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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 With a Spouse


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		90,470 7,071 7.8 1,981 420 21.2 12,652 1,258 9.9 75,837 5,393 7.1
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		56,011 3,880 6.9 1,076 106 9.8 4,136 220 5.3 50,799 3,554 7.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		34,460 3,191 9.3 905 314 34.7 8,516 1,039 12.2 25,038 1,838 7.3
            1 child 13,772 864 6.3 576 140 24.2 3,406 238 7.0 9,791 487 5.0
            2 or more children 20,688 2,327 11.2 329 174 52.9 5,111 801 15.7 15,248 1,351 8.9
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		15,145 1,744 11.5 813 303 37.3 6,992 817 11.7 7,341 624 8.5
            1 child 9,996 934 9.3 538 140 26.1 4,423 437 9.9 5,035 357 7.1
            2 or more children 5,149 810 15.7 274 163 59.3 2,569 380 14.8 2,306 267 11.6

Male
 
    Total 		45,306 3,475 7.7 689 139 20.2 5,816 565 9.7 38,801 2,770 7.1
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		28,145 1,936 6.9 394 40 10.2 2,080 108 5.2 25,671 1,787 7.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		17,161 1,539 9.0 295 99 33.5 3,736 457 12.2 13,131 983 7.5
            1 child 6,883 419 6.1 180 41 22.6 1,601 118 7.4 5,102 260 5.1
            2 or more children 10,278 1,120 10.9 115 58 50.6 2,135 339 15.9 8,028 723 9.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		7,541 836 11.1 264 97 36.8 3,127 376 12.0 4,150 364 8.8
            1 child 4,971 443 8.9 169 40 23.8 1,995 197 9.9 2,806 205 7.3
            2 or more children 2,570 393 15.3 95 57 59.9 1,131 178 15.8 1,344 159 11.8

Female
 
    Total 		45,164 3,596 8.0 1,292 281 21.7 6,837 693 10.1 37,036 2,622 7.1
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		27,866 1,944 7.0 681 66 9.6 2,056 111 5.4 25,128 1,767 7.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		17,299 1,652 9.6 610 215 35.2 4,780 582 12.2 11,908 856 7.2
            1 child 6,889 446 6.5 396 99 25.0 1,805 120 6.6 4,689 227 4.8
            2 or more children 10,409 1,207 11.6 214 116 54.1 2,976 462 15.5 7,219 629 8.7
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		7,604 908 11.9 548 206 37.5 3,865 441 11.4 3,191 261 8.2
            1 child 5,025 491 9.8 369 100 27.1 2,428 240 9.9 2,229 152 6.8
            2 or more children 2,579 416 16.1 180 106 58.9 1,438 201 14.0 962 109 11.3

Poverty Footnotes

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