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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 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)
Black A.O.I.C.
People in Families, total (2)


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		22,169 6,795 30.7 5,247 2,121 40.4 4,273 1,551 36.3 12,649 3,123 24.7
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		12,009 2,882 24.0 2,364 753 31.9 1,742 335 19.3 7,902 1,793 22.7
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		10,160 3,914 38.5 2,883 1,368 47.5 2,531 1,216 48.0 4,747 1,330 28.0
            1 child 4,475 1,455 32.5 1,417 598 42.2 907 336 37.0 2,151 521 24.2
            2 or more children 5,685 2,458 43.2 1,466 770 52.5 1,623 880 54.2 2,596 809 31.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		3,700 1,724 46.6 854 562 65.8 1,578 746 47.3 1,268 416 32.9
            1 child 2,612 1,130 43.3 620 396 63.8 1,065 452 42.4 926 283 30.5
            2 or more children 1,088 594 54.6 234 166 71.0 513 294 57.4 341 134 39.2

Male
 
    Total 		9,750 2,478 25.4 2,520 945 37.5 1,814 451 24.9 5,417 1,083 20.0
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		5,792 1,291 22.3 1,230 372 30.3 1,046 200 19.1 3,517 719 20.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		3,958 1,187 30.0 1,290 572 44.4 768 251 32.7 1,900 364 19.2
            1 child 1,737 458 26.4 616 240 39.0 322 90 27.9 799 128 16.0
            2 or more children 2,222 729 32.8 674 332 49.3 446 161 36.1 1,101 236 21.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,374 458 33.3 281 152 54.2 510 159 31.1 583 147 25.2
            1 child 960 283 29.5 200 105 52.3 344 89 25.9 415 89 21.4
            2 or more children 414 175 42.3 81 48 58.7 166 70 42.1 168 58 34.6

Female
 
    Total 		12,419 4,317 34.8 2,727 1,177 43.2 2,459 1,100 44.7 7,233 2,040 28.2
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		6,217 1,591 25.6 1,135 381 33.6 697 136 19.5 4,386 1,074 24.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		6,202 2,726 44.0 1,592 796 50.0 1,763 965 54.7 2,847 966 33.9
            1 child 2,738 997 36.4 801 358 44.7 585 246 42.0 1,352 393 29.1
            2 or more children 3,463 1,729 49.9 791 438 55.3 1,177 719 61.0 1,495 573 38.3
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		2,326 1,266 54.4 573 410 71.5 1,068 587 55.0 685 270 39.4
            1 child 1,652 848 51.3 420 291 69.3 721 363 50.3 512 194 37.9
            2 or more children 674 419 62.1 153 119 77.4 347 224 64.6 174 76 43.7

Poverty Footnotes

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