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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(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 9.8 17.7 17.5 16.9
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 3534 28.4 30.6 30.7 29.3
25 to 44 years 31733 12.6 14.5 14.4 13.6
45 to 54 years 17816 6.2 9.1 9.1 8.6
55 to 64 years 12981 6.3 13.2 13.1 12.6
65 years and over 12389 6.1 39.2 38.5 38.1
Type of Family
Married-couple families 58964 4.9 12.8 12.6 12.2
With related children under 18 27317 6.4 7.9 7.8 7.2
With related children under 6 12885 8.2 9.3 9.3 8.5
Male householder, no wife present 5067 13.2 19.7 19.7 18.8
Female householder, no husband present 14424 28.3 36.8 36.7 35.3
With related children under 18 9894 36.5 42.2 42.2 40.4
With related children under 6 4035 49.6 54.1 54.2 52.0
Region
Northeast 14197 9.0 16.7 16.7 15.9
Midwest 17706 8.7 16.6 16.3 15.7
South 29142 11.2 20.0 19.8 19.2
West 17409 9.1 15.8 15.7 15.0
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(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 24.7 40.3 40.1 38.9
High school graduate, no college 23574 11.7 22.2 22.0 21.2
College: Less than bachelor's degree 21257 8.0 14.4 14.2 13.5
Bachelor's degree or more 22999 2.6 5.6 5.6 5.4
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 15 to 64 years 66065 10.5 13.6 13.6 12.9
Worked at full-time jobs 47198 4.9 5.7 5.7 5.2
50 to 52 weeks 41126 3.3 3.8 3.8 3.3
Worked at part-time jobs 7039 16.9 20.8 20.7 19.8
Did not work 11827 29.0 40.9 40.7 39.6
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 21545 26.4 52.8 52.2 51.3
Householder 15 to 64 years 12565 39.5 53.2 52.9 51.6
Householder 65 years and over 8981 8.1 52.3 51.3 51.0
One worker 34048 5.5 7.0 7.0 6.1
Two workers or more 22861 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 3843 40.8 63.5 63.4 62.3
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 1369 65.4 78.1 78.2 76.7
SSI 2723 30.8 58.5 58.3 57.4
Food stamps 5033 62.3 74.9 74.6 72.6
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(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 58.3 71.7 71.5 69.4
Energy assistance 1633 52.8 72.8 72.4 70.4
Free or reduced-price school lunches 7921 40.9 48.4 48.3 46.0
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 1760 67.6 86.5 86.4 84.7
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 55276 3.1 6.5 6.4 5.5
Medicare 10799 5.6 41.9 41.1 40.8
Medicaid 13136 33.2 44.9 44.7 43.6
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 0 . . . .
Health insurance 0 . . . .
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 1300 16.9 53.6 52.9 52.1
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(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 17.7 17.4 16.1 16.1 9.1
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 31.0 30.2 26.8 26.8 25.3
25 to 44 years 14.8 14.2 11.8 11.9 10.6
45 to 54 years 9.1 9.0 8.3 8.3 6.3
55 to 64 years 13.2 13.2 12.9 12.9 7.0
65 years and over 38.6 38.7 38.5 38.7 6.8
Type of Family
Married-couple families 12.7 12.5 11.7 11.7 4.4
With related children under 18 8.0 7.4 5.8 5.8 4.7
With related children under 6 9.4 8.7 6.9 6.9 6.0
Male householder, no wife present 20.1 20.4 18.5 18.8 13.3
Female householder, no husband present 37.2 36.7 33.1 33.2 26.9
With related children under 18 42.6 41.7 36.7 36.7 33.1
With related children under 6 54.5 53.3 47.5 47.6 44.7
Region
Northeast 16.6 16.4 15.3 15.2 8.2
Midwest 16.4 16.1 14.9 15.1 8.0
South 20.1 19.9 18.4 18.4 10.5
West 16.0 15.6 14.1 14.1 8.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(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 40.8 40.2 37.3 37.4 24.1
High school graduate, no college 22.3 21.9 20.0 20.0 10.7
College: Less than bachelor's degree 14.3 14.0 12.8 12.9 7.2
Bachelor's degree or more 5.6 5.6 5.3 5.3 2.4
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 15 to 64 years 13.8 13.5 11.9 11.9 9.5
Worked at full-time jobs 5.9 5.6 4.1 4.2 3.6
50 to 52 weeks 4.0 3.6 2.5 2.5 2.2
Worked at part-time jobs 21.2 20.8 18.1 18.1 15.5
Did not work 40.8 40.5 39.0 39.1 29.8
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 52.4 52.2 50.4 50.5 26.6
Householder 15 to 64 years 53.1 52.8 49.7 49.8 39.1
Householder 65 years and over 51.3 51.5 51.4 51.6 9.1
One worker 7.3 6.8 4.9 4.9 3.9
Two workers or more 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 63.5 63.2 61.1 61.1 52.2
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 78.2 77.4 73.7 73.9 68.6
SSI 58.4 58.4 57.2 57.1 46.7
Food stamps 75.4 74.2 67.0 67.4 59.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(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 71.1 70.9 66.5 66.3 58.1
Energy assistance 72.8 71.8 66.4 66.6 51.1
Free or reduced-price school lunches 49.5 47.3 40.4 40.4 35.6
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 86.3 85.5 82.4 82.5 77.0
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 5.8 5.8 5.1 5.2 2.2
Medicare 41.2 41.3 41.2 41.3 6.8
Medicaid 46.0 44.8 40.0 40.1 32.3
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid . . . . .
Health insurance . . . . .
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 53.3 53.1 52.2 52.2 25.3
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(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 8.9 8.9 8.3 7.9 7.1
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 25.0 25.0 24.6 23.3 21.6
25 to 44 years 10.5 10.5 10.1 9.5 8.3
45 to 54 years 6.1 6.1 5.5 5.2 4.7
55 to 64 years 6.6 6.6 5.9 5.7 5.5
65 years and over 6.2 6.2 5.6 5.5 5.2
Type of Family
Married-couple families 4.2 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.5
With related children under 18 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.1 3.7
With related children under 6 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.4 4.9
Male householder, no wife present 12.7 12.7 11.8 11.4 10.6
Female householder, no husband present 26.5 26.5 24.8 23.5 20.6
With related children under 18 32.8 32.8 31.3 29.6 25.6
With related children under 6 44.3 44.3 43.1 40.4 35.8
Region
Northeast 8.0 8.0 7.4 7.0 6.1
Midwest 7.8 7.8 7.5 7.0 6.4
South 10.2 10.2 9.6 9.3 8.5
West 8.4 8.4 7.5 7.0 6.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(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 23.3 23.3 21.6 20.4 18.5
High school graduate, no college 10.4 10.3 9.6 9.2 8.3
College: Less than bachelor's degree 7.1 7.1 6.6 6.3 5.6
Bachelor's degree or more 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.1
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 15 to 64 years 9.4 9.4 8.8 8.3 7.5
Worked at full-time jobs 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.1 2.6
50 to 52 weeks 2.2 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.6
Worked at part-time jobs 15.2 15.1 14.5 13.5 11.6
Did not work 29.2 29.2 27.2 26.0 24.5
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 25.9 25.8 24.1 23.2 21.2
Householder 15 to 64 years 38.4 38.3 36.0 34.5 31.4
Householder 65 years and over 8.4 8.4 7.4 7.3 6.9
One worker 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.3 2.8
Two workers or more 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 49.9 49.9 37.9 34.6 29.5
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 68.1 68.1 61.2 55.2 44.6
SSI 43.5 43.5 28.7 25.9 23.3
Food stamps 58.1 58.1 54.0 49.0 39.1
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(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 56.8 56.8 52.2 47.3 34.7
Energy assistance 49.8 49.8 45.6 41.8 33.8
Free or reduced-price school lunches 35.2 35.2 33.3 31.1 25.7
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 74.9 74.9 63.4 56.5 45.9
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.8
Medicare 5.9 5.9 5.0 4.9 4.7
Medicaid 31.4 31.4 28.3 26.0 22.4
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid . . . . .
Health insurance . . . . .
