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Table 5. Transitions Into and Out of Poverty, by Selected
Characteristics: 1993-1994
Poverty Status in 1994
Total
(thous.) Poor Nonpoor
Poverty Status in 1993
SEX
All persons 246156 31104 215052
Poor 31840 24251 7590
Nonpoor 214315 6853 207462
Male 119523 12949 106575
Poor 13288 9876 3412
Nonpoor 106236 3073 103163
Female 126632 18155 108477
Poor 18553 14375 4178
Nonpoor 108080 3780 104299
AGE
Under 18 years 65394 13618 51776
Poor 14248 11381 2867
Nonpoor 51146 2237 48910
18 to 24 23694 3053 20641
Poor 3361 2066 1294
Nonpoor 20333 987 19346
25 to 44 80850 8219 72632
Poor 8238 6201 2037
Nonpoor 72612 2018 70595
45 to 64 48743 3594 45149
Poor 3496 2477 1019
Nonpoor 45247 1118 44130
65 and over 27474 2620 24854
Poor 2498 2126 372
Nonpoor 24976 494 24482
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 204533 20252 184282
Poor 20454 14844 5611
Nonpoor 184079 5408 178671
Black 31316 8932 22384
Poor 9439 7768 1671
Nonpoor 21877 1164 20713
Hispanic 23950 6842 17108
Poor 7354 5615 1739
Nonpoor 16596 1226 15369
White, not Hispanic 184163 14303 169860
Poor 14127 9977 4150
Nonpoor 170037 4326 165710
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 18 years and over 180762 17486 163275
Poor 17593 12870 4723
Nonpoor 163169 4616 158553
Not a high school graduate 34822 8177 26645
Poor 8145 6453 1692
Nonpoor 26677 1724 24953
High school graduate, no college 67024 5983 61041
Poor 6187 4366 1820
Nonpoor 60837 1617 59220
1 to 3 years of college 41226 2325 38902
Poor 2382 1485 897
Nonpoor 38844 839 38005
4 or more years of college 37689 1001 36688
Poor 879 565 313
Nonpoor 36810 436 36374
REGION
Northeast 50275 5879 44396
Poor 6075 4678 1398
Nonpoor 44200 1201 42999
Midwest 64090 6345 57745
Poor 6347 4887 1460
Nonpoor 57743 1457 56286
South 82337 11707 70630
Poor 12444 9430 3014
Nonpoor 69893 2278 67616
West 49454 7173 42281
Poor 6974 5256 1718
Nonpoor 42479 1917 40562
FAMILY STATUS
No change in family status 232965 29036 203929
Poor 30021 23359 6662
Nonpoor 202944 5676 197268
Married-couple family 166137 11360 154777
Poor 11602 8377 3225
Nonpoor 154535 2983 151552
Other family type 38462 12728 25734
Poor 13599 11106 2493
Nonpoor 24863 1622 23241
Unrelated individual entire period 28366 4948 23418
Poor 4820 3876 944
Nonpoor 23546 1072 22474
Change in family status 13191 2068 11123
Poor 1819 891 928
Nonpoor 11372 1177 10195
WORK EXPERIENCE
Persons 18 years and over 180762 17486 163275
Poor 17593 12870 4723
Nonpoor 163169 4616 158553
No change between 1993 and 1994 150085 13968 136117
Poor 14024 10705 3320
Nonpoor 136060 3263 132797
Worked year-round, full-time 71379 1036 70344
Poor 1163 624 539
Nonpoor 70216 411 69805
Worked, not year-round, full-time 33036 3820 29216
Poor 3953 2383 1571
Nonpoor 29082 1437 27645
Did not work 45670 9112 36558
Poor 8908 7698 1210
Nonpoor 36762 1414 35347
Change between 1993 and 1994 30677 3519 27158
Poor 3568 2165 1403
Nonpoor 27109 1353 25755
PROGRAM PARTICIPATION
No change in participation 227541 29033 198507
Poor 30054 23345 6708
Nonpoor 197487 5688 191799
Participated both years 49078 23361 25716
Poor 25079 20311 4768
Nonpoor 23999 3050 20948
Did not participate either year 178463 5672 172791
Poor 4975 3034 1941
Nonpoor 173488 2638 170851
Change in participation 18615 2071 16544
Poor 1787 906 881
Nonpoor 16828 1165 15663
TYPE OF RESIDENCE
Metropolitan 189267 23123 166144
Poor 23236 17907 5329
Nonpoor 166031 5216 160816
Central city 72235 13602 58633
Poor 13851 11099 2752
Nonpoor 58384 2504 55881
Not central city 117032 9520 107512
Poor 9385 6808 2577
Nonpoor 107647 2712 104935
Nonmetropolitan 56889 7981 48907
Poor 8605 6344 2261
Nonpoor 48284 1637 46647
SEX
All persons 100.0 12.6 87.4
Poor 100.0 76.2 23.8
Nonpoor 100.0 3.2 96.8
Male 100.0 10.8 89.2
Poor 100.0 74.3 25.7
Nonpoor 100.0 2.9 97.1
Female 100.0 14.3 85.7
Poor 100.0 77.5 22.5
Nonpoor 100.0 3.5 96.5
AGE
Under 18 years 100.0 20.8 79.2
Poor 100.0 79.9 20.1
Nonpoor 100.0 4.4 95.6
18 to 24 100.0 12.9 87.1
Poor 100.0 61.5 38.5
Nonpoor 100.0 4.9 95.1
25 to 44 100.0 10.2 89.8
Poor 100.0 75.3 24.7
Nonpoor 100.0 2.8 97.2
45 to 64 100.0 7.4 92.6
Poor 100.0 70.8 29.2
Nonpoor 100.0 2.5 97.5
65 and over 100.0 9.5 90.5
Poor 100.0 85.1 14.9
Nonpoor 100.0 2.0 98.0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 100.0 9.9 90.1
Poor 100.0 72.6 27.4
Nonpoor 100.0 2.9 97.1
Black 100.0 28.5 71.5
Poor 100.0 82.3 17.7
Nonpoor 100.0 5.3 94.7
Hispanic 100.0 28.6 71.4
Poor 100.0 76.4 23.6
Nonpoor 100.0 7.4 92.6
White, not Hispanic 100.0 7.8 92.2
Poor 100.0 70.6 29.4
Nonpoor 100.0 2.5 97.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 18 years and over 100.0 9.7 90.3
Poor 100.0 73.2 26.8
Nonpoor 100.0 2.8 97.2
Not a high school graduate 100.0 23.5 76.5
Poor 100.0 79.2 20.8
Nonpoor 100.0 6.5 93.5
High school graduate, no college 100.0 8.9 91.1
Poor 100.0 70.6 29.4
Nonpoor 100.0 2.7 97.3
1 to 3 years of college 100.0 5.6 94.4
Poor 100.0 62.4 37.6
Nonpoor 100.0 2.2 97.8
4 or more years of college 100.0 2.7 97.3
Poor 100.0 64.3 35.7
Nonpoor 100.0 1.2 98.8
REGION
Northeast 100.0 11.7 88.3
Poor 100.0 77.0 23.0
Nonpoor 100.0 2.7 97.3
Midwest 100.0 9.9 90.1
Poor 100.0 77.0 23.0
Nonpoor 100.0 2.5 97.5
South 100.0 14.2 85.8
Poor 100.0 75.8 24.2
Nonpoor 100.0 3.3 96.7
West 100.0 14.5 85.5
Poor 100.0 75.4 24.6
Nonpoor 100.0 4.5 95.5
FAMILY STATUS
No change in family status 100.0 12.5 87.5
Poor 100.0 77.8 22.2
Nonpoor 100.0 2.8 97.2
Married-couple family 100.0 6.8 93.2
Poor 100.0 72.2 27.8
Nonpoor 100.0 1.9 98.1
Other family type 100.0 33.1 66.9
Poor 100.0 81.7 18.3
Nonpoor 100.0 6.5 93.5
Unrelated individual entire period 100.0 17.4 82.6
Poor 100.0 80.4 19.6
Nonpoor 100.0 4.6 95.4
Change in family status 100.0 15.7 84.3
Poor 100.0 49.0 51.0
Nonpoor 100.0 10.3 89.7
WORK EXPERIENCE
Persons 18 years and over 100.0 9.7 90.3
Poor 100.0 73.2 26.8
Nonpoor 100.0 2.8 97.2
No change between 1993 and 1994 100.0 9.3 90.7
Poor 100.0 76.3 23.7
Nonpoor 100.0 2.4 97.6
Worked year-round, full-time 100.0 1.5 98.5
Poor 100.0 53.7 46.3
Nonpoor 100.0 0.6 99.4
Worked, not year-round, full-time 100.0 11.6 88.4
Poor 100.0 60.3 39.7
Nonpoor 100.0 4.9 95.1
Did not work 100.0 20.0 80.0
Poor 100.0 86.4 13.6
Nonpoor 100.0 3.8 96.2
Change between 1993 and 1994 100.0 11.5 88.5
Poor 100.0 60.7 39.3
Nonpoor 100.0 5.0 95.0
PROGRAM PARTICIPATION
No change in participation 100.0 12.8 87.2
Poor 100.0 77.7 22.3
Nonpoor 100.0 2.9 97.1
Participated both years 100.0 47.6 52.4
Poor 100.0 81.0 19.0
Nonpoor 100.0 12.7 87.3
Did not participate either year 100.0 3.2 96.8
Poor 100.0 61.0 39.0
Nonpoor 100.0 1.5 98.5
Change in participation 100.0 11.1 88.9
Poor 100.0 50.7 49.3
Nonpoor 100.0 6.9 93.1
TYPE OF RESIDENCE
Metropolitan 100.0 12.2 87.8
Poor 100.0 77.1 22.9
Nonpoor 100.0 3.1 96.9
Central city 100.0 18.8 81.2
Poor 100.0 80.1 19.9
Nonpoor 100.0 4.3 95.7
Not central city 100.0 8.1 91.9
Poor 100.0 72.5 27.5
Nonpoor 100.0 2.5 97.5
Nonmetropolitan 100.0 14.0 86.0
Poor 100.0 73.7 26.3
Nonpoor 100.0 3.4 96.6
