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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(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
All families 64963 6.8 14.7 14.5 14.0
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 2696 22.5 24.7 24.7 23.4
25 to 44 years 25423 9.0 10.8 10.7 10.1
45 to 54 years 14784 4.1 6.7 6.6 6.3
55 to 64 years 11158 4.6 11.0 10.9 10.4
65 years and over 10902 3.8 36.1 35.3 35.0
Type of Family
Married-couple families 51328 3.7 11.4 11.2 10.8
With related children under 18 23144 4.7 6.0 5.9 5.4
With related children under 6 10965 6.4 7.3 7.3 6.7
Male householder, no wife present 3881 9.8 16.3 16.3 15.8
Female householder, no husband present 9753 22.0 31.4 31.3 30.1
With related children under 18 6480 29.5 35.9 35.8 34.2
With related children under 6 2538 42.2 47.4 47.5 45.7
Region
Northeast 11732 6.1 14.2 14.2 13.7
Midwest 15503 5.7 13.1 12.8 12.3
South 23068 7.8 16.7 16.5 16.0
West 14660 6.9 13.7 13.5 13.0
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(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
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 8484 18.3 34.4 34.2 33.2
High school graduate, no college 19547 7.7 18.4 18.1 17.5
College: Less than bachelor's degree 17608 5.5 11.7 11.5 11.1
Bachelor's degree or more 19324 2.0 5.1 5.0 4.8
Work Experience in 2006-RS
Total, 15 to 64 years 54061 7.4 10.4 10.3 9.8
Worked at full-time jobs 38801 3.3 4.0 4.0 3.5
50 to 52 weeks 33804 2.1 2.4 2.4 2.1
Worked at part-time jobs 5910 11.9 15.2 15.1 14.2
Did not work 9351 21.6 34.2 33.9 33.1
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 17614 19.1 46.6 45.9 45.0
Householder 15 to 64 years 9581 30.8 45.6 45.2 43.8
Householder 65 years and over 8033 5.0 47.9 46.8 46.5
One worker 28265 3.5 4.5 4.5 4.0
Two workers or more 19084 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 2511 31.0 56.6 56.4 55.7
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 776 56.2 72.0 72.1 71.2
SSI 1873 22.7 52.6 52.5 51.8
Food stamps 3171 51.2 67.3 67.0 64.8
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(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
Housing assistance 1204 46.4 65.5 65.3 64.1
Energy assistance 1155 41.7 66.1 65.9 64.3
Free or reduced-price school lunches 5397 31.8 40.1 40.0 38.0
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 987 56.9 82.4 82.3 81.1
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 46590 2.1 5.3 5.2 4.5
Medicare 9553 3.8 38.9 38.1 37.8
Medicaid 9667 25.2 37.7 37.5 36.5
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 0 . . . .
Health insurance 0 . . . .
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 980 11.3 49.3 48.4 47.9
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(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
All families 14.6 14.5 13.4 13.4 6.4
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 24.3 24.1 20.9 20.8 19.6
25 to 44 years 11.0 10.6 8.6 8.6 7.5
45 to 54 years 6.8 6.7 6.2 6.2 4.4
55 to 64 years 10.7 10.8 10.5 10.6 5.2
65 years and over 35.3 35.5 35.4 35.5 4.3
Type of Family
Married-couple families 11.3 11.1 10.5 10.5 3.3
With related children under 18 6.2 5.7 4.4 4.3 3.5
With related children under 6 7.6 7.0 5.3 5.2 4.7
Male householder, no wife present 16.7 16.7 15.1 15.2 9.5
Female householder, no husband present 31.3 31.4 28.1 28.1 21.0
With related children under 18 35.7 35.5 30.9 30.8 27.1
With related children under 6 47.6 47.4 41.6 41.4 38.8
Region
Northeast 14.1 14.0 13.1 13.1 5.9
Midwest 12.9 12.8 11.9 11.9 5.2
South 16.7 16.6 15.3 15.3 7.2
West 13.7 13.3 12.1 12.1 6.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(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
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 34.7 34.2 31.2 31.2 17.6
High school graduate, no college 18.2 18.1 16.7 16.7 7.2
College: Less than bachelor's degree 11.6 11.5 10.7 10.7 5.0
Bachelor's degree or more 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.7 1.9
Work Experience in 2006-RS
Total, 15 to 64 years 10.5 10.2 8.9 8.9 6.8
Worked at full-time jobs 4.0 3.8 2.7 2.7 2.4
50 to 52 weeks 2.6 2.4 1.5 1.5 1.3
Worked at part-time jobs 15.4 15.1 12.6 12.5 10.3
Did not work 34.0 33.8 32.4 32.5 22.8
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 45.9 45.8 44.2 44.2 19.3
Householder 15 to 64 years 45.2 44.8 41.9 41.9 30.7
Householder 65 years and over 46.7 46.9 46.8 46.9 5.7
One worker 4.7 4.5 3.1 3.1 2.4
Two workers or more 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 57.0 56.7 53.7 53.7 44.5
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 72.8 72.9 68.3 68.3 63.3
SSI 52.9 52.5 50.4 50.4 39.5
Food stamps 67.6 66.4 58.9 58.8 49.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(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
Housing assistance 65.3 65.2 59.4 59.2 49.7
Energy assistance 66.1 65.5 59.4 59.5 41.6
Free or reduced-price school lunches 40.8 39.6 33.0 32.9 28.0
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 82.5 82.2 77.8 77.8 71.5
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 4.7 4.6 4.3 4.3 1.5
Medicare 38.2 38.3 38.0 38.0 4.6
Medicaid 38.5 37.7 33.0 32.9 24.8
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid . . . . .
Health insurance . . . . .
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 49.1 48.9 47.5 47.4 18.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(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
All families 6.2 6.2 5.7 5.6 4.9
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 19.5 19.5 19.1 18.7 17.2
25 to 44 years 7.5 7.5 7.0 6.8 5.6
45 to 54 years 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.6 3.2
55 to 64 years 4.9 4.9 4.2 4.1 4.0
65 years and over 4.1 4.1 3.6 3.6 3.4
Type of Family
Married-couple families 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.6
With related children under 18 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.1 2.6
With related children under 6 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.2 3.7
Male householder, no wife present 9.2 9.2 8.5 8.5 7.8
Female householder, no husband present 20.8 20.8 19.0 18.5 15.7
With related children under 18 26.9 26.9 25.2 24.5 20.6
With related children under 6 38.5 38.5 36.9 35.7 30.8
Region
Northeast 5.8 5.8 5.1 5.0 4.1
Midwest 5.2 5.1 4.9 4.8 4.2
South 7.1 7.1 6.6 6.6 6.0
West 6.5 6.5 5.6 5.3 4.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(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
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 17.1 17.0 15.2 14.9 13.1
High school graduate, no college 7.1 7.1 6.5 6.3 5.6
College: Less than bachelor's degree 4.9 4.9 4.6 4.4 3.8
Bachelor's degree or more 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.7
Work Experience in 2006-RS
Total, 15 to 64 years 6.7 6.7 6.1 6.0 5.2
Worked at full-time jobs 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.1 1.7
50 to 52 weeks 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.0
Worked at part-time jobs 10.1 10.1 9.7 9.4 8.0
Did not work 22.3 22.3 20.2 19.7 18.2
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 18.9 18.9 17.2 16.8 15.0
Householder 15 to 64 years 30.1 30.1 27.7 27.0 23.9
Householder 65 years and over 5.4 5.4 4.7 4.7 4.5
One worker 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.2 1.8
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 42.2 42.2 29.0 27.4 21.3
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 62.2 62.2 52.9 49.5 34.7
SSI 36.6 36.6 21.1 20.0 16.5
Food stamps 48.9 48.9 44.1 41.4 30.1
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(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
Housing assistance 48.4 48.4 41.9 39.2 23.4
Energy assistance 41.0 41.0 36.3 34.0 23.8
Free or reduced-price school lunches 27.7 27.7 25.8 24.7 19.0
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 69.5 69.5 54.1 50.5 35.5
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3
Medicare 4.0 4.0 3.4 3.4 3.2
Medicaid 24.2 24.2 21.0 20.0 16.6
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid . . . . .
Health insurance . . . . .
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 14.7 14.7 8.9 8.9 8.2
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(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
All families 4.5 5.0 7.1 6.0
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 16.8 17.3 23.4 19.6
25 to 44 years 5.5 5.7 9.3 7.3
45 to 54 years 2.9 3.3 4.3 3.9
55 to 64 years 3.5 4.2 4.8 4.6
65 years and over 2.6 3.4 3.7 3.7
Type of Family
Married-couple families 2.4 2.7 3.8 3.2
With related children under 18 2.5 2.7 4.9 3.5
With related children under 6 3.5 3.7 6.5 4.7
Male householder, no wife present 7.2 7.8 10.5 8.9
Female householder, no husband present 14.8 15.8 22.8 19.5
With related children under 18 19.7 20.7 30.8 25.9
With related children under 6 30.2 31.2 44.1 37.6
Region
Northeast 3.8 4.2 6.3 5.4
Midwest 3.8 4.2 5.9 5.1
South 5.6 6.0 8.1 6.9
West 4.3 4.9 7.1 5.9
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(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
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 12.3 13.3 19.1 15.8
High school graduate, no college 5.2 5.6 8.0 6.7
College: Less than bachelor's degree 3.5 3.9 5.7 4.9
Bachelor's degree or more 1.5 1.7 2.1 1.9
Work Experience in 2006-RS
Total, 15 to 64 years 4.9 5.3 7.7 6.4
Worked at full-time jobs 1.6 1.7 3.6 2.4
50 to 52 weeks 1.0 1.0 2.3 1.4
Worked at part-time jobs 7.7 8.0 12.4 10.1
Did not work 16.8 18.6 22.0 20.8
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 13.7 15.2 19.3 17.7
Householder 15 to 64 years 22.2 24.3 31.5 28.5
Householder 65 years and over 3.5 4.5 4.9 4.8
One worker 1.7 1.8 3.9 2.5
Two workers or more 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 19.6 22.0 31.7 29.9
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 33.0 35.9 57.1 54.2
SSI 14.6 17.0 23.2 22.0
Food stamps 28.1 30.6 52.4 45.2
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(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
Housing assistance 23.4 23.8 46.9 42.8
Energy assistance 20.7 24.6 43.2 37.1
Free or reduced-price school lunches 17.9 19.2 33.0 26.5
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 32.8 36.4 57.7 55.1
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1.2 1.3 2.2 1.7
Medicare 2.8 3.4 3.8 3.6
Medicaid 15.6 16.9 26.0 21.7
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid . . . .
Health insurance . . . .
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 6.5 9.2 11.6 10.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(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
All families 4417 9564 9443 9120 9501 9409 8698 8703 4137
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 606 666 665 632 655 651 562 562 529
25 to 44 years 2283 2747 2733 2579 2798 2691 2187 2180 1910
45 to 54 years 603 989 981 939 1004 997 915 912 645
55 to 64 years 511 1228 1215 1159 1198 1202 1174 1180 581
65 years and over 414 3934 3851 3811 3846 3869 3860 3869 472
Type of Family
Married-couple families 1894 5865 5762 5569 5798 5699 5368 5372 1717
With related children under 18 1077 1379 1375 1258 1428 1324 1007 1003 815
With related children under 6 700 804 801 736 830 767 576 572 514
Male householder, no wife present 378 634 631 615 649 650 587 592 371
Female householder, no husband present 2144 3065 3050 2937 3054 3060 2743 2740 2049
With related children under 18 1912 2323 2321 2216 2317 2302 2002 1997 1755
With related children under 6 1072 1202 1205 1161 1208 1204 1056 1049 984
Region
Northeast 720 1665 1661 1606 1649 1644 1543 1538 691
Midwest 886 2032 1991 1914 2001 1987 1839 1847 805
South 1798 3862 3810 3698 3842 3825 3536 3541 1666
West 1012 2005 1981 1901 2009 1954 1780 1778 975
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1549 2919 2898 2817 2942 2902 2646 2645 1491
High school graduate, no college 1507 3602 3548 3419 3562 3530 3270 3270 1403
College: Less than bachelor's degree 971 2063 2030 1957 2048 2032 1878 1878 875
Bachelor's degree or more 390 981 968 927 949 946 904 909 367
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(White alone or in combination)
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 4003 5630 5593 5309 5655 5541 4838 4834 3665
Worked at full-time jobs 1283 1534 1533 1375 1570 1486 1063 1053 922
50 to 52 weeks 712 822 822 719 865 802 503 497 453
Worked at part-time jobs 702 897 891 841 908 892 745 739 611
Did not work 2018 3199 3169 3093 3177 3162 3031 3042 2132
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 3356 8212 8093 7931 8079 8062 7777 7780 3400
Householder 15 to 64 years 2956 4367 4334 4199 4328 4293 4015 4013 2944
Householder 65 years and over 400 3845 3759 3732 3750 3769 3762 3766 456
One worker 992 1278 1278 1124 1342 1271 870 873 690
Two workers or more 68 74 72 65 80 76 52 51 47
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 778 1420 1417 1398 1431 1424 1348 1348 1117
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 436 559 559 552 565 566 530 530 491
SSI 424 986 982 971 991 984 943 943 741
Food stamps 1624 2134 2123 2053 2144 2107 1866 1864 1577
Housing assistance 559 788 787 771 786 785 715 713 599
Energy assistance 481 763 761 743 763 757 686 687 480
Free or reduced-price school lunches 1718 2166 2162 2054 2204 2137 1781 1777 1509
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 561 813 812 800 814 811 767 767 706
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 962 2467 2420 2097 2183 2163 2008 2021 695
Medicare 363 3719 3643 3616 3649 3655 3630 3635 438
Medicaid 2433 3647 3622 3525 3720 3646 3191 3182 2398
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
(White alone or in combination)
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 110 483 474 470 481 479 466 464 184
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(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
All families 4051 4050 3715 3616 3194 2950 3238 4582 3875
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 525 525 515 503 463 454 467 631 529
25 to 44 years 1897 1897 1786 1733 1432 1392 1445 2368 1859
45 to 54 years 630 630 549 527 476 427 485 639 570
55 to 64 years 549 549 473 461 451 389 469 536 513
65 years and over 449 448 392 391 371 288 371 408 404
Type of Family
Married-couple families 1668 1668 1530 1484 1359 1221 1394 1956 1625
With related children under 18 800 800 753 723 611 582 622 1126 803
With related children under 6 506 506 485 465 401 388 409 715 521
Male householder, no wife present 356 356 331 331 304 281 304 406 344
Female householder, no husband present 2027 2026 1853 1801 1530 1447 1540 2220 1905
With related children under 18 1742 1741 1634 1588 1332 1276 1342 1994 1680
With related children under 6 977 977 936 907 782 766 792 1119 955
Region
Northeast 678 678 603 585 477 450 487 739 630
Midwest 799 797 764 741 645 582 648 922 786
South 1627 1627 1532 1514 1378 1289 1389 1875 1593
West 948 948 816 775 695 628 714 1046 866
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1447 1446 1292 1261 1108 1041 1124 1616 1341
High school graduate, no college 1383 1383 1270 1236 1091 1010 1100 1571 1312
College: Less than bachelor's degree 860 860 808 779 672 617 691 998 859
Bachelor's degree or more 362 362 346 340 323 282 323 398 362
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(White alone or in combination)
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 3602 3602 3323 3224 2823 2662 2867 4174 3471
Worked at full-time jobs 916 916 861 825 652 640 659 1385 925
50 to 52 weeks 449 449 427 409 325 331 329 785 475
Worked at part-time jobs 596 596 572 555 471 453 472 730 597
Did not work 2090 2090 1890 1844 1700 1569 1735 2059 1950
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 3322 3321 3033 2962 2646 2409 2684 3408 3117
Householder 15 to 64 years 2888 2888 2656 2584 2288 2129 2327 3017 2731
Householder 65 years and over 434 433 377 377 358 280 358 391 386
One worker 682 682 637 611 509 493 512 1095 705
Two workers or more 47 47 45 43 39 48 41 80 53
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 1059 1059 727 687 535 492 553 795 750
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 483 483 410 384 269 256 278 443 420
SSI 685 685 395 375 309 274 318 435 412
Food stamps 1550 1550 1398 1313 955 890 971 1662 1434
Housing assistance 582 582 505 472 281 281 287 565 516
Energy assistance 473 473 419 393 275 239 284 499 429
Free or reduced-price school lunches 1494 1494 1393 1334 1027 966 1035 1781 1429
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 686 686 534 499 350 324 359 570 544
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 687 687 657 646 585 551 587 1016 780
Medicare 384 384 326 326 310 269 324 364 347
Medicaid 2336 2336 2030 1930 1601 1504 1638 2513 2095
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
(White alone or in combination)
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 144 144 88 88 80 64 90 114 103
Race Footnotes