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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)
All Races
People Who Worked During the Year (16)


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		124,303 13,260 10.7 17,065 2,640 15.5 24,822 3,941 15.9 82,416 6,680 8.1
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		65,374 3,829 5.9 9,075 898 9.9 10,161 598 5.9 46,138 2,333 5.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		58,929 9,431 16.0 7,990 1,741 21.8 14,661 3,343 22.8 36,277 4,347 12.0
            1 child 26,053 3,173 12.2 4,745 876 18.5 6,090 901 14.8 15,219 1,396 9.2
            2 or more children 32,875 6,258 19.0 3,245 866 26.7 8,572 2,441 28.5 21,059 2,951 14.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		23,322 4,842 20.8 2,414 1,069 44.3 10,726 2,332 21.7 10,182 1,442 14.2
            1 child 16,282 3,090 19.0 1,731 693 40.0 7,245 1,422 19.6 7,306 975 13.3
            2 or more children 7,040 1,752 24.9 683 376 55.0 3,481 909 26.1 2,876 467 16.2

Male
 
    Total 		65,027 6,195 9.5 8,815 1,242 14.1 12,762 1,713 13.4 43,450 3,240 7.5
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		34,772 1,919 5.5 4,849 487 10.0 5,913 347 5.9 24,010 1,085 4.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		30,255 4,276 14.1 3,966 755 19.0 6,849 1,366 19.9 19,441 2,155 11.1
            1 child 12,865 1,269 9.9 2,349 355 15.1 2,929 366 12.5 7,587 547 7.2
            2 or more children 17,390 3,007 17.3 1,617 399 24.7 3,919 1,000 25.5 11,854 1,608 13.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		12,623 2,366 18.7 953 375 39.4 5,355 1,081 20.2 6,315 909 14.4
            1 child 8,556 1,405 16.4 663 230 34.7 3,492 598 17.1 4,400 577 13.1
            2 or more children 4,067 961 23.6 289 145 50.3 1,863 483 25.9 1,915 332 17.3

Female
 
    Total 		59,276 7,065 11.9 8,250 1,398 16.9 12,060 2,228 18.5 38,965 3,440 8.8
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		30,602 1,910 6.2 4,226 411 9.7 4,248 251 5.9 22,129 1,248 5.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		28,673 5,155 18.0 4,024 987 24.5 7,813 1,977 25.3 16,837 2,192 13.0
            1 child 13,188 1,904 14.4 2,396 521 21.7 3,160 535 16.9 7,632 849 11.1
            2 or more children 15,485 3,251 21.0 1,628 466 28.6 4,652 1,442 31.0 9,205 1,343 14.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		10,700 2,477 23.1 1,461 693 47.5 5,372 1,251 23.3 3,867 532 13.8
            1 child 7,727 1,685 21.8 1,067 463 43.4 3,753 825 22.0 2,906 398 13.7
            2 or more children 2,973 791 26.6 394 230 58.5 1,618 426 26.3 961 135 14.0

Poverty Footnotes

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