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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.
Family Householder, Never Married


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		2,743 1,604 58.5 536 332 61.9 986 641 65.0 1,221 631 51.7
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		821 293 35.7 212 78 36.7 112 21 19.1 497 194 38.9
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		1,922 1,311 68.2 324 254 78.4 874 620 70.9 723 437 60.5
            1 child 911 507 55.6 203 149 73.6 320 177 55.5 389 181 46.4
            2 or more children 1,011 804 79.6 122 105 86.3 555 442 79.7 334 257 76.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		999 749 75.0 307 245 79.9 540 397 73.6 152 107 70.2
            1 child 719 508 70.6 217 169 77.5 378 253 66.9 124 87 70.0
            2 or more children 279 241 86.3 89 76 85.6 162 145 89.3 28 20 71.1

Male
 
    Total 		497 202 40.6 147 56 37.9 146 57 39.1 204 89 43.6
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		295 96 32.4 113 36 31.7 64 17 27.5 118 42 35.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		202 106 52.5 34 20 58.7 83 40 48.0 85 47 54.4
            1 child 121 53 43.5 25 14 55.6 53 20 38.9 43 18 42.1
            2 or more children 81 53 66.0 9 6 67.2 30 19 64.0 42 28 67.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		115 59 51.8 34 20 58.7 57 29 50.8 23 10 44.3
            1 child 92 47 51.2 29 18 62.1 46 21 45.5 17 8 48.1
            2 or more children 22 12 54.1 5 2 37.8 11 8 72.6 6 2 33.6

Female
 
    Total 		2,246 1,402 62.4 389 276 71.0 840 584 69.5 1,017 542 53.3
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		526 197 37.5 99 42 42.6 48 4 8.1 379 151 39.9
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		1,720 1,205 70.1 290 234 80.7 792 580 73.3 638 391 61.3
            1 child 790 454 57.5 178 135 76.1 267 157 58.8 346 162 46.9
            2 or more children 930 751 80.7 113 99 87.9 525 423 80.6 292 229 78.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		884 690 78.0 273 225 82.5 483 368 76.3 128 96 75.0
            1 child 627 461 73.5 188 150 79.9 332 232 69.8 107 79 73.6
            2 or more children 257 229 89.1 85 75 88.3 151 137 90.6 22 18 81.9

Poverty Footnotes

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