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Table 4. Percent of Unrelated Individuals in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected
Characteristics: 2006 (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
Total 40461 18.1 33.3 33.0 32.6
Age
15 to 24 years 5483 35.5 37.6 37.3 36.4
25 to 44 years 12620 14.1 15.8 15.7 15.3
45 to 54 years 6379 16.7 22.1 22.1 21.7
55 to 64 years 5710 17.7 28.1 27.9 27.7
65 years and over 10269 14.9 62.5 61.5 61.3
Region
Northeast 7652 19.0 35.5 35.1 34.4
Midwest 9547 17.4 34.5 34.3 33.9
South 13518 19.3 34.1 33.6 33.4
West 9743 16.5 29.5 29.2 28.8
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years old and over 40337 17.9 33.2 32.8 32.4
18 to 24 years old 5359 34.2 36.3 36.2 35.2
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 654 45.5 48.5 48.0 45.7
25 years old and over 34978 15.4 32.7 32.3 32.0
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 5157 31.9 61.4 60.7 60.1
High school graduate, no college 10976 16.8 39.7 39.2 38.9
Table 4. Percent of Unrelated Individuals in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected
Characteristics: 2006 (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
College: Less than bachelor's degree 8898 13.1 28.4 28.0 27.8
Bachelor's degree or more 9947 7.5 13.9 13.8 13.6
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 29366 18.0 22.2 22.1 21.7
Worked at full-time jobs 21524 6.1 6.5 6.5 6.1
50 to 52 weeks 18093 3.1 3.2 3.2 2.9
Worked at part-time jobs 3254 32.2 39.2 39.0 38.0
Did not work 4588 63.5 83.8 83.4 83.4
Program Participation Status
Received:
Cash assistance 1273 64.0 93.5 92.9 92.8
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 151 71.0 85.8 83.9 83.3
SSI 1142 63.1 94.5 94.0 94.0
Food stamps 1733 68.6 88.2 87.5 87.1
Housing assistance 1735 45.3 83.1 82.5 82.3
Energy assistance 923 52.7 84.5 83.9 83.5
Food stamps and cash assistance 614 79.1 96.9 95.9 95.9
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Employer-provided plan 19363 5.1 11.0 10.8 10.0
Medicare 11292 17.5 66.5 65.5 65.3
Also Medicaid 1654 42.1 85.4 84.5 84.4
Medicaid 3212 52.8 80.7 80.0 79.8
Table 4. Percent of Unrelated Individuals in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected
Characteristics: 2006 (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
Not covered by:
Health insurance 7902 32.5 34.7 34.5 34.5
Table 4. Percent of Unrelated Individuals in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected
Characteristics: 2006 (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
Total 33.2 33.4 33.3 33.6 19.2
Age
15 to 24 years 37.2 37.5 37.4 38.0 36.1
25 to 44 years 16.1 16.3 16.2 16.4 15.0
45 to 54 years 22.3 22.5 22.5 22.7 18.3
55 to 64 years 28.0 28.4 28.3 28.5 19.2
65 years and over 61.7 61.8 61.8 61.9 15.8
Region
Northeast 35.0 35.2 35.0 35.4 19.9
Midwest 34.5 34.8 34.7 35.0 18.3
South 33.9 34.2 34.1 34.3 20.2
West 29.4 29.7 29.6 29.7 18.1
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years old and over 33.0 33.3 33.2 33.4 19.0
18 to 24 years old 36.1 36.3 36.2 36.8 34.9
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 47.1 47.4 47.4 48.9 47.9
25 years old and over 32.6 32.8 32.7 32.9 16.5
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 60.7 60.8 60.7 60.8 34.1
High school graduate, no college 39.6 40.0 39.9 40.0 17.7
Table 4. Percent of Unrelated Individuals in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected
Characteristics: 2006 (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
College: Less than bachelor's degree 28.3 28.5 28.4 28.6 14.1
Bachelor's degree or more 14.0 14.2 14.2 14.3 8.1
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 22.3 22.6 22.5 22.7 19.1
Worked at full-time jobs 6.6 6.8 6.7 6.9 6.4
50 to 52 weeks 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.3
Worked at part-time jobs 40.0 40.6 40.4 41.2 35.1
Did not work 83.4 83.8 83.8 83.8 67.1
Program Participation Status
Received:
Cash assistance 92.8 93.1 93.1 93.3 85.1
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 83.3 83.3 83.3 83.3 75.8
SSI 94.0 94.2 94.2 94.5 86.3
Food stamps 87.6 87.8 87.4 87.4 71.7
Housing assistance 82.7 82.9 82.9 83.1 50.4
Energy assistance 84.3 85.0 84.7 84.7 57.1
Food stamps and cash assistance 95.9 95.9 95.9 95.9 88.9
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Employer-provided plan 10.3 10.5 10.4 10.5 4.7
Medicare 65.6 65.8 65.8 65.9 19.1
Also Medicaid 84.4 84.4 84.4 84.4 51.9
Medicaid 80.3 80.6 80.5 80.6 61.2
Table 4. Percent of Unrelated Individuals in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected
Characteristics: 2006 (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
Not covered by:
Health insurance 35.9 36.2 36.0 36.7 34.4
Table 4. Percent of Unrelated Individuals in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected
Characteristics: 2006 (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
Total 18.4 18.4 17.7 17.2 16.5
Age
15 to 24 years 36.1 36.1 35.9 35.5 34.9
25 to 44 years 14.8 14.8 14.5 13.9 13.4
45 to 54 years 17.4 17.4 16.3 15.7 14.9
55 to 64 years 18.4 18.4 16.7 15.9 14.5
65 years and over 14.1 14.1 13.3 13.2 12.3
Region
Northeast 18.7 18.7 17.6 16.9 15.8
Midwest 17.4 17.4 17.0 16.6 15.7
South 19.5 19.5 19.2 18.9 18.2
West 17.7 17.7 16.3 15.9 15.3
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years old and over 18.2 18.2 17.5 17.0 16.2
18 to 24 years old 34.9 34.9 34.7 34.4 33.7
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 47.7 47.7 46.5 46.1 44.4
25 years old and over 15.7 15.7 14.8 14.4 13.6
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 32.3 32.3 29.8 28.7 25.9
High school graduate, no college 16.6 16.6 15.9 15.4 14.7
Table 4. Percent of Unrelated Individuals in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected
Characteristics: 2006 (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
College: Less than bachelor's degree 13.6 13.6 13.0 12.5 12.1
Bachelor's degree or more 7.9 7.9 7.6 7.4 7.2
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 18.7 18.7 17.9 17.3 16.6
Worked at full-time jobs 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.2
50 to 52 weeks 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.2
Worked at part-time jobs 34.6 34.6 33.5 32.1 31.1
Did not work 64.7 64.7 60.9 58.5 55.0
Program Participation Status
Received:
Cash assistance 78.9 78.9 56.9 48.0 36.5
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 71.2 71.2 67.2 56.5 45.9
SSI 79.9 79.9 55.6 47.0 35.3
Food stamps 65.2 65.2 60.1 54.5 43.9
Housing assistance 41.5 41.5 34.9 30.1 16.4
Energy assistance 51.8 51.8 47.1 43.4 37.0
Food stamps and cash assistance 82.7 82.7 68.1 57.1 38.9
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Employer-provided plan 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.6
Medicare 16.4 16.4 14.8 14.5 13.3
Also Medicaid 43.0 43.0 32.2 30.3 24.3
Medicaid 56.6 56.6 47.9 42.1 34.9
Table 4. Percent of Unrelated Individuals in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected
Characteristics: 2006 (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
Not covered by:
Health insurance 34.4 34.4 34.4 34.4 34.0
Table 4. Percent of Unrelated Individuals in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected
Characteristics: 2006 (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
Total 15.1 17.1 18.9 18.9
Age
15 to 24 years 34.7 35.6 37.0 37.0
25 to 44 years 13.3 13.9 15.2 15.1
45 to 54 years 14.1 15.7 17.5 17.4
55 to 64 years 13.0 15.7 18.2 18.1
65 years and over 8.5 12.8 15.0 15.0
Region
Northeast 14.6 16.7 19.7 19.6
Midwest 14.3 16.6 18.3 18.3
South 16.4 18.7 20.0 20.0
West 14.4 15.8 17.3 17.2
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years old and over 14.9 16.9 18.7 18.6
18 to 24 years old 33.5 34.3 35.8 35.8
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 44.3 45.7 48.6 48.6
25 years old and over 12.0 14.2 16.1 16.0
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 21.7 27.5 32.6 32.4
High school graduate, no college 13.0 15.4 17.5 17.4
Table 4. Percent of Unrelated Individuals in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected
Characteristics: 2006 (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
College: Less than bachelor's degree 11.1 12.5 13.8 13.7
Bachelor's degree or more 6.7 7.6 8.0 8.0
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 16.0 17.3 18.9 18.9
Worked at full-time jobs 6.2 6.3 7.0 7.0
50 to 52 weeks 3.2 3.2 3.7 3.7
Worked at part-time jobs 30.1 32.7 35.1 34.8
Did not work 52.3 58.0 63.5 63.5
Program Participation Status
Received:
Cash assistance 32.3 43.3 64.4 63.8
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 45.9 59.0 73.9 71.9
SSI 30.6 41.1 63.2 62.8
Food stamps 40.2 49.0 68.9 68.5
Housing assistance 16.4 18.6 45.4 45.4
Energy assistance 31.7 40.6 54.3 54.2
Food stamps and cash assistance 33.0 45.3 78.9 78.4
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Employer-provided plan 4.0 4.6 5.5 5.5
Medicare 9.5 14.4 17.6 17.5
Also Medicaid 18.0 26.2 42.0 41.9
Medicaid 31.2 40.4 53.3 53.0
Table 4. Percent of Unrelated Individuals in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected
Characteristics: 2006 (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
Not covered by:
Health insurance 33.3 34.0 34.5 34.4
Table 4. Percent of Unrelated Individuals in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected
Characteristics: 2006 (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
Total 7334 13488 13347 13186 13434 13524 13493 13579 7758
Age
15 to 24 years 1944 2061 2047 1993 2042 2055 2053 2083 1980
25 to 44 years 1781 1991 1984 1931 2037 2063 2042 2070 1891
45 to 54 years 1063 1411 1410 1385 1425 1436 1433 1446 1166
55 to 64 years 1013 1607 1595 1580 1598 1622 1618 1625 1098
65 years and over 1533 6418 6311 6296 6333 6347 6347 6355 1622
Region
Northeast 1454 2713 2683 2629 2681 2695 2682 2706 1525
Midwest 1663 3298 3277 3235 3298 3320 3317 3344 1744
South 2614 4603 4538 4513 4587 4618 4613 4637 2725
West 1604 2874 2850 2809 2869 2891 2880 2890 1764
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years old and over 7222 13375 13238 13077 13325 13412 13381 13467 7648
18 to 24 years old 1832 1948 1938 1885 1933 1944 1941 1972 1871
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 297 317 314 299 308 310 310 320 313
25 years old and over 5390 11427 11300 11193 11392 11468 11440 11496 5777
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1643 3164 3131 3101 3130 3137 3131 3136 1761
High school graduate, no college 1841 4354 4302 4266 4346 4389 4377 4391 1948
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1161 2526 2494 2472 2521 2534 2524 2546 1259
Bachelor's degree or more 745 1384 1374 1353 1396 1408 1408 1423 810
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 5281 6526 6497 6363 6556 6629 6599 6677 5610
Worked at full-time jobs 1320 1409 1402 1302 1428 1463 1442 1490 1387
50 to 52 weeks 566 575 571 519 570 582 572 603 593
Table 4. Percent of Unrelated Individuals in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected
Characteristics: 2006 (White alone)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
Worked at part-time jobs 1049 1275 1270 1236 1303 1322 1313 1342 1143
Did not work 2912 3843 3825 3825 3825 3844 3844 3845 3080
Program Participation Status
Received:
Cash assistance 815 1191 1183 1182 1182 1185 1185 1188 1084
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 107 129 127 126 126 126 126 126 114
SSI 721 1079 1074 1073 1073 1077 1077 1080 985
Food stamps 1189 1528 1516 1508 1518 1522 1514 1515 1242
Housing assistance 785 1443 1432 1429 1434 1438 1438 1441 875
Energy assistance 486 781 774 771 778 785 782 782 527
Food stamps and cash assistance 486 595 589 589 589 589 589 589 546
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Employer-provided plan 982 2130 2094 1933 1994 2037 2021 2038 917
Medicare 1979 7509 7393 7377 7411 7428 7428 7442 2160
Also Medicaid 696 1412 1397 1396 1396 1396 1396 1396 858
Medicaid 1695 2592 2571 2565 2578 2590 2584 2588 1966
Not covered by:
Health insurance 2565 2738 2729 2729 2838 2861 2849 2899 2719
Table 4. Percent of Unrelated Individuals in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected
Characteristics: 2006 (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
Total 7455 7455 7157 6970 6660 6101 6926 7648 7629
Age
15 to 24 years 1979 1979 1967 1949 1912 1901 1950 2029 2028
25 to 44 years 1866 1866 1829 1758 1697 1684 1756 1921 1910
45 to 54 years 1108 1108 1041 1001 952 899 1002 1114 1111
55 to 64 years 1049 1049 953 906 831 740 899 1040 1036
65 years and over 1453 1453 1367 1357 1267 877 1319 1543 1543
Region
Northeast 1432 1432 1349 1290 1209 1115 1275 1505 1501
Midwest 1658 1658 1627 1581 1497 1366 1586 1745 1745
South 2639 2639 2595 2549 2457 2212 2527 2707 2707
West 1726 1726 1586 1550 1496 1406 1537 1690 1675
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years old and over 7345 7345 7047 6863 6553 5994 6816 7538 7519
18 to 24 years old 1869 1869 1857 1841 1806 1794 1840 1920 1918
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 312 312 304 301 290 290 299 318 318
25 years old and over 5476 5476 5190 5022 4747 4200 4976 5618 5601
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1668 1668 1535 1478 1336 1120 1417 1682 1672
High school graduate, no college 1819 1819 1747 1693 1615 1425 1694 1918 1914
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1208 1208 1154 1113 1077 985 1110 1226 1223
Bachelor's degree or more 782 782 754 737 720 671 754 792 792
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 5477 5477 5265 5091 4876 4707 5084 5564 5547
Worked at full-time jobs 1384 1384 1380 1363 1340 1327 1360 1511 1502
50 to 52 weeks 593 593 592 590 580 587 583 671 669
Table 4. Percent of Unrelated Individuals in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected
Characteristics: 2006 (White alone)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
Worked at part-time jobs 1127 1127 1090 1046 1013 980 1063 1142 1133
Did not work 2967 2967 2796 2682 2524 2399 2661 2912 2912
Program Participation Status
Received:
Cash assistance 1005 1005 724 611 465 411 551 820 813
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 107 107 101 85 69 69 89 112 108
SSI 912 912 635 537 404 350 470 721 718
Food stamps 1130 1130 1041 944 760 697 849 1194 1186
Housing assistance 721 721 605 523 284 284 323 789 789
Energy assistance 478 478 435 401 342 292 374 501 501
Food stamps and cash assistance 508 508 418 351 239 202 278 485 482
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Employer-provided plan 909 909 897 892 886 781 896 1074 1074
Medicare 1857 1857 1674 1642 1503 1078 1625 1983 1981
Also Medicaid 711 711 532 501 401 298 433 694 692
Medicaid 1819 1819 1539 1352 1122 1001 1298 1713 1703
Not covered by:
Health insurance 2719 2719 2718 2718 2685 2634 2685 2726 2718
Race Footnotes