Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in South Carolina: 2008
The Census Bureau's report Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2008 was released on September 10, 2009. The report presented data on income, poverty, and health insurance coverage in the United States based on information collected in the 2009 Current Population Survey (CPS) Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC). For more information or to view the entire report, please visit the U.S. Census Bureau website.
Income
Two-Year-Average1 Median Household Income by State2: 2005-2008
(Income in 2008 dollars)
| 2005-2006 | 2007-2008 | Change in median income (2007-2008 average less 2005-2006 average) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median money income | Standard error | 90-percent confidence interval2 (±) | Median money income | Standard error | 90-percent confidence interval2 (±) | Dollars | Percentage change | |
| South Carolina | 43,338 | 1,137 | 1,870 | 44,034 | 1,132 | 1,862 | 696 | 1.6 |
| United States | 51,283 | 162 | 266 | 51,233 | 116 | 191 | -50 | -0.1 |
1 The 2-year-average median is the sum of two inflation-adjusted single-year medians divided by 2.
2 A 90-percent confidence interval is a measure of an estimate's variability. The larger the confidence interval in relation to the size of the estimate, the less reliable the estimate. For more information see Standard Errors and their Use.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 to 2009 Annual Social and Economic Supplements.
Money Income of Households by State Using 2- and 3-Year-Average Medians: 2006-2008
(Income in 2008 dollars)
| 3-year average1 2006-2008 (dollars) | Number of states2 with median income: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median money income | Standard error | 90-percent confidence interval3 (±) | Not statistically different from: | Higher than state of interest | Lower than state of interest | |
| South Carolina | 43,458 | 990 | 1,628 | 7 | 38 | 4 |
1 The 3-year-average median is the sum of three inflation-adjusted single-year medians divided by 3.
2 Excludes the District of Columbia.
3 A 90-percent confidence interval is a measure of an estimate's variability. The larger the confidence interval in relation to the size of the estimate, the less reliable the estimate. For more information see Standard Errors and their Use.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 to 2009 Annual Social and Economic Supplements.
Poverty
Percentage of People in Poverty Using 2- and 3-year Averages: 2005-2006 and 2007-2008
(People as of March the following year)
| 3-year average 2006-2008 1 | 2-year average | Change in percentage points (2007-2008 average less 2005-2006 average)2 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage | 90-percent confidence interval 3 (±) | 2005-20061 | 2007-2008 | Percentage | 90-percent confidence interval 3 (±) | |||
| Percentage | 90-percent confidence interval3 (±) | Percentage | 90-percent confidence interval3 (±) | |||||
| South Carolina | 13.1 | 1.5 | 13.1 | 1.7 | 14.0 | 1.7 | -0.6 | 1.2 |
| United States | 12.7 | 0.2 | 12.5 | 0.2 | 12.9 | 0.2 | *-0.4 | 0.3 |
* Statistically different from zero at the 90-percent confidence level.
1 A 90-percent confidence interval is a measure of an estimate's variability. The larger the confidence interval in relation to the size of the estimate, the less reliable the estimate. For more information see Standard Errors and their Use.
2 Details may not sum to totals because of rounding.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 to 2009 Annual Social and Economic Supplements.
Health Insurance Coverage
Number and Percentage of People Without Health Insurance Coverage Using 2- and 3-Year Averages: 2005-2006 and 2007-2008
(Numbers in thousands. People as of March the following year.)
| 3-year average (2006-2008)1 | 2-year average, percentage uninsured | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (In Thousands) |
Uninsured | 2005-20061 | 2007-2008 | Change (2007-2008 average less 2005-2006 average)3 | ||||||
| Number (In Thousands) |
90-percent confidence interval2 (±) | Percentage | 90-percent confidence interval2 (±) | Percentage | 90-percent confidence interval2 (±) | Percentage | 90-percent confidence interval2 (±) | |||
| South Carolina | 4,360 | 700 | 46 | 16.1 | 1.0 | 16.6 | 1.3 | 16.1 | 1.2 | -0.5 |
| United States | 299,138 | 46,330 | 361 | 15.5 | 0.1 | 15.5 | 0.1 | 15.3 | 0.1 | *-0.2 |
* Statistically different from zero at the 90-percent confidence level.
1 The 2004 and 2005 data have been revised since originally published.
2 A 90-percent confidence interval is a measure of an estimate's variability. The larger the confidence interval in relation to the size of the estimate, the less reliable the estimate. For more information see Standard Errors and their Use.
3 Details may not sum to totals because of rounding.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 to 2009 Annual Social and Economic Supplements.