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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 -- Asian 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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Asian alone or in combination
Total 14,331 9.0 8.8 8.0 8.7 11.6 9.3 8.7 7.7 6.9 10.2 9.5 8.7 7.7
Age
Under 18 years 3,573 9.5 9.3 8.2 8.9 10.0 9.4 8.9 7.5 6.1 10.2 8.9 8.2 6.8
Related children 3,530 9.4 9.1 8.0 8.7 9.8 9.1 8.7 7.3 5.9 10.0 8.6 8.0 6.6
Under 6 years 1,264 7.3 7.1 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.1 7.0 6.2 5.5 7.4 6.5 6.2 5.8
18 to 24 years 1,375 15.6 15.5 14.6 16.3 18.5 16.7 16.3 15.1 14.2 17.7 17.1 16.4 15.1
25 to 44 years 4,935 7.4 7.4 7.0 7.4 8.1 7.6 7.4 6.7 6.2 8.4 7.9 7.5 6.9
45 to 64 years 3,243 7.3 7.1 6.2 7.0 9.4 7.7 7.0 6.3 5.8 8.4 7.8 7.2 6.2
65 years and over 1,205 10.8 10.7 9.0 9.1 28.5 12.3 9.1 7.7 7.3 13.4 13.4 10.1 8.7
65 to 74 years 662 8.8 8.7 6.5 6.8 24.5 8.5 6.8 5.5 4.7 9.2 9.2 7.2 6.0
75 years and over 543 13.2 13.1 11.9 11.9 33.4 16.9 11.9 10.4 10.4 18.5 18.5 13.5 12.0
Family Relationship
In families 12,463 7.1 7.0 6.1 6.7 9.1 7.3 6.7 5.8 4.9 8.1 7.3 6.6 5.6
In married-couple families 10,545 5.9 5.7 5.1 5.3 7.4 5.7 5.3 4.8 4.2 6.2 5.6 5.2 4.4
With related children under 18 7,114 6.3 6.1 5.5 5.7 6.4 5.9 5.7 5.0 4.1 6.6 5.8 5.5 4.4
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 1,210 14.8 14.7 12.9 15.5 20.3 17.5 15.5 12.1 9.8 20.1 17.7 15.0 12.5
With related children under 18 681 19.8 19.7 17.1 21.7 25.6 23.4 21.7 16.7 12.5 25.7 21.4 18.4 15.0
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 708 12.2 12.2 10.0 12.2 15.7 13.7 12.2 10.6 8.2 15.7 14.5 12.9 12.0
With related children under 18 286 18.9 18.9 18.9 19.1 19.1 19.1 19.1 17.4 12.6 19.2 17.7 17.4 17.4
Unrelated individuals 1,801 21.9 21.8 21.0 22.1 28.4 23.3 22.1 20.5 20.4 24.1 24.1 22.8 21.4
Living alone 838 13.6 13.6 11.8 12.6 23.0 14.9 12.6 10.9 10.9 15.8 15.8 13.5 11.8
65 years and over 178 16.0 15.8 14.2 14.2 55.2 22.4 14.2 11.4 11.4 22.4 22.4 14.2 11.4
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 13,887 8.8 8.6 7.8 8.5 11.3 9.2 8.5 7.6 6.8 10.0 9.4 8.6 7.6
Inside principal cities 7,138 10.7 10.4 9.9 10.5 14.6 11.6 10.5 9.4 8.4 12.5 11.7 10.4 9.1
Outside principal cities 6,749 6.8 6.8 5.7 6.4 7.9 6.7 6.4 5.7 5.3 7.3 6.9 6.6 5.9
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 444 15.2 15.2 13.4 13.6 19.4 13.7 13.6 11.2 10.0 15.0 12.8 12.8 10.9
Region
Northeast 3,229 10.5 10.5 10.2 11.0 13.8 11.3 11.0 9.4 7.9 12.2 11.7 11.0 9.0
Midwest 1,737 9.7 9.1 7.3 7.4 10.3 7.9 7.4 7.0 6.6 8.4 7.8 7.3 6.8
South 2,774 8.7 8.7 7.2 8.1 9.9 8.2 8.1 7.7 7.7 9.8 8.7 8.5 8.5
West 6,591 8.2 8.0 7.4 8.2 11.5 9.2 8.2 7.1 6.2 9.8 9.1 8.0 6.8
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 10,758 8.8 8.7 7.9 8.6 12.1 9.3 8.6 7.8 7.2 10.1 9.7 8.8 7.9
18 to 24 years old 1,375 15.6 15.5 14.6 16.3 18.5 16.7 16.3 15.1 14.2 17.7 17.1 16.4 15.1
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 176 14.9 14.9 13.9 13.9 17.6 13.9 13.9 10.7 9.8 17.1 16.4 16.1 13.1
25 years old and over 9,383 7.8 7.7 7.0 7.5 11.1 8.2 7.5 6.7 6.2 9.0 8.6 7.7 6.9
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,136 18.4 18.1 17.0 18.8 28.1 21.9 18.8 15.6 13.7 23.6 22.3 19.2 15.6
High school graduate, no college 1,905 10.4 9.9 8.9 9.3 15.6 10.3 9.3 8.2 7.4 11.3 10.8 9.4 8.3
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1,520 6.3 6.3 5.2 6.3 8.7 6.8 6.3 5.5 5.1 7.2 7.0 6.5 5.5
Bachelor's degree or more 4,822 4.8 4.8 4.4 4.5 6.1 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.4 5.2 4.9 4.8 4.7
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 9,204 8.5 8.4 7.7 8.5 9.9 8.8 8.5 7.7 7.2 9.6 9.1 8.6 7.8
Worked at full-time jobs 6,098 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.7 3.1 2.7 2.7 2.3 1.8 3.2 2.7 2.6 2.2
50 to 52 weeks 5,333 1.9 1.8 1.6 2.0 2.2 2.0 2.0 1.6 1.3 2.4 2.0 2.0 1.7
Worked at part-time jobs 1,058 10.5 10.4 9.9 11.8 13.1 12.4 11.8 11.4 11.1 14.4 13.8 13.0 12.5
Did not work 2,048 25.2 24.9 23.0 23.9 28.2 25.2 23.9 22.2 21.4 26.1 25.7 24.2 22.2
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 732 28.4 28.5 27.6 31.3 47.7 43.5 31.3 22.2 19.1 43.8 43.4 28.5 19.7
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 160 62.2 62.2 62.2 73.0 84.3 83.9 73.0 44.4 35.1 84.1 83.5 65.0 37.5
SSI 653 23.2 23.2 22.3 26.4 43.9 39.3 26.4 17.6 16.4 39.6 39.2 24.9 16.4
Food stamps 479 64.2 62.0 59.2 64.1 73.4 70.9 64.1 40.6 35.1 73.8 68.9 60.1 35.9
Housing assistance 391 44.2 41.5 41.5 47.9 68.6 55.3 47.9 22.0 18.2 55.3 51.8 44.8 19.7
Energy assistance 149 46.7 39.4 35.7 35.7 60.1 44.8 35.7 26.2 25.3 49.6 44.8 35.7 25.3
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 1,005 41.3 40.2 35.7 39.6 43.8 41.8 39.6 32.4 25.9 45.3 39.8 35.8 27.6
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 241 65.2 65.3 64.5 71.6 85.2 85.0 71.6 44.2 38.0 85.1 83.8 66.4 39.6
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 12,178 7.1 7.0 6.3 6.9 9.8 7.6 6.9 5.8 5.1 8.1 7.5 6.6 5.5
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 9,029 2.3 2.3 1.9 2.1 2.6 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.5 2.5 2.1 2.0 1.8
Medicare 1,227 12.9 12.9 11.2 11.5 32.4 15.3 11.5 9.4 9.1 16.3 16.3 12.3 10.1
Both Medicare and Medicaid 330 21.4 21.5 21.5 22.7 51.6 35.5 22.7 16.5 16.0 35.5 35.5 22.2 16.1
Medicaid 1,610 27.2 26.6 25.0 27.7 37.7 32.5 27.7 21.4 18.3 33.5 31.0 25.4 18.8
Not covered at any time during the year 2,153 19.8 19.4 17.7 19.0 21.7 19.3 19.0 18.7 17.6 21.5 20.7 20.3 19.9
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 -- Asian 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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Asian alone or in combination
Total 14,331 1,287 1,267 1,145 1,246 1,659 1,339 1,246 1,106 995 1,455 1,357 1,245 1,098
Age
Under 18 years 3,573 340 332 292 318 359 335 318 268 217 366 318 294 243
Related children 3,530 330 321 282 308 345 321 308 257 207 352 305 284 233
Under 6 years 1,264 92 90 84 88 92 89 88 78 70 94 82 79 73
18 to 24 years 1,375 214 214 200 224 255 230 224 208 196 243 235 225 208
25 to 44 years 4,935 366 363 345 366 398 377 366 333 307 413 389 370 340
45 to 64 years 3,243 237 230 200 229 304 249 229 204 188 271 254 234 202
65 years and over 1,205 130 129 108 110 343 148 110 93 87 161 161 121 105
65 to 74 years 662 58 58 43 45 162 56 45 37 31 61 61 48 40
75 years and over 543 71 71 65 65 181 92 65 57 57 100 100 73 65
Family Relationship
In families 12,463 887 867 760 834 1,133 905 834 723 614 1,007 909 821 699
In married-couple families 10,545 622 603 533 561 777 596 561 501 438 653 592 548 463
With related children under 18 7,114 448 437 390 407 453 421 407 358 295 469 414 391 316
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 1,210 179 178 156 187 245 212 187 147 118 244 214 181 151
With related children under 18 681 135 134 117 147 174 160 147 113 85 175 146 125 102
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 708 86 86 71 86 111 97 86 75 58 111 103 91 85
With related children under 18 286 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 50 36 55 50 50 50
Unrelated individuals 1,801 394 393 379 398 512 420 398 369 367 434 434 411 385
Living alone 838 114 114 99 106 193 125 106 91 91 132 132 113 99
65 years and over 178 29 28 25 25 98 40 25 20 20 40 40 25 20
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 13,887 1,219 1,199 1,086 1,186 1,573 1,278 1,186 1,056 951 1,388 1,300 1,188 1,050
Inside principal cities 7,138 761 742 704 751 1,041 827 751 668 596 892 833 741 649
Outside principal cities 6,749 458 458 382 435 532 451 435 388 355 496 468 448 400
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 444 68 68 59 60 86 61 60 50 44 67 57 57 49
Region
Northeast 3,229 340 340 331 354 447 366 354 303 255 393 377 354 291
Midwest 1,737 169 158 127 129 180 138 129 121 115 146 136 127 119
South 2,774 240 240 200 224 274 228 224 215 214 271 241 237 237
West 6,591 538 529 488 540 758 607 540 467 411 645 603 527 451
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 10,758 946 935 853 928 1,300 1,004 928 838 778 1,089 1,039 951 855
18 to 24 years old 1,375 214 214 200 224 255 230 224 208 196 243 235 225 208
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 176 26 26 24 24 31 24 24 19 17 30 29 28 23
25 years old and over 9,383 732 722 653 704 1,045 774 704 631 583 845 804 725 647
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,136 208 206 193 214 320 248 214 177 155 267 253 218 177
High school graduate, no college 1,905 198 190 169 177 298 196 177 156 140 216 206 179 159
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1,520 96 96 80 96 133 103 96 83 77 110 107 98 84
Bachelor's degree or more 4,822 231 231 211 217 295 226 217 214 210 252 238 230 226
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 9,204 779 769 711 778 907 814 778 713 666 881 837 791 721
Worked at full-time jobs 6,098 152 149 136 164 189 167 164 138 111 194 165 158 134
50 to 52 weeks 5,333 100 97 87 106 116 109 106 86 70 125 109 105 88
Worked at part-time jobs 1,058 111 109 104 125 139 131 125 121 118 152 146 138 132
Did not work 2,048 516 511 470 489 578 515 489 454 438 534 526 495 455
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 732 208 208 202 229 350 319 229 163 140 321 318 208 144
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 160 99 99 99 116 135 134 116 71 56 134 133 104 60
SSI 653 151 152 145 172 287 257 172 115 107 259 256 163 107
Food stamps 479 308 297 284 307 352 340 307 194 168 354 330 288 172
Housing assistance 391 173 162 162 187 268 216 187 86 71 216 203 175 77
Energy assistance 149 70 59 53 53 90 67 53 39 38 74 67 53 38
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 1,005 415 404 359 397 440 420 397 326 260 455 400 360 278
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 241 157 157 155 172 205 205 172 106 92 205 202 160 95
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 12,178 861 849 764 837 1,193 923 837 703 617 992 912 809 669
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 9,029 206 206 167 188 231 190 188 170 136 227 187 182 159
Medicare 1,227 159 158 137 141 398 188 141 116 112 200 200 151 123
Both Medicare and Medicaid 330 71 71 71 75 170 117 75 55 53 117 117 73 53
Medicaid 1,610 438 428 403 445 606 523 445 345 295 539 499 409 302
Not covered at any time during the year 2,153 426 418 381 410 466 416 410 403 378 463 445 436 429
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 -- Asian 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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Asian alone or in combination
Total (X) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5
Age
Under 18 years (X) 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9
Related children (X) 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9
Under 6 years (X) 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.4
18 to 24 years (X) 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4
25 to 44 years (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
45 to 64 years (X) 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
65 years and over (X) 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.9 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.2
65 to 74 years (X) 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.4 2.6 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.3
75 years and over (X) 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 3.3 2.4 2.1 1.9 1.9 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.1
Family Relationship
In families (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
In married-couple families (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
With related children under 18 (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.8 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.4 2.2 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.5
