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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)
Black alone
People Who Worked, Not Year-Round Full-Time


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		4,659 1,016 21.8 1,384 297 21.5 1,218 353 29.0 2,057 366 17.8
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		2,489 268 10.8 749 91 12.1 490 33 6.7 1,250 144 11.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		2,171 748 34.5 635 206 32.4 728 320 44.0 807 222 27.5
            1 child 956 279 29.2 352 97 27.6 263 90 34.2 340 91 26.8
            2 or more children 1,215 469 38.6 283 109 38.5 465 230 49.4 467 131 28.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		961 430 44.7 251 144 57.2 460 203 44.2 250 83 33.2
            1 child 648 269 41.6 184 100 54.4 303 114 37.5 161 56 34.6
            2 or more children 313 161 51.3 67 44 64.8 157 90 57.1 89 27 30.8

Male
 
    Total 		1,945 279 14.4 620 95 15.4 502 79 15.7 822 105 12.8
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		1,237 132 10.6 370 49 13.3 323 25 7.9 544 57 10.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		708 148 20.9 251 46 18.4 179 54 29.9 278 48 17.3
            1 child 349 53 15.2 147 20 13.3 86 16 18.7 117 17 15.0
            2 or more children 358 95 26.4 104 27 25.6 93 38 40.2 161 31 19.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		282 83 29.6 57 18 30.8 121 39 32.0 104 27 26.0
            1 child 187 49 26.0 45 14 31.2 81 20 25.1 61 14 23.4
            2 or more children 95 35 36.6 12 3 29.2 40 18 45.8 43 13 29.9

Female
 
    Total 		2,715 737 27.1 764 202 26.4 716 274 38.3 1,235 261 21.1
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		1,252 137 10.9 380 42 11.0 166 7 4.5 706 87 12.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		1,463 600 41.0 384 160 41.6 549 267 48.5 529 174 32.9
            1 child 606 226 37.2 206 78 37.8 177 74 41.7 223 74 33.0
            2 or more children 856 375 43.8 179 82 45.9 372 192 51.8 306 100 32.7
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		678 346 51.1 194 126 65.0 339 164 48.6 146 56 38.4
            1 child 460 221 47.9 139 86 62.0 222 93 42.0 99 41 41.5
            2 or more children 218 126 57.7 55 40 72.4 117 71 61.1 46 15 31.7

Poverty Footnotes

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