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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 Without a Spouse


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		33,659 5,997 17.8 16,423 2,245 13.7 4,885 1,133 23.2 12,351 2,619 21.2
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		18,927 2,573 13.6 7,325 789 10.8 3,052 268 8.8 8,550 1,516 17.7
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		14,732 3,424 23.2 9,097 1,456 16.0 1,833 865 47.2 3,801 1,103 29.0
            1 child 8,202 1,553 18.9 5,034 665 13.2 967 329 34.0 2,200 559 25.4
            2 or more children 6,530 1,871 28.7 4,063 791 19.5 866 536 61.9 1,601 544 34.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		2,763 1,282 46.4 1,048 487 46.5 1,018 561 55.0 696 234 33.6
            1 child 2,146 907 42.2 818 353 43.2 768 388 50.4 560 166 29.6
            2 or more children 617 376 60.8 231 134 58.1 250 173 69.2 136 68 50.2

Male
 
    Total 		15,672 2,151 13.7 8,689 1,078 12.4 2,376 282 11.9 4,607 790 17.2
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		9,354 1,115 11.9 3,976 407 10.2 1,843 146 7.9 3,534 562 15.9
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		6,318 1,035 16.4 4,712 671 14.2 533 136 25.5 1,072 228 21.3
            1 child 3,635 506 13.9 2,632 298 11.3 365 77 21.2 637 131 20.6
            2 or more children 2,683 529 19.7 2,080 374 18.0 168 59 34.9 435 97 22.3
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		923 274 29.7 382 121 31.7 309 97 31.3 231 56 24.1
            1 child 738 200 27.1 310 95 30.6 235 69 29.3 192 36 18.9
            2 or more children 185 74 39.8 73 27 36.5 73 28 37.6 39 19 50.0

Female
 
    Total 		17,987 3,846 21.4 7,734 1,166 15.1 2,509 851 33.9 7,745 1,829 23.6
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		9,573 1,458 15.2 3,349 382 11.4 1,208 122 10.1 5,016 954 19.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		8,414 2,389 28.4 4,385 785 17.9 1,300 729 56.1 2,729 875 32.1
            1 child 4,567 1,047 22.9 2,402 367 15.3 602 252 41.8 1,563 428 27.4
            2 or more children 3,847 1,342 34.9 1,983 418 21.1 698 477 68.4 1,166 447 38.3
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,841 1,008 54.8 666 366 55.0 709 464 65.4 465 178 38.3
            1 child 1,408 707 50.2 508 259 50.9 533 319 59.8 367 129 35.2
            2 or more children 432 302 69.8 158 107 68.0 177 145 82.4 98 49 50.2

Poverty Footnotes

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