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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
People Who Worked During the Year (16)


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		101,935 4,388 4.3 13,772 916 6.7 19,612 1,358 6.9 68,551 2,114 3.1
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		54,024 1,108 2.1 7,226 247 3.4 7,935 146 1.8 38,863 715 1.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		47,911 3,280 6.8 6,546 669 10.2 11,677 1,212 10.4 29,688 1,399 4.7
            1 child 21,134 1,049 5.0 3,937 351 8.9 4,866 298 6.1 12,331 401 3.2
            2 or more children 26,777 2,231 8.3 2,609 318 12.2 6,811 914 13.4 17,357 999 5.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		18,805 1,789 9.5 1,818 436 24.0 8,760 884 10.1 8,226 469 5.7
            1 child 13,088 1,102 8.4 1,325 270 20.4 5,896 525 8.9 5,868 307 5.2
            2 or more children 5,717 687 12.0 493 166 33.6 2,865 358 12.5 2,358 163 6.9

Male
 
    Total 		54,376 2,088 3.8 7,191 410 5.7 10,356 596 5.8 36,828 1,082 2.9
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		29,044 558 1.9 3,861 139 3.6 4,622 80 1.7 20,561 339 1.7
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		25,332 1,530 6.0 3,331 271 8.1 5,733 516 9.0 16,267 743 4.6
            1 child 10,758 402 3.7 2,009 131 6.5 2,425 115 4.7 6,323 156 2.5
            2 or more children 14,574 1,128 7.7 1,322 140 10.6 3,308 401 12.1 9,944 586 5.9
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		10,509 870 8.3 760 141 18.5 4,537 410 9.0 5,212 319 6.1
            1 child 7,101 484 6.8 540 77 14.3 2,941 213 7.2 3,620 194 5.4
            2 or more children 3,408 386 11.3 220 64 28.9 1,596 197 12.4 1,592 125 7.9

Female
 
    Total 		47,560 2,300 4.8 6,581 506 7.7 9,256 762 8.2 31,723 1,032 3.3
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		24,981 550 2.2 3,366 108 3.2 3,313 67 2.0 18,302 376 2.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		22,579 1,750 7.7 3,215 398 12.4 5,943 696 11.7 13,421 656 4.9
            1 child 10,376 647 6.2 1,927 220 11.4 2,441 183 7.5 6,008 244 4.1
            2 or more children 12,203 1,103 9.0 1,288 178 13.8 3,502 513 14.6 7,413 412 5.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		8,295 919 11.1 1,058 295 27.9 4,223 473 11.2 3,014 151 5.0
            1 child 5,987 618 10.3 785 193 24.6 2,954 312 10.6 2,248 113 5.0
            2 or more children 2,308 301 13.0 273 102 37.4 1,269 161 12.7 766 38 4.9

Poverty Footnotes

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