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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, not Hispanic
Family Householder, Never Married


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		2,972 1,089 36.6 834 389 46.6 1,033 419 40.5 1,106 282 25.5
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		1,402 261 18.6 459 111 24.1 318 43 13.5 625 108 17.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		1,571 828 52.7 375 278 74.1 715 376 52.5 481 175 36.3
            1 child 998 446 44.7 259 187 72.1 407 163 40.0 331 96 28.9
            2 or more children 572 382 66.8 115 91 78.7 307 213 69.2 150 79 52.7
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,030 616 59.9 369 275 74.4 521 291 55.8 139 51 36.7
            1 child 790 435 55.1 274 196 71.5 399 204 51.2 116 35 29.7
            2 or more children 240 182 75.7 95 79 82.8 122 86 70.8 23 17 71.8

Male
 
    Total 		1,207 310 25.6 351 98 28.1 433 107 24.7 424 104 24.6
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		781 143 18.3 282 56 19.9 216 30 14.0 283 57 20.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		426 166 39.0 68 42 61.5 217 77 35.3 140 48 33.9
            1 child 291 103 35.2 57 34 59.9 137 42 30.6 97 26 27.2
            2 or more children 135 64 47.2 11 8 69.4 80 35 43.4 44 21 48.7
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		307 131 42.9 68 42 61.5 184 68 36.9 54 22 39.7
            1 child 244 95 39.0 59 34 58.2 141 49 34.9 43 11 26.0
            2 or more children 63 37 57.9 9 8 82.8 43 19 43.5 11 10 93.9

Female
 
    Total 		1,765 780 44.2 483 290 60.1 600 312 51.9 682 178 26.1
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		621 118 19.0 177 54 30.7 103 13 12.4 341 51 14.9
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		1,144 662 57.8 306 236 77.0 497 299 60.1 341 127 37.3
            1 child 707 343 48.5 202 153 75.6 270 121 44.8 235 69 29.5
            2 or more children 437 318 72.8 104 83 79.7 227 178 78.3 106 58 54.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		723 485 67.1 301 233 77.3 337 223 66.1 85 30 34.7
            1 child 546 340 62.3 215 161 75.1 258 155 60.1 73 23 31.9
            2 or more children 177 145 82.0 86 71 82.8 79 68 85.7 12 6 51.8

Poverty Footnotes

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