[Census Bureau] Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Poverty, 1991 to 1992 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ These data were revised and do not match the previously published data in P70-45. The published data were incorrectly based on 1990-91 poverty thresholds, instead of 1991-92 thresholds, resulting in poverty estimates that were somewhat too low. Table 1. Average Monthly Poverty, by Selected Characteristics: 1991 and 1992 1991 1992 Poor Poor Total Number Percent Total Number Percent All persons 249904 36116 14.5 253642 36696 14.5 Race and Hispanic origin White 208344 24671 11.8 211459 25062 11.9 Not of Hispanic origin1 190800 19363 10.1 192315 19238 10.0 Black 31168 9620 30.9 31812 9804 30.8 Hispanic origin 21742 6476 29.8 23838 7095 29.8 Not of Hispanic origin 228162 29641 13.0 229804 29602 12.9 Age Under 18 years 66019 14668 22.2 67639 15158 22.4 18 to 64 years 153481 18345 12.0 155331 18530 11.9 65 years and over 30404 3103 10.2 30672 3009 9.8 Sex Male 121779 15920 13.1 123848 16228 13.1 Female 128126 20196 15.8 129794 20469 15.8 Educational Attainment (persons 18 years and over) Less than 4 years of high school 40226 9268 23.0 40505 9332 23.0 High school graduate, no college 68996 7280 10.6 69684 7371 10.6 1 or more years of college 74664 4900 6.6 75815 4835 6.4 Disability Status (persons 15 to 69 years) With a work disability 28076 5836 20.8 27493 5723 20.8 With no work disability 145941 15037 10.3 148417 15310 10.3 Residence Metropolitan 191110 25496 13.3 193356 25837 13.4 Central city 73424 13758 18.7 76508 14438 18.9 Non-central city 117686 11738 10.0 116847 11399 9.8 Nonmetropolitan 58794 10620 18.1 60286 10860 18.0 Region Northeast 51288 6953 13.6 52106 6865 13.2 Midwest 63540 7428 11.7 65239 7622 11.7 South 81471 14074 17.3 81873 14478 17.7 West 53605 7662 14.3 54424 7732 14.2 Family Status In families 213344 27908 13.1 217475 28680 13.2 In families with related children under 18 years 137188 24543 17.9 140659 25352 18.0 In married-couple families 170505 13562 8.0 172919 13609 7.9 In married-couple families with related children under 18 years 107026 11326 10.6 108883 11417 10.5 In families with a female householder, no spouse present 35528 13330 37.5 36990 14135 38.2 In families with a female householder, no spouse present, with related children under 18 years 26355 12460 47.3 27789 13227 47.6 Unrelated individuals 36561 8208 22.5 36168 8016 22.2 In non-family households 33631 6954 20.7 33613 6951 20.7 Employment and Labor Force Status (persons 18 years and over) Employed full-time 95077 3840 4.0 95347 3572 3.7 Employed part-time 21707 2803 12.9 22128 2942 13.3 Unemployed 6810 2786 40.9 7543 2924 38.8 Not in labor force 60290 12018 19.9 60984 12101 19.8 Marital Status (persons 18 years and over) Married 108404 7279 6.7 108986 7060 6.5 Separated, divorced, or widowed 35132 7282 20.7 35391 7351 20.8 Never married 40350 6886 17.1 41626 7128 17.1 Family Size 1 person (unrelated individual) 36561 8204 22.4 36168 8016 22.2 2 persons 58285 5038 8.6 57946 5112 8.8 3 persons 46408 5546 12.0 48113 4951 10.3 4 persons 55228 6213 11.3 56318 6704 11.9 5 persons 29933 4603 15.4 31130 4671 15.0 6 or more persons 23490 6511 27.7 23968 7243 30.2 Access to Health Insurance Covered by health insurance 217082 24645 11.4 219674 25216 11.5 Private insurance 190998 9636 5.0 192350 9442 4.9 Medicare 32506 3581 11.0 32928 3587 10.9 Medicaid 22303 14780 66.3 23924 15616 65.3 Not covered by health insurance 32823 11471 34.9 33969 11480 33.8 Receipt of Public Assistance Received public assistance2 31695 19285 60.8 33954 20463 60.3 Did not receive public assistance 218210 16831 7.7 219688 16234 7.4 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. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Go to Poverty Dynamics: 1991 to 1992 Go to Poverty Statistics Last Revised: Friday, 26-Feb-99 08:11:02 People | Housing | Business | Geography | News | Subjects A to Z | Search | Catalog | Data Tools | Privacy | Home [______] [U.S. Census Bureau: Helping You Make Informed Decisions]