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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, Not Year-Round Full-Time


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		35,586 2,875 8.1 9,930 743 7.5 6,174 894 14.5 19,483 1,238 6.4
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		19,118 780 4.1 4,880 202 4.1 2,342 96 4.1 11,895 481 4.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		16,469 2,095 12.7 5,050 541 10.7 3,831 798 20.8 7,587 757 10.0
            1 child 7,413 775 10.5 2,958 291 9.8 1,472 221 15.0 2,982 263 8.8
            2 or more children 9,056 1,321 14.6 2,091 250 11.9 2,359 577 24.5 4,606 494 10.7
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		6,063 1,134 18.7 1,021 334 32.7 2,905 573 19.7 2,136 228 10.7
            1 child 4,209 739 17.5 775 224 28.9 1,920 348 18.1 1,514 167 11.0
            2 or more children 1,854 396 21.3 247 110 44.6 985 225 22.8 622 61 9.8

Male
 
    Total 		14,953 1,151 7.7 4,962 309 6.2 2,487 331 13.3 7,504 511 6.8
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		9,027 380 4.2 2,517 107 4.3 1,320 62 4.7 5,190 211 4.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		5,926 770 13.0 2,445 202 8.3 1,166 268 23.0 2,314 300 13.0
            1 child 2,904 264 9.1 1,436 101 7.1 502 71 14.1 966 91 9.5
            2 or more children 3,022 507 16.8 1,009 100 9.9 664 197 29.7 1,349 209 15.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,967 415 21.1 329 90 27.3 879 211 24.1 759 114 15.0
            1 child 1,391 244 17.5 248 57 22.8 601 108 18.0 543 79 14.5
            2 or more children 576 171 29.7 81 33 40.8 278 103 37.1 217 35 16.1

Female
 
    Total 		20,633 1,724 8.4 4,968 434 8.7 3,687 564 15.3 11,978 727 6.1
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		10,090 399 4.0 2,363 95 4.0 1,022 34 3.3 6,705 270 4.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		10,543 1,325 12.6 2,605 339 13.0 2,665 530 19.9 5,273 456 8.7
            1 child 4,509 511 11.3 1,523 190 12.5 970 150 15.4 2,016 172 8.5
            2 or more children 6,034 814 13.5 1,083 149 13.8 1,695 380 22.4 3,257 285 8.7
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		4,096 719 17.6 692 244 35.2 2,026 361 17.8 1,377 114 8.3
            1 child 2,817 495 17.6 527 167 31.7 1,319 240 18.2 971 88 9.0
            2 or more children 1,278 225 17.6 165 77 46.4 707 122 17.2 406 26 6.5

Poverty Footnotes

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