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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2007

    Percent Below Poverty Level
  Before taxes
  Money income  
Population Total
(thous.)		 Excluding capital gains (current measure)
Definition 1		 Definition 1 less government transfers
Definition 2		 Definition 2 plus capital gains
Definition 3		 Definition 3 plus health insurance supplements to wage or salary income
Definition 4
Asian alone
All families 3302 7.9 12.0 12.0 11.3

Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 112 20.2 24.9 24.9 18.4
25 to 44 years 1533 8.2 8.8 8.8 8.1
45 to 54 years 786 5.8 7.2 7.2 6.6
55 to 64 years 510 7.1 10.3 10.3 10.3
65 years and over 360 8.6 34.2 34.5 34.0

Type of Family
Married-couple families 2651 6.6 10.6 10.6 10.0
  With related children
    under 18 		1466 6.6 7.4 7.4 6.8
  With related children
    under 6 		689 5.4 6.6 6.6 5.9
Male householder,
    no wife present 		221 7.6 11.1 11.1 10.3
Female householder,
    no husband present 		431 16.1 21.4 21.4 19.2
  With related children
    under 18 		219 26.7 31.8 31.8 29.3
  With related children
    under 6 		97 33.9 40.5 40.5 35.9

Region
Northeast 716 9.8 14.2 14.2 12.9
Midwest 425 7.3 9.5 9.5 9.2
South 679 8.7 10.1 10.1 9.9
West 1483 6.8 12.5 12.6 11.7

Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 303 25.0 36.8 36.6 35.4
High school graduate, no college 563 15.7 21.8 21.8 20.0
College: Less than bachelor's degree 547 7.8 11.8 11.8 11.3
Bachelor's degree or more 1889 2.9 5.2 5.3 4.8

Work Experience in 2007
Total, 15 to 64 years 2942 7.8 9.3 9.3 8.5
Worked at full-time jobs 2210 3.8 4.2 4.2 3.4
  50 to 52 weeks 1999 2.7 3.1 3.1 2.3
Worked at part-time jobs 268 13.1 15.0 15.0 14.6
Did not work 464 24.2 30.3 30.3 29.0

Number of Year-Round Full-Time Workers in the Family
No workers 580 30.0 49.5 49.8 49.1
  Householder 15 to 64 years 389 37.2 44.4 44.4 43.9
  Householder 65 years and over 191 15.3 59.9 60.7 59.8
One worker 1465 5.6 6.6 6.5 5.3
Two workers or more 1257 0.4 1.0 1.0 0.7

Program Participation Status of Family Members
One or more members received:
  Cash assistance 127 25.4 59.6 59.6 55.7
      Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 22 78.8 88.8 88.8 88.8
      SSI 115 18.5 56.2 56.2 51.9
  Food stamps 92 54.2 70.2 70.2 65.0
  Housing assistance 83 35.1 57.4 57.4 51.8
  Energy assistance 25 63.4 88.0 88.0 86.6
  Free or reduced-price school lunches 206 33.0 41.0 41.0 38.3
Family received
  both food stamps and cash assistance 37 64.0 89.1 89.1 86.3

Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
  Employer-provided plan 2400 2.3 3.4 3.5 2.4
  Medicare 610 8.0 28.3 28.5 27.1
  Medicaid 552 20.9 31.6 32.0 30.7
No members covered by:
  Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
      Medicaid 		411 21.0 21.3 21.3 21.3
  Health insurance 266 27.4 27.7 27.7 27.7
Family received
  Medicare and Medicaid 189 15.5 42.8 43.7 40.7

 

  Percent Below Poverty Level
After taxes
Definition 4 less Social Security payroll taxes
Definition 5		 Definition 5 less Federal income taxes
Definition 6		 Definition 6 plus Earned Income Tax Credit
Definition 7		 Definition 7 less state income taxes
Definition 8		 Definition 8 plus nonmeans- tested government cash transfers
Definition 9
Asian alone
All families 12.0 11.9 10.9 10.9 8.0

Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 21.9 21.9 20.0 23.0 21.8
25 to 44 years 8.7 8.3 6.9 6.8 6.6
45 to 54 years 7.5 7.3 6.2 6.3 5.3
55 to 64 years 10.8 11.6 11.2 11.2 8.7
65 years and over 34.6 34.6 34.6 34.6 14.6

Type of Family
Married-couple families 10.5 10.2 9.5 9.4 6.6
  With related children
    under 18 		7.3 6.8 5.9 5.7 5.6
  With related children
    under 6 		6.5 5.9 4.5 4.5 4.5
Male householder,
    no wife present 		11.1 12.0 11.7 11.9 9.1
Female householder,
    no husband present 		22.1 22.1 19.0 19.8 16.0
  With related children
    under 18 		32.8 32.8 26.7 26.7 24.3
  With related children
    under 6 		39.5 39.5 36.1 36.1 34.1

Region
Northeast 13.6 13.1 12.4 12.6 8.6
Midwest 10.0 10.0 8.6 8.6 7.0
South 10.7 10.9 9.4 9.4 8.5
West 12.4 12.4 11.5 11.6 7.8

Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 37.5 36.6 32.1 31.4 24.4
High school graduate, no college 21.3 21.4 19.9 19.9 15.3
College: Less than bachelor's degree 12.4 11.6 10.8 10.8 8.4
Bachelor's degree or more 5.1 5.2 4.8 5.0 3.1

Work Experience in 2007
Total, 15 to 64 years 9.2 9.1 8.0 8.0 7.2
Worked at full-time jobs 4.0 3.7 2.7 2.8 2.7
  50 to 52 weeks 2.7 2.6 1.7 1.8 1.7
Worked at part-time jobs 15.8 15.8 13.8 13.8 13.0
Did not work 30.6 31.0 29.9 29.5 25.2

Number of Year-Round Full-Time Workers in the Family
No workers 50.2 50.5 48.8 48.9 33.8
  Householder 15 to 64 years 45.5 45.9 43.4 43.5 38.5
  Householder 65 years and over 59.8 59.8 59.8 59.8 24.2
One worker 6.2 6.0 4.3 4.4 3.8
Two workers or more 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

Program Participation Status of Family Members
One or more members received:
  Cash assistance 59.6 59.6 58.7 58.7 49.6
      Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 88.8 88.8 88.8 88.8 78.8
      SSI 56.2 56.2 55.3 55.3 45.2
  Food stamps 68.9 66.1 58.6 58.6 47.4
  Housing assistance 53.9 53.9 47.9 47.9 35.8
  Energy assistance 88.0 88.0 74.8 74.8 59.4
  Free or reduced-price school lunches 41.7 39.7 34.6 33.6 30.4
Family received
  both food stamps and cash assistance 89.1 89.1 86.3 86.3 72.3

Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
  Employer-provided plan 3.0 2.9 2.3 2.5 1.7
  Medicare 28.1 28.3 27.9 27.9 12.9
  Medicaid 32.0 32.0 27.9 27.9 23.3
No members covered by:
  Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
      Medicaid 		23.2 22.8 22.0 21.5 21.1
  Health insurance 30.0 29.5 28.7 28.7 28.4
Family received
  Medicare and Medicaid 42.8 42.8 41.5 41.5 30.4

 

  Percent Below Poverty Level
After taxes
Definition 9 plus Medicare
Definition 10		 Definition 10 plus regular-price school lunches
Definition 11		 Definition 11 plus means-tested government cash transfers
Definition 12		 Definition 12 plus Medicaid
Definition 13		 Definition 13 plus other means-tested government noncash transfers
Definition 14
Asian alone
All families 7.7 7.7 6.8 6.7 6.1

Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 17.8
25 to 44 years 6.6 6.6 6.2 6.1 5.5
45 to 54 years 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.8 4.3
55 to 64 years 8.7 8.7 8.0 8.0 7.3
65 years and over 13.0 13.0 8.0 8.0 7.3