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 21.0 21.0 14.4 14.0 13.0
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(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 6.7 7.4 10.2 8.8
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 21.4 21.9 29.4 25.2
25 to 44 years 8.1 8.5 13.0 10.7
45 to 54 years 4.4 4.9 6.7 5.9
55 to 64 years 4.8 5.7 6.7 6.4
65 years and over 4.0 5.5 6.1 6.0
Type of Family
Married-couple families 3.2 3.7 5.1 4.3
With related children under 18 3.5 3.9 6.6 5.0
With related children under 6 4.7 5.1 8.3 6.4
Male householder, no wife present 9.8 11.0 14.0 12.4
Female householder, no husband present 19.6 21.1 29.5 25.8
With related children under 18 24.8 26.2 37.9 32.5
With related children under 6 35.1 36.8 51.1 44.5
Region
Northeast 5.8 6.3 9.3 8.1
Midwest 6.0 6.5 8.9 7.8
South 8.0 8.8 11.7 10.2
West 5.8 6.8 9.6 8.1
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(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 17.4 19.3 25.8 22.9
High school graduate, no college 7.8 8.5 12.1 10.2
College: Less than bachelor's degree 5.2 5.8 8.3 7.1
Bachelor's degree or more 1.9 2.2 2.7 2.4
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 15 to 64 years 7.2 7.7 10.9 9.3
Worked at full-time jobs 2.5 2.7 5.2 3.7
50 to 52 weeks 1.6 1.7 3.6 2.4
Worked at part-time jobs 11.4 12.0 17.9 15.3
Did not work 23.0 25.3 29.6 28.2
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 19.6 21.8 26.9 25.1
Householder 15 to 64 years 29.7 32.1 40.4 37.3
Householder 65 years and over 5.3 7.4 8.0 8.0
One worker 2.7 2.9 6.1 4.1
Two workers or more 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.4
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 28.1 31.0 41.5 39.4
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 43.6 46.7 66.2 62.5
SSI 21.7 24.8 31.5 30.2
Food stamps 37.5 40.8 63.6 56.6
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(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 34.7 36.3 59.6 54.2
Energy assistance 31.6 35.1 53.2 47.5
Free or reduced-price school lunches 24.7 26.7 42.1 35.1
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 44.4 48.3 68.6 65.4
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1.6 1.9 3.3 2.6
Medicare 4.1 5.1 5.7 5.5
Medicaid 21.4 23.4 34.2 29.6
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid . . . .
Health insurance . . . .
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 11.0 13.7 17.5 16.3
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(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 7668 13871 13743 13237 13900 13685 12616 12655 7147
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 1005 1082 1084 1037 1097 1067 947 949 894
25 to 44 years 3985 4592 4572 4318 4689 4499 3756 3765 3373
45 to 54 years 1108 1626 1619 1525 1628 1606 1475 1477 1129
55 to 64 years 818 1712 1703 1640 1709 1718 1668 1673 904
65 years and over 752 4859 4765 4716 4778 4795 4770 4791 848
Type of Family
Married-couple families 2910 7564 7453 7192 7517 7361 6898 6913 2590
With related children under 18 1746 2152 2143 1959 2191 2021 1578 1576 1287
With related children under 6 1052 1204 1194 1094 1217 1120 886 885 777
Male householder, no wife present 671 997 996 951 1020 1034 938 952 673
Female householder, no husband present 4087 5309 5295 5094 5363 5289 4780 4789 3883
With related children under 18 3615 4179 4177 3995 4219 4122 3626 3627 3277
With related children under 6 2001 2183 2185 2098 2198 2151 1917 1920 1802
Region
Northeast 1274 2371 2370 2257 2361 2328 2169 2161 1165
Midwest 1536 2934 2885 2776 2897 2847 2644 2676 1417
South 3278 5817 5761 5586 5863 5791 5351 5359 3046
West 1579 2749 2727 2618 2779 2718 2451 2458 1519
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 2620 4283 4265 4134 4332 4271 3962 3976 2562
High school graduate, no college 2752 5241 5175 4997 5248 5153 4707 4726 2515
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1703 3055 3022 2871 3031 2978 2730 2736 1523
Bachelor's degree or more 594 1293 1282 1235 1289 1282 1217 1216 548
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(All Races)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 15 to 64 years 6916 9012 8978 8520 9122 8889 7846 7864 6299
Worked at full-time jobs 2299 2714 2710 2436 2800 2631 1953 1959 1681
50 to 52 weeks 1364 1563 1561 1368 1648 1498 1029 1031 915
Worked at part-time jobs 1191 1463 1460 1396 1494 1463 1274 1274 1089
Did not work 3427 4835 4808 4688 4828 4796 4618 4630 3530
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 5688 11377 11250 11057 11280 11252 10861 10890 5730
Householder 15 to 64 years 4961 6679 6646 6479 6670 6629 6247 6254 4913
Householder 65 years and over 726 4698 4604 4577 4609 4623 4615 4636 817
One worker 1880 2376 2371 2075 2496 2309 1656 1666 1328
Two workers or more 101 118 122 105 124 124 98 98 89
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 1569 2441 2437 2394 2441 2430 2347 2349 2007
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 895 1070 1071 1049 1071 1059 1009 1012 940
SSI 840 1592 1588 1564 1591 1590 1557 1555 1272
Food stamps 3135 3768 3756 3652 3796 3736 3373 3389 2994
Housing assistance 1397 1718 1714 1664 1705 1699 1594 1591 1393
Energy assistance 862 1188 1182 1150 1189 1172 1084 1087 834
Free or reduced-price school lunches 3236 3831 3825 3642 3925 3749 3201 3197 2820
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 1189 1522 1521 1492 1518 1505 1451 1452 1355
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1704 3572 3522 3015 3225 3179 2841 2859 1197
Medicare 604 4524 4439 4405 4450 4462 4444 4455 733
Medicaid 4366 5901 5874 5731 6038 5888 5250 5263 4237
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
(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 220 697 688 678 693 690 679 679 329
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(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 6960 6954 6490 6180 5596 5220 5782 7977 6908
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 885 885 869 823 762 757 775 1038 892
25 to 44 years 3345 3341 3191 3008 2631 2562 2703 4132 3398
45 to 54 years 1095 1095 980 930 846 784 876 1188 1042
55 to 64 years 862 861 762 741 715 620 742 865 827
65 years and over 773 773 688 678 641 496 686 755 748
Type of Family
Married-couple families 2490 2486 2317 2206 2089 1889 2184 3006 2564
With related children under 18 1260 1256 1197 1116 1019 966 1065 1793 1353
With related children under 6 765 765 748 692 629 602 663 1068 829
Male householder, no wife present 645 642 599 578 536 499 556 711 628
Female householder, no husband present 3826 3826 3574 3396 2970 2832 3042 4260 3716
With related children under 18 3250 3250 3095 2930 2530 2457 2596 3746 3215
With related children under 6 1789 1789 1738 1630 1444 1417 1485 2061 1796
Region
Northeast 1140 1140 1054 998 860 821 898 1321 1151
Midwest 1388 1388 1323 1248 1130 1065 1157 1571 1389
South 2963 2958 2805 2708 2481 2319 2551 3423 2965
West 1469 1469 1307 1226 1125 1015 1176 1663 1403
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 2476 2475 2294 2163 1966 1844 2054 2737 2431
High school graduate, no college 2442 2438 2270 2166 1946 1836 2000 2853 2409
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1499 1499 1409 1340 1194 1103 1230 1770 1518
Bachelor's degree or more 543 543 517 511 489 438 498 617 551
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(All Races)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 15 to 64 years 6187 6181 5802 5502 4954 4724 5096 7223 6160
Worked at full-time jobs 1662 1660 1573 1474 1241 1200 1268 2467 1754
50 to 52 weeks 905 905 857 789 661 646 679 1484 978
Worked at part-time jobs 1067 1066 1017 948 819 803 841 1259 1076
Did not work 3458 3455 3212 3080 2894 2721 2987 3497 3330
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 5573 5569 5184 4988 4563 4216 4698 5795 5405
Householder 15 to 64 years 4822 4818 4518 4330 3940 3737 4038 5077 4688
Householder 65 years and over 751 751 666 658 623 479 660 719 718
One worker 1301 1299 1221 1114 959 927 1002 2062 1406
Two workers or more 86 86 85 78 74 77 81 120 97
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 1917 1917 1458 1328 1132 1081 1193 1595 1515
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 932 932 838 756 610 597 639 906 856
SSI 1183 1183 782 706 634 592 676 856 823
Food stamps 2923 2923 2719 2466 1969 1885 2052 3199 2847
Housing assistance 1361 1361 1252 1133 831 831 871 1428 1300
Energy assistance 813 813 744 682 552 517 573 869 775
Free or reduced-price school lunches 2788 2788 2637 2462 2039 1957 2116 3332 2778
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 1318 1318 1115 995 808 781 849 1207 1151
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1162 1160 1118 1087 992 910 1023 1801 1435
Medicare 635 635 537 532 512 437 547 615 593
Medicaid 4131 4129 3715 3412 2941 2813 3073 4493 3887
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
(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 273 273 187 183 169 143 178 227 211
Race Footnotes