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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 Without a Spouse


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		33,659 3,369 10.0 16,423 1,279 7.8 4,885 676 13.8 12,351 1,414 11.4
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		18,927 1,366 7.2 7,325 455 6.2 3,052 120 3.9 8,550 791 9.3
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		14,732 2,003 13.6 9,097 824 9.1 1,833 556 30.3 3,801 623 16.4
            1 child 8,202 907 11.1 5,034 392 7.8 967 204 21.1 2,200 311 14.1
            2 or more children 6,530 1,096 16.8 4,063 432 10.6 866 352 40.6 1,601 312 19.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		2,763 840 30.4 1,048 323 30.8 1,018 369 36.2 696 147 21.2
            1 child 2,146 581 27.1 818 222 27.2 768 250 32.6 560 108 19.3
            2 or more children 617 259 41.9 231 101 43.7 250 119 47.4 136 39 28.7

Male
 
    Total 		15,672 1,112 7.1 8,689 583 6.7 2,376 129 5.4 4,607 400 8.7
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		9,354 585 6.2 3,976 250 6.3 1,843 65 3.5 3,534 269 7.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		6,318 527 8.3 4,712 332 7.0 533 64 12.0 1,072 131 12.2
            1 child 3,635 260 7.1 2,632 150 5.7 365 35 9.5 637 75 11.8
            2 or more children 2,683 267 10.0 2,080 182 8.8 168 29 17.4 435 56 12.9
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		923 141 15.3 382 59 15.5 309 42 13.6 231 40 17.4
            1 child 738 102 13.9 310 46 14.9 235 30 12.6 192 27 13.9
            2 or more children 185 39 21.1 73 13 18.1 73 12 16.9 39 13 34.7

Female
 
    Total 		17,987 2,258 12.6 7,734 697 9.0 2,509 547 21.8 7,745 1,014 13.1
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		9,573 782 8.2 3,349 205 6.1 1,208 55 4.5 5,016 522 10.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		8,414 1,476 17.5 4,385 492 11.2 1,300 492 37.8 2,729 492 18.0
            1 child 4,567 647 14.2 2,402 241 10.1 602 170 28.1 1,563 236 15.1
            2 or more children 3,847 829 21.5 1,983 250 12.6 698 322 46.2 1,166 256 22.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,841 698 37.9 666 264 39.6 709 327 46.1 465 107 23.0
            1 child 1,408 479 34.0 508 176 34.7 533 221 41.5 367 81 22.2
            2 or more children 432 220 50.8 158 88 55.5 177 106 60.2 98 26 26.3

Poverty Footnotes

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