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Table 4. Percent of Unrelated Individuals in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected

    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
White alone, not Hispanic
Total 36909 16.7 32.9 32.6 32.4

Age
15 to 24 years 4770 32.1 33.9 34.1 33.3
25 to 44 years 10838 11.8 13.9 13.9 13.6
45 to 54 years 5921 16.5 21.6 21.4 21.2
55 to 64 years 5558 16.5 28.3 28.0 27.9
65 years and over 9823 14.8 62.9 62.0 61.9

Region
Northeast 7181 16.4 34.4 34.3 33.9
Midwest 9523 16.8 33.3 33.0 32.6
South 11874 17.3 34.3 33.7 33.7
West 8332 15.8 29.3 29.2 29.0

Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years old and over 36834 16.5 32.8 32.5 32.3
18 to 24 years old 4694 31.3 33.0 33.2 32.4
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma 380 60.7 61.0 61.5 61.0
25 years old and over 32139 14.4 32.8 32.4 32.2
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma 3447 35.0 73.5 72.6 72.2
  High school graduate, no college 10022 16.9 41.8 41.3 41.1
  College: Less than bachelor's degree 8845 11.8 28.5 28.2 28.0
  Bachelor's degree or more 9825 6.9 13.2 13.0 13.0

Work Experience in 2007
Total, 20 to 64 years 26453 16.4 21.1 21.1 20.7
Worked at full-time jobs 19207 4.2 4.7 4.7 4.4
  50 to 52 weeks 16054 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.8
Worked at part-time jobs 2948 32.6 39.0 39.1 38.3
Did not work 4299 59.9 82.2 81.6 81.6

Program Participation Status
  Received: Cash assistance 1215 60.8 91.9 91.5 91.3
      Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 131 63.4 90.8 89.9 88.5
      SSI 1106 60.9 92.2 91.7 91.7
  Food stamps 1510 68.2 87.0 86.4 86.0
  Housing assistance 1486 44.1 83.7 82.5 82.2
  Energy assistance 1051 47.9 80.7 80.3 79.8
  Food stamps and cash assistance 600 73.8 94.4 93.5 93.5

Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by: Employer-provided plan 18085 4.2 9.8 9.6 9.1
  Medicare 10876 17.7 66.9 66.0 65.9
      Also Medicaid 1409 41.8 87.7 87.5 87.5
  Medicaid 2874 52.1 81.2 80.9 80.5
Not covered by: Health insurance 5971 32.1 34.9 35.0 35.0

 

  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
White alone, not Hispanic
Total 33.0 33.7 33.4 33.6 18.1

Age
15 to 24 years 35.0 37.0 37.0 37.2 34.7
25 to 44 years 14.2 14.7 14.3 14.6 12.8
45 to 54 years 21.9 22.3 21.9 22.2 18.2
55 to 64 years 28.1 28.6 28.4 28.6 17.7
65 years and over 62.3 62.6 62.6 62.8 15.9

Region
Northeast 34.4 35.0 34.9 35.0 17.9
Midwest 33.3 34.0 33.7 34.1 18.1
South 34.4 35.2 34.9 35.0 18.6
West 29.5 29.9 29.9 30.0 17.5

Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years old and over 32.9 33.5 33.3 33.5 17.9
18 to 24 years old 34.2 36.2 36.2 36.3 33.8
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma 62.3 64.3 64.3 64.3 63.9
25 years old and over 32.7 33.2 32.9 33.1 15.6
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma 72.5 73.0 72.7 73.3 37.2
  High school graduate, no college 41.8 42.5 42.1 42.4 18.5
  College: Less than bachelor's degree 28.6 28.9 28.7 28.8 12.9
  Bachelor's degree or more 13.2 13.5 13.3 13.4 7.4

Work Experience in 2007
Total, 20 to 64 years 21.4 22.1 21.8 22.1 17.8
Worked at full-time jobs 5.0 5.4 5.2 5.4 4.8
  50 to 52 weeks 2.2 2.6 2.3 2.5 2.4
Worked at part-time jobs 41.1 43.5 42.5 43.3 36.3
Did not work 81.6 82.1 82.1 82.1 63.3

Program Participation Status
  Received: Cash assistance 91.6 91.6 91.6 91.7 82.2
      Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 88.5 88.5 88.5 88.5 73.6
      SSI 92.0 92.0 92.0 92.2 83.5
  Food stamps 86.6 86.9 86.6 86.6 73.6
  Housing assistance 82.3 82.8 82.6 82.9 48.8
  Energy assistance 80.5 82.0 81.4 82.0 54.5
  Food stamps and cash assistance 93.5 93.5 93.5 93.5 86.7

Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by: Employer-provided plan 9.4 9.6 9.5 9.6 4.2
  Medicare 66.3 66.8 66.7 66.9 19.6
      Also Medicaid 87.7 87.9 87.9 87.9 54.0
  Medicaid 80.9 81.2 81.1 81.3 60.6
Not covered by: Health insurance 36.8 38.6 37.8 38.5 35.1

 

  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
White alone, not Hispanic
Total 17.2 17.2 16.4 15.9 15.1

Age
15 to 24 years 34.6 34.6 34.5 33.6 32.8
25 to 44 years 12.5 12.5 12.0 11.5 11.2
45 to 54 years 17.2 17.2 16.0 15.3 14.3
55 to 64 years 16.8 16.8 15.7 15.1 14.0
65 years and over 14.2 14.2 13.2 13.1 12.1

Region
Northeast 16.6 16.6 15.2 14.4 13.7
Midwest 17.5 17.5 16.9 16.4 15.4
South 17.7 17.7 17.2 16.9 16.1
West 16.6 16.6 15.8 15.3 14.7

Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years old and over 17.0 17.0 16.3 15.8 15.0
18 to 24 years old 33.7 33.7 33.6 32.8 32.0
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma 63.9 63.9 63.9 60.6 56.9
25 years old and over 14.6 14.6 13.7 13.3 12.5
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma 35.0 35.0 32.4 31.1 28.4
  High school graduate, no college 17.2 17.2 16.3 15.7 14.7
  College: Less than bachelor's degree 12.1 12.1 11.4 11.2 10.6
  Bachelor's degree or more 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.6 6.4

Work Experience in 2007
Total, 20 to 64 years 17.2 17.2 16.5 15.9 15.2
Worked at full-time jobs 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.5
  50 to 52 weeks 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3
Worked at part-time jobs 35.8 35.8 35.1 34.2 33.3
Did not work 60.2 60.2 56.5 53.9 50.8

Program Participation Status
  Received: Cash assistance 73.7 73.7 52.0 44.7 33.9
      Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 68.0 68.0 59.9 52.9 46.2
      SSI 74.6 74.6 51.5 44.0 32.6
  Food stamps 67.4 67.4 61.0 56.3 44.2
  Housing assistance 40.5 40.5 33.5 29.8 15.1
  Energy assistance 49.2 49.2 43.7 41.0 33.4
  Food stamps and cash assistance 79.8 79.8 63.9 55.8 39.9

Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by: Employer-provided plan 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.0 3.9
  Medicare 16.6 16.6 14.9 14.7 13.2
      Also Medicaid 42.4 42.4 30.0 27.9 21.2
  Medicaid 54.9 54.9 46.0 40.0 33.3
Not covered by: Health insurance 35.1 35.1 35.0 35.0 34.6

 

  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
White alone, not Hispanic
Total 13.9 15.9 17.8 17.7

Age
15 to 24 years 32.7 33.9 35.4 35.4
25 to 44 years 11.0 11.7 13.1 12.8
45 to 54 years 13.3 15.8 17.7 17.5
55 to 64 years 12.9 14.9 16.8 16.8
65 years and over 8.8 12.5 14.9 14.9

Region
Northeast 12.6 14.6 17.4 17.3
Midwest 14.1 16.4 18.3 18.3
South 14.7 16.9 18.4 18.1
West 13.5 15.3 16.7 16.6

Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years old and over 13.7 15.8 17.6 17.5
18 to 24 years old 31.9 33.0 34.6 34.6
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma 56.9 61.5 64.3 64.3
25 years old and over 11.1 13.3 15.2 15.0
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma 23.6 30.3 35.6 35.5
  High school graduate, no college 12.9 15.8 18.1 17.8
  College: Less than bachelor's degree 9.7 11.2 12.5 12.4
  Bachelor's degree or more 6.0 6.7 7.4 7.3

Work Experience in 2007
Total, 20 to 64 years 14.7 16.1 17.8 17.6
Worked at full-time jobs 4.3 4.7 5.5 5.3
  50 to 52 weeks 2.3 2.3 3.0 2.9
Worked at part-time jobs 32.1 34.0 36.6 36.1
Did not work 48.8 55.2 59.7 59.7

Program Participation Status
  Received: Cash assistance 30.9 41.5 60.5 60.4
      Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 44.0 52.1 63.4 63.4
      SSI 29.4 40.3 60.6 60.5
  Food stamps 40.1 49.1 68.9 68.7
  Housing assistance 15.1 16.8 44.1 44.1
  Energy assistance 28.8 37.6 49.6 49.5
  Food stamps and cash assistance 35.9 46.1 73.3 73.1

Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by: Employer-provided plan 3.6 4.0 5.0 4.9
  Medicare 10.0 14.6 17.8 17.8
      Also Medicaid 17.2 25.6 41.7 41.7
  Medicaid 30.8 40.4 52.3 52.2
Not covered by: Health insurance 33.5 34.6 35.3 35.0

 

  Number Below Poverty Level
Definition 1 Definition 2 Definition 3 Definition 4 Definition 5 Definition 6 Definition 7 Definition 8 Definition 9
White alone, not Hispanic
Total 6155 12152 12044 11946 12186 12424 12341 12417 6668

Age
15 to 24 years 1533 1615 1625 1588 1670 1765 1765 1772 1655
25 to 44 years 1279 1502 1506 1470 1537 1594 1545 1578 1382
45 to 54 years 976 1278 1268 1256 1294 1323 1298 1314 1078
55 to 64 years 916 1576 1558 1550 1561 1590 1580 1588 986
65 years and over 1451 6181 6087 6083 6123 6153 6153 6165 1566

Region
Northeast 1178 2469 2459 2433 2473 2513 2506 2510 1282
Midwest 1598 3171 3146 3104 3173 3238 3209 3252 1725
South 2060 4071 4005 3996 4080 4178 4139 4159 2206
West 1319 2441 2433 2413 2460 2495 2488 2496 1455

Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years old and over 6089 12086 11978 11880 12119 12357 12274 12350 6601
18 to 24 years old 1467 1549 1559 1522 1603 1698 1698 1705 1588
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma 231 232 234 232 237 245 245 245 243
25 years old and over 4622 10536 10419 10358 10515 10659 10576 10645 5012
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1207 2535 2503 2488 2499 2517 2504 2526 1283
  High school graduate, no college 1691 4189 4141 4120 4191 4264 4221 4249 1852
  College: Less than bachelor's degree 1045 2517 2496 2477 2528 2553 2541 2550 1145
  Bachelor's degree or more 679 1296 1278 1273 1298 1325 1310 1320 732

Work Experience in 2007
Total, 20 to 64 years 4339 5586 5573 5485 5673 5856 5773 5837 4706
Worked at full-time jobs 805 904 912 849 952 1045 992 1031 913
  50 to 52 weeks 303 316 327 291 351 416 377 402 380
Worked at part-time jobs 960 1150 1152 1128 1212 1282 1252 1277 1071
Did not work 2574 3533 3509 3509 3509 3529 3529 3529 2723

Program Participation Status
  Received: Cash assistance 738 1117 1111 1109 1112 1112 1112 1114 999
      Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 83 119 117 116 116 116 116 116 96
      SSI 673 1020 1015 1015 1018 1018 1018 1020 924
  Food stamps 1030 1315 1306 1299 1308 1313 1308 1308 1111
  Housing assistance 655 1243 1225 1221 1222 1231 1227 1231 725
  Energy assistance 503 848 844 838 846 862 856 862 573
  Food stamps and cash assistance 443 566 561 561 561 561 561 561 520

Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by: Employer-provided plan 765 1765 1739 1641 1699 1735 1714 1728 758
  Medicare 1930 7280 7175 7170 7213 7261 7257 7272 2133
      Also Medicaid 589 1237 1234 1234 1237 1239 1239 1239 760
  Medicaid 1498 2334 2325 2314 2326 2334 2332 2336 1742
Not covered by: Health insurance 1918 2086 2088 2088 2197 2303 2256 2299 2097

 

  Number Below Poverty Level
Definition 10 Definition 11 Definition 12 Definition 13 Definition 14 Definition 15 Definition 16 Definition 17 Definition 18
White alone, not Hispanic
Total 6340 6340 6058 5885 5589 5116 5885 6561 6515

Age
15 to 24 years 1650 1650 1644 1604 1565 1562 1616 1690 1690
25 to 44 years 1352 1352 1303 1248 1210 1189 1272 1423 1391
45 to 54 years 1016 1016 945 909 849 786 935 1049 1036
55 to 64 years 931 931 872 840 780 715 829 936 935
65 years and over 1390 1390 1294 1283 1185 864 1232 1463 1463

Region
Northeast 1191 1191 1089 1033 985 905 1046 1250 1239
Midwest 1663 1663 1609 1566 1466 1345 1561 1742 1739
South 2105 2105 2048 2010 1914 1740 2005 2181 2155
West 1380 1380 1313 1276 1224 1126 1274 1388 1382

Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years old and over 6273 6273 5992 5819 5524 5051 5818 6494 6448
18 to 24 years old 1583 1583 1577 1539 1500 1497 1550 1623 1623
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma 243 243 243 230 216 216 234 245 245
25 years old and over 4690 4690 4414 4280 4024 3554 4269 4871 4825
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1205 1205 1117 1072 978 814 1045 1226 1223
  High school graduate, no college 1726 1726 1629 1569 1476 1290 1581 1810 1788
  College: Less than bachelor's degree 1067 1067 1011 991 940 859 988 1108 1100
  Bachelor's degree or more 692 692 658 648 630 592 655 727 714

Work Experience in 2007
Total, 20 to 64 years 4555 4555 4373 4213 4029 3877 4270 4701 4655
Worked at full-time jobs 913 913 910 887 863 832 896 1055 1022
  50 to 52 weeks 380 380 380 369 365 363 377 484 458
Worked at part-time jobs 1055 1055 1035 1009 981 947 1003 1078 1065
Did not work 2587 2587 2427 2317 2186 2098 2372 2568 2568

Program Participation Status
  Received: Cash assistance 896 896 632 543 412 376 504 735 734
      Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 89 89 78 69 60 57 68 83 83
      SSI 826 826 570 487 361 325 446 670 669
  Food stamps 1019 1019 921 851 667 606 741 1040 1038
  Housing assistance 601 601 497 442 224 224 249 655 654
  Energy assistance 517 517 460 431 351 303 395 521 520
  Food stamps and cash assistance 479 479 383 335 240 215 276 440 439

Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by: Employer-provided plan 735 735 723 719 707 652 721 898 880
  Medicare 1805 1805 1623 1594 1434 1083 1589 1938 1938
      Also Medicaid 597 597 423 393 298 243 360 587 587
  Medicaid 1579 1579 1323 1149 959 886 1161 1503 1500
Not covered by: Health insurance 2097 2097 2091 2091 2063 2000 2063 2108 2091

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