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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 With a Spouse


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		123,494 7,154 5.8 3,247 475 14.6 19,615 1,640 8.4 100,631 5,039 5.0
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		71,532 3,069 4.3 1,545 97 6.3 5,958 234 3.9 64,028 2,737 4.3
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		51,962 4,086 7.9 1,702 377 22.2 13,657 1,406 10.3 36,603 2,302 6.3
            1 child 20,265 970 4.8 1,014 154 15.2 5,060 245 4.9 14,191 571 4.0
            2 or more children 31,697 3,116 9.8 688 223 32.4 8,597 1,160 13.5 22,411 1,732 7.7
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		23,489 2,305 9.8 1,475 345 23.4 10,932 1,097 10.0 11,082 863 7.8
            1 child 15,647 1,281 8.2 949 171 18.0 6,967 576 8.3 7,731 534 6.9
            2 or more children 7,842 1,024 13.1 526 174 33.1 3,965 521 13.1 3,351 329 9.8

Male
 
    Total 		61,648 3,482 5.6 1,183 169 14.3 8,963 724 8.1 51,503 2,589 5.0
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		35,807 1,513 4.2 580 36 6.2 2,974 111 3.7 32,254 1,366 4.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		25,841 1,969 7.6 603 133 22.1 5,989 613 10.2 19,249 1,223 6.4
            1 child 10,083 470 4.7 351 60 17.1 2,362 118 5.0 7,370 292 4.0
            2 or more children 15,758 1,499 9.5 252 73 29.1 3,627 495 13.6 11,879 931 7.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		11,676 1,107 9.5 510 123 24.1 4,901 486 9.9 6,266 498 8.0
            1 child 7,780 614 7.9 318 62 19.5 3,150 251 8.0 4,312 300 7.0
            2 or more children 3,895 493 12.7 191 61 31.8 1,751 234 13.4 1,954 198 10.1

Female
 
    Total 		61,845 3,672 5.9 2,065 306 14.8 10,652 916 8.6 49,129 2,450 5.0
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		35,724 1,556 4.4 965 61 6.4 2,985 124 4.1 31,775 1,371 4.3
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		26,121 2,117 8.1 1,100 244 22.2 7,668 793 10.3 17,354 1,079 6.2
            1 child 10,183 500 4.9 663 94 14.2 2,697 127 4.7 6,822 279 4.1
            2 or more children 15,938 1,616 10.1 437 150 34.3 4,970 666 13.4 10,532 801 7.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		11,813 1,198 10.1 966 222 23.0 6,031 611 10.1 4,816 365 7.6
            1 child 7,867 667 8.5 631 108 17.2 3,817 325 8.5 3,419 234 6.8
            2 or more children 3,946 531 13.4 335 113 33.8 2,214 286 12.9 1,397 131 9.4

Poverty Footnotes

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