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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 -- Black 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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Black alone
Total 37,306 23.9 23.8 22.2 23.6 31.4 25.3 23.6 20.4 17.3 27.2 24.6 22.8 19.2
Age
Under 18 years 11,315 32.4 32.3 31.0 32.9 37.6 34.6 32.9 28.3 22.3 36.3 31.5 29.9 24.2
Related children 11,168 32.1 32.0 30.6 32.6 37.2 34.3 32.6 27.9 21.9 35.9 31.2 29.6 23.8
Under 6 years 3,623 37.9 37.7 36.5 38.9 42.7 40.4 38.9 34.1 27.6 41.7 36.8 35.3 29.2
18 to 24 years 4,067 27.7 27.7 26.8 29.0 32.8 30.2 29.0 26.7 24.2 33.4 30.9 29.6 27.2
25 to 44 years 10,537 19.3 19.2 18.4 19.8 23.7 21.0 19.8 17.2 14.2 22.7 20.3 19.0 16.0
45 to 64 years 8,303 16.4 16.3 14.5 15.1 24.2 17.4 15.1 12.9 12.1 19.3 18.3 16.1 13.7
65 years and over 3,085 23.9 23.8 17.8 17.9 52.9 20.5 17.9 14.1 13.9 22.2 21.9 19.2 15.4
65 to 74 years 1,836 22.2 22.2 17.3 17.5 50.0 19.8 17.5 14.4 14.1 21.5 21.3 18.8 15.8
75 years and over 1,248 26.4 26.3 18.5 18.5 57.0 21.5 18.5 13.6 13.6 23.3 22.7 19.8 14.7
Family Relationship
In families 30,621 23.2 23.1 21.7 23.1 29.9 24.8 23.1 20.1 16.4 26.5 23.4 21.7 18.2
In married-couple families 14,942 9.4 9.2 7.7 8.7 15.2 9.6 8.7 7.9 6.0 10.3 8.7 7.9 7.2
With related children under 18 10,034 10.5 10.2 8.9 10.3 14.0 11.1 10.3 9.1 6.3 11.9 9.5 8.7 7.9
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 13,244 39.1 39.1 37.8 39.5 46.4 42.2 39.5 33.9 27.8 44.7 39.7 37.1 30.0
With related children under 18 10,463 44.8 44.8 43.8 45.9 51.5 48.4 45.9 39.2 31.6 50.8 44.7 42.4 33.7
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 2,435 21.9 21.6 19.8 22.1 29.6 23.3 22.1 19.7 17.9 27.4 24.7 23.2 20.6
With related children under 18 1,347 24.2 23.7 20.9 23.9 30.2 24.2 23.9 20.8 17.4 28.2 24.2 23.9 20.8
Unrelated individuals 6,545 26.6 26.5 24.0 25.2 38.3 27.2 25.2 21.1 20.9 29.6 29.5 27.5 23.4
Living alone 4,475 24.9 24.9 21.7 22.6 39.5 25.3 22.6 17.1 17.0 27.2 27.0 24.3 18.9
65 years and over 1,105 33.6 33.6 24.5 24.5 68.9 27.9 24.5 16.1 16.1 29.2 29.2 25.8 17.6
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 33,200 23.3 23.2 21.6 23.0 30.3 24.6 23.0 19.9 16.9 26.3 23.8 22.1 18.8
Inside principal cities 18,580 27.6 27.5 25.7 27.2 35.6 29.2 27.2 23.7 20.2 31.0 28.4 26.4 22.7
Outside principal cities 14,620 17.8 17.7 16.3 17.6 23.6 18.7 17.6 15.0 12.8 20.4 17.9 16.7 14.0
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 4,106 29.3 29.0 27.5 28.4 40.4 31.2 28.4 24.5 20.0 34.1 30.9 28.4 21.8
Region
Northeast 6,624 23.8 23.8 22.4 24.2 30.0 25.6 24.2 20.8 17.1 27.0 24.4 22.9 19.4
Midwest 6,641 29.3 29.3 27.3 28.5 36.6 30.7 28.5 25.2 22.4 32.2 29.9 27.9 24.3
South 20,667 22.6 22.5 20.9 22.2 30.7 23.8 22.2 19.1 15.9 26.1 23.2 21.6 17.9
West 3,374 21.9 21.5 19.9 20.8 28.8 23.3 20.8 18.1 15.7 24.5 23.0 20.2 16.4
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 25,991 20.2 20.1 18.4 19.5 28.8 21.2 19.5 17.0 15.1 23.2 21.5 19.8 17.0
18 to 24 years old 4,067 27.7 27.7 26.8 29.0 32.8 30.2 29.0 26.7 24.2 33.4 30.9 29.6 27.2
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 970 42.0 41.8 40.3 42.5 49.3 44.6 42.5 40.3 36.4 49.3 45.8 43.4 39.4
25 years old and over 21,924 18.8 18.7 16.8 17.7 28.0 19.6 17.7 15.1 13.4 21.3 19.8 17.9 15.1
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 3,891 37.0 36.9 33.3 33.9 55.2 37.7 33.9 28.5 26.7 40.2 38.7 34.6 28.8
High school graduate, no college 7,935 20.8 20.6 18.5 20.1 30.7 22.1 20.1 17.2 14.7 24.5 22.2 20.1 16.9
College: Less than bachelor's degree 6,035 13.8 13.7 12.3 13.0 20.0 14.3 13.0 11.1 9.3 15.6 14.2 12.9 10.7
Bachelor's degree or more 4,063 5.2 5.2 4.6 4.8 8.7 5.0 4.8 4.4 4.0 5.7 5.3 5.2 4.8
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 21,735 19.2 19.1 17.9 19.1 25.0 20.7 19.1 16.8 14.7 22.7 20.9 19.2 16.6
Worked at full-time jobs 14,111 6.7 6.7 6.2 7.4 9.4 7.8 7.4 6.3 4.4 9.7 7.7 7.3 6.1
50 to 52 weeks 12,007 4.1 4.1 3.8 4.9 6.1 5.2 4.9 4.0 2.5 7.0 5.2 4.9 4.0
Worked at part-time jobs 2,168 29.8 29.7 28.4 30.3 37.4 32.6 30.3 28.0 23.7 35.2 32.9 30.5 26.6
Did not work 5,455 47.2 47.0 44.1 45.0 60.6 49.5 45.0 39.5 37.8 51.4 50.1 45.6 39.7
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 4,459 54.8 54.7 52.7 54.1 74.2 68.2 54.1 43.6 39.6 71.0 67.2 53.0 41.0
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 1,975 68.7 68.5 67.7 69.5 79.4 75.4 69.5 57.7 50.8 78.2 73.4 66.9 52.5
SSI 2,811 45.7 45.7 42.9 44.1 72.2 65.0 44.1 34.8 33.2 67.9 64.4 44.3 34.4
Food stamps 6,794 68.5 68.2 65.9 67.9 78.8 72.8 67.9 54.3 44.4 76.0 70.7 65.6 48.1
Housing assistance 4,218 67.7 67.1 67.1 69.0 80.2 73.2 69.0 51.3 43.7 74.3 69.1 65.0 46.1
Energy assistance 1,585 63.7 63.2 59.9 61.1 77.9 68.2 61.1 48.8 42.7 70.3 64.1 56.8 44.3
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 8,455 48.8 48.5 46.7 49.3 57.1 52.5 49.3 41.5 32.2 55.5 48.2 45.3 35.2
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 2,732 71.5 71.3 69.1 70.6 85.9 82.9 70.6 56.0 50.1 85.8 81.6 68.8 51.6
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 29,671 21.6 21.5 19.8 21.0 29.6 23.0 21.0 17.7 14.5 24.6 22.2 20.2 16.2
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 18,396 6.5 6.4 5.6 6.6 9.5 7.0 6.6 5.9 4.2 8.0 6.4 6.1 5.4
Medicare 4,058 27.6 27.5 21.7 22.1 59.0 26.4 22.1 16.6 16.2 28.0 27.5 23.0 17.7
Both Medicare and Medicaid 1,107 43.8 43.9 39.1 40.0 77.4 51.4 40.0 25.6 24.4 53.3 52.9 40.4 26.4
Medicaid 8,491 53.8 53.5 51.4 53.4 66.9 59.5 53.4 43.8 36.2 62.0 57.3 51.1 39.2
Not covered at any time during the year 7,636 33.2 32.9 31.6 33.4 38.5 34.0 33.4 31.0 27.9 37.4 33.6 32.9 30.5
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 -- Black 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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Black alone
Total 37,306 8,930 8,889 8,285 8,790 11,728 9,434 8,790 7,606 6,440 10,147 9,163 8,518 7,149
Age
Under 18 years 11,315 3,671 3,654 3,505 3,722 4,251 3,916 3,722 3,199 2,523 4,109 3,565 3,383 2,737
Related children 11,168 3,589 3,572 3,423 3,640 4,157 3,833 3,640 3,118 2,450 4,015 3,485 3,305 2,663
Under 6 years 3,623 1,374 1,367 1,321 1,409 1,548 1,462 1,409 1,236 999 1,512 1,334 1,278 1,059
18 to 24 years 4,067 1,128 1,126 1,088 1,178 1,334 1,229 1,178 1,086 984 1,359 1,258 1,204 1,108
25 to 44 years 10,537 2,031 2,023 1,938 2,082 2,500 2,211 2,082 1,813 1,501 2,390 2,142 2,004 1,688
45 to 64 years 8,303 1,364 1,351 1,206 1,256 2,012 1,448 1,256 1,072 1,005 1,604 1,523 1,334 1,141
65 years and over 3,085 737 735 549 552 1,631 631 552 435 428 685 675 593 474
65 to 74 years 1,836 408 407 318 321 919 363 321 265 259 394 391 346 291
75 years and over 1,248 329 328 231 231 712 268 231 169 169 290 284 247 184
Family Relationship
In families 30,621 7,117 7,086 6,644 7,066 9,142 7,581 7,066 6,151 5,015 8,128 7,167 6,655 5,560
In married-couple families 14,942 1,404 1,381 1,154 1,299 2,276 1,428 1,299 1,175 893 1,537 1,304 1,175 1,081
With related children under 18 10,034 1,050 1,028 890 1,030 1,404 1,109 1,030 910 632 1,189 958 873 790
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 13,244 5,179 5,178 5,009 5,229 6,147 5,585 5,229 4,496 3,686 5,924 5,261 4,914 3,976
With related children under 18 10,463 4,691 4,690 4,584 4,800 5,390 5,063 4,800 4,104 3,308 5,319 4,675 4,434 3,531
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 2,435 534 527 482 538 720 568 538 481 436 667 602 566 503
With related children under 18 1,347 325 319 281 322 406 325 322 280 235 380 326 322 281
Unrelated individuals 6,545 1,741 1,731 1,569 1,652 2,504 1,781 1,652 1,382 1,369 1,937 1,930 1,797 1,531
Living alone 4,475 1,113 1,112 971 1,010 1,770 1,130 1,010 764 759 1,215 1,210 1,085 845
65 years and over 1,105 372 372 271 271 761 308 271 177 177 322 322 285 194
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 33,200 7,726 7,697 7,155 7,625 10,071 8,153 7,625 6,600 5,619 8,745 7,896 7,352 6,252
Inside principal cities 18,580 5,129 5,111 4,771 5,045 6,616 5,419 5,045 4,405 3,754 5,765 5,277 4,905 4,211
Outside principal cities 14,620 2,597 2,586 2,384 2,580 3,455 2,733 2,580 2,195 1,865 2,980 2,618 2,446 2,041
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 4,106 1,204 1,192 1,131 1,165 1,657 1,281 1,165 1,006 822 1,402 1,267 1,167 897
Region
Northeast 6,624 1,575 1,576 1,486 1,601 1,986 1,698 1,601 1,375 1,132 1,789 1,616 1,516 1,284
Midwest 6,641 1,948 1,945 1,810 1,893 2,427 2,040 1,893 1,674 1,491 2,139 1,987 1,851 1,612
South 20,667 4,669 4,642 4,319 4,596 6,344 4,910 4,596 3,946 3,289 5,392 4,786 4,470 3,699
West 3,374 738 726 671 701 971 787 701 610 529 827 775 682 553
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 25,991 5,259 5,235 4,781 5,068 7,478 5,518 5,068 4,406 3,917 6,038 5,598 5,135 4,411
18 to 24 years old 4,067 1,128 1,126 1,088 1,178 1,334 1,229 1,178 1,086 984 1,359 1,258 1,204 1,108
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 970 407 406 391 412 478 432 412 391 353 478 444 421 382
25 years old and over 21,924 4,132 4,109 3,693 3,890 6,144 4,290 3,890 3,320 2,933 4,679 4,340 3,931 3,303
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 3,891 1,438 1,435 1,294 1,319 2,148 1,468 1,319 1,111 1,038 1,564 1,506 1,348 1,119
High school graduate, no college 7,935 1,650 1,633 1,471 1,593 2,435 1,755 1,593 1,361 1,168 1,944 1,758 1,596 1,343
College: Less than bachelor's degree 6,035 832 829 740 782 1,206 863 782 671 563 941 858 778 647
Bachelor's degree or more 4,063 212 212 188 196 354 203 196 177 164 231 217 210 193
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 21,735 4,173 4,150 3,901 4,153 5,438 4,510 4,153 3,648 3,189 4,935 4,540 4,177 3,600
Worked at full-time jobs 14,111 951 942 880 1,042 1,323 1,103 1,042 883 615 1,369 1,092 1,029 859
50 to 52 weeks 12,007 493 487 459 587 732 619 587 476 300 837 627 590 479
Worked at part-time jobs 2,168 646 643 617 657 811 707 657 608 513 763 712 661 577
Did not work 5,455 2,576 2,565 2,405 2,454 3,304 2,700 2,454 2,157 2,061 2,803 2,735 2,488 2,164
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 4,459 2,445 2,441 2,349 2,410 3,307 3,040 2,410 1,944 1,764 3,167 2,994 2,364 1,828
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 1,975 1,357 1,353 1,338 1,372 1,568 1,490 1,372 1,140 1,002 1,544 1,450 1,321 1,037
SSI 2,811 1,285 1,285 1,207 1,240 2,030 1,826 1,240 977 932 1,908 1,811 1,244 966
Food stamps 6,794 4,652 4,633 4,477 4,611 5,355 4,948 4,611 3,687 3,015 5,162 4,806 4,456 3,267
Housing assistance 4,218 2,855 2,831 2,831 2,911 3,383 3,087 2,911 2,165 1,842 3,135 2,915 2,743 1,943
Energy assistance 1,585 1,010 1,002 949 969 1,235 1,080 969 773 677 1,115 1,017 900 702
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 8,455 4,123 4,104 3,947 4,170 4,830 4,441 4,170 3,507 2,721 4,693 4,071 3,834 2,975
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 2,732 1,952 1,947 1,889 1,930 2,347 2,266 1,930 1,530 1,368 2,343 2,228 1,880 1,409
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 29,671 6,398 6,373 5,871 6,242 8,785 6,834 6,242 5,241 4,308 7,293 6,598 6,003 4,821
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 18,396 1,192 1,184 1,035 1,219 1,744 1,292 1,219 1,076 773 1,472 1,178 1,124 999
Medicare 4,058 1,118 1,117 882 897 2,393 1,069 897 675 658 1,136 1,118 935 719
Both Medicare and Medicaid 1,107 485 486 433 442 857 569 442 283 270 591 585 447 292
Medicaid 8,491 4,564 4,546 4,363 4,536 5,680 5,052 4,536 3,720 3,074 5,267 4,864 4,341 3,325
Not covered at any time during the year 7,636 2,532 2,515 2,414 2,548 2,943 2,600 2,548 2,365 2,133 2,853 2,565 2,515 2,328
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 -- Black 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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Black alone
Total (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
Age
Under 18 years (X) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9
Related children (X) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0
Under 6 years (X) 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.2 1.9 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.0
18 to 24 years (X) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1
25 to 44 years (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
45 to 64 years (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
65 years and over (X) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.5 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9
65 to 74 years (X) 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.3 2.1 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3
75 years and over (X) 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.7 2.8 1.8 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.5
Family Relationship
In families (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6
In married-couple families (X) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5
With related children under 18 (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2
With related children under 18 (X) 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.5
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.9 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.3
With related children under 18 (X) 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.4 3.9 3.4 3.4 3.1 2.8 3.8 3.4 3.4 3.1
Unrelated individuals (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7
Living alone (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8
65 years and over (X) 2.2 2.2 1.8 1.8 3.5 2.0 1.8 1.4 1.4 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.5
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas (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
Inside principal cities (X) 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8
Outside principal cities (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
Outside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 3.3 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.1 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.2
Region
Northeast (X) 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3
Midwest (X) 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4
South (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7
West (X) 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.6 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.7
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over (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
18 to 24 years old (X) 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.2
25 years old and over (X) 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.8 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.9 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.0
High school graduate, no college (X) 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1
College: Less than bachelor's degree (X) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0
Bachelor's degree or more (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6
Worked at full-time jobs (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
50 to 52 weeks (X) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4
Worked at part-time jobs (X) 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.9 3.3 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.6 3.2 3.1 2.9 2.7
Did not work (X) 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.7 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.0 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.1
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.4 1.3 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.3
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.5 2.3 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.3
SSI (X) 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 2.5 2.3 1.7 1.5 1.4 2.3 2.3 1.7 1.5
Food stamps (X) 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.2
Housing assistance (X) 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.6 1.4 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.5
Energy assistance (X) 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 3.4 3.1 2.8 2.4 2.2 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.3
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.9
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.8 2.8 2.5 2.1 1.9 2.8 2.7 2.4 2.0
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of 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 0.5
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative (X) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
Medicare (X) 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.8 3.2 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.5 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.6
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 5.2 5.2 4.9 4.9 7.5 5.8 4.9 3.8 3.7 5.9 5.9 5.0 3.9
Medicaid (X) 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.6 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.7
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.6
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 -- Black 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
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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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Black alone
Total 0 200 200 194 199 223 204 199 187 174 211 202 196 182
Age
Under 18 years 0 110 110 108 111 116 113 111 104 95 115 109 107 98
Related children 186 109 109 107 110 115 112 110 103 93 114 108 106 97
Under 6 years 114 71 71 70 72 75 73 72 68 62 74 70 69 63
18 to 24 years 0 45 45 44 45 48 46 45 44 42 48 47 46 44
25 to 44 years 0 60 60 59 61 65 62 61 57 52 64 61 60 55
45 to 64 years 0 49 49 47 48 58 51 48 44 43 53 52 49 46
65 years and over 0 35 35 31 31 46 33 31 28 28 34 34 32 29
65 to 74 years 0 27 27 24 24 38 26 24 22 22 27 27 25 23
75 years and over 0 25 25 21 21 35 22 21 18 18 23 23 22 19
Family Relationship
In families 286 182 181 176 181 202 187 181 171 156 192 182 177 163
In married-couple families 250 85 84 77 82 107 86 82 78 68 89 82 78 75
With related children under 18 216 74 73 68 73 85 76 73 69 57 78 71 67 64
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 240 158 158 156 159 170 163 159 148 135 168 159 154 140
With related children under 18 220 151 151 149 153 161 156 153 142 128 160 151 147 132
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 114 53 53 50 53 61 55 53 50 48 59 56 54 51
With related children under 18 86 41 41 38 41 46 41 41 38 35 45 41 41 38
Unrelated individuals 73 48 48 46 47 59 49 47 43 42 51 51 49 45
Living alone 62 38 38 35 36 49 38 36 31 31 40 40 38 33
65 years and over 32 22 22 18 18 31 20 18 15 15 20 20 19 16
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 284 188 188 182 187 210 193 187 176 164 198 190 184 172
Inside principal cities 267 157 157 152 156 176 161 156 147 136 166 159 154 144
Outside principal cities 248 115 114 110 114 131 117 114 106 98 122 115 111 102
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 179 97 96 94 95 113 100 95 88 80 104 99 95 84
Region
Northeast 0 93 93 91 94 105 97 94 87 79 100 95 92 84
Midwest 0 103 103 99 101 115 105 101 95 90 108 104 100 94
South 0 163 163 157 162 190 167 162 150 137 175 165 160 145
West 0 65 65 62 64 75 68 64 60 55 69 67 63 57
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 120 157 156 150 154 181 160 154 145 137 166 161 155 145
18 to 24 years old 71 45 45 44 45 48 46 45 44 42 48 47 46 44
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 36 28 28 27 28 30 29 28 27 26 30 29 28 27
25 years old and over 122 141 140 134 137 167 143 137 127 120 149 144 138 127
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 70 86 86 81 82 104 87 82 76 73 89 88 83 76
High school graduate, no college 94 92 91 87 90 110 94 90 83 78 99 94 90 83
College: Less than bachelor's degree 84 66 66 62 64 79 67 64 59 54 70 67 64 58
Bachelor's degree or more 71 33 33 31 32 43 33 32 31 29 35 34 33 32
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 61 141 141 137 141 159 146 141 133 125 152 147 141 132
Worked at full-time jobs 137 70 70 67 73 82 75 73 68 57 84 75 73 67
50 to 52 weeks 140 51 50 49 55 62 57 55 50 40 66 57 55 50
Worked at part-time jobs 82 58 58 57 58 65 61 58 56 52 63 61 59 55
Did not work 120 113 113 110 111 127 116 111 104 102 118 116 111 104
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 81 58 58 57 57 68 65 57 51 49 67 65 57 49
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 52 42 42 42 42 46 44 42 39 36 45 44 42 37
SSI 62 41 41 40 40 52 49 40 36 35 51 49 40 35
Food stamps 104 83 83 81 83 90 86 83 73 65 88 85 81 68
Housing assistance 79 63 63 63 64 69 66 64 54 50 66 64 62 51
Energy assistance 46 36 36 35 35 40 37 35 32 29 38 36 34 30
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 119 78 77 76 78 85 81 78 71 61 84 77 74 64
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 62 51 51 50 51 57 56 51 45 42 57 55 50 43
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 236 174 173 167 172 199 179 172 159 145 184 176 169 153
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 219 79 78 73 79 95 82 79 75 63 87 78 76 72
Medicare 120 76 76 68 68 110 74 68 59 59 77 76 70 61
Both Medicare and Medicaid 64 50 50 48 48 67 55 48 39 38 56 55 48 39
Medicaid 166 149 149 146 149 165 156 149 136 124 159 154 146 129
Not covered at any time during the year 159 113 113 111 113 122 115 113 109 104 120 114 113 109
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes