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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 -- White alone
[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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
White alone
Total 237,619 10.2 10.2 9.1 9.8 16.5 10.3 9.8 8.9 7.6 11.5 10.1 9.6 8.6
Age
Under 18 years 56,205 13.8 13.9 13.1 14.0 16.1 14.4 14.0 12.5 9.6 15.5 12.5 12.1 10.5
Related children 55,330 13.4 13.4 12.6 13.5 15.6 13.9 13.5 11.9 9.2 15.0 12.1 11.6 10.0
Under 6 years 18,442 16.4 16.4 15.9 17.0 18.4 17.3 17.0 15.4 11.9 18.3 14.8 14.5 12.8
18 to 24 years 22,152 15.6 15.5 14.9 16.5 18.7 16.8 16.5 15.8 14.4 18.7 17.2 16.8 16.1
25 to 44 years 65,261 9.2 9.2 8.6 9.5 11.6 9.9 9.5 8.6 7.2 11.0 9.5 9.0 8.1
45 to 64 years 62,731 6.9 7.0 5.7 6.1 11.3 6.9 6.1 5.6 5.3 7.9 7.6 6.8 6.2
65 years and over 31,270 8.5 8.4 5.3 5.5 36.4 6.2 5.5 4.6 4.5 7.3 7.3 6.6 5.7
65 to 74 years 16,212 7.5 7.4 5.0 5.1 29.9 5.7 5.1 4.2 4.1 6.9 6.8 6.2 5.3
75 years and over 15,058 9.5 9.4 5.8 5.9 43.3 6.6 5.9 5.0 5.0 7.8 7.7 7.1 6.2
Family Relationship
In families 196,061 8.8 8.8 7.8 8.5 13.7 9.0 8.5 7.6 6.2 10.0 8.4 7.9 7.0
In married-couple families 158,485 5.4 5.4 4.6 5.1 9.8 5.3 5.1 4.6 3.6 6.1 4.9 4.7 4.2
With related children under 18 94,763 6.4 6.4 5.8 6.5 7.7 6.7 6.5 5.8 4.2 7.5 5.6 5.4 4.7
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 27,057 27.2 27.3 25.4 26.8 35.1 28.5 26.8 23.6 19.7 30.6 26.6 24.9 21.8
With related children under 18 19,234 34.1 34.2 32.6 34.4 40.4 35.9 34.4 30.2 24.7 38.2 32.8 31.2 27.1
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 10,519 12.7 12.7 11.6 12.7 18.2 13.5 12.7 12.0 10.1 14.8 13.1 12.1 11.4
With related children under 18 5,804 16.6 16.7 15.7 17.0 20.1 17.3 17.0 15.9 12.7 18.5 15.4 15.1 13.8
Unrelated individuals 40,461 16.2 16.1 14.2 15.3 28.9 16.1 15.3 13.9 13.8 17.8 17.8 17.0 15.6
Living alone 25,350 13.0 13.0 10.2 10.7 30.0 11.7 10.7 8.8 8.8 13.4 13.4 12.4 10.5
65 years and over 9,488 13.9 13.8 8.8 8.9 49.6 9.8 8.9 6.8 6.8 11.5 11.5 10.8 8.6
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 196,438 9.6 9.6 8.5 9.3 15.2 9.8 9.3 8.4 7.2 10.9 9.6 9.0 8.1
Inside principal cities 66,985 13.0 13.0 11.9 12.9 19.0 13.7 12.9 11.8 10.0 15.0 13.2 12.4 11.1
Outside principal cities 129,453 7.9 7.8 6.8 7.4 13.3 7.8 7.4 6.7 5.7 8.8 7.7 7.3 6.6
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 41,181 13.0 13.0 11.6 12.3 22.5 13.0 12.3 11.1 9.7 14.2 12.7 12.1 10.9
Region
Northeast 43,583 9.4 9.4 8.3 8.9 15.5 9.5 8.9 7.6 6.6 10.6 9.7 9.0 7.6
Midwest 55,780 8.7 8.6 7.7 8.4 15.2 8.6 8.4 7.5 6.6 9.5 8.4 8.2 7.3
South 82,109 11.4 11.3 9.9 10.8 18.4 11.2 10.8 9.9 8.5 12.5 11.0 10.6 9.7
West 56,147 10.6 10.6 9.7 10.5 15.8 11.4 10.5 9.6 8.0 12.5 10.8 9.9 9.0
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 181,414 9.1 9.0 7.8 8.5 16.6 9.1 8.5 7.7 7.0 10.2 9.4 8.8 8.0
18 to 24 years old 22,152 15.6 15.5 14.9 16.5 18.7 16.8 16.5 15.8 14.4 18.7 17.2 16.8 16.1
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,635 22.9 22.7 21.6 23.5 27.1 24.3 23.5 22.2 19.8 26.9 24.5 23.7 22.0
25 years old and over 159,262 8.1 8.1 6.8 7.4 16.3 8.0 7.4 6.6 5.9 9.0 8.3 7.7 6.9
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 21,983 20.6 20.6 17.7 19.2 38.2 21.3 19.2 16.8 14.7 23.2 21.2 19.1 16.5
High school graduate, no college 50,425 8.9 8.9 7.4 8.0 19.7 8.6 8.0 7.3 6.5 9.8 8.9 8.4 7.6
College: Less than bachelor's degree 40,510 6.1 6.1 5.1 5.5 12.4 5.9 5.5 5.0 4.4 6.9 6.3 5.9 5.4
Bachelor's degree or more 46,344 3.2 3.2 2.5 2.7 5.7 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.4 3.3 3.2 3.0 2.9
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 144,034 8.9 8.9 8.1 8.8 12.2 9.4 8.8 8.1 7.2 10.5 9.5 8.9 8.2
Worked at full-time jobs 98,974 3.6 3.6 3.3 4.0 4.7 4.1 4.0 3.7 2.9 4.9 4.1 4.0 3.7
50 to 52 weeks 84,594 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.6 3.0 2.6 2.6 2.4 1.7 3.4 2.6 2.6 2.4
Worked at part-time jobs 17,881 11.9 11.8 10.9 12.4 16.2 13.1 12.4 11.5 10.2 14.8 13.5 12.7 11.8
Did not work 27,178 26.2 26.2 23.6 24.1 37.1 26.4 24.1 22.2 21.0 28.1 26.8 24.5 22.4
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 9,806 39.3 39.4 36.7 38.0 59.1 51.1 38.0 30.3 27.4 53.5 51.0 37.9 29.7
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 2,995 59.5 59.4 58.4 60.3 72.4 67.4 60.3 50.5 43.5 69.1 65.8 58.2 46.6
SSI 7,362 33.1 33.3 30.0 31.0 56.0 47.0 31.0 23.7 22.5 49.6 47.5 31.7 24.4
Food stamps 13,312 58.8 58.7 55.1 57.7 71.6 61.9 57.7 45.0 37.8 64.7 58.4 54.4 41.2
Housing assistance 5,120 51.1 51.1 51.1 52.0 75.0 57.4 52.0 33.8 29.6 58.1 55.1 49.3 30.2
Energy assistance 4,393 50.9 50.8 47.0 49.0 71.1 53.3 49.0 38.1 31.0 55.6 50.8 46.2 34.0
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 21,986 37.0 37.1 34.8 37.4 44.1 38.9 37.4 31.6 24.5 41.6 34.3 32.8 26.9
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 4,198 65.9 66.1 62.3 64.0 84.0 77.2 64.0 47.6 42.8 79.5 75.9 63.0 45.6
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 202,217 8.1 8.1 7.0 7.5 14.7 8.1 7.5 6.6 5.6 9.0 8.0 7.4 6.4
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 146,228 2.5 2.5 2.1 2.3 4.5 2.4 2.3 2.2 1.7 3.0 2.4 2.3 2.2
Medicare 34,411 10.0 9.9 6.8 6.9 39.9 8.2 6.9 5.5 5.4 9.4 9.3 8.1 6.7
Both Medicare and Medicaid 3,969 28.9 28.8 22.5 23.2 62.1 32.3 23.2 15.3 14.6 34.2 33.8 25.0 16.6
Medicaid 26,372 35.8 35.8 33.5 35.1 48.3 39.3 35.1 29.3 24.7 41.4 37.0 32.8 26.6
Not covered at any time during the year 35,402 22.3 22.3 20.5 22.9 26.6 23.1 22.9 21.9 18.9 25.7 22.3 22.1 21.1
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 -- White alone
[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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
White alone
Total 237,619 24,206 24,189 21,522 23,254 39,163 24,569 23,254 21,051 18,037 27,236 24,042 22,718 20,465
Age
Under 18 years 56,205 7,779 7,790 7,341 7,856 9,028 8,113 7,856 6,998 5,418 8,691 7,027 6,783 5,896
Related children 55,330 7,394 7,408 6,960 7,447 8,607 7,702 7,447 6,603 5,078 8,273 6,671 6,431 5,548
Under 6 years 18,442 3,031 3,032 2,925 3,128 3,387 3,198 3,128 2,849 2,196 3,382 2,737 2,676 2,364
18 to 24 years 22,152 3,449 3,436 3,293 3,647 4,145 3,725 3,647 3,495 3,191 4,143 3,820 3,724 3,570
25 to 44 years 65,261 5,983 5,976 5,619 6,205 7,539 6,487 6,205 5,632 4,704 7,168 6,173 5,898 5,316
45 to 64 years 62,731 4,350 4,362 3,596 3,833 7,074 4,319 3,833 3,491 3,304 4,949 4,750 4,242 3,890
65 years and over 31,270 2,645 2,626 1,673 1,713 11,377 1,924 1,713 1,436 1,421 2,284 2,272 2,071 1,793
65 to 74 years 16,212 1,219 1,205 803 823 4,853 927 823 684 672 1,114 1,108 1,009 866
75 years and over 15,058 1,426 1,421 870 890 6,524 997 890 751 749 1,170 1,164 1,062 927
Family Relationship
In families 196,061 17,216 17,216 15,349 16,584 26,944 17,563 16,584 14,966 12,085 19,512 16,430 15,450 13,774
In married-couple families 158,485 8,516 8,504 7,267 8,008 15,534 8,434 8,008 7,310 5,686 9,677 7,844 7,431 6,676
With related children under 18 94,763 6,066 6,071 5,540 6,155 7,330 6,348 6,155 5,531 3,934 7,104 5,276 5,099 4,411
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 27,057 7,368 7,379 6,865 7,240 9,492 7,707 7,240 6,389 5,334 8,275 7,211 6,742 5,901
With related children under 18 19,234 6,566 6,583 6,269 6,608 7,762 6,900 6,608 5,803 4,759 7,357 6,301 6,000 5,212
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 10,519 1,331 1,334 1,217 1,335 1,919 1,423 1,335 1,267 1,065 1,560 1,375 1,277 1,197
With related children under 18 5,804 964 968 910 984 1,164 1,002 984 920 737 1,071 892 876 800
Unrelated individuals 40,461 6,548 6,531 5,730 6,185 11,712 6,511 6,185 5,616 5,573 7,216 7,200 6,870 6,297
Living alone 25,350 3,306 3,288 2,573 2,718 7,609 2,973 2,718 2,238 2,219 3,406 3,397 3,134 2,654
65 years and over 9,488 1,316 1,313 836 847 4,711 926 847 641 641 1,091 1,091 1,021 812
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 196,438 18,870 18,843 16,736 18,173 29,904 19,221 18,173 16,498 14,053 21,397 18,801 17,733 15,969
Inside principal cities 66,985 8,705 8,704 7,949 8,648 12,704 9,152 8,648 7,881 6,702 10,069 8,836 8,294 7,440
Outside principal cities 129,453 10,165 10,139 8,787 9,525 17,200 10,069 9,525 8,617 7,351 11,328 9,966 9,439 8,529
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 41,181 5,335 5,346 4,786 5,080 9,259 5,348 5,080 4,553 3,984 5,839 5,241 4,986 4,496
Region
Northeast 43,583 4,080 4,077 3,625 3,870 6,735 4,124 3,870 3,333 2,891 4,625 4,207 3,901 3,333
Midwest 55,780 4,848 4,825 4,308 4,663 8,469 4,824 4,663 4,199 3,661 5,305 4,710 4,562 4,096
South 82,109 9,320 9,308 8,159 8,846 15,087 9,236 8,846 8,156 6,967 10,291 9,063 8,694 7,964
West 56,147 5,958 5,979 5,430 5,875 8,873 6,385 5,875 5,363 4,518 7,015 6,062 5,561 5,072
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 181,414 16,427 16,399 14,180 15,398 30,135 16,456 15,398 14,053 12,619 18,544 17,015 15,935 14,569
18 to 24 years old 22,152 3,449 3,436 3,293 3,647 4,145 3,725 3,647 3,495 3,191 4,143 3,820 3,724 3,570
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,635 1,060 1,054 1,003 1,091 1,258 1,126 1,091 1,029 919 1,246 1,134 1,097 1,018
25 years old and over 159,262 12,978 12,964 10,887 11,751 25,990 12,731 11,751 10,559 9,429 14,401 13,195 12,211 10,999
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 21,983 4,518 4,525 3,882 4,226 8,400 4,684 4,226 3,702 3,233 5,107 4,661 4,192 3,635
High school graduate, no college 50,425 4,501 4,490 3,751 4,057 9,931 4,356 4,057 3,670 3,281 4,949 4,512 4,218 3,821
College: Less than bachelor's degree 40,510 2,479 2,471 2,077 2,231 5,026 2,386 2,231 2,010 1,788 2,810 2,555 2,393 2,199
Bachelor's degree or more 46,344 1,480 1,477 1,178 1,237 2,634 1,305 1,237 1,176 1,127 1,535 1,468 1,408 1,344
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 144,034 12,846 12,846 11,642 12,726 17,622 13,556 12,726 11,715 10,384 15,166 13,730 12,870 11,841
Worked at full-time jobs 98,974 3,590 3,606 3,291 3,941 4,633 4,040 3,941 3,637 2,851 4,892 4,039 3,944 3,629
50 to 52 weeks 84,594 1,917 1,933 1,723 2,186 2,525 2,236 2,186 1,993 1,476 2,858 2,228 2,177 2,009
Worked at part-time jobs 17,881 2,127 2,118 1,948 2,222 2,894 2,348 2,222 2,057 1,828 2,640 2,407 2,276 2,113
Did not work 27,178 7,130 7,122 6,403 6,563 10,095 7,168 6,563 6,021 5,705 7,634 7,284 6,650 6,099
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 9,806 3,854 3,864 3,603 3,730 5,799 5,008 3,730 2,973 2,687 5,244 4,998 3,714 2,912
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 2,995 1,782 1,780 1,749 1,807 2,169 2,020 1,807 1,512 1,304 2,069 1,970 1,742 1,396
SSI 7,362 2,437 2,449 2,211 2,280 4,121 3,457 2,280 1,745 1,656 3,651 3,499 2,331 1,798
Food stamps 13,312 7,834 7,817 7,340 7,683 9,532 8,238 7,683 5,987 5,032 8,611 7,776 7,237 5,479
Housing assistance 5,120 2,617 2,615 2,615 2,663 3,841 2,937 2,663 1,729 1,516 2,975 2,822 2,522 1,547
Energy assistance 4,393 2,237 2,232 2,065 2,152 3,125 2,343 2,152 1,672 1,363 2,441 2,233 2,031 1,493
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 21,986 8,136 8,165 7,640 8,217 9,700 8,547 8,217 6,956 5,387 9,137 7,531 7,205 5,921
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 4,198 2,767 2,776 2,616 2,687 3,528 3,242 2,687 1,998 1,798 3,338 3,185 2,646 1,916
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 202,217 16,327 16,308 14,250 15,162 29,752 16,397 15,162 13,281 11,343 18,154 16,135 14,894 12,997
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 146,228 3,677 3,686 3,044 3,419 6,604 3,505 3,419 3,191 2,460 4,320 3,471 3,379 3,189
Medicare 34,411 3,428 3,413 2,327 2,381 13,745 2,814 2,381 1,910 1,867 3,231 3,190 2,771 2,293
Both Medicare and Medicaid 3,969 1,146 1,144 892 922 2,463 1,282 922 608 581 1,356 1,340 991 659
Medicaid 26,372 9,444 9,437 8,822 9,265 12,746 10,363 9,265 7,722 6,504 10,913 9,753 8,651 7,023
Not covered at any time during the year 35,402 7,879 7,881 7,271 8,092 9,411 8,172 8,092 7,770 6,694 9,082 7,907 7,824 7,468
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 -- White alone
[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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
White alone
Total (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
Age
Under 18 years (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 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 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Under 6 years (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
18 to 24 years (X) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
25 to 44 years (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
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 0.2 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 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.2 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 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Family Relationship
In families (X) 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 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 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7
With related children under 18 (X) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8
With related children under 18 (X) 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.2
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 0.3
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) 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Inside principal cities (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
Outside principal cities (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
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 0.4 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 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
West (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
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over (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
18 to 24 years old (X) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0
25 years old and over (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
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6
High school graduate, no college (X) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 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 0.3 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 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.8
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.4 2.3 2.1 1.8 1.7 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.7
SSI (X) 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.3 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.7 1.2 1.2 0.9 0.8
Food stamps (X) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.8
Housing assistance (X) 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.9 1.6 1.5 1.1 1.0 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.0
Energy assistance (X) 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 2.0 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.2
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.9 2.3 2.2 1.9 1.5 1.4 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.5
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) 2.1 2.1 1.8 1.9 3.3 2.2 1.9 1.5 1.4 2.3 2.3 1.9 1.5
Medicaid (X) 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
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 -- White alone
[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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White alone
Total 0 343 342 325 336 423 345 336 321 299 361 341 333 317
Age
Under 18 years 0 169 169 165 170 181 172 170 161 144 178 162 159 149
Related children 345 165 166 161 166 177 169 166 157 139 174 158 155 145
Under 6 years 214 108 108 106 110 114 111 110 105 93 114 103 102 96
18 to 24 years 0 79 79 78 82 86 82 82 80 77 86 83 82 81
25 to 44 years 0 105 105 102 107 117 109 107 102 94 114 107 105 100
45 to 64 years 0 91 91 83 85 113 90 85 82 79 96 94 89 86
65 years and over 0 70 70 56 57 125 60 57 52 52 65 65 62 58
65 to 74 years 0 49 48 40 40 92 42 40 37 36 46 46 44 41
75 years and over 0 52 52 41 42 103 44 42 38 38 48 47 45 42
Family Relationship
In families 457 293 293 277 287 360 295 287 274 247 310 286 278 263
In married-couple families 484 209 209 193 203 279 208 203 194 172 222 201 196 186
With related children under 18 454 177 177 169 178 194 181 178 169 143 191 165 163 151
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 281 195 195 188 193 220 199 193 182 166 206 193 187 175
With related children under 18 241 184 184 180 185 200 189 185 173 157 195 180 176 164
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 181 84 84 80 84 100 86 84 82 75 91 85 82 79
With related children under 18 135 71 71 69 72 78 73 72 70 62 75 69 68 65
Unrelated individuals 190 102 102 94 98 147 101 98 93 92 108 108 105 99
Living alone 155 68 68 60 61 112 64 61 55 55 70 69 66 61
65 years and over 98 42 41 33 33 84 35 33 29 29 38 38 36 32
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 457 305 305 289 300 377 308 300 287 266 324 305 297 282
Inside principal cities 408 211 211 202 211 253 216 211 201 186 227 213 206 196
Outside principal cities 482 228 227 212 221 292 227 221 210 195 240 226 220 209
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 413 204 204 193 199 267 204 199 188 176 213 202 197 187
Region
Northeast 0 150 150 142 147 193 151 147 136 127 160 153 147 136
Midwest 0 162 162 153 159 215 162 159 151 141 170 160 158 149
South 0 231 230 216 225 293 230 225 216 199 242 227 223 213
West 0 186 186 178 185 227 193 185 177 162 202 188 180 172
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 233 284 284 265 276 373 285 276 264 251 301 289 280 269
18 to 24 years old 156 79 79 78 82 86 82 82 80 77 86 83 82 81
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 74 45 45 44 46 49 47 46 45 42 49 47 46 45
25 years old and over 255 255 255 234 243 350 252 243 231 219 267 257 247 235
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 155 153 153 142 148 207 156 148 139 130 162 155 147 138
High school graduate, no college 219 153 153 140 145 224 150 145 138 131 160 153 148 141
College: Less than bachelor's degree 202 114 114 104 108 161 112 108 103 97 121 116 112 107
Bachelor's degree or more 212 88 88 79 81 117 83 81 79 77 90 88 86 84
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 332 253 253 242 252 294 260 252 243 229 274 261 254 244
Worked at full-time jobs 383 137 137 131 143 155 145 143 138 122 159 145 143 137
50 to 52 weeks 381 100 101 95 107 115 108 107 102 88 122 108 107 103
Worked at part-time jobs 223 106 105 101 108 123 111 108 104 98 117 112 109 105
Did not work 269 191 191 181 184 226 192 184 176 172 198 193 185 177
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 131 75 75 72 73 95 87 73 64 61 89 87 73 64
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 65 49 49 48 49 54 52 49 45 41 53 51 48 43
SSI 109 58 58 55 56 77 70 56 48 47 72 71 56 49
Food stamps 161 114 114 109 112 129 117 112 96 87 121 113 108 91
Housing assistance 88 60 60 60 61 74 64 61 48 45 64 63 59 45
Energy assistance 80 55 55 53 54 66 57 54 47 42 58 55 52 44
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 229 116 117 112 117 130 120 117 106 91 125 111 108 96
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 78 62 62 60 61 71 68 61 52 49 69 67 60 51
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 410 285 285 268 276 376 286 276 259 240 300 284 273 256
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 442 138 139 126 134 185 135 134 129 114 150 135 133 129
Medicare 284 134 133 110 112 263 121 112 100 99 130 129 120 110
Both Medicare and Medicaid 102 78 78 69 70 114 82 70 57 55 84 84 72 59
Medicaid 252 220 220 213 218 254 230 218 199 183 236 223 211 190
Not covered at any time during the year 287 201 201 194 204 219 205 204 200 186 216 202 201 196
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes