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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)

White alone

Both Sexes
 
      Total (17) 		129,549 14,798 11.4 84,771 5,489 6.5 44,778 9,309 20.8 61,689 19,861 32.2
16 to 17 years 1,902 242 12.7 74 21 (B) 1,828 221 12.1 4,940 1,236 25.0
18 to 64 years 120,970 14,200 11.7 81,890 5,393 6.6 39,080 8,807 22.5 30,711 12,074 39.3
    18 to 24 years 16,325 3,485 21.3 5,891 779 13.2 10,434 2,705 25.9 5,991 2,394 39.9
    25 to 34 years 27,046 4,038 14.9 18,901 1,650 8.7 8,144 2,388 29.3 4,659 2,293 49.2
    35 to 54 years 57,657 5,497 9.5 43,088 2,489 5.8 14,569 3,007 20.6 11,274 4,777 42.4
    55 to 64 years 19,942 1,181 5.9 14,010 474 3.4 5,933 707 11.9 8,788 2,610 29.7
65 years and over 6,677 356 5.3 2,807 76 2.7 3,870 280 7.2 26,037 6,550 25.2

Male
 
      Total (17) 		69,814 7,508 10.8 50,031 3,281 6.6 19,783 4,227 21.4 24,114 7,324 30.4
16 to 17 years 960 131 13.6 48 13 (B) 913 117 12.8 2,548 625 24.5
18 to 64 years 65,157 7,242 11.1 48,226 3,227 6.7 16,930 4,015 23.7 11,004 4,699 42.7
    18 to 24 years 8,547 1,595 18.7 3,400 424 12.5 5,147 1,171 22.7 2,817 1,036 36.8
    25 to 34 years 15,066 2,132 14.2 11,368 999 8.8 3,698 1,134 30.7 1,207 613 50.8
    35 to 54 years 31,043 2,908 9.4 25,451 1,508 5.9 5,592 1,399 25.0 3,476 1,912 55.0
    55 to 64 years 10,501 607 5.8 8,008 297 3.7 2,493 311 12.5 3,504 1,138 32.5
65 years and over 3,697 136 3.7 1,757 41 2.3 1,940 95 4.9 10,561 2,000 18.9

Female
 
      Total (17) 		59,735 7,290 12.2 34,740 2,208 6.4 24,995 5,082 20.3 37,575 12,537 33.4
16 to 17 years 942 112 11.8 27 7 (B) 915 104 11.4 2,392 612 25.6
18 to 64 years 55,813 6,958 12.5 33,664 2,166 6.4 22,149 4,793 21.6 19,707 7,375 37.4
    18 to 24 years 7,778 1,890 24.3 2,492 356 14.3 5,287 1,535 29.0 3,174 1,357 42.8
    25 to 34 years 11,980 1,905 15.9 7,534 651 8.6 4,446 1,254 28.2 3,451 1,680 48.7
    35 to 54 years 26,614 2,589 9.7 17,637 981 5.6 8,977 1,608 17.9 7,798 2,865 36.7
    55 to 64 years 9,441 574 6.1 6,002 178 3.0 3,440 396 11.5 5,284 1,472 27.9
65 years and over 2,980 220 7.4 1,050 35 3.3 1,930 185 9.6 15,476 4,550 29.4

Household Relationship (17)
 
      People 16 to 64 years old (17) 		122,872 14,442 11.8 81,964 5,413 6.6 40,908 9,029 22.1 35,652 13,310 37.3
In families (2) 96,741 9,013 9.3 64,106 3,957 6.2 32,635 5,056 15.5 30,218 8,994 29.8
      Householder 43,501 5,070 11.7 31,715 2,305 7.3 11,786 2,765 23.5 9,337 3,405 36.5
In families with related children under
      18 years (9) 		51,595 7,290 14.1 33,621 3,328 9.9 17,974 3,962 22.0 16,642 5,891 35.4
      Householder 24,923 4,311 17.3 17,923 1,994 11.1 7,000 2,317 33.1 4,629 2,256 48.7
In families with related children under
      6 years (9) 		21,588 4,028 18.7 14,307 1,849 12.9 7,281 2,180 29.9 6,301 2,871 45.6
      Householder 10,962 2,423 22.1 7,518 1,072 14.3 3,444 1,351 39.2 2,386 1,235 51.8
In married-couple families (11) 79,554 5,268 6.6 53,875 2,581 4.8 25,679 2,688 10.5 23,376 5,455 23.3
      Husbands (11) 36,765 3,006 8.2 30,760 1,869 6.1 6,005 1,137 18.9 3,809 1,181 31.0
      Wives (11) 31,016 1,526 4.9 19,234 489 2.5 11,782 1,036 8.8 11,742 2,888 24.6
      Related children (18) 10,462 555 5.3 3,154 133 4.2 7,308 421 5.8 7,016 1,133 16.1
      Other 1,311 182 13.9 728 89 12.3 583 93 15.9 809 253 31.2
In married-couple families with related
    children under 18 years (9) 		42,356 4,243 10.0 28,270 2,171 7.7 14,086 2,071 14.7 12,670 3,523 27.8
      Husbands (11) 20,659 2,522 12.2 17,603 1,611 9.2 3,056 910 29.8 1,033 502 48.6
      Wives (11) 15,783 1,138 7.2 9,049 368 4.1 6,735 770 11.4 6,111 1,946 31.8
      Related children (18) 5,042 427 8.5 1,094 111 10.1 3,948 316 8.0 5,027 893 17.8
      Other 872 156 17.9 525 81 15.5 347 74 21.4 499 181 36.4
In married-couple families with related
    children under 6 years (9) 		18,035 2,458 13.6 12,346 1,268 10.3 5,689 1,190 20.9 4,959 1,858 37.5
      Husbands (11) 9,767 1,588 16.3 8,178 1,016 12.4 1,589 572 36.0 385 213 55.2
      Wives (11) 6,726 625 9.3 3,521 170 4.8 3,206 455 14.2 3,452 1,201 34.8
      Related children (18) 989 140 14.2 321 34 10.5 668 106 15.9 828 308 37.2
      Other 553 105 18.9 326 49 15.0 227 56 24.6 293 136 46.3
In families with male householder,
    no wife present 		5,929 841 14.2 3,775 337 8.9 2,154 504 23.4 1,877 772 41.1
      Householder 3,061 533 17.4 2,162 246 11.4 899 287 31.9 573 331 57.8
      Other 2,867 308 10.8 1,613 91 5.7 1,255 217 17.3 1,304 440 33.8
In families with male householder, no
wife present with related children under
  18 years (9) 		2,555 566 22.1 1,635 257 15.7 919 309 33.6 861 395 45.9
      Householder 1,722 418 24.3 1,228 203 16.6 494 215 43.5 238 163 68.7
      Related children (18) 332 44 13.4 104 8 7.5 228 37 16.0 456 148 32.5
      Other 500 103 20.6 304 46 15.1 197 57 29.1 168 83 49.7
In families with male householder, no
wife present with related children under
  6 years (9) 		1,034 293 28.3 688 141 20.4 346 152 43.9 228 134 58.9
      Householder 748 244 32.7 518 118 22.9 230 126 54.8 82 60 74.0
      Related children (18) 96 10 10.6 46 4 (B) 50 6 (B) 68 30 (B)
      Other 190 38 20.0 125 18 14.8 66 20 (B) 79 44 55.9
In families with female householder,
  no husband present 		11,259 2,904 25.8 6,456 1,040 16.1 4,803 1,864 38.8 4,965 2,768 55.7
      Householder 6,355 2,131 33.5 4,090 822 20.1 2,265 1,309 57.8 1,609 1,205 74.9
      Other 4,904 773 15.8 2,366 217 9.2 2,538 555 21.9 3,356 1,562 46.6
In families with female householder, no
husband present with related children under
  18 years (9) 		6,684 2,482 37.1 3,716 899 24.2 2,969 1,582 53.3 3,112 1,973 63.4
      Householder 4,659 1,947 41.8 2,861 747 26.1 1,798 1,200 66.7 1,190 1,010 84.8
      Related children (18) 1,239 305 24.6 353 44 12.6 886 260 29.4 1,541 755 49.0
      Other 786 230 29.2 502 108 21.5 284 122 42.9 380 208 54.8
In families with female householder, no
husband present with related children under
  6 years (9) 		2,519 1,278 50.7 1,274 440 34.5 1,245 838 67.3 1,114 878 78.9
      Householder 1,761 1,010 57.4 895 336 37.5 867 675 77.9 613 553 90.1
      Related children (18) 322 111 34.5 111 25 22.2 211 87 41.0 300 208 69.2
      Other 435 156 35.9 268 79 29.6 167 77 45.9 201 118 58.9
 
In unrelated subfamilies (3) 		334 170 51.0 195 81 41.6 139 90 64.3 154 126 81.9
 
Unrelated individuals (4) 		25,797 5,258 20.4 17,664 1,375 7.8 8,133 3,883 47.7 5,280 4,191 79.4
      Male 14,793 2,754 18.6 10,312 780 7.6 4,482 1,974 44.1 2,584 2,021 78.2
        Householder 9,892 1,466 14.8 7,151 424 5.9 2,741 1,042 38.0 1,730 1,245 72.0
      Female 11,004 2,504 22.8 7,352 595 8.1 3,652 1,909 52.3 2,695 2,170 80.5
        Householder 7,530 1,341 17.8 5,310 372 7.0 2,220 970 43.7 1,728 1,261 72.9

Poverty Footnotes

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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