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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)
White alone
Family Householder Without a Spouse


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		12,870 4,379 34.0 1,377 679 49.3 2,631 1,249 47.5 8,862 2,450 27.6
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		6,245 1,340 21.5 741 211 28.5 557 85 15.2 4,947 1,045 21.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		6,625 3,039 45.9 636 468 73.6 2,074 1,165 56.2 3,915 1,406 35.9
            1 child 3,626 1,360 37.5 422 296 70.2 958 401 41.8 2,245 662 29.5
            2 or more children 2,999 1,679 56.0 214 172 80.4 1,116 764 68.5 1,670 743 44.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		2,588 1,562 60.3 618 453 73.3 1,341 827 61.7 629 281 44.7
            1 child 1,981 1,107 55.9 445 309 69.5 1,013 577 57.0 523 222 42.3
            2 or more children 608 454 74.7 174 144 83.1 329 250 76.1 106 60 56.6

Male
 
    Total 		3,833 891 23.3 587 185 31.5 846 215 25.4 2,401 492 20.5
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		2,252 423 18.8 481 125 26.0 379 50 13.1 1,393 249 17.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		1,581 468 29.6 106 60 56.4 467 165 35.3 1,008 244 24.2
            1 child 988 276 28.0 84 47 56.5 290 90 30.9 614 139 22.7
            2 or more children 593 192 32.3 22 12 55.9 177 75 42.5 394 104 26.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		648 249 38.4 105 60 56.7 350 136 38.8 193 54 27.8
            1 child 516 179 34.8 87 47 54.9 267 94 35.3 163 38 23.3
            2 or more children 132 69 52.6 18 12 65.4 84 42 49.9 30 16 52.4

Female
 
    Total 		9,037 3,487 38.6 791 495 62.6 1,785 1,035 58.0 6,461 1,958 30.3
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		3,993 917 23.0 260 86 33.1 179 35 19.7 3,554 796 22.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		5,044 2,570 51.0 531 409 77.0 1,607 1,000 62.2 2,907 1,162 40.0
            1 child 2,638 1,083 41.1 338 249 73.6 668 311 46.6 1,631 523 32.0
            2 or more children 2,406 1,487 61.8 192 160 83.1 938 688 73.4 1,275 639 50.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,941 1,313 67.6 513 394 76.7 991 691 69.8 436 228 52.2
            1 child 1,465 928 63.4 358 261 73.0 746 483 64.7 361 184 50.9
            2 or more children 476 385 80.8 155 132 85.2 245 208 85.0 76 44 58.3

Poverty Footnotes

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