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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 A.O.I.C.
People Without a Spouse


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		45,324 9,910 21.9 21,621 3,952 18.3 7,513 1,979 26.3 16,189 3,980 24.6
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		24,776 3,956 16.0 9,348 1,283 13.7 4,526 510 11.3 10,902 2,163 19.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		20,547 5,954 29.0 12,273 2,668 21.7 2,987 1,468 49.2 5,288 1,817 34.4
            1 child 10,855 2,494 23.0 6,435 1,101 17.1 1,506 548 36.4 2,914 846 29.0
            2 or more children 9,692 3,460 35.7 5,838 1,568 26.9 1,481 921 62.2 2,374 971 40.9
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		4,606 2,356 51.2 1,801 928 51.5 1,660 967 58.3 1,145 461 40.3
            1 child 3,555 1,702 47.9 1,390 685 49.3 1,250 673 53.8 915 345 37.7
            2 or more children 1,051 654 62.2 411 243 59.1 410 295 71.9 231 116 50.5

Male
 
    Total 		21,401 3,663 17.1 11,418 1,912 16.7 3,855 570 14.8 6,128 1,181 19.3
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		12,617 1,770 14.0 5,131 686 13.4 2,870 283 9.9 4,615 801 17.3
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		8,784 1,893 21.6 6,287 1,226 19.5 985 287 29.1 1,513 380 25.1
            1 child 4,820 845 17.5 3,335 488 14.6 618 148 24.0 867 209 24.1
            2 or more children 3,964 1,049 26.5 2,952 738 25.0 367 139 37.9 645 172 26.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,637 581 35.5 696 278 39.9 541 194 35.8 400 109 27.3
            1 child 1,298 430 33.1 562 216 38.5 408 133 32.7 328 81 24.6
            2 or more children 340 151 44.5 134 62 46.2 133 60 45.4 72 29 39.6

Female
 
    Total 		23,923 6,248 26.1 10,203 2,040 20.0 3,658 1,409 38.5 10,062 2,799 27.8
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		12,160 2,187 18.0 4,217 597 14.2 1,656 227 13.7 6,287 1,362 21.7
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		11,763 4,061 34.5 5,986 1,443 24.1 2,002 1,181 59.0 3,775 1,437 38.1
            1 child 6,035 1,650 27.3 3,100 613 19.8 888 400 45.0 2,047 637 31.1
            2 or more children 5,728 2,411 42.1 2,886 830 28.8 1,113 781 70.2 1,729 800 46.3
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		2,969 1,775 59.8 1,105 650 58.8 1,119 774 69.2 745 352 47.2
            1 child 2,257 1,272 56.4 829 469 56.6 842 539 64.1 587 264 45.0
            2 or more children 712 503 70.7 277 181 65.3 277 234 84.7 158 88 55.4

Poverty Footnotes

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