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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)
White alone, not Hispanic
People in Families, total (2)


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		124,129 6,643 5.4 18,403 1,498 8.1 17,537 1,264 7.2 88,188 3,881 4.4
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		74,937 3,160 4.2 8,401 508 6.0 7,188 237 3.3 59,348 2,416 4.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		49,192 3,483 7.1 10,002 990 9.9 10,349 1,028 9.9 28,840 1,465 5.1
            1 child 21,974 1,292 5.9 5,610 455 8.1 4,373 312 7.1 11,991 525 4.4
            2 or more children 27,218 2,191 8.0 4,392 535 12.2 5,976 715 12.0 16,849 940 5.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		17,908 1,633 9.1 1,861 482 25.9 8,010 739 9.2 8,037 413 5.1
            1 child 12,142 982 8.1 1,356 288 21.3 5,191 441 8.5 5,595 252 4.5
            2 or more children 5,766 651 11.3 505 193 38.3 2,819 297 10.6 2,442 160 6.6

Male
 
    Total 		60,978 2,694 4.4 9,378 648 6.9 8,192 380 4.6 43,408 1,666 3.8
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		37,499 1,471 3.9 4,370 268 6.1 3,923 118 3.0 29,205 1,085 3.7
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		23,479 1,223 5.2 5,007 380 7.6 4,269 262 6.1 14,203 581 4.1
            1 child 10,518 440 4.2 2,812 166 5.9 1,966 87 4.4 5,740 187 3.3
            2 or more children 12,961 783 6.0 2,195 214 9.8 2,303 175 7.6 8,463 394 4.7
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		8,464 509 6.0 646 107 16.5 3,435 203 5.9 4,382 199 4.5
            1 child 5,709 281 4.9 479 62 12.9 2,231 110 5.0 2,999 109 3.6
            2 or more children 2,755 228 8.3 168 45 27.0 1,205 93 7.7 1,383 90 6.5

Female
 
    Total 		63,151 3,949 6.3 9,026 850 9.4 9,345 884 9.5 44,780 2,215 4.9
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		37,439 1,689 4.5 4,030 240 5.9 3,265 119 3.6 30,143 1,331 4.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		25,713 2,259 8.8 4,995 610 12.2 6,081 765 12.6 14,637 884 6.0
            1 child 11,456 852 7.4 2,798 289 10.3 2,407 225 9.4 6,252 338 5.4
            2 or more children 14,256 1,407 9.9 2,197 321 14.6 3,673 540 14.7 8,385 546 6.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		9,445 1,124 11.9 1,214 375 30.8 4,575 535 11.7 3,656 214 5.9
            1 child 6,433 700 10.9 877 226 25.8 2,960 331 11.2 2,596 143 5.5
            2 or more children 3,012 423 14.1 338 148 43.9 1,614 205 12.7 1,060 71 6.7

Poverty Footnotes

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