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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)
All Races
People Who Worked During the Year (16)


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		124,303 6,401 5.1 17,065 1,398 8.2 24,822 2,016 8.1 82,416 2,986 3.6
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		65,374 1,652 2.5 9,075 407 4.5 10,161 227 2.2 46,138 1,018 2.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		58,929 4,749 8.1 7,990 991 12.4 14,661 1,789 12.2 36,277 1,968 5.4
            1 child 26,053 1,518 5.8 4,745 496 10.5 6,090 443 7.3 15,219 579 3.8
            2 or more children 32,875 3,231 9.8 3,245 495 15.2 8,572 1,347 15.7 21,059 1,389 6.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		23,322 2,568 11.0 2,414 661 27.4 10,726 1,250 11.7 10,182 657 6.5
            1 child 16,282 1,592 9.8 1,731 420 24.3 7,245 738 10.2 7,306 434 5.9
            2 or more children 7,040 976 13.9 683 241 35.3 3,481 512 14.7 2,876 223 7.7

Male
 
    Total 		65,027 2,790 4.3 8,815 591 6.7 12,762 763 6.0 43,450 1,436 3.3
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		34,772 820 2.4 4,849 222 4.6 5,913 123 2.1 24,010 475 2.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		30,255 1,970 6.5 3,966 369 9.3 6,849 641 9.4 19,441 961 4.9
            1 child 12,865 518 4.0 2,349 166 7.1 2,929 145 5.0 7,587 206 2.7
            2 or more children 17,390 1,453 8.4 1,617 203 12.5 3,919 495 12.6 11,854 755 6.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		12,623 1,106 8.8 953 190 20.0 5,355 502 9.4 6,315 413 6.5
            1 child 8,556 619 7.2 663 109 16.5 3,492 260 7.4 4,400 250 5.7
            2 or more children 4,067 486 12.0 289 81 28.0 1,863 242 13.0 1,915 163 8.5

Female
 
    Total 		59,276 3,611 6.1 8,250 807 9.8 12,060 1,253 10.4 38,965 1,551 4.0
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		30,602 832 2.7 4,226 185 4.4 4,248 104 2.5 22,129 543 2.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		28,673 2,778 9.7 4,024 622 15.5 7,813 1,148 14.7 16,837 1,008 6.0
            1 child 13,188 1,000 7.6 2,396 330 13.8 3,160 297 9.4 7,632 373 4.9
            2 or more children 15,485 1,778 11.5 1,628 292 17.9 4,652 851 18.3 9,205 635 6.9
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		10,700 1,463 13.7 1,461 471 32.2 5,372 748 13.9 3,867 244 6.3
            1 child 7,727 973 12.6 1,067 311 29.1 3,753 478 12.7 2,906 185 6.4
            2 or more children 2,973 489 16.5 394 160 40.6 1,618 270 16.7 961 59 6.2

Poverty Footnotes

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