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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, not Hispanic
[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, not Hispanic
Total 196,049 8.1 8.1 7.0 7.5 14.7 8.0 7.5 6.8 6.0 8.9 8.1 7.6 6.9
Age
Under 18 years 42,212 9.9 9.9 9.2 9.8 11.8 10.2 9.8 8.7 6.8 10.9 8.9 8.6 7.4
Related children 41,563 9.4 9.4 8.7 9.3 11.2 9.6 9.3 8.2 6.3 10.3 8.4 8.1 6.9
Under 6 years 13,240 11.8 11.8 11.3 12.0 13.2 12.3 12.0 10.8 8.3 13.0 10.7 10.4 9.0
18 to 24 years 17,462 14.1 14.0 13.5 14.7 16.9 15.0 14.7 14.1 13.2 16.5 15.6 15.2 14.7
25 to 44 years 51,489 7.2 7.2 6.7 7.3 9.4 7.7 7.3 6.6 5.7 8.6 7.6 7.2 6.5
45 to 64 years 55,896 6.0 6.0 4.9 5.1 10.2 5.8 5.1 4.7 4.5 6.7 6.5 5.8 5.3
65 years and over 28,990 7.4 7.4 4.6 4.7 35.6 5.2 4.7 4.0 3.9 6.3 6.3 5.8 5.1
65 to 74 years 14,868 6.4 6.2 4.0 4.1 28.8 4.6 4.1 3.4 3.4 5.7 5.7 5.2 4.5
75 years and over 14,121 8.6 8.5 5.1 5.2 42.7 5.8 5.2 4.5 4.5 6.8 6.8 6.3 5.7
Family Relationship
In families 159,572 6.3 6.3 5.5 5.8 11.4 6.3 5.8 5.3 4.4 7.0 6.1 5.6 5.0
In married-couple families 132,716 3.6 3.6 2.9 3.2 8.2 3.4 3.2 2.9 2.4 4.0 3.4 3.2 2.9
With related children under 18 74,397 3.8 3.8 3.4 3.8 4.9 4.0 3.8 3.4 2.4 4.5 3.4 3.2 2.8
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 19,349 23.3 23.3 21.3 22.3 31.6 24.0 22.3 19.7 16.5 25.6 22.5 21.0 18.2
With related children under 18 12,860 30.3 30.4 28.6 30.1 36.6 31.5 30.1 26.3 21.6 33.3 28.7 27.4 23.6
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 7,508 10.9 10.9 9.5 10.4 16.4 11.2 10.4 10.0 8.3 12.5 10.9 10.1 9.3
With related children under 18 4,139 13.7 13.6 12.2 13.5 16.5 13.8 13.5 12.8 10.0 15.0 12.2 12.0 10.7
Unrelated individuals 35,642 15.2 15.2 13.2 14.0 28.5 14.8 14.0 12.7 12.7 16.5 16.4 15.7 14.4
Living alone 23,446 12.1 12.0 9.4 9.9 29.5 10.8 9.9 8.2 8.1 12.4 12.4 11.4 9.8
65 years and over 9,014 12.6 12.6 8.0 8.1 48.6 8.8 8.1 6.3 6.3 10.5 10.5 9.9 8.0
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 157,757 7.2 7.1 6.1 6.6 13.0 7.0 6.6 6.0 5.3 7.9 7.2 6.7 6.1
Inside principal cities 47,439 9.1 9.0 8.0 8.6 15.3 9.2 8.6 7.8 7.0 10.2 9.3 8.6 7.9
Outside principal cities 110,318 6.4 6.3 5.3 5.7 12.0 6.1 5.7 5.2 4.6 6.9 6.3 5.9 5.3
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 38,292 11.9 11.9 10.6 11.3 21.8 11.9 11.3 10.0 8.9 13.1 11.7 11.2 10.1
Region
Northeast 38,372 7.5 7.5 6.4 6.8 13.4 7.2 6.8 5.9 5.2 8.2 7.6 7.0 6.2
Midwest 52,166 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.6 14.6 7.9 7.6 6.9 6.0 8.7 7.7 7.5 6.7
South 67,092 9.1 9.1 7.8 8.4 16.7 8.8 8.4 7.7 6.8 9.9 9.0 8.6 7.9
West 38,418 7.0 7.0 6.1 6.5 12.6 7.4 6.5 6.0 5.3 8.0 7.4 6.5 6.0
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 153,837 7.6 7.6 6.4 6.9 15.5 7.4 6.9 6.2 5.8 8.4 7.8 7.3 6.7
18 to 24 years old 17,462 14.1 14.0 13.5 14.7 16.9 15.0 14.7 14.1 13.2 16.5 15.6 15.2 14.7
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 2,997 19.5 19.2 18.2 18.9 23.5 19.9 18.9 17.6 16.2 22.0 20.6 19.7 17.9
25 years old and over 136,375 6.8 6.7 5.5 5.8 15.3 6.4 5.8 5.2 4.8 7.3 6.8 6.3 5.7
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 12,824 17.3 17.2 14.0 14.8 41.9 17.5 14.8 12.6 11.7 18.8 18.1 15.5 13.2
High school graduate, no college 43,941 8.2 8.2 6.6 7.1 19.7 7.7 7.1 6.4 5.9 8.8 8.1 7.6 6.9
College: Less than bachelor's degree 36,193 5.9 5.8 4.8 5.2 12.4 5.5 5.2 4.7 4.2 6.6 6.0 5.6 5.2
Bachelor's degree or more 43,417 3.0 3.0 2.4 2.5 5.5 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.3 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.7
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 120,036 7.4 7.4 6.6 7.1 10.6 7.7 7.1 6.6 6.0 8.6 8.0 7.4 6.9
Worked at full-time jobs 82,580 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.8 3.4 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.1 3.6 3.0 3.0 2.7
50 to 52 weeks 70,787 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.6 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.0 2.2 1.7 1.7 1.6
Worked at part-time jobs 15,600 10.6 10.5 9.6 10.7 14.3 11.4 10.7 10.0 9.0 12.8 11.8 11.2 10.5
Did not work 21,856 23.3 23.3 20.6 20.9 35.2 23.1 20.9 19.1 18.5 24.6 23.9 21.6 19.8
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 7,102 36.0 35.9 33.2 34.3 56.5 47.4 34.3 27.2 24.6 49.4 47.4 34.6 26.8
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 1,959 56.2 56.1 54.6 56.3 70.0 64.3 56.3 47.3 40.2 65.6 62.7 54.8 43.2
SSI 5,515 30.8 30.7 27.6 28.4 54.0 44.0 28.4 21.7 20.7 46.2 44.6 29.3 22.6
Food stamps 9,080 56.4 56.1 52.3 54.7 70.6 58.9 54.7 42.6 36.0 61.6 55.8 51.9 39.1
Housing assistance 3,543 49.4 49.3 49.3 49.9 77.9 56.0 49.9 31.4 28.3 56.5 54.0 47.6 28.7
Energy assistance 3,587 50.8 50.6 46.1 47.7 71.5 51.6 47.7 38.1 30.6 53.6 49.8 45.4 33.9
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 11,065 34.6 34.7 32.1 34.4 43.5 36.1 34.4 28.2 22.6 38.1 31.9 30.3 24.5
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 2,859 64.9 64.7 60.7 62.2 83.3 75.4 62.2 46.5 41.4 77.5 74.2 61.9 44.2
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 174,936 6.7 6.6 5.6 6.0 13.5 6.5 6.0 5.3 4.6 7.3 6.6 6.1 5.3
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 129,569 2.2 2.2 1.8 2.0 4.3 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.5 2.5 2.1 2.0 2.0
Medicare 31,855 8.9 8.8 5.9 6.1 39.0 7.1 6.1 4.9 4.9 8.3 8.2 7.2 6.1
Both Medicare and Medicaid 3,192 27.0 26.9 21.1 21.8 60.9 30.7 21.8 14.6 14.2 32.2 31.8 23.3 15.8
Medicaid 17,622 33.6 33.5 30.8 32.2 47.8 36.9 32.2 26.6 22.7 38.5 34.9 30.3 24.4
Not covered at any time during the year 21,113 20.1 20.0 18.3 19.9 24.6 20.2 19.9 19.1 17.3 22.5 20.5 20.3 19.6
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, not Hispanic
[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, not Hispanic
Total 196,049 15,874 15,816 13,741 14,686 28,813 15,651 14,686 13,284 11,754 17,440 15,825 14,877 13,472
Age
Under 18 years 42,212 4,172 4,166 3,888 4,145 4,972 4,295 4,145 3,677 2,875 4,595 3,758 3,624 3,143
Related children 41,563 3,889 3,888 3,610 3,851 4,671 4,002 3,851 3,394 2,625 4,294 3,500 3,365 2,885
Under 6 years 13,240 1,561 1,557 1,493 1,582 1,748 1,628 1,582 1,436 1,101 1,725 1,419 1,383 1,197
18 to 24 years 17,462 2,468 2,451 2,366 2,570 2,952 2,627 2,570 2,470 2,307 2,884 2,727 2,661 2,559
25 to 44 years 51,489 3,698 3,687 3,434 3,761 4,848 3,970 3,761 3,386 2,919 4,411 3,898 3,693 3,339
45 to 64 years 55,896 3,379 3,380 2,727 2,859 5,725 3,257 2,859 2,604 2,511 3,733 3,628 3,224 2,962
65 years and over 28,990 2,157 2,132 1,326 1,351 10,316 1,500 1,351 1,146 1,141 1,817 1,813 1,674 1,468
65 to 74 years 14,868 945 926 602 614 4,285 688 614 507 503 854 851 781 670
75 years and over 14,121 1,212 1,206 724 737 6,030 812 737 639 638 963 962 894 798
Family Relationship
In families 159,572 10,127 10,084 8,715 9,335 18,271 10,030 9,335 8,401 6,956 11,203 9,667 9,002 8,053
In married-couple families 132,716 4,788 4,753 3,881 4,226 10,920 4,547 4,226 3,844 3,138 5,309 4,495 4,192 3,827
With related children under 18 74,397 2,863 2,853 2,564 2,832 3,682 2,966 2,832 2,501 1,817 3,340 2,530 2,402 2,082
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 19,349 4,518 4,516 4,123 4,324 6,116 4,640 4,324 3,805 3,194 4,953 4,350 4,056 3,524
With related children under 18 12,860 3,903 3,907 3,682 3,866 4,712 4,047 3,866 3,382 2,779 4,288 3,692 3,529 3,041
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 7,508 821 816 711 785 1,235 843 785 752 623 941 822 755 702
With related children under 18 4,139 566 562 506 558 681 570 558 530 413 619 506 495 444
Unrelated individuals 35,642 5,421 5,405 4,699 4,999 10,172 5,264 4,999 4,544 4,519 5,871 5,860 5,585 5,130
Living alone 23,446 2,844 2,824 2,196 2,313 6,911 2,521 2,313 1,924 1,911 2,910 2,901 2,681 2,294
65 years and over 9,014 1,138 1,134 723 731 4,379 792 731 566 566 943 943 890 722
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 157,757 11,306 11,248 9,679 10,376 20,478 11,104 10,376 9,439 8,349 12,439 11,328 10,606 9,621
Inside principal cities 47,439 4,295 4,283 3,779 4,059 7,237 4,372 4,059 3,696 3,308 4,827 4,413 4,088 3,728
Outside principal cities 110,318 7,010 6,965 5,900 6,317 13,240 6,731 6,317 5,743 5,041 7,612 6,915 6,518 5,893
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 38,292 4,568 4,568 4,062 4,310 8,335 4,547 4,310 3,845 3,405 5,001 4,497 4,271 3,851
Region
Northeast 38,372 2,883 2,878 2,462 2,599 5,147 2,764 2,599 2,282 2,006 3,163 2,905 2,699 2,372
Midwest 52,166 4,161 4,149 3,676 3,963 7,623 4,105 3,963 3,574 3,135 4,528 4,040 3,912 3,514
South 67,092 6,138 6,094 5,263 5,626 11,189 5,923 5,626 5,135 4,567 6,660 6,040 5,772 5,286
West 38,418 2,692 2,695 2,340 2,498 4,854 2,859 2,498 2,293 2,045 3,089 2,839 2,493 2,299
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 153,837 11,702 11,650 9,852 10,541 23,841 11,356 10,541 9,607 8,878 12,846 12,067 11,253 10,329
18 to 24 years old 17,462 2,468 2,451 2,366 2,570 2,952 2,627 2,570 2,470 2,307 2,884 2,727 2,661 2,559
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 2,997 585 576 547 566 703 597 566 529 485 659 617 589 538
25 years old and over 136,375 9,234 9,199 7,487 7,971 20,889 8,728 7,971 7,136 6,571 9,961 9,339 8,592 7,769
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 12,824 2,215 2,208 1,799 1,904 5,370 2,240 1,904 1,616 1,494 2,411 2,318 1,988 1,688
High school graduate, no college 43,941 3,599 3,585 2,915 3,124 8,647 3,369 3,124 2,817 2,580 3,856 3,566 3,325 3,019
College: Less than bachelor's degree 36,193 2,121 2,112 1,752 1,875 4,499 1,999 1,875 1,687 1,510 2,372 2,174 2,042 1,880
Bachelor's degree or more 43,417 1,300 1,294 1,021 1,069 2,372 1,120 1,069 1,017 987 1,322 1,282 1,237 1,183
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 120,036 8,926 8,908 7,951 8,569 12,763 9,218 8,569 7,866 7,178 10,314 9,577 8,918 8,230
Worked at full-time jobs 82,580 2,177 2,183 1,964 2,318 2,834 2,383 2,318 2,132 1,723 2,937 2,512 2,452 2,269
50 to 52 weeks 70,787 994 1,002 864 1,104 1,332 1,132 1,104 985 738 1,529 1,226 1,198 1,109
Worked at part-time jobs 15,600 1,647 1,635 1,495 1,676 2,236 1,781 1,676 1,561 1,409 2,001 1,845 1,743 1,636
Did not work 21,856 5,102 5,090 4,492 4,575 7,693 5,054 4,575 4,173 4,046 5,376 5,220 4,723 4,325
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 7,102 2,559 2,552 2,357 2,435 4,013 3,367 2,435 1,934 1,749 3,509 3,368 2,457 1,904
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 1,959 1,102 1,099 1,069 1,103 1,370 1,259 1,103 927 787 1,285 1,228 1,073 845
SSI 5,515 1,698 1,693 1,520 1,564 2,977 2,425 1,564 1,196 1,142 2,547 2,461 1,618 1,245
Food stamps 9,080 5,119 5,097 4,749 4,966 6,410 5,345 4,966 3,870 3,265 5,592 5,063 4,712 3,552
Housing assistance 3,543 1,751 1,745 1,745 1,769 2,762 1,986 1,769 1,113 1,001 2,000 1,915 1,686 1,018
Energy assistance 3,587 1,822 1,813 1,654 1,711 2,565 1,852 1,711 1,365 1,098 1,924 1,785 1,627 1,214
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 11,065 3,832 3,834 3,548 3,805 4,815 3,997 3,805 3,123 2,497 4,216 3,532 3,350 2,711
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 2,859 1,857 1,850 1,735 1,779 2,382 2,157 1,779 1,330 1,183 2,216 2,121 1,770 1,263
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 174,936 11,640 11,602 9,879 10,474 23,619 11,389 10,474 9,258 8,091 12,700 11,490 10,592 9,341
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 129,569 2,867 2,869 2,311 2,564 5,531 2,602 2,564 2,439 1,952 3,243 2,687 2,647 2,528
Medicare 31,855 2,833 2,813 1,887 1,929 12,437 2,276 1,929 1,568 1,549 2,648 2,625 2,290 1,931
Both Medicare and Medicaid 3,192 863 858 673 697 1,943 980 697 465 454 1,028 1,016 744 504
Medicaid 17,622 5,914 5,897 5,431 5,682 8,421 6,503 5,682 4,695 4,006 6,789 6,151 5,346 4,295
Not covered at any time during the year 21,113 4,234 4,214 3,862 4,211 5,194 4,261 4,211 4,026 3,663 4,741 4,336 4,285 4,131
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, not Hispanic
[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, not Hispanic
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 0.2 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 0.6 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 0.4 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 0.1 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 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
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) 0.1 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 0.1
In families with female hhlder, no husband 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 0.7
With related children under 18 (X) 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8
With related children under 18 (X) 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.3 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 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
65 years and over (X) 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 1.0 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas (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
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 0.3 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 0.4 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 0.3 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) 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1
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) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.4 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7
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 0.1 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 0.7 0.6 0.6
Did not work (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.2 1.0 0.8
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.8 2.7 2.4 2.2 1.9 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.0
SSI (X) 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.5 1.3 1.0 0.8 0.8 1.3 1.3 1.0 0.8
Food stamps (X) 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.0
Housing assistance (X) 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.3 1.8 1.7 1.2 1.2 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.2
Energy assistance (X) 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 2.2 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.3
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.7 2.5 2.2 1.8 1.6 2.6 2.5 2.2 1.7
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 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 2.2 2.2 2.0 2.0 3.6 2.4 2.0 1.6 1.6 2.5 2.5 2.1 1.7
Medicaid (X) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7
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, not Hispanic
[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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
White alone, not Hispanic
Total 0 282 281 263 271 370 280 271 259 244 294 281 273 261
Age
Under 18 years 0 127 127 123 127 138 129 127 120 106 133 121 119 111
Related children 308 123 123 119 122 134 124 122 115 102 129 117 115 106
Under 6 years 183 79 79 77 79 83 80 79 76 66 83 75 74 69
18 to 24 years 0 68 68 67 69 74 70 69 68 66 73 71 71 69
25 to 44 years 0 84 84 81 85 96 87 85 81 75 91 86 84 80
45 to 64 years 0 80 80 72 74 103 79 74 71 70 84 83 79 75
65 years and over 0 64 63 51 51 121 54 51 47 47 59 59 56 53
65 to 74 years 0 43 42 34 35 87 37 35 32 31 41 41 39 36
75 years and over 0 48 48 38 38 100 40 38 35 35 43 43 42 39
Family Relationship
In families 484 227 227 211 218 301 226 218 208 189 239 222 215 203
In married-couple families 484 158 157 142 148 236 154 148 142 128 166 153 148 141
With related children under 18 423 122 122 116 122 139 125 122 114 98 132 115 112 104
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 241 153 153 147 150 178 155 150 141 129 160 150 145 136
With related children under 18 199 143 143 139 142 156 145 142 133 121 149 139 136 126
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 154 66 66 61 64 81 67 64 63 57 70 66 63 61
With related children under 18 115 55 54 52 54 60 55 54 53 47 57 52 51 48
Unrelated individuals 180 91 91 84 87 134 89 87 82 82 95 95 93 88
Living alone 150 63 63 55 56 105 59 56 51 51 64 64 61 56
65 years and over 96 38 38 30 31 80 32 31 27 27 35 35 34 30
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 484 240 239 222 230 317 238 230 220 207 251 240 232 222
Inside principal cities 358 150 149 140 145 193 151 145 139 131 158 152 146 139
Outside principal cities 471 190 190 175 181 258 186 181 172 162 198 189 183 175
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 400 189 189 178 183 253 188 183 173 163 197 187 183 174
Region
Northeast 0 126 126 117 120 169 124 120 112 105 132 127 122 115
Midwest 0 150 150 141 147 204 149 147 139 131 157 148 146 138
South 0 187 186 173 179 253 184 179 171 161 195 186 181 174
West 0 125 125 117 120 168 129 120 115 109 134 128 120 116
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 259 242 242 223 231 337 239 231 221 213 253 246 238 228
18 to 24 years old 140 68 68 67 69 74 70 69 68 66 73 71 71 69
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 60 34 34 33 33 37 34 33 32 31 36 35 34 33
25 years old and over 267 217 216 196 202 317 211 202 191 184 225 218 209 199
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 121 108 107 97 100 167 108 100 92 89 112 110 102 94
High school graduate, no college 208 137 137 123 128 210 132 128 121 116 142 136 132 125
College: Less than bachelor's degree 193 105 105 96 99 153 102 99 94 89 111 107 103 99
Bachelor's degree or more 207 83 82 73 75 111 77 75 73 72 83 82 81 79
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 371 213 213 202 209 253 216 209 200 192 228 220 213 205
Worked at full-time jobs 380 107 107 101 110 122 112 110 106 95 124 115 113 109
50 to 52 weeks 370 72 73 67 76 84 77 76 72 62 90 80 79 76
Worked at part-time jobs 210 93 93 89 94 108 97 94 91 86 102 98 96 93
Did not work 245 162 162 153 154 198 162 154 147 145 167 164 156 150
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 107 59 59 57 58 76 69 58 51 48 71 69 58 51
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 51 38 38 37 38 42 41 38 35 32 41 40 37 33
SSI 92 48 47 45 46 65 58 46 40 39 59 58 46 40
Food stamps 125 88 88 84 86 101 90 86 75 68 93 87 84 71
Housing assistance 71 48 48 48 49 62 52 49 38 36 52 51 47 36
Energy assistance 72 49 49 47 48 59 50 48 42 38 51 49 46 40
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 142 74 74 71 74 85 76 74 66 59 79 71 69 61
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 63 50 50 48 49 57 54 49 42 39 55 54 49 41
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 434 243 243 225 231 339 240 231 218 204 253 241 232 219
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 439 122 122 110 116 169 117 116 113 101 130 119 118 115
Medicare 274 122 121 100 101 251 109 101 91 90 118 117 110 101
Both Medicare and Medicaid 92 67 67 60 61 101 72 61 50 49 74 73 63 52
Medicaid 210 175 175 168 172 208 183 172 156 144 187 178 167 150
Not covered at any time during the year 228 148 148 142 148 164 149 148 145 138 157 150 149 147
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes