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Economics and Statistics Administration

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U.S. Department of Commerce

Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage: 2011

September 2012

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Presenter David S. Johnson, Ph.D. Chief, Social, Economic, and Housing Statistics Division

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• Median household money income for the nation was $50,100 in 2011, a decline of 1.5 percent from 2010, in real terms.

• The 2011 official poverty rate for the nation was 15.0 percent and there were 46.2 million people in poverty, not statistically different from last year.

• The percentage of people without health insurance coverage

decreased in 2011 to 15.7 percent from 16.3 percent in 2010. The number of uninsured also decreased to 48.6 million in 2011 from 50.0 million in 2010.

Highlights

Note: Income rounded to nearest $100.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2011 and 2012 Annual Social and Economic Supplements. 4


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Real Median Household Income: 1967 to 2011


Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 1968 to 2012 Annual Social and Economic Supplements.

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

1967 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2011

Income in thousands (2011 dollars) Recession

$50,100

$42,100

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Real Median Household Income by Age of Householder: 2010 and 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2011 and 2012 Annual Social and Economic Supplements.

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

15 to 24years

25 to 34years

35 to 44years

45 to 54years

55 to 64years

65 years andolder

Income in thousands (2011 dollars) 2011 2010

-2.3%

No significant difference


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-4.0%


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Real Median Household Income by Race and Hispanic Origin of Householder: 1967 to 2011 Income in thousands (2011 dollars)



Recession

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

1967 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2011

Hispanic (any

race)

Asian

Black

$65,100

$55,400

$32,200

$38,600

Non-Hispanic

White

$61,000

$49,600

$36,900

$25,500

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Real Household Income at Selected Percentiles: 1967 to 2011



0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

200

1967 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2011

Income in thousands (2011 dollars)

10th

50th (median)

90th

$88,600

$9,600

$42,100

Recession

$143,600

$12,000

$50,100

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95th

$111,900

$186,000


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US Dollars x 100,000

Dens

ity

0 1 2 3 4 5 6

0.00.2

0.40.6

0.81.0

1.2

10th 50th 90th 95th 99th

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$17,000

$65,000

$173,000

$230,000

$437,000

Distribution of Family Size-

Adjusted Income 2011

Note: To adjust your income by family size relative to a 4-person family, use the following factors: Single person, multiply income by 2.2 Married-couple, multiply income by 1.5 Married-couple with one child, multiply income by 1.4

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2012 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.


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Change in Share of Aggregate Equivalence-Adjusted Income by Quintile and Top Five Percent: 2010 and 2011


0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

LowestQuintile

SecondQuintile

MiddleQuintile

FourthQuintile

HighestQuintile

Top 5Percent

-1.6%

2011 2010

-1.9%

-1.6% +5.3%

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+1.6%

Percent


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Gini Index of Equivalence-Adjusted Income Compared to Money Income: 1967 to 2011

Note: Change in data collection methodology in 1993. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 1968 to 2012 Annual Social and Economic Supplements.

0.300

0.320

0.340

0.360

0.380

0.400

0.420

0.440

0.460

0.480

0.500

1967 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2011

Recession

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0.477

0.397

0.362

0.463

Money Income

Gini Index

Equivalence-adjusted

Gini Index


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$10,000

$20,000

$30,000

$40,000

$50,000

$60,000

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2011

Real Median Earnings and Women’s-to-Men’s Earnings Ratio: 1960 to 2011

(Full-time, year-round workers)

Note: Earnings rounded to nearest $100.


Earnings of men

$35,700 $48,200

Earnings of women $21,600

$37,100

Women’s-to-men’s

earnings ratio

61%

77%

Recession 2011 dollars

Percent

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0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

1967 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2011

Total and Full-Time, Year-Round Workers With Earnings by Sex: 1967 to 2011


All male workers

Females, full-time

year-round

Males, full-time

year-round

14.8 million

Numbers in millions

53.2

million

36.6

million

34.4

million

Recession

43.7 million

81.4 million

73.1 million

58.0 million

All female

workers

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Year-Round, Full-Time Workers by Quintile: 2010 and 2011


0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

LowestQuintile

SecondQuintile

MiddleQuintile

FourthQuintile

HighestQuintile

Top 5 Percent

Number of workers in millions 2010

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2011

17.3%

3.4%



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0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

1959 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2011

Poverty rate

Percent

20

25

30

35

40

45

50Numbers in millions

Poverty Rate and Number in Poverty: 1959 to 2011


15.0%

Recession

Number in poverty

39.5

million

46.2

million

22.4%

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Poverty Rates by Race and Hispanic Origin: 1959 to 2011


0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

1959 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2011

Percent

Non-Hispanic White

Hispanic

(any race) Asian

Black

55.1%

22.8%

16.1%

7.5%

Recession

25.3%

27.6%

12.3%

9.8%

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Poverty Rates by Age: 1959 to 2011

Note: Data for people aged 18 to 64 and 65 and older are not available from 1960 to 1965.


0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

1959 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2011

Percent

18 to 64 years

Under 18 years 17.0%

27.3%

35.2%

65 years and older

Recession

21.9%

13.7%

8.7%

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Change in Number of Persons in Poverty Compared to Change in Full-time, Year-Round Workers: 2010 to 2011

-0.74 -0.74 -0.55

1.23

1.50

0.41

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

South Suburbs Noncitizens

Numbers in Millions

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Change in number of full-time, year-round workers Change in number of persons in poverty


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People With Income Below Specified Ratio of Their Poverty Thresholds: 1967 to 2011


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0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

1967 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2011

18.2% At or above 400% of poverty threshold 35.1%

40.6% 200% to 399% of poverty threshold 30.5%

26.9% 100% to 199% of poverty threshold 19.4%

9.8% 50% to 99% of poverty threshold 8.4% 4.4% Below 50% of poverty threshold 6.6%

Percent of all people


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Supplemental Poverty

Measure (SPM)

Observations from the Interagency

Technical Working Group - March 2,

2010

•Will not replace the official poverty measure •Will not be used for resource allocation or program eligibility •Census Bureau and BLS responsible for improving and updating the measure •Continued research and improvement •Based on NAS panel 1995 recommendations

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2011 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. http://www.census.gov/hhes/povmeas/methodology/supplemental/research/Short_ResearchSPM2010.pdf

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Comparison of SPM and Official Poverty Estimates: 2010

*Includes unrelated individuals under age 15. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2011 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

15.2%

22.5%

13.7%

9.0%

16.0%

18.2%

15.2% 15.9%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

All People Under 18 years 18 to 64years

65 years andolder

Percent SPM Official*

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Change in the Number of People Below Their Poverty Threshold Using Alternative Resource Measures: 2011

Alternative resource measures All people Children

under 18

Adults

18 to 64

Adults 65

and older

Money income plus SNAP (food stamps)

-3.9 -1.7 -1.9 -0.3

Money income after the federal earned income tax credit -5.7 -3.1 -2.6 -

Money income less Unemployment Insurance Benefits

+2.3 +0.6 +1.6 +0.1

Money income less Social Security income

+21.4 +1.1 +5.8 +14.5

Note: - Represents or rounds to zero.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2012 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Unpublished data.

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Numbers in millions


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People Without Health Insurance Coverage: 1987 to 2011

Note: The data for 1999 reflect the results of follow-up verification questions, creating a break in the historical series.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 1988 to 2012 Annual Social and Economic Supplements..

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

1987 1990 1995 2000 2005 2011

Percent

12.9%

All people

All children 12.9%

Recession

15.7%

9.4%

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Note: Estimates by type of coverage are not mutually exclusive.


People by Type of Health Insurance Coverage: 1999 to 2011

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

1999 2005 2011

Percent

73.0%

Government coverage

Employment-based coverage

Any private coverage

64.1%

13.6%

24.2%

Uninsured rate

Recession

63.9%

55.1%

32.2%

15.7%

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0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

1999 2005 2011

Uninsured Rates by Race and Hispanic Origin: 1999 to 2011

Hispanic

(any race)

Asian

Black

Non-Hispanic White

Recession Percent


31.9%

18.7%

9.0%

17.0%

30.1%

19.5%

11.1%

16.8%

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U.S. Department of Commerce Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2011 and 2012 Annual Social and Economic Supplements.

Uninsured Rates by Age: 2010 and 2011

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

Under 19 19 to 25years

26 to 34years

35 to 44years

45 to 64years

65 yearsand older



Percentage point change 2011 2010

-2.2

-0.9


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Note: Income in 2011 dollars.


Uninsured Rates for All People by Real Household Income: 1999 to 2011

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

1999 2005 2011

Percent

$50,000 to $74,999

$25,000 to $49,999

Less than $25,000

$75,000 and over

24.2%

19.9%

6.8%

12.4%

Recession

7.8%

15.4%

21.5%

25.4%

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2012 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

24.0%

14.3%

36.0%

56.7%

26.5%

27.5%

13.4%

1.4%

18 to 44 years

Total Population

Uninsured

Age Distribution of the Total Population and the Uninsured: 2011

Under 18 years

45 to 64 years

65 years and older

Percent


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U.S. Department of Commerce Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2012 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

Distribution of Working Status of Those Aged 18 to 64 Years: 2011

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50.4%

36.4%

24.2%

31.6%

25.4%

32.0%

Less than Full-time, Year-round

Aged 18 to 64 years

Uninsured

Full-time, Year-round

Did not work at least one week

Percent


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