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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 Without a Spouse


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		12,590 3,261 25.9 4,976 1,256 25.2 2,672 811 30.4 4,941 1,193 24.1
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		6,770 1,209 17.9 2,259 413 18.3 1,315 172 13.1 3,196 624 19.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		5,820 2,052 35.3 2,717 843 31.0 1,357 639 47.1 1,745 569 32.6
            1 child 2,791 737 26.4 1,339 348 26.0 527 169 32.1 925 220 23.7
            2 or more children 3,028 1,315 43.4 1,378 496 36.0 831 470 56.6 820 349 42.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,849 937 50.7 720 366 50.8 728 405 55.7 400 166 41.4
            1 child 1,347 619 46.0 543 249 45.9 491 243 49.5 313 127 40.5
            2 or more children 502 318 63.4 177 117 66.0 237 162 68.4 88 39 44.2

Male
 
    Total 		4,902 993 20.3 2,408 542 22.5 1,087 171 15.7 1,407 281 19.9
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		3,155 515 16.3 1,191 199 16.7 846 108 12.8 1,119 208 18.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		1,747 478 27.3 1,217 343 28.2 242 62 25.8 288 72 25.2
            1 child 875 187 21.4 583 135 23.2 133 28 20.9 160 24 15.3
            2 or more children 871 290 33.3 634 208 32.7 109 35 31.9 128 48 37.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		427 138 32.4 226 81 35.8 112 37 33.3 88 20 22.4
            1 child 307 79 25.9 171 50 29.3 70 17 24.1 66 13 19.0
            2 or more children 120 59 48.9 56 31 55.5 42 21 48.7 22 7 32.4

Female
 
    Total 		7,688 2,268 29.5 2,568 714 27.8 1,585 641 40.4 3,535 913 25.8
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		3,615 694 19.2 1,068 214 20.0 469 64 13.6 2,078 416 20.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		4,073 1,574 38.6 1,500 501 33.4 1,116 577 51.7 1,457 497 34.1
            1 child 1,916 549 28.7 756 213 28.1 394 141 35.9 766 195 25.5
            2 or more children 2,157 1,025 47.5 744 288 38.7 722 435 60.3 691 301 43.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,422 799 56.2 494 285 57.7 616 368 59.7 312 146 46.7
            1 child 1,040 540 51.9 372 199 53.5 421 226 53.7 247 114 46.3
            2 or more children 382 259 67.9 121 86 70.8 195 142 72.7 65 32 48.3

Poverty Footnotes

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