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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)
Black A.O.I.C.
People in Families, total (2)


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		22,169 4,083 18.4 5,247 1,313 25.0 4,273 994 23.3 12,649 1,776 14.0
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		12,009 1,588 13.2 2,364 426 18.0 1,742 194 11.2 7,902 968 12.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		10,160 2,495 24.6 2,883 887 30.8 2,531 799 31.6 4,747 808 17.0
            1 child 4,475 851 19.0 1,417 362 25.6 907 192 21.1 2,151 297 13.8
            2 or more children 5,685 1,644 28.9 1,466 525 35.8 1,623 608 37.4 2,596 511 19.7
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		3,700 1,184 32.0 854 405 47.4 1,578 514 32.6 1,268 265 20.9
            1 child 2,612 742 28.4 620 267 43.0 1,065 298 28.0 926 178 19.2
            2 or more children 1,088 442 40.6 234 139 59.2 513 216 42.1 341 88 25.7

Male
 
    Total 		9,750 1,394 14.3 2,520 567 22.5 1,814 248 13.6 5,417 579 10.7
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		5,792 703 12.1 1,230 205 16.7 1,046 117 11.2 3,517 381 10.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		3,958 691 17.5 1,290 363 28.1 768 131 17.0 1,900 198 10.4
            1 child 1,737 246 14.1 616 143 23.1 322 39 12.2 799 64 8.0
            2 or more children 2,222 446 20.1 674 220 32.6 446 91 20.5 1,101 134 12.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,374 256 18.6 281 99 35.0 510 80 15.6 583 78 13.3
            1 child 960 140 14.6 200 59 29.3 344 38 11.1 415 43 10.3
            2 or more children 414 116 28.0 81 40 49.2 166 41 24.8 168 35 20.8

Female
 
    Total 		12,419 2,689 21.7 2,727 746 27.4 2,459 746 30.3 7,233 1,197 16.5
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		6,217 885 14.2 1,135 221 19.5 697 78 11.1 4,386 587 13.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		6,202 1,804 29.1 1,592 525 33.0 1,763 669 37.9 2,847 610 21.4
            1 child 2,738 606 22.1 801 220 27.4 585 152 26.0 1,352 233 17.3
            2 or more children 3,463 1,198 34.6 791 305 38.6 1,177 516 43.8 1,495 377 25.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		2,326 928 39.9 573 307 53.5 1,068 434 40.7 685 188 27.4
            1 child 1,652 602 36.4 420 208 49.6 721 260 36.0 512 135 26.3
            2 or more children 674 326 48.4 153 99 64.4 347 175 50.3 174 53 30.4

Poverty Footnotes

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