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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.
Family Householder, Never Married


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		2,743 1,150 41.9 536 240 44.8 986 488 49.5 1,221 422 34.5
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		821 178 21.6 212 37 17.4 112 14 12.4 497 127 25.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		1,922 973 50.6 324 203 62.7 874 474 54.3 723 295 40.8
            1 child 911 350 38.4 203 117 57.6 320 122 38.1 389 111 28.6
            2 or more children 1,011 623 61.7 122 87 71.3 555 353 63.5 334 184 55.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		999 597 59.8 307 198 64.4 540 315 58.4 152 85 55.7
            1 child 719 398 55.3 217 131 60.5 378 195 51.7 124 71 57.1
            2 or more children 279 200 71.6 89 66 74.1 162 120 73.9 28 14 49.7

Male
 
    Total 		497 117 23.6 147 23 15.3 146 33 22.8 204 61 30.2
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		295 53 17.8 113 12 10.5 64 10 15.7 118 31 25.9
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		202 65 32.1 34 11 31.3 83 23 28.3 85 31 36.0
            1 child 121 31 25.4 25 7 29.5 53 14 26.4 43 10 22.0
            2 or more children 81 34 42.0 9 3 36.3 30 10 31.7 42 21 50.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		115 35 30.4 34 11 31.3 57 16 27.4 23 9 36.7
            1 child 92 28 30.7 29 10 33.2 46 12 26.4 17 7 37.8
            2 or more children 22 7 29.5 5 1 19.9 11 3 31.3 6 2 33.6

Female
 
    Total 		2,246 1,033 46.0 389 218 56.0 840 455 54.2 1,017 360 35.4
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		526 125 23.8 99 25 25.4 48 4 8.1 379 96 25.3
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		1,720 908 52.8 290 193 66.4 792 451 57.0 638 264 41.4
            1 child 790 319 40.3 178 109 61.5 267 108 40.4 346 102 29.4
            2 or more children 930 589 63.4 113 84 74.1 525 343 65.4 292 163 55.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		884 562 63.6 273 187 68.5 483 300 62.0 128 76 59.2
            1 child 627 369 58.9 188 122 64.7 332 183 55.2 107 64 60.2
            2 or more children 257 193 75.2 85 65 77.1 151 116 77.1 22 12 54.3

Poverty Footnotes

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