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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
People Without a Spouse


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		44,247 5,501 12.4 21,022 2,212 10.5 7,316 1,185 16.2 15,909 2,104 13.2
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		24,234 1,996 8.2 9,096 686 7.5 4,408 230 5.2 10,729 1,081 10.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		20,013 3,505 17.5 11,926 1,526 12.8 2,908 956 32.9 5,179 1,023 19.8
            1 child 10,600 1,431 13.5 6,264 625 10.0 1,474 346 23.4 2,862 460 16.1
            2 or more children 9,413 2,074 22.0 5,662 901 15.9 1,434 610 42.6 2,317 563 24.3
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		4,483 1,544 34.4 1,742 614 35.2 1,625 646 39.8 1,116 284 25.5
            1 child 3,469 1,089 31.4 1,347 429 31.9 1,227 441 36.0 894 219 24.4
            2 or more children 1,015 455 44.8 395 184 46.7 398 205 51.6 222 66 29.6

Male
 
    Total 		20,883 1,854 8.9 11,105 1,028 9.3 3,758 258 6.9 6,020 569 9.4
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		12,320 866 7.0 4,983 382 7.7 2,797 121 4.3 4,540 363 8.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		8,563 988 11.5 6,122 645 10.5 962 137 14.2 1,479 206 13.9
            1 child 4,710 424 9.0 3,254 242 7.4 606 72 11.9 850 109 12.8
            2 or more children 3,853 565 14.7 2,867 403 14.1 356 65 18.1 629 97 15.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,598 318 19.9 677 158 23.3 532 87 16.3 390 73 18.8
            1 child 1,268 230 18.2 544 118 21.7 401 59 14.7 323 53 16.5
            2 or more children 331 87 26.4 132 40 29.9 131 28 21.0 67 20 30.0

Female
 
    Total 		23,364 3,647 15.6 9,917 1,184 11.9 3,558 927 26.1 9,889 1,535 15.5
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		11,913 1,130 9.5 4,113 304 7.4 1,612 109 6.7 6,189 718 11.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		11,450 2,517 22.0 5,804 881 15.2 1,946 819 42.1 3,700 817 22.1
            1 child 5,891 1,007 17.1 3,010 383 12.7 869 273 31.5 2,012 351 17.5
            2 or more children 5,559 1,510 27.2 2,794 498 17.8 1,077 546 50.6 1,688 466 27.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		2,885 1,227 42.5 1,066 456 42.8 1,093 560 51.2 726 211 29.0
            1 child 2,201 859 39.0 803 311 38.8 826 382 46.3 572 165 28.9
            2 or more children 684 368 53.8 263 145 55.1 266 177 66.6 155 45 29.4

Poverty Footnotes

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