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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
Family Householder, Never Married


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		4,534 1,227 27.1 1,271 413 32.5 1,661 502 30.2 1,603 312 19.5
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		2,043 233 11.4 718 113 15.7 495 40 8.1 829 79 9.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		2,492 994 39.9 552 299 54.2 1,166 462 39.6 774 233 30.1
            1 child 1,439 465 32.3 374 189 50.6 600 173 28.9 465 102 21.9
            2 or more children 1,053 530 50.3 178 110 61.8 566 289 51.1 309 131 42.3
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,612 739 45.8 544 297 54.5 846 364 43.0 222 78 35.2
            1 child 1,235 521 42.2 397 200 50.4 647 256 39.5 191 65 34.2
            2 or more children 378 218 57.7 148 97 65.5 199 108 54.4 31 13 41.5

Male
 
    Total 		1,802 268 14.9 559 96 17.2 656 85 12.9 587 87 14.8
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		1,178 126 10.7 462 70 15.0 344 23 6.6 372 34 9.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		624 142 22.8 97 27 27.5 312 62 19.9 215 54 24.9
            1 child 398 75 18.9 76 20 26.5 189 26 14.0 133 29 21.6
            2 or more children 226 67 29.6 20 6 31.1 123 36 28.9 82 25 30.3
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		441 104 23.6 97 27 27.5 265 56 21.1 80 21 26.9
            1 child 345 74 21.5 80 20 25.3 204 39 19.4 62 14 23.5
            2 or more children 96 30 31.1 17 6 37.5 61 17 27.0 18 7 38.8

Female
 
    Total 		2,733 959 35.1 712 317 44.5 1,005 418 41.5 1,016 225 22.1
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		865 107 12.4 256 44 17.0 152 18 11.7 457 46 10.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		1,868 852 45.6 456 273 59.9 854 400 46.8 559 179 32.1
            1 child 1,041 389 37.4 298 169 56.8 411 147 35.7 332 73 22.1
            2 or more children 827 463 55.9 158 104 65.7 442 253 57.2 227 106 46.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,171 635 54.2 448 270 60.4 581 308 53.0 142 57 39.9
            1 child 890 447 50.2 317 180 56.7 444 216 48.8 129 51 39.4
            2 or more children 281 188 66.8 131 90 69.2 137 91 66.6 13 6 45.0

Poverty Footnotes

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