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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
[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
Total 37,306 21.1 21.1 19.4 20.6 28.9 22.6 20.6 16.7 14.1 24.0 21.8 19.8 15.3
Age
Under 18 years 11,315 29.4 29.4 27.8 29.2 34.4 31.2 29.2 23.2 18.0 32.8 28.6 26.7 19.1
Related children 11,168 29.1 29.1 27.5 28.9 34.1 30.9 28.9 22.8 17.6 32.4 28.3 26.4 18.7
Under 6 years 3,623 34.5 34.5 32.9 34.6 38.8 36.2 34.6 28.3 22.1 37.8 33.8 32.2 23.6
18 to 24 years 4,067 24.9 24.9 23.8 25.6 30.1 27.2 25.6 22.7 20.9 29.4 27.3 25.7 22.9
25 to 44 years 10,537 17.1 17.0 16.1 17.3 21.3 18.7 17.3 14.1 11.7 20.0 18.1 16.7 12.8
45 to 64 years 8,303 13.9 13.8 12.2 12.8 22.8 15.4 12.8 10.6 9.9 16.8 15.9 13.3 11.2
65 years and over 3,085 19.0 19.2 13.7 14.2 49.5 17.1 14.2 10.3 10.0 18.5 18.2 15.2 11.4
65 to 74 years 1,836 18.4 18.3 13.8 14.4 46.5 16.5 14.4 10.7 10.4 17.9 17.5 15.3 11.6
75 years and over 1,248 20.1 20.4 13.6 13.9 54.0 18.0 13.9 9.7 9.3 19.3 19.1 15.2 11.2
Family Relationship
In families 30,621 20.6 20.6 19.0 20.2 27.2 22.1 20.2 16.4 13.3 23.6 20.9 19.0 14.4
In married-couple families 14,942 7.5 7.5 6.2 6.8 12.8 7.6 6.8 5.8 4.6 8.5 7.3 6.5 5.1
With related children under 18 10,034 8.4 8.4 7.0 7.7 11.0 8.4 7.7 6.3 4.6 9.5 7.7 7.0 5.1
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 13,244 35.7 35.8 34.1 35.7 43.7 38.8 35.7 28.3 22.9 40.7 36.1 33.2 24.4
With related children under 18 10,463 41.2 41.2 39.6 41.7 48.5 44.8 41.7 32.7 26.0 46.5 40.8 37.9 27.3
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 2,435 18.4 18.4 16.2 18.3 26.2 21.0 18.3 16.4 14.3 23.4 21.6 19.3 17.3
With related children under 18 1,347 22.4 22.4 19.0 20.3 25.0 20.8 20.3 18.3 15.4 24.3 21.2 20.4 17.7
Unrelated individuals 6,545 23.1 23.0 20.7 21.5 36.2 23.9 21.5 17.6 17.4 25.6 25.5 23.1 19.1
Living alone 4,475 21.0 21.0 18.2 18.8 37.8 22.0 18.8 13.8 13.6 23.4 23.2 20.0 15.0
65 years and over 1,105 26.3 26.5 18.3 18.4 66.4 22.5 18.4 11.5 11.5 23.0 23.0 19.1 12.0
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 33,200 20.4 20.4 18.7 19.8 27.8 21.8 19.8 16.3 13.8 23.3 21.1 19.3 15.1
Inside principal cities 18,580 24.4 24.3 22.5 23.7 32.9 26.1 23.7 19.5 16.6 27.7 25.3 23.0 17.9
Outside principal cities 14,620 15.4 15.4 13.9 14.9 21.2 16.3 14.9 12.3 10.2 17.7 15.8 14.5 11.4
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 4,106 26.7 26.9 25.1 26.4 37.9 28.9 26.4 20.1 16.5 30.2 27.2 24.4 17.5
Region
Northeast 6,624 21.0 21.0 19.7 20.2 27.3 22.2 20.2 15.6 13.4 23.8 20.9 19.3 14.3
Midwest 6,641 25.9 25.9 24.1 25.4 34.6 28.2 25.4 21.7 18.3 29.3 27.7 25.1 20.6
South 20,667 19.9 19.9 18.2 19.5 27.9 21.0 19.5 15.8 13.1 22.7 20.4 18.7 14.2
West 3,374 18.9 18.9 17.2 18.4 27.1 21.6 18.4 14.6 13.4 22.1 20.6 17.5 13.6
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 25,991 17.5 17.5 15.8 16.8 26.5 18.8 16.8 13.9 12.4 20.3 18.8 16.8 13.7
18 to 24 years old 4,067 24.9 24.9 23.8 25.6 30.1 27.2 25.6 22.7 20.9 29.4 27.3 25.7 22.9
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 970 38.5 38.7 37.5 39.0 46.6 41.3 39.0 33.7 30.5 44.1 41.3 38.9 33.2
25 years old and over 21,924 16.1 16.1 14.3 15.1 25.8 17.2 15.1 12.2 10.8 18.6 17.3 15.2 12.0
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 3,891 31.5 31.4 28.2 29.3 52.0 33.7 29.3 22.8 21.1 35.1 33.8 29.6 22.5
High school graduate, no college 7,935 18.0 18.0 15.9 17.0 28.0 19.3 17.0 13.9 11.8 21.2 19.4 17.2 13.5
College: Less than bachelor's degree 6,035 11.7 11.6 10.3 11.1 17.9 12.6 11.1 9.0 7.9 13.7 12.2 10.6 8.7
Bachelor's degree or more 4,063 4.4 4.4 3.6 4.0 8.3 4.4 4.0 3.7 3.3 4.9 4.6 4.3 4.0
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 21,735 16.7 16.7 15.5 16.6 22.9 18.5 16.6 13.8 12.2 19.9 18.3 16.5 13.4
Worked at full-time jobs 14,111 5.3 5.3 4.9 5.8 7.4 6.2 5.8 4.7 3.0 7.4 5.9 5.5 4.1
50 to 52 weeks 12,007 3.1 3.0 2.7 3.5 4.3 3.8 3.5 2.7 1.5 4.8 3.6 3.4 2.3
Worked at part-time jobs 2,168 26.4 26.4 25.4 28.0 35.3 30.2 28.0 23.2 19.7 32.0 28.9 26.7 21.6
Did not work 5,455 42.4 42.3 39.2 39.9 57.9 45.4 39.9 33.7 32.9 47.3 46.3 40.9 34.5
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 4,459 49.0 49.0 46.2 47.7 72.4 64.0 47.7 33.8 31.0 66.3 62.8 46.8 32.8
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 1,975 64.2 63.9 63.2 64.3 78.5 74.0 64.3 47.4 42.5 74.8 69.6 60.6 43.9
SSI 2,811 39.2 39.4 35.5 37.0 70.0 58.9 37.0 25.4 24.4 62.0 60.0 38.2 26.2
Food stamps 6,794 61.9 61.8 59.3 61.7 75.8 67.6 61.7 43.5 35.4 70.4 64.7 58.9 37.3
Housing assistance 4,218 61.1 60.5 60.5 62.6 76.6 67.8 62.6 41.3 33.5 69.7 64.4 59.6 34.7
Energy assistance 1,585 55.4 55.2 53.2 55.1 74.4 61.7 55.1 38.2 30.9 64.1 58.3 52.3 32.8
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 8,455 44.2 44.2 41.9 44.1 53.0 47.8 44.1 33.3 25.4 50.3 43.7 40.2 27.0
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 2,732 65.1 65.1 62.2 64.3 85.1 78.8 64.3 43.5 40.1 80.7 76.7 62.4 41.4
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 29,671 18.7 18.8 17.1 18.1 27.3 20.4 18.1 14.0 11.5 21.8 19.7 17.4 12.5
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 18,396 5.2 5.2 4.5 5.1 7.6 5.4 5.1 4.3 3.2 6.3 5.1 4.8 3.9
Medicare 4,058 21.8 21.9 16.8 17.1 55.8 22.0 17.1 12.1 11.8 23.5 23.0 18.2 13.3
Both Medicare and Medicaid 1,107 34.8 35.1 31.0 31.2 74.9 44.3 31.2 18.0 17.4 46.6 45.6 32.4 19.4
Medicaid 8,491 47.9 47.9 45.7 47.3 63.5 54.6 47.3 35.2 28.9 57.1 52.1 45.1 30.6
Not covered at any time during the year 7,636 30.3 30.1 28.3 30.2 35.2 30.8 30.2 27.4 24.2 32.8 30.1 29.3 26.2
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
[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
Total 37,306 7,875 7,867 7,243 7,671 10,779 8,414 7,671 6,232 5,255 8,972 8,128 7,397 5,715
Age
Under 18 years 11,315 3,326 3,324 3,143 3,309 3,893 3,530 3,309 2,627 2,041 3,707 3,233 3,018 2,159
Related children 11,168 3,250 3,248 3,069 3,230 3,804 3,450 3,230 2,550 1,971 3,624 3,158 2,944 2,087
Under 6 years 3,623 1,251 1,251 1,191 1,252 1,406 1,311 1,252 1,027 802 1,368 1,224 1,166 855
18 to 24 years 4,067 1,011 1,013 969 1,041 1,223 1,104 1,041 925 850 1,195 1,111 1,046 930
25 to 44 years 10,537 1,798 1,795 1,692 1,819 2,247 1,970 1,819 1,484 1,232 2,108 1,906 1,756 1,346
45 to 64 years 8,303 1,153 1,145 1,015 1,064 1,890 1,282 1,064 879 823 1,392 1,319 1,107 928
65 years and over 3,085 588 591 423 438 1,527 528 438 317 308 570 560 470 352
65 to 74 years 1,836 337 336 254 264 853 304 264 196 192 329 321 281 212
75 years and over 1,248 250 255 169 173 674 224 173 121 116 241 239 189 140
Family Relationship
In families 30,621 6,299 6,301 5,829 6,192 8,330 6,783 6,192 5,015 4,063 7,223 6,403 5,825 4,408
In married-couple families 14,942 1,119 1,118 923 1,012 1,908 1,133 1,012 864 683 1,264 1,089 966 760
With related children under 18 10,034 847 847 702 771 1,102 846 771 637 459 949 774 703 515
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 13,244 4,733 4,736 4,512 4,734 5,785 5,137 4,734 3,751 3,032 5,388 4,787 4,390 3,228
With related children under 18 10,463 4,308 4,306 4,148 4,360 5,070 4,683 4,360 3,420 2,716 4,863 4,272 3,964 2,858
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 2,435 447 447 394 445 637 512 445 400 349 571 527 470 420
With related children under 18 1,347 302 302 256 274 336 281 274 247 208 328 286 275 239
Unrelated individuals 6,545 1,515 1,505 1,353 1,410 2,367 1,563 1,410 1,151 1,138 1,676 1,668 1,514 1,253
Living alone 4,475 939 939 813 842 1,691 983 842 618 609 1,047 1,040 897 670
65 years and over 1,105 291 293 202 203 733 248 203 128 128 254 254 211 132
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 33,200 6,779 6,763 6,214 6,589 9,222 7,226 6,589 5,408 4,579 7,733 7,013 6,396 4,997
Inside principal cities 18,580 4,528 4,513 4,176 4,413 6,117 4,847 4,413 3,615 3,093 5,146 4,706 4,276 3,326
Outside principal cities 14,620 2,251 2,250 2,038 2,176 3,105 2,379 2,176 1,794 1,486 2,587 2,308 2,120 1,671
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 4,106 1,096 1,105 1,029 1,082 1,558 1,188 1,082 824 676 1,238 1,115 1,001 718
Region
Northeast 6,624 1,390 1,390 1,303 1,339 1,807 1,471 1,339 1,031 890 1,575 1,384 1,282 948
Midwest 6,641 1,723 1,721 1,597 1,685 2,297 1,873 1,685 1,441 1,215 1,949 1,839 1,664 1,365
South 20,667 4,123 4,119 3,763 4,027 5,762 4,343 4,027 3,266 2,699 4,701 4,211 3,862 2,943
West 3,374 639 636 580 620 914 728 620 494 451 747 694 589 460
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 25,991 4,549 4,543 4,100 4,362 6,886 4,885 4,362 3,605 3,214 5,265 4,896 4,379 3,556
18 to 24 years old 4,067 1,011 1,013 969 1,041 1,223 1,104 1,041 925 850 1,195 1,111 1,046 930
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 970 373 375 363 378 452 401 378 327 296 428 400 378 322
25 years old and over 21,924 3,538 3,531 3,131 3,321 5,663 3,780 3,321 2,680 2,363 4,070 3,784 3,333 2,626
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 3,891 1,226 1,223 1,099 1,141 2,023 1,309 1,141 885 819 1,366 1,317 1,152 874
High school graduate, no college 7,935 1,427 1,425 1,263 1,351 2,222 1,534 1,351 1,101 934 1,679 1,540 1,363 1,068
College: Less than bachelor's degree 6,035 704 702 620 668 1,082 759 668 544 478 824 739 642 523
Bachelor's degree or more 4,063 180 180 148 161 336 178 161 151 132 201 188 176 161
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 21,735 3,639 3,631 3,372 3,602 4,974 4,011 3,602 3,001 2,642 4,320 3,988 3,589 2,923
Worked at full-time jobs 14,111 754 750 685 817 1,049 878 817 657 421 1,044 835 778 572
50 to 52 weeks 12,007 371 365 329 421 518 452 421 322 179 579 435 406 276
Worked at part-time jobs 2,168 572 573 550 607 765 656 607 504 428 693 627 579 468
Did not work 5,455 2,313 2,308 2,137 2,178 3,159 2,478 2,178 1,840 1,793 2,583 2,526 2,232 1,883
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 4,459 2,185 2,184 2,061 2,127 3,226 2,853 2,127 1,509 1,385 2,955 2,802 2,088 1,464
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 1,975 1,267 1,262 1,248 1,270 1,549 1,462 1,270 935 839 1,478 1,374 1,197 866
SSI 2,811 1,102 1,106 997 1,040 1,967 1,655 1,040 715 686 1,742 1,686 1,074 737
Food stamps 6,794 4,208 4,199 4,028 4,190 5,147 4,594 4,190 2,957 2,405 4,783 4,394 3,998 2,533
Housing assistance 4,218 2,576 2,553 2,553 2,639 3,233 2,860 2,639 1,744 1,414 2,938 2,717 2,513 1,462
Energy assistance 1,585 879 875 843 873 1,179 978 873 606 489 1,016 924 829 520
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 8,455 3,735 3,733 3,543 3,730 4,482 4,043 3,730 2,812 2,150 4,250 3,691 3,401 2,286
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 2,732 1,779 1,778 1,698 1,756 2,324 2,154 1,756 1,189 1,094 2,204 2,095 1,705 1,132
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 29,671 5,562 5,568 5,082 5,366 8,091 6,061 5,366 4,141 3,411 6,468 5,832 5,158 3,718
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 18,396 952 960 819 943 1,397 995 943 787 590 1,159 930 880 715
Medicare 4,058 883 890 683 696 2,266 891 696 493 481 954 934 739 541
Both Medicare and Medicaid 1,107 386 389 343 345 829 491 345 199 193 516 505 359 214
Medicaid 8,491 4,069 4,065 3,881 4,019 5,388 4,634 4,019 2,986 2,452 4,846 4,420 3,826 2,595
Not covered at any time during the year 7,636 2,312 2,299 2,161 2,304 2,689 2,353 2,304 2,091 1,844 2,503 2,297 2,239 1,997
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
[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
Total (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4
Age
Under 18 years (X) 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8
Related children (X) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8
Under 6 years (X) 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.2 1.9 1.7 2.3 2.1 2.1 1.7
18 to 24 years (X) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0
25 to 44 years (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
45 to 64 years (X) 0.6 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) 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.2 2.0 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.1
75 years and over (X) 1.7 1.8 1.4 1.5 2.7 1.7 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 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4
With related children under 18 (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.1
With related children under 18 (X) 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.3
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 2.2 2.2 2.0 2.2 2.7 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.9 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.1
With related children under 18 (X) 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.1 3.5 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.6 3.5 3.2 3.1 2.9
Unrelated individuals (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7
Living alone (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7
65 years and over (X) 1.9 1.9 1.5 1.5 3.4 1.7 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.2
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5
Inside principal cities (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7
Outside principal cities (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7
Outside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.5 3.1 2.7 2.5 2.1 1.9 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.0
Region
Northeast (X) 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.1
Midwest (X) 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3
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) 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 2.2 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.5 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.5
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 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.5 3.2 3.1 2.9 2.7 3.4 3.2 3.1 2.9
25 years old and over (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 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 2.8 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 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.0 1.0 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 0.6
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 0.5 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) 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 3.2 2.9 2.8 2.5 2.3 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.4
Did not work (X) 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.6 2.3 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 1.5 1.5 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.2 1.1 1.9 1.8 1.5 1.2
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.7 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.2 2.0 3.0 2.8 2.6 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 1.6 1.2
Food stamps (X) 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.2 1.0 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.0
Housing assistance (X) 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.4 1.2 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.2
Energy assistance (X) 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 3.3 2.9 2.6 2.1 1.8 2.9 2.8 2.6 1.9
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.7 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.8
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.8 2.7 2.3 1.7 1.6 2.7 2.6 2.2 1.7
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year (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 0.5
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 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
Medicare (X) 1.8 1.8 1.6 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 4.2 7.4 5.3 4.2 3.1 3.1 5.4 5.3 4.3 3.2
Medicaid (X) 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.3 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.4 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.5
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4 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
[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
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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
Total 0 190 190 183 188 216 195 188 172 159 200 192 185 165
Age
Under 18 years 0 106 106 104 106 113 108 106 96 86 110 105 102 88
Related children 186 105 105 103 105 112 107 105 95 85 110 104 101 87
Under 6 years 114 68 68 67 68 72 70 68 62 56 71 68 66 57
18 to 24 years 0 43 43 42 43 46 44 43 41 39 46 44 43 41
25 to 44 years 0 57 57 55 57 63 59 57 52 48 61 58 56 50
45 to 64 years 0 46 46 43 44 57 48 44 40 39 50 49 45 41
65 years and over 0 32 32 28 28 45 31 28 24 24 32 31 29 26
65 to 74 years 0 25 25 22 22 37 24 22 19 19 25 24 23 20
75 years and over 0 22 22 18 18 34 21 18 15 15 21 21 19 16
Family Relationship
In families 286 172 172 167 171 194 178 171 156 141 183 174 166 147
In married-couple families 250 76 76 69 72 99 77 72 67 60 81 75 71 63
With related children under 18 216 66 66 61 63 76 66 63 58 49 70 64 61 52
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 240 152 152 148 152 166 157 152 136 123 161 152 146 127
With related children under 18 220 145 145 143 146 156 151 146 130 117 153 145 140 120
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 114 48 48 45 48 58 52 48 46 43 55 53 50 47
With related children under 18 86 40 40 37 38 42 38 38 36 33 41 39 38 35
Unrelated individuals 73 45 45 42 43 57 45 43 39 38 47 47 45 40
Living alone 62 35 35 32 33 47 36 33 28 28 37 37 34 29
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 284 178 178 171 176 203 183 176 161 149 188 181 173 155
Inside principal cities 267 149 148 143 147 170 153 147 134 124 157 151 145 129
Outside principal cities 248 107 107 102 105 125 110 105 96 87 114 108 104 93
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 179 92 93 89 92 110 96 92 80 73 98 93 88 75
Region
Northeast 0 88 88 85 86 100 90 86 76 70 93 88 84 72
Midwest 0 97 97 93 96 112 101 96 89 81 103 100 95 86
South 0 153 153 147 152 181 157 152 137 124 164 155 148 130
West 0 61 61 58 60 73 65 60 54 51 66 63 59 52
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 120 147 147 140 144 175 152 144 132 126 157 152 144 131
18 to 24 years old 71 43 43 42 43 46 44 43 41 39 46 44 43 41
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 36 27 27 26 27 29 28 27 25 24 29 28 27 25
25 years old and over 122 131 131 124 127 162 135 127 115 109 140 135 128 114
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 70 79 79 75 77 101 82 77 68 65 84 82 77 67
High school graduate, no college 94 85 85 81 83 106 88 83 75 70 92 89 84 74
College: Less than bachelor's degree 84 61 60 57 59 75 63 59 53 50 65 62 58 52
Bachelor's degree or more 71 31 31 28 29 42 31 29 28 26 33 31 30 29
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 61 133 133 128 132 153 139 132 122 115 144 139 132 120
Worked at full-time jobs 137 63 62 60 65 74 67 65 58 47 73 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 82 55 55 54 56 63 58 56 51 47 60 57 55 49
Did not work 120 108 108 104 105 125 111 105 97 95 113 112 106 98
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 81 54 54 53 54 67 63 54 45 43 64 62 53 44
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 52 41 41 40 41 45 44 41 35 33 44 43 40 33
SSI 62 38 38 36 37 51 47 37 30 30 48 47 37 31
Food stamps 104 78 78 76 78 88 83 78 64 57 84 80 76 59
Housing assistance 79 60 59 59 60 68 63 60 48 43 64 61 59 44
Energy assistance 46 34 34 33 34 39 36 34 28 25 36 35 33 26
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 119 73 73 71 73 81 77 73 63 54 79 73 69 56
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 62 49 49 48 48 56 54 48 39 38 55 53 48 38
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 236 163 163 157 160 192 169 160 143 130 174 167 158 136
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 219 70 71 65 70 85 72 70 64 56 77 70 68 61
Medicare 120 68 68 60 60 107 68 60 51 50 70 70 62 53
Both Medicare and Medicaid 64 45 45 42 43 66 51 43 32 32 52 51 43 34
Medicaid 166 141 141 138 141 161 150 141 122 111 153 147 137 114
Not covered at any time during the year 159 108 108 105 108 116 109 108 103 97 113 108 107 101
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes