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Table RD-REV POV01.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds: 2006 -- All Races
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points. For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty in the United States: 2005,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2005/effect2005.html. People as of March of the following year]
Percent of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Post-social insurance income
Market _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
___________________________________________________ ______________ _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3b plus Def. 3 less Def. 3e plus transfers that
As used in Def. 1 plus net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be Earned Income taxes after Def. 3d plus means- can be
Total people, official imputed net on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Tax Credit all credits Earned Income tested cash measured and
all income measure capital gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued (EITC) except EITC Tax Credit transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Races
Total 296,450 12.2 12.1 11.0 11.8 18.5 12.5 11.8 10.5 9.0 13.7 12.2 11.5 10.2
Age
Under 18 years 73,727 17.0 17.0 16.1 17.2 19.7 17.9 17.2 15.1 11.9 19.0 15.7 15.1 12.8
Related children 72,609 16.5 16.5 15.6 16.7 19.2 17.4 16.7 14.6 11.4 18.5 15.3 14.7 12.4
Under 6 years 24,204 19.6 19.6 18.9 20.2 22.0 20.8 20.2 18.2 14.3 21.8 18.2 17.7 15.3
18 to 24 years 28,405 17.6 17.5 16.8 18.5 21.0 19.0 18.5 17.5 16.0 21.1 19.5 18.9 17.9
25 to 44 years 82,630 10.6 10.5 9.9 10.9 13.2 11.4 10.9 9.8 8.2 12.6 11.0 10.4 9.3
45 to 64 years 75,653 8.2 8.2 6.9 7.3 12.9 8.3 7.3 6.5 6.2 9.4 9.0 8.0 7.2
65 years and over 36,035 10.1 10.0 6.7 6.8 37.7 7.8 6.8 5.6 5.6 9.0 8.9 8.0 6.8
65 to 74 years 18,998 9.2 9.1 6.4 6.5 31.9 7.4 6.5 5.4 5.3 8.6 8.5 7.7 6.5
75 years and over 17,037 11.0 10.9 7.0 7.1 44.1 8.2 7.1 5.9 5.8 9.4 9.4 8.3 7.1
Family Relationship
In families 245,199 10.8 10.8 9.8 10.5 15.9 11.2 10.5 9.4 7.6 12.3 10.5 9.9 8.6
In married-couple families 187,788 5.9 5.9 5.0 5.5 10.3 5.9 5.5 5.0 3.9 6.6 5.4 5.1 4.6
With related children under 18 114,669 6.9 6.9 6.2 7.0 8.5 7.3 7.0 6.2 4.5 8.0 6.1 5.9 5.1
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 43,223 31.0 31.0 29.3 30.9 38.6 33.0 30.9 26.9 22.4 35.2 30.9 28.8 24.4
With related children under 18 31,802 37.8 37.8 36.4 38.3 44.1 40.2 38.3 33.2 27.1 42.6 36.8 35.0 29.3
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 14,188 14.6 14.6 13.3 14.7 20.5 15.7 14.7 13.6 11.6 17.7 15.7 14.6 13.3
With related children under 18 7,804 18.5 18.5 17.2 18.9 22.5 19.2 18.9 17.2 13.9 20.9 17.5 17.2 15.3
Unrelated individuals 49,884 18.0 18.0 16.0 17.1 30.3 18.1 17.1 15.3 15.2 19.9 19.8 18.8 17.0
Living alone 31,213 14.9 14.9 12.0 12.6 31.3 13.9 12.6 10.2 10.1 15.7 15.6 14.3 11.8
65 years and over 10,897 16.2 16.1 10.7 10.8 51.8 12.0 10.8 7.9 7.9 13.7 13.7 12.6 9.6
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 249,092 11.6 11.6 10.4 11.3 17.3 12.0 11.3 10.1 8.6 13.2 11.7 11.0 9.7
Inside principal cities 95,138 15.9 15.9 14.7 15.8 22.2 16.9 15.8 14.2 12.1 18.3 16.4 15.3 13.5
Outside principal cities 153,954 8.9 8.9 7.8 8.5 14.2 8.9 8.5 7.5 6.5 10.0 8.8 8.3 7.4
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 47,357 15.1 15.1 13.7 14.5 24.8 15.4 14.5 12.8 11.1 16.7 15.0 14.2 12.4
Region
Northeast 54,072 11.4 11.4 10.3 11.0 17.2 11.7 11.0 9.5 8.1 12.9 11.8 11.0 9.3
Midwest 65,411 11.0 11.0 9.9 10.7 17.5 11.2 10.7 9.5 8.4 12.1 10.9 10.4 9.2
South 107,902 13.7 13.7 12.2 13.2 20.8 13.9 13.2 11.9 10.1 15.4 13.6 12.9 11.5
West 69,065 11.4 11.4 10.4 11.3 16.6 12.3 11.3 10.1 8.7 13.4 11.7 10.7 9.6
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 222,723 10.6 10.5 9.3 10.0 18.0 10.7 10.0 9.0 8.1 12.0 11.1 10.3 9.3
18 to 24 years old 28,405 17.6 17.5 16.8 18.5 21.0 19.0 18.5 17.5 16.0 21.1 19.5 18.9 17.9
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 5,997 26.3 26.2 24.9 26.9 31.0 27.9 26.9 25.2 22.6 30.8 28.2 27.2 24.9
25 years old and over 194,318 9.5 9.5 8.2 8.8 17.6 9.5 8.8 7.8 6.9 10.7 9.8 9.0 8.0
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 27,742 23.1 23.1 20.2 21.6 40.4 24.0 21.6 18.7 16.6 26.1 24.2 21.7 18.6
High school graduate, no college 61,490 10.7 10.6 9.1 9.8 21.2 10.6 9.8 8.7 7.7 12.0 10.9 10.1 9.0
College: Less than bachelor's degree 49,243 7.3 7.2 6.2 6.6 13.4 7.1 6.6 5.9 5.2 8.2 7.5 7.0 6.3
Bachelor's degree or more 55,842 3.6 3.6 2.9 3.1 6.1 3.2 3.1 2.9 2.8 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.3
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 178,815 10.4 10.3 9.5 10.3 13.9 11.0 10.3 9.4 8.3 12.2 11.1 10.4 9.4
Worked at full-time jobs 121,627 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.4 5.3 4.6 4.4 4.0 3.1 5.5 4.6 4.4 4.0
50 to 52 weeks 103,851 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.9 3.4 3.0 2.9 2.6 1.9 3.8 3.0 2.9 2.6
Worked at part-time jobs 21,574 14.0 13.9 12.9 14.5 18.5 15.3 14.5 13.4 11.9 17.1 15.7 14.8 13.6
Did not work 35,613 29.8 29.8 27.1 27.8 40.7 30.3 27.8 25.2 24.0 32.1 30.8 28.2 25.5
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 15,757 44.1 44.1 41.7 43.0 63.5 56.3 43.0 34.4 31.1 58.7 55.9 42.6 33.1
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 5,488 64.1 63.9 63.0 64.7 75.7 71.4 64.7 53.8 46.8 73.3 69.7 62.6 49.2
SSI 11,321 36.4 36.5 33.4 34.6 59.9 51.7 34.6 26.5 25.2 54.2 51.9 35.1 26.9
Food stamps 21,780 62.3 62.1 58.9 61.6 74.2 66.0 61.6 48.2 40.2 68.8 62.8 58.4 43.5
Housing assistance 10,250 58.3 57.9 57.9 59.5 76.9 64.2 59.5 41.2 35.5 65.1 61.0 56.0 36.9
Energy assistance 6,502 54.9 54.5 50.8 52.7 73.3 57.9 52.7 41.4 34.5 60.0 54.8 49.4 37.1
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 32,978 40.6 40.6 38.3 41.1 48.2 43.0 41.1 34.6 27.0 45.8 38.5 36.6 29.6
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 7,647 68.6 68.6 65.6 67.4 85.0 80.0 67.4 51.4 46.1 82.3 78.6 66.1 48.2
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 249,567 9.9 9.9 8.8 9.3 16.5 10.1 9.3 8.1 6.8 11.1 9.9 9.1 7.8
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 177,083 3.0 3.0 2.5 2.9 5.0 3.0 2.9 2.6 2.0 3.5 2.8 2.8 2.6
Medicare 40,335 12.0 12.0 8.6 8.8 41.8 10.5 8.8 6.9 6.8 11.7 11.6 9.9 8.0
Both Medicare and Medicaid 5,562 31.9 31.9 26.2 26.9 64.8 36.9 26.9 17.7 16.9 38.7 38.3 28.4 18.9
Medicaid 38,088 40.0 39.9 37.6 39.5 52.5 44.1 39.5 32.6 27.3 46.2 41.8 37.2 29.5
Not covered at any time during the year 46,883 24.3 24.2 22.6 24.8 28.7 25.1 24.8 23.6 20.7 27.8 24.5 24.1 22.9
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table RD-REV POV01.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds: 2006 -- All Races
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points. For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty in the United States: 2005,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2005/effect2005.html. People as of March of the following year]
Number of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Post-social insurance income
Market _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
_________________________________________________ ______________ _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
Def.1 plus imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3b plus Def. 3 less Def. 3e plus transfers that
As used in imputed net net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be Earned Income taxes after Def. 3d plus means- can be
Total people, official capital on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Tax Credit all credits Earned Income tested cash measured and
all income measure gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued (EITC) except EITC Tax Credit transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Races
Total 296,450 36,063 35,981 32,465 34,948 54,721 37,096 34,948 31,197 26,762 40,701 36,228 34,074 30,100
Age
Under 18 years 73,727 12,515 12,498 11,835 12,687 14,539 13,167 12,687 11,138 8,737 13,975 11,599 11,147 9,459
Related children 72,609 11,994 11,980 11,317 12,142 13,966 12,616 12,142 10,607 8,270 13,405 11,105 10,663 8,982
Under 6 years 24,204 4,745 4,738 4,567 4,898 5,335 5,028 4,898 4,400 3,460 5,275 4,394 4,274 3,694
18 to 24 years 28,405 4,999 4,984 4,781 5,256 5,979 5,401 5,256 4,975 4,552 5,981 5,527 5,360 5,079
25 to 44 years 82,630 8,719 8,700 8,209 9,010 10,894 9,460 9,010 8,105 6,795 10,392 9,070 8,623 7,656
45 to 64 years 75,653 6,208 6,199 5,231 5,543 9,734 6,272 5,543 4,953 4,676 7,116 6,818 6,068 5,459
65 years and over 36,035 3,622 3,600 2,409 2,452 13,574 2,796 2,452 2,025 2,002 3,237 3,214 2,876 2,447
65 to 74 years 18,998 1,752 1,737 1,216 1,239 6,068 1,403 1,239 1,027 1,007 1,631 1,621 1,460 1,244
75 years and over 17,037 1,870 1,864 1,193 1,213 7,506 1,393 1,213 998 995 1,606 1,593 1,416 1,203
Family Relationship
In families 245,199 26,508 26,455 23,938 25,818 38,966 27,461 25,818 22,984 18,713 30,136 25,798 24,159 21,102
In married-couple families 187,788 11,042 10,987 9,381 10,379 19,350 10,989 10,379 9,424 7,402 12,395 10,222 9,626 8,652
With related children under 18 114,669 7,958 7,930 7,163 8,028 9,726 8,315 8,028 7,166 5,175 9,175 7,008 6,729 5,848
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 43,223 13,394 13,400 12,670 13,348 16,700 14,246 13,348 11,629 9,661 15,233 13,352 12,469 10,565
With related children under 18 31,802 12,006 12,018 11,569 12,189 14,041 12,782 12,189 10,565 8,622 13,563 11,710 11,138 9,327
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 14,188 2,072 2,068 1,887 2,091 2,915 2,226 2,091 1,931 1,650 2,508 2,224 2,064 1,885
With related children under 18 7,804 1,444 1,442 1,345 1,476 1,759 1,500 1,476 1,343 1,084 1,630 1,366 1,343 1,197
Unrelated individuals 49,884 8,991 8,962 7,963 8,522 15,114 9,016 8,522 7,622 7,566 9,916 9,893 9,392 8,489
Living alone 31,213 4,665 4,645 3,756 3,944 9,756 4,348 3,944 3,172 3,149 4,889 4,874 4,458 3,693
65 years and over 10,897 1,762 1,759 1,164 1,175 5,642 1,307 1,175 856 856 1,492 1,492 1,369 1,051
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 249,092 28,912 28,832 25,965 28,087 42,990 29,819 28,087 25,118 21,505 32,795 29,104 27,332 24,236
Inside principal cities 95,138 15,167 15,127 13,973 15,057 21,107 16,048 15,057 13,500 11,548 17,424 15,564 14,537 12,855
Outside principal cities 153,954 13,745 13,705 11,992 13,030 21,883 13,771 13,030 11,618 9,957 15,371 13,540 12,794 11,381
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 47,357 7,151 7,149 6,500 6,861 11,731 7,276 6,861 6,079 5,257 7,906 7,124 6,742 5,865
Region
Northeast 54,072 6,147 6,144 5,575 5,949 9,318 6,324 5,949 5,124 4,387 6,987 6,363 5,930 5,050
Midwest 65,411 7,219 7,181 6,487 6,970 11,454 7,308 6,970 6,228 5,485 7,904 7,097 6,793 6,037
South 107,902 14,799 14,760 13,203 14,243 22,497 14,969 14,243 12,845 10,915 16,569 14,654 13,945 12,378
West 69,065 7,898 7,896 7,201 7,787 11,452 8,495 7,787 7,000 5,976 9,242 8,114 7,406 6,635
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 222,723 23,548 23,483 20,630 22,261 40,182 23,928 22,261 20,059 18,025 26,726 24,629 22,927 20,641
18 to 24 years old 28,405 4,999 4,984 4,781 5,256 5,979 5,401 5,256 4,975 4,552 5,981 5,527 5,360 5,079
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 5,997 1,576 1,569 1,495 1,615 1,860 1,672 1,615 1,509 1,357 1,850 1,692 1,629 1,493
25 years old and over 194,318 18,549 18,499 15,849 17,005 34,203 18,528 17,005 15,084 13,473 20,745 19,103 17,567 15,562
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 27,742 6,418 6,420 5,595 5,994 11,195 6,660 5,994 5,185 4,617 7,231 6,703 6,017 5,150
High school graduate, no college 61,490 6,564 6,528 5,577 6,030 13,020 6,546 6,030 5,366 4,746 7,378 6,720 6,210 5,508
College: Less than bachelor's degree 49,243 3,574 3,562 3,044 3,261 6,608 3,517 3,261 2,901 2,558 4,045 3,690 3,426 3,078
Bachelor's degree or more 55,842 1,993 1,990 1,633 1,720 3,380 1,805 1,720 1,632 1,553 2,091 1,990 1,914 1,827
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 178,815 18,539 18,504 16,931 18,382 24,941 19,668 18,382 16,720 14,830 21,854 19,912 18,593 16,837
Worked at full-time jobs 121,627 4,905 4,908 4,498 5,373 6,440 5,552 5,373 4,857 3,740 6,742 5,539 5,361 4,823
50 to 52 weeks 103,851 2,616 2,620 2,362 2,994 3,514 3,086 2,994 2,659 1,924 3,978 3,084 2,984 2,677
Worked at part-time jobs 21,574 3,010 2,997 2,774 3,122 3,993 3,308 3,122 2,894 2,557 3,679 3,389 3,197 2,935
Did not work 35,613 10,624 10,600 9,659 9,887 14,508 10,808 9,887 8,968 8,533 11,434 10,985 10,036 9,078
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 15,757 6,946 6,951 6,569 6,783 10,004 8,873 6,783 5,419 4,905 9,249 8,813 6,720 5,213
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 5,488 3,517 3,509 3,458 3,551 4,152 3,918 3,551 2,953 2,571 4,024 3,827 3,433 2,700
SSI 11,321 4,119 4,131 3,787 3,913 6,782 5,849 3,913 3,004 2,852 6,135 5,872 3,970 3,044
Food stamps 21,780 13,566 13,517 12,836 13,411 16,164 14,375 13,411 10,493 8,754 14,982 13,680 12,725 9,470
Housing assistance 10,250 5,972 5,936 5,936 6,096 7,883 6,582 6,096 4,225 3,643 6,669 6,253 5,740 3,784
Energy assistance 6,502 3,568 3,542 3,301 3,428 4,766 3,763 3,428 2,689 2,243 3,903 3,563 3,213 2,409
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 32,978 13,386 13,381 12,645 13,549 15,879 14,189 13,549 11,405 8,910 15,102 12,688 12,084 9,746
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 7,647 5,244 5,248 5,017 5,152 6,497 6,115 5,152 3,927 3,526 6,292 6,008 5,054 3,688
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 249,567 24,677 24,617 21,888 23,332 41,248 25,324 23,332 20,140 17,068 27,673 24,759 22,761 19,364
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 177,083 5,280 5,281 4,440 5,055 8,908 5,225 5,055 4,640 3,549 6,258 5,046 4,890 4,527
Medicare 40,335 4,857 4,839 3,464 3,537 16,869 4,220 3,537 2,791 2,728 4,732 4,673 3,990 3,244
Both Medicare and Medicaid 5,562 1,774 1,774 1,456 1,499 3,605 2,052 1,499 983 940 2,150 2,129 1,579 1,049
Medicaid 38,088 15,221 15,180 14,315 15,034 20,002 16,785 15,034 12,417 10,407 17,611 15,911 14,153 11,251
Not covered at any time during the year 46,883 11,386 11,364 10,577 11,616 13,473 11,771 11,616 11,057 9,694 13,029 11,469 11,313 10,736
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table RD-REV POV01.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds: 2006 -- All Races
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points. For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty in the United States: 2005,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2005/effect2005.html. People as of March of the following year]
Standard Error Percent of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Post-social insurance income
Market _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
_________________________________________________ ______________ _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
Def.1 plus imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3b plus Def. 3 less Def. 3e plus transfers that
As used in imputed net net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be Earned Income taxes after Def. 3d plus means- can be
Total people, official capital on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Tax Credit all credits Earned Income tested cash measured and
all income measure gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued (EITC) except EITC Tax Credit transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Races
Total (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Age
Under 18 years (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Related children (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Under 6 years (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
18 to 24 years (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3
25 to 44 years (X) 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
45 to 64 years (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
65 years and over (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
65 to 74 years (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
75 years and over (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Family Relationship
In families (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
In married-couple families (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
With related children under 18 (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6
With related children under 18 (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7
With related children under 18 (X) 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1
Unrelated individuals (X) 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
Living alone (X) 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
65 years and over (X) 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 1.0 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
Inside principal cities (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Outside principal cities (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Outside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Region
Northeast (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3
Midwest (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
South (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
West (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over (X) 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
18 to 24 years old (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0
25 years old and over (X) 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
High school graduate, no college (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
College: Less than bachelor's degree (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Bachelor's degree or more (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years (X) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Worked at full-time jobs (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
50 to 52 weeks (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Worked at part-time jobs (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6
Did not work (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.7
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.4
SSI (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.6 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.7
Food stamps (X) 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.7 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.7
Housing assistance (X) 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.3 1.2 0.9 0.8 1.3 1.3 1.2 0.9
Energy assistance (X) 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.1
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.2 1.1 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.2
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative (X) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Medicare (X) 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.7 2.8 2.0 1.7 1.3 1.3 2.1 2.1 1.7 1.4
Medicaid (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Table RD-REV POV01.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds: 2006 -- All Races
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points. For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty in the United States: 2005,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2005/effect2005.html. People as of March of the following year]
Standard Error Number of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Post-social insurance income
Market _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
_________________________________________________ ______________ _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
Def.1 plus imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3b plus Def. 3 less Def. 3e plus transfers that
As used in imputed net net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be Earned Income taxes after Def. 3d plus means- can be
Total people, official capital on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Tax Credit all credits Earned Income tested cash measured and
all income measure gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued (EITC) except EITC Tax Credit transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
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All Races
Total 0 409 408 391 403 485 414 403 384 358 430 410 399 378
Age
Under 18 years 0 208 208 203 209 221 212 209 198 178 217 201 198 185
Related children 381 204 204 199 205 217 208 205 194 174 214 198 194 180
Under 6 years 243 133 133 131 135 141 137 135 129 115 140 129 127 119
18 to 24 years 0 94 94 92 96 101 97 96 94 90 101 98 97 94
25 to 44 years 0 125 125 122 127 138 129 127 121 112 135 127 124 118
45 to 64 years 0 107 107 99 101 130 107 101 96 94 114 111 106 101
65 years and over 0 81 81 67 68 130 72 68 62 61 77 77 73 68
65 to 74 years 0 58 57 48 49 100 52 49 45 44 56 56 53 49
75 years and over 0 60 59 48 48 109 52 48 44 44 55 55 52 48
Family Relationship
In families 359 357 357 341 353 422 363 353 335 304 378 353 342 322
In married-couple families 466 237 236 219 230 309 236 230 219 195 250 228 222 211
With related children under 18 474 202 202 192 203 223 207 203 192 164 217 190 186 174
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 345 260 260 253 259 288 268 259 243 222 276 259 251 232
With related children under 18 302 247 247 242 248 266 254 248 232 210 261 244 238 218
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 209 104 104 100 105 123 108 105 101 93 115 108 104 99
With related children under 18 156 87 87 84 88 96 89 88 84 76 93 85 84 79
Unrelated individuals 206 124 124 115 120 175 124 120 112 111 132 132 128 120
Living alone 170 83 83 73 76 131 80 76 67 67 86 85 81 73
65 years and over 105 48 48 39 39 93 41 39 33 33 44 44 42 37
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 346 371 371 354 366 440 376 366 348 324 392 372 362 343
Inside principal cities 455 276 275 265 275 322 283 275 261 242 294 279 270 255
Outside principal cities 485 263 263 246 256 327 263 256 243 225 277 261 254 240
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 437 235 235 224 230 299 237 230 217 202 247 235 228 213
Region
Northeast 0 185 185 176 182 227 187 182 169 156 197 188 181 167
Midwest 0 198 198 188 195 250 199 195 184 173 207 196 192 181
South 0 291 290 274 285 358 292 285 271 250 307 289 282 266
West 0 214 214 205 213 258 222 213 202 186 232 217 207 196
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 143 335 335 316 327 420 337 327 312 297 354 342 331 316
18 to 24 years old 174 94 94 92 96 101 97 96 94 90 101 98 97 94
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 84 55 55 54 56 60 57 56 54 51 59 57 56 54
25 years old and over 213 301 300 280 289 394 301 289 273 259 316 305 293 277
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 172 182 182 170 176 237 185 176 164 155 192 186 176 163
High school graduate, no college 235 184 183 170 176 255 183 176 166 157 194 186 179 169
College: Less than bachelor's degree 217 136 136 126 130 184 135 130 123 116 145 139 134 127
Bachelor's degree or more 227 102 102 93 95 133 97 95 93 90 105 102 100 98
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 192 301 300 288 299 344 309 299 287 271 324 311 301 288
Worked at full-time jobs 369 159 159 153 167 182 169 167 159 139 186 169 166 158
50 to 52 weeks 382 117 117 111 125 135 127 125 118 100 144 127 125 118
Worked at part-time jobs 242 125 125 120 128 144 131 128 123 116 138 133 129 124
Did not work 300 232 231 221 224 268 233 224 214 208 240 235 225 215
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 180 106 106 102 104 133 123 104 91 86 126 122 103 89
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 92 71 71 70 71 78 75 71 64 59 76 74 70 61
SSI 144 77 78 74 75 104 95 75 65 63 98 95 76 65
Food stamps 227 163 162 157 161 184 169 161 137 122 174 164 156 128
Housing assistance 135 96 96 96 98 114 102 98 79 72 103 99 94 74
Energy assistance 101 71 71 68 70 84 74 70 61 55 75 71 67 57
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 312 161 161 155 162 181 168 162 145 123 175 155 150 131
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 112 89 89 87 88 101 98 88 75 71 99 97 87 73
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 318 346 345 327 337 433 350 337 315 291 364 346 333 309
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 433 165 166 152 162 214 165 162 155 136 180 162 159 153
Medicare 304 159 159 134 136 290 148 136 121 119 157 156 144 130
Both Medicare and Medicaid 120 97 96 87 89 137 104 89 72 70 106 106 91 74
Medicaid 297 276 276 268 274 314 289 274 251 230 296 282 267 239
Not covered at any time during the year 323 240 240 232 243 261 244 243 237 223 256 241 240 234
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes