Historical Poverty Tables - Poverty by Definition of Income (R&D) Table 6
Table RDP-6. Percent of People in Poverty, by Definition of Income: 1979 to 2002 (Revised) (Poverty Thresholds Based on CPI-U-X1)
(People as of March of the following year. For meanings of symbols see text)
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Money income Before taxes
___________________________ ___________________________________________________
Definition less taxes Money income- Definition 3
Excluding plus capital gains (losses) _________________________ plus health Definition 4
capital ___________________________ Definition 2 insurance less
gains Without Definition 1 plus supplements social
(current earned less capital to wage or security
Total official income credit government gains salary payroll
(thousand) measure) (EIC) With EIC transfers (losses) income taxes
Year ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
1 1a 1b 2 3 4 5
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2002........ 285,317 10.8 11.7 10.2 18.7 18.7 18.1 19.0
2001........ 281,475 10.4 11.3 9.8 18.1 18.0 17.4 18.2
2000 12/.... 278,944 10.3 10.9 9.5 17.6 17.5 17.0 17.7
1999 11/.... 276,208 10.6 11.4 9.9 18.2 18.1 17.6 18.3
1999........ 273,493 10.6 11.4 9.8 18.1 17.9 17.4 18.2
1998........ 271,059 11.3 12.3 10.5 18.8 18.7 18.1 18.9
1997........ 268,480 11.8 12.7 11.2 19.7 19.6 19.1 20.0
1996........ 266,218 12.2 13.2 11.6 20.1 20.0 19.5 20.5
1995........ 263,733 12.3 13.3 11.9 20.6 20.5 19.9 20.7
1994........ 261,616 13.2 14.0 12.9 21.6 21.5 20.8 21.6
1993........ 259,278 13.7 14.6 13.9 22.1 22.0 21.4 22.2
1992 9/..... 256,549 13.4 14.3 13.5 21.4 21.4 20.9 21.7
1991 8/..... 251,192 12.7 13.7 12.9 20.4 20.4 20.0 20.9
1990........ 248,644 12.1 (NA) (NA) 19.3 19.3 18.8 19.6
1989........ 245,992 11.4 (NA) (NA) 18.8 18.7 18.3 19.1
1988........ 243,530 11.7 (NA) (NA) 19.1 19.0 18.6 19.4
1987........ 240,962 12.0 (NA) (NA) 19.2 19.1 18.7 19.3
1986........ 238,554 12.2 (NA) (NA) 19.6 19.2 18.7 19.4
1985........ 236,594 12.5 (NA) (NA) 20.0 19.6 19.1 19.9
1984........ 233,816 12.8 (NA) (NA) 20.3 20.0 19.5 20.3
1983........ 231,700 13.7 (NA) (NA) 21.5 21.1 20.6 21.3
1982........ 229,412 13.2 (NA) (NA) 21.4 21.2 20.6 21.3
1981........ 227,157 12.2 (NA) (NA) 20.4 20.3 19.8 20.5
1980........ 225,027 11.5 (NA) (NA) 19.6 19.4 19.0 19.6
Table RDP-6. Percent of People in Poverty, by Definition of Income: 1979 to 2002 (Revised) (Poverty Thresholds Based on CPI-U-X1)
(People as of March of the following year. For meanings of symbols see text)
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After taxes
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Definition 8
plus Definition 11
Definition 5 Definition 7 nonmeans- Definition 10 plus
less less tested plus means-tested
federal Definition 6 state government Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12
income plus income cash plus school cash plus
taxes EIC taxes transfers medicare lunches transfers medicaid
Year __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2002........ 19.1 17.6 17.7 10.6 10.4 10.4 9.6 9.2
2001........ 18.3 16.9 17.0 10.3 10.0 10.0 9.2 8.8
2000 12/.... 17.8 16.5 16.6 10.0 9.8 9.8 9.0 8.6
1999 11/.... 18.5 17.0 17.1 10.4 10.1 10.1 9.2 8.8
1999........ 18.3 16.8 16.9 10.4 10.1 10.1 9.1 8.8
1998........ 19.1 17.5 17.7 11.0 10.8 10.7 9.8 9.5
1997........ 20.2 18.7 18.8 12.0 11.6 11.6 10.6 10.0
1996........ 20.6 19.1 19.2 12.5 12.2 12.2 11.0 10.3
1995........ 20.9 19.6 19.7 12.8 12.5 12.5 11.3 10.5
1994........ 21.7 20.6 20.7 13.7 13.5 13.5 12.2 11.4
1993........ 22.4 21.7 21.8 14.8 14.5 14.5 13.1 12.3
1992 9/..... 21.9 21.2 21.3 14.4 14.1 14.1 12.8 12.1
1991 8/..... 21.0 20.4 20.5 13.8 13.5 13.5 12.3 11.6
1990........ 19.7 19.3 19.4 13.2 12.9 12.9 11.8 11.1
1989........ 19.3 18.7 18.8 12.6 12.2 12.2 11.1 10.4
1988........ 19.5 19.0 19.1 12.8 12.4 12.4 11.4 10.9
1987........ 19.5 19.1 19.3 13.0 12.6 12.6 11.7 11.0
1986........ 19.6 19.4 19.6 13.3 12.9 12.9 11.9 11.4
1985........ 20.2 20.0 20.1 13.7 13.4 13.4 12.3 11.7
1984........ 20.6 20.4 20.5 14.0 13.7 13.7 12.7 12.0
1983........ 21.6 21.4 21.5 14.6 14.3 14.3 13.4 12.6
1982........ 21.6 21.4 21.5 14.2 13.9 13.9 12.9 12.2
1981........ 20.8 20.5 20.6 13.5 13.2 13.2 11.9 11.2
1980........ 19.8 19.5 19.6 12.6 12.3 12.3 11.0 10.3
Table RDP-6. Percent of People in Poverty, by Definition of Income: 1979 to 2002 (Revised) (Poverty Thresholds Based on CPI-U-X1)
(People as of March of the following year. For meanings of symbols see text)
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After taxes--continued
______________________________________________________
Definition 13 plus other Definition 14
means-tested government-- plus
___________________________ net
Noncash imputed
transfers return
Noncash less medical on equity
transfers programs in own home
Year _________________________________________
14 14a 15
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2002........ 8.2 8.4 7.5
2001........ 7.8 8.1 7.2
2000 12/.... 7.6 7.9 6.9
1999 11/.... 7.7 7.9 6.9
1999........ 7.6 7.9 6.9
1998........ 8.2 8.5 7.6
1997........ 8.8 9.2 8.0
1996........ 8.9 9.3 8.1
1995........ 9.0 9.5 8.1
1994........ 9.8 10.2 8.8
1993........ 10.7 11.3 9.8
1992 9/..... 10.5 11.1 9.5
1991 8/..... 9.9 10.5 8.9
1990........ 9.5 (NA) 8.5
1989........ 8.9 (NA) 7.7
1988........ 9.5 (NA) 8.2
1987........ 9.5 (NA) 8.3
1986........ 9.8 (NA) 8.6
1985........ 10.1 (NA) 8.6
1984........ 10.4 (NA) 8.6
1983........ 11.0 (NA) 9.0
1982........ 10.6 (NA) 8.5
1981........ 9.8 (NA) 7.3
1980........ 8.6 (NA) 7.0
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