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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
[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
Total 13,177 9.1 9.0 8.1 8.8 11.8 9.5 8.8 7.9 7.1 10.3 9.7 8.9 7.8
Age
Under 18 years 2,956 10.1 9.9 8.6 9.3 10.4 9.7 9.3 7.9 6.4 10.7 9.4 8.8 7.3
Related children 2,915 10.0 9.7 8.4 9.1 10.1 9.4 9.1 7.7 6.2 10.4 9.1 8.6 7.0
Under 6 years 1,014 7.2 7.0 6.4 6.7 6.9 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.4 7.2 6.2 6.0 5.6
18 to 24 years 1,222 15.5 15.4 14.7 16.6 18.7 17.1 16.6 15.4 14.4 18.1 17.4 16.7 15.3
25 to 44 years 4,681 7.5 7.5 7.1 7.5 8.1 7.7 7.5 6.9 6.3 8.4 8.0 7.6 7.0
45 to 64 years 3,137 7.4 7.2 6.3 7.2 9.6 7.8 7.2 6.4 5.9 8.5 8.0 7.3 6.3
65 years and over 1,182 10.9 10.9 9.1 9.2 28.8 12.5 9.2 7.9 7.4 13.6 13.6 10.2 8.9
65 to 74 years 649 8.9 8.9 6.6 6.9 24.7 8.6 6.9 5.6 4.8 9.4 9.3 7.3 6.1
75 years and over 533 13.4 13.3 12.2 12.2 33.9 17.2 12.2 10.6 10.6 18.8 18.8 13.8 12.2
Family Relationship
In families 11,428 7.2 7.0 6.2 6.7 9.2 7.3 6.7 5.9 5.0 8.2 7.4 6.7 5.7
In married-couple families 9,732 6.1 5.9 5.2 5.5 7.6 5.8 5.5 4.9 4.2 6.4 5.8 5.3 4.5
With related children under 18 6,438 6.6 6.4 5.7 5.9 6.6 6.1 5.9 5.2 4.3 6.9 6.0 5.7 4.6
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 1,057 14.5 14.5 13.0 15.3 19.5 16.9 15.3 12.6 10.2 19.8 17.9 15.6 13.3
With related children under 18 557 20.6 20.5 17.8 22.1 25.1 22.8 22.1 17.9 13.5 25.4 21.9 19.7 16.3
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 639 12.2 12.2 9.8 12.1 16.1 13.8 12.1 10.5 7.8 16.0 14.7 13.1 12.1
With related children under 18 243 19.9 19.9 19.9 19.9 19.9 19.9 19.9 18.3 12.6 20.1 18.3 18.3 18.3
Unrelated individuals 1,683 22.3 22.2 21.5 22.6 29.2 23.9 22.6 20.9 20.8 24.7 24.7 23.3 21.8
Living alone 791 13.7 13.7 12.0 12.8 23.6 15.2 12.8 11.0 11.0 16.1 16.1 13.7 11.9
65 years and over 175 16.3 16.1 14.4 14.4 55.7 22.8 14.4 11.6 11.6 22.8 22.8 14.4 11.6
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 12,843 9.1 8.9 8.1 8.8 11.7 9.5 8.8 7.9 7.1 10.3 9.7 8.9 7.9
Inside principal cities 6,737 11.0 10.7 10.1 10.7 14.9 11.8 10.7 9.6 8.6 12.7 11.9 10.6 9.3
Outside principal cities 6,106 7.0 7.0 5.9 6.7 8.2 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.5 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.2
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 334 11.7 11.7 9.8 9.9 15.9 9.9 9.9 6.8 6.0 11.5 8.8 8.8 6.9
Region
Northeast 3,109 10.8 10.8 10.5 11.2 14.2 11.6 11.2 9.6 8.1 12.5 11.9 11.2 9.2
Midwest 1,619 9.8 9.1 7.2 7.3 10.4 7.9 7.3 7.0 6.6 8.3 7.7 7.1 6.8
South 2,576 8.6 8.6 7.2 7.9 9.8 8.0 7.9 7.7 7.7 9.7 8.7 8.6 8.6
West 5,872 8.3 8.2 7.6 8.4 11.8 9.4 8.4 7.3 6.4 10.0 9.4 8.3 7.1
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 10,221 8.8 8.7 8.0 8.7 12.2 9.4 8.7 7.9 7.3 10.2 9.8 8.9 8.0
18 to 24 years old 1,222 15.5 15.4 14.7 16.6 18.7 17.1 16.6 15.4 14.4 18.1 17.4 16.7 15.3
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 153 14.2 14.2 13.1 13.1 17.1 13.1 13.1 9.7 8.8 16.8 15.9 15.9 12.5
25 years old and over 8,999 7.9 7.8 7.1 7.6 11.3 8.4 7.6 6.8 6.3 9.2 8.7 7.9 7.0
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,102 18.7 18.5 17.5 19.3 28.6 22.2 19.3 16.0 14.1 24.0 22.7 19.8 16.1
High school graduate, no college 1,804 10.4 10.0 8.9 9.3 15.9 10.4 9.3 8.2 7.4 11.4 10.9 9.4 8.3
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1,407 6.4 6.4 5.2 6.4 9.0 6.9 6.4 5.5 5.1 7.3 7.1 6.5 5.6
Bachelor's degree or more 4,687 4.9 4.9 4.5 4.6 6.2 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.4 5.3 5.1 4.9 4.8
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 8,738 8.5 8.4 7.8 8.6 9.9 9.0 8.6 7.9 7.3 9.7 9.2 8.7 7.9
Worked at full-time jobs 5,782 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.8 3.2 2.8 2.8 2.3 1.9 3.3 2.8 2.7 2.3
50 to 52 weeks 5,062 1.9 1.9 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.7 1.3 2.4 2.1 2.0 1.7
Worked at part-time jobs 980 10.3 10.1 9.8 11.9 13.2 12.5 11.9 11.5 11.1 14.6 14.0 13.1 12.6
Did not work 1,976 25.2 24.9 23.0 24.0 28.1 25.2 24.0 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 669 27.0 27.0 26.1 30.1 46.8 42.3 30.1 20.7 17.3 42.6 42.3 27.3 17.9
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 126 59.2 59.2 59.2 72.8 85.8 85.5 72.8 38.3 26.8 85.5 85.5 64.4 29.9
SSI 621 23.6 23.6 22.6 26.9 44.3 39.4 26.9 18.1 16.8 39.8 39.5 25.6 16.8
Food stamps 416 64.3 61.6 58.9 63.9 73.8 71.3 63.9 39.0 33.5 74.6 69.9 60.4 34.4
Housing assistance 368 44.6 41.6 41.6 47.2 68.1 54.7 47.2 22.3 18.3 54.7 52.5 45.5 19.8
Energy assistance 133 47.7 39.5 35.3 35.3 57.1 41.0 35.3 25.3 25.3 46.4 41.0 35.3 25.3
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 901 41.4 40.2 35.6 39.1 43.5 41.4 39.1 32.2 25.5 45.0 39.9 35.8 27.2
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 203 63.9 63.9 63.0 71.4 86.6 86.5 71.4 40.4 33.3 86.5 85.6 66.2 35.2
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 11,139 7.1 7.0 6.3 6.9 9.9 7.6 6.9 5.8 5.1 8.2 7.6 6.7 5.5
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 8,197 2.3 2.3 1.8 2.1 2.5 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.5 2.5 2.0 2.0 1.7
Medicare 1,187 12.2 12.1 10.4 10.7 32.1 14.7 10.7 8.6 8.3 15.6 15.6 11.6 9.2
Both Medicare and Medicaid 315 18.3 18.3 18.3 19.5 49.7 32.9 19.5 13.2 12.7 32.9 32.9 19.0 12.7
Medicaid 1,474 26.7 26.0 24.4 26.9 37.1 31.7 26.9 20.9 17.8 32.7 30.6 25.0 18.2
Not covered at any time during the year 2,038 20.1 19.7 18.1 19.5 22.0 19.8 19.5 19.2 18.1 22.0 21.2 20.7 20.5
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 -- Asian 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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Asian alone
Total 13,177 1,203 1,183 1,071 1,165 1,555 1,249 1,165 1,038 935 1,361 1,274 1,171 1,032
Age
Under 18 years 2,956 300 291 255 275 307 286 275 235 190 315 276 259 214
Related children 2,915 291 282 246 265 295 274 265 225 181 303 264 250 205
Under 6 years 1,014 73 71 65 68 70 68 68 61 54 73 63 61 57
18 to 24 years 1,222 189 189 180 203 228 209 203 188 176 221 213 204 187
25 to 44 years 4,681 352 349 332 353 379 361 353 321 296 395 374 357 327
45 to 64 years 3,137 232 225 196 225 300 246 225 201 185 268 250 230 199
65 years and over 1,182 129 129 108 109 341 148 109 93 87 161 161 121 105
65 to 74 years 649 58 57 43 44 160 56 44 37 31 61 60 47 40
75 years and over 533 71 71 65 65 181 92 65 57 57 100 100 73 65
Family Relationship
In families 11,428 822 803 704 771 1,049 834 771 673 572 932 846 766 652
In married-couple families 9,732 590 572 504 532 741 567 532 473 413 621 562 518 435
With related children under 18 6,438 422 411 365 382 424 396 382 334 274 443 389 366 294
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 1,057 153 153 138 162 206 179 162 133 108 209 190 165 140
With related children under 18 557 115 114 99 123 140 127 123 100 75 142 122 110 91
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 639 78 78 63 78 103 88 78 67 50 102 94 83 77
With related children under 18 243 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 45 31 49 45 45 45
Unrelated individuals 1,683 375 374 361 381 492 402 381 352 350 415 415 392 367
Living alone 791 108 108 95 101 187 120 101 87 87 127 127 108 94
65 years and over 175 29 28 25 25 98 40 25 20 20 40 40 25 20
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 12,843 1,163 1,144 1,039 1,132 1,502 1,216 1,132 1,016 915 1,322 1,245 1,142 1,009
Inside principal cities 6,737 738 719 681 722 1,003 792 722 648 579 855 802 716 629
Outside principal cities 6,106 425 425 358 410 499 425 410 368 336 468 443 426 380
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 334 39 39 33 33 53 33 33 23 20 38 29 29 23
Region
