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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 150% of poverty (5) Percentage below 150% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 150% of poverty (5) Percentage below 150% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 150% of poverty (5) Percentage below 150% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 150% of poverty (5) Percentage below 150% of poverty (6)
White alone, not Hispanic
People in Families, total (2)


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		124,129 13,068 10.5 18,403 2,665 14.5 17,537 2,391 13.6 88,188 8,012 9.1
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		74,937 6,452 8.6 8,401 895 10.6 7,188 487 6.8 59,348 5,070 8.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		49,192 6,615 13.4 10,002 1,770 17.7 10,349 1,904 18.4 28,840 2,942 10.2
            1 child 21,974 2,418 11.0 5,610 804 14.3 4,373 567 13.0 11,991 1,047 8.7
            2 or more children 27,218 4,198 15.4 4,392 965 22.0 5,976 1,337 22.4 16,849 1,895 11.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		17,908 3,026 16.9 1,861 790 42.5 8,010 1,377 17.2 8,037 858 10.7
            1 child 12,142 1,841 15.2 1,356 494 36.4 5,191 825 15.9 5,595 523 9.3
            2 or more children 5,766 1,185 20.6 505 297 58.7 2,819 553 19.6 2,442 336 13.7

Male
 
    Total 		60,978 5,625 9.2 9,378 1,217 13.0 8,192 847 10.3 43,408 3,560 8.2
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		37,499 3,051 8.1 4,370 447 10.2 3,923 254 6.5 29,205 2,350 8.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		23,479 2,574 11.0 5,007 770 15.4 4,269 593 13.9 14,203 1,211 8.5
            1 child 10,518 925 8.8 2,812 338 12.0 1,966 195 9.9 5,740 391 6.8
            2 or more children 12,961 1,649 12.7 2,195 432 19.7 2,303 398 17.3 8,463 820 9.7
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		8,464 1,110 13.1 646 218 33.8 3,435 472 13.7 4,382 419 9.6
            1 child 5,709 643 11.3 479 135 28.2 2,231 266 11.9 2,999 241 8.0
            2 or more children 2,755 467 17.0 168 83 49.7 1,205 206 17.1 1,383 178 12.9

Female
 
    Total 		63,151 7,442 11.8 9,026 1,447 16.0 9,345 1,544 16.5 44,780 4,451 9.9
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		37,439 3,401 9.1 4,030 447 11.1 3,265 233 7.1 30,143 2,721 9.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		25,713 4,041 15.7 4,995 1,000 20.0 6,081 1,311 21.6 14,637 1,731 11.8
            1 child 11,456 1,493 13.0 2,798 466 16.7 2,407 371 15.4 6,252 655 10.5
            2 or more children 14,256 2,548 17.9 2,197 534 24.3 3,673 939 25.6 8,385 1,076 12.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		9,445 1,916 20.3 1,214 572 47.1 4,575 905 19.8 3,656 439 12.0
            1 child 6,433 1,198 18.6 877 358 40.9 2,960 558 18.9 2,596 281 10.8
            2 or more children 3,012 718 23.8 338 213 63.2 1,614 347 21.5 1,060 158 14.9

Poverty Footnotes

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