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Current Population Survey (CPS)
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Annual Social and Economic (ASEC) Supplement


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POV31: Age of Householder, Number of Children in Family, Marital Status, Work Experience for People 16 Years and Over: 2008

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

(Numbers in thousands)

  16 years and over 16 to 24 years 25 to 34 years 35 years and over
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
People in Families, total (2)


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		184,529 16,541 9.0 31,194 4,250 13.6 30,408 3,744 12.3 122,927 8,546 7.0
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		105,012 6,542 6.2 13,842 1,308 9.4 12,256 678 5.5 78,914 4,557 5.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		79,517 9,999 12.6 17,352 2,943 17.0 18,152 3,066 16.9 44,013 3,990 9.1
            1 child 34,510 3,282 9.5 9,107 1,199 13.2 7,179 787 11.0 18,225 1,296 7.1
            2 or more children 45,007 6,717 14.9 8,245 1,744 21.2 10,973 2,279 20.8 25,789 2,693 10.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		30,242 4,927 16.3 4,094 1,391 34.0 13,407 2,193 16.4 12,741 1,343 10.5
            1 child 20,782 3,095 14.9 2,946 896 30.4 8,783 1,296 14.8 9,053 903 10.0
            2 or more children 9,460 1,832 19.4 1,148 495 43.1 4,624 897 19.4 3,688 440 11.9

Male
 
    Total 		89,401 6,561 7.3 15,719 1,878 11.9 14,265 1,193 8.4 59,416 3,491 5.9
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		52,529 3,013 5.7 7,274 671 9.2 6,982 368 5.3 38,274 1,974 5.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		36,871 3,548 9.6 8,445 1,206 14.3 7,284 825 11.3 21,142 1,517 7.2
            1 child 16,036 1,119 7.0 4,435 464 10.5 3,155 223 7.1 8,446 432 5.1
            2 or more children 20,835 2,429 11.7 4,011 743 18.5 4,128 602 14.6 12,696 1,085 8.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		13,845 1,599 11.6 1,482 388 26.2 5,587 618 11.1 6,776 594 8.8
            1 child 9,462 952 10.1 1,082 249 23.0 3,654 334 9.1 4,725 368 7.8
            2 or more children 4,383 648 14.8 399 139 34.7 1,933 284 14.7 2,051 225 11.0

Female
 
    Total 		95,128 9,980 10.5 15,475 2,373 15.3 16,142 2,551 15.8 63,511 5,056 8.0
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		52,483 3,529 6.7 6,568 636 9.7 5,274 310 5.9 40,640 2,583 6.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		42,646 6,451 15.1 8,907 1,736 19.5 10,868 2,241 20.6 22,871 2,473 10.8
            1 child 18,474 2,163 11.7 4,673 735 15.7 4,023 564 14.0 9,779 864 8.8
            2 or more children 24,171 4,287 17.7 4,234 1,002 23.7 6,845 1,677 24.5 13,092 1,609 12.3
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		16,397 3,327 20.3 2,612 1,003 38.4 7,820 1,575 20.1 5,965 749 12.6
            1 child 11,320 2,143 18.9 1,864 647 34.7 5,129 962 18.8 4,327 535 12.4
            2 or more children 5,077 1,184 23.3 748 356 47.6 2,691 613 22.8 1,638 215 13.1

Poverty Footnotes

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