Northeast 3,109 335 335 327 350 441 361 350 299 251 387 371 349 287
Midwest 1,619 158 147 116 118 168 128 118 113 107 134 124 115 110
South 2,576 222 222 184 203 252 207 203 199 199 250 225 221 221
West 5,872 487 479 444 494 693 553 494 427 378 590 553 486 415
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 10,221 903 892 816 890 1,248 964 890 804 745 1,046 998 912 818
18 to 24 years old 1,222 189 189 180 203 228 209 203 188 176 221 213 204 187
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 153 22 22 20 20 26 20 20 15 14 26 24 24 19
25 years old and over 8,999 714 703 636 687 1,020 754 687 616 569 824 785 709 631
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,102 206 204 192 212 315 245 212 177 155 264 251 218 177
High school graduate, no college 1,804 188 180 161 169 287 187 169 149 133 206 197 170 150
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1,407 90 90 74 90 126 97 90 78 72 103 101 92 79
Bachelor's degree or more 4,687 229 229 209 216 292 225 216 212 208 250 237 228 225
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 8,738 747 737 684 750 869 783 750 687 641 848 806 763 693
Worked at full-time jobs 5,782 149 146 133 160 184 162 160 135 109 190 162 156 132
50 to 52 weeks 5,062 98 95 85 103 112 105 103 85 68 122 107 103 87
Worked at part-time jobs 980 101 99 96 116 130 123 116 112 109 143 137 129 123
Did not work 1,976 498 492 455 473 556 498 473 439 423 515 508 478 438
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 669 181 181 174 201 313 283 201 138 116 285 283 183 120
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 126 74 74 74 92 108 108 92 48 34 108 108 81 38
SSI 621 147 147 140 167 275 245 167 113 105 247 245 159 105
Food stamps 416 268 257 245 266 307 297 266 162 140 311 291 251 143
Housing assistance 368 164 153 153 174 251 201 174 82 67 201 194 168 73
Energy assistance 133 63 53 47 47 76 55 47 34 34 62 55 47 34
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 901 373 362 320 352 392 373 352 291 230 406 360 322 245
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 203 130 130 128 145 176 176 145 82 68 176 174 134 71
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 11,139 794 782 702 768 1,107 847 768 648 566 912 843 748 616
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 8,197 186 186 149 168 209 170 168 153 119 206 167 162 141
Medicare 1,187 145 144 123 127 381 174 127 102 98 185 185 137 110
Both Medicare and Medicaid 315 58 58 58 61 157 104 61 42 40 104 104 60 40
Medicaid 1,474 394 383 359 397 547 467 397 308 262 483 451 368 269
Not covered at any time during the year 2,038 409 401 369 397 448 403 397 391 368 449 432 423 417
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
[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
Total (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
Age
Under 18 years (X) 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0
Related children (X) 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0
Under 6 years (X) 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5
18 to 24 years (X) 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5
25 to 44 years (X) 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
45 to 64 years (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6
65 years and over (X) 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 2.0 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.4 1.3 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 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.4
75 years and over (X) 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 3.4 2.5 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.6 2.6 2.2 2.1
Family Relationship
In families (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
In married-couple families (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
With related children under 18 (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 2.9 2.9 2.7 3.0 3.4 3.1 3.0 2.7 2.4 3.4 3.2 3.0 2.7
With related children under 18 (X) 4.9 4.8 4.5 5.1 5.5 5.2 5.1 4.5 3.8 5.5 5.0 4.7 4.2
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 3.4 3.4 3.0 3.4 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.1 2.6 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.3
With related children under 18 (X) 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 6.9 5.6 7.3 6.9 6.9 6.9
Unrelated individuals (X) 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4
Living alone (X) 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 2.1 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.4
65 years and over (X) 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.4 7.5 4.4 3.4 3.0 3.0 4.4 4.4 3.4 3.0
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
Inside principal cities (X) 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9
Outside principal cities (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7
Outside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 5.6 5.6 5.1 5.1 6.6 5.1 5.1 4.2 3.9 5.5 4.8 4.8 4.2
Region
Northeast (X) 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.3
Midwest (X) 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.6 2.0 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6
South (X) 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4
West (X) 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6
18 to 24 years old (X) 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 4.5 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.9 4.3 4.3 3.6 3.5 4.9 4.7 4.7 4.2
25 years old and over (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.1 3.8 3.3 3.1 2.8 2.6 3.4 3.3 3.1 2.8
High school graduate, no college (X) 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.7 2.2 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.6
College: Less than bachelor's degree (X) 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5
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 0.8 0.7 0.7
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
Worked at full-time jobs (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
50 to 52 weeks (X) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4
Worked at part-time jobs (X) 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.7
Did not work (X) 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.5
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.7 3.6 3.4 2.7 2.2 2.0 3.4 3.4 2.6 2.0
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 9.7 9.7 9.7 11.2 12.6 12.6 11.2 7.2 5.8 12.6 12.6 10.3 6.2
SSI (X) 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.6 3.6 3.3 2.6 2.1 2.0 3.4 3.3 2.6 2.0
Food stamps (X) 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.6 6.2 6.1 5.6 4.0 3.7 6.3 6.0 5.4 3.7
Housing assistance (X) 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.9 6.3 5.4 4.9 3.0 2.7 5.4 5.2 4.7 2.8
Energy assistance (X) 8.1 7.2 6.7 6.7 9.2 7.4 6.7 5.4 5.4 8.0 7.4 6.7 5.4
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.4 2.1 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.2
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.7 10.0 10.0 8.7 5.9 5.2 10.0 9.9 8.2 5.4
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 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative (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 0.3
Medicare (X) 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.3 4.1 2.7 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.8 2.8 2.4 2.1
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.1 10.6 8.2 6.1 4.9 4.8 8.2 8.2 6.0 4.8
Medicaid (X) 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.3 4.0 3.7 3.3 2.9 2.7 3.7 3.6 3.2 2.7
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4
