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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 -- Asian 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)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Asian alone
Total 13,177 10.5 10.4 9.3 10.0 13.2 10.7 10.0 9.1 8.2 11.7 10.9 10.2 9.1
Age
Under 18 years 2,956 11.9 11.6 10.1 11.3 12.2 11.6 11.3 10.0 8.2 12.0 10.4 10.1 8.5
Related children 2,915 11.8 11.5 10.0 11.2 12.0 11.3 11.2 9.9 7.9 11.8 10.1 9.9 8.3
Under 6 years 1,014 7.8 7.6 7.2 7.9 8.8 8.0 7.9 7.4 5.9 8.2 6.5 6.4 5.9
18 to 24 years 1,222 17.5 17.5 16.5 17.9 20.7 18.5 17.9 16.6 15.7 20.2 19.0 18.4 17.1
25 to 44 years 4,681 8.3 8.2 7.6 8.4 9.4 8.7 8.4 7.9 7.1 9.4 8.7 8.4 7.8
45 to 64 years 3,137 8.7 8.5 7.6 7.9 10.3 8.5 7.9 7.0 6.5 9.9 9.4 8.8 7.9
65 years and over 1,182 13.5 13.4 11.0 11.0 30.3 14.4 11.0 9.1 9.0 16.2 16.2 12.3 10.4
65 to 74 years 649 10.7 10.6 8.4 8.4 26.9 10.5 8.4 6.9 6.7 11.3 11.3 9.2 7.7
75 years and over 533 16.8 16.7 14.1 14.1 34.4 19.1 14.1 11.8 11.8 22.1 22.1 16.0 13.7
Family Relationship
In families 11,428 8.4 8.3 7.1 7.9 10.6 8.4 7.9 7.0 6.0 9.4 8.5 7.9 6.9
In married-couple families 9,732 7.1 6.9 5.8 6.4 8.9 6.7 6.4 5.7 4.9 7.1 6.6 6.3 5.5
With related children under 18 6,438 7.7 7.6 6.4 7.3 8.0 7.4 7.3 6.4 5.2 7.7 6.8 6.7 5.7
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 1,057 17.9 17.8 16.6 18.0 22.1 20.1 18.0 16.2 12.9 23.3 19.2 17.1 14.6
With related children under 18 557 25.5 25.5 24.5 25.7 28.1 27.4 25.7 23.3 16.9 31.8 24.0 22.3 18.4
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 639 13.4 13.4 10.6 13.7 17.7 15.5 13.7 11.7 10.5 21.5 19.9 16.9 15.3
With related children under 18 243 20.1 20.1 19.9 22.7 22.8 22.8 22.7 19.9 18.3 22.8 19.9 19.9 18.3
Unrelated individuals 1,683 24.4 24.4 23.7 24.2 30.3 25.6 24.2 22.5 22.5 26.4 26.4 25.0 23.3
Living alone 791 15.4 15.3 13.9 14.2 24.0 16.7 14.2 11.9 11.9 17.7 17.7 15.3 12.9
65 years and over 175 21.6 21.4 19.5 19.5 56.1 28.0 19.5 12.9 12.9 28.2 28.2 19.7 13.1
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 12,843 10.4 10.3 9.2 9.9 13.0 10.6 9.9 9.0 8.1 11.6 10.8 10.1 9.0
Inside principal cities 6,737 12.3 12.0 11.5 12.2 16.3 13.2 12.2 11.2 9.9 14.4 13.5 12.4 11.1
Outside principal cities 6,106 8.3 8.3 6.7 7.5 9.5 7.8 7.5 6.6 6.1 8.6 7.9 7.6 6.8
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 334 15.0 15.0 12.8 14.5 18.0 14.5 14.5 12.4 9.9 15.3 13.7 13.7 10.7
Region
Northeast 3,109 12.3 12.3 11.6 11.7 14.4 12.1 11.7 10.6 9.1 14.2 13.2 12.8 11.0
Midwest 1,619 10.6 9.9 8.0 8.3 12.0 9.3 8.3 8.1 7.9 9.5 9.1 8.2 7.7
South 2,576 10.0 10.0 8.3 9.7 11.6 9.9 9.7 9.6 8.4 11.1 10.0 9.9 9.5
West 5,872 9.8 9.7 8.8 9.8 13.5 10.7 9.8 8.3 7.6 11.3 10.5 9.4 8.2
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 10,221 10.1 10.0 9.0 9.7 13.4 10.4 9.7 8.8 8.2 11.6 11.0 10.2 9.2
18 to 24 years old 1,222 17.5 17.5 16.5 17.9 20.7 18.5 17.9 16.6 15.7 20.2 19.0 18.4 17.1
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 153 16.7 16.7 13.3 17.3 21.3 17.3 17.3 13.5 12.3 22.5 18.8 18.8 14.5
25 years old and over 8,999 9.1 9.0 8.0 8.6 12.4 9.4 8.6 7.7 7.1 10.5 9.9 9.1 8.2
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,102 22.2 21.9 20.7 21.6 30.2 24.7 21.6 18.0 16.7 28.2 27.3 23.9 19.8
High school graduate, no college 1,804 11.7 11.3 9.7 10.3 17.3 11.4 10.3 9.4 8.2 13.1 12.3 10.8 9.6
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1,407 7.4 7.3 6.3 7.1 9.8 7.6 7.1 6.3 5.8 8.1 7.6 7.1 6.4
Bachelor's degree or more 4,687 5.6 5.6 4.9 5.3 7.2 5.5 5.3 5.1 4.9 6.0 5.7 5.5 5.4
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 8,738 9.6 9.5 8.7 9.4 11.1 9.8 9.4 8.7 8.1 10.9 10.3 9.9 9.1
Worked at full-time jobs 5,782 3.3 3.2 2.8 3.4 3.9 3.4 3.4 3.0 2.3 4.1 3.6 3.5 3.0
50 to 52 weeks 5,062 2.5 2.4 2.1 2.5 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.2 1.7 3.2 2.7 2.6 2.3
Worked at part-time jobs 980 12.5 12.3 10.9 12.8 14.7 13.6 12.8 12.3 12.2 15.7 15.5 14.6 14.2
Did not work 1,976 26.6 26.3 24.7 25.3 30.3 26.6 25.3 23.6 22.7 28.5 27.4 26.2 24.4
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 669 33.6 33.6 31.8 31.8 49.6 43.9 31.8 24.3 20.8 45.1 44.8 31.5 22.0
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 126 73.0 73.0 73.0 73.0 85.8 85.8 73.0 54.4 42.2 85.8 85.8 72.8 42.2
SSI 621 30.7 30.7 28.7 28.7 47.2 41.1 28.7 21.6 19.6 42.4 42.1 28.4 20.9
Food stamps 416 73.0 70.4 66.7 72.7 81.6 79.5 72.7 48.1 39.6 82.5 74.9 68.2 41.5
Housing assistance 368 53.0 50.0 50.0 50.5 73.4 57.5 50.5 28.0 26.3 57.5 56.0 49.0 26.4
Energy assistance 133 53.9 45.7 38.8 42.0 69.8 47.7 42.0 33.7 27.5 50.4 43.2 37.5 27.5
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 901 47.2 45.9 42.3 45.2 48.8 46.5 45.2 38.3 31.8 49.5 43.9 42.5 34.8
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 203 76.6 76.6 75.7 75.7 89.3 89.3 75.7 50.9 43.5 89.3 88.5 74.8 43.5
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 11,139 8.4 8.3 7.3 7.8 11.0 8.5 7.8 6.8 5.9 9.4 8.6 7.9 6.6
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 8,197 2.6 2.6 2.2 2.6 3.1 2.6 2.6 2.4 1.9 2.9 2.4 2.4 2.1
Medicare 1,187 14.9 14.8 12.4 12.5 34.0 16.6 12.5 9.9 9.7 18.3 18.3 13.6 11.0
Both Medicare and Medicaid 315 24.5 24.5 22.6 22.6 50.6 36.0 22.6 15.1 14.5 36.0 36.0 22.5 15.0
Medicaid 1,474 31.9 31.2 28.5 29.9 40.0 34.3 29.9 24.7 20.1 37.4 33.8 29.4 23.2
Not covered at any time during the year 2,038 22.3 21.9 20.1 22.3 25.1 22.6 22.3 21.3 20.5 24.5 23.3 22.8 22.3
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 -- Asian 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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Asian alone
Total 13,177 1,386 1,367 1,223 1,324 1,733 1,410 1,324 1,195 1,074 1,544 1,433 1,340 1,195
Age
Under 18 years 2,956 352 343 300 335 361 342 335 297 241 356 307 299 252
Related children 2,915 343 334 291 326 348 330 326 287 232 344 294 290 243
Under 6 years 1,014 79 78 73 80 89 82 80 75 60 83 66 65 60
18 to 24 years 1,222 214 214 202 218 252 225 218 202 192 247 232 225 209
25 to 44 years 4,681 388 385 355 394 440 406 394 369 330 440 408 395 363
45 to 64 years 3,137 273 266 237 248 322 265 248 220 205 310 295 275 248
65 years and over 1,182 159 158 130 130 358 170 130 108 106 191 191 145 123
65 to 74 years 649 69 69 54 54 174 68 54 45 43 73 73 60 50
75 years and over 533 90 89 75 75 183 102 75 63 63 118 118 85 73
Family Relationship
In families 11,428 962 943 811 904 1,210 966 904 804 683 1,079 968 898 783
In married-couple families 9,732 688 669 568 626 863 654 626 558 480 694 638 609 532
With related children under 18 6,438 498 487 411 469 516 474 469 412 334 494 438 432 365
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 1,057 189 188 175 190 233 212 190 171 136 247 203 180 154
With related children under 18 557 142 142 137 143 156 153 143 130 94 177 134 124 102
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 639 86 86 68 88 113 99 88 75 67 138 127 108 98
With related children under 18 243 49 49 48 55 55 55 55 48 45 55 48 48 45
Unrelated individuals 1,683 411 410 399 407 510 431 407 378 378 445 445 421 392
Living alone 791 122 121 110 113 190 132 113 94 94 140 140 121 102
65 years and over 175 38 38 34 34 98 49 34 23 23 49 49 34 23
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 12,843 1,336 1,317 1,181 1,276 1,673 1,361 1,276 1,154 1,041 1,493 1,388 1,294 1,160
Inside principal cities 6,737 830 811 773 820 1,095 886 820 754 668 970 907 833 745
Outside principal cities 6,106 506 506 407 456 578 475 456 400 373 523 481 461 415
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 334 50 50 43 49 60 49 49 41 33 51 46 46 36
Region
Northeast 3,109 382 382 362 363 449 375 363 329 284 440 411 399 342
Midwest 1,619 171 161 130 135 193 150 135 131 127 153 148 133 125
South 2,576 257 257 215 250 299 254 250 247 217 285 259 255 245
West 5,872 576 567 516 576 792 631 576 488 446 666 616 553 484
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 10,221 1,035 1,023 923 989 1,372 1,068 989 899 833 1,188 1,127 1,040 943
18 to 24 years old 1,222 214 214 202 218 252 225 218 202 192 247 232 225 209
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 153 26 26 20 27 33 27 27 21 19 34 29 29 22
25 years old and over 8,999 820 809 721 771 1,120 842 771 696 641 941 894 815 735
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,102 244 242 228 238 333 272 238 199 184 311 301 264 218
High school graduate, no college 1,804 211 203 175 185 313 206 185 169 148 237 221 195 173
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1,407 103 103 88 100 138 107 100 88 81 114 107 100 91
Bachelor's degree or more 4,687 261 261 230 248 336 256 248 240 228 280 265 257 253
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 8,738 836 826 760 821 970 857 821 761 704 951 900 863 796
Worked at full-time jobs 5,782 189 186 165 195 227 198 195 173 136 235 207 201 175
50 to 52 weeks 5,062 126 123 106 126 143 129 126 109 86 164 139 134 116
Worked at part-time jobs 980 122 121 106 125 144 133 125 121 119 154 152 144 139
Did not work 1,976 525 519 489 501 599 525 501 466 449 563 542 518 481
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 669 225 225 213 213 332 293 213 162 139 302 300 211 147
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 126 92 92 92 92 108 108 92 68 53 108 108 92 53
SSI 621 191 191 178 178 293 255 178 134 122 264 262 177 130
Food stamps 416 304 293 278 303 340 331 303 200 165 344 312 284 173
Housing assistance 368 195 184 184 186 270 212 186 103 97 212 206 181 97
Energy assistance 133 72 61 52 56 93 64 56 45 37 67 58 50 37
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 901 425 414 381 407 439 419 407 345 286 446 396 383 314
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 203 156 156 154 154 181 181 154 103 88 181 180 152 88
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 11,139 933 921 814 870 1,221 948 870 761 657 1,045 959 875 740
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 8,197 212 212 179 209 257 212 209 195 156 234 201 199 169
Medicare 1,187 177 176 147 148 404 197 148 117 115 217 217 161 131
Both Medicare and Medicaid 315 77 77 71 71 159 114 71 47 46 114 114 71 47
Medicaid 1,474 471 460 420 441 590 506 441 364 297 551 498 434 342
Not covered at any time during the year 2,038 454 446 409 454 512 462 454 435 417 499 474 465 455
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 -- Asian 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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Asian alone
Total (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
Age
Under 18 years (X) 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1
Related children (X) 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1
Under 6 years (X) 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.6
18 to 24 years (X) 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6
25 to 44 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 0.6
45 to 64 years (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7
65 years and over (X) 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 2.0 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.3
65 to 74 years (X) 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.6 2.7 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.5
75 years and over (X) 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.2 3.4 2.6 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.8 2.8 2.4 2.2
Family Relationship
In families (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 0.6
In married-couple families (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
With related children under 18 (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.7 3.5 3.2 3.1 2.7 3.8 3.4 3.2 2.9
With related children under 18 (X) 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.8 5.8 5.5 5.2 4.3 6.3 5.3 5.1 4.5
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 3.5 3.5 3.1 3.6 4.2 3.8 3.6 3.3 3.1 4.6 4.4 4.0 3.8
With related children under 18 (X) 7.3 7.3 7.2 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.2 6.9 7.8 7.2 7.2 6.9
Unrelated individuals (X) 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4
Living alone (X) 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 2.1 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.5
65 years and over (X) 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.0 7.5 4.9 4.0 3.2 3.2 4.9 4.9 4.0 3.2
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
Inside principal cities (X) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0
Outside principal cities (X) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8
Outside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 6.4 6.4 5.9 6.3 7.1 6.3 6.3 5.8 5.1 6.5 6.1 6.1 5.3
Region
Northeast (X) 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5
Midwest (X) 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.7 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.7
South (X) 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5
West (X) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7
18 to 24 years old (X) 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 4.9 4.9 4.3 5.0 5.5 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.1 5.7 5.2 5.2 4.5
25 years old and over (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.9 3.5 3.3 3.0 2.9 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.1
High school graduate, no college (X) 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.7 2.3 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.7
College: Less than bachelor's degree (X) 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6
Bachelor's degree or more (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7
Worked at full-time jobs (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
50 to 52 weeks (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
Worked at part-time jobs (X) 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.6 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.9
Did not work (X) 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.7
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 3.7 3.5 2.8 2.4 2.2 3.5 3.5 2.8 2.2
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.2 12.6 12.6 11.2 9.1 7.7 12.6 12.6 11.2 7.7
SSI (X) 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 3.8 3.4 2.7 2.3 2.2 3.5 3.5 2.7 2.3
Food stamps (X) 6.2 6.0 5.8 6.2 6.7 6.6 6.2 4.6 4.1 6.8 6.3 5.9 4.2
Housing assistance (X) 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.1 6.6 5.6 5.1 3.5 3.4 5.6 5.5 5.0 3.4
Energy assistance (X) 8.8 7.9 7.1 7.5 10.5 8.1 7.5 6.5 5.7 8.4 7.6 6.9 5.7
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 3.1 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.7 2.4 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.6
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.1 10.2 10.2 9.1 6.9 6.2 10.2 10.1 9.0 6.2
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 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative (X) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Medicare (X) 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.4 4.3 2.9 2.4 2.2 2.1 3.0 3.0 2.6 2.3
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 6.9 6.9 6.6 6.6 10.7 8.7 6.6 5.3 5.2 8.7 8.7 6.6 5.3
Medicaid (X) 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.6 4.2 3.9 3.6 3.2 2.8 4.0 3.8 3.5 3.1
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6
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 -- Asian 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
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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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Asian alone
Total 0 83 82 78 81 92 83 81 77 73 87 84 81 77
Age
Under 18 years 0 37 36 34 36 37 36 36 34 31 37 35 34 31
Related children 98 36 36 34 36 37 36 36 33 30 36 34 34 31
Under 6 years 61 18 18 17 18 19 18 18 17 15 18 16 16 15
18 to 24 years 0 20 20 20 20 22 21 20 20 19 21 21 21 20
25 to 44 years 0 27 27 26 27 29 28 27 26 25 29 28 27 26
45 to 64 years 0 23 22 21 22 24 22 22 20 20 24 23 23 22
65 years and over 0 17 17 15 15 24 17 15 14 14 18 18 16 15
65 to 74 years 0 12 11 10 10 18 11 10 9 9 12 12 11 10
75 years and over 0 13 13 12 12 18 14 12 11 11 15 15 13 12
Family Relationship
In families 174 70 69 64 68 78 70 68 64 59 74 70 67 63
In married-couple families 173 59 59 54 57 66 58 57 54 50 60 57 56 52
With related children under 18 159 51 50 46 49 52 49 49 46 42 51 48 47 44
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 75 31 31 30 32 35 33 32 30 27 36 33 31 28
With related children under 18 55 27 27 27 27 29 28 27 26 22 30 27 26 23
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 59 21 21 19 22 24 23 22 20 19 27 26 24 23
With related children under 18 37 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 16 15 17 16 16 15
Unrelated individuals 38 23 23 22 23 25 23 23 22 22 24 24 23 22
Living alone 27 12 12 12 12 15 13 12 11 11 13 13 12 11
65 years and over 13 7 7 7 7 11 8 7 5 5 8 8 7 5
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 171 81 81 77 80 90 82 80 76 72 86 83 80 76
Inside principal cities 161 65 64 63 65 74 67 65 62 58 70 68 65 62
Outside principal cities 157 51 51 46 49 54 50 49 46 44 52 50 49 46
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 53 20 20 18 20 22 20 20 18 16 20 19 19 17
Region
Northeast 139 46 46 45 45 50 46 45 43 40 49 48 47 44
Midwest 98 31 30 27 27 32 29 27 27 26 29 28 27 26
South 126 38 38 35 38 41 38 38 38 35 40 38 38 37
West 198 58 57 55 58 68 61 58 53 51 62 60 57 53
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 66 72 71 68 70 82 73 70 67 65 76 74 72 69
18 to 24 years old 35 20 20 20 20 22 21 20 20 19 21 21 21 20
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 13 7 7 6 7 8 7 7 6 6 8 8 8 7
25 years old and over 68 64 64 60 62 74 65 62 59 57 68 67 64 61
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 34 36 35 34 35 42 38 35 32 31 40 40 37 34
High school graduate, no college 42 33 33 30 31 40 33 31 30 28 35 34 32 30
College: Less than bachelor's degree 38 23 23 22 23 27 24 23 22 21 24 24 23 22
Bachelor's degree or more 61 37 37 35 36 42 37 36 35 34 38 37 37 36
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 39 65 64 62 64 69 66 64 62 60 69 67 66 63
Worked at full-time jobs 83 31 31 29 32 34 32 32 30 27 35 33 32 30
50 to 52 weeks 86 26 25 24 26 27 26 26 24 21 29 27 26 25
Worked at part-time jobs 53 25 25 24 26 27 26 26 25 25 28 28 27 27
Did not work 70 52 52 50 51 55 52 51 49 48 54 53 51 50
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 29 17 17 16 16 20 19 16 14 13 19 19 16 14
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 13 11 11 11 11 12 12 11 9 8 12 12 11 8
SSI 28 15 15 15 15 19 18 15 13 12 18 18 15 13
Food stamps 23 20 19 19 20 21 20 20 16 14 21 20 19 15
Housing assistance 22 16 15 15 15 18 16 15 11 11 16 16 15 11
Energy assistance 13 9 9 8 8 11 9 8 7 7 9 8 8 7
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 34 23 23 22 23 24 23 23 21 19 24 22 22 20
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 16 14 14 14 14 15 15 14 11 10 15 15 14 10
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 143 69 68 64 66 78 69 66 62 58 72 70 67 61
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 139 33 33 31 33 37 33 33 32 29 35 32 32 30
Medicare 65 30 30 28 28 46 32 28 25 25 34 34 29 26
Both Medicare and Medicaid 34 20 20 19 19 29 24 19 16 16 24 24 19 16
Medicaid 72 49 49 47 48 55 51 48 43 39 53 51 47 42
Not covered at any time during the year 84 48 48 46 48 51 49 48 47 46 51 49 49 49
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Race Footnotes