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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(All Races)
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
All Races
All families 78454 8.4 16.2 16.0 15.4
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 3534 25.5 28.1 28.1 27.0
25 to 44 years 31733 10.8 12.8 12.8 12.1
45 to 54 years 17816 5.3 8.1 8.1 7.6
55 to 64 years 12981 5.3 12.2 12.2 11.7
65 years and over 12389 4.9 36.8 36.1 35.7
Type of Family
Married-couple families 58964 4.0 11.6 11.4 11.0
With related children under 18 27317 5.0 6.5 6.4 5.9
With related children under 6 12885 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.0
Male householder, no wife present 5067 11.4 18.0 18.0 17.4
Female householder, no husband present 14424 25.1 34.0 33.9 32.6
With related children under 18 9894 32.6 38.9 38.8 37.1
With related children under 6 4035 44.6 49.7 49.8 47.8
Region
Northeast 14197 7.7 15.4 15.4 14.8
Midwest 17706 7.5 14.9 14.6 14.1
South 29142 9.7 18.4 18.2 17.7
West 17409 7.7 14.2 14.1 13.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(All Races)
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
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 10624 21.4 37.0 36.8 35.8
High school graduate, no college 23574 9.9 20.2 20.0 19.2
College: Less than bachelor's degree 21257 6.8 13.0 12.9 12.3
Bachelor's degree or more 22999 2.3 5.3 5.2 5.0
Work Experience in 2006-RS
Total, 15 to 64 years 66065 9.0 12.3 12.2 11.6
Worked at full-time jobs 47198 3.9 4.7 4.7 4.2
50 to 52 weeks 41126 2.5 2.9 2.9 2.5
Worked at part-time jobs 7039 14.8 18.5 18.4 17.5
Did not work 11827 26.2 38.8 38.5 37.7
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 21545 23.7 50.1 49.6 48.6
Householder 15 to 64 years 12565 35.8 50.5 50.3 48.8
Householder 65 years and over 8981 6.6 49.6 48.6 48.3
One worker 34048 4.1 5.3 5.2 4.6
Two workers or more 22861 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 3843 36.0 60.8 60.8 59.9
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 1369 59.8 75.4 75.4 73.9
SSI 2723 26.0 56.0 55.9 55.3
Food stamps 5033 55.0 70.0 69.7 67.6
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(All Races)
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
Housing assistance 2398 52.4 68.0 67.8 66.3
Energy assistance 1633 46.2 68.7 68.4 66.8
Free or reduced-price school lunches 7921 35.2 43.4 43.3 41.3
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 1760 60.7 83.7 83.6 82.2
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 55276 2.5 5.6 5.5 4.7
Medicare 10799 4.7 39.5 38.8 38.5
Medicaid 13136 28.7 41.1 41.0 39.9
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 0 . . . .
Health insurance 0 . . . .
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 1300 13.5 50.7 50.0 49.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(All Races)
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
All Races
All families 16.1 15.9 14.7 14.7 8.0
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 28.1 27.8 24.3 24.3 22.9
25 to 44 years 13.1 12.6 10.4 10.4 9.3
45 to 54 years 8.2 8.1 7.4 7.4 5.5
55 to 64 years 12.1 12.1 11.7 11.8 6.0
65 years and over 36.1 36.3 36.2 36.3 5.8
Type of Family
Married-couple families 11.5 11.3 10.6 10.7 3.7
With related children under 18 6.7 6.2 4.8 4.8 3.8
With related children under 6 7.9 7.3 5.6 5.5 4.9
Male householder, no wife present 18.3 18.4 16.5 16.6 11.2
Female householder, no husband present 34.0 34.0 30.4 30.4 24.2
With related children under 18 39.0 38.6 33.6 33.6 30.2
With related children under 6 50.2 49.8 43.7 43.6 41.1
Region
Northeast 15.3 15.2 14.1 14.1 7.3
Midwest 14.7 14.6 13.5 13.5 7.1
South 18.4 18.3 16.8 16.8 9.0
West 14.3 13.9 12.7 12.7 7.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(All Races)
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
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 37.3 36.9 33.8 33.7 20.9
High school graduate, no college 20.1 19.9 18.3 18.3 9.3
College: Less than bachelor's degree 12.9 12.8 11.7 11.7 6.2
Bachelor's degree or more 5.1 5.1 4.9 4.9 2.2
Work Experience in 2006-RS
Total, 15 to 64 years 12.4 12.1 10.6 10.6 8.4
Worked at full-time jobs 4.8 4.6 3.2 3.2 2.8
50 to 52 weeks 3.0 2.9 1.8 1.8 1.6
Worked at part-time jobs 18.8 18.6 15.5 15.4 13.1
Did not work 38.7 38.4 37.1 37.2 27.8
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 49.5 49.4 47.5 47.5 24.2
Householder 15 to 64 years 50.2 49.9 46.6 46.6 36.0
Householder 65 years and over 48.5 48.7 48.7 48.7 7.7
One worker 5.5 5.2 3.6 3.6 2.9
Two workers or more 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 61.2 61.0 57.9 57.9 49.3
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 75.6 75.6 70.8 70.7 66.0
SSI 56.3 56.1 54.0 54.0 43.7
Food stamps 70.5 69.4 61.6 61.5 53.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(All Races)
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
Housing assistance 68.2 68.0 61.8 61.8 53.8
Energy assistance 68.5 68.1 61.5 61.6 45.8
Free or reduced-price school lunches 44.0 42.9 36.0 35.9 31.4
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 83.8 83.5 79.2 79.1 73.5
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 5.0 4.9 4.4 4.5 1.8
Medicare 38.9 39.0 38.7 38.7 5.8
Medicaid 42.1 41.3 36.3 36.3 28.7
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid . . . . .
Health insurance . . . . .
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 50.6 50.4 49.1 49.0 22.1
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(All Races)
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
All Races
All families 7.8 7.8 7.1 6.9 6.0
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 22.8 22.8 22.3 21.8 19.7
25 to 44 years 9.2 9.2 8.7 8.3 6.8
45 to 54 years 5.3 5.3 4.6 4.5 3.9
55 to 64 years 5.8 5.8 5.0 4.8 4.7
65 years and over 5.5 5.4 4.7 4.7 4.4
Type of Family
Married-couple families 3.6 3.6 3.3 3.2 2.9
With related children under 18 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.4 2.9
With related children under 6 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.4 3.9
Male householder, no wife present 10.7 10.7 9.9 9.9 9.0
Female householder, no husband present 23.9 23.9 22.0 21.2 17.5
With related children under 18 30.0 30.0 28.2 27.1 22.0
With related children under 6 40.9 40.9 39.3 37.6 31.4
Region
Northeast 7.2 7.2 6.5 6.3 5.1
Midwest 7.0 7.0 6.6 6.3 5.4
South 8.8 8.8 8.3 8.1 7.1
West 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 5.3
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(All Races)
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
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 20.3 20.3 18.3 17.9 15.4
High school graduate, no college 9.2 9.2 8.4 8.1 7.0
College: Less than bachelor's degree 6.1 6.1 5.7 5.4 4.6
Bachelor's degree or more 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.9
Work Experience in 2006-RS
Total, 15 to 64 years 8.2 8.2 7.6 7.3 6.3
Worked at full-time jobs 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.5 1.9
50 to 52 weeks 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.1
Worked at part-time jobs 12.8 12.8 12.1 11.7 9.7
Did not work 27.3 27.3 24.7 24.1 21.8
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 23.7 23.7 21.6 21.0 18.4
Householder 15 to 64 years 35.4 35.4 32.5 31.5 27.4
Householder 65 years and over 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 5.9
One worker 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.0
Two workers or more 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 46.8 46.8 33.7 31.7 24.4
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 65.1 65.1 56.0 51.9 36.8
SSI 40.5 40.5 24.5 23.4 18.7
Food stamps 52.7 52.7 47.7 44.6 32.1
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(All Races)
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
Housing assistance 52.5 52.5 47.2 43.9 27.6
Energy assistance 44.8 44.8 40.2 38.0 26.8
Free or reduced-price school lunches 31.1 31.1 28.9 27.6 20.8
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 71.3 71.3 57.1 53.1 38.0
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5
Medicare 5.0 5.0 4.2 4.2 4.0
Medicaid 28.0 28.0 24.4 23.1 18.6
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid . . . . .
Health insurance . . . . .
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 17.6 17.6 11.2 11.0 9.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(All Races)
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
All Races
All families 5.6 6.0 8.7 7.4
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 19.5 19.8 26.5 22.8
25 to 44 years 6.6 6.8 11.3 9.0
45 to 54 years 3.6 4.0 5.6 4.9
55 to 64 years 4.0 4.8 5.6 5.3
65 years and over 3.4 4.4 4.9 4.9
Type of Family
Married-couple families 2.6 3.0 4.2 3.5
With related children under 18 2.8 3.0 5.3 3.9
With related children under 6 3.7 3.9 6.8 5.1
Male householder, no wife present 8.4 9.0 12.3 10.3
Female householder, no husband present 16.6 17.6 26.1 22.6
With related children under 18 21.2 22.1 34.0 28.9
With related children under 6 30.7 31.7 46.6 40.1
Region
Northeast 4.9 5.2 7.9 6.8
Midwest 4.9 5.4 7.8 6.7
South 6.7 7.2 10.1 8.6
West 4.9 5.5 7.9 6.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(All Races)
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
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 14.5 15.6 22.3 19.1
High school graduate, no college 6.5 7.0 10.3 8.7
College: Less than bachelor's degree 4.2 4.7 7.1 6.0
Bachelor's degree or more 1.6 1.9 2.3 2.1
Work Experience in 2006-RS
Total, 15 to 64 years 6.0 6.3 9.4 7.9
Worked at full-time jobs 1.8 1.9 4.2 2.8
50 to 52 weeks 1.1 1.1 2.8 1.7
Worked at part-time jobs 9.4 9.7 15.4 12.6
Did not work 20.4 22.1 26.6 25.5
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 16.9 18.6 24.1 22.2
Householder 15 to 64 years 25.7 27.7 36.7 33.3
Householder 65 years and over 4.6 5.9 6.5 6.5
One worker 1.9 2.0 4.6 3.0
Two workers or more 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 22.9 25.0 36.7 34.6
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 35.6 37.5 60.7 57.2
SSI 17.1 19.2 26.7 25.4
Food stamps 30.5 32.5 56.3 49.1
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(All Races)
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
Housing assistance 27.6 28.0 53.3 48.2
Energy assistance 24.3 27.4 47.6 41.1
Free or reduced-price school lunches 19.8 20.9 36.5 29.8
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 36.2 38.7 61.6 58.4
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1.4 1.5 2.6 2.0
Medicare 3.4 4.1 4.7 4.5
Medicaid 17.6 19.0 29.6 25.2
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid . . . .
Health insurance . . . .
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 8.1 10.6 14.1 12.9
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(All Races)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
All Races
All families 6578 12671 12547 12098 12636 12513 11499 11507 6238
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 901 994 993 953 993 982 860 860 811
25 to 44 years 3435 4077 4061 3842 4144 4011 3302 3292 2945
45 to 54 years 936 1449 1441 1360 1459 1449 1322 1322 986
55 to 64 years 694 1589 1578 1514 1565 1569 1525 1532 784
65 years and over 613 4561 4475 4429 4475 4502 4491 4500 713
Type of Family
Married-couple families 2373 6850 6742 6507 6798 6677 6279 6281 2175
With related children under 18 1373 1768 1760 1608 1820 1693 1311 1304 1052
With related children under 6 859 992 988 906 1014 941 715 709 628
Male householder, no wife present 578 913 910 882 929 934 834 842 569
Female householder, no husband present 3627 4909 4895 4709 4910 4901 4387 4384 3494
With related children under 18 3229 3846 3844 3674 3854 3822 3328 3323 2990
With related children under 6 1801 2007 2009 1930 2028 2009 1764 1760 1660
Region
Northeast 1094 2190 2187 2095 2169 2159 2003 1998 1043
Midwest 1331 2635 2593 2490 2605 2585 2384 2393 1250
South 2820 5369 5316 5157 5374 5341 4895 4903 2633
West 1334 2476 2451 2356 2488 2427 2217 2212 1312
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 2275 3930 3909 3805 3959 3916 3586 3586 2216
High school graduate, no college 2331 4764 4708 4537 4743 4699 4312 4313 2203
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1450 2769 2735 2613 2751 2719 2481 2484 1322
Bachelor's degree or more 522 1208 1196 1143 1183 1179 1120 1125 496
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(All Races)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
Work Experience in 2006-RS
Total, 15 to 64 years 5965 8110 8072 7669 8161 8010 7009 7007 5525
Worked at full-time jobs 1828 2217 2215 1981 2265 2161 1530 1519 1315
50 to 52 weeks 1028 1194 1192 1043 1254 1174 739 732 655
Worked at part-time jobs 1043 1302 1299 1233 1325 1306 1090 1086 921
Did not work 3095 4591 4559 4455 4571 4543 4389 4402 3289
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 5097 10801 10683 10462 10660 10644 10229 10234 5213
Householder 15 to 64 years 4502 6346 6317 6128 6304 6267 5859 5861 4523
Householder 65 years and over 595 4454 4366 4334 4355 4377 4370 4373 691
One worker 1407 1788 1783 1562 1884 1780 1213 1216 974
Two workers or more 74 83 81 74 92 88 57 57 51
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 1383 2338 2337 2302 2350 2343 2224 2224 1893
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 819 1033 1033 1012 1034 1035 969 968 904
SSI 708 1524 1522 1506 1533 1527 1470 1470 1190
Food stamps 2767 3521 3506 3400 3549 3495 3098 3095 2703
Housing assistance 1256 1631 1626 1591 1635 1630 1483 1481 1290
Energy assistance 755 1122 1117 1091 1118 1112 1005 1006 748
Free or reduced-price school lunches 2791 3437 3429 3270 3487 3402 2853 2847 2487
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 1068 1473 1471 1446 1475 1470 1394 1393 1293
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1372 3097 3055 2606 2744 2709 2459 2473 983
Medicare 504 4268 4188 4156 4202 4208 4177 4181 627
Medicaid 3765 5404 5380 5241 5529 5420 4773 4765 3768
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(All Races)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
Health insurance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 176 660 651 644 657 656 639 637 288
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(All Races)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
All Races
All families 6110 6108 5596 5421 4688 4359 4744 6836 5839
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 806 806 788 771 695 688 698 938 806
25 to 44 years 2928 2928 2751 2640 2149 2083 2163 3573 2865
45 to 54 years 952 952 823 796 697 638 709 990 870
55 to 64 years 748 748 647 629 605 526 625 725 692
65 years and over 676 674 587 585 542 424 549 610 605
Type of Family
Married-couple families 2114 2114 1925 1869 1713 1534 1756 2455 2066
With related children under 18 1036 1036 967 930 796 754 810 1436 1055
With related children under 6 620 620 593 570 498 474 506 874 655
Male householder, no wife present 544 544 503 500 455 426 455 623 520
Female householder, no husband present 3452 3450 3168 3052 2520 2399 2533 3757 3253
With related children under 18 2971 2969 2788 2678 2175 2097 2188 3359 2859
With related children under 6 1650 1650 1585 1519 1266 1239 1278 1879 1619
Region
Northeast 1026 1026 925 898 726 693 739 1127 970
Midwest 1232 1231 1162 1111 953 874 961 1384 1194
South 2575 2575 2406 2362 2078 1946 2091 2942 2511
West 1277 1277 1103 1050 931 846 953 1382 1164
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 2157 2156 1946 1900 1639 1542 1662 2365 2027
High school graduate, no college 2163 2163 1982 1909 1639 1537 1652 2427 2049
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1299 1299 1203 1155 975 903 995 1504 1272
Bachelor's degree or more 491 491 465 457 435 377 435 540 491
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(All Races)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
Work Experience in 2006-RS
Total, 15 to 64 years 5434 5434 5009 4836 4146 3935 4195 6226 5234
Worked at full-time jobs 1301 1301 1231 1164 886 862 896 1991 1329
50 to 52 weeks 644 644 613 578 438 438 445 1132 686
Worked at part-time jobs 903 903 851 820 684 659 685 1088 889
Did not work 3230 3230 2927 2852 2576 2414 2613 3148 3017
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 5103 5102 4653 4528 3968 3646 4014 5196 4773
Householder 15 to 64 years 4447 4447 4086 3960 3442 3235 3482 4608 4190
Householder 65 years and over 656 655 568 568 526 411 532 588 583
One worker 957 957 895 847 678 662 686 1553 1008
Two workers or more 50 50 48 46 42 51 44 87 58
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 1800 1800 1294 1218 937 881 960 1412 1330
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 891 891 767 710 504 487 513 831 783
SSI 1103 1103 666 636 509 466 523 726 693
Food stamps 2653 2653 2402 2245 1613 1532 1635 2834 2471
Housing assistance 1258 1258 1131 1053 662 662 671 1278 1156
Energy assistance 731 731 656 620 437 397 448 777 670
Free or reduced-price school lunches 2466 2466 2291 2183 1645 1571 1656 2890 2358
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 1255 1255 1006 935 668 638 681 1083 1028
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 972 972 924 907 813 762 815 1459 1115
Medicare 545 545 458 455 430 364 446 509 486
Medicaid 3674 3674 3211 3037 2445 2318 2489 3892 3309
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(All Races)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
Health insurance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 229 229 145 143 126 105 137 184 167
Race Footnotes