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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 Did Not Work


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		38,971 4,201 10.8 7,309 930 12.7 2,641 567 21.5 29,021 2,705 9.3
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		28,095 2,453 8.7 2,407 342 14.2 1,010 169 16.7 24,678 1,942 7.9
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		10,876 1,748 16.1 4,902 588 12.0 1,631 398 24.4 4,343 763 17.6
            1 child 4,639 654 14.1 2,459 226 9.2 498 133 26.8 1,683 294 17.5
            2 or more children 6,237 1,095 17.6 2,443 361 14.8 1,133 265 23.4 2,661 468 17.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		3,362 722 21.5 652 207 31.7 1,299 288 22.2 1,410 227 16.1
            1 child 2,082 439 21.1 463 124 26.8 684 170 24.8 934 145 15.5
            2 or more children 1,280 283 22.1 189 82 43.5 615 119 19.3 476 82 17.3

Male
 
    Total 		16,180 1,686 10.4 3,662 423 11.6 641 141 21.9 11,878 1,122 9.4
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		12,672 1,129 8.9 1,238 182 14.7 478 85 17.7 10,957 863 7.9
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		3,508 557 15.9 2,424 242 10.0 163 56 34.3 921 259 28.2
            1 child 1,786 233 13.0 1,212 94 7.8 93 27 29.0 481 112 23.2
            2 or more children 1,722 324 18.8 1,212 147 12.2 70 29 41.4 440 148 33.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		520 162 31.2 184 41 22.3 91 36 39.7 245 85 34.7
            1 child 378 104 27.5 148 29 19.4 68 25 36.4 162 50 31.0
            2 or more children 142 58 41.1 37 12 33.9 23 11 49.4 83 35 42.0

Female
 
    Total 		22,790 2,516 11.0 3,647 506 13.9 2,000 427 21.3 17,143 1,583 9.2
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		15,422 1,324 8.6 1,169 160 13.7 532 84 15.9 13,721 1,079 7.9
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		7,368 1,192 16.2 2,478 346 14.0 1,468 342 23.3 3,422 503 14.7
            1 child 2,853 421 14.7 1,247 132 10.6 404 106 26.2 1,202 183 15.2
            2 or more children 4,515 771 17.1 1,231 214 17.4 1,064 236 22.2 2,220 321 14.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		2,842 560 19.7 468 166 35.4 1,208 252 20.9 1,166 142 12.2
            1 child 1,704 335 19.7 316 96 30.3 616 145 23.5 772 95 12.3
            2 or more children 1,138 225 19.8 153 70 45.9 592 107 18.2 393 47 12.1

Poverty Footnotes

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