,536 3,536 3,401 3,589 4,260 3,846 3,589 2,689 2,168 4,023 3,437 3,181 2,299
Under 6 years 3,932 1,293 1,293 1,251 1,305 1,489 1,367 1,305 1,013 823 1,422 1,232 1,163 867
18 to 24 years 4,254 1,072 1,072 1,040 1,095 1,375 1,167 1,095 957 880 1,223 1,128 1,062 932
25 to 44 years 10,870 1,851 1,851 1,747 1,842 2,456 1,986 1,842 1,518 1,327 2,145 1,922 1,785 1,459
45 to 64 years 8,213 1,243 1,243 1,075 1,133 1,926 1,305 1,133 923 872 1,436 1,350 1,186 969
65 years and over 3,053 544 544 360 370 1,561 468 370 289 280 513 504 403 321
65 to 74 years 1,723 273 273 192 200 787 257 200 154 145 280 272 213 162
75 years and over 1,331 272 272 168 170 774 212 170 135 135 233 232 189 158
Family Relationship
In families 31,663 6,694 6,694 6,239 6,609 9,151 7,199 6,609 5,190 4,352 7,675 6,677 6,108 4,714
In married-couple families 15,152 1,239 1,239 1,080 1,138 2,079 1,250 1,138 1,012 818 1,375 1,164 1,069 928
With related children under 18 10,445 932 932 849 893 1,225 959 893 777 585 1,035 827 774 643
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 14,080 4,970 4,970 4,726 5,025 6,355 5,475 5,025 3,798 3,217 5,768 5,069 4,612 3,435
With related children under 18 11,083 4,456 4,456 4,318 4,581 5,448 4,966 4,581 3,405 2,833 5,189 4,495 4,110 2,981
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 2,430 486 486 434 446 717 475 446 379 317 533 443 426 351
With related children under 18 1,382 373 373 343 348 477 371 348 286 224 410 330 322 252
Unrelated individuals 6,754 1,599 1,599 1,431 1,468 2,477 1,623 1,468 1,233 1,222 1,714 1,711 1,554 1,312
Living alone 4,428 916 916 770 794 1,636 916 794 578 572 975 972 847 628
65 years and over 1,076 251 251 151 151 710 213 151 97 97 221 221 158 105
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 34,329 7,121 7,121 6,621 6,983 9,986 7,619 6,983 5,563 4,779 8,104 7,189 6,551 5,154
Inside principal cities 19,672 4,947 4,947 4,638 4,929 7,030 5,389 4,929 3,879 3,314 5,688 5,072 4,583 3,560
Outside principal cities 14,657 2,173 2,173 1,983 2,054 2,956 2,231 2,054 1,684 1,465 2,417 2,117 1,968 1,594
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 4,222 1,227 1,227 1,104 1,149 1,697 1,258 1,149 914 845 1,341 1,254 1,165 926
Region
Northeast 6,932 1,401 1,401 1,366 1,416 2,028 1,511 1,416 1,139 975 1,587 1,429 1,342 1,042
Midwest 6,929 1,810 1,810 1,669 1,751 2,416 1,920 1,751 1,386 1,177 2,063 1,861 1,664 1,283
South 20,848 4,447 4,447 4,048 4,286 6,197 4,602 4,286 3,444 3,014 4,905 4,370 4,073 3,251
West 3,842 689 689 642 680 1,041 844 680 508 458 890 783 636 505
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 26,391 4,710 4,710 4,223 4,439 7,318 4,926 4,439 3,687 3,359 5,317 4,905 4,435 3,681
18 to 24 years old 4,254 1,072 1,072 1,040 1,095 1,375 1,167 1,095 957 880 1,223 1,128 1,062 932
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,022 381 381 373 388 477 420 388 339 317 430 407 378 332
25 years old and over 22,137 3,638 3,638 3,183 3,345 5,943 3,759 3,345 2,730 2,479 4,094 3,776 3,373 2,749
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,245 1,266 1,266 1,107 1,143 2,247 1,349 1,143 915 858 1,443 1,376 1,168 922
High school graduate, no college 7,805 1,466 1,466 1,294 1,376 2,236 1,497 1,376 1,126 1,002 1,639 1,494 1,381 1,130
College: Less than bachelor's degree 5,951 689 689 593 636 1,117 710 636 517 460 783 700 630 524
Bachelor's degree or more 4,136 217 217 188 190 342 203 190 172 160 230 206 194 174
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 22,096 3,834 3,834 3,539 3,726 5,329 4,094 3,726 3,105 2,811 4,421 4,056 3,702 3,077
Worked at full-time jobs 14,208 862 862 800 904 1,202 981 904 724 548 1,155 912 848 676
50 to 52 weeks 11,797 325 325 291 360 497 408 360 271 177 528 372 343 263
Worked at part-time jobs 2,356 591 591 545 597 825 652 597 477 419 714 636 577 467
Did not work 5,532 2,382 2,382 2,195 2,226 3,302 2,461 2,226 1,905 1,844 2,553 2,508 2,276 1,934
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 5,235 2,652 2,652 2,533 2,636 3,830 3,381 2,636 1,843 1,692 3,439 3,268 2,545 1,747
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 2,455 1,537 1,537 1,516 1,558 1,932 1,828 1,558 1,075 976 1,863 1,729 1,475 987
SSI 3,212 1,346 1,346 1,232 1,307 2,273 1,882 1,307 854 788 1,907 1,864 1,304 832
Food stamps 7,684 4,449 4,449 4,295 4,474 5,644 4,932 4,474 3,133 2,697 5,088 4,609 4,185 2,845
Housing assistance 4,832 2,823 2,823 2,823 2,908 3,638 3,174 2,908 1,804 1,548 3,248 2,972 2,711 1,597
Energy assistance 1,864 1,078 1,078 1,020 1,052 1,388 1,149 1,052 762 662 1,179 1,076 992 675
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 8,853 3,863 3,863 3,746 3,996 4,894 4,367 3,996 2,849 2,303 4,548 3,887 3,541 2,452
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 3,247 2,170 2,170 2,090 2,163 2,838 2,621 2,163 1,438 1,294 2,660 2,510 2,090 1,339
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 31,124 6,185 6,185 5,730 5,983 8,966 6,675 5,983 4,540 3,921 7,058 6,311 5,627 4,187
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 18,849 1,058 1,058 923 1,021 1,503 1,075 1,021 836 643 1,265 966 912 744
Medicare 4,191 986 986 765 775 2,433 944 775 557 547 1,018 992 819 604
Both Medicare and Medicaid 1,206 424 424 352 353 888 497 353 222 219 524 509 360 231
Medicaid 9,620 4,674 4,674 4,468 4,621 6,174 5,274 4,621 3,383 2,943 5,415 4,940 4,297 3,070
Not covered at any time during the year 7,427 2,163 2,163 1,995 2,149 2,717 2,202 2,149 1,938 1,703 2,387 2,132 2,089 1,893
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 -- Black alone or in combination
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points. For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Government Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty: 2005,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2005/effect2005htm. People as of March of the following year]
Standard Error Percent of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Post-social insurance income
Market _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
_________________________________________________ ______________ _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
Def.1 plus imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3b plus Def. 3 less Def. 3e plus transfers that
As used in imputed net net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be Earned Income taxes after Def. 3d plus means- can be
Total people, official capital on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Tax Credit all credits Earned Income tested cash measured and
all income measure gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued (EITC) except EITC Tax Credit transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Black alone or in combination
Total (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
Age
Under 18 years (X) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8
Related children (X) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.8
Under 6 years (X) 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.6 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.6
18 to 24 years (X) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0
25 to 44 years (X) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5
45 to 64 years (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
65 years and over (X) 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.8 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8
65 to 74 years (X) 1.4 1.4 1.1 1.2 2.3 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.0
75 years and over (X) 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.4 2.9 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.3
Family Relationship
In families (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
In married-couple families (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
With related children under 18 (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.0
With related children under 18 (X) 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.2
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.7 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.7 2.3 2.1 2.1 1.8
With related children under 18 (X) 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.3 4.0 3.5 3.3 3.0 2.6 3.7 3.2 3.2 2.8
Unrelated individuals (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7
Living alone (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7
65 years and over (X) 1.8 1.8 1.3 1.3 3.5 1.6 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.1
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
Inside principal cities (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7
Outside principal cities (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6
Outside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 3.1 2.6 2.4 2.1 2.0 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.2
Region
Northeast (X) 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.1
Midwest (X) 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.2
South (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
West (X) 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.4
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
18 to 24 years old (X) 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.4 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.7 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.7
25 years old and over (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.9 2.7 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.6 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.7
High school graduate, no college (X) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0
College: Less than bachelor's degree (X) 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.3 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9
Bachelor's degree or more (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years (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
Worked at full-time jobs (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4
50 to 52 weeks (X) 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3
Worked at part-time jobs (X) 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.5 3.1 2.7 2.5 2.2 2.1 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.2
Did not work (X) 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.2 2.7 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.9 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.0
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.9 1.7 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.1
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.8 2.7 2.4 1.8 1.7 2.7 2.6 2.3 1.7
SSI (X) 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 2.3 2.0 1.5 1.2 1.1 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.2
Food stamps (X) 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.0 0.9 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.0
Housing assistance (X) 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.2 1.1 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.1
Energy assistance (X) 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.5 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.0 1.8 2.7 2.5 2.4 1.9
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.7 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.8
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.7 2.5 2.2 1.6 1.5 2.5 2.4 2.1 1.6
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative (X) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
Medicare (X) 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.6 3.1 1.8 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.4
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 4.2 4.2 3.8 3.8 6.6 4.7 3.8 3.0 2.9 4.8 4.7 3.9 3.0
Medicaid (X) 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.5 1.4 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.4
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4
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 -- Black alone or in combination
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points. For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Government Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty: 2005,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2005/effect2005htm. People as of March of the following year]
Standard Error Number of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
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Post-social insurance income
Market _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
_________________________________________________ ______________ _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
Def.1 plus imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3b plus Def. 3 less Def. 3e plus transfers that
As used in imputed net net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be Earned Income taxes after Def. 3d plus means- can be
Total people, official capital on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Tax Credit all credits Earned Income tested cash measured and
all income measure gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued (EITC) except EITC Tax Credit transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
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Black alone or in combination
Total 0 207 207 199 204 243 213 204 183 171 220 208 199 177
Age
Under 18 years 0 119 119 117 120 130 124 120 105 95 126 117 113 97
Related children 175 117 117 115 118 128 122 118 103 93 125 116 112 95
Under 6 years 101 72 72 71 72 77 74 72 64 57 75 70 68 59
18 to 24 years 0 46 46 45 46 52 48 46 43 41 49 47 45 43
25 to 44 years 0 60 60 58 60 69 62 60 55 51 65 61 59 54
45 to 64 years 0 49 49 46 47 61 51 47 43 41 53 51 48 44
65 years and over 0 33 33 27 27 55 30 27 24 24 32 32 28 25
65 to 74 years 0 23 23 20 20 39 23 20 18 17 24 23 21 18
75 years and over 0 23 23 18 18 39 20 18 16 16 22 21 19 18
Family Relationship
In families 302 186 186 180 185 216 193 185 164 150 199 186 178 157
In married-couple families 215 81 81 75 77 104 81 77 73 66 85 78 75 70
With related children under 18 180 70 70 67 69 80 71 69 64 56 74 66 64 58
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 208 161 161 157 162 181 168 162 141 130 173 162 155 134
With related children under 18 185 152 152 150 154 168 161 154 133 122 164 153 146 125
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 88 51 51 48 49 61 50 49 45 41 53 48 47 43
With related children under 18 67 44 44 43 43 50 44 43 39 34 46 42 41 36
Unrelated individuals 83 46 46 43 44 58 46 44 40 40 48 48 45 41
Living alone 68 34 34 31 32 47 34 32 27 27 36 35 33 28
65 years and over 34 18 18 14 14 30 16 14 11 11 17 17 14 11
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 312 192 192 185 190 226 198 190 170 158 204 192 184 164
Inside principal cities 243 160 160 155 160 190 167 160 142 132 172 162 154 136
Outside principal cities 212 107 107 102 104 124 108 104 94 88 113 105 102 92
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 142 98 98 93 95 116 100 95 85 82 103 99 96 86
Region
Northeast 0 87 87 86 87 104 90 87 79 73 92 88 85 75
Midwest 0 98 98 94 96 112 101 96 86 79 104 99 94 83
South 0 156 156 149 153 182 158 153 138 129 163 155 149 134
West 0 63 63 61 63 77 70 63 54 51 71 67 61 54
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 168 156 156 148 152 193 160 152 138 132 166 159 152 138
18 to 24 years old 71 46 46 45 46 52 48 46 43 41 49 47 45 43
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 35 27 27 27 28 31 29 28 26 25 29 28 27 26
25 years old and over 156 138 138 129 132 175 140 132 119 114 146 140 132 120
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 71 82 82 76 78 108 84 78 69 67 87 85 78 70
High school graduate, no college 95 88 88 82 85 108 89 85 77 73 93 89 85 77
College: Less than bachelor's degree 84 60 60 56 58 77 61 58 52 49 64 61 58 53
Bachelor's degree or more 70 34 34 32 32 42 33 32 30 29 35 33 32 30
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 245 141 141 136 139 166 146 139 127 121 151 145 139 127
Worked at full-time jobs 201 67 67 65 69 79 72 69 62 54 78 69 67 60
50 to 52 weeks 184 41 41 39 44 51 46 44 38 31 53 44 43 37
Worked at part-time jobs 84 56 56 54 56 66 59 56 50 47 61 58 55 50
Did not work 128 112 112 107 108 131 113 108 100 98 115 114 109 101
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 89 61 61 59 60 74 69 60 50 47 70 68 59 48
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 58 45 45 45 45 51 49 45 37 36 50 48 44 36
SSI 67 42 42 40 41 56 50 41 33 32 51 50 41 33
Food stamps 112 81 81 79 81 93 86 81 66 61 88 83 78 63
Housing assistance 85 63 63 63 64 72 67 64 49 45 68 64 61 46
Energy assistance 50 37 37 36 37 43 39 37 31 29 39 37 36 29
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 123 75 75 73 76 86 80 76 63 56 82 75 71 58
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 68 54 54 53 54 63 60 54 44 41 61 59 53 42
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 272 179 179 172 176 214 186 176 154 143 191 181 171 148
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 216 75 75 70 73 89 75 73 66 58 82 71 69 63
Medicare 105 72 72 63 64 113 70 64 54 54 73 72 66 56
Both Medicare and Medicaid 56 47 47 43 43 68 51 43 34 34 53 52 44 35
Medicaid 157 156 156 152 155 179 165 155 133 124 168 160 150 127
Not covered at any time during the year 139 106 106 102 106 119 107 106 101 95 112 106 105 100
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes