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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: 2006 -- White 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 Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty in the United States: 2005,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2005/effect2005.html. People as of March of the following year]
Percent of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Post-social insurance income
Market _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
___________________________________________________ ______________ _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3b plus Def. 3 less Def. 3e plus transfers that
As used in Def. 1 plus net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be Earned Income taxes after Def. 3d plus means- can be
Total people, official imputed net on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Tax Credit all credits Earned Income tested cash measured and
all income measure capital gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued (EITC) except EITC Tax Credit transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
White alone or in combination
Total 242,306 8.7 8.7 7.7 8.3 14.9 8.9 8.3 7.2 6.1 10.0 8.7 8.1 7.1
Age
Under 18 years 58,374 12.0 12.0 11.2 12.1 14.3 12.7 12.1 10.2 7.6 13.6 10.9 10.4 8.6
Related children 57,466 11.6 11.5 10.7 11.6 13.8 12.2 11.6 9.7 7.1 13.1 10.5 9.9 8.1
Under 6 years 19,267 14.3 14.2 13.6 14.8 16.4 15.3 14.8 12.8 9.5 16.3 12.9 12.4 10.5
18 to 24 years 22,710 13.7 13.7 13.0 14.3 16.7 14.8 14.3 13.5 12.4 16.4 15.3 14.8 14.0
25 to 44 years 66,208 7.9 7.9 7.3 8.0 10.1 8.4 8.0 7.0 5.7 9.4 8.0 7.6 6.6
45 to 64 years 63,474 5.8 5.8 4.8 5.1 10.4 6.0 5.1 4.5 4.3 7.0 6.6 5.7 5.2
65 years and over 31,541 6.4 6.3 3.8 3.9 33.5 4.7 3.9 3.4 3.3 5.8 5.7 4.9 4.4
65 to 74 years 16,378 5.7 5.6 3.6 3.7 27.6 4.5 3.7 3.2 3.1 5.5 5.4 4.6 4.1
75 years and over 15,163 7.0 7.1 4.1 4.1 39.9 4.9 4.1 3.6 3.5 6.1 6.0 5.3 4.7
Family Relationship
In families 200,140 7.4 7.4 6.5 7.2 12.2 7.7 7.2 6.1 4.8 8.6 7.2 6.6 5.7
In married-couple families 161,263 4.3 4.3 3.6 4.1 8.6 4.4 4.1 3.5 2.6 5.0 4.0 3.7 3.2
With related children under 18 96,818 5.1 5.1 4.6 5.3 6.5 5.5 5.3 4.5 2.8 6.1 4.4 4.2 3.5
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 28,095 24.1 24.1 22.3 23.6 31.8 25.5 23.6 19.6 16.3 27.4 23.8 21.9 18.0
With related children under 18 20,094 30.4 30.4 28.6 30.3 36.5 32.2 30.3 24.8 20.4 34.4 29.4 27.7 22.5
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 10,782 11.1 11.1 9.8 10.6 16.2 11.4 10.6 10.0 8.3 12.8 10.7 9.9 9.5
With related children under 18 5,984 14.9 14.8 13.7 14.7 18.2 15.0 14.7 13.6 10.6 16.1 12.9 12.5 11.7
Unrelated individuals 41,030 14.1 14.1 12.3 12.9 26.9 14.0 12.9 11.8 11.7 15.9 15.7 14.7 13.5
Living alone 25,663 10.7 10.6 8.1 8.5 28.2 9.9 8.5 7.0 7.0 11.4 11.3 9.9 8.5
65 years and over 9,558 10.2 10.2 5.8 5.9 46.6 7.1 5.9 4.6 4.6 8.8 8.8 7.6 6.3
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 200,434 8.2 8.1 7.2 7.8 13.6 8.4 7.8 6.8 5.7 9.4 8.3 7.6 6.7
Inside principal cities 68,504 11.1 11.1 10.1 11.0 17.1 11.9 11.0 9.6 8.0 13.0 11.4 10.5 9.1
Outside principal cities 131,930 6.6 6.6 5.7 6.2 11.8 6.6 6.2 5.4 4.6 7.6 6.6 6.2 5.5
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 41,872 11.2 11.2 9.8 10.5 20.8 11.3 10.5 9.2 7.8 12.5 11.0 10.3 8.9
Region
Northeast 44,148 8.0 7.9 7.0 7.6 14.1 8.4 7.6 6.2 5.4 9.3 8.4 7.5 6.3
Midwest 56,706 7.5 7.5 6.8 7.2 13.7 7.5 7.2 6.3 5.4 8.3 7.3 7.1 6.2
South 83,597 9.7 9.7 8.4 9.0 16.7 9.6 9.0 8.1 6.8 10.8 9.5 9.0 8.1
West 57,854 9.0 9.0 8.0 8.9 14.1 9.8 8.9 7.7 6.2 10.9 9.3 8.3 7.3
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 183,932 7.6 7.6 6.5 7.1 15.0 7.7 7.1 6.3 5.6 8.8 8.0 7.4 6.7
18 to 24 years old 22,710 13.7 13.7 13.0 14.3 16.7 14.8 14.3 13.5 12.4 16.4 15.3 14.8 14.0
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,749 20.4 20.2 19.1 20.5 24.7 21.6 20.5 18.7 16.7 23.6 21.7 20.5 18.6
25 years old and over 161,222 6.8 6.8 5.6 6.0 14.8 6.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 7.7 7.0 6.3 5.6
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 22,271 16.8 16.7 14.2 15.2 34.7 17.6 15.2 13.0 10.9 19.8 17.8 15.3 13.2
High school graduate, no college 51,046 7.3 7.3 6.1 6.5 17.8 7.1 6.5 5.8 5.1 8.2 7.5 6.9 6.1
College: Less than bachelor's degree 41,140 5.2 5.2 4.3 4.6 11.2 5.1 4.6 4.1 3.7 6.0 5.4 4.9 4.4
Bachelor's degree or more 46,765 2.8 2.8 2.2 2.4 5.2 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.1 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.5
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 146,107 7.7 7.6 6.9 7.5 11.0 8.1 7.5 6.7 5.9 9.2 8.3 7.6 6.9
Worked at full-time jobs 100,313 2.9 2.9 2.6 3.1 3.7 3.2 3.1 2.7 2.1 4.0 3.3 3.1 2.8
50 to 52 weeks 85,648 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.9 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.1 2.6 2.0 1.9 1.7
Worked at part-time jobs 18,176 10.2 10.1 9.2 10.6 14.2 11.4 10.6 9.6 8.4 13.1 11.8 11.0 10.0
Did not work 27,619 23.2 23.2 20.7 21.3 35.1 23.9 21.3 19.2 18.0 25.3 24.1 21.6 19.5
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 10,206 33.8 33.9 31.5 32.6 56.6 47.6 32.6 23.6 21.5 49.5 47.3 32.3 23.7
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 3,191 54.8 55.0 53.0 55.1 70.4 65.2 55.1 39.9 35.7 66.5 62.5 52.8 37.9
SSI 7,607 27.1 27.2 24.6 25.2 53.1 42.9 25.2 17.9 16.7 44.9 43.5 25.7 18.7
Food stamps 13,959 50.2 50.0 47.2 50.2 66.6 55.6 50.2 35.8 29.8 57.6 51.7 46.5 32.7
Housing assistance 5,396 43.5 43.4 43.4 45.5 72.6 52.9 45.5 27.2 22.4 53.7 50.5 43.1 23.5
Energy assistance 4,576 42.2 42.0 37.9 41.2 66.3 47.5 41.2 27.8 22.6 49.7 44.4 37.9 24.6
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 22,763 31.9 31.8 29.3 32.0 39.1 33.8 32.0 24.7 18.7 36.2 29.5 27.6 21.0
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 4,477 56.9 57.0 54.3 56.0 81.0 72.7 56.0 36.7 33.4 74.0 70.5 54.4 36.2
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 206,145 6.8 6.8 5.9 6.3 13.4 7.1 6.3 5.3 4.5 7.8 6.9 6.2 5.2
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 148,859 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.9 3.8 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.3 2.4 1.9 1.9 1.8
Medicare 34,770 7.3 7.3 4.8 4.9 37.1 6.4 4.9 4.0 3.9 7.5 7.3 5.8 4.9
Both Medicare and Medicaid 4,050 19.1 19.0 15.1 15.8 59.4 27.0 15.8 10.8 10.1 28.9 27.9 16.2 11.6
Medicaid 27,374 30.1 30.1 28.0 30.1 44.7 35.1 30.1 23.4 19.2 37.0 32.5 27.5 21.3
Not covered at any time during the year 36,161 19.6 19.5 17.8 19.3 23.1 19.6 19.3 18.3 15.4 22.1 19.2 19.0 17.8
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 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: 2006 -- White 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 Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty in the United States: 2005,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2005/effect2005.html. People as of March of the following year]
Number of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Post-social insurance income
Market _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
_________________________________________________ ______________ _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
Def.1 plus imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3b plus Def. 3 less Def. 3e plus transfers that
As used in imputed net net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be Earned Income taxes after Def. 3d plus means- can be
Total people, official capital on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Tax Credit all credits Earned Income tested cash measured and
all income measure gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued (EITC) except EITC Tax Credit transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
White alone or in combination
Total 242,306 21,071 21,010 18,554 20,067 36,008 21,621 20,067 17,546 14,772 24,135 21,174 19,622 17,235
Age
Under 18 years 58,374 7,022 7,008 6,518 7,081 8,371 7,405 7,081 5,931 4,452 7,927 6,371 6,062 5,000
Related children 57,466 6,638 6,632 6,143 6,690 7,955 7,006 6,690 5,551 4,107 7,524 6,010 5,701 4,650
Under 6 years 19,267 2,746 2,745 2,614 2,846 3,167 2,944 2,846 2,468 1,833 3,143 2,482 2,384 2,031
18 to 24 years 22,710 3,118 3,104 2,958 3,252 3,794 3,370 3,252 3,071 2,808 3,734 3,471 3,364 3,184
25 to 44 years 66,208 5,229 5,219 4,837 5,265 6,664 5,581 5,265 4,613 3,754 6,230 5,328 5,019 4,389
45 to 64 years 63,474 3,697 3,688 3,031 3,233 6,608 3,785 3,233 2,869 2,709 4,414 4,195 3,622 3,275
65 years and over 31,541 2,004 1,990 1,209 1,235 10,571 1,480 1,235 1,063 1,049 1,830 1,808 1,555 1,386
65 to 74 years 16,378 937 918 586 608 4,525 741 608 524 515 905 892 756 678
75 years and over 15,163 1,067 1,072 624 627 6,046 739 627 539 534 926 916 799 708
Family Relationship
In families 200,140 14,855 14,812 13,086 14,319 24,482 15,412 14,319 12,284 9,602 17,165 14,316 13,214 11,319
In married-couple families 161,263 6,892 6,856 5,777 6,551 13,814 7,021 6,551 5,710 4,117 8,089 6,472 5,995 5,226
With related children under 18 96,818 4,982 4,971 4,412 5,085 6,299 5,314 5,085 4,311 2,733 5,888 4,301 4,061 3,365
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 28,095 6,762 6,761 6,255 6,625 8,920 7,160 6,625 5,494 4,590 7,698 6,688 6,153 5,071
With related children under 18 20,094 6,103 6,105 5,757 6,082 7,341 6,465 6,082 4,987 4,104 6,922 5,916 5,561 4,515
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 10,782 1,201 1,194 1,055 1,142 1,748 1,231 1,142 1,080 895 1,379 1,156 1,066 1,022
With related children under 18 5,984 893 888 818 877 1,089 900 877 815 636 966 769 747 702
Unrelated individuals 41,030 5,795 5,783 5,053 5,310 11,047 5,754 5,310 4,841 4,807 6,506 6,461 6,017 5,547
Living alone 25,663 2,741 2,725 2,078 2,171 7,236 2,536 2,171 1,809 1,796 2,932 2,906 2,542 2,174
65 years and over 9,558 977 979 558 561 4,456 679 561 438 438 838 838 724 599
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 200,434 16,385 16,334 14,459 15,660 27,298 16,895 15,660 13,697 11,513 18,905 16,556 15,315 13,519
Inside principal cities 68,504 7,623 7,614 6,930 7,545 11,738 8,179 7,545 6,583 5,460 8,910 7,817 7,184 6,242
Outside principal cities 131,930 8,762 8,721 7,528 8,115 15,560 8,716 8,115 7,114 6,053 9,995 8,739 8,131 7,276
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 41,872 4,686 4,676 4,095 4,406 8,710 4,727 4,406 3,850 3,259 5,230 4,618 4,306 3,716
Region
Northeast 44,148 3,516 3,506 3,102 3,334 6,206 3,695 3,334 2,735 2,367 4,112 3,691 3,319 2,763
Midwest 56,706 4,272 4,250 3,828 4,083 7,741 4,250 4,083 3,562 3,086 4,701 4,161 4,004 3,534
South 83,597 8,093 8,069 7,011 7,508 13,920 7,991 7,508 6,788 5,708 9,040 7,950 7,497 6,743
West 57,854 5,189 5,184 4,612 5,142 8,141 5,685 5,142 4,461 3,611 6,282 5,371 4,802 4,196
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 183,932 14,049 14,002 12,035 12,986 27,636 14,217 12,986 11,616 10,320 16,208 14,802 13,559 12,235
18 to 24 years old 22,710 3,118 3,104 2,958 3,252 3,794 3,370 3,252 3,071 2,808 3,734 3,471 3,364 3,184
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,749 967 961 905 975 1,173 1,026 975 890 791 1,123 1,029 973 885
25 years old and over 161,222 10,930 10,897 9,077 9,734 23,843 10,847 9,734 8,545 7,512 12,474 11,331 10,196 9,050
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 22,271 3,733 3,730 3,161 3,381 7,735 3,914 3,381 2,889 2,435 4,420 3,959 3,414 2,940
High school graduate, no college 51,046 3,737 3,719 3,113 3,343 9,062 3,648 3,343 2,944 2,593 4,208 3,828 3,517 3,109
College: Less than bachelor's degree 41,140 2,141 2,134 1,768 1,900 4,608 2,102 1,900 1,668 1,506 2,458 2,233 2,028 1,818
Bachelor's degree or more 46,765 1,319 1,315 1,036 1,108 2,437 1,183 1,108 1,044 979 1,388 1,310 1,237 1,184
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 146,107 11,202 11,173 10,047 10,896 16,007 11,848 10,896 9,759 8,562 13,383 12,067 11,111 10,028
Worked at full-time jobs 100,313 2,938 2,946 2,644 3,079 3,730 3,191 3,079 2,728 2,065 4,010 3,261 3,152 2,831
50 to 52 weeks 85,648 1,485 1,488 1,314 1,615 1,881 1,673 1,615 1,425 984 2,213 1,722 1,663 1,493
Worked at part-time jobs 18,176 1,847 1,828 1,680 1,925 2,584 2,066 1,925 1,740 1,534 2,387 2,149 2,004 1,817
Did not work 27,619 6,417 6,399 5,723 5,893 9,692 6,590 5,893 5,291 4,963 6,986 6,657 5,955 5,381
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 10,206 3,451 3,462 3,212 3,328 5,777 4,855 3,328 2,404 2,193 5,049 4,823 3,301 2,416
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 3,191 1,750 1,756 1,691 1,759 2,247 2,082 1,759 1,272 1,139 2,122 1,996 1,687 1,211
SSI 7,607 2,062 2,066 1,871 1,919 4,042 3,261 1,919 1,362 1,268 3,419 3,307 1,959 1,426
Food stamps 13,959 7,008 6,975 6,584 7,009 9,296 7,756 7,009 4,992 4,163 8,037 7,215 6,493 4,566
Housing assistance 5,396 2,350 2,343 2,343 2,456 3,918 2,854 2,456 1,466 1,209 2,901 2,727 2,328 1,266
Energy assistance 4,576 1,931 1,924 1,735 1,887 3,034 2,175 1,887 1,274 1,033 2,276 2,033 1,735 1,126
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 22,763 7,258 7,248 6,677 7,293 8,907 7,693 7,293 5,630 4,246 8,241 6,717 6,290 4,784
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 4,477 2,546 2,550 2,429 2,506 3,628 3,253 2,506 1,645 1,495 3,315 3,157 2,434 1,621
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 206,145 13,987 13,947 12,100 13,073 27,651 14,536 13,073 10,943 9,197 16,133 14,221 12,762 10,789
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 148,859 3,003 3,008 2,457 2,783 5,586 2,856 2,783 2,535 1,939 3,538 2,875 2,808 2,605
Medicare 34,770 2,541 2,528 1,666 1,716 12,898 2,223 1,716 1,400 1,360 2,605 2,535 2,012 1,708
Both Medicare and Medicaid 4,050 772 771 613 639 2,406 1,095 639 437 410 1,170 1,129 658 468
Medicaid 27,374 8,248 8,228 7,668 8,232 12,241 9,597 8,232 6,416 5,243 10,139 8,885 7,535 5,823
Not covered at any time during the year 36,161 7,084 7,063 6,454 6,994 8,357 7,086 6,994 6,604 5,575 8,002 6,953 6,859 6,446
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 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: 2006 -- White 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 Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty in the United States: 2005,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2005/effect2005.html. People as of March of the following year]
Standard Error Percent of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Post-social insurance income
Market _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
_________________________________________________ ______________ _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
Def.1 plus imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3b plus Def. 3 less Def. 3e plus transfers that
As used in imputed net net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be Earned Income taxes after Def. 3d plus means- can be
Total people, official capital on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Tax Credit all credits Earned Income tested cash measured and
all income measure gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued (EITC) except EITC Tax Credit transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
White alone or in combination
Total (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Age
Under 18 years (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
Related children (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
Under 6 years (X) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
18 to 24 years (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
25 to 44 years (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
45 to 64 years (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
65 years and over (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
65 to 74 years (X) 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
75 years and over (X) 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
Family Relationship
In families (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
In married-couple families (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
With related children under 18 (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6
With related children under 18 (X) 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7
With related children under 18 (X) 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1
Unrelated individuals (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
Living alone (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
65 years and over (X) 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
Inside principal cities (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Outside principal cities (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Outside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4
Region
Northeast (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Midwest (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
South (X) 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
West (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
18 to 24 years old (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9
25 years old and over (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
High school graduate, no college (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
College: Less than bachelor's degree (X) 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
Bachelor's degree or more (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Worked at full-time jobs (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
50 to 52 weeks (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Worked at part-time jobs (X) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
Did not work (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.6 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.6
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.3 2.2 1.9 1.5 1.4 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.5
SSI (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.3 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.6 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.6
Food stamps (X) 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.7 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.7
Housing assistance (X) 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.9 1.5 1.3 0.9 0.8 1.5 1.4 1.3 0.9
Energy assistance (X) 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.9 1.5 1.3 1.0 0.9 1.5 1.4 1.3 0.9
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.2 1.2 2.0 2.0 1.6 1.2
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Medicare (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 3.2 2.0 1.5 1.2 1.2 2.1 2.0 1.5 1.3
Medicaid (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 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: 2006 -- White 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 Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty in the United States: 2005,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2005/effect2005.html. People as of March of the following year]
Standard Error Number of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Post-social insurance income
Market _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
_________________________________________________ ______________ _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
Def.1 plus imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3b plus Def. 3 less Def. 3e plus transfers that
As used in imputed net net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be Earned Income taxes after Def. 3d plus means- can be
Total people, official capital on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Tax Credit all credits Earned Income tested cash measured and
all income measure gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued (EITC) except EITC Tax Credit transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
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White alone or in combination
Total 0 321 321 303 314 408 325 314 295 272 342 322 311 293
Age
Under 18 years 0 162 161 156 162 175 166 162 150 131 171 155 151 138
Related children 350 158 157 152 158 171 161 158 145 126 167 151 147 134
Under 6 years 219 103 103 101 105 111 107 105 98 85 110 98 97 89
18 to 24 years 0 76 76 74 77 83 79 77 75 72 82 80 79 77
25 to 44 years 0 99 99 95 99 111 102 99 93 85 107 100 97 91
45 to 64 years 0 84 84 76 79 110 85 79 74 72 91 89 83 79
65 years and over 0 62 61 48 49 122 53 49 45 45 59 59 55 52
65 to 74 years 0 43 42 34 35 89 38 35 32 32 42 42 38 36
75 years and over 0 45 46 35 35 100 38 35 33 32 42 42 40 37
Family Relationship
In families 452 273 273 257 268 344 278 268 249 221 292 268 258 240
In married-couple families 483 189 188 173 184 264 190 184 172 146 204 183 176 165
With related children under 18 457 161 161 152 162 180 166 162 150 120 175 150 145 133
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 286 187 187 180 185 214 192 185 169 154 199 186 178 162
With related children under 18 246 178 178 173 177 194 183 177 161 146 189 175 170 153
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 183 79 79 75 78 96 80 78 75 69 85 78 75 73
With related children under 18 137 69 68 66 68 76 69 68 66 58 71 64 63 61
Unrelated individuals 191 95 94 87 90 142 94 90 85 85 101 101 97 92
Living alone 156 62 61 53 54 108 59 54 49 49 64 64 59 54
65 years and over 98 36 36 27 27 81 29 27 24 24 33 33 30 28
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 452 286 285 269 280 362 290 280 263 242 306 287 277 261
Inside principal cities 411 198 198 189 197 244 205 197 184 168 214 200 192 180
Outside principal cities 483 212 211 197 204 279 211 204 191 177 226 212 204 194
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 415 191 191 179 185 259 192 185 173 160 202 190 183 170
Region
Northeast 0 140 139 131 136 186 143 136 123 115 151 143 136 124
Midwest 0 152 152 144 149 205 152 149 139 130 160 150 148 139
South 0 215 215 200 207 282 214 207 197 180 227 213 207 196
West 0 174 174 164 173 217 182 173 161 145 191 177 167 156
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 229 264 264 246 255 359 266 255 242 228 283 271 260 248
18 to 24 years old 158 76 76 74 77 83 79 77 75 72 82 80 79 77
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 75 43 43 42 44 48 45 44 42 39 47 45 44 42
25 years old and over 254 235 234 215 222 337 234 222 209 196 250 239 227 214
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 156 139 139 128 133 199 143 133 123 113 151 143 133 124
High school graduate, no college 220 139 139 127 132 215 138 132 124 116 148 141 135 127
College: Less than bachelor's degree 203 106 106 96 100 155 105 100 94 89 113 108 103 98
Bachelor's degree or more 213 83 83 74 76 113 79 76 74 72 85 83 81 79
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 327 238 237 225 234 281 244 234 222 209 258 246 237 225
Worked at full-time jobs 383 124 124 118 127 139 129 127 119 104 144 130 128 122
50 to 52 weeks 381 88 88 83 92 99 94 92 87 72 108 95 93 89
Worked at part-time jobs 225 98 98 94 100 116 104 100 96 90 112 106 102 98
Did not work 271 182 181 172 174 222 184 174 165 160 189 185 175 167
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 135 70 70 67 69 94 85 69 57 55 87 85 68 58
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 67 48 48 47 48 55 53 48 41 39 54 52 47 40
SSI 112 53 53 50 51 77 68 51 42 41 70 68 51 43
Food stamps 166 106 106 102 106 127 113 106 87 78 116 108 101 82
Housing assistance 91 57 57 57 58 75 63 58 44 40 64 61 56 41
Energy assistance 82 51 51 48 50 65 54 50 41 37 56 52 48 38
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 235 108 108 103 109 123 112 109 93 79 117 103 99 84
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 81 59 59 58 59 72 68 59 47 44 68 67 58 46
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 405 265 265 248 257 364 270 257 236 217 284 267 254 234
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 442 125 125 113 121 170 122 121 115 101 136 123 121 117
Medicare 285 115 115 94 95 255 108 95 86 85 117 115 103 95
Both Medicare and Medicaid 103 64 64 57 58 112 76 58 48 47 78 77 59 50
Medicaid 257 206 206 199 206 249 221 206 182 165 227 213 197 174
Not covered at any time during the year 290 191 191 183 190 207 191 190 185 170 203 189 188 182
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes