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 -- Asian alone or in combination
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points. For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Government Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty: 2005,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2005/effect2005htm. People as of March of the following year]
Percent of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Post-social insurance income
Market _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
___________________________________________________ ______________ _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3b plus Def. 3 less Def. 3e plus transfers that
As used in Def. 1 plus net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be Earned Income taxes after Def. 3d plus means- can be
Total people, official imputed net on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Tax Credit all credits Earned Income tested cash measured and
all income measure capital gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued (EITC) except EITC Tax Credit transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Asian alone or in combination
Total 13,731 9.7 9.6 8.2 9.2 12.6 10.2 9.2 8.1 7.0 11.3 9.9 8.9 7.8
Age
Under 18 years 3,472 9.2 9.2 7.7 8.9 10.5 9.4 8.9 7.6 5.7 10.4 8.2 7.6 6.2
Related children 3,435 9.2 9.2 7.7 8.9 10.2 9.4 8.9 7.6 5.7 10.2 8.1 7.5 6.1
Under 6 years 1,192 8.2 8.2 6.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 5.2 8.3 6.6 6.6 5.6
18 to 24 years 1,316 17.0 17.0 15.5 16.7 19.9 17.8 16.7 15.5 14.6 20.6 19.2 18.0 17.1
25 to 44 years 4,747 8.8 8.8 8.0 9.0 10.2 9.5 9.0 8.5 7.3 10.2 8.8 8.3 7.8
45 to 64 years 3,052 7.8 7.8 6.2 7.0 9.9 7.9 7.0 5.6 4.9 9.1 8.4 7.3 6.1
65 years and over 1,144 10.9 10.6 7.4 8.8 27.3 12.7 8.8 6.5 6.1 13.8 12.9 9.0 6.8
65 to 74 years 678 11.3 11.3 7.9 9.5 24.7 12.7 9.5 6.8 6.2 14.1 13.0 9.7 7.1
75 years and over 465 10.5 9.6 6.7 7.8 31.1 12.7 7.8 6.0 6.0 13.5 12.7 7.8 6.4
Family Relationship
In families 11,931 7.8 7.8 6.4 7.5 10.3 8.4 7.5 6.4 5.1 9.4 7.8 6.9 5.9
In married-couple families 9,901 6.8 6.8 5.3 6.5 8.8 7.0 6.5 5.6 4.3 8.0 6.4 5.8 4.9
With related children under 18 6,678 7.4 7.4 5.8 7.4 8.1 7.6 7.4 6.6 4.6 8.6 6.2 5.9 5.1
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 1,223 16.6 16.6 14.8 16.2 21.3 19.0 16.2 12.6 11.3 20.1 18.6 15.4 12.8
With related children under 18 753 18.6 18.6 17.2 18.5 24.3 22.5 18.5 14.3 12.1 23.4 20.9 16.3 12.9
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 807 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 12.6 9.5 7.4 7.2 6.7 9.8 9.3 7.2 7.1
With related children under 18 333 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.6 13.2 10.6 10.6 10.3 9.0 10.6 9.3 9.3 9.0
Unrelated individuals 1,771 21.9 21.9 20.4 20.9 27.4 22.6 20.9 19.6 19.4 24.2 24.2 22.5 21.1
Living alone 840 16.8 16.8 14.0 14.3 23.9 16.6 14.3 12.5 12.3 18.5 18.5 16.1 14.3
65 years and over 165 16.5 16.5 12.3 12.3 53.5 22.5 12.3 6.9 6.9 24.6 24.6 14.5 9.0
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 13,269 9.7 9.6 8.2 9.3 12.6 10.2 9.3 8.1 7.0 11.3 10.0 8.9 7.9
Inside principal cities 6,850 11.8 11.8 10.4 11.5 15.9 12.9 11.5 10.2 9.3 14.5 13.3 11.7 10.6
Outside principal cities 6,419 7.4 7.4 5.8 6.8 9.1 7.3 6.8 6.0 4.5 8.0 6.4 5.9 5.0
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 462 9.1 9.1 8.8 8.9 11.2 8.9 8.9 8.0 6.8 9.3 7.9 7.9 7.1
Region
Northeast 2,873 11.6 11.6 9.3 11.2 14.8 11.8 11.2 9.5 9.0 13.5 11.9 11.1 10.0
Midwest 1,614 10.5 10.5 9.3 9.4 11.6 9.8 9.4 8.7 7.4 11.6 10.4 10.1 8.2
South 2,484 9.8 9.8 8.7 9.9 12.1 10.4 9.9 9.3 7.6 11.2 9.3 8.8 8.4
West 6,759 8.6 8.5 7.3 8.2 12.0 9.5 8.2 6.9 5.8 10.3 9.2 7.7 6.6
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 10,259 9.8 9.8 8.4 9.4 13.3 10.4 9.4 8.3 7.4 11.6 10.5 9.3 8.4
18 to 24 years old 1,316 17.0 17.0 15.5 16.7 19.9 17.8 16.7 15.5 14.6 20.6 19.2 18.0 17.1
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 201 18.6 18.6 15.0 17.0 19.5 18.5 17.0 13.6 11.2 21.9 16.8 15.1 13.1
25 years old and over 8,943 8.7 8.7 7.3 8.3 12.3 9.4 8.3 7.2 6.3 10.3 9.2 8.0 7.1
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,107 16.1 16.1 13.1 15.4 28.0 20.1 15.4 12.5 10.5 21.8 18.7 13.9 11.0
High school graduate, no college 1,864 9.7 9.5 7.9 9.3 13.5 10.6 9.3 8.2 7.1 11.9 11.0 9.5 8.6
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1,594 9.1 9.1 8.2 9.0 12.6 9.4 9.0 8.1 6.9 10.8 9.7 9.1 8.2
Bachelor's degree or more 4,378 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.8 7.7 6.1 5.8 5.2 4.7 6.5 5.8 5.6 5.1
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 8,785 9.5 9.5 8.3 9.2 11.2 9.9 9.2 8.4 7.4 11.0 9.9 9.2 8.4
Worked at full-time jobs 5,767 3.4 3.4 3.0 3.6 4.1 3.9 3.6 3.4 2.7 4.5 3.7 3.4 3.2
50 to 52 weeks 4,955 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.8 3.2 3.1 2.8 2.7 2.0 3.5 2.9 2.6 2.4
Worked at part-time jobs 1,021 11.3 11.3 10.3 12.3 15.1 12.9 12.3 10.5 9.6 15.6 14.0 13.4 12.0
Did not work 1,997 26.0 26.0 22.6 23.8 29.9 25.8 23.8 21.7 20.0 27.5 25.7 23.6 21.6
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 696 20.0 20.0 18.7 19.0 43.0 37.7 19.0 10.4 8.9 37.9 37.6 17.4 8.9
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 141 64.9 64.9 63.9 65.8 80.2 70.4 65.8 39.2 31.8 71.4 70.3 60.9 31.8
SSI 601 13.1 13.1 11.8 12.0 38.6 33.5 12.0 3.0 3.0 33.5 33.5 11.1 3.0
Food stamps 465 52.0 52.0 51.6 52.6 62.9 57.7 52.6 31.6 24.7 57.7 54.5 47.2 26.1
Housing assistance 431 46.0 46.0 46.0 51.5 75.0 62.1 51.5 23.9 22.4 62.1 57.3 45.9 22.4
Energy assistance 93 57.4 57.4 55.7 56.8 72.7 64.3 56.8 35.4 35.4 64.3 64.3 53.0 35.4
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 1,037 33.1 33.1 26.5 31.7 41.2 35.8 31.7 23.4 17.6 39.9 32.5 27.2 19.5
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 183 57.2 57.2 56.3 57.2 76.6 70.1 57.2 28.0 22.4 70.1 70.1 51.6 22.4
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 11,353 7.4 7.4 6.4 7.0 10.5 8.0 7.0 5.9 5.2 8.8 8.1 7.0 5.9
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 8,674 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.3 4.1 3.4 3.3 3.1 2.7 3.8 3.5 3.3 3.1
Medicare 1,133 11.7 11.7 8.4 9.6 31.6 15.2 9.6 6.3 6.2 16.5 16.0 10.2 7.1
Both Medicare and Medicaid 310 21.0 21.0 16.0 18.9 51.8 38.8 18.9 10.5 10.5 38.9 38.9 18.7 10.6
Medicaid 1,343 28.0 28.0 24.2 26.2 39.4 33.9 26.2 19.4 16.7 36.7 33.7 25.4 17.9
Not covered at any time during the year 2,378 20.4 20.4 16.7 19.9 22.4 20.7 19.9 18.7 15.4 23.0 18.5 17.8 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 -- Asian alone or in combination
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points. For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Government Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty: 2005,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2005/effect2005htm. People as of March of the following year]
Number of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Post-social insurance income
Market _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
_________________________________________________ ______________ _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
Def.1 plus imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3b plus Def. 3 less Def. 3e plus transfers that
As used in imputed net net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be Earned Income taxes after Def. 3d plus means- can be
Total people, official capital on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Tax Credit all credits Earned Income tested cash measured and
all income measure gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued (EITC) except EITC Tax Credit transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Asian alone or in combination
Total 13,731 1,325 1,321 1,127 1,270 1,725 1,399 1,270 1,116 958 1,549 1,360 1,219 1,076
Age
Under 18 years 3,472 319 319 269 308 364 328 308 265 199 360 285 262 214
Related children 3,435 315 315 265 305 352 322 305 262 196 351 278 259 211
Under 6 years 1,192 98 98 79 92 96 92 92 86 62 99 79 78 67
18 to 24 years 1,316 224 224 204 220 261 235 220 204 193 271 253 237 225
25 to 44 years 4,747 418 418 379 428 485 449 428 401 346 483 418 395 373
45 to 64 years 3,052 240 240 191 212 302 242 212 171 149 277 257 222 187
65 years and over 1,144 125 121 85 101 312 146 101 74 70 158 147 102 78
65 to 74 years 678 76 76 53 64 168 86 64 46 42 95 88 66 48
75 years and over 465 49 44 31 36 145 59 36 28 28 63 59 36 30
Family Relationship
In families 11,931 936 932 765 898 1,235 998 898 768 614 1,116 931 820 701
In married-couple families 9,901 674 669 525 641 872 690 641 555 422 791 629 573 487
With related children under 18 6,678 493 493 389 492 540 505 492 439 307 575 414 395 341
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 1,223 203 203 181 198 261 232 198 155 138 246 227 189 157
With related children under 18 753 140 140 130 139 183 170 139 108 91 176 158 123 97
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 807 59 59 59 59 102 76 59 59 54 79 75 58 57
With related children under 18 333 35 35 35 35 44 35 35 34 30 35 31 31 30
Unrelated individuals 1,771 388 388 361 371 485 400 371 347 343 428 428 398 375
Living alone 840 141 141 117 120 200 140 120 105 103 155 155 135 120
65 years and over 165 27 27 20 20 89 37 20 11 11 41 41 24 15
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 13,269 1,283 1,279 1,086 1,228 1,673 1,358 1,228 1,079 927 1,506 1,324 1,183 1,043
Inside principal cities 6,850 811 807 712 789 1,091 887 789 696 636 992 910 803 725
Outside principal cities 6,419 472 472 374 439 582 471 439 383 291 514 413 380 319
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 462 42 42 41 41 52 41 41 37 31 43 36 36 33
Region
Northeast 2,873 334 334 267 321 425 340 321 274 258 388 342 318 288
Midwest 1,614 169 169 151 151 187 158 151 141 119 187 167 162 133
South 2,484 243 243 217 245 300 258 245 231 188 279 232 219 208
West 6,759 580 575 493 552 813 643 552 469 393 695 619 519 447
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 10,259 1,007 1,002 859 961 1,361 1,071 961 850 759 1,189 1,075 957 862
18 to 24 years old 1,316 224 224 204 220 261 235 220 204 193 271 253 237 225
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 201 38 38 30 34 39 37 34 27 22 44 34 30 26
25 years old and over 8,943 782 778 655 741 1,100 836 741 647 566 918 823 720 637
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,107 179 179 145 170 310 223 170 139 116 241 208 154 122
High school graduate, no college 1,864 180 176 148 173 252 198 173 153 133 221 205 176 161
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1,594 145 145 131 143 201 150 143 128 109 172 155 145 131
Bachelor's degree or more 4,378 278 278 231 255 337 265 255 226 208 285 255 245 223
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 8,785 833 833 730 810 987 869 810 736 653 968 871 804 740
Worked at full-time jobs 5,767 198 198 173 208 235 222 208 196 154 260 214 196 187
50 to 52 weeks 4,955 123 123 113 140 158 152 140 132 97 176 141 127 118
Worked at part-time jobs 1,021 116 116 105 126 154 131 126 107 98 159 143 137 122
Did not work 1,997 519 519 452 476 598 516 476 433 400 549 513 471 431
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 696 139 139 130 132 299 262 132 73 62 263 262 121 62
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 141 91 91 90 93 113 99 93 55 45 100 99 86 45
SSI 601 79 79 71 72 232 201 72 18 18 201 201 67 18
Food stamps 465 242 242 240 244 292 268 244 147 115 268 253 219 121
Housing assistance 431 198 198 198 222 323 268 222 103 97 268 247 198 97
Energy assistance 93 54 54 52 53 68 60 53 33 33 60 60 49 33
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 1,037 343 343 275 328 428 372 328 242 183 414 337 283 202
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 183 104 104 103 104 140 128 104 51 41 128 128 94 41
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 11,353 841 837 730 796 1,193 907 796 670 593 1,003 919 797 668
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 8,674 282 277 260 285 353 295 285 265 231 332 300 289 268
Medicare 1,133 133 133 95 109 358 172 109 71 71 187 181 115 80
Both Medicare and Medicaid 310 65 65 50 59 161 120 59 32 32 121 121 58 33
Medicaid 1,343 376 376 325 352 529 455 352 260 224 493 453 341 240
Not covered at any time during the year 2,378 484 484 397 474 532 493 474 446 365 546 441 422 408
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 -- Asian alone or in combination
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points. For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Government Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty: 2005,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2005/effect2005htm. People as of March of the following year]
Standard Error Percent of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Post-social insurance income
Market _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
_________________________________________________ ______________ _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
Def.1 plus imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3b plus Def. 3 less Def. 3e plus transfers that
As used in imputed net net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be Earned Income taxes after Def. 3d plus means- can be
Total people, official capital on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Tax Credit all credits Earned Income tested cash measured and
all income measure gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued (EITC) except EITC Tax Credit transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Asian alone or in combination
Total (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
Age
Under 18 years (X) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8
Related children (X) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.8 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9
Under 6 years (X) 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.4
18 to 24 years (X) 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.6
25 to 44 years (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6
45 to 64 years (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6
65 years and over (X) 1.4 1.4 1.1 1.2 2.2 1.5 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.6 1.5 1.2 1.1
65 to 74 years (X) 1.8 1.8 1.5 1.7 2.7 1.9 1.7 1.4 1.3 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.4
75 years and over (X) 2.1 2.0 1.7 1.8 3.6 2.3 1.8 1.6 1.6 2.4 2.3 1.8 1.7
Family Relationship
In families (X) 0.6 0.6 0.5 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) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
With related children under 18 (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.8 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.4 2.3 3.1 3.0 2.7 2.4
With related children under 18 (X) 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.8 4.4 4.2 3.8 3.3 3.0 4.3 4.1 3.5 3.1
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 3.0 2.6 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.6 2.5 2.2 2.2
With related children under 18 (X) 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.7 4.2 4.2 4.2 3.9 4.2 3.9 3.9 3.9
Unrelated individuals (X) 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3
Living alone (X) 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.5 2.1 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.5
65 years and over (X) 3.8 3.8 3.2 3.2 7.7 4.5 3.2 2.3 2.3 4.7 4.7 3.5 2.7
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6
Inside principal cities (X) 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9
Outside principal cities (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6
Outside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.5 4.0 4.0 3.8 3.5 4.1 3.8 3.8 3.6
Region
Northeast (X) 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4
Midwest (X) 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.6 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.7
South (X) 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.4
West (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7
18 to 24 years old (X) 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.7
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 4.5 4.5 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.5 4.3 3.8 3.4 5.0 4.3 4.0 3.7
25 years old and over (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 2.8 2.8 2.5 2.8 3.8 3.2 2.8 2.5 2.3 3.3 3.1 2.6 2.3
High school graduate, no college (X) 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.6 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6
College: Less than bachelor's degree (X) 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 2.1 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.7
Bachelor's degree or more (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7
Worked at full-time jobs (X) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
50 to 52 weeks (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5
Worked at part-time jobs (X) 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.3 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.6
Did not work (X) 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.7 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.5
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 3.3 3.1 2.0 1.4 1.3 3.1 3.1 1.9 1.3
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 9.7 9.7 9.6 9.8 11.3 10.3 9.8 7.0 6.1 10.4 10.3 9.3 6.1
SSI (X) 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 3.3 3.1 1.7 0.8 0.8 3.1 3.1 1.6 0.8
Food stamps (X) 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 3.3 2.9 5.0 4.8 4.3 3.0
Housing assistance (X) 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.8 6.2 5.4 4.8 2.9 2.8 5.4 5.1 4.4 2.8
Energy assistance (X) 11.0 11.0 10.8 10.9 13.0 11.9 10.9 8.0 8.0 11.9 11.9 10.4 8.0
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.3 2.7 2.4 2.3 1.9 1.6 2.6 2.3 2.1 1.7
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 9.6 9.0 7.8 5.0 4.3 9.0 9.0 7.3 4.3
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 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative (X) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4
Medicare (X) 2.4 2.4 2.0 2.2 4.1 2.8 2.2 1.7 1.7 2.9 2.8 2.2 1.8
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 6.3 6.3 5.4 5.9 10.5 8.9 5.9 4.3 4.3 8.9 8.9 5.9 4.4
Medicaid (X) 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.4 4.3 3.9 3.4 2.9 2.7 4.1 3.9 3.4 2.8
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 2.2 2.2 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.9 2.4 2.1 2.1 2.0
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 -- Asian alone or in combination
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points. For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Government Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty: 2005,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2005/effect2005htm. People as of March of the following year]
Standard Error Number of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
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Post-social insurance income
Market _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
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Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
Def.1 plus imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3b plus Def. 3 less Def. 3e plus transfers that
As used in imputed net net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be Earned Income taxes after Def. 3d plus means- can be
Total people, official capital on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Tax Credit all credits Earned Income tested cash measured and
all income measure gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued (EITC) except EITC Tax Credit transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
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Asian alone or in combination
Total 0 83 83 77 82 95 86 82 77 71 90 85 80 75
Age
Under 18 years 0 36 36 33 35 38 36 35 33 28 38 34 33 29
Related children 95 36 36 33 35 38 36 35 33 28 38 34 32 29
Under 6 years 56 20 20 18 19 20 19 19 19 16 20 18 18 16
18 to 24 years 0 21 21 20 21 23 22 21 20 20 23 22 22 21
25 to 44 years 0 29 29 27 29 31 30 29 28 26 31 29 28 27
45 to 64 years 0 22 22 19 21 25 22 21 18 17 23 23 21 19
65 years and over 0 16 16 13 14 25 17 14 12 12 18 17 14 12
65 to 74 years 0 12 12 10 11 18 13 11 10 9 14 13 11 10
75 years and over 0 10 9 8 9 17 11 9 7 7 11 11 9 8
Family Relationship
In families 192 70 70 63 69 81 72 69 64 57 77 70 66 61
In married-couple families 176 60 59 53 58 68 60 58 54 47 65 58 55 51
With related children under 18 145 51 51 45 51 53 52 51 48 40 55 47 46 42
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 63 33 33 31 32 37 35 32 29 27 36 35 32 29
With related children under 18 49 27 27 26 27 31 30 27 24 22 30 29 25 23
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 51 18 18 18 18 23 20 18 18 17 20 20 18 17
With related children under 18 33 14 14 14 14 15 14 14 13 13 14 13 13 13
Unrelated individuals 43 22 22 21 22 25 22 22 21 21 23 23 22 22
Living alone 30 13 13 12 12 16 13 12 11 11 14 14 13 12
65 years and over 13 6 6 5 5 11 7 5 4 4 7 7 5 4
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 202 82 82 76 80 94 84 80 75 70 89 83 79 74
Inside principal cities 147 65 65 61 64 76 68 64 61 58 72 69 65 62
Outside principal cities 142 50 50 44 48 55 50 48 45 39 52 47 45 41
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 47 18 18 18 18 20 18 18 17 16 18 17 17 16
Region
Northeast 0 43 43 38 42 48 43 42 39 38 46 43 42 40
Midwest 0 30 30 29 29 32 29 29 28 25 32 30 30 27
South 0 37 37 35 37 41 38 37 36 33 40 36 35 34
West 0 58 58 53 56 68 61 56 52 48 63 60 55 51
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 109 73 73 67 71 85 75 71 67 63 79 75 71 67
18 to 24 years old 40 21 21 20 21 23 22 21 20 20 23 22 22 21
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 16 9 9 8 8 9 9 8 7 7 9 8 8 7
25 years old and over 102 64 64 59 62 76 66 62 58 55 70 66 62 58
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 36 31 31 28 30 40 34 30 27 25 36 33 28 25
High school graduate, no college 47 31 30 28 30 36 32 30 28 26 34 33 30 29
College: Less than bachelor's degree 44 28 28 26 27 33 28 27 26 24 30 29 28 26
Bachelor's degree or more 72 38 38 35 37 42 37 37 35 33 39 37 36 34
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 160 66 66 62 65 72 68 65 62 59 71 68 65 62
Worked at full-time jobs 131 32 32 30 33 35 34 33 32 29 37 34 32 31
50 to 52 weeks 122 25 25 24 27 29 28 27 26 23 30 27 26 25
Worked at part-time jobs 56 25 25 24 26 29 26 26 24 23 29 28 27 25
Did not work 78 52 52 49 50 56 52 50 48 46 54 52 50 48
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 30 13 13 13 13 19 18 13 10 9 18 18 12 9
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 13 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 8 7 11 11 10 7
SSI 28 10 10 9 9 17 16 9 5 5 16 16 9 5
Food stamps 24 17 17 17 18 19 18 18 14 12 18 18 17 12
Housing assistance 23 16 16 16 17 20 18 17 11 11 18 18 16 11
Energy assistance 11 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 6 6 9 9 8 6
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 37 21 21 19 20 23 22 20 17 15 23 21 19 16
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 15 11 11 11 11 13 13 11 8 7 13 13 11 7
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 170 67 66 62 65 79 69 65 59 56 73 70 65 59
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 149 39 38 37 39 43 39 39 37 35 42 40 39 38
Medicare 55 27 27 22 24 43 30 24 19 19 31 31 25 21
Both Medicare and Medicaid 29 19 19 16 18 29 25 18 13 13 25 25 17 13
Medicaid 60 45 45 41 43 53 49 43 37 34 51 49 42 36
Not covered at any time during the year 79 51 51 46 50 53 51 50 48 44 54 48 47 46
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes