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Current Population Survey (CPS)
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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)
Asian alone
People Who Did Not Work


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		2,992 527 17.6 697 115 16.5 356 66 18.7 1,939 346 17.8
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		1,745 288 16.5 296 44 15.0 153 22 14.5 1,296 222 17.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		1,246 239 19.2 401 70 17.6 203 44 21.8 642 124 19.3
            1 child 482 68 14.1 174 20 11.6 93 16 17.2 215 32 14.8
            2 or more children 764 171 22.4 226 50 22.2 110 28 25.7 428 92 21.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		495 124 25.0 53 24 45.3 168 42 25.0 275 58 21.1
            1 child 360 95 26.3 43 23 53.2 130 35 27.1 188 37 19.6
            2 or more children 135 29 21.5 10 1 11.8 39 7 17.7 86 21 24.3

Male
 
    Total 		1,016 200 19.7 332 49 14.8 83 26 31.6 602 125 20.7
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		674 131 19.4 150 20 13.3 55 17 31.9 470 93 19.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		342 69 20.3 182 29 16.0 28 9 31.0 132 32 23.9
            1 child 148 19 13.0 85 6 7.2 13 4 30.7 50 9 18.2
            2 or more children 194 50 25.9 97 23 23.7 15 5 31.2 82 22 27.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		86 33 38.0 16 10 60.4 19 9 45.3 52 15 28.5
            1 child 65 28 42.7 13 9 71.7 19 9 45.3 33 10 29.9
            2 or more children 21 5 23.4 3 0 6.7 0 0 (X) 18 5 25.9

Female
 
    Total 		1,976 327 16.6 365 66 18.0 274 40 14.8 1,337 221 16.6
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		1,071 158 14.7 146 24 16.7 98 5 4.8 827 129 15.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		904 170 18.8 219 41 18.9 175 36 20.4 510 93 18.2
            1 child 334 49 14.6 90 14 15.7 80 12 15.0 164 23 13.8
            2 or more children 571 121 21.2 129 27 21.1 95 24 24.9 346 70 20.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		409 91 22.2 37 14 38.8 149 33 22.4 223 43 19.4
            1 child 295 67 22.6 29 13 44.9 110 27 24.0 155 27 17.4
            2 or more children 114 24 21.1 7 1 13.7 39 7 17.7 68 16 23.9

Poverty Footnotes

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