Table VIII
Poverty Rate (1969-2000)
| RTW | Non-RTW | Overall Difference | Michigan | |
| 1969 | 18.3% | 12.2% | -6.1% | 9.4% |
| 1979 | 14.2% | 11.3% | -2.9% | 10.4% |
| 1989 | 14.9% | 11.7% | -3.2% | 13.1% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | 10.2% | -1.4% | 10.0% |
| RTW | Non-RTW | Overall Difference | Michigan | |
| 1969 | 18.3% | 12.2% | -6.1% | 9.4% |
| 1979 | 14.2% | 11.3% | -2.9% | 10.4% |
| 1989 | 14.9% | 11.7% | -3.2% | 13.1% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | 10.2% | -1.4% | 10.0% |