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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, not Hispanic
People Who Worked During the Year (16)


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		85,158 2,441 2.9 11,095 568 5.1 14,896 697 4.7 59,167 1,176 2.0
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		46,843 707 1.5 5,994 166 2.8 6,178 68 1.1 34,671 474 1.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		38,316 1,734 4.5 5,101 402 7.9 8,718 629 7.2 24,497 703 2.9
            1 child 17,335 638 3.7 3,152 229 7.3 3,875 179 4.6 10,309 231 2.2
            2 or more children 20,980 1,096 5.2 1,949 174 8.9 4,843 450 9.3 14,188 472 3.3
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		14,547 911 6.3 1,208 275 22.8 6,711 450 6.7 6,627 185 2.8
            1 child 10,060 543 5.4 892 164 18.4 4,507 272 6.0 4,661 107 2.3
            2 or more children 4,487 368 8.2 316 111 35.1 2,204 179 8.1 1,966 78 4.0

Male
 
    Total 		44,797 1,008 2.3 5,716 225 3.9 7,551 240 3.2 31,530 544 1.7
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		24,827 342 1.4 3,133 87 2.8 3,445 33 1.0 18,249 222 1.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		19,971 666 3.3 2,583 138 5.4 4,106 206 5.0 13,282 322 2.4
            1 child 8,732 207 2.4 1,600 72 4.5 1,873 60 3.2 5,259 75 1.4
            2 or more children 11,239 459 4.1 983 67 6.8 2,233 146 6.6 8,023 246 3.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		7,944 347 4.4 462 66 14.3 3,344 167 5.0 4,137 114 2.7
            1 child 5,331 177 3.3 331 33 10.0 2,163 86 4.0 2,837 59 2.1
            2 or more children 2,612 169 6.5 131 33 25.1 1,182 82 6.9 1,300 55 4.2

Female
 
    Total 		40,361 1,433 3.6 5,379 343 6.4 7,346 457 6.2 27,637 632 2.3
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		22,016 365 1.7 2,861 79 2.8 2,733 34 1.3 16,422 251 1.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		18,345 1,068 5.8 2,517 264 10.5 4,612 423 9.2 11,215 381 3.4
            1 child 8,604 431 5.0 1,551 157 10.1 2,003 119 5.9 5,050 155 3.1
            2 or more children 9,741 637 6.5 966 107 11.1 2,610 304 11.6 6,165 226 3.7
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		6,603 564 8.5 746 209 28.0 3,367 283 8.4 2,490 72 2.9
            1 child 4,729 365 7.7 561 131 23.3 2,344 186 7.9 1,824 49 2.7
            2 or more children 1,874 198 10.6 185 78 42.2 1,023 97 9.5 666 23 3.5

Poverty Footnotes

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