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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, Not Year-Round Full-Time


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		43,130 4,238 9.8 12,196 1,154 9.5 8,007 1,334 16.7 22,927 1,750 7.6
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		23,086 1,156 5.0 6,115 339 5.5 3,127 148 4.7 13,844 669 4.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		20,044 3,082 15.4 6,081 815 13.4 4,880 1,185 24.3 9,084 1,081 11.9
            1 child 9,031 1,125 12.5 3,532 418 11.8 1,868 327 17.5 3,631 381 10.5
            2 or more children 11,013 1,956 17.8 2,548 398 15.6 3,012 859 28.5 5,453 700 12.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		7,568 1,679 22.2 1,366 518 37.9 3,589 824 23.0 2,613 337 12.9
            1 child 5,222 1,079 20.7 1,017 348 34.2 2,363 492 20.8 1,843 240 13.0
            2 or more children 2,346 599 25.6 349 170 48.7 1,226 332 27.1 771 97 12.6

Male
 
    Total 		18,152 1,588 8.7 6,039 459 7.6 3,233 446 13.8 8,880 684 7.7
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		10,959 558 5.1 3,139 179 5.7 1,787 94 5.3 6,033 285 4.7
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		7,193 1,030 14.3 2,900 279 9.6 1,446 352 24.3 2,847 399 14.0
            1 child 3,508 342 9.8 1,692 132 7.8 631 94 14.9 1,185 116 9.8
            2 or more children 3,684 688 18.7 1,208 147 12.2 815 258 31.6 1,661 283 17.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		2,446 556 22.7 421 126 29.9 1,067 272 25.5 958 158 16.5
            1 child 1,704 325 19.1 312 82 26.2 726 140 19.3 666 103 15.5
            2 or more children 742 231 31.1 109 44 40.5 341 132 38.7 292 55 18.7

Female
 
    Total 		24,978 2,650 10.6 6,157 695 11.3 4,774 888 18.6 14,048 1,067 7.6
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		12,127 598 4.9 2,976 159 5.4 1,340 55 4.1 7,811 385 4.9
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		12,851 2,052 16.0 3,181 536 16.8 3,433 834 24.3 6,237 682 10.9
            1 child 5,523 783 14.2 1,840 285 15.5 1,237 233 18.8 2,446 265 10.8
            2 or more children 7,328 1,269 17.3 1,340 251 18.7 2,197 601 27.4 3,791 417 11.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		5,122 1,123 21.9 945 392 41.5 2,522 552 21.9 1,655 179 10.8
            1 child 3,519 754 21.4 705 266 37.8 1,638 351 21.5 1,177 137 11.6
            2 or more children 1,604 369 23.0 241 126 52.3 885 200 22.6 478 42 8.9

Poverty Footnotes

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