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 -- Asian 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
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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
Total 0 77 77 73 76 87 79 76 72 69 82 80 76 72
Age
Under 18 years 0 34 34 32 33 35 33 33 30 27 35 33 32 29
Related children 98 34 33 31 32 34 33 32 30 27 34 32 31 28
Under 6 years 61 17 17 16 17 17 17 17 16 15 17 16 16 15
18 to 24 years 0 19 19 18 20 21 20 20 19 18 20 20 20 19
25 to 44 years 0 26 26 25 26 27 26 26 25 24 27 27 26 25
45 to 64 years 0 21 21 19 21 24 22 21 20 19 22 22 21 19
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 174 65 64 60 63 73 65 63 59 54 69 66 62 58
In married-couple families 173 55 54 51 52 61 54 52 49 46 56 54 52 47
With related children under 18 159 47 46 44 45 47 45 45 42 38 48 45 44 39
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 75 28 28 27 29 33 31 29 26 24 33 32 29 27
With related children under 18 55 25 25 23 25 27 26 25 23 20 27 25 24 22
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 59 20 20 18 20 23 22 20 19 16 23 22 21 20
With related children under 18 37 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 13 16 15 15 15
Unrelated individuals 38 22 22 21 22 25 23 22 21 21 23 23 22 22
Living alone 27 12 12 11 11 15 12 11 10 10 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 171 76 76 72 75 86 78 75 71 68 81 79 76 71
Inside principal cities 161 61 61 59 61 71 63 61 58 55 66 64 60 57
Outside principal cities 157 47 47 43 46 51 47 46 44 42 49 48 47 44
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 53 18 18 16 16 20 16 16 13 13 17 15 15 14
Region
Northeast 139 43 43 43 44 49 45 44 41 37 46 45 44 40
Midwest 98 29 28 25 25 30 26 25 25 24 27 26 25 24
South 126 36 36 32 34 38 34 34 34 34 38 36 36 36
West 198 53 53 51 54 63 57 54 50 47 59 57 53 49
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 66 67 67 64 67 78 69 67 64 61 72 70 67 64
18 to 24 years old 35 19 19 18 20 21 20 20 19 18 20 20 20 19
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 13 7 7 6 6 7 6 6 5 5 7 7 7 6
25 years old and over 68 60 60 57 59 71 62 59 56 54 64 63 60 57
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 34 33 33 32 33 40 36 33 30 28 37 36 34 30
High school graduate, no college 42 31 31 29 30 39 31 30 28 26 33 32 30 28
College: Less than bachelor's degree 38 22 22 20 22 26 23 22 20 19 23 23 22 20
Bachelor's degree or more 61 35 35 33 34 39 34 34 33 33 36 35 34 34
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 39 61 61 59 62 66 63 62 59 57 65 64 62 59
Worked at full-time jobs 83 28 28 26 29 31 29 29 27 24 31 29 29 26
50 to 52 weeks 86 23 22 21 23 24 24 23 21 19 25 24 23 21
Worked at part-time jobs 53 23 23 22 25 26 25 25 24 24 27 27 26 25
Did not work 70 50 50 48 49 53 51 49 48 47 51 51 50 47
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 29 15 15 15 16 20 19 16 13 12 19 19 15 12
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 13 10 10 10 11 12 12 11 8 6 12 12 10 7
SSI 28 14 14 13 14 19 18 14 12 11 18 18 14 11
Food stamps 23 18 18 18 18 20 19 18 14 13 20 19 18 13
Housing assistance 22 14 14 14 15 18 16 15 10 9 16 16 14 10
Energy assistance 13 9 8 8 8 10 8 8 6 6 9 8 8 6
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 34 22 21 20 21 22 22 21 19 17 23 21 20 18
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 16 13 13 13 13 15 15 13 10 9 15 15 13 9
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 143 64 63 60 63 74 66 63 58 54 68 65 62 56
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 139 31 31 28 30 33 30 30 28 25 33 30 29 27
Medicare 65 28 27 25 26 44 30 26 23 23 31 31 27 24
Both Medicare and Medicaid 34 17 17 17 18 29 23 18 15 15 23 23 18 15
Medicaid 72 45 45 43 45 53 49 45 40 37 50 48 44 37
Not covered at any time during the year 84 46 46 44 45 48 46 45 45 44 48 47 47 46
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes