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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)
White alone, not Hispanic
People With a Spouse


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		90,470 3,273 3.6 1,981 219 11.0 12,652 588 4.6 75,837 2,467 3.3
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		56,011 1,794 3.2 1,076 53 4.9 4,136 116 2.8 50,799 1,625 3.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		34,460 1,480 4.3 905 166 18.3 8,516 472 5.5 25,038 842 3.4
            1 child 13,772 385 2.8 576 63 11.0 3,406 108 3.2 9,791 214 2.2
            2 or more children 20,688 1,095 5.3 329 102 31.1 5,111 364 7.1 15,248 628 4.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		15,145 793 5.2 813 158 19.5 6,992 369 5.3 7,341 265 3.6
            1 child 9,996 401 4.0 538 66 12.2 4,423 191 4.3 5,035 144 2.9
            2 or more children 5,149 392 7.6 274 93 33.7 2,569 179 7.0 2,306 121 5.3

Male
 
    Total 		45,306 1,582 3.5 689 65 9.5 5,816 251 4.3 38,801 1,266 3.3
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		28,145 886 3.1 394 18 4.5 2,080 52 2.5 25,671 816 3.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		17,161 696 4.1 295 48 16.2 3,736 198 5.3 13,131 450 3.4
            1 child 6,883 180 2.6 180 16 8.7 1,601 52 3.3 5,102 112 2.2
            2 or more children 10,278 516 5.0 115 32 27.9 2,135 146 6.8 8,028 338 4.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		7,541 367 4.9 264 48 18.0 3,127 161 5.2 4,150 158 3.8
            1 child 4,971 179 3.6 169 16 9.2 1,995 81 4.1 2,806 82 2.9
            2 or more children 2,570 189 7.3 95 32 33.8 1,131 80 7.1 1,344 76 5.7

Female
 
    Total 		45,164 1,691 3.7 1,292 153 11.9 6,837 337 4.9 37,036 1,201 3.2
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		27,866 907 3.3 681 35 5.2 2,056 64 3.1 25,128 808 3.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		17,299 784 4.5 610 118 19.4 4,780 273 5.7 11,908 392 3.3
            1 child 6,889 205 3.0 396 48 12.1 1,805 56 3.1 4,689 102 2.2
            2 or more children 10,409 579 5.6 214 70 32.8 2,976 218 7.3 7,219 290 4.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		7,604 426 5.6 548 111 20.2 3,865 208 5.4 3,191 107 3.3
            1 child 5,025 222 4.4 369 50 13.6 2,428 110 4.5 2,229 62 2.8
            2 or more children 2,579 204 7.9 180 60 33.6 1,438 98 6.8 962 45 4.7

Poverty Footnotes

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