Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(Black alone)
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
Black alone
All families 9051 22.1 30.9 30.9 29.8
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 678 44.2 49.6 49.6 47.7
25 to 44 years 4197 25.6 29.5 29.5 28.3
45 to 54 years 1977 14.3 18.9 18.9 18.1
55 to 64 years 1196 13.8 26.7 26.7 25.4
65 years and over 1003 17.3 52.3 52.2 51.8
Type of Family
Married-couple families 4128 8.3 17.1 17.0 16.3
With related children under 18 2228 9.3 12.4 12.4 11.4
With related children under 6 982 10.8 13.2 13.2 12.5
Male householder, no wife present 806 21.1 30.3 30.3 30.0
Female householder, no husband present 4117 36.1 44.9 44.9 43.2
With related children under 18 3096 42.0 48.7 48.7 46.7
With related children under 6 1329 51.6 57.4 57.4 55.1
Region
Northeast 1631 21.3 29.6 29.6 27.9
Midwest 1588 26.2 35.3 35.3 34.1
South 5016 21.3 30.2 30.1 29.2
West 815 20.5 29.3 29.3 28.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(Black alone)
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 1707 36.2 54.7 54.7 53.5
High school graduate, no college 3141 27.0 35.5 35.5 34.2
College: Less than bachelor's degree 2631 16.2 23.0 23.0 21.9
Bachelor's degree or more 1571 6.6 8.9 8.9 8.4
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 15 to 64 years 8047 22.7 28.2 28.2 27.0
Worked at full-time jobs 5481 10.3 12.5 12.5 11.3
50 to 52 weeks 4618 5.8 7.0 7.0 6.1
Worked at part-time jobs 825 42.2 51.7 51.7 49.3
Did not work 1741 52.4 66.6 66.6 66.0
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 3057 53.8 76.4 76.3 75.0
Householder 15 to 64 years 2403 61.7 76.8 76.8 75.2
Householder 65 years and over 654 24.9 74.8 74.7 74.0
One worker 3894 8.7 11.5 11.5 10.0
Two workers or more 2100 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 1148 55.0 75.1 75.1 74.4
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 580 68.0 83.0 83.0 82.3
SSI 663 43.5 69.9 69.9 68.9
Food stamps 1762 61.8 75.1 75.1 73.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(Black alone)
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 1196 62.5 72.3 72.3 70.6
Energy assistance 434 56.8 72.8 72.8 71.0
Free or reduced-price school lunches 2153 48.2 57.5 57.5 55.3
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 709 70.3 89.0 89.0 88.4
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 5578 7.7 11.5 11.5 9.7
Medicare 1781 20.9 51.5 51.4 50.6
Medicaid 3125 44.0 57.3 57.3 56.2
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 976 30.2 34.0 34.0 34.0
Health insurance 708 34.9 39.3 39.3 39.3
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 733 31.0 62.0 62.0 61.1
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(Black alone)
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
Black alone
All families 31.0 30.8 28.5 28.6 21.4
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 48.3 48.4 45.0 45.0 41.1
25 to 44 years 29.9 29.4 26.1 26.0 23.5
45 to 54 years 19.4 19.0 17.7 17.9 14.4
55 to 64 years 26.3 26.4 25.9 26.3 15.2
65 years and over 51.9 52.8 52.4 52.4 20.4
Type of Family
Married-couple families 17.2 16.8 15.9 15.9 8.0
With related children under 18 12.7 11.8 10.2 10.2 8.0
With related children under 6 13.9 12.6 11.2 11.2 9.0
Male householder, no wife present 31.2 31.5 29.1 28.8 19.9
Female householder, no husband present 44.7 44.6 41.1 41.3 35.0
With related children under 18 48.4 48.1 43.5 43.5 39.4
With related children under 6 57.2 56.4 50.9 50.9 47.4
Region
Northeast 29.9 29.9 26.6 26.4 19.0
Midwest 34.8 34.7 32.4 32.6 26.0
South 30.4 30.1 28.2 28.3 20.6
West 29.3 28.8 27.3 27.3 21.8
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(Black alone)
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 55.7 55.2 52.5 52.8 38.7
High school graduate, no college 35.2 35.2 32.7 32.8 25.5
College: Less than bachelor's degree 23.0 22.8 20.3 20.3 14.6
Bachelor's degree or more 9.0 8.7 7.9 7.9 5.8
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 15 to 64 years 28.4 28.0 25.6 25.6 21.5
Worked at full-time jobs 12.6 12.2 9.6 9.7 8.3
50 to 52 weeks 7.2 6.8 4.7 4.7 4.2
Worked at part-time jobs 52.2 51.6 47.0 46.8 38.0
Did not work 66.8 66.6 65.8 65.9 55.1
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 76.2 76.3 73.5 73.5 54.2
Householder 15 to 64 years 76.7 76.5 73.1 73.1 61.0
Householder 65 years and over 74.3 75.3 74.9 74.9 29.1
One worker 11.8 11.2 8.3 8.4 6.9
Two workers or more 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 75.8 75.5 72.6 72.6 64.8
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 83.3 83.0 78.9 78.4 74.1
SSI 70.8 70.5 68.8 69.1 58.7
Food stamps 75.6 75.3 70.6 70.7 61.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(Black alone)
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 72.7 72.6 68.1 68.1 60.9
Energy assistance 73.2 72.3 69.3 68.9 58.1
Free or reduced-price school lunches 57.4 56.8 50.8 50.7 44.8
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 89.5 89.4 86.3 86.1 79.0
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 10.5 10.3 9.1 9.1 5.9
Medicare 51.3 51.8 51.1 51.3 23.6
Medicaid 58.0 57.6 54.1 54.1 45.0
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 36.7 36.4 31.4 31.4 27.7
Health insurance 42.2 41.6 35.5 35.4 31.5
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 62.5 63.1 62.0 62.2 37.9
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(Black alone)
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
Black alone
All families 20.8 20.8 19.3 18.4 15.9
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 41.1 41.1 38.4 36.4 30.0
25 to 44 years 23.3 23.3 22.1 21.1 18.3
45 to 54 years 14.1 14.1 12.9 12.1 10.3
55 to 64 years 14.2 14.2 12.4 11.7 10.7
65 years and over 17.8 17.8 15.9 15.6 14.0
Type of Family
Married-couple families 7.5 7.5 7.0 6.8 6.3
With related children under 18 7.8 7.8 7.5 7.1 6.5
With related children under 6 9.0 9.0 8.8 8.7 8.1
Male householder, no wife present 19.2 19.2 18.7 18.7 16.5
Female householder, no husband present 34.5 34.5 31.9 30.1 25.5
With related children under 18 39.1 39.1 36.3 34.2 28.5
With related children under 6 46.9 46.9 44.1 41.1 34.2
Region
Northeast 18.9 18.9 18.2 16.6 14.0
Midwest 25.5 25.5 23.1 22.0 18.8
South 19.9 19.9 18.7 18.0 15.8
West 21.4 21.4 18.1 17.8 15.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(Black alone)
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 37.4 37.4 33.8 32.5 28.1
High school graduate, no college 25.0 25.0 23.7 22.2 19.3
College: Less than bachelor's degree 14.1 14.1 12.9 12.4 10.6
Bachelor's degree or more 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 15 to 64 years 21.2 21.2 19.8 18.8 16.2
Worked at full-time jobs 8.3 8.3 7.6 7.1 5.5
50 to 52 weeks 4.2 4.2 3.6 3.2 2.4
Worked at part-time jobs 37.4 37.4 35.0 31.9 25.4
Did not work 54.1 54.1 51.0 49.3 45.3
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 52.7 52.7 49.3 47.4 41.5
Householder 15 to 64 years 60.2 60.2 56.6 54.2 47.4
Householder 65 years and over 25.3 25.3 22.7 22.3 19.9
One worker 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.4 4.2
Two workers or more 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 62.5 62.5 50.8 47.4 38.7
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 73.4 73.4 63.6 58.9 46.9
SSI 55.1 55.1 40.0 37.6 30.2
Food stamps 61.0 61.0 56.0 51.9 41.2
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(Black alone)
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 59.6 59.6 56.0 51.2 38.7
Energy assistance 56.9 56.9 53.3 50.4 40.1
Free or reduced-price school lunches 44.3 44.3 40.9 38.7 31.3
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 78.1 78.1 65.8 61.1 48.4
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 5.8 5.8 5.5 5.2 4.6
Medicare 20.9 20.9 18.5 18.2 16.3
Medicaid 43.9 43.9 39.7 37.0 30.7
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 27.7 27.7 27.7 27.7 26.7
Health insurance 31.5 31.5 31.5 31.5 30.6
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 33.2 33.2 27.8 27.1 23.0
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(Black alone)
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
Black alone
All families 15.2 16.5 23.2 20.1
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 30.0 30.7 45.1 39.5
25 to 44 years 17.9 18.5 27.1 22.7
45 to 54 years 9.9 10.7 15.2 13.4
55 to 64 years 9.9 11.4 14.6 13.4
65 years and over 10.4 15.6 17.8 17.5
Type of Family
Married-couple families 5.6 6.7 8.6 7.5
With related children under 18 5.9 6.8 9.6 7.8
With related children under 6 7.5 8.2 10.8 9.0
Male householder, no wife present 16.0 17.1 22.8 19.6
Female householder, no husband present 24.6 26.1 37.9 32.9
With related children under 18 28.1 29.2 43.9 37.4
With related children under 6 33.7 35.6 53.2 45.7
Region
Northeast 13.7 14.8 22.6 18.8
Midwest 18.4 19.3 26.9 24.0
South 14.7 16.3 22.4 19.6
West 14.4 15.7 21.9 18.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(Black alone)
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 26.7 29.3 38.2 35.0
High school graduate, no college 18.5 19.9 28.6 24.6
College: Less than bachelor's degree 10.1 10.8 16.9 13.6
Bachelor's degree or more 4.4 5.0 6.8 5.9
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 15 to 64 years 15.8 16.6 23.9 20.5
Worked at full-time jobs 5.3 5.7 11.6 8.0
50 to 52 weeks 2.3 2.6 6.9 3.9
Worked at part-time jobs 25.2 25.5 44.3 36.3
Did not work 44.2 46.4 52.9 52.1
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 39.7 42.8 55.2 51.1
Householder 15 to 64 years 46.5 48.4 63.3 58.2
Householder 65 years and over 14.8 22.3 25.4 25.0
One worker 3.9 4.4 10.2 6.4
Two workers or more 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.5
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 37.7 40.3 56.8 52.2
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 46.4 48.7 71.3 63.9
SSI 28.9 31.7 43.7 42.3
Food stamps 40.1 42.4 63.8 57.3
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(Black alone)
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 38.7 39.8 64.1 57.5
Energy assistance 37.8 42.1 60.0 54.3
Free or reduced-price school lunches 30.8 32.0 50.2 42.1
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 47.5 49.9 72.2 67.3
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 4.3 4.7 8.2 6.3
Medicare 14.2 17.7 21.8 20.6
Medicaid 29.7 31.9 45.7 40.8
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 25.6 26.7 32.6 27.7
Health insurance 29.1 30.6 37.1 31.5
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 20.6 25.0 32.0 30.3
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(Black alone)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
Black alone
All families 1997 2795 2794 2693 2803 2784 2583 2589 1935
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 300 337 337 323 327 328 305 305 278
25 to 44 years 1076 1240 1240 1188 1257 1234 1094 1091 986
45 to 54 years 283 374 374 359 384 376 349 353 284
55 to 64 years 165 320 320 304 314 316 310 314 181
65 years and over 174 525 524 520 521 530 525 525 205
Type of Family
Married-couple families 341 704 703 674 712 693 658 658 332
With related children under 18 208 276 276 254 283 262 228 228 178
With related children under 6 106 129 129 123 137 123 109 109 89
Male householder, no wife present 170 244 244 242 251 254 234 232 161
Female householder, no husband present 1486 1847 1847 1777 1840 1837 1691 1699 1442
With related children under 18 1300 1509 1509 1446 1500 1490 1346 1346 1221
With related children under 6 685 763 763 733 761 749 677 677 630
Region
Northeast 347 483 483 455 488 487 434 430 310
Midwest 415 560 560 541 553 552 515 518 413
South 1067 1513 1512 1463 1524 1510 1413 1419 1034
West 167 239 239 234 239 235 222 222 178
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 618 934 934 912 951 942 897 902 660
High school graduate, no college 849 1115 1114 1073 1106 1105 1028 1030 801
College: Less than bachelor's degree 427 605 605 576 605 601 534 533 384
Bachelor's degree or more 103 140 140 132 142 136 125 125 90
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(Black alone)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 15 to 64 years 1823 2270 2270 2173 2282 2254 2058 2064 1730
Worked at full-time jobs 562 684 684 618 689 668 526 529 456
50 to 52 weeks 266 323 323 281 333 316 215 219 196
Worked at part-time jobs 348 426 426 407 430 425 387 386 314
Did not work 913 1160 1160 1149 1163 1160 1145 1148 959
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 1646 2334 2333 2292 2330 2332 2247 2247 1656
Householder 15 to 64 years 1483 1845 1845 1808 1844 1840 1757 1757 1466
Householder 65 years and over 163 490 488 484 486 493 490 490 191
One worker 340 448 448 388 459 437 323 329 267
Two workers or more 11 13 13 13 15 15 13 13 11
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 632 863 863 854 870 867 834 833 744
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 395 482 482 478 483 482 458 455 430
SSI 288 464 464 457 469 468 456 458 389
Food stamps 1089 1324 1324 1298 1333 1327 1244 1245 1087
Housing assistance 747 866 866 844 869 869 814 815 729
Energy assistance 247 316 316 308 318 314 301 299 252
Free or reduced-price school lunches 1037 1238 1238 1191 1236 1223 1094 1091 965
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 499 631 631 627 635 634 612 611 561
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 428 643 643 542 585 575 508 510 329
Medicare 372 917 916 902 913 922 910 914 421
Medicaid 1376 1789 1789 1756 1812 1799 1691 1691 1406
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 295 332 332 332 358 355 307 307 271
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(Black alone)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
Health insurance 247 278 278 278 299 294 251 251 223
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 227 454 454 448 458 462 455 456 277
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(Black alone)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
Black alone
All families 1885 1885 1751 1668 1443 1374 1490 2098 1822
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 278 278 260 247 203 203 208 306 268
25 to 44 years 979 979 928 886 767 752 777 1138 954
45 to 54 years 279 279 255 239 204 195 212 301 264
55 to 64 years 170 170 148 140 128 118 137 175 161
65 years and over 178 178 159 156 140 105 157 178 175
Type of Family
Married-couple families 309 309 288 279 260 231 278 354 310
With related children under 18 174 174 166 159 146 131 151 214 173
With related children under 6 89 89 87 85 80 73 81 106 88
Male householder, no wife present 155 155 151 151 133 129 138 184 158
Female householder, no husband present 1421 1421 1311 1239 1050 1014 1074 1560 1354
With related children under 18 1211 1211 1123 1060 881 871 903 1361 1157
With related children under 6 624 624 587 547 454 448 473 707 607
Region
Northeast 309 309 296 271 228 224 241 368 307
Midwest 405 405 367 349 299 293 307 427 381
South 997 997 940 903 790 739 815 1125 982
West 174 174 147 145 127 117 128 179 152
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 639 639 577 555 480 456 500 652 598
High school graduate, no college 786 786 744 697 608 582 626 897 772
College: Less than bachelor's degree 371 371 340 327 278 267 285 443 359
Bachelor's degree or more 89 89 89 89 78 69 79 106 93
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(Black alone)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 15 to 64 years 1707 1707 1591 1512 1303 1269 1334 1920 1646
Worked at full-time jobs 456 456 414 390 304 292 315 633 440
50 to 52 weeks 196 196 167 150 113 108 120 316 180
Worked at part-time jobs 308 308 289 263 210 208 211 365 299
Did not work 942 942 888 859 789 769 809 922 907
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 1611 1611 1508 1448 1270 1213 1310 1689 1562
Householder 15 to 64 years 1446 1446 1360 1303 1140 1117 1164 1522 1399
Householder 65 years and over 165 165 149 146 130 97 146 166 163
One worker 263 263 233 211 165 152 170 396 249
Two workers or more 11 11 9 9 9 8 11 14 11
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 718 718 583 545 444 433 463 652 600
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 426 426 369 342 272 269 283 414 370
SSI 365 365 265 249 200 191 210 290 281
Food stamps 1074 1074 988 915 726 706 747 1125 1010
Housing assistance 713 713 669 612 463 463 476 766 688
Energy assistance 247 247 231 219 174 164 183 260 235
Free or reduced-price school lunches 953 953 881 833 673 663 689 1081 907
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 554 554 467 433 343 337 354 512 478
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 323 323 305 291 257 238 260 456 350
Medicare 371 371 330 325 290 253 316 388 367
Medicaid 1373 1373 1240 1157 961 930 997 1428 1274
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 271 271 271 271 261 250 261 319 271
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(Black alone)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
Health insurance 223 223 223 223 217 206 217 263 223
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 244 244 204 198 169 151 183 235 222
Race Footnotes