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Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(White alone or in combination)
Before taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus
Excluding health
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance
gains less plus supplements to
(current government capital wage or salary
Total measure) transfers gains income
(thous.) Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White alone or in combination
Total 242306 10.4 18.1 17.9 17.3
Age
Under 18 years 58374 14.3 16.6 16.5 15.6
Related children 57466 13.8 16.1 16.1 15.1
Under 6 years 19267 16.8 18.4 18.4 17.3
18 to 24 years 22710 15.8 18.3 18.2 17.5
25 to 44 years 66208 9.5 11.6 11.5 11.0
45 to 64 years 63474 7.0 12.4 12.3 11.9
65 years and over 31541 7.9 45.8 45.0 44.7
65 to 74 years 16378 7.0 37.8 36.9 36.5
75 years and over 15163 8.9 54.6 53.7 53.6
Family Relationship
In families 200140 8.6 14.8 14.7 14.1
Married-couple families 161263 5.2 11.0 10.9 10.4
With related children under 18 96818 6.6 8.0 8.0 7.4
Female hhlder, no husband present 28095 26.6 35.3 35.2 33.7
With related children under 18 20094 33.9 40.1 40.1 38.1
Unrelated individuals 41030 18.2 33.3 33.0 32.6
Living alone 25663 14.6 36.4 35.9 35.6
65 years and over 9558 14.7 63.1 61.9 61.8
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(White alone or in combination)
Before taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus
Excluding health
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance
gains less plus supplements to
(current government capital wage or salary
Total measure) transfers gains income
(thous.) Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4
Region
Northeast 44148 9.6 17.4 17.3 16.7
Midwest 56706 8.9 16.9 16.6 16.1
South 83597 11.5 19.7 19.5 18.9
West 57854 10.9 17.5 17.4 16.7
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 183932 9.1 18.6 18.4 17.9
18 to 24 years old 22710 15.8 18.3 18.2 17.5
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4749 22.3 26.1 25.9 25.0
25 years old and over 161222 8.2 18.6 18.4 17.9
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 22271 20.4 40.7 40.4 39.5
High school graduate, no college 51046 8.9 22.7 22.4 21.9
College: Less than bachelor's degree 41140 6.4 14.7 14.4 14.1
Bachelor's degree or more 46765 3.3 7.0 6.9 6.8
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 146107 9.2 12.7 12.6 12.1
Worked at full-time jobs 100313 3.9 4.7 4.7 4.2
50 to 52 weeks 85648 2.4 2.9 2.9 2.6
Worked at part-time jobs 18176 12.5 16.5 16.4 15.8
Did not work 27619 26.2 39.3 39.0 38.3
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(White alone or in combination)
Before taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus
Excluding health
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance
gains less plus supplements to
(current government capital wage or salary
Total measure) transfers gains income
(thous.) Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 10206 39.8 61.3 61.1 60.1
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 3191 61.1 74.3 74.4 72.7
SSI 7607 33.0 57.9 57.7 57.0
Food stamps 13959 59.2 72.6 72.3 70.0
Housing assistance 5396 51.6 73.4 73.2 72.1
Energy assistance 4576 51.2 72.5 72.1 70.3
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 22763 37.8 45.2 45.1 42.9
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 4477 65.6 85.3 85.2 83.2
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 148859 2.6 5.4 5.3 4.5
Medicare 34770 9.6 49.0 48.1 47.8
Also Medicaid 4050 28.5 67.6 66.8 66.6
Medicaid 27374 36.2 49.5 49.2 48.1
Not covered 36161 22.7 26.6 26.5 26.3
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(White alone or in combination)
After taxes
Definition 8
Definition 4 Definition 6 plus
less Definition 5 plus Definition 7 nonmeans-
Social less Earned less tested
Security Federal Income state government
payroll income Tax income cash
taxes taxes Credit taxes transfers
Def 5 Def 6 Def 7 Def 8 Def 9
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White alone or in combination
Total 18.2 17.9 16.7 16.7 9.8
Age
Under 18 years 17.0 16.1 13.4 13.4 11.9
Related children 16.5 15.6 13.0 13.0 11.4
Under 6 years 18.8 17.8 15.0 15.0 13.8
18 to 24 years 18.5 18.3 17.2 17.4 15.5
25 to 44 years 11.9 11.5 10.1 10.2 8.6
45 to 64 years 12.4 12.5 12.1 12.2 7.6
65 years and over 45.1 45.2 45.1 45.2 8.6
65 to 74 years 37.0 37.1 36.9 37.0 7.7
75 years and over 53.8 54.0 53.9 54.0 9.5
Family Relationship
In families 15.0 14.6 13.1 13.1 7.7
Married-couple families 11.1 10.7 9.7 9.7 4.4
With related children under 18 8.3 7.6 5.9 5.9 4.9
Female hhlder, no husband present 35.8 35.1 31.5 31.6 25.1
With related children under 18 40.6 39.6 34.6 34.6 30.5
Unrelated individuals 33.2 33.4 33.3 33.5 19.2
Living alone 36.1 36.3 36.2 36.4 15.8
65 years and over 62.1 62.2 62.2 62.3 15.6
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(White alone or in combination)
After taxes
Definition 8
Definition 4 Definition 6 plus
less Definition 5 plus Definition 7 nonmeans-
Social less Earned less tested
Security Federal Income state government
payroll income Tax income cash
taxes taxes Credit taxes transfers
Def 5 Def 6 Def 7 Def 8 Def 9
Region
Northeast 17.4 17.2 16.4 16.4 9.1
Midwest 16.8 16.5 15.6 15.7 8.3
South 19.9 19.6 18.2 18.3 10.7
West 17.8 17.3 15.7 15.7 10.4
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 18.6 18.5 17.7 17.8 9.1
18 to 24 years old 18.5 18.3 17.2 17.4 15.5
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 26.5 26.3 24.3 24.6 21.9
25 years old and over 18.6 18.5 17.7 17.8 8.2
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 41.0 40.6 38.6 38.7 20.7
High school graduate, no college 22.7 22.6 21.7 21.8 8.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree 14.5 14.4 13.9 14.0 6.3
Bachelor's degree or more 7.0 7.0 6.8 6.9 3.3
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 12.9 12.7 11.8 11.9 9.0
Worked at full-time jobs 4.9 4.7 3.9 4.0 3.3
50 to 52 weeks 3.0 2.9 2.2 2.3 2.0
Worked at part-time jobs 16.9 16.9 15.6 15.8 12.5
Did not work 39.3 39.0 37.8 37.9 27.1
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(White alone or in combination)
After taxes
Definition 8
Definition 4 Definition 6 plus
less Definition 5 plus Definition 7 nonmeans-
Social less Earned less tested
Security Federal Income state government
payroll income Tax income cash
taxes taxes Credit taxes transfers
Def 5 Def 6 Def 7 Def 8 Def 9
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 61.1 60.9 58.7 58.8 50.3
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 74.0 73.4 70.1 70.7 64.5
SSI 57.9 57.8 56.2 56.1 46.8
Food stamps 73.2 71.8 65.0 65.4 56.1
Housing assistance 73.3 73.0 70.3 70.4 54.1
Energy assistance 73.1 71.8 67.2 67.3 50.3
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 47.0 44.4 37.3 37.2 32.4
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 84.7 84.0 81.2 81.4 74.6
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 4.8 4.7 4.4 4.4 1.8
Medicare 48.2 48.3 48.1 48.2 10.8
Also Medicaid 67.0 67.1 66.6 66.5 36.7
Medicaid 50.6 49.3 44.6 44.7 35.9
Not covered 28.6 27.7 24.7 24.8 21.2
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(White alone or in combination)
After taxes
Definition 13
Definition 11 plus
Definition 10 plus other
plus means-tested means-tested
Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government
plus school cash plus noncash
Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers
Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White alone or in combination
Total 9.5 9.5 9.0 8.6 8.0
Age
Under 18 years 11.7 11.7 11.3 10.7 9.5
Related children 11.3 11.2 10.8 10.2 9.1
Under 6 years 13.6 13.6 13.3 12.5 11.3
18 to 24 years 15.4 15.4 15.0 14.5 14.0
25 to 44 years 8.5 8.5 8.1 7.7 7.2
45 to 64 years 7.2 7.2 6.6 6.3 5.9
65 years and over 7.7 7.7 7.1 7.0 6.6
65 to 74 years 6.8 6.8 6.2 6.1 5.8
75 years and over 8.7 8.7 8.1 8.0 7.6
Family Relationship
In families 7.5 7.5 7.0 6.7 6.1
Married-couple families 4.2 4.2 4.0 3.8 3.5
With related children under 18 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.3 3.9
Female hhlder, no husband present 24.6 24.6 23.1 22.0 19.7
With related children under 18 30.1 30.1 28.6 27.3 24.2
Unrelated individuals 18.5 18.5 17.8 17.3 16.5
Living alone 15.0 15.0 14.0 13.7 12.7
65 years and over 14.4 14.4 13.4 13.3 12.4
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(White alone or in combination)
After taxes
Definition 13
Definition 11 plus
Definition 10 plus other
plus means-tested means-tested
Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government
plus school cash plus noncash
Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers
Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14
Region
Northeast 8.8 8.8 8.1 7.7 6.9
Midwest 8.1 8.1 7.9 7.5 6.9
South 10.4 10.4 10.0 9.7 9.2
West 10.1 10.1 9.3 8.8 8.2
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 8.8 8.8 8.3 8.0 7.5
18 to 24 years old 15.4 15.4 15.0 14.5 14.0
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 21.7 21.7 20.9 19.7 18.5
25 years old and over 7.8 7.8 7.3 7.0 6.6
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 19.7 19.7 17.9 17.0 15.6
High school graduate, no college 8.4 8.4 7.9 7.5 7.1
College: Less than bachelor's degree 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.6 5.3
Bachelor's degree or more 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.9
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 8.8 8.7 8.3 7.9 7.4
Worked at full-time jobs 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.9
50 to 52 weeks 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.7
Worked at part-time jobs 12.2 12.2 11.7 11.1 10.4
Did not work 26.2 26.2 24.3 23.3 22.1
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(White alone or in combination)
After taxes
Definition 13
Definition 11 plus
Definition 10 plus other
plus means-tested means-tested
Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government
plus school cash plus noncash
Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers
Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 47.9 47.9 36.4 32.9 27.9
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 63.7 63.7 56.7 52.2 42.8
SSI 43.7 43.7 30.0 26.5 23.1
Food stamps 54.2 54.2 50.5 46.2 37.8
Housing assistance 50.1 50.1 44.5 40.1 26.6
Energy assistance 48.4 48.4 44.2 40.0 32.4
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 31.9 31.9 30.4 28.5 24.4
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 72.0 72.0 60.4 54.1 43.4
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6
Medicare 9.3 9.3 8.2 8.1 7.5
Also Medicaid 31.0 31.0 22.9 21.6 18.2
Medicaid 34.7 34.7 30.9 28.1 24.3
Not covered 21.0 21.0 20.8 20.5 19.6
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(White alone or in combination)
After taxes
Definition 14
plus
net Money
imputed Definition 14 Income Money
return less after Taxes Income
on equity medical not including after
in own home programs EITC Taxes
Def 15 Def 16 Def 17 Def 18
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White alone or in combination
Total 7.4 8.3 10.8 9.6
Age
Under 18 years 9.2 9.9 14.8 12.0
Related children 8.7 9.5 14.2 11.6
Under 6 years 11.0 11.9 17.3 14.2
18 to 24 years 13.7 14.4 16.8 15.7
25 to 44 years 7.0 7.5 10.0 8.7
45 to 64 years 5.3 6.2 7.4 7.1
65 years and over 4.9 7.0 8.0 7.9
65 to 74 years 4.4 6.1 7.1 7.0
75 years and over 5.4 8.0 8.9 8.9
Family Relationship
In families 5.7 6.4 9.0 7.6
Married-couple families 3.3 3.7 5.4 4.4
With related children under 18 3.7 4.1 6.8 5.2
Female hhlder, no husband present 18.8 20.3 28.1 24.2
With related children under 18 23.5 25.0 35.5 30.1
Unrelated individuals 15.1 17.2 19.0 18.9
Living alone 10.7 13.0 15.2 15.1
65 years and over 8.6 12.5 14.8 14.8
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(White alone or in combination)
After taxes
Definition 14
plus
net Money
imputed Definition 14 Income Money
return less after Taxes Income
on equity medical not including after
in own home programs EITC Taxes
Def 15 Def 16 Def 17 Def 18
Region
Northeast 6.5 7.3 9.9 9.0
Midwest 6.5 7.2 9.3 8.4
South 8.5 9.5 12.0 10.6
West 7.6 8.6 11.5 10.0
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 6.9 7.8 9.6 8.9
18 to 24 years old 13.7 14.4 16.8 15.7
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 18.1 19.3 23.7 21.9
25 years old and over 5.9 6.9 8.6 7.9
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 13.8 16.5 21.3 19.2
High school graduate, no college 6.4 7.4 9.4 8.6
College: Less than bachelor's degree 4.8 5.5 6.7 6.2
Bachelor's degree or more 2.6 3.0 3.4 3.2
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 7.1 7.7 9.7 8.8
Worked at full-time jobs 2.8 2.9 4.3 3.6
50 to 52 weeks 1.7 1.7 2.8 2.1
Worked at part-time jobs 10.0 10.9 13.5 12.3
Did not work 20.5 23.1 26.7 25.5
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(White alone or in combination)
After taxes
Definition 14
plus
net Money
imputed Definition 14 Income Money
return less after Taxes Income
on equity medical not including after
in own home programs EITC Taxes
Def 15 Def 16 Def 17 Def 18
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 26.3 30.2 40.7 38.5
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 41.5 46.1 62.2 58.1
SSI 21.4 25.3 33.8 32.4
Food stamps 35.7 40.2 60.7 53.9
Housing assistance 26.6 29.2 52.4 49.1
Energy assistance 29.4 34.6 51.9 47.3
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 23.2 25.6 39.3 32.3
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 41.3 47.1 67.1 63.6
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 1.5 1.7 2.7 2.3
Medicare 5.8 8.1 9.7 9.6
Also Medicaid 14.6 19.7 28.8 28.2
Medicaid 23.1 26.1 37.4 32.7
Not covered 18.6 20.0 24.1 21.2
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(White alone or in combination)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White alone or in combination
Total 25156 43826 43419 41990 44090 43333 40349 40501 23671
Age
Under 18 years 8339 9668 9657 9084 9904 9370 7840 7841 6926
Related children 7923 9237 9229 8665 9471 8940 7459 7460 6554
Under 6 years 3238 3551 3549 3334 3620 3429 2889 2895 2662
18 to 24 years 3600 4159 4138 3966 4208 4165 3908 3946 3519
25 to 44 years 6274 7656 7620 7256 7865 7622 6688 6729 5706
45 to 64 years 4442 7885 7815 7577 7891 7916 7686 7725 4823
65 years and over 2501 14458 14189 14107 14223 14261 14227 14259 2697
65 to 74 years 1154 6184 6043 5986 6061 6075 6051 6067 1253
75 years and over 1347 8274 8146 8121 8162 8186 8176 8193 1444
Family Relationship
In families 17220 29662 29398 28142 29971 29129 26253 26317 15373
Married-couple families 8411 17789 17552 16811 17942 17250 15585 15600 7059
With related children under 18 6368 7729 7707 7119 8064 7360 5746 5733 4778
Female hhlder, no husband present 7481 9912 9884 9472 10045 9869 8852 8867 7039
With related children under 18 6803 8051 8052 7665 8161 7950 6953 6954 6132
Unrelated individuals 7468 13672 13529 13367 13616 13708 13677 13765 7895
Living alone 3755 9334 9204 9125 9264 9315 9300 9348 4060
65 years and over 1407 6026 5919 5907 5938 5947 5947 5955 1493
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(White alone or in combination)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
Region
Northeast 4228 7680 7658 7368 7662 7572 7226 7227 4028
Midwest 5069 9583 9440 9125 9529 9370 8833 8926 4705
South 9575 16464 16282 15841 16610 16371 15231 15264 8911
West 6283 10098 10039 9655 10288 10020 9059 9084 6026
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 16817 34158 33762 32906 34186 33963 32508 32660 16745
18 to 24 years old 3600 4159 4138 3966 4208 4165 3908 3946 3519
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1059 1240 1231 1187 1259 1251 1154 1168 1039
25 years old and over 13217 29999 29624 28939 29978 29798 28600 28714 13226
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4534 9067 8992 8800 9128 9035 8586 8612 4602
High school graduate, no college 4535 11602 11442 11196 11601 11559 11085 11130 4512
College: Less than bachelor's degree 2626 6053 5943 5784 5984 5940 5734 5761 2590
Bachelor's degree or more 1521 3277 3246 3160 3265 3264 3196 3211 1522
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 13370 18553 18437 17706 18798 18549 17208 17326 13113
Worked at full-time jobs 3865 4692 4683 4255 4871 4709 3919 3984 3359
50 to 52 weeks 2098 2468 2472 2192 2593 2444 1898 1928 1691
Worked at part-time jobs 2279 3004 2987 2870 3079 3066 2842 2875 2268
Did not work 7227 10858 10768 10580 10848 10774 10448 10467 7486
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(White alone or in combination)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 4061 6252 6239 6132 6237 6213 5989 6003 5135
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 1948 2372 2375 2320 2360 2343 2236 2255 2060
SSI 2510 4406 4390 4337 4403 4395 4273 4268 3558
Food stamps 8268 10133 10089 9777 10223 10019 9067 9124 7836
Housing assistance 2783 3960 3949 3888 3957 3937 3796 3797 2917
Energy assistance 2342 3316 3299 3215 3347 3287 3077 3082 2300
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 8615 10290 10277 9767 10693 10112 8484 8478 7378
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 2939 3820 3815 3727 3792 3761 3634 3645 3340
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 3850 8026 7909 6721 7119 7058 6478 6508 2697
Medicare 3354 17022 16719 16609 16755 16798 16712 16756 3742
Also Medicaid 1153 2738 2706 2696 2715 2719 2696 2694 1487
Medicaid 9913 13540 13466 13176 13851 13483 12222 12243 9819
Not covered 8192 9635 9599 9523 10359 10016 8928 8979 7664
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(White alone or in combination)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White alone or in combination
Total 22989 22970 21774 20857 19353 18013 20161 26281 23332
Age
Under 18 years 6840 6831 6568 6229 5566 5361 5798 8611 7030
Related children 6470 6460 6197 5865 5218 5016 5440 8188 6658
Under 6 years 2630 2628 2567 2410 2181 2124 2290 3339 2739
18 to 24 years 3499 3499 3403 3301 3181 3106 3261 3815 3568
25 to 44 years 5620 5614 5395 5124 4757 4630 4937 6635 5732
45 to 64 years 4595 4591 4167 3987 3753 3383 3959 4706 4506
65 years and over 2435 2435 2241 2216 2096 1533 2206 2514 2496
65 to 74 years 1118 1118 1018 1000 943 716 1000 1157 1148
75 years and over 1317 1317 1223 1215 1152 817 1205 1356 1348
Family Relationship
In families 15000 14982 14096 13383 12226 11452 12739 18020 15171
Married-couple families 6848 6838 6450 6086 5687 5253 5987 8742 7142
With related children under 18 4677 4667 4470 4152 3784 3579 4002 6596 5002
Female hhlder, no husband present 6920 6920 6484 6192 5532 5277 5696 7892 6807
With related children under 18 6055 6055 5756 5489 4853 4715 5014 7135 6051
Unrelated individuals 7588 7588 7284 7086 6765 6199 7041 7782 7763
Living alone 3854 3854 3602 3505 3256 2741 3324 3898 3887
65 years and over 1372 1372 1286 1275 1190 818 1195 1416 1416
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(White alone or in combination)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
Region
Northeast 3875 3874 3592 3411 3029 2862 3215 4363 3969
Midwest 4577 4575 4458 4265 3913 3667 4069 5247 4758
South 8677 8661 8365 8117 7655 7081 7901 10003 8847
West 5860 5860 5358 5064 4756 4404 4976 6668 5758
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 16149 16139 15207 14628 13787 12652 14363 17670 16302
18 to 24 years old 3499 3499 3403 3301 3181 3106 3261 3815 3568
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1029 1029 991 934 879 858 915 1125 1042
25 years old and over 12650 12640 11804 11327 10606 9546 11102 13855 12734
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4389 4386 3987 3788 3480 3074 3675 4746 4287
High school graduate, no college 4274 4268 4012 3853 3599 3268 3774 4776 4378
College: Less than bachelor's degree 2502 2502 2376 2284 2165 1979 2245 2741 2557
Bachelor's degree or more 1485 1485 1429 1401 1363 1225 1408 1591 1513
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 12787 12777 12063 11539 10854 10311 11306 14147 12857
Worked at full-time jobs 3326 3323 3227 3087 2869 2822 2951 4312 3564
50 to 52 weeks 1672 1671 1621 1538 1425 1426 1472 2376 1837
Worked at part-time jobs 2217 2215 2120 2022 1891 1814 1985 2462 2244
Did not work 7243 7240 6716 6430 6094 5674 6370 7374 7048
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(White alone or in combination)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 4890 4890 3718 3361 2847 2687 3087 4151 3929
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 2033 2033 1810 1665 1366 1325 1471 1984 1853
SSI 3325 3325 2285 2016 1760 1629 1923 2568 2464
Food stamps 7569 7569 7052 6446 5270 4989 5608 8468 7529
Housing assistance 2705 2705 2400 2166 1438 1438 1576 2829 2650
Energy assistance 2215 2215 2021 1831 1481 1347 1586 2377 2166
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 7268 7268 6917 6477 5553 5292 5835 8943 7349
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 3224 3224 2706 2421 1942 1849 2110 3005 2847
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 2658 2656 2598 2571 2434 2195 2475 4060 3404
Medicare 3238 3238 2868 2806 2611 2008 2830 3379 3338
Also Medicaid 1257 1257 927 873 739 590 796 1168 1143
Medicaid 9503 9499 8450 7686 6647 6310 7145 10227 8945
Not covered 7609 7603 7534 7398 7093 6743 7217 8712 7668
Race Footnotes