Type of Family
Married-couple families 6.4 6.4 5.5 5.4 4.9
  With related children
    under 18 		5.6 5.6 5.0 4.7 4.2
  With related children
    under 6 		4.5 4.5 4.1 3.6 3.0
Male householder,
    no wife present 		9.1 9.1 8.3 8.3 8.3
Female householder,
    no husband present 		15.1 15.1 14.0 13.8 12.2
  With related children
    under 18 		22.7 22.7 21.6 21.2 18.2
  With related children
    under 6 		30.5 30.5 30.1 30.1 25.5

Region
Northeast 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.0
Midwest 7.0 7.0 6.5 6.0 4.8
South 8.5 8.5 8.1 7.7 7.7
West 7.2 7.2 5.5 5.5 4.8

Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 23.1 23.1 19.4 19.0 16.4
High school graduate, no college 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.1 12.7
College: Less than bachelor's degree 8.4 8.4 6.2 6.2 5.6
Bachelor's degree or more 3.0 3.0 2.6 2.6 2.6

Work Experience in 2007
Total, 15 to 64 years 7.1 7.1 6.7 6.5 6.0
Worked at full-time jobs 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.3
  50 to 52 weeks 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.4
Worked at part-time jobs 13.0 13.0 12.3 12.3 12.1
Did not work 24.3 24.3 22.5 21.5 19.9

Number of Year-Round Full-Time Workers in the Family
No workers 32.8 32.8 29.0 28.9 26.7
  Householder 15 to 64 years 38.5 38.5 36.3 36.0 33.5
  Householder 65 years and over 21.2 21.2 14.3 14.3 13.0
One worker 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.3 2.9
Two workers or more 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.4

Program Participation Status of Family Members
One or more members received:
  Cash assistance 42.1 42.1 19.2 19.0 14.4
      Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 78.8 78.8 69.0 68.2 41.1
      SSI 36.9 36.9 11.9 11.9 8.3
  Food stamps 47.4 47.4 37.8 36.4 20.5
  Housing assistance 31.3 31.3 26.3 24.8 10.2
  Energy assistance 57.9 57.9 50.2 44.9 19.3
  Free or reduced-price school lunches 30.4 30.4 25.0 24.0 18.0
Family received
  both food stamps and cash assistance 72.3 72.3 48.0 47.5 31.5

Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
  Employer-provided plan 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
  Medicare 11.3 11.3 6.8 6.8 6.2
  Medicaid 21.6 21.6 16.3 15.5 13.2
No members covered by:
  Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
      Medicaid 		21.1 21.1 21.1 21.1 20.2
  Health insurance 28.4 28.4 28.4 28.4 27.0
Family received
  Medicare and Medicaid 25.3 25.3 10.9 10.9 10.1

 

  Percent Below Poverty Level
After taxes
Definition 14 plus net imputed return on equity in own home
Definition 15		 Definition 14 less medical programs
Definition 16		 Money Income after Taxes Without EIC
Definition 17		 Money Income after Taxes With EIC
Definition 18
Asian alone
All families 5.4 6.5 8.3 7.6

Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 16.2 17.8 20.2 18.4
25 to 44 years 5.5 5.8 8.3 7.4
45 to 54 years 3.8 4.8 6.1 5.3
55 to 64 years 5.9 7.7 8.7 8.4
65 years and over 4.9 7.9 8.7 8.7

Type of Family
Married-couple families 4.4 5.3 6.8 6.3
  With related children
    under 18 		4.1 4.8 6.6 5.9
  With related children
    under 6 		2.8 3.9 5.4 4.5
Male householder,
    no wife present 		5.8 8.3 9.3 9.0
Female householder,
    no husband present 		11.8 12.6 17.0 14.8
  With related children
    under 18 		18.2 19.0 27.5 23.1
  With related children
    under 6 		25.5 27.3 33.9 31.8

Region
Northeast 7.5 8.3 9.6 9.0
Midwest 3.9 4.8 7.8 7.0
South 7.3 8.1 9.8 8.7
West 4.0 5.3 7.1 6.5

Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 15.1 17.8 24.4 21.4
High school graduate, no college 11.6 13.5 16.8 15.5
College: Less than bachelor's degree 4.4 6.3 7.8 7.1
Bachelor's degree or more 2.3 2.6 3.4 3.1

Work Experience in 2007
Total, 15 to 64 years 5.5 6.3 8.3 7.4
Worked at full-time jobs 2.0 2.4 4.0 3.3
  50 to 52 weeks 1.1 1.4 2.9 2.3
Worked at part-time jobs 11.4 12.1 13.7 12.3
Did not work 18.6 21.7 25.5 24.3

Number of Year-Round Full-Time Workers in the Family
No workers 23.7 28.4 31.8 30.5
  Householder 15 to 64 years 31.2 35.5 39.8 37.9
  Householder 65 years and over 8.4 14.1 15.5 15.5
One worker 2.5 3.0 5.8 4.7
Two workers or more 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4

Program Participation Status of Family Members
One or more members received:
  Cash assistance 14.4 20.6 25.4 24.3
      Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 41.1 68.2 78.8 77.2
      SSI 8.3 13.7 18.5 17.5
  Food stamps 20.5 28.8 54.5 46.9
  Housing assistance 10.2 14.7 37.6 31.3
  Energy assistance 19.3 33.5 63.4 50.2
  Free or reduced-price school lunches 17.4 20.8 33.8 28.9
Family received
  both food stamps and cash assistance 31.5 47.5 64.0 60.2

Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
  Employer-provided plan 1.3 1.5 2.6 2.3
  Medicare 4.6 6.5 8.4 8.4
  Medicaid 12.9 15.4 20.9 18.0
No members covered by:
  Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
      Medicaid 		17.6 20.2 22.2 21.1
  Health insurance 24.0 27.0 29.2 28.4
Family received
  Medicare and Medicaid 9.1 11.2 15.7 15.7

 

  Number Below Poverty Level
Definition 1 Definition 2 Definition 3 Definition 4 Definition 5 Definition 6 Definition 7 Definition 8 Definition 9
Asian alone
All families 261 396 397 372 397 393 360 361 264

Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 23 28 28 21 25 25 22 26 24
25 to 44 years 126 135 135 124 133 127 106 104 101
45 to 54 years 46 57 57 52 59 58 49 49 42
55 to 64 years 36 53 53 53 55 59 57 57 44
65 years and over 31 123 124 123 125 125 125 125 53

Type of Family
Married-couple families 175 280 281 266 277 272 252 250 175
  With related children
    under 18 		97 109 109 99 107 100 86 84 82
  With related children
    under 6 		38 45 45 41 45 41 31 31 31
Male householder,
    no wife present 		17 24 24 23 24 27 26 26 20
Female householder,
    no husband present 		69 92 92 83 95 95 82 85 69
  With related children
    under 18 		58 70 70 64 72 72 58 58 53
  With related children
    under 6 		33 39 39 35 38 38 35 35 33

Region
Northeast 70 102 102 92 97 94 89 90 61
Midwest 31 40 40 39 42 42 37 37 30
South 59 68 68 67 73 74 64 64 57
West 101 186 187 173 184 183 171 171 116

Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 76 111 111 107 113 111 97 95 74
High school graduate, no college 89 123 123 113 120 120 112 112 86
College: Less than bachelor's degree 42 65 65 62 68 64 59 59 46
Bachelor's degree or more 54 98 99 90 96 98 92 95 58

Work Experience in 2007
Total, 15 to 64 years 230 273 273 249 272 268 235 237 211
Worked at full-time jobs 83 92 92 76 88 83 59 63 60
  50 to 52 weeks 54 62 62 47 55 52 33 37 34
Worked at part-time jobs 35 40 40 39 42 42 37 37 35
Did not work 112 140 140 134 142 144 139 137 117

Number of Year-Round Full-Time Workers in the Family
No workers 174 287 289 285 292 293 283 284 196
  Householder 15 to 64 years 145 173 173 171 177 179 169 169 150
  Householder 65 years and over 29 115 116 114 114 114 114 114 46
One worker 82 96 96 78 91 87 63 65 55
Two workers or more 4 13 13 9 14 13 13 13 13

Program Participation Status of Family Members
One or more members received:
  Cash assistance 32 76 76 71 76 76 75 75 63
      Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 17 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 17
      SSI 21 65 65 60 65 65 64 64 52
  Food stamps 50 65 65 60 64 61 54 54 44
  Housing assistance 29 48 48 43 45 45 40 40 30
  Energy assistance 16 22 22 21 22 22 18 18 15
  Free or reduced-price school lunches 68 85 85 79 86 82 71 69 63
Family received
  both food stamps and cash assistance 23 33 33 32 33 33 32 32 26

Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
  Employer-provided plan 54 82 84 59 72 69 56 59 41
  Medicare 49 172 173 165 171 173 170 170 78
  Medicaid 115 175 176 170 176 176 154 154 129
No members covered by:
  Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
      Medicaid 		86 87 87 87 95 94 90 88 87
  Health insurance 73 73 73 73 80 78 76 76 75
Family received
  Medicare and Medicaid 29 81 82 77 81 81 78 78 57

 

  Number Below Poverty Level
Definition 10 Definition 11 Definition 12 Definition 13 Definition 14 Definition 15 Definition 16 Definition 17 Definition 18
Asian alone
All families 254 254 225 221 202 179 214 274 250

Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 21 21 21 21 20 18 20 23 21
25 to 44 years 101 101 95 93 85 84 89 128 113
45 to 54 years 42 42 40 38 34 30 38 48 42
55 to 64 years 44 44 41 41 37 30 39 44 43
65 years and over 47 47 29 29 26 18 28 31 31

Type of Family
Married-couple families 169 169 147 143 131 116 142 180 166
  With related children
    under 18 		82 82 73 70 62 61 70 97 86
  With related children
    under 6 		31 31 28 25 21 20 27 37 31
Male householder,
    no wife present 		20 20 18 18 18 13 18 21 20
Female householder,
    no husband present 		65 65 60 60 52 51 54 73 64
  With related children
    under 18 		50 50 47 46 40 40 41 60 51
  With related children
    under 6 		30 30 29 29 25 25 27 33 31

Region
Northeast 61 61 61 61 57 54 59 69 64
Midwest 30 30 27 25 21 17 21 33 30
South 57 57 55 53 53 50 55 66 59
West 106 106 82 82 71 59 79 106 96

Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 70 70 59 58 50 46 54 74 65
High school graduate, no college 83 83 83 79 72 65 76 94 87
College: Less than bachelor's degree 46 46 34 34 31 24 34 42 39
Bachelor's degree or more 56 56 50 50 50 44 50 63 59

Work Experience in 2007
Total, 15 to 64 years 208 208 196 192 175 162 185 243 219
Worked at full-time jobs 60 60 59 59 51 45 53 88 73
  50 to 52 weeks 34 34 34 34 28 23 28 57 46
Worked at part-time jobs 35 35 33 33 32 31 32 37 33
Did not work 113 113 104 100 92 86 100 118 113

Number of Year-Round Full-Time Workers in the Family
No workers 190 190 168 167 155 138 165 184 177
  Householder 15 to 64 years 150 150 141 140 130 121 138 155 147
  Householder 65 years and over 41 41 27 27 25 16 27 30 30
One worker 55 55 52 49 42 37 45 85 68
Two workers or more 9 9 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Program Participation Status of Family Members
One or more members received:
  Cash assistance 54 54 24 24 18 18 26 32 31
      Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 17 17 15 15 9 9 15 17 17
      SSI 43 43 14 14 10 10 16 21 20
  Food stamps 44 44 35 34 19 19 27 50 43
  Housing assistance 26 26 22 21 9 9 12 31 26
  Energy assistance 14 14 12 11 5 5 8 16 12
  Free or reduced-price school lunches 63 63 52 50 37 36 43 70 60
Family received
  both food stamps and cash assistance 26 26 18 17 12 12 17 23 22

Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
  Employer-provided plan 37 37 37 37 37 32 37 62 55
  Medicare 69 69 42 42 38 28 40 51 51
  Medicaid 119 119 90 86 73 71 85 115 99
No members covered by:
  Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
      Medicaid 		87 87 87 87 83 72 83 91 87
  Health insurance 75 75 75 75 72 64 72 78 75
Family received
  Medicare and Medicaid 48 48 21 21 19 17 21 30 30

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