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Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Poverty, 1993 to 1994 - Table 1
Table 1. Average Monthly Poverty, by Selected Characteristics: 1993 and 1994
1993 1994
Poor Poor
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
All persons 257876 40505 15.7 260615 40009 15.4
Race and Hispanic origin
White 214607 27743 12.9 216914 27543 12.7
Not of Hispanic origin1 192608 20401 10.6 193907 20225 10.4
Black 32570 10494 32.2 33002 10304 31.2
Hispanic origin 26152 8646 33.1 27228 8555 31.4
Not of Hispanic Origin 231723 31859 13.7 233387 31454 13.5
Age
Under 18 years 69435 17335 25.0 70153 17169 24.5
18 to 64 years 157755 20103 12.7 159353 19652 12.3
65 years and over 30686 3067 10.0 31108 3188 10.2
Sex
Male 126043 17850 14.2 127438 17391 13.6
Female 131832 22654 17.2 133176 22617 17.0
Educational Attainment (persons 18 years and over)
Less than 4 years of high school 38206 9786 25.6 38269 9507 24.8
High school graduate, no college 70455 8175 11.6 71407 8263 11.6
1 or more years of college 79779 5209 6.5 80786 5071 6.3
Disability Status (persons 15 to 69 years)
With a work disability 32486 7110 21.9 32734 7059 21.6
With no work disability 145950 15846 10.9 147499 15539 10.5
Residence
Metropolitan 199534 29765 14.9 201046 29558 14.7
Central city 78352 17622 22.5 81584 17564 21.5
Non-central city 121182 12143 10.0 119462 11993 10.0
Nonmetropolitan 58341 10739 18.4 59569 10451 17.5
Region
Northeast 51157 7476 14.6 51657 7303 14.1
Midwest 64424 8446 13.1 66270 8740 13.2
South 87695 15384 17.5 87612 14701 16.8
West 54599 9199 16.8 55075 9265 16.8
Family Status
In families 220120 32379 14.7 222663 31994 14.4
In families with related
children under 18 years 143085 28767 20.1 144756 28419 19.6
In married-couple families 173216 15169 8.8 174457 14636 8.4
In married-couple families with
related children under 18 years 109075 12674 11.6 110065 12348 11.2
In families with a female householder,
no spouse present 39378 16074 40.8 40744 16226 39.8
In families with a female householder,
no spouse present, with related
children under 18 years 30098 15182 50.4 30911 15222 49.2
Unrelated individuals 37755 8125 21.5 37952 8015 21.1
In non-family households 34416 6801 19.8 34968 6889 19.7
Employment and Labor Force Status
(persons 18 years and over)
Employed full-time 96325 3686 3.8 98535 3699 3.8
Employed part-time 22527 2901 12.9 22784 2854 12.5
Unemployed 7676 3256 42.4 6161 2757 44.8
Not in labor force 61913 13327 21.5 62979 13530 21.5
Marital Status (persons 18 years and over)
Married 109434 7927 7.2 109976 7535 6.9
Separated, divorced, or widowed 36343 7567 20.8 36784 7749 21.1
Never married 42664 7676 18.0 43702 7557 17.3
Family Size
1 person (unrelated individual) 37755 8125 21.5 37952 8015 21.1
2 persons 59188 5596 9.5 59111 5373 9.1
3 persons 48284 5815 12.0 48614 6113 12.6
4 persons 57137 7950 13.9 58482 7379 12.6
5 persons 32447 5726 17.6 32777 6003 18.3
6 or more persons 23064 7293 31.6 23678 7126 30.1
Access to Health Insurance
Covered by health insurance 221055 28580 12.9 224959 28503 12.7
Private insurance 189018 9417 5.0 192026 9189 4.8
Medicare 33336 3620 10.9 33964 3804 11.2
Medicaid 27984 19024 68.0 29332 19098 65.1
Not covered by health insurance 36821 11925 32.4 35656 11506 32.3
Receipt of Public Assistance
Received public assistance2 39162 24520 62.6 39514 24114 61.0
Did not receive public assistance 218714 15985 7.3 221101 15895 7.2
1Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
2Public assistance programs include AFDC or General Assistance, Supplemental Security Income,
food stamps, Medicaid, and housing assistance.
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