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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 150% of poverty (5) Percentage below 150% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 150% of poverty (5) Percentage below 150% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 150% of poverty (5) Percentage below 150% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 150% of poverty (5) Percentage below 150% of poverty (6)

All races

Both Sexes
 
      Total (17) 		158,317 20,024 12.6 104,023 7,486 7.2 54,294 12,538 23.1 77,707 27,613 35.5
16 to 17 years 2,229 327 14.7 99 21 20.9 2,130 306 14.4 6,822 2,013 29.5
18 to 64 years 148,463 19,260 13.0 100,626 7,373 7.3 47,837 11,887 24.8 40,723 17,441 42.8
    18 to 24 years 20,123 4,629 23.0 7,284 1,058 14.5 12,839 3,570 27.8 8,565 3,710 43.3
    25 to 34 years 34,065 5,585 16.4 23,580 2,260 9.6 10,484 3,325 31.7 6,455 3,330 51.6
    35 to 54 years 70,925 7,460 10.5 53,257 3,428 6.4 17,668 4,032 22.8 14,763 6,767 45.8
    55 to 64 years 23,350 1,587 6.8 16,504 628 3.8 6,846 960 14.0 10,940 3,633 33.2
65 years and over 7,625 436 5.7 3,298 92 2.8 4,327 344 8.0 30,163 8,160 27.1

Male
 
      Total (17) 		83,889 9,678 11.5 59,869 4,133 6.9 24,020 5,546 23.1 30,733 10,432 33.9
16 to 17 years 1,123 174 15.5 55 13 (B) 1,068 160 15.0 3,472 1,012 29.1
18 to 64 years 78,581 9,340 11.9 57,792 4,069 7.0 20,790 5,271 25.4 15,137 6,892 45.5
    18 to 24 years 10,451 2,115 20.2 4,158 565 13.6 6,294 1,550 24.6 4,057 1,619 39.9
    25 to 34 years 18,537 2,725 14.7 13,780 1,221 8.9 4,757 1,504 31.6 1,903 994 52.2
    35 to 54 years 37,485 3,716 9.9 30,593 1,917 6.3 6,892 1,799 26.1 4,778 2,713 56.8
    55 to 64 years 12,108 783 6.5 9,261 366 4.0 2,847 417 14.7 4,398 1,566 35.6
65 years and over 4,185 165 3.9 2,023 50 2.5 2,162 114 5.3 12,124 2,528 20.8

Female
 
      Total (17) 		74,428 10,345 13.9 44,154 3,353 7.6 30,274 6,992 23.1 46,975 17,181 36.6
16 to 17 years 1,106 153 13.9 44 7 (B) 1,062 146 13.8 3,350 1,001 29.9
18 to 64 years 69,882 9,920 14.2 42,834 3,304 7.7 27,047 6,616 24.5 25,586 10,549 41.2
    18 to 24 years 9,672 2,513 26.0 3,127 493 15.8 6,545 2,020 30.9 4,508 2,092 46.4
    25 to 34 years 15,528 2,859 18.4 9,800 1,038 10.6 5,728 1,821 31.8 4,552 2,336 51.3
    35 to 54 years 33,440 3,744 11.2 22,664 1,511 6.7 10,776 2,233 20.7 9,984 4,054 40.6
    55 to 64 years 11,242 804 7.2 7,243 262 3.6 3,998 542 13.6 6,542 2,068 31.6
65 years and over 3,440 271 7.9 1,275 42 3.3 2,165 230 10.6 18,039 5,632 31.2

Household Relationship (17)
 
      People 16 to 64 years old (17) 		150,692 19,587 13.0 100,725 7,394 7.3 49,967 12,193 24.4 47,545 19,454 40.9
In families (2) 118,398 12,839 10.8 78,552 5,565 7.1 39,846 7,274 18.3 40,147 13,418 33.4
      Householder 53,822 7,417 13.8 39,183 3,382 8.6 14,639 4,035 27.6 12,041 4,940 41.0
In families with related children under
      18 years (9) 		64,322 10,363 16.1 42,127 4,696 11.1 22,195 5,667 25.5 22,652 9,012 39.8
      Householder 31,769 6,373 20.1 22,797 2,961 13.0 8,972 3,412 38.0 6,220 3,390 54.5
In families with related children under
      6 years (9) 		27,164 5,646 20.8 17,974 2,523 14.0 9,190 3,124 34.0 8,550 4,246 49.7
      Householder 14,020 3,522 25.1 9,574 1,536 16.0 4,446 1,986 44.7 3,202 1,841 57.5
In married-couple families (11) 93,489 6,620 7.1 63,717 3,219 5.1 29,773 3,402 11.4 28,741 7,091 24.7
      Husbands (11) 42,970 3,722 8.7 35,869 2,278 6.4 7,101 1,443 20.3 4,720 1,558 33.0
      Wives (11) 36,491 1,951 5.3 23,045 666 2.9 13,447 1,285 9.6 13,908 3,601 25.9
      Related children (18) 12,292 711 5.8 3,832 169 4.4 8,460 542 6.4 9,024 1,615 17.9
      Other 1,736 237 13.6 970 105 10.8 765 132 17.2 1,089 316 29.1
In married-couple families with related
    children under 18 years (9) 		50,454 5,257 10.4 34,052 2,682 7.9 16,402 2,575 15.7 15,767 4,577 29.0
      Husbands (11) 24,531 3,106 12.7 20,817 1,964 9.4 3,714 1,142 30.8 1,390 701 50.5
      Wives (11) 18,891 1,442 7.6 11,182 499 4.5 7,709 944 12.2 7,302 2,408 33.0
      Related children (18) 5,895 509 8.6 1,375 126 9.2 4,520 383 8.5 6,404 1,244 19.4
      Other 1,137 200 17.6 678 94 13.8 459 106 23.2 672 223 33.2
In married-couple families with related
    children under 6 years (9) 		21,633 3,039 14.0 14,932 1,557 10.4 6,701 1,482 22.1 6,165 2,380 38.6
      Husbands (11) 11,615 1,953 16.8 9,682 1,233 12.7 1,933 720 37.2 522 297 56.9
      Wives (11) 8,069 782 9.7 4,385 225 5.1 3,684 557 15.1 4,133 1,483 35.9
      Related children (18) 1,247 173 13.9 450 43 9.5 797 130 16.3 1,117 436 39.0
      Other 702 131 18.6 415 55 13.3 287 76 26.3 392 164 41.8
In families with male householder,
    no wife present 		7,737 1,198 15.5 4,967 489 9.9 2,769 709 25.6 2,718 1,177 43.3
      Householder 3,967 750 18.9 2,774 340 12.2 1,193 410 34.4 826 480 58.1
      Other 3,770 448 11.9 2,193 150 6.8 1,577 299 18.9 1,892 697 36.8
In families with male householder, no
wife present with related children under
  18 years (9) 		3,328 808 24.3 2,155 379 17.6 1,174 429 36.6 1,270 644 50.7
      Householder 2,215 583 26.3 1,578 283 17.9 636 300 47.2 364 262 71.9
      Related children (18) 434 72 16.6 146 21 14.6 288 51 17.6 633 231 36.4
      Other 679 153 22.5 430 75 17.4 249 78 31.3 273 152 55.6
In families with male householder, no
wife present with related children under
  6 years (9) 		1,349 416 30.9 889 199 22.3 459 218 47.4 333 210 62.9
      Householder 968 329 34.0 668 156 23.3 299 173 57.7 119 93 78.1
      Related children (18) 133 19 14.0 60 7 (B) 73 12 (B) 98 46 47.2
      Other 248 69 27.8 161 36 22.0 87 33 38.5 117 70 60.3
In families with female householder,
  no husband present 		17,172 5,021 29.2 9,867 1,857 18.8 7,304 3,164 43.3 8,688 5,151 59.3
      Householder 9,808 3,633 37.0 6,310 1,486 23.6 3,499 2,147 61.4 2,708 2,098 77.5
      Other 7,363 1,388 18.8 3,558 371 10.4 3,805 1,017 26.7 5,980 3,053 51.0
In families with female householder, no
husband present with related children under
  18 years (9) 		10,540 4,298 40.8 5,920 1,635 27.6 4,620 2,663 57.6 5,615 3,791 67.5
      Householder 7,379 3,346 45.4 4,570 1,373 30.0 2,809 1,973 70.3 2,004 1,753 87.5
      Related children (18) 1,958 578 29.5 600 105 17.6 1,358 473 34.8 2,892 1,611 55.7
      Other 1,203 373 31.0 749 157 20.9 454 217 47.8 718 428 59.6
In families with female householder, no
husband present with related children under
  6 years (9) 		4,182 2,192 52.4 2,153 767 35.6 2,029 1,424 70.2 2,051 1,657 80.8
      Householder 2,932 1,724 58.8 1,543 608 39.4 1,389 1,116 80.3 1,046 964 92.2
      Related children (18) 609 229 37.6 225 55 24.4 384 174 45.2 640 466 72.8
      Other 642 239 37.2 386 105 27.1 256 134 52.5 366 226 61.8
 
In unrelated subfamilies (3) 		398 207 52.0 239 100 41.8 159 107 67.3 181 151 83.6
 
Unrelated individuals (4) 		31,896 6,541 20.5 21,934 1,729 7.9 9,962 4,812 48.3 7,217 5,884 81.5
      Male 18,105 3,429 18.9 12,639 975 7.7 5,466 2,454 44.9 3,551 2,868 80.8
        Householder 12,062 1,825 15.1 8,715 512 5.9 3,347 1,313 39.2 2,364 1,778 75.2
      Female 13,791 3,112 22.6 9,295 754 8.1 4,496 2,358 52.4 3,666 3,016 82.3
        Householder 9,649 1,731 17.9 6,837 466 6.8 2,812 1,264 45.0 2,445 1,859 76.0

Poverty Footnotes

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