[Census Bureau] Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Poverty, 1991 to 1992 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Note: 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 5. Transitions Into and Out of Poverty, by Selected Characteristics: 1991-1992 Poverty Status in 1992 Total (thous.) Poor Nonpoor Poverty Status in 1991 SEX All persons 241955 28827 213128 Poor 28315 22297 6018 Nonpoor 213639 6530 207110 Male 117061 12026 105034 Poor 11940 9046 2894 Nonpoor 105120 2980 102140 Female 124894 16800 108094 Poor 16375 13251 3124 Nonpoor 108519 3550 104970 AGE Under 18 years 63969 12345 51623 Poor 12343 10124 2220 Nonpoor 51625 2222 49404 18 to 24 23717 2982 20735 Poor 2901 2166 735 Nonpoor 20816 816 20000 25 to 44 80800 7581 73219 Poor 7473 5436 2037 Nonpoor 73327 2145 71182 45 to 64 45874 3244 42630 Poor 3141 2417 723 Nonpoor 42733 826 41907 65 and over 27595 2675 24920 Poor 2457 2154 302 Nonpoor 25138 521 24617 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 201822 18419 183403 Poor 18249 13691 4557 Nonpoor 183574 4728 178846 Black 30086 8862 21224 Poor 8473 7440 1033 Nonpoor 21614 1422 20191 Hispanic 22221 6329 15892 Poor 6181 5124 1057 Nonpoor 16040 1205 14835 White, not Hispanic 184021 13371 170651 Poor 13185 9610 3575 Nonpoor 170836 3761 167075 EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Persons 18 years and over 177986 16482 161504 Poor 15972 12174 3798 Nonpoor 162014 4308 157706 Not a high school graduate 37184 8006 29178 Poor 7864 6507 1357 Nonpoor 29320 1499 27821 High school graduate, no college 66610 5417 61194 Poor 5127 3758 1368 Nonpoor 61484 1658 59825 1 to 3 years of college 37929 2122 35807 Poor 2013 1370 643 Nonpoor 35916 752 35164 4 or more years of college 36263 937 35325 Poor 968 538 430 Nonpoor 35294 399 34895 REGION Northeast 49772 5655 44118 Poor 5643 4338 1304 Nonpoor 44129 1316 42813 Midwest 63071 5472 57598 Poor 5411 4045 1366 Nonpoor 57660 1427 56233 South 79061 12057 67004 Poor 11677 9781 1896 Nonpoor 67384 2276 65108 West 50050 5643 44407 Poor 5584 4133 1452 Nonpoor 44466 1510 42956 FAMILY STATUS No change in family status 228365 26993 201372 Poor 26583 21367 5216 Nonpoor 201782 5626 196156 Married-couple family 163697 10001 153696 Poor 9740 6888 2851 Nonpoor 153957 3113 150845 Other family type 35839 11824 24015 Poor 11869 10340 1529 Nonpoor 23970 1484 22486 Unrelated individual entire period 28829 5168 23660 Poor 4974 4139 835 Nonpoor 23855 1029 22826 Change in family status 13590 1834 11756 Poor 1733 930 802 Nonpoor 11857 904 10953 WORK EXPERIENCE Persons 18 years and over 177986 16482 161504 Poor 15972 12174 3798 Nonpoor 162014 4308 157706 No change between 1991 and 1992 146279 13143 133136 Poor 12658 9940 2718 Nonpoor 133621 3203 130419 Worked year-round, full-time 68322 1123 67199 Poor 1081 641 441 Nonpoor 67241 483 66758 Worked, not year-round, full-time 32847 3742 29105 Poor 3539 2330 1210 Nonpoor 29307 1413 27895 Did not work 45110 8277 36833 Poor 8037 6970 1067 Nonpoor 37073 1307 35766 Change between 1991 and 1992 31707 3339 28368 Poor 3314 2233 1081 Nonpoor 28393 1105 27287 PROGRAM PARTICIPATION No change in participation 223854 26834 197021 Poor 26428 21262 5166 Nonpoor 197427 5572 191855 Participated both years 43126 20703 22423 Poor 20248 17671 2577 Nonpoor 22878 3032 19845 Did not participate either year 180728 6130 174598 Poor 6179 3591 2588 Nonpoor 174549 2540 172009 Change in participation 18100 1993 16107 Poor 1888 1035 852 Nonpoor 16213 958 15255 TYPE OF RESIDENCE Metropolitan 183641 20283 163357 Poor 19737 15786 3951 Nonpoor 163903 4497 159406 Central city 70860 11487 59373 Poor 11148 9499 1649 Nonpoor 59712 1988 57724 Not central city 112781 8796 103985 Poor 8589 6287 2302 Nonpoor 104191 2509 101682 Nonmetropolitan 58314 8543 49770 Poor 8578 6511 2067 Nonpoor 49736 2033 47703 SEX All persons 100.0 11.9 88.1 Poor 100.0 78.7 21.3 Nonpoor 100.0 3.1 96.9 Male 100.0 10.3 89.7 Poor 100.0 75.8 24.2 Nonpoor 100.0 2.8 97.2 Female 100.0 13.5 86.5 Poor 100.0 80.9 19.1 Nonpoor 100.0 3.3 96.7 AGE Under 18 years 100.0 19.3 80.7 Poor 100.0 82.0 18.0 Nonpoor 100.0 4.3 95.7 18 to 24 100.0 12.6 87.4 Poor 100.0 74.6 25.4 Nonpoor 100.0 3.9 96.1 25 to 44 100.0 9.4 90.6 Poor 100.0 72.7 27.3 Nonpoor 100.0 2.9 97.1 45 to 64 100.0 7.1 92.9 Poor 100.0 77.0 23.0 Nonpoor 100.0 1.9 98.1 65 and over 100.0 9.7 90.3 Poor 100.0 87.7 12.3 Nonpoor 100.0 2.1 97.9 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 100.0 9.1 90.9 Poor 100.0 75.0 25.0 Nonpoor 100.0 2.6 97.4 Black 100.0 29.5 70.5 Poor 100.0 87.8 12.2 Nonpoor 100.0 6.6 93.4 Hispanic 100.0 28.5 71.5 Poor 100.0 82.9 17.1 Nonpoor 100.0 7.5 92.5 White, not Hispanic 100.0 7.3 92.7 Poor 100.0 72.9 27.1 Nonpoor 100.0 2.2 97.8 EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Persons 18 years and over 100.0 9.3 90.7 Poor 100.0 76.2 23.8 Nonpoor 100.0 2.7 97.3 Not a high school graduate 100.0 21.5 78.5 Poor 100.0 82.7 17.3 Nonpoor 100.0 5.1 94.9 High school graduate, no college 100.0 8.1 91.9 Poor 100.0 73.3 26.7 Nonpoor 100.0 2.7 97.3 1 to 3 years of college 100.0 5.6 94.4 Poor 100.0 68.0 32.0 Nonpoor 100.0 2.1 97.9 4 or more years of college 100.0 2.6 97.4 Poor 100.0 55.6 44.4 Nonpoor 100.0 1.1 98.9 REGION Northeast 100.0 11.4 88.6 Poor 100.0 76.9 23.1 Nonpoor 100.0 3.0 97.0 Midwest 100.0 8.7 91.3 Poor 100.0 74.8 25.2 Nonpoor 100.0 2.5 97.5 South 100.0 15.3 84.7 Poor 100.0 83.8 16.2 Nonpoor 100.0 3.4 96.6 West 100.0 11.3 88.7 Poor 100.0 74.0 26.0 Nonpoor 100.0 3.4 96.6 FAMILY STATUS No change in family status 100.0 11.8 88.2 Poor 100.0 80.4 19.6 Nonpoor 100.0 2.8 97.2 Married-couple family 100.0 6.1 93.9 Poor 100.0 70.7 29.3 Nonpoor 100.0 2.0 98.0 Other family type 100.0 33.0 67.0 Poor 100.0 87.1 12.9 Nonpoor 100.0 6.2 93.8 Unrelated individual entire period 100.0 17.9 82.1 Poor 100.0 83.2 16.8 Nonpoor 100.0 4.3 95.7 Change in family status 100.0 13.5 86.5 Poor 100.0 53.7 46.3 Nonpoor 100.0 7.6 92.4 WORK EXPERIENCE Persons 18 years and over 100.0 9.3 90.7 Poor 100.0 76.2 23.8 Nonpoor 100.0 2.7 97.3 No change between 1991 and 1992 100.0 9.0 91.0 Poor 100.0 78.5 21.5 Nonpoor 100.0 2.4 97.6 Worked year-round, full-time 100.0 1.6 98.4 Poor 100.0 59.2 40.8 Nonpoor 100.0 0.7 99.3 Worked, not year-round, full-time 100.0 11.4 88.6 Poor 100.0 65.8 34.2 Nonpoor 100.0 4.8 95.2 Did not work 100.0 18.3 81.7 Poor 100.0 86.7 13.3 Nonpoor 100.0 3.5 96.5 Change between 1991 and 1992 100.0 10.5 89.5 Poor 100.0 67.4 32.6 Nonpoor 100.0 3.9 96.1 PROGRAM PARTICIPATION No change in participation 100.0 12.0 88.0 Poor 100.0 80.5 19.5 Nonpoor 100.0 2.8 97.2 Participated both years 100.0 48.0 52.0 Poor 100.0 87.3 12.7 Nonpoor 100.0 13.3 86.7 Did not participate either year 100.0 3.4 96.6 Poor 100.0 58.1 41.9 Nonpoor 100.0 1.5 98.5 Change in participation 100.0 11.0 89.0 Poor 100.0 54.8 45.2 Nonpoor 100.0 5.9 94.1 TYPE OF RESIDENCE Metropolitan 100.0 11.0 89.0 Poor 100.0 80.0 20.0 Nonpoor 100.0 2.7 97.3 Central city 100.0 16.2 83.8 Poor 100.0 85.2 14.8 Nonpoor 100.0 3.3 96.7 Not central city 100.0 7.8 92.2 Poor 100.0 73.2 26.8 Nonpoor 100.0 2.4 97.6 Nonmetropolitan 100.0 14.7 85.3 Poor 100.0 75.9 24.1 Nonpoor 100.0 4.1 95.9 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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