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POV22: Work Experience During Year by Age, Sex, Household Relationship and Poverty Status for People 16 Years Old and Over: 2008

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2009 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

(Numbers in thousands)

  Worked during year  
All workers (16) Worked full-time year-round (16) Not full-time year-round (16) Did not work during year (16)
All income levels Below 100% of poverty (5) Percentage below 100% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 100% of poverty (5) Percentage below 100% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 100% of poverty (5) Percentage below 100% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 100% of poverty (5) Percentage below 100% of poverty (6)

All Races

Both Sexes
 
      Total (17) 		158,317 10,085 6.4 104,023 2,754 2.6 54,294 7,331 13.5 77,707 17,131 22.0
16 to 17 years 2,229 187 8.4 99 6 6.1 2,130 181 8.5 6,822 1,268 18.6
18 to 64 years 148,463 9,740 6.6 100,626 2,711 2.7 47,837 7,029 14.7 40,723 12,365 30.4
    18 to 24 years 20,123 2,592 12.9 7,284 399 5.5 12,839 2,193 17.1 8,565 2,691 31.4
    25 to 34 years 34,065 2,886 8.5 23,580 875 3.7 10,484 2,011 19.2 6,455 2,465 38.2
    35 to 54 years 70,925 3,490 4.9 53,257 1,226 2.3 17,668 2,264 12.8 14,763 4,834 32.7
    55 to 64 years 23,350 772 3.3 16,504 211 1.3 6,846 561 8.2 10,940 2,374 21.7
65 years and over 7,625 158 2.1 3,298 37 1.1 4,327 121 2.8 30,163 3,498 11.6

Male
 
      Total (17) 		83,889 4,709 5.6 59,869 1,586 2.6 24,020 3,124 13.0 30,733 6,593 21.5
16 to 17 years 1,123 97 8.6 55 6 (B) 1,068 91 8.5 3,472 635 18.3
18 to 64 years 78,581 4,547 5.8 57,792 1,561 2.7 20,790 2,985 14.4 15,137 4,932 32.6
    18 to 24 years 10,451 1,092 10.4 4,158 210 5.0 6,294 882 14.0 4,057 1,184 29.2
    25 to 34 years 18,537 1,303 7.0 13,780 461 3.3 4,757 843 17.7 1,903 762 40.0
    35 to 54 years 37,485 1,752 4.7 30,593 746 2.4 6,892 1,006 14.6 4,778 1,935 40.5
    55 to 64 years 12,108 399 3.3 9,261 145 1.6 2,847 255 8.9 4,398 1,051 23.9
65 years and over 4,185 66 1.6 2,023 19 0.9 2,162 47 2.2 12,124 1,026 8.5

Female
 
      Total (17) 		74,428 5,376 7.2 44,154 1,168 2.6 30,274 4,207 13.9 46,975 10,537 22.4
16 to 17 years 1,106 90 8.2 44 0 (B) 1,062 90 8.5 3,350 633 18.9
18 to 64 years 69,882 5,194 7.4 42,834 1,150 2.7 27,047 4,044 15.0 25,586 7,433 29.1
    18 to 24 years 9,672 1,500 15.5 3,127 189 6.0 6,545 1,311 20.0 4,508 1,507 33.4
    25 to 34 years 15,528 1,583 10.2 9,800 415 4.2 5,728 1,169 20.4 4,552 1,703 37.4
    35 to 54 years 33,440 1,738 5.2 22,664 480 2.1 10,776 1,258 11.7 9,984 2,900 29.0
    55 to 64 years 11,242 373 3.3 7,243 66 0.9 3,998 307 7.7 6,542 1,323 20.2
65 years and over 3,440 92 2.7 1,275 19 1.5 2,165 73 3.4 18,039 2,472 13.7

Household Relationship (17)
 
      People 16 to 64 years old (17) 		150,692 9,927 6.6 100,725 2,717 2.7 49,967 7,211 14.4 47,545 13,633 28.7
In families (2) 118,398 6,200 5.2 78,552 2,099 2.7 39,846 4,101 10.3 40,147 8,574 21.4
      Householder 53,822 3,778 7.0 39,183 1,289 3.3 14,639 2,489 17.0 12,041 3,547 29.5
In families with related children under
      18 years (9) 		64,322 5,109 7.9 42,127 1,786 4.2 22,195 3,322 15.0 22,652 5,991 26.4
      Householder 31,769 3,331 10.5 22,797 1,150 5.0 8,972 2,181 24.3 6,220 2,570 41.3
In families with related children under
      6 years (9) 		27,164 2,933 10.8 17,974 1,014 5.6 9,190 1,920 20.9 8,550 2,905 34.0
      Householder 14,020 1,961 14.0 9,574 636 6.6 4,446 1,326 29.8 3,202 1,421 44.4
In married-couple families (11) 93,489 2,907 3.1 63,717 1,237 1.9 29,773 1,670 5.6 28,741 4,068 14.2
      Husbands (11) 42,970 1,690 3.9 35,869 913 2.5 7,101 777 10.9 4,720 1,028 21.8
      Wives (11) 36,491 832 2.3 23,045 231 1.0 13,447 601 4.5 13,908 1,996 14.3
      Related children (18) 12,292 304 2.5 3,832 62 1.6 8,460 242 2.9 9,024 887 9.8
      Other 1,736 81 4.6 970 31 3.2 765 50 6.5 1,089 158 14.5
In married-couple families with related
    children under 18 years (9) 		50,454 2,312 4.6 34,052 1,050 3.1 16,402 1,262 7.7 15,767 2,651 16.8
      Husbands (11) 24,531 1,430 5.8 20,817 802 3.9 3,714 628 16.9 1,390 497 35.8
      Wives (11) 18,891 606 3.2 11,182 176 1.6 7,709 430 5.6 7,302 1,342 18.4
      Related children (18) 5,895 213 3.6 1,375 48 3.5 4,520 165 3.6 6,404 699 10.9
      Other 1,137 64 5.6 678 24 3.5 459 40 8.7 672 113 16.8
In married-couple families with related
    children under 6 years (9) 		21,633 1,364 6.3 14,932 626 4.2 6,701 738 11.0 6,165 1,393 22.6
      Husbands (11) 11,615 920 7.9 9,682 511 5.3 1,933 408 21.1 522 219 42.0
      Wives (11) 8,069 329 4.1 4,385 79 1.8 3,684 249 6.8 4,133 820 19.8
      Related children (18) 1,247 68 5.4 450 18 3.9 797 50 6.3 1,117 267 23.9
      Other 702 48 6.8 415 18 4.3 287 30 10.4 392 86 21.9
In families with male householder,
    no wife present 		7,737 513 6.6 4,967 148 3.0 2,769 365 13.2 2,718 768 28.3
      Householder 3,967 327 8.2 2,774 100 3.6 1,193 227 19.0 826 357 43.2
      Other 3,770 185 4.9 2,193 47 2.2 1,577 138 8.7 1,892 412 21.8
In families with male householder, no
wife present with related children under
  18 years (9) 		3,328 325 9.8 2,155 105 4.9 1,174 220 18.7 1,270 430 33.9
      Related children (18) 434 25 5.7 146 9 6.0 288 16 5.6 633 143 22.6
      Other 679 52 7.6 430 16 3.7 249 36 14.5 273 81 29.7
In families with male householder, no
wife present with related children under
  6 years (9) 		1,349 172 12.7 889 54 6.1 459 118 25.6 333 138 41.3
      Householder 968 147 15.2 668 43 6.4 299 104 34.8 119 80 67.4
      Related children (18) 133 3 2.0 60 0 (B) 73 3 (B) 98 32 32.4
      Other 248 22 9.0 161 12 7.2 87 11 12.5 117 26 22.0
In families with female householder,
  no husband present 		17,172 2,781 16.2 9,867 715 7.2 7,304 2,066 28.3 8,688 3,737 43.0
      Householder 9,808 2,080 21.2 6,310 577 9.1 3,499 1,503 43.0 2,708 1,785 65.9
      Other 7,363 701 9.5 3,558 138 3.9 3,805 563 14.8 5,980 1,952 32.6
In families with female householder, no
husband present with related children under
  18 years (9) 		10,540 2,472 23.5 5,920 631 10.7 4,620 1,841 39.8 5,615 2,910 51.8
      Householder 7,379 1,968 26.7 4,570 533 11.7 2,809 1,435 51.1 2,004 1,543 77.0
      Related children (18) 1,958 316 16.1 600 44 7.4 1,358 271 20.0 2,892 1,059 36.6
      Other 1,203 189 15.7 749 54 7.3 454 134 29.5 718 307 42.8
In families with female householder, no
husband present with related children under
  6 years (9) 		4,182 1,397 33.4 2,153 333 15.5 2,029 1,064 52.4 2,051 1,375 67.0
      Householder 2,932 1,136 38.8 1,543 271 17.6 1,389 865 62.3 1,046 877 83.9
      Related children (18) 609 140 23.0 225 24 10.5 384 117 30.4 640 336 52.5
      Other 642 121 18.8 386 38 9.9 256 83 32.3 366 162 44.3
 
In unrelated subfamilies (3) 		398 121 30.3 239 38 15.9 159 83 51.9 181 118 65.1
 
Unrelated individuals (4) 		31,896 3,606 11.3 21,934 579 2.6 9,962 3,027 30.4 7,217 4,941 68.5
      Male 18,105 1,894 10.5 12,639 380 3.0 5,466 1,514 27.7 3,551 2,404 67.7
        Householder 12,062 960 8.0 8,715 196 2.2 3,347 764 22.8 2,364 1,426 60.3
      Female 13,791 1,712 12.4 9,295 199 2.1 4,496 1,513 33.7 3,666 2,537 69.2
        Householder 9,649 891 9.2 6,837 98 1.4 2,812 793 28.2 2,445 1,442 59.0

Poverty Footnotes

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