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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
[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
Total 237,619 8.6 8.6 7.6 8.2 14.8 8.8 8.2 7.2 6.0 9.9 8.6 8.0 7.1
Age
Under 18 years 56,205 11.8 11.8 11.0 12.0 14.1 12.5 12.0 10.0 7.5 13.4 10.7 10.2 8.5
Related children 55,330 11.4 11.4 10.5 11.5 13.6 12.0 11.5 9.6 7.1 12.9 10.3 9.8 8.0
Under 6 years 18,442 14.1 14.1 13.4 14.6 16.2 15.1 14.6 12.7 9.4 16.1 12.7 12.2 10.5
18 to 24 years 22,152 13.7 13.6 13.0 14.3 16.7 14.8 14.3 13.5 12.3 16.4 15.3 14.8 14.0
25 to 44 years 65,261 7.9 7.9 7.3 7.9 10.0 8.4 7.9 7.0 5.7 9.4 8.0 7.6 6.6
45 to 64 years 62,731 5.8 5.8 4.7 5.0 10.3 5.9 5.0 4.5 4.2 6.9 6.5 5.7 5.1
65 years and over 31,270 6.3 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 16,212 5.7 5.6 3.5 3.7 27.6 4.5 3.7 3.2 3.1 5.5 5.4 4.6 4.1
75 years and over 15,058 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 196,061 7.3 7.3 6.4 7.1 12.1 7.6 7.1 6.1 4.7 8.5 7.0 6.5 5.6
In married-couple families 158,485 4.2 4.2 3.6 4.0 8.5 4.3 4.0 3.5 2.5 5.0 4.0 3.7 3.2
With related children under 18 94,763 5.1 5.1 4.5 5.2 6.4 5.5 5.2 4.4 2.8 6.1 4.4 4.2 3.5
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 27,057 23.9 23.9 22.1 23.5 31.6 25.3 23.5 19.5 16.3 27.2 23.7 21.8 18.0
With related children under 18 19,234 30.3 30.3 28.6 30.2 36.4 32.1 30.2 24.8 20.4 34.4 29.4 27.7 22.5
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 10,519 11.1 11.0 9.7 10.5 16.2 11.4 10.5 9.9 8.3 12.7 10.7 9.9 9.5
With related children under 18 5,804 14.8 14.7 13.6 14.6 18.1 15.0 14.6 13.5 10.6 16.1 12.9 12.5 11.8
Unrelated individuals 40,461 14.0 14.0 12.2 12.9 26.9 13.9 12.9 11.7 11.7 15.8 15.7 14.6 13.5
Living alone 25,350 10.6 10.5 8.0 8.4 28.2 9.8 8.4 7.0 6.9 11.3 11.2 9.8 8.4
65 years and over 9,488 10.2 10.2 5.8 5.8 46.6 7.1 5.8 4.6 4.6 8.7 8.7 7.5 6.2
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 196,438 8.1 8.1 7.1 7.7 13.6 8.3 7.7 6.8 5.7 9.3 8.2 7.6 6.7
Inside principal cities 66,985 11.0 11.0 10.0 10.9 17.1 11.8 10.9 9.6 7.9 12.9 11.3 10.4 9.1
Outside principal cities 129,453 6.6 6.5 5.6 6.1 11.7 6.5 6.1 5.3 4.5 7.5 6.5 6.1 5.5
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 41,181 11.0 11.0 9.6 10.4 20.6 11.1 10.4 9.1 7.7 12.3 10.9 10.2 8.8
Region
Northeast 43,583 7.9 7.9 7.0 7.5 14.0 8.3 7.5 6.2 5.3 9.2 8.3 7.5 6.2
Midwest 55,780 7.4 7.4 6.6 7.1 13.5 7.4 7.1 6.2 5.4 8.2 7.2 7.0 6.2
South 82,109 9.6 9.5 8.3 8.8 16.5 9.4 8.8 8.0 6.7 10.7 9.4 8.9 8.0
West 56,147 8.9 8.9 7.9 8.9 14.1 9.8 8.9 7.7 6.2 10.8 9.2 8.3 7.3
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 181,414 7.6 7.6 6.5 7.0 15.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 5.6 8.8 8.0 7.3 6.6
18 to 24 years old 22,152 13.7 13.6 13.0 14.3 16.7 14.8 14.3 13.5 12.3 16.4 15.3 14.8 14.0
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,635 20.2 20.1 18.9 20.3 24.5 21.4 20.3 18.5 16.5 23.4 21.4 20.3 18.4
25 years old and over 159,262 6.7 6.7 5.6 6.0 14.8 6.7 6.0 5.3 4.6 7.7 7.0 6.3 5.6
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 21,983 16.7 16.7 14.2 15.1 34.7 17.5 15.1 12.9 10.9 19.8 17.7 15.3 13.2
High school graduate, no college 50,425 7.3 7.3 6.1 6.5 17.7 7.1 6.5 5.7 5.1 8.2 7.4 6.9 6.1
College: Less than bachelor's degree 40,510 5.2 5.1 4.3 4.6 11.2 5.1 4.6 4.0 3.6 5.9 5.4 4.9 4.4
Bachelor's degree or more 46,344 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 144,034 7.6 7.6 6.8 7.4 10.9 8.1 7.4 6.7 5.8 9.1 8.2 7.6 6.8
Worked at full-time jobs 98,974 2.9 2.9 2.6 3.0 3.7 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.0 4.0 3.2 3.1 2.8
50 to 52 weeks 84,594 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.9 2.2 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.1 2.6 2.0 1.9 1.7
Worked at part-time jobs 17,881 10.1 10.0 9.2 10.5 14.2 11.3 10.5 9.5 8.4 13.1 11.8 11.0 9.9
Did not work 27,178 23.2 23.1 20.7 21.3 35.0 23.8 21.3 19.2 18.0 25.2 24.0 21.5 19.5
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 9,806 33.4 33.5 31.1 32.3 56.3 47.2 32.3 23.4 21.3 49.2 46.9 32.0 23.6
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 2,995 54.2 54.4 52.6 54.9 70.3 65.2 54.9 39.9 35.5 66.4 62.3 52.5 37.9
SSI 7,362 27.1 27.1 24.6 25.3 52.9 42.7 25.3 18.0 16.8 44.8 43.3 25.8 18.9
Food stamps 13,312 50.2 50.0 47.2 50.3 66.7 55.6 50.3 35.9 29.9 57.7 51.7 46.6 32.9
Housing assistance 5,120 43.2 43.0 43.0 45.1 72.9 52.6 45.1 26.9 22.1 53.4 50.4 42.8 23.1
Energy assistance 4,393 42.0 41.8 37.7 41.1 66.1 47.1 41.1 27.7 22.6 49.5 44.2 37.9 24.7
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 21,986 31.6 31.6 29.1 31.9 38.8 33.6 31.9 24.6 18.6 36.1 29.3 27.5 20.9
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 4,198 56.7 56.8 54.2 56.1 81.2 72.9 56.1 36.7 33.4 74.2 70.5 54.4 36.3
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 202,217 6.7 6.7 5.8 6.2 13.3 6.9 6.2 5.2 4.4 7.7 6.8 6.1 5.2
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 146,228 2.0 2.0 1.6 1.8 3.7 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.3 2.3 1.9 1.9 1.7
Medicare 34,411 7.3 7.2 4.7 4.9 37.1 6.3 4.9 4.0 3.9 7.4 7.2 5.7 4.9
Both Medicare and Medicaid 3,969 18.8 18.7 14.8 15.4 59.1 26.7 15.4 10.6 9.9 28.6 27.5 15.9 11.3
Medicaid 26,372 30.0 29.9 27.9 29.9 44.6 34.9 29.9 23.4 19.1 36.9 32.3 27.4 21.3
Not covered at any time during the year 35,402 19.5 19.4 17.8 19.3 23.0 19.5 19.3 18.2 15.3 22.1 19.1 18.9 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
[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
Total 237,619 20,429 20,374 17,971 19,457 35,116 20,950 19,457 17,034 14,351 23,427 20,531 19,046 16,773
Age
Under 18 years 56,205 6,651 6,641 6,169 6,718 7,924 7,020 6,718 5,635 4,226 7,527 6,026 5,741 4,753
Related children 55,330 6,297 6,295 5,824 6,358 7,538 6,652 6,358 5,285 3,908 7,154 5,691 5,407 4,430
Under 6 years 18,442 2,595 2,597 2,471 2,695 2,988 2,783 2,695 2,344 1,740 2,977 2,338 2,250 1,928
18 to 24 years 22,152 3,033 3,020 2,881 3,170 3,691 3,282 3,170 2,993 2,735 3,640 3,380 3,279 3,107
25 to 44 years 65,261 5,141 5,132 4,757 5,183 6,548 5,483 5,183 4,541 3,692 6,123 5,228 4,937 4,322
45 to 64 years 62,731 3,622 3,613 2,970 3,166 6,474 3,703 3,166 2,816 2,661 4,327 4,109 3,551 3,220
65 years and over 31,270 1,981 1,968 1,194 1,220 10,480 1,462 1,220 1,050 1,036 1,810 1,788 1,538 1,372
65 to 74 years 16,212 921 903 574 597 4,476 728 597 515 506 891 878 744 669
75 years and over 15,058 1,060 1,065 620 623 6,004 734 623 535 530 920 910 794 703
Family Relationship
In families 196,061 14,358 14,319 12,637 13,845 23,781 14,883 13,845 11,892 9,297 16,608 13,822 12,779 10,982
In married-couple families 158,485 6,725 6,690 5,629 6,394 13,524 6,833 6,394 5,577 4,023 7,895 6,289 5,843 5,116
With related children under 18 94,763 4,842 4,831 4,286 4,956 6,112 5,165 4,956 4,206 2,667 5,735 4,159 3,939 3,284
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 27,057 6,470 6,473 5,990 6,346 8,557 6,856 6,346 5,271 4,404 7,373 6,407 5,899 4,870
With related children under 18 19,234 5,828 5,834 5,503 5,814 7,004 6,176 5,814 4,772 3,926 6,616 5,654 5,322 4,323
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 10,519 1,163 1,156 1,018 1,105 1,700 1,194 1,105 1,044 870 1,340 1,126 1,038 997
With related children under 18 5,804 860 855 787 846 1,051 868 846 785 617 935 746 723 683
Unrelated individuals 40,461 5,679 5,670 4,949 5,204 10,885 5,641 5,204 4,750 4,717 6,384 6,340 5,903 5,448
Living alone 25,350 2,680 2,666 2,027 2,119 7,138 2,481 2,119 1,770 1,757 2,872 2,846 2,486 2,131
65 years and over 9,488 964 966 550 553 4,425 671 553 433 433 830 830 715 593
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 196,438 15,888 15,843 14,005 15,185 26,634 16,365 15,185 13,293 11,189 18,343 16,045 14,863 13,157
Inside principal cities 66,985 7,382 7,377 6,707 7,314 11,442 7,926 7,314 6,398 5,312 8,642 7,574 6,965 6,074
Outside principal cities 129,453 8,506 8,466 7,298 7,871 15,192 8,439 7,871 6,896 5,877 9,701 8,470 7,898 7,083
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 41,181 4,541 4,531 3,966 4,273 8,482 4,585 4,273 3,741 3,161 5,084 4,486 4,182 3,616
Region
Northeast 43,583 3,445 3,436 3,036 3,262 6,108 3,613 3,262 2,684 2,324 4,018 3,612 3,253 2,714
Midwest 55,780 4,137 4,120 3,703 3,957 7,549 4,120 3,957 3,461 2,998 4,566 4,034 3,881 3,441
South 82,109 7,846 7,822 6,783 7,266 13,567 7,727 7,266 6,565 5,529 8,765 7,703 7,270 6,540
West 56,147 5,001 4,997 4,449 4,972 7,892 5,489 4,972 4,324 3,501 6,078 5,183 4,641 4,079
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 181,414 13,777 13,733 11,802 12,740 27,192 13,930 12,740 11,400 10,125 15,901 14,506 13,305 12,020
18 to 24 years old 22,152 3,033 3,020 2,881 3,170 3,691 3,282 3,170 2,993 2,735 3,640 3,380 3,279 3,107
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,635 937 931 877 943 1,134 990 943 859 763 1,084 992 939 854
25 years old and over 159,262 10,744 10,713 8,921 9,570 23,501 10,647 9,570 8,407 7,390 12,260 11,125 10,026 8,914
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 21,983 3,672 3,669 3,112 3,329 7,631 3,846 3,329 2,846 2,394 4,349 3,888 3,359 2,898
High school graduate, no college 50,425 3,677 3,658 3,058 3,287 8,932 3,579 3,287 2,898 2,554 4,130 3,756 3,458 3,062
College: Less than bachelor's degree 40,510 2,091 2,086 1,728 1,859 4,526 2,054 1,859 1,632 1,474 2,410 2,186 1,988 1,784
Bachelor's degree or more 46,344 1,304 1,299 1,024 1,094 2,413 1,168 1,094 1,031 967 1,372 1,295 1,222 1,170
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 144,034 10,983 10,956 9,856 10,695 15,693 11,613 10,695 9,583 8,406 13,133 11,826 10,903 9,855
Worked at full-time jobs 98,974 2,878 2,888 2,591 3,018 3,644 3,120 3,018 2,671 2,022 3,932 3,190 3,092 2,780
50 to 52 weeks 84,594 1,462 1,466 1,296 1,590 1,848 1,644 1,590 1,401 968 2,178 1,695 1,640 1,472
Worked at part-time jobs 17,881 1,807 1,789 1,643 1,885 2,534 2,026 1,885 1,703 1,498 2,341 2,104 1,960 1,777
Did not work 27,178 6,297 6,280 5,622 5,792 9,516 6,467 5,792 5,208 4,886 6,861 6,532 5,852 5,297
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 9,806 3,275 3,285 3,050 3,167 5,517 4,631 3,167 2,296 2,093 4,820 4,597 3,142 2,314
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 2,995 1,622 1,628 1,575 1,644 2,105 1,953 1,644 1,194 1,065 1,990 1,866 1,573 1,135
SSI 7,362 1,993 1,998 1,810 1,859 3,898 3,142 1,859 1,325 1,236 3,297 3,186 1,899 1,394
Food stamps 13,312 6,685 6,655 6,287 6,701 8,878 7,407 6,701 4,773 3,981 7,683 6,886 6,208 4,378
Housing assistance 5,120 2,211 2,204 2,204 2,308 3,733 2,695 2,308 1,379 1,132 2,736 2,578 2,190 1,185
Energy assistance 4,393 1,845 1,838 1,656 1,804 2,904 2,071 1,804 1,217 993 2,172 1,943 1,665 1,083
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 21,986 6,958 6,947 6,397 7,006 8,533 7,386 7,006 5,407 4,084 7,927 6,442 6,036 4,603
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 4,198 2,378 2,383 2,277 2,353 3,407 3,060 2,353 1,543 1,402 3,117 2,962 2,284 1,525
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 202,217 13,529 13,494 11,683 12,636 26,973 14,045 12,636 10,597 8,920 15,615 13,752 12,351 10,478
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 146,228 2,908 2,914 2,367 2,690 5,450 2,760 2,690 2,448 1,867 3,430 2,778 2,713 2,515
Medicare 34,411 2,499 2,486 1,633 1,683 12,754 2,180 1,683 1,375 1,335 2,560 2,490 1,977 1,682
Both Medicare and Medicaid 3,969 745 743 587 613 2,344 1,060 613 419 392 1,134 1,093 632 450
Medicaid 26,372 7,910 7,895 7,348 7,898 11,774 9,213 7,898 6,166 5,045 9,743 8,528 7,231 5,612
Not covered at any time during the year 35,402 6,900 6,880 6,288 6,822 8,143 6,905 6,822 6,437 5,431 7,812 6,779 6,694 6,295
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
[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
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 0.6 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 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
25 to 44 years (X) 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 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 1.1 1.0 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 0.8 0.7 0.7
With related children under 18 (X) 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.3 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 0.5 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) 0.4 0.4 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 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.6 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.7
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.6 1.5 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 1.1 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 1.0 0.8 1.5 1.4 1.3 0.9
Energy assistance (X) 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.9 1.5 1.3 1.0 0.9 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.0
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 0.6 0.5 0.4
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.2 2.1 1.7 1.3 1.2 2.1 2.0 1.7 1.3
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) 1.7 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 0.9 0.8 0.7
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5
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
[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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
White alone
Total 0 317 316 299 310 404 321 310 291 269 337 318 307 289
Age
Under 18 years 0 158 158 152 158 171 162 158 146 128 167 151 147 135
Related children 345 154 154 148 154 167 158 154 142 123 163 147 143 131
Under 6 years 214 101 101 98 102 108 104 102 96 83 107 96 94 87
18 to 24 years 0 75 75 73 76 82 78 76 74 71 81 79 78 76
25 to 44 years 0 98 98 95 99 110 101 99 93 84 106 99 96 90
45 to 64 years 0 83 83 76 78 109 84 78 74 72 90 88 82 79
65 years and over 0 61 61 48 49 122 53 49 45 45 59 58 54 51
65 to 74 years 0 42 42 34 34 89 38 34 32 32 42 41 38 36
75 years and over 0 45 45 35 35 100 38 35 32 32 42 42 39 37
Family Relationship
In families 457 269 268 253 264 340 273 264 245 218 288 264 254 236
In married-couple families 484 186 186 171 182 261 188 182 170 145 201 180 174 163
With related children under 18 454 159 158 149 160 178 164 160 148 118 172 147 143 131
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 281 183 183 176 181 209 188 181 165 151 195 182 175 159
With related children under 18 241 174 174 169 173 190 179 173 157 143 185 171 166 150
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 181 78 78 73 76 94 79 76 74 68 84 77 74 72
With related children under 18 135 67 67 64 67 74 68 67 64 57 70 63 62 60
Unrelated individuals 190 93 93 86 89 140 93 89 84 84 100 100 96 91
Living alone 155 61 61 52 54 107 58 54 49 48 63 63 58 54
65 years and over 98 35 35 26 27 81 29 27 23 23 33 33 30 27
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 457 282 281 265 276 358 286 276 259 238 301 283 273 258
Inside principal cities 408 195 195 186 194 241 202 194 182 166 210 197 190 177
Outside principal cities 482 209 208 194 201 276 208 201 189 174 223 208 201 191
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 413 188 188 176 183 255 189 183 171 157 199 187 181 168
Region
Northeast 0 138 138 130 135 184 142 135 122 114 149 142 134 123
Midwest 0 150 150 142 147 203 150 147 137 128 158 148 145 137
South 0 212 211 197 204 278 210 204 194 178 224 210 204 193
West 0 170 170 161 170 214 179 170 158 143 188 174 164 154
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 233 262 262 243 252 357 263 252 239 226 280 268 258 246
18 to 24 years old 156 75 75 73 76 82 78 76 74 71 81 79 78 76
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 74 43 43 41 43 47 44 43 41 39 46 44 43 41
25 years old and over 255 233 233 213 220 335 232 220 207 195 248 237 225 213
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 155 138 138 127 132 198 141 132 122 112 150 142 132 123
High school graduate, no college 219 138 138 126 131 213 136 131 123 116 146 140 134 126
College: Less than bachelor's degree 202 105 105 95 99 153 104 99 93 88 112 107 102 97
Bachelor's degree or more 212 83 83 73 76 112 78 76 74 71 85 82 80 78
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 332 235 235 223 232 278 242 232 220 207 256 244 234 223
Worked at full-time jobs 383 123 123 116 125 138 128 125 118 103 143 129 127 120
50 to 52 weeks 381 88 88 83 91 98 93 91 86 71 107 94 93 88
Worked at part-time jobs 223 97 97 93 99 115 103 99 95 89 111 105 101 97
Did not work 269 180 180 170 173 220 182 173 164 159 188 183 174 165
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 131 68 68 65 67 92 83 67 56 53 85 83 66 56
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 65 46 46 46 47 53 51 47 39 37 52 50 46 38
SSI 109 52 52 49 50 75 66 50 42 40 68 67 50 43
Food stamps 161 103 103 99 103 123 110 103 84 76 112 105 99 80
Housing assistance 88 55 55 55 56 73 61 56 43 38 62 60 55 39
Energy assistance 80 50 50 47 49 64 53 49 40 36 54 51 47 38
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 229 106 106 100 106 120 110 106 91 77 115 101 97 83
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 78 57 57 56 57 70 66 57 45 43 66 64 56 45
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 410 261 261 243 253 360 266 253 232 214 279 263 250 231
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 442 123 123 111 119 168 120 119 113 99 134 121 119 115
Medicare 284 114 114 93 94 254 107 94 85 84 116 114 102 94
Both Medicare and Medicaid 102 63 63 56 57 111 75 57 47 45 77 76 58 49
Medicaid 252 202 201 195 201 244 217 201 179 162 223 209 193 171
Not covered at any time during the year 287 189 188 180 188 204 189 188 182 168 200 187 186 180
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes