Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005-RS
(White alone or in combination)
Before taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus
Excluding health
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance
gains less plus supplements to
(current government capital wage or salary
Total measure) transfers gains income
(thous.) Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White alone or in combination
All families 64312 6.8 14.9 14.9 14.5
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 2820 21.8 24.0 24.1 23.5
25 to 44 years 25418 9.1 10.7 10.7 10.2
45 to 54 years 14601 4.3 6.7 6.7 6.5
55 to 64 years 10666 4.1 10.7 10.7 10.2
65 years and over 10808 3.5 37.8 37.8 37.4
Type of Family
Married-couple families 50963 3.8 11.9 11.9 11.6
With related children under 18 23152 4.9 6.2 6.2 5.8
With related children under 6 10877 6.8 7.7 7.7 7.1
Male householder, no wife present 4003 9.3 15.4 15.4 14.8
Female householder, no husband present 9346 22.2 31.2 31.2 30.2
With related children under 18 6151 29.5 35.1 35.1 33.9
With related children under 6 2413 42.2 46.2 46.2 44.7
Region
Northeast 11766 6.0 14.2 14.1 13.5
Midwest 15496 5.7 13.3 13.3 12.8
South 22565 7.3 16.7 16.7 16.4
West 14485 7.7 14.6 14.6 14.2
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005-RS
(White alone or in combination)
Before taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus
Excluding health
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance
gains less plus supplements to
(current government capital wage or salary
Total measure) transfers gains income
(thous.) Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 8616 18.1 35.4 35.4 34.5
High school graduate, no college 19450 7.8 18.3 18.3 17.7
College: Less than bachelor's degree 17779 5.5 11.4 11.4 11.1
Bachelor's degree or more 18466 1.7 5.2 5.3 5.1
Work Experience in 2005-RS
Total, 15 to 64 years 53504 7.4 10.3 10.3 9.9
Worked at full-time jobs 38357 3.5 4.1 4.1 3.7
50 to 52 weeks 33387 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.2
Worked at part-time jobs 5994 11.6 14.7 14.7 14.1
Did not work 9153 21.3 33.7 33.7 33.0
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 17677 18.4 46.7 46.7 46.0
Householder 15 to 64 years 9558 30.3 44.6 44.6 43.4
Householder 65 years and over 8119 4.4 49.2 49.2 48.9
One worker 27985 3.6 4.5 4.5 4.0
Two workers or more 18651 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 2649 31.0 56.5 56.5 55.4
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 931 55.3 68.6 68.6 67.8
SSI 1871 20.8 53.0 53.0 51.9
Food stamps 3416 50.1 65.9 65.9 64.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005-RS
(White alone or in combination)
Before taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus
Excluding health
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance
gains less plus supplements to
(current government capital wage or salary
Total measure) transfers gains income
(thous.) Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4
Housing assistance 1216 48.5 65.7 65.7 63.6
Energy assistance 1270 45.9 70.3 70.3 68.2
Free or reduced-price school lunches 5397 32.6 40.6 40.6 38.9
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 1208 55.7 80.6 80.6 80.4
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 46225 2.0 5.2 5.2 4.6
Medicare 9469 3.4 40.5 40.5 40.3
Medicaid 9183 26.1 38.4 38.4 37.6
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 0 . . . .
Health insurance 0 . . . .
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 962 11.3 50.2 50.2 49.8
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005-RS
(White alone or in combination)
After taxes
Definition 8
Definition 4 Definition 6 plus
less Definition 5 plus Definition 7 nonmeans-
Social less Earned less tested
Security Federal Income state government
payroll income Tax income cash
taxes taxes Credit taxes transfers
Def 5 Def 6 Def 7 Def 8 Def 9
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White alone or in combination
All families 15.2 15.0 13.9 13.9 6.4
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 25.1 24.4 21.2 21.3 19.8
25 to 44 years 11.2 10.7 8.9 8.8 7.7
45 to 54 years 7.0 6.9 6.2 6.2 4.5
55 to 64 years 10.5 10.5 10.3 10.3 4.5
65 years and over 37.8 37.9 37.8 37.8 4.3
Type of Family
Married-couple families 12.1 11.9 11.2 11.2 3.4
With related children under 18 6.6 6.1 4.6 4.6 3.6
With related children under 6 8.2 7.5 5.4 5.3 4.8
Male householder, no wife present 15.8 15.6 14.3 14.4 9.1
Female householder, no husband present 31.9 31.7 28.6 28.6 21.4
With related children under 18 36.1 35.5 31.1 30.9 27.2
With related children under 6 47.0 46.4 41.6 41.6 39.4
Region
Northeast 14.1 13.9 13.1 13.0 5.9
Midwest 13.4 13.1 12.1 12.2 5.0
South 17.1 17.0 15.9 15.9 7.0
West 15.1 14.7 13.5 13.5 7.4
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005-RS
(White alone or in combination)
After taxes
Definition 8
Definition 4 Definition 6 plus
less Definition 5 plus Definition 7 nonmeans-
Social less Earned less tested
Security Federal Income state government
payroll income Tax income cash
taxes taxes Credit taxes transfers
Def 5 Def 6 Def 7 Def 8 Def 9
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 36.5 35.8 33.2 33.2 18.0
High school graduate, no college 18.6 18.3 16.9 16.9 7.0
College: Less than bachelor's degree 11.6 11.4 10.5 10.5 5.1
Bachelor's degree or more 5.3 5.2 5.0 5.0 1.6
Work Experience in 2005-RS
Total, 15 to 64 years 10.7 10.4 9.1 9.1 6.8
Worked at full-time jobs 4.4 4.1 2.9 2.9 2.5
50 to 52 weeks 2.8 2.5 1.6 1.6 1.4
Worked at part-time jobs 15.1 14.7 12.6 12.5 10.2
Did not work 34.2 33.9 32.7 32.8 22.7
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 46.9 46.7 45.4 45.4 19.0
Householder 15 to 64 years 44.9 44.5 42.0 42.0 30.4
Householder 65 years and over 49.2 49.4 49.3 49.4 5.6
One worker 5.0 4.6 3.1 3.1 2.5
Two workers or more 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 57.1 56.9 54.3 54.2 44.0
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 70.5 69.5 65.3 65.1 61.4
SSI 53.0 53.1 51.3 51.4 38.4
Food stamps 68.3 66.8 59.4 59.4 49.6
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005-RS
(White alone or in combination)
After taxes
Definition 8
Definition 4 Definition 6 plus
less Definition 5 plus Definition 7 nonmeans-
Social less Earned less tested
Security Federal Income state government
payroll income Tax income cash
taxes taxes Credit taxes transfers
Def 5 Def 6 Def 7 Def 8 Def 9
Housing assistance 67.1 65.7 60.0 59.8 50.5
Energy assistance 69.7 68.9 63.1 63.0 44.7
Free or reduced-price school lunches 42.4 40.5 33.6 33.5 28.5
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 82.5 81.8 77.7 77.6 69.9
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 4.8 4.7 4.4 4.4 1.5
Medicare 40.6 40.7 40.4 40.4 4.4
Medicaid 40.1 39.0 34.4 34.2 26.2
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid . . . . .
Health insurance . . . . .
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 50.6 51.0 49.6 49.6 21.0
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005-RS
(White alone or in combination)
After taxes
Definition 13
Definition 11 plus
Definition 10 plus other
plus means-tested means-tested
Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government
plus school cash plus noncash
Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers
Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White alone or in combination
All families 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.5 4.9
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 19.8 19.8 18.9 18.3 17.1
25 to 44 years 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 5.9
45 to 54 years 4.4 4.4 3.7 3.6 3.0
55 to 64 years 4.4 4.3 3.6 3.5 3.3
65 years and over 4.1 4.1 3.4 3.4 3.2
Type of Family
Married-couple families 3.4 3.4 3.0 2.9 2.6
With related children under 18 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.2 2.7
With related children under 6 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.5 3.7
Male householder, no wife present 9.0 9.0 8.2 7.9 7.5
Female householder, no husband present 21.2 21.2 19.4 18.9 16.1
With related children under 18 27.1 27.1 25.4 24.7 20.7
With related children under 6 39.3 39.3 37.6 36.6 32.4
Region
Northeast 5.7 5.7 4.9 4.8 4.0
Midwest 5.0 5.0 4.6 4.4 3.9
South 6.9 6.9 6.4 6.3 5.7
West 7.2 7.2 6.5 6.2 5.3
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005-RS
(White alone or in combination)
After taxes
Definition 13
Definition 11 plus
Definition 10 plus other
plus means-tested means-tested
Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government
plus school cash plus noncash
Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers
Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 17.6 17.6 15.7 15.2 13.3
High school graduate, no college 6.9 6.9 6.3 6.1 5.4
College: Less than bachelor's degree 5.0 5.0 4.6 4.5 3.8
Bachelor's degree or more 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4
Work Experience in 2005-RS
Total, 15 to 64 years 6.7 6.7 6.2 6.0 5.2
Worked at full-time jobs 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.3 1.9
50 to 52 weeks 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.1
Worked at part-time jobs 10.1 10.1 9.5 9.2 7.7
Did not work 22.4 22.4 20.0 19.4 17.4
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 18.7 18.7 16.8 16.3 14.5
Householder 15 to 64 years 30.1 30.1 27.3 26.5 23.2
Householder 65 years and over 5.3 5.3 4.4 4.4 4.2
One worker 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.2 1.9
Two workers or more 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 42.4 42.3 28.3 26.4 19.7
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 60.8 60.8 50.7 47.7 34.2
SSI 36.3 36.2 18.9 17.2 12.8
Food stamps 49.0 49.0 42.9 40.4 29.2
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005-RS
(White alone or in combination)
After taxes
Definition 13
Definition 11 plus
Definition 10 plus other
plus means-tested means-tested
Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government
plus school cash plus noncash
Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers
Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14
Housing assistance 49.4 49.4 42.7 38.7 22.4
Energy assistance 43.6 43.6 38.3 36.1 25.8
Free or reduced-price school lunches 28.2 28.2 26.0 24.8 19.1
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 68.5 68.5 51.3 47.4 33.6
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3
Medicare 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 2.9
Medicaid 25.7 25.7 21.9 20.8 16.6
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid . . . . .
Health insurance . . . . .
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 19.4 19.4 9.6 9.3 8.8
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005-RS
(White alone or in combination)
After taxes
Definition 14
plus
net Money
imputed Definition 14 Income Money
return less after Taxes Income
on equity medical not including after
in own home programs EITC Taxes
Def 15 Def 16 Def 17 Def 18
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White alone or in combination
All families 4.4 4.9 7.1 6.0
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 16.6 17.3 23.1 19.3
25 to 44 years 5.8 6.0 9.6 7.6
45 to 54 years 2.6 3.1 4.6 4.0
55 to 64 years 2.7 3.4 4.2 4.0
65 years and over 2.3 3.2 3.5 3.5
Type of Family
Married-couple families 2.3 2.7 3.9 3.2
With related children under 18 2.5 2.8 5.1 3.6
With related children under 6 3.4 3.8 7.1 5.0
