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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)
All Races
People With a Spouse


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		123,494 14,401 11.7 3,247 895 27.6 19,615 3,209 16.4 100,631 10,296 10.2
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		71,532 6,482 9.1 1,545 206 13.3 5,958 470 7.9 64,028 5,806 9.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		51,962 7,919 15.2 1,702 689 40.5 13,657 2,739 20.1 36,603 4,490 12.3
            1 child 20,265 2,056 10.1 1,014 309 30.5 5,060 559 11.1 14,191 1,188 8.4
            2 or more children 31,697 5,863 18.5 688 381 55.3 8,597 2,180 25.4 22,411 3,303 14.7
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		23,489 4,493 19.1 1,475 636 43.1 10,932 2,159 19.7 11,082 1,698 15.3
            1 child 15,647 2,599 16.6 949 326 34.3 6,967 1,186 17.0 7,731 1,088 14.1
            2 or more children 7,842 1,894 24.2 526 311 59.0 3,965 973 24.5 3,351 610 18.2

Male
 
    Total 		61,648 7,083 11.5 1,183 320 27.0 8,963 1,441 16.1 51,503 5,322 10.3
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		35,807 3,218 9.0 580 78 13.5 2,974 230 7.7 32,254 2,910 9.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		25,841 3,866 15.0 603 242 40.1 5,989 1,211 20.2 19,249 2,413 12.5
            1 child 10,083 1,004 10.0 351 106 30.3 2,362 275 11.6 7,370 623 8.5
            2 or more children 15,758 2,861 18.2 252 135 53.8 3,627 936 25.8 11,879 1,790 15.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		11,676 2,192 18.8 510 222 43.6 4,901 981 20.0 6,266 989 15.8
            1 child 7,780 1,268 16.3 318 111 34.8 3,150 531 16.9 4,312 626 14.5
            2 or more children 3,895 924 23.7 191 111 58.2 1,751 450 25.7 1,954 363 18.6

Female
 
    Total 		61,845 7,318 11.8 2,065 576 27.9 10,652 1,768 16.6 49,129 4,974 10.1
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		35,724 3,264 9.1 965 128 13.3 2,985 240 8.0 31,775 2,897 9.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		26,121 4,053 15.5 1,100 448 40.7 7,668 1,528 19.9 17,354 2,077 12.0
            1 child 10,183 1,052 10.3 663 203 30.6 2,697 285 10.6 6,822 564 8.3
            2 or more children 15,938 3,002 18.8 437 245 56.1 4,970 1,244 25.0 10,532 1,513 14.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		11,813 2,301 19.5 966 415 42.9 6,031 1,178 19.5 4,816 709 14.7
            1 child 7,867 1,332 16.9 631 215 34.1 3,817 655 17.2 3,419 462 13.5
            2 or more children 3,946 970 24.6 335 199 59.5 2,214 523 23.6 1,397 247 17.7

Poverty Footnotes

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