United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

Persons Below Poverty Level—Appalachia 447
No. 738. P e r s o n s B e l o w P o v e r t y L e v e l , a n d P o v e r t y R a t e b y S e l e c t e d C h a r a c t e r i s t i c ,
U s i n g A l t e r n a t i v e I n c o m e C o n c e p t s a n d V a l u a t i o n t e c h n i q u e s : 1 9 7 9
[Persons as of March 1960. Income concepts present alternative methodologies for valuing public in-kind (noncash) transfers such
as food stamps, school lunches, subsidized rental housing, Medicare, and Medicaid, valuation techniques that are used to
measure poverty are as follows: (1) Market value approach which is equal to the purchase price in the private market of the
goods received by the recipient; (2) recipient and/or cash equivalent approach which is the amount o f c a s h that would make the
recipient just as well off as the in-kino transfer or would reflect the recipient's own valuation of the benefit; and (3) poverty
budget share value which limits the value of food, housing, or medical transfers to the proportions spent on these items by
persons at or near the poverty line in 1960-61 (when in-kina were minimal)]
I N C O M E C O N C E P T
V A L U A T I O N T E C H N I Q U E A N D S E L E C T E D
C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
Number
(1,000)
Money
income
alone 1
Poverty
rate
(percent)
Money income
plus food and
housing
Number
(1,000)
Poverty
rate
(percent)
Money income
plus food, housing,
and medical care
(excl. Institutional
care)
Number
(1,000)
Poverty
rate
(percent)
Money income
plus food, housing,
and medical care
(incl. institutional
care)
Number
(1,000)
Poverty
rate
(percent)
m a r k e t v a l u e a p p r o a c h
All persons............................................ 2 3 , 6 2 3 11.1 1 9 , 9 3 3 9.4 1 4 , 0 2 3 6.6 1 3 , 6 3 4 6*4
Black............... ................. 7 , 4 5 6 30.4 5, 8 7 4 23.9 3 . 8 7 2 15.8 3,712 15.1
Non-Black...... ................. 1 6 , 1 6 7 6.6 1 4 , 0 5 9 7.5 10 , 1 5 1 5.4 9, 9 2 2
5.3
Under 65 years ................ 1 9 , 5 2 6 10.6 1 6 , 3 3 2 8.9 12,571 6.8 1 2 , 3 8 3 6.7
6 5 years old and over.................................... 4 . 0 9 7 14.7 3,601 12.9 1 , 4 5 2 5.2 1,251 4.5
Saudi.............. ................. 1 0 , 1 0 8 14.6 8 , 5 2 6 12.3 6 , 5 7 7 9.5 6, 3 4 3 9.2
Non-South...... ................. 1 3 , 5 1 5 9.5 1 1 , 4 0 7 8.0 7 , 4 4 6 5.2 7,291 5.1
R E C I P I E N T A N D / O R C A S H E Q U I V A L E N T
A P P R O A C H
Alf persons............................................ 2 3 , 6 2 3 11.1 2 0 , 2 1 8 9.5 1 8 , 3 9 3 8.7 17 , 3 1 8 8.2
Black................................................................ 7 , 4 5 6 30.4 6 , 0 0 9 24.5 5, 6 7 1 22.7 5, 1 4 4 21.0
Non-Black..... 1 6 . 1 8 7 8.6 1 4 , 2 0 9 7.6 1 2 . 8 2 2 6.8 1 2 , 1 7 4 6.5
Under 65 years 1 9 , 5 2 6 10.6 1 6 , 5 6 9 9.0 1 5 , 7 9 2 8.6 1 5 , 3 6 7 8.3
65 years old and over................................... 4 , 0 9 7 14.7 3 , 6 4 9 13.1 2, 6 0 1 9.3 1,951 7.0
South............. 1 0 , 1 0 6 14.6 8 , 7 2 3 12.6 6 , 0 2 3 11.6 7 , 6 4 6 11.0
Non-South..... 1 3 , 5 1 5 9.5 1 1 , 4 9 5 8.1 1 0 , 3 7 0 7.3 9 , 6 7 2 6.8
P O V E R T Y B U D G E T S H A R E V A L U E A P P R O A C H
All persons........................................... 2 3 , 6 2 3 11.1 2 0 , 7 4 3 9.8 1 6 , 8 6 6 8.9 1 8 , 8 6 6 8.9
Slack.............. 7 , 4 5 6 30.4 6 , 2 5 5 25.5 5 , 6 7 7 23.1 5 , 6 7 7 23.1
Non-Black...... 1 6 , 1 6 7 8.6 1 4 , 4 8 8 7.7 1 3 , 1 8 9 7.0 1 3 , 1 8 9 7.0
Under 65 years 1 9 , 5 2 6 10.6 1 6 , 9 0 5 9.2 1 5 . 8 4 7 8.6 1 5 , 8 4 7 8.6
6 5 years did and over................................... 4 , 0 9 7 14.7 3 , 8 3 8 13.7 3 , 0 1 9 10.8 3 , 0 1 9 10.8
South............. 1 0 , 1 0 8 14.6 8,841 12.8 8 , 1 8 0 11.8 8, 1 8 0 11.8
Non-South..... 1 3 , 5 1 5 9.5 1 1 , 9 0 2 8.3 10,686 7.5 10,686 7.5
1 Number and rate differ from official poverty count and rate because poverty status w a s c o m p u te d o n a h o u s e h o ld b a s is .
