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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.
Family Householder Without a Spouse


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		4,934 2,530 51.3 567 353 62.3 1,254 810 64.6 3,113 1,367 43.9
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		1,992 699 35.1 212 78 36.7 137 26 18.9 1,643 595 36.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		2,942 1,831 62.2 355 275 77.6 1,117 784 70.2 1,470 772 52.5
            1 child 1,398 714 51.1 218 157 72.2 395 219 55.4 785 337 43.0
            2 or more children 1,544 1,117 72.4 137 118 86.1 722 565 78.3 685 434 63.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,267 910 71.8 337 266 78.9 648 473 73.1 282 171 60.6
            1 child 919 618 67.3 233 177 76.0 450 303 67.4 236 138 58.3
            2 or more children 348 292 84.0 104 89 85.4 198 170 85.8 46 33 72.7

Male
 
    Total 		808 297 36.8 147 56 37.9 180 64 35.8 481 177 36.8
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		474 139 29.2 113 36 31.7 77 19 25.1 284 83 29.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		333 159 47.6 34 20 58.7 103 45 43.8 197 94 47.6
            1 child 203 86 42.5 25 14 55.6 66 23 34.5 112 50 44.2
            2 or more children 131 72 55.5 9 6 67.2 37 22 60.2 85 44 52.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		148 74 50.2 34 20 58.7 64 32 49.8 49 22 44.7
            1 child 121 59 49.2 29 18 62.1 51 24 46.8 40 17 42.9
            2 or more children 27 15 54.3 5 2 37.8 13 8 61.5 9 5 52.5

Female
 
    Total 		4,126 2,233 54.1 420 297 70.9 1,074 745 69.4 2,632 1,190 45.2
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		1,518 561 36.9 99 42 42.6 60 7 11.0 1,359 512 37.7
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		2,608 1,672 64.1 321 255 79.6 1,014 739 72.8 1,273 678 53.3
            1 child 1,195 627 52.5 193 143 74.3 330 196 59.6 672 288 42.8
            2 or more children 1,413 1,045 73.9 128 112 87.5 685 543 79.2 601 390 65.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,119 836 74.7 303 246 81.2 583 441 75.6 233 149 64.0
            1 child 798 559 70.0 204 159 78.0 398 279 70.1 196 120 61.4
            2 or more children 321 278 86.5 99 87 87.6 185 162 87.6 37 29 77.8

Poverty Footnotes

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