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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(White alone)
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
All families 64120 6.8 14.7 14.5 14.0
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 2633 22.6 24.8 24.7 23.5
25 to 44 years 25052 9.0 10.8 10.7 10.1
45 to 54 years 14613 4.0 6.6 6.6 6.3
55 to 64 years 11034 4.5 10.9 10.8 10.3
65 years and over 10788 3.8 36.1 35.3 35.0
Type of Family
Married-couple families 50747 3.7 11.4 11.2 10.8
With related children under 18 22839 4.6 5.9 5.9 5.4
With related children under 6 10798 6.4 7.3 7.3 6.7
Male householder, no wife present 3809 9.7 16.3 16.2 15.8
Female householder, no husband present 9563 22.0 31.5 31.3 30.2
With related children under 18 6344 29.5 35.9 35.8 34.2
With related children under 6 2480 42.4 47.6 47.7 46.0
Region
Northeast 11634 6.1 14.1 14.1 13.6
Midwest 15350 5.7 13.1 12.8 12.3
South 22778 7.8 16.7 16.4 16.0
West 14358 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)
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 8377 18.2 34.4 34.1 33.2
High school graduate, no college 19294 7.7 18.4 18.1 17.5
College: Less than bachelor's degree 17304 5.5 11.7 11.5 11.1
Bachelor's degree or more 19144 2.0 5.1 5.0 4.8
Work Experience in 2006-RS
Total, 15 to 64 years 53332 7.4 10.4 10.3 9.8
Worked at full-time jobs 38306 3.3 3.9 3.9 3.5
50 to 52 weeks 33396 2.1 2.4 2.4 2.1
Worked at part-time jobs 5829 11.8 15.1 15.0 14.2
Did not work 9196 21.5 34.2 33.9 33.1
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 17362 19.0 46.6 46.0 45.1
Householder 15 to 64 years 9417 30.8 45.6 45.3 43.9
Householder 65 years and over 7945 5.0 47.9 46.8 46.5
One worker 27863 3.5 4.5 4.5 3.9
Two workers or more 18895 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 2441 31.0 56.7 56.5 55.8
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 743 56.4 72.6 72.6 71.7
SSI 1827 22.6 52.7 52.5 51.8
Food stamps 3088 51.3 67.4 67.1 64.8
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(White alone)
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 1168 46.6 65.9 65.7 64.4
Energy assistance 1126 41.8 65.9 65.7 64.1
Free or reduced-price school lunches 5285 31.7 40.0 39.9 37.9
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 946 57.3 83.2 83.0 81.8
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 46020 2.0 5.3 5.2 4.5
Medicare 9460 3.8 38.9 38.2 37.9
Medicaid 9472 25.1 37.7 37.4 36.4
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 0 . . . .
Health insurance 0 . . . .
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 969 11.0 48.9 48.0 47.6
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(White alone)
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
All families 14.6 14.5 13.4 13.4 6.3
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 24.4 24.2 20.9 20.9 19.8
25 to 44 years 11.0 10.6 8.6 8.6 7.5
45 to 54 years 6.7 6.7 6.2 6.1 4.3
55 to 64 years 10.6 10.6 10.4 10.4 5.1
65 years and over 35.3 35.5 35.4 35.5 4.3
Type of Family
Married-couple families 11.3 11.1 10.4 10.5 3.3
With related children under 18 6.1 5.7 4.3 4.3 3.5
With related children under 6 7.5 6.9 5.2 5.2 4.7
Male householder, no wife present 16.7 16.7 15.2 15.3 9.6
Female householder, no husband present 31.4 31.5 28.2 28.2 21.0
With related children under 18 35.8 35.6 30.9 30.8 27.2
With related children under 6 47.9 47.7 41.8 41.5 39.0
Region
Northeast 14.0 14.0 13.1 13.0 5.8
Midwest 12.9 12.8 11.9 11.9 5.2
South 16.6 16.5 15.3 15.3 7.2
West 13.7 13.4 12.2 12.2 6.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(White alone)
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 34.6 34.2 31.2 31.2 17.5
High school graduate, no college 18.2 18.0 16.7 16.7 7.2
College: Less than bachelor's degree 11.6 11.5 10.7 10.7 4.9
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 10.4 10.2 8.9 8.9 6.7
Worked at full-time jobs 4.0 3.8 2.7 2.7 2.4
50 to 52 weeks 2.5 2.3 1.5 1.4 1.3
Worked at part-time jobs 15.3 15.1 12.6 12.5 10.3
Did not work 33.9 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 47.0 46.9 46.9 5.7
One worker 4.7 4.4 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 57.1 56.8 53.8 53.8 44.5
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 73.4 73.5 68.6 68.6 63.7
SSI 52.9 52.5 50.5 50.5 39.5
Food stamps 67.7 66.5 58.9 58.8 49.9
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(White alone)
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 65.7 65.6 59.6 59.5 49.8
Energy assistance 65.8 65.3 59.0 59.1 41.6
Free or reduced-price school lunches 40.6 39.4 32.9 32.9 27.9
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 83.3 83.0 78.4 78.4 72.1
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 38.1 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 48.7 48.5 47.2 47.0 18.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(White alone)
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
All families 6.2 6.2 5.7 5.5 4.9
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 19.6 19.6 19.2 18.8 17.3
25 to 44 years 7.5 7.5 7.0 6.8 5.6
45 to 54 years 4.2 4.2 3.7 3.5 3.2
55 to 64 years 4.8 4.8 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 3.2 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.6
With related children under 18 3.4 3.4 3.2 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 8.6 8.5 7.9
Female householder, no husband present 20.8 20.8 19.0 18.5 15.7
With related children under 18 26.9 26.9 25.3 24.6 20.6
With related children under 6 38.7 38.7 37.1 35.9 30.9
Region
Northeast 5.7 5.7 5.1 4.9 4.0
Midwest 5.1 5.1 4.9 4.8 4.1
South 7.0 7.0 6.6 6.5 6.0
West 6.5 6.5 5.6 5.3 4.8
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(White alone)
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 17.0 17.0 15.2 14.9 13.0
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 6.6 6.6 6.1 5.9 5.2
Worked at full-time jobs 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.7
50 to 52 weeks 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 0.9
Worked at part-time jobs 10.0 10.0 9.6 9.4 7.9
Did not work 22.3 22.3 20.2 19.7 18.2
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 18.8 18.8 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 2.2 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 42.3 42.3 29.0 27.4 21.4
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 62.6 62.6 53.0 49.7 34.8
SSI 36.6 36.6 21.2 20.1 16.6
Food stamps 49.0 49.0 44.2 41.5 30.2
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(White alone)
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 23.2
Energy assistance 40.9 40.9 36.5 34.2 23.8
Free or reduced-price school lunches 27.6 27.6 25.8 24.7 19.0
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 70.2 70.2 54.5 51.0 35.8
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.2
Medicare 4.0 4.0 3.4 3.4 3.3
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 14.5 14.5 8.8 8.8 8.0
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(White alone)
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
All families 4.5 5.0 7.0 5.9
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 16.9 17.4 23.5 19.8
25 to 44 years 5.5 5.7 9.3 7.3
45 to 54 years 2.9 3.3 4.3 3.8
55 to 64 years 3.5 4.1 4.7 4.5
65 years and over 2.6 3.4 3.8 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 4.8 3.4
With related children under 6 3.6 3.7 6.5 4.8
Male householder, no wife present 7.2 7.9 10.4 8.9
Female householder, no husband present 14.9 15.8 22.8 19.6
With related children under 18 19.8 20.8 30.8 26.0
With related children under 6 30.3 31.3 44.3 37.8
Region
Northeast 3.8 4.1 6.3 5.3
Midwest 3.7 4.2 5.9 5.1
South 5.6 6.0 8.1 6.9
West 4.3 4.9 7.2 5.9
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(White alone)
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 13.2 19.0 15.8
High school graduate, no college 5.1 5.6 8.0 6.7
College: Less than bachelor's degree 3.5 3.9 5.6 4.8
Bachelor's degree or more 1.5 1.7 2.0 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 3.5 2.4
50 to 52 weeks 1.0 1.0 2.3 1.4
Worked at part-time jobs 7.6 8.0 12.3 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 22.3 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 3.8 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 19.7 22.1 31.7 29.9
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 33.3 36.0 57.3 54.3
SSI 14.8 17.0 23.3 22.0
Food stamps 28.2 30.7 52.6 45.4
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(White alone)
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 23.2 23.7 47.1 42.9
Energy assistance 20.8 24.6 43.4 37.4
Free or reduced-price school lunches 17.9 19.2 32.9 26.4
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 33.4 36.8 58.3 55.6
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1.2 1.2 2.2 1.7
Medicare 2.8 3.4 3.8 3.6
Medicaid 15.6 17.0 26.0 21.7
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid . . . .
Health insurance . . . .
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 6.4 8.9 11.4 10.3
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(White alone)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White alone
All families 4338 9421 9303 8987 9359 9271 8575 8581 4067
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 594 652 651 619 642 638 551 551 520
25 to 44 years 2246 2704 2690 2539 2754 2650 2156 2149 1880
45 to 54 years 591 971 963 923 984 978 899 896 635
55 to 64 years 496 1200 1187 1132 1170 1174 1147 1153 562
65 years and over 411 3893 3813 3774 3809 3831 3823 3832 469
Type of Family
Married-couple families 1867 5789 5689 5498 5719 5625 5300 5303 1688
With related children under 18 1059 1354 1349 1234 1397 1298 986 981 797
With related children under 6 690 787 784 720 812 750 561 558 503
Male householder, no wife present 369 620 617 602 635 636 579 584 366
Female householder, no husband present 2103 3012 2997 2887 3004 3010 2696 2694 2013
With related children under 18 1874 2275 2273 2170 2271 2256 1960 1954 1723
With related children under 6 1051 1181 1184 1141 1187 1183 1036 1030 967
Region
Northeast 710 1645 1642 1587 1629 1624 1523 1518 677
Midwest 869 2011 1970 1894 1980 1966 1822 1830 793
South 1767 3796 3747 3640 3775 3762 3481 3485 1640
West 993 1969 1945 1867 1974 1919 1750 1747 956
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1527 2878 2858 2779 2899 2861 2611 2610 1468
High school graduate, no college 1482 3548 3497 3369 3510 3478 3224 3224 1381
College: Less than bachelor's degree 944 2023 1990 1920 2010 1995 1844 1845 855
Bachelor's degree or more 385 972 960 919 939 936 896 901 363
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(White alone)
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 3928 5528 5491 5213 5550 5439 4753 4749 3597
Worked at full-time jobs 1257 1504 1502 1347 1536 1455 1040 1031 904
50 to 52 weeks 694 801 802 700 842 780 490 484 441
Worked at part-time jobs 689 880 875 827 894 879 734 728 601
Did not work 1981 3144 3114 3039 3119 3106 2979 2990 2092
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 3300 8099 7983 7825 7972 7955 7673 7676 3347
Householder 15 to 64 years 2902 4295 4261 4130 4258 4223 3947 3946 2895
Householder 65 years and over 397 3804 3722 3695 3713 3732 3725 3730 453
One worker 971 1248 1248 1098 1307 1240 851 854 673
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 755 1383 1380 1361 1393 1386 1313 1313 1087
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 419 540 540 533 546 547 510 510 473
SSI 414 962 959 947 966 960 922 922 722
Food stamps 1584 2081 2071 2003 2090 2054 1819 1816 1539
Housing assistance 544 770 768 753 767 767 697 695 582
Energy assistance 471 742 740 722 742 735 665 666 468
Free or reduced-price school lunches 1676 2112 2107 2003 2146 2084 1740 1736 1476
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 542 787 785 773 788 785 741 741 682
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 940 2426 2381 2065 2148 2129 1976 1989 679
Medicare 359 3683 3609 3582 3615 3621 3596 3600 434
Medicaid 2379 3569 3544 3451 3643 3570 3124 3116 2349
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)
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 107 474 465 461 472 470 457 455 180
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(White alone)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White alone
All families 3984 3982 3655 3558 3144 2905 3186 4503 3811
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 516 516 506 495 455 446 459 620 521
25 to 44 years 1867 1867 1761 1710 1413 1373 1426 2331 1834
45 to 54 years 620 620 539 517 467 419 476 627 559
55 to 64 years 533 533 460 448 441 382 457 519 498
65 years and over 446 445 389 388 369 285 369 405 401
Type of Family
Married-couple families 1642 1642 1509 1463 1341 1206 1373 1927 1601
With related children under 18 784 784 739 709 600 573 610 1107 787
With related children under 6 497 497 479 458 397 384 404 706 514
Male householder, no wife present 351 351 326 326 300 276 300 397 339
Female householder, no husband present 1991 1989 1820 1769 1503 1423 1513 2179 1872
With related children under 18 1710 1708 1604 1559 1309 1254 1318 1956 1650
With related children under 6 959 959 919 890 767 751 777 1099 938
Region
Northeast 665 665 592 575 467 440 477 728 619
Midwest 787 786 754 730 636 575 639 906 775
South 1603 1603 1508 1490 1356 1269 1367 1843 1568
West 929 929 801 762 685 620 703 1027 849
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1426 1425 1275 1244 1092 1027 1106 1595 1323
High school graduate, no college 1361 1361 1250 1216 1074 993 1083 1546 1292
College: Less than bachelor's degree 840 840 789 762 660 606 678 970 839
Bachelor's degree or more 357 357 342 336 319 279 319 392 358
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006-RS
(White alone)
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 3537 3537 3266 3170 2775 2620 2818 4098 3411
Worked at full-time jobs 898 898 846 810 639 627 647 1359 910
50 to 52 weeks 438 438 416 399 314 320 318 765 465
Worked at part-time jobs 586 586 562 545 463 445 464 718 587
Did not work 2053 2053 1858 1814 1674 1548 1707 2021 1914
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 3270 3268 2985 2916 2608 2374 2644 3351 3068
Householder 15 to 64 years 2838 2838 2611 2541 2253 2097 2289 2964 2685
Householder 65 years and over 431 430 375 375 355 277 355 388 383
One worker 667 667 625 599 497 482 501 1072 691
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 1032 1032 707 669 523 482 539 773 729
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 465 465 394 369 259 248 268 426 403
SSI 669 669 387 367 304 270 311 425 402
Food stamps 1515 1515 1366 1283 932 871 948 1623 1402
Housing assistance 565 565 490 458 271 271 277 550 501
Energy assistance 461 461 411 385 268 235 277 489 421
Free or reduced-price school lunches 1461 1461 1363 1306 1005 946 1013 1740 1397
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 664 664 515 482 339 316 348 551 526
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 670 670 641 629 571 538 572 994 762
Medicare 380 380 323 323 308 267 320 360 343
Medicaid 2289 2289 1991 1893 1571 1478 1606 2459 2055
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)
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 140 140 85 85 78 62 86 110 100
Race Footnotes