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, A lte rn a tiv e M e th o d s fo r V a lu in g S e le c te d in -K in d T ra n s fe r B e n e fits a n d M e a s u rin g th e ir
E ffe c t o n P o v e rty , Technical Paper 50,1962
N o . 7 3 9 . A p p a l a c h i a — P e r C a p i t a M o n e y I n c o m e , 1 9 6 9 a n d 1 9 7 9 , P e r s o n s B e l o w P o v e r t y
L e v e l , 1 9 6 9 a n d 1 9 7 9 , a n d P e r C a p i t a P e r s o n a l In c o m e , 1 9 8 0
[See headnote, table 740. For definition of poverty level, see text, p. 417]
AREA
P E R C A P I T A M O N E Y I N C O M E ' P E R S O N S B E L O W P O V E R T Y L E V E L P E R C A P I T A
Total Percent ol U.S. Number (1,000) Percent
1968 1979 1969 1979 1969 1979 1969 1979 Total
P E R S O N A L
I N C O M E , i 9 6 0
Percent
of
U.S.
United State! $3,119 $7,330 100.0 100.0 27,125 27,383 13.7 12.4 $9,511 100
Appalachian States 3,000 6,928 96.2 94.5 11,406 10,789 15.4 13.7 8,966 94
Appalachian region............
2,505 6,221 80.3 84.9 3,228 2,771 18.1 14.0 7,805 82
Appalachian portion of—
Alabama.................................. 2,430 6,147 77.9 . 83.9 463 ; 395 22.1. 16.6 7,664 ,8 1
'Georgia 2.419 6,301 77,6 86.0 136 134 17.0 12.3 7,050 74
Kentucky................................ 1,732 . 4,856 55.5 66.2 334 1.* 275 38.6. 26.0 6.112 t •-! 64 •
Maryland-....'..:.'.......... 2,599 6,327 83.3 - 86.3 30' 25 14.7 11.9 7.908 83
Mississippi...................... ........ 1.861 4,956 59.7 87.6 1 139 105 33.8 22.1 6,168 65
New York
2,845 6,135 91.2 83.7 117 124 11.5 12.0 7.875 83
North Carolina......................... 2.437 6,095 78.1 83.2 190 164 18.7 13,8 7,678 81
Ohio 2.443 6,073 78.3 82.9 176 159 18.0 12.9 7,493 79
Pennsylvania........................... 2,790 6,770 89.5 92.4 664 587 11.4 10.0 8,777 92
South Carolina........................ 2.571 6,473 82.4 86.3 104 97 16.2 12.6 7,872 83
Tennessee............................. 2,340 5,983 7 5 .0 81.6 381 337 22.4 16.6 7,229 76
Virginia.................................... 2,050 5,614 65.7 76.6 113 63 24.4 15.2 6,946 73
West Virginia 8........................ 2,333 6,179 74.8 84.3 380 287 22.2 15.0 7.814 82
Non-Appalacnian portions............. 3,156 7,164 101.2 97.7 8,178 6,018 14.5 13.6 9,357 98
’ Data compiled from county data, U.S. Bureau of the Census. 1 Entire State lies within me Appalachian region.
Source: Appalachian Regional Commission, A p p a la c h ia —A R e fe re n c e B o o k , S u p p le m e n t to S e c o n d E d itio n , 1981, and
unpublished data.