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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 -- Black 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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Black alone or in combination
Total 39,013 21.1 21.0 19.4 20.5 28.7 22.5 20.5 16.7 14.0 24.0 21.7 19.7 15.2
Age
Under 18 years 12,375 29.0 29.0 27.5 28.9 33.9 30.8 28.9 22.9 17.8 32.3 28.0 26.2 18.9
Related children 12,206 28.6 28.6 27.1 28.5 33.5 30.4 28.5 22.4 17.3 31.8 27.7 25.8 18.4
Under 6 years 4,048 33.7 33.6 32.1 33.8 37.9 35.3 33.8 27.6 21.4 36.8 32.8 31.3 23.0
18 to 24 years 4,234 24.4 24.5 23.4 25.1 29.5 26.6 25.1 22.3 20.5 28.8 26.8 25.3 22.4
25 to 44 years 10,838 16.9 16.8 15.9 17.1 21.1 18.5 17.1 13.9 11.6 19.8 17.9 16.4 12.6
45 to 64 years 8,438 13.9 13.8 12.2 12.8 22.7 15.4 12.8 10.6 9.9 16.8 15.9 13.3 11.1
65 years and over 3,128 19.0 19.1 13.7 14.1 49.2 17.1 14.1 10.2 9.9 18.5 18.2 15.2 11.3
65 to 74 years 1,860 18.3 18.2 13.7 14.3 46.1 16.5 14.3 10.6 10.3 17.9 17.5 15.2 11.4
75 years and over 1,268 20.1 20.4 13.6 13.9 53.7 18.0 13.9 9.7 9.4 19.3 19.2 15.2 11.2
Family Relationship
In families 32,130 20.5 20.5 19.0 20.2 27.0 22.1 20.2 16.3 13.2 23.5 20.8 18.9 14.3
In married-couple families 15,756 7.5 7.5 6.2 6.8 12.6 7.6 6.8 5.7 4.5 8.5 7.3 6.4 5.0
With related children under 18 10,756 8.4 8.4 7.0 7.6 10.9 8.4 7.6 6.3 4.5 9.4 7.7 7.0 5.0
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 13,848 35.7 35.7 34.1 35.8 43.6 38.8 35.8 28.3 22.9 40.6 36.0 33.1 24.4
With related children under 18 11,029 41.0 40.9 39.5 41.5 48.2 44.5 41.5 32.5 25.8 46.2 40.5 37.6 27.3
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 2,527 18.2 18.2 16.1 18.1 25.9 20.9 18.1 16.4 14.0 23.2 21.2 18.8 16.8
With related children under 18 1,428 22.1 22.1 18.9 20.1 24.8 20.8 20.1 18.2 14.8 24.1 20.6 19.6 17.0
Unrelated individuals 6,715 23.1 22.9 20.6 21.4 35.8 23.7 21.4 17.5 17.3 25.4 25.3 23.0 19.0
Living alone 4,572 21.0 21.0 18.1 18.7 37.5 21.8 18.7 13.8 13.6 23.2 23.1 19.9 14.9
65 years and over 1,120 26.5 26.7 18.4 18.5 66.0 22.5 18.5 11.6 11.6 23.1 23.1 19.2 12.0
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 34,711 20.3 20.2 18.6 19.7 27.5 21.6 19.7 16.1 13.6 23.1 20.9 19.1 14.9
Inside principal cities 19,328 24.3 24.2 22.4 23.7 32.6 26.0 23.7 19.3 16.5 27.5 25.1 22.8 17.8
Outside principal cities 15,383 15.2 15.2 13.8 14.7 21.0 16.2 14.7 12.1 10.0 17.5 15.6 14.3 11.2
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 4,303 27.5 27.7 25.9 27.2 38.5 29.7 27.2 20.8 17.0 30.9 27.8 25.1 18.0
Region
Northeast 6,901 21.0 21.0 19.7 20.3 27.2 22.3 20.3 15.6 13.5 23.9 20.9 19.3 14.3
Midwest 7,093 25.5 25.4 23.7 24.9 33.9 27.6 24.9 21.2 17.9 28.7 26.9 24.4 20.0
South 21,268 20.1 20.1 18.4 19.7 27.9 21.2 19.7 16.0 13.1 22.9 20.5 18.8 14.3
West 3,752 18.4 18.3 16.6 17.7 26.2 20.9 17.7 13.9 12.6 21.4 19.8 16.7 12.9
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 26,638 17.4 17.4 15.7 16.6 26.3 18.7 16.6 13.8 12.3 20.1 18.7 16.7 13.6
18 to 24 years old 4,234 24.4 24.5 23.4 25.1 29.5 26.6 25.1 22.3 20.5 28.8 26.8 25.3 22.4
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,005 38.1 38.3 36.9 38.3 45.9 40.6 38.3 33.1 30.0 43.5 40.7 38.4 32.6
25 years old and over 22,404 16.0 16.0 14.2 15.0 25.6 17.2 15.0 12.1 10.7 18.5 17.2 15.1 11.9
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 3,950 31.3 31.2 28.0 29.1 51.6 33.4 29.1 22.5 20.9 34.9 33.7 29.4 22.2
High school graduate, no college 8,079 18.0 18.0 16.0 17.0 28.0 19.4 17.0 13.9 11.8 21.2 19.4 17.1 13.4
College: Less than bachelor's degree 6,187 11.5 11.5 10.1 10.9 17.7 12.4 10.9 8.9 7.8 13.5 12.1 10.4 8.5
Bachelor's degree or more 4,189 4.6 4.6 3.8 4.1 8.3 4.5 4.1 3.9 3.4 5.1 4.8 4.5 4.1
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 22,284 16.6 16.6 15.4 16.4 22.7 18.3 16.4 13.7 12.1 19.7 18.2 16.4 13.3
Worked at full-time jobs 14,460 5.3 5.3 4.8 5.8 7.4 6.2 5.8 4.6 3.0 7.4 5.9 5.5 4.0
50 to 52 weeks 12,270 3.0 3.0 2.7 3.5 4.3 3.7 3.5 2.7 1.5 4.8 3.6 3.3 2.2
Worked at part-time jobs 2,263 26.2 26.2 25.1 27.6 34.8 29.8 27.6 22.9 19.5 31.5 28.5 26.4 21.3
Did not work 5,560 42.2 42.1 38.9 39.7 57.7 45.2 39.7 33.5 32.7 47.1 46.1 40.6 34.3
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 4,672 49.3 49.2 46.6 48.0 72.3 64.1 48.0 34.1 31.3 66.3 63.0 47.1 33.1
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 2,104 64.3 64.1 63.3 64.3 78.0 73.7 64.3 47.3 42.5 74.6 69.5 60.8 43.9
SSI 2,920 39.0 39.2 35.3 36.8 69.7 58.7 36.8 25.4 24.3 61.8 59.8 38.0 26.1
Food stamps 7,189 61.5 61.3 58.9 61.3 75.1 67.1 61.3 43.2 35.2 69.8 63.9 58.2 37.0
Housing assistance 4,421 60.5 60.0 60.0 62.2 76.0 67.4 62.2 40.8 33.1 69.3 63.8 58.9 34.3
Energy assistance 1,687 55.0 54.8 52.8 54.7 73.5 61.5 54.7 37.7 30.1 63.8 57.5 51.4 32.1
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 8,892 44.1 44.1 41.9 44.0 52.9 47.7 44.0 33.1 25.3 50.1 43.3 39.9 26.9
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 2,889 65.3 65.3 62.4 64.4 84.9 78.6 64.4 43.8 40.3 80.5 76.6 62.6 41.7
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 31,110 18.8 18.8 17.2 18.1 27.1 20.4 18.1 14.0 11.5 21.8 19.6 17.4 12.5
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 19,252 5.3 5.3 4.6 5.2 7.6 5.5 5.2 4.4 3.3 6.4 5.1 4.8 4.0
Medicare 4,125 21.8 22.0 16.9 17.2 55.6 22.1 17.2 12.3 12.0 23.6 23.1 18.3 13.4
Both Medicare and Medicaid 1,128 35.4 35.7 31.5 31.7 75.2 45.1 31.7 18.6 18.1 47.3 46.4 33.0 20.0
Medicaid 9,041 47.4 47.3 45.2 46.9 62.5 53.9 46.9 34.8 28.5 56.4 51.3 44.4 30.2
Not covered at any time during the year 7,903 30.1 30.0 28.1 30.0 35.0 30.6 30.0 27.2 23.9 32.6 29.8 29.0 25.9
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 -- Black 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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Black alone or in combination
Total 39,013 8,221 8,210 7,568 8,010 11,193 8,780 8,010 6,501 5,466 9,350 8,452 7,692 5,943
Age
Under 18 years 12,375 3,592 3,586 3,399 3,577 4,197 3,806 3,577 2,835 2,200 3,992 3,470 3,244 2,333
Related children 12,206 3,495 3,489 3,303 3,476 4,086 3,705 3,476 2,736 2,111 3,887 3,376 3,151 2,243
Under 6 years 4,048 1,364 1,361 1,300 1,370 1,533 1,431 1,370 1,119 868 1,491 1,327 1,268 932
18 to 24 years 4,234 1,034 1,036 990 1,063 1,250 1,127 1,063 944 866 1,220 1,135 1,069 947
25 to 44 years 10,838 1,828 1,826 1,723 1,850 2,290 2,009 1,850 1,511 1,254 2,147 1,938 1,782 1,368
45 to 64 years 8,438 1,173 1,165 1,029 1,078 1,917 1,302 1,078 891 835 1,414 1,340 1,122 940
65 years and over 3,128 594 597 428 442 1,538 536 442 320 311 577 568 474 355
65 to 74 years 1,860 340 338 256 266 858 308 266 196 192 333 325 282 212
75 years and over 1,268 255 259 172 176 680 228 176 123 119 244 243 192 142
Family Relationship
In families 32,130 6,590 6,588 6,105 6,480 8,683 7,095 6,480 5,236 4,231 7,548 6,675 6,072 4,592
In married-couple families 15,756 1,180 1,179 975 1,065 1,987 1,199 1,065 903 709 1,333 1,152 1,014 789
With related children under 18 10,756 905 905 751 821 1,169 902 821 674 483 1,008 827 750 541
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 13,848 4,950 4,949 4,722 4,957 6,040 5,368 4,957 3,920 3,169 5,628 4,988 4,583 3,379
With related children under 18 11,029 4,520 4,515 4,353 4,578 5,317 4,905 4,578 3,585 2,850 5,090 4,462 4,147 3,006
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 2,527 460 460 408 458 656 528 458 413 352 587 535 475 424
With related children under 18 1,428 315 315 270 287 354 296 287 260 211 344 294 280 242
Unrelated individuals 6,715 1,548 1,539 1,380 1,438 2,406 1,594 1,438 1,176 1,163 1,709 1,701 1,543 1,279
Living alone 4,572 958 959 826 856 1,713 999 856 629 620 1,063 1,056 911 682
65 years and over 1,120 297 299 206 208 739 252 208 130 130 259 259 216 135
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 34,711 7,039 7,019 6,455 6,840 9,535 7,502 6,840 5,605 4,734 8,020 7,257 6,614 5,169
Inside principal cities 19,328 4,693 4,674 4,331 4,576 6,301 5,017 4,576 3,739 3,194 5,324 4,851 4,415 3,440
Outside principal cities 15,383 2,345 2,344 2,124 2,264 3,234 2,485 2,264 1,866 1,541 2,697 2,406 2,199 1,729
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 4,303 1,182 1,191 1,113 1,170 1,658 1,278 1,170 896 732 1,330 1,195 1,078 774
Region
Northeast 6,901 1,448 1,448 1,357 1,399 1,876 1,537 1,399 1,077 929 1,646 1,443 1,333 989
Midwest 7,093 1,810 1,804 1,680 1,767 2,407 1,957 1,767 1,501 1,268 2,036 1,910 1,733 1,421
South 21,268 4,274 4,271 3,909 4,179 5,928 4,503 4,179 3,400 2,796 4,865 4,355 3,998 3,051
West 3,752 689 687 623 664 982 783 664 523 474 803 744 628 483
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 26,638 4,629 4,624 4,169 4,433 6,995 4,973 4,433 3,666 3,266 5,359 4,981 4,448 3,610
18 to 24 years old 4,234 1,034 1,036 990 1,063 1,250 1,127 1,063 944 866 1,220 1,135 1,069 947
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,005 382 384 370 385 461 408 385 333 302 437 409 386 328
25 years old and over 22,404 3,595 3,588 3,179 3,370 5,745 3,847 3,370 2,722 2,400 4,139 3,846 3,379 2,663
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 3,950 1,237 1,234 1,105 1,148 2,037 1,321 1,148 890 824 1,380 1,329 1,160 879
High school graduate, no college 8,079 1,453 1,451 1,290 1,377 2,263 1,568 1,377 1,122 951 1,713 1,569 1,385 1,085
College: Less than bachelor's degree 6,187 713 711 624 672 1,097 768 672 548 481 833 748 646 526
Bachelor's degree or more 4,189 192 192 160 173 348 190 173 162 144 213 200 188 173
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 22,284 3,706 3,698 3,431 3,663 5,066 4,086 3,663 3,053 2,688 4,398 4,059 3,646 2,969
Worked at full-time jobs 14,460 768 764 699 832 1,073 897 832 669 429 1,064 850 789 581
50 to 52 weeks 12,270 374 368 332 426 524 457 426 326 180 584 436 407 276
Worked at part-time jobs 2,263 593 593 567 625 788 674 625 519 441 713 645 597 482
Did not work 5,560 2,346 2,341 2,164 2,206 3,205 2,515 2,206 1,865 1,817 2,620 2,564 2,260 1,907
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 4,672 2,302 2,301 2,175 2,241 3,378 2,994 2,241 1,595 1,463 3,099 2,943 2,201 1,545
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 2,104 1,353 1,348 1,331 1,354 1,642 1,552 1,354 995 894 1,570 1,463 1,279 924
SSI 2,920 1,140 1,144 1,032 1,076 2,035 1,715 1,076 741 710 1,804 1,747 1,110 761
Food stamps 7,189 4,423 4,410 4,235 4,406 5,401 4,822 4,406 3,107 2,530 5,015 4,596 4,186 2,662
Housing assistance 4,421 2,676 2,652 2,652 2,749 3,359 2,981 2,749 1,805 1,463 3,064 2,819 2,604 1,516
Energy assistance 1,687 928 924 890 923 1,241 1,037 923 635 508 1,076 970 867 541
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 8,892 3,924 3,921 3,722 3,915 4,704 4,240 3,915 2,944 2,247 4,451 3,853 3,550 2,391
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 2,889 1,886 1,885 1,803 1,861 2,452 2,272 1,861 1,265 1,164 2,325 2,214 1,809 1,204
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 31,110 5,841 5,843 5,346 5,642 8,429 6,360 5,642 4,349 3,579 6,775 6,098 5,400 3,898
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 19,252 1,019 1,025 881 1,007 1,473 1,059 1,007 840 633 1,225 981 931 762
Medicare 4,125 900 908 698 710 2,292 911 710 506 494 974 955 754 554
Both Medicare and Medicaid 1,128 399 402 356 358 848 509 358 210 204 534 523 372 226
Medicaid 9,041 4,285 4,277 4,089 4,238 5,654 4,876 4,238 3,146 2,578 5,095 4,636 4,017 2,734
Not covered at any time during the year 7,903 2,381 2,367 2,223 2,367 2,764 2,420 2,367 2,152 1,887 2,576 2,354 2,292 2,045
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 -- Black 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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Black alone or in combination
Total (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4
Age
Under 18 years (X) 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7
Related children (X) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8
Under 6 years (X) 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.6 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.6
18 to 24 years (X) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0
25 to 44 years (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
45 to 64 years (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5
65 years and over (X) 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.5 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8
65 to 74 years (X) 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 2.0 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.1
75 years and over (X) 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.5 2.7 1.6 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.3
Family Relationship
In families (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
In married-couple families (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4
With related children under 18 (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.0
With related children under 18 (X) 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.2
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.6 2.3 2.1 2.0 1.8 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.0
With related children under 18 (X) 3.2 3.2 2.9 3.0 3.4 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.5 3.3 3.0 3.0 2.7
Unrelated individuals (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6
Living alone (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7
65 years and over (X) 1.9 1.9 1.5 1.5 3.3 1.7 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.2
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5
Inside principal cities (X) 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7
Outside principal cities (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6
Outside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.5 3.1 2.6 2.5 2.1 1.9 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.0
Region
Northeast (X) 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1
Midwest (X) 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.2
South (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6
West (X) 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.4
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over (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 0.5
18 to 24 years old (X) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.4 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.6 3.3 3.2 3.0 2.8
25 years old and over (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.7 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.7 2.2 2.2 2.0 1.8
High school graduate, no college (X) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.9
College: Less than bachelor's degree (X) 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9
Bachelor's degree or more (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
Worked at full-time jobs (X) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4
50 to 52 weeks (X) 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3
Worked at part-time jobs (X) 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.7 3.1 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.2 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.4
Did not work (X) 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.6 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.9 2.3 2.3 2.1 1.9
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.2 1.1 1.8 1.8 1.4 1.1
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 3.0 2.9 2.6 2.1 1.9 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.0
SSI (X) 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 2.4 2.1 1.5 1.2 1.2 2.2 2.1 1.5 1.2
Food stamps (X) 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.0
Housing assistance (X) 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.3 1.2 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.2
Energy assistance (X) 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.6 3.2 2.8 2.6 2.0 1.7 2.8 2.6 2.5 1.8
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.7 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.7
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.7 2.6 2.2 1.7 1.6 2.6 2.5 2.2 1.6
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year (X) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative (X) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
Medicare (X) 1.8 1.8 1.5 1.6 3.1 1.8 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.4
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 4.5 4.6 4.2 4.3 7.3 5.3 4.3 3.1 3.1 5.4 5.4 4.4 3.3
Medicaid (X) 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.4 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.4
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4
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 -- Black 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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Black alone or in combination
Total 0 193 193 187 191 219 199 191 175 162 204 195 188 168
Age
Under 18 years 0 109 109 107 109 116 112 109 99 89 114 108 105 91
Related children 192 108 108 106 108 115 110 108 98 88 112 107 104 90
Under 6 years 120 71 71 69 71 75 73 71 65 58 74 70 69 60
18 to 24 years 0 43 43 42 43 47 45 43 41 40 46 45 44 41
25 to 44 years 0 57 57 56 57 63 60 57 53 48 61 59 57 50
45 to 64 years 0 46 46 43 44 57 48 44 41 40 50 49 45 42
65 years and over 0 32 32 28 28 46 31 28 24 24 32 32 29 26
65 to 74 years 0 25 25 22 22 37 24 22 19 19 25 25 23 20
75 years and over 0 22 22 18 18 34 21 18 15 15 22 21 19 17
Family Relationship
In families 285 176 176 170 174 198 182 174 159 144 186 177 170 150
In married-couple families 254 78 78 71 74 101 79 74 69 61 83 77 73 64
With related children under 18 222 69 69 63 65 78 68 65 59 50 72 66 63 53
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 244 155 155 151 155 169 160 155 139 126 164 155 149 130
With related children under 18 224 148 148 146 149 160 154 149 133 120 157 148 143 123
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 117 49 49 46 49 59 53 49 47 43 55 53 50 47
With related children under 18 88 41 41 38 39 43 39 39 37 33 42 39 38 36
Unrelated individuals 74 45 45 43 44 57 46 44 39 39 48 48 45 41
Living alone 63 35 35 33 33 48 36 33 28 28 37 37 34 30
65 years and over 32 19 19 16 16 31 18 16 13 13 18 18 16 13
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 282 181 181 174 179 205 186 179 164 152 191 183 176 158
Inside principal cities 270 151 151 146 149 172 156 149 136 126 160 153 147 131
Outside principal cities 252 109 109 104 107 127 112 107 98 89 117 110 106 94
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 183 96 96 93 95 113 100 95 84 76 101 96 92 78
Region
Northeast 0 90 90 87 88 102 92 88 77 72 96 89 86 74
Midwest 0 99 99 96 98 114 103 98 90 83 105 102 97 88
South 0 156 156 149 154 184 160 154 139 126 167 158 151 132
West 0 63 63 60 62 76 67 62 55 52 68 66 60 53
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 120 148 148 141 145 177 153 145 133 126 158 153 145 132
18 to 24 years old 72 43 43 42 43 47 45 43 41 40 46 45 44 41
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 37 27 27 27 27 30 28 27 25 24 29 28 27 25
25 years old and over 122 132 132 125 128 163 136 128 116 110 141 136 128 115
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 70 80 80 75 77 101 82 77 68 65 84 83 77 67
High school graduate, no college 95 86 86 81 84 107 89 84 76 70 93 89 84 75
College: Less than bachelor's degree 85 61 61 57 59 75 63 59 53 50 66 62 58 52
Bachelor's degree or more 72 32 32 29 30 43 32 30 29 28 33 32 31 30
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 45 134 134 129 133 154 140 133 123 116 145 140 133 121
Worked at full-time jobs 136 63 63 60 66 74 68 66 59 47 74 66 64 55
50 to 52 weeks 140 44 44 42 47 52 49 47 41 31 55 48 46 38
Worked at part-time jobs 84 56 56 54 57 64 59 57 52 48 61 58 56 50
Did not work 121 108 108 104 105 125 112 105 97 96 114 113 106 98
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 83 56 56 54 55 69 65 55 46 44 66 64 55 45
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 53 42 42 42 42 47 45 42 36 34 46 44 41 35
SSI 64 39 39 37 37 52 48 37 31 30 49 48 38 31
Food stamps 108 81 81 79 81 91 85 81 66 59 87 83 78 61
Housing assistance 81 61 61 61 62 69 65 62 49 44 66 63 60 45
Energy assistance 47 35 35 34 35 40 37 35 28 25 37 35 33 26
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 123 75 75 73 75 84 79 75 64 55 81 75 71 57
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 63 50 50 49 50 58 56 50 41 39 56 55 49 40
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 236 167 167 160 164 195 173 164 146 133 178 170 161 139
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 222 73 73 68 72 87 74 72 66 58 80 71 70 63
Medicare 121 68 69 60 61 108 69 61 51 51 71 70 63 54
Both Medicare and Medicaid 65 46 46 43 43 66 52 43 33 33 53 52 44 34
Medicaid 171 145 145 142 144 164 154 144 125 114 157 150 141 117
Not covered at any time during the year 161 110 110 106 110 118 111 110 105 98 114 109 108 102
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes