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Current Population Survey (CPS)
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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)
Black A.O.I.C.
People Without a Spouse


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		12,590 5,136 40.8 4,976 2,009 40.4 2,672 1,163 43.5 4,941 1,965 39.8
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		6,770 2,084 30.8 2,259 725 32.1 1,315 280 21.3 3,196 1,080 33.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		5,820 3,052 52.5 2,717 1,284 47.2 1,357 883 65.1 1,745 886 50.8
            1 child 2,791 1,211 43.4 1,339 564 42.1 527 266 50.5 925 381 41.2
            2 or more children 3,028 1,842 60.8 1,378 720 52.3 831 617 74.3 820 504 61.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,849 1,236 66.8 720 486 67.5 728 515 70.8 400 234 58.5
            1 child 1,347 861 63.9 543 356 65.6 491 325 66.3 313 179 57.2
            2 or more children 502 375 74.7 177 130 73.2 237 190 80.1 88 55 63.0

Male
 
    Total 		4,902 1,659 33.8 2,408 898 37.3 1,087 281 25.9 1,407 479 34.1
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		3,155 894 28.3 1,191 360 30.2 846 178 21.1 1,119 355 31.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		1,747 765 43.8 1,217 538 44.2 242 103 42.6 288 124 43.0
            1 child 875 338 38.6 583 230 39.4 133 50 37.7 160 58 36.3
            2 or more children 871 427 49.0 634 308 48.6 109 53 48.6 128 66 51.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		427 219 51.2 226 123 54.5 112 57 50.5 88 38 43.7
            1 child 307 148 48.4 171 92 53.7 70 32 44.9 66 25 38.5
            2 or more children 120 70 58.3 56 32 57.1 42 25 59.6 22 13 59.0

Female
 
    Total 		7,688 3,478 45.2 2,568 1,111 43.2 1,585 881 55.6 3,535 1,486 42.0
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		3,615 1,190 32.9 1,068 365 34.2 469 101 21.6 2,078 724 34.9
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		4,073 2,287 56.2 1,500 746 49.7 1,116 780 69.9 1,457 762 52.3
            1 child 1,916 873 45.6 756 334 44.1 394 216 54.8 766 324 42.2
            2 or more children 2,157 1,414 65.6 744 412 55.4 722 565 78.2 691 438 63.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,422 1,017 71.5 494 363 73.4 616 459 74.5 312 196 62.7
            1 child 1,040 712 68.5 372 265 71.1 421 294 69.8 247 154 62.2
            2 or more children 382 305 79.8 121 98 80.6 195 165 84.6 65 42 64.4

Poverty Footnotes

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