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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)
Asian alone
People With a Spouse


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		6,581 904 13.7 121 26 21.5 1,208 135 11.2 5,251 743 14.1
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		3,326 437 13.1 71 10 13.5 498 40 8.1 2,757 387 14.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		3,255 467 14.3 51 17 32.7 710 95 13.3 2,494 356 14.3
            1 child 1,363 110 8.1 22 3 14.6 385 28 7.2 955 79 8.3
            2 or more children 1,892 357 18.9 28 13 46.9 325 67 20.6 1,539 276 18.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,594 242 15.2 43 15 34.4 612 88 14.4 939 139 14.8
            1 child 1,123 163 14.5 23 9 38.9 431 59 13.7 669 95 14.2
            2 or more children 471 79 16.7 20 6 29.5 180 29 15.9 270 44 16.2

Male
 
    Total 		3,068 419 13.7 36 9 23.9 494 51 10.3 2,539 360 14.2
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		1,557 203 13.0 22 3 11.5 235 17 7.3 1,300 183 14.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		1,511 216 14.3 13 6 44.6 259 34 13.0 1,239 176 14.2
            1 child 622 46 7.4 2 0 0.0 152 10 6.7 468 36 7.6
            2 or more children 889 170 19.1 11 6 53.1 107 24 22.1 771 141 18.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		740 113 15.2 11 6 53.0 230 32 14.0 498 74 14.9
            1 child 516 74 14.4 2 2 86.8 162 19 11.9 351 53 15.1
            2 or more children 224 38 17.0 9 4 43.9 68 13 19.2 147 21 14.4

Female
 
    Total 		3,512 484 13.8 85 18 20.5 714 84 11.7 2,713 383 14.1
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		1,769 234 13.2 48 7 14.4 263 23 8.7 1,457 204 14.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		1,744 251 14.4 37 11 28.4 451 61 13.5 1,255 179 14.3
            1 child 740 64 8.7 20 3 16.1 233 18 7.5 488 43 8.9
            2 or more children 1,003 187 18.6 17 7 42.8 218 43 19.9 768 136 17.7
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		854 129 15.1 32 9 27.9 381 56 14.6 441 64 14.6
            1 child 608 88 14.6 20 7 33.3 269 40 14.9 318 42 13.1
            2 or more children 247 41 16.4 12 2 18.5 112 16 13.9 123 23 18.5

Poverty Footnotes

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