Male householder, no wife present 7.3 7.5 10.1 8.6
Female householder, no husband present 15.1 16.3 23.3 20.0
With related children under 18 20.0 20.9 30.9 26.0
With related children under 6 31.4 32.8 44.1 38.4
Region
Northeast 3.6 4.0 6.2 5.2
Midwest 3.8 4.0 6.1 5.0
South 5.2 5.8 7.7 6.6
West 4.6 5.4 8.1 6.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005-RS
(White alone or in combination)
After taxes
Definition 14
plus
net Money
imputed Definition 14 Income Money
return less after Taxes Income
on equity medical not including after
in own home programs EITC Taxes
Def 15 Def 16 Def 17 Def 18
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 12.1 13.5 19.0 16.3
High school graduate, no college 5.2 5.5 8.2 6.7
College: Less than bachelor's degree 3.4 3.8 5.8 4.8
Bachelor's degree or more 1.1 1.4 1.8 1.6
Work Experience in 2005-RS
Total, 15 to 64 years 4.9 5.3 7.9 6.5
Worked at full-time jobs 1.8 1.9 3.8 2.6
50 to 52 weeks 1.1 1.1 2.5 1.5
Worked at part-time jobs 7.1 7.8 12.3 10.1
Did not work 16.2 17.8 21.9 20.6
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 13.0 14.6 18.9 17.4
Householder 15 to 64 years 21.5 23.5 31.1 28.4
Householder 65 years and over 2.9 4.2 4.5 4.4
One worker 1.8 1.9 4.1 2.5
Two workers or more 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.4
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 18.5 20.2 31.7 29.4
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 33.3 34.9 56.4 51.8
SSI 11.4 13.4 21.3 20.2
Food stamps 27.9 30.0 52.0 44.3
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005-RS
(White alone or in combination)
After taxes
Definition 14
plus
net Money
imputed Definition 14 Income Money
return less after Taxes Income
on equity medical not including after
in own home programs EITC Taxes
Def 15 Def 16 Def 17 Def 18
Housing assistance 22.4 22.7 50.4 44.4
Energy assistance 23.2 26.9 46.4 39.7
Free or reduced-price school lunches 18.4 19.4 34.1 27.0
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 31.8 34.7 56.9 53.2
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1.2 1.3 2.2 1.7
Medicare 2.1 3.0 3.4 3.3
Medicaid 15.7 17.1 27.3 22.5
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid . . . .
Health insurance . . . .
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 6.9 8.8 11.5 10.9
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005-RS
(White alone or in combination)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White alone or in combination
All families 4357 9613 9613 9333 9790 9644 8948 8946 4117
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 614 677 680 662 708 689 598 600 558
25 to 44 years 2302 2729 2728 2591 2859 2728 2258 2247 1958
45 to 54 years 632 980 980 947 1017 1007 909 909 655
55 to 64 years 434 1143 1141 1087 1124 1124 1100 1103 476
65 years and over 375 4083 4083 4046 4083 4096 4084 4087 470
Type of Family
Married-couple families 1911 6086 6083 5914 6177 6059 5698 5695 1753
With related children under 18 1126 1443 1443 1341 1532 1410 1068 1059 841
With related children under 6 743 838 838 775 892 811 587 582 527
Male householder, no wife present 372 615 615 593 634 624 573 577 364
Female householder, no husband present 2074 2912 2915 2826 2979 2962 2677 2673 2000
With related children under 18 1816 2160 2160 2088 2218 2182 1911 1901 1675
With related children under 6 1019 1115 1115 1079 1135 1119 1005 1003 950
Region
Northeast 706 1668 1664 1590 1664 1638 1538 1532 691
Midwest 888 2054 2058 1982 2074 2037 1882 1886 777
South 1652 3778 3776 3701 3869 3834 3577 3579 1580
West 1112 2113 2115 2061 2184 2135 1952 1949 1070
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1563 3054 3051 2975 3146 3081 2860 2859 1553
High school graduate, no college 1513 3564 3561 3445 3610 3564 3294 3288 1365
College: Less than bachelor's degree 973 2027 2030 1968 2060 2033 1864 1868 903
Bachelor's degree or more 309 968 971 945 974 966 931 931 296
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005-RS
(White alone or in combination)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
Work Experience in 2005-RS
Total, 15 to 64 years 3982 5530 5529 5287 5707 5548 4865 4859 3647
Worked at full-time jobs 1334 1560 1562 1420 1678 1562 1112 1109 957
50 to 52 weeks 752 836 838 751 927 839 527 523 480
Worked at part-time jobs 697 882 882 842 902 882 757 749 610
Did not work 1951 3088 3085 3024 3127 3104 2995 3000 2080
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 3259 8261 8258 8123 8290 8263 8016 8019 3364
Householder 15 to 64 years 2899 4266 4263 4152 4296 4255 4014 4012 2908
Householder 65 years and over 360 3994 3995 3971 3994 4008 4003 4007 455
One worker 1015 1258 1260 1124 1403 1286 860 855 692
Two workers or more 83 94 94 86 97 95 72 71 61
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 822 1497 1497 1468 1513 1508 1438 1437 1167
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 515 639 639 631 657 648 608 606 572
SSI 390 991 991 971 992 994 961 961 719
Food stamps 1710 2250 2250 2210 2335 2283 2031 2030 1693
Housing assistance 590 799 799 774 815 799 729 727 614
Energy assistance 583 893 893 867 886 875 801 800 568
Free or reduced-price school lunches 1761 2193 2193 2099 2286 2185 1816 1810 1538
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 673 974 974 971 997 988 939 938 845
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 934 2402 2395 2116 2215 2184 2025 2020 690
Medicare 319 3839 3838 3814 3848 3855 3827 3830 414
Medicaid 2399 3530 3530 3452 3682 3581 3155 3141 2407
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005-RS
(White alone or in combination)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
Health insurance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 109 482 482 479 487 490 477 477 202
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005-RS
(White alone or in combination)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White alone or in combination
All families 4050 4046 3670 3567 3132 2854 3182 4584 3855
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 558 558 533 517 482 469 487 651 545
25 to 44 years 1947 1947 1846 1780 1504 1464 1528 2430 1929
45 to 54 years 637 635 540 527 445 377 455 671 577
55 to 64 years 464 463 382 373 352 291 363 449 427
65 years and over 444 442 370 368 350 253 350 382 377
Type of Family
Married-couple families 1709 1707 1525 1481 1327 1153 1363 2001 1639
With related children under 18 827 826 781 749 622 575 641 1190 839
With related children under 6 523 521 507 488 402 374 415 776 543
Male householder, no wife present 360 358 328 316 301 292 301 402 343
Female householder, no husband present 1982 1980 1817 1769 1504 1409 1519 2181 1872
With related children under 18 1669 1667 1561 1517 1275 1231 1287 1903 1601
With related children under 6 947 947 908 883 781 759 791 1063 927
Region
Northeast 672 671 581 562 471 429 474 726 614
Midwest 769 767 709 689 605 586 619 939 779
South 1559 1558 1442 1412 1293 1169 1301 1740 1489
West 1050 1050 938 902 763 671 788 1179 973
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1519 1517 1352 1309 1143 1046 1167 1640 1407
High school graduate, no college 1345 1343 1224 1195 1054 1008 1073 1592 1299
College: Less than bachelor's degree 891 891 820 792 678 601 680 1026 862
Bachelor's degree or more 296 294 274 270 256 198 262 326 287
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005-RS
(White alone or in combination)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
Work Experience in 2005-RS
Total, 15 to 64 years 3607 3603 3301 3198 2782 2602 2833 4202 3478
Worked at full-time jobs 951 950 895 865 726 692 736 1460 988
50 to 52 weeks 474 473 448 438 373 371 378 849 506
Worked at part-time jobs 608 606 571 553 460 425 465 738 608
Did not work 2048 2047 1834 1780 1596 1485 1632 2003 1881
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 3306 3301 2964 2887 2556 2291 2587 3338 3071
Householder 15 to 64 years 2877 2874 2608 2532 2217 2051 2249 2974 2712
Householder 65 years and over 429 428 356 355 338 239 338 364 359
One worker 685 685 649 626 525 511 540 1149 712
Two workers or more 59 59 58 53 51 53 55 97 71
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 1123 1122 748 699 521 489 535 841 779
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 566 566 472 444 319 310 325 525 483
SSI 679 677 354 321 240 213 251 399 378
Food stamps 1674 1674 1466 1381 999 954 1026 1777 1514
Housing assistance 601 601 519 470 272 272 276 613 539
Energy assistance 554 554 487 459 328 295 342 590 505
Free or reduced-price school lunches 1520 1520 1401 1337 1032 993 1048 1841 1459
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 828 828 620 572 406 384 419 687 642
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 681 676 640 636 586 532 590 1008 790
Medicare 383 383 284 282 275 201 285 325 312
Medicaid 2360 2358 2008 1906 1528 1439 1567 2510 2069
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005-RS
(White alone or in combination)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
Health insurance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 186 186 93 90 85 67 85 110 105
Race Footnotes