Table 2.

Comparison of Poverty Rates by Selected Characteristics Using the Hotdeck Imputed Aggregated Income within the Ominbus Income Range versus the Original Aggregated Income Amount

Percent of Poverty Level	Imputed Aggregated Income (%)	Aggregated Income (%)	Difference (%)
Total	11.5	10.5	−1.1***
Sex
Female	12.6	11.7	−1.0**
Male	10.3	9.2	−1.1***
Race/Ethnicity
White	9.2	8.5	−0.7**
Black	25.7	22.6	−3.1***
American Indian	21.7	19.0	−2.7
Asian	9.2	7.9	−1.3
Hispanic	24.3	21.1	−3.2***
Age (years)
<18	16.4	15.5	−0.9
18–24	14.1	12.2	−1.9*
25–34	10.5	9.4	−1.2
35–44	8.3	7.4	−0.9
45–64	7.3	6.9	−0.4
65+	11.6	9.4	−2.2**
Citizenship
Non–U.S. citizen	17.6	14.8	−2.9**
U.S. citizen	10.8	9.9	−0.8***
Education
Less than high school	22.8	18.9	−4.0***
HS graduate	10.7	9.2	−1.5**
Some college	6.0	5.8	−0.2
College	2.5	2.9	0.4
Work status
Full time	4.1	3.4	−0.7**
Part time	9.4	8.0	−1.4
Not working	18.3	16.5	−1.8**
Insurance status
Private	3.4	3.1	−0.3
Public	30.3	26.8	−3.6***
Uninsured	23.1	22.3	−0.9

Source: 2001 Current Population Survey Annual Demographic Supplement.

^*p<.05;

^**p<.01;

^***p<.001;

n=45,852 (weighted n=57,800,000) except for education n=33,162 (44,090,000) and workstatus n=32,982 (34,870,000).