Table 3.
Comparison of ACS and CPS Means-Tested Program Rates for Children and Adults by State, U.S. Civilian, Noninstitutional Population
| Children (0–18) | Adults (19–64) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACS | CPS | ACS | CPS | |||||||||
| % | SE | % | SE | Difference | Significance | % | SE | % | SE | Difference | Significance | |
| United States | 27.0 | 0.11 | 27.8 | 0.32 | −0.8 | * | 7.6 | 0.03 | 6.8 | 0.10 | 0.7 | *** |
| Alabama | 30.7 | 0.73 | 32.7 | 3.2 | −2.0 | 7.2 | 0.22 | 7.0 | 1.06 | 0.2 | ||
| Alaska | 23.8 | 1.79 | 18.0 | 2.2 | 5.8 | * | 5.3 | 0.44 | 6.3 | 0.92 | −0.9 | |
| Arizona | 28.2 | 0.68 | 31.5 | 3.0 | −3.4 | 10.4 | 0.27 | 9.6 | 0.94 | 0.8 | ||
| Arkansas | 42.9 | 1.02 | 41.9 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 7.6 | 0.26 | 4.5 | 0.65 | 3.1 | *** | |
| California | 29.5 | 0.31 | 31.8 | 1.0 | −2.3 | * | 8.6 | 0.10 | 7.9 | 0.37 | 0.8 | * |
| Colorado | 17.8 | 0.63 | 17.0 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 0.19 | 4.1 | 0.49 | 0.5 | ||
| Connecticut | 21.4 | 0.90 | 24.5 | 2.0 | −3.1 | 7.9 | 0.29 | 7.5 | 0.67 | 0.4 | ||
| Delaware | 23.8 | 1.80 | 21.0 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 9.9 | 0.71 | 8.2 | 0.85 | 1.7 | ||
| District of Columbia | 42.5 | 2.41 | 40.6 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 16.7 | 0.65 | 13.8 | 1.07 | 3.0 | * | |
| Florida | 23.9 | 0.36 | 22.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 0.10 | 4.9 | 0.47 | 0.5 | ||
| Georgia | 30.7 | 0.39 | 28.3 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 0.14 | 3.6 | 0.43 | 1.6 | *** | |
| Hawaii | 19.0 | 1.38 | 28.9 | 2.6 | −9.9 | *** | 6.5 | 0.40 | 7.2 | 0.91 | −0.7 | |
| Idaho | 23.8 | 1.15 | 23.7 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 0.33 | 3.3 | 0.74 | 1.0 | ||
| Illinois | 29.0 | 0.37 | 28.2 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 7.8 | 0.15 | 6.8 | 0.49 | 0.9 | ||
| Indiana | 24.7 | 0.58 | 32.0 | 3.1 | −7.3 | * | 6.5 | 0.16 | 6.0 | 0.69 | 0.5 | |
| Iowa | 24.2 | 1.00 | 24.9 | 2.1 | −0.6 | 6.7 | 0.31 | 5.7 | 0.76 | 1.0 | ||
| Kansas | 20.9 | 0.88 | 24.2 | 2.7 | −3.3 | 4.2 | 0.22 | 4.0 | 0.69 | 0.2 | ||
| Kentucky | 32.5 | 0.76 | 32.5 | 2.5 | −0.1 | 8.7 | 0.23 | 6.7 | 0.85 | 2.0 | * | |
| Louisiana | 41.7 | 0.82 | 32.6 | 3.0 | 9.2 | ** | 7.8 | 0.25 | 6.1 | 0.82 | 1.6 | |
| Maine | 32.9 | 1.55 | 31.2 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 15.7 | 0.72 | 13.1 | 1.05 | 2.6 | * | |
| Maryland | 21.9 | 0.55 | 21.5 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 4.9 | 0.18 | 4.0 | 0.53 | 0.9 | ||
| Massachusetts | 22.8 | 0.52 | 23.9 | 2.4 | −1.1 | 12.8 | 0.25 | 13.7 | 1.07 | −0.9 | ||
| Michigan | 29.5 | 0.54 | 27.6 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 9.9 | 0.15 | 8.0 | 0.73 | 1.9 | * | |
| Minnesota | 16.9 | 0.69 | 21.0 | 3.2 | −4.1 | 8.1 | 0.24 | 9.6 | 1.98 | −1.5 | ||
| Mississippi | 38.5 | 0.95 | 38.6 | 3.4 | −0.1 | 9.1 | 0.32 | 8.5 | 1.19 | 0.7 | ||
| Missouri | 28.0 | 0.59 | 25.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 0.19 | 6.3 | 0.88 | 0.7 | ||
| Montana | 19.8 | 1.36 | 25.3 | 3.7 | −5.5 | 5.3 | 0.45 | 5.6 | 0.91 | −0.3 | ||
| Nebraska | 19.6 | 1.14 | 23.8 | 3.2 | −4.1 | 4.6 | 0.37 | 5.3 | 0.48 | −0.7 | ||
| Nevada | 12.8 | 0.84 | 13.8 | 2.1 | −1.0 | 3.3 | 0.21 | 3.6 | 0.49 | −0.2 | ||
| New Hampshire | 19.2 | 1.06 | 19.8 | 1.7 | −0.6 | 4.4 | 0.37 | 3.6 | 0.50 | 0.8 | ||
| New Jersey | 19.2 | 0.46 | 17.4 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 6.0 | 0.16 | 4.6 | 0.55 | 1.4 | * | |
| New Mexico | 41.4 | 1.34 | 31.7 | 3.9 | 9.8 | * | 9.2 | 0.37 | 7.8 | 0.90 | 1.4 | |
| New York | 29.5 | 0.38 | 32.6 | 1.6 | −3.1 | 12.5 | 0.15 | 11.8 | 0.56 | 0.8 | ||
| North Carolina | 30.4 | 0.48 | 28.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 6.6 | 0.16 | 6.6 | 0.81 | −0.1 | ||
| North Dakota | 15.9 | 1.77 | 18.0 | 3.5 | −2.1 | 5.0 | 0.52 | 4.6 | 0.69 | 0.4 | ||
| Ohio | 24.8 | 0.47 | 26.7 | 1.8 | −1.9 | 8.1 | 0.14 | 7.1 | 0.61 | 1.0 | ||
| Oklahoma | 33.5 | 1.01 | 35.5 | 2.8 | −2.0 | 6.2 | 0.25 | 4.9 | 0.78 | 1.2 | ||
| Oregon | 20.3 | 0.81 | 24.9 | 3.1 | −4.6 | 5.5 | 0.22 | 5.1 | 0.53 | 0.3 | ||
| Pennsylvania | 25.8 | 0.50 | 26.3 | 1.9 | −0.5 | 8.1 | 0.16 | 7.2 | 0.55 | 0.9 | ||
| Rhode Island | 22.9 | 1.43 | 27.4 | 2.4 | −4.4 | 8.7 | 0.45 | 8.6 | 0.80 | 0.1 | ||
| South Carolina | 28.1 | 0.63 | 24.3 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 7.3 | 0.23 | 5.6 | 0.77 | 1.7 | * | |
| South Dakota | 27.8 | 2.22 | 26.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 0.55 | 4.2 | 0.53 | 1.1 | ||
| Tennessee | 29.5 | 0.58 | 34.5 | 2.9 | −5.0 | 9.3 | 0.19 | 10.0 | 0.99 | −0.8 | ||
| Texas | 29.2 | 0.24 | 31.6 | 1.5 | −2.4 | 4.8 | 0.09 | 4.0 | 0.30 | 0.8 | * | |
| Utah | 13.0 | 0.71 | 9.9 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 0.23 | 3.3 | 0.55 | 1.2 | ||
| Vermont | 35.0 | 2.16 | 35.5 | 2.4 | −0.4 | 14.9 | 0.84 | 13.2 | 1.03 | 1.7 | ||
| Virginia | 18.2 | 0.44 | 18.9 | 2.4 | −0.7 | 4.2 | 0.15 | 3.9 | 0.64 | 0.3 | ||
| Washington | 24.9 | 0.58 | 25.9 | 2.5 | −1.0 | 6.9 | 0.13 | 6.8 | 0.61 | 0.2 | ||
| West Virginia | 35.8 | 1.36 | 34.0 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 8.8 | 0.40 | 6.8 | 1.06 | 2.0 | ||
| Wisconsin | 22.1 | 0.68 | 24.5 | 2.0 | −2.4 | 8.5 | 0.21 | 9.4 | 0.82 | −0.9 | ||
| Wyoming | 23.8 | 1.92 | 21.9 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 0.50 | 4.4 | 0.73 | −0.1 | ||
| State Ave. (SD) | −0.4 (3.5) | 0.7 (1.0) | ||||||||||
| F-test | *** | *** | ||||||||||
Notes. Effort was made to harmonize the populations represented by the two surveys; however, some differences remain due to differences in population control totals. Logically edited values in the CPS-ASEC have been recoded to their original values.
*
p<.05
**
p<.001
***
p<.001.
ACS, American Community Survey; CPS, Current Population Survey; SE, standard error expressed as a %; Significance, significance test for the difference of ACS and CPS.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2008 American Community Survey, Public Use Microdata Sample and CPS-ASEC 2009.