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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 A.O.I.C.
People Who Did Not Work


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		8,359 2,593 31.0 3,004 941 31.3 995 460 46.3 4,361 1,192 27.3
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		5,022 1,198 23.8 1,137 309 27.2 493 142 28.8 3,391 746 22.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		3,338 1,396 41.8 1,866 632 33.8 501 318 63.5 970 446 45.9
            1 child 1,436 480 33.4 848 244 28.7 158 72 45.4 430 164 38.2
            2 or more children 1,902 916 48.2 1,018 388 38.1 344 247 71.8 540 281 52.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,002 578 57.7 398 220 55.2 326 216 66.2 277 143 51.4
            1 child 683 360 52.7 292 139 47.5 199 127 63.6 191 95 49.5
            2 or more children 319 218 68.4 106 81 76.5 127 89 70.2 86 48 55.8

Male
 
    Total 		3,625 969 26.7 1,464 440 30.0 418 137 32.8 1,743 392 22.5
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		2,374 518 21.8 577 143 24.8 324 88 27.2 1,472 287 19.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		1,252 452 36.1 887 297 33.5 94 49 52.3 271 106 39.1
            1 child 567 169 29.9 396 118 29.7 42 17 40.9 129 35 26.8
            2 or more children 684 282 41.3 491 179 36.5 52 32 61.6 142 71 50.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		258 124 48.2 150 68 45.0 38 23 60.3 70 34 48.5
            1 child 183 67 36.6 106 36 34.3 24 10 41.0 53 21 39.2
            2 or more children 75 57 76.5 44 31 70.7 14 13 91.8 17 13 78.6

Female
 
    Total 		4,734 1,624 34.3 1,540 502 32.6 577 323 56.0 2,618 799 30.5
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		2,648 680 25.7 560 167 29.7 169 54 31.9 1,919 460 23.9
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		2,086 944 45.3 980 335 34.2 407 269 66.1 699 340 48.6
            1 child 869 310 35.7 452 126 27.9 116 54 47.1 301 130 43.1
            2 or more children 1,217 634 52.1 528 209 39.6 292 215 73.6 398 210 52.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		744 454 61.0 248 152 61.4 288 193 67.0 207 109 52.4
            1 child 500 293 58.6 186 102 55.0 175 117 66.7 138 74 53.4
            2 or more children 244 161 65.9 62 50 80.6 113 76 67.4 69 35 50.3

Poverty Footnotes

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