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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
Family Householder Without a Spouse


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		9,849 2,932 29.8 905 433 47.9 1,783 788 44.2 7,161 1,711 23.9
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		4,939 964 19.5 476 117 24.5 352 50 14.2 4,111 797 19.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		4,910 1,968 40.1 429 317 73.8 1,431 738 51.6 3,050 913 29.9
            1 child 2,816 936 33.2 291 204 70.1 706 269 38.1 1,818 463 25.5
            2 or more children 2,095 1,032 49.3 138 113 81.7 725 469 64.7 1,232 451 36.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,761 974 55.3 419 310 73.9 901 504 56.0 440 160 36.3
            1 child 1,355 686 50.7 308 216 70.0 680 351 51.6 366 120 32.7
            2 or more children 406 288 70.8 111 94 84.7 221 153 69.5 74 40 54.0

Male
 
    Total 		2,986 643 21.5 371 106 28.7 578 144 24.9 2,038 392 19.3
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		1,722 304 17.6 297 60 20.4 230 33 14.2 1,195 210 17.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		1,264 339 26.8 74 46 62.1 347 111 32.1 843 182 21.6
            1 child 803 203 25.3 61 37 59.8 223 63 28.1 519 104 20.0
            2 or more children 461 136 29.5 13 9 73.0 125 49 39.1 324 78 24.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		473 168 35.5 73 46 62.6 254 85 33.4 146 37 25.5
            1 child 380 119 31.4 63 37 58.8 192 59 30.9 125 23 18.3
            2 or more children 93 48 52.1 11 9 85.1 62 25 41.0 21 14 68.0

Female
 
    Total 		6,863 2,289 33.4 534 327 61.2 1,205 644 53.4 5,124 1,318 25.7
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		3,217 660 20.5 179 56 31.3 122 17 14.3 2,916 587 20.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		3,646 1,629 44.7 355 271 76.2 1,083 626 57.8 2,207 731 33.1
            1 child 2,012 733 36.4 230 167 72.8 483 207 42.7 1,299 359 27.6
            2 or more children 1,634 896 54.8 126 104 82.6 600 420 70.0 908 372 41.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,288 806 62.6 346 264 76.2 647 420 64.8 295 123 41.6
            1 child 975 567 58.1 245 179 72.8 488 292 59.7 242 97 40.1
            2 or more children 313 239 76.4 101 85 84.6 159 128 80.5 53 26 48.5

Poverty Footnotes

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