With related children under 18 (X) 4.3 4.3 3.9 4.5 5.0 4.7 4.5 3.9 3.3 5.0 4.5 4.1 3.7
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 3.2 3.2 2.9 3.2 3.7 3.4 3.2 3.0 2.6 3.7 3.5 3.3 3.2
With related children under 18 (X) 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.2 5.1 6.5 6.2 6.2 6.2
Unrelated individuals (X) 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3
Living alone (X) 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 2.0 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4
65 years and over (X) 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.3 7.4 4.3 3.3 2.9 2.9 4.3 4.3 3.3 2.9
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
Inside principal cities (X) 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8
Outside principal cities (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7
Outside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 5.6 5.6 5.2 5.3 6.4 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.4 5.6 5.1 5.1 4.7
Region
Northeast (X) 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.3
Midwest (X) 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5
South (X) 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4
West (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
18 to 24 years old (X) 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.1 4.7 4.1 4.1 3.6 3.4 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.0
25 years old and over (X) 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 3.0 2.9 2.8 3.0 3.7 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.5 3.4 3.3 3.0 2.7
High school graduate, no college (X) 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 2.1 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5
College: Less than bachelor's degree (X) 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4
Bachelor's degree or more (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
Worked at full-time jobs (X) 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4
50 to 52 weeks (X) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
Worked at part-time jobs (X) 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.6
Did not work (X) 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.5
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.7 3.5 3.3 2.7 2.2 2.0 3.3 3.3 2.5 2.0
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 8.9 8.9 8.9 9.9 11.0 11.0 9.9 7.1 6.1 11.0 11.0 9.2 6.3
SSI (X) 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.5 3.5 3.3 2.5 2.0 1.9 3.3 3.2 2.4 1.9
Food stamps (X) 5.3 5.1 5.0 5.3 5.8 5.7 5.3 3.9 3.5 5.8 5.5 5.0 3.6
Housing assistance (X) 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.8 6.1 5.3 4.8 2.9 2.6 5.3 5.0 4.6 2.7
Energy assistance (X) 7.6 6.8 6.4 6.4 9.0 7.4 6.4 5.3 5.2 7.9 7.4 6.4 5.2
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.3 2.0 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.1
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 7.5 7.5 7.4 8.0 9.1 9.1 8.0 5.8 5.2 9.1 9.0 7.6 5.4
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year (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
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative (X) 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3
Medicare (X) 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.3 4.1 2.7 2.3 2.1 2.0 2.8 2.8 2.4 2.1
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.5 10.6 8.4 6.5 5.4 5.3 8.4 8.4 6.4 5.3
Medicaid (X) 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.9 3.6 3.2 2.8 2.6 3.6 3.5 3.1 2.6
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3
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 -- Asian 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
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Post-social insurance income
Market _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
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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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Asian alone or in combination
Total 0 80 79 76 79 90 81 79 74 71 85 82 79 74
Age
Under 18 years 0 36 36 34 35 37 36 35 32 29 38 35 34 31
Related children 106 36 35 33 35 37 35 35 32 29 37 34 33 30
Under 6 years 67 19 19 18 19 19 19 19 18 17 19 18 18 17
18 to 24 years 0 20 20 19 20 22 21 20 20 19 21 21 21 20
25 to 44 years 0 26 26 26 26 27 27 26 25 24 28 27 26 25
45 to 64 years 0 21 21 20 21 24 22 21 20 19 23 22 21 20
65 years and over 0 15 15 14 14 23 16 14 13 13 17 17 15 14
65 to 74 years 0 11 11 9 9 17 10 9 8 8 11 11 10 9
75 years and over 0 12 12 11 11 18 13 11 10 10 14 14 12 11
Family Relationship
In families 172 67 66 62 65 75 68 65 61 56 71 68 65 60
In married-couple families 174 56 56 52 54 63 55 54 51 48 58 55 53 49
With related children under 18 164 48 48 45 46 48 47 46 43 39 49 46 45 41
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 80 31 31 29 31 36 33 31 28 25 36 33 31 28
With related children under 18 61 27 27 25 28 30 29 28 24 21 30 28 26 23
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 62 21 21 19 21 24 23 21 20 17 24 23 22 21
With related children under 18 40 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 14 17 16 16 16
Unrelated individuals 39 22 22 22 22 25 23 22 22 22 23 23 23 22
Living alone 28 12 12 11 11 16 12 11 11 11 13 13 12 11
65 years and over 13 6 6 6 6 11 7 6 5 5 7 7 6 5
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 166 78 77 74 77 88 80 77 73 69 83 80 77 73
Inside principal cities 164 62 62 60 62 72 65 62 58 55 67 65 61 58
Outside principal cities 161 49 49 44 47 52 48 47 45 43 51 49 48 46
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 61 23 23 22 22 26 22 22 20 19 23 21 21 20
Region
Northeast 142 43 43 43 44 50 45 44 41 38 47 46 44 40
Midwest 102 30 29 26 26 31 27 26 26 25 28 27 26 25
South 131 37 37 34 36 40 36 36 35 35 39 37 37 37
West 211 56 55 53 56 66 59 56 52 49 61 59 55 51
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 65 69 68 65 68 80 71 68 65 63 73 72 69 65
18 to 24 years old 37 20 20 19 20 22 21 20 20 19 21 21 21 20
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 14 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 6 6 8 8 7 7
25 years old and over 67 61 60 58 60 72 62 60 57 54 65 64 61 57
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 34 33 33 32 33 41 36 33 30 29 37 36 34 30
High school graduate, no college 43 32 31 30 30 39 32 30 29 27 34 33 31 29
College: Less than bachelor's degree 39 22 22 20 22 26 23 22 21 20 24 24 23 21
Bachelor's degree or more 61 35 35 33 34 39 34 34 33 33 36 35 35 34
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 11 63 62 60 63 67 64 63 60 58 66 65 63 60
Worked at full-time jobs 81 28 28 27 29 31 30 29 27 24 32 29 29 26
50 to 52 weeks 85 23 23 21 24 25 24 24 21 19 26 24 23 22
Worked at part-time jobs 55 24 24 23 26 27 26 26 25 25 28 28 27 26
Did not work 71 51 51 49 50 54 51 50 48 47 52 52 50 48
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 31 16 16 16 17 21 20 17 14 13 20 20 16 13
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 14 11 11 11 12 13 13 12 9 8 13 13 11 9
SSI 29 14 14 13 15 19 18 15 12 12 18 18 14 12
Food stamps 25 20 19 19 20 21 21 20 16 15 21 20 19 15
Housing assistance 22 15 14 14 15 18 16 15 10 9 16 16 15 10
Energy assistance 14 9 9 8 8 11 9 8 7 7 10 9 8 7
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 36 23 23 21 22 24 23 22 20 18 24 22 21 19
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 17 14 14 14 15 16 16 15 12 11 16 16 14 11
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 142 66 66 62 65 77 68 65 60 56 71 68 64 59
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 141 33 33 30 31 35 32 31 30 27 34 31 31 29
Medicare 66 29 29 27 27 45 31 27 25 24 32 32 28 25
Both Medicare and Medicaid 35 19 19 19 20 30 25 20 17 17 25 25 20 17
Medicaid 75 48 47 46 48 56 52 48 42 39 53 51 46 40
Not covered at any time during the year 86 47 47 44 46 49 46 46 46 44 49 48 48 47
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes