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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
People Who Worked During the Year (16)


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		101,935 9,342 9.2 13,772 1,779 12.9 19,612 2,738 14.0 68,551 4,825 7.0
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		54,024 2,584 4.8 7,226 560 7.8 7,935 406 5.1 38,863 1,617 4.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		47,911 6,758 14.1 6,546 1,219 18.6 11,677 2,331 20.0 29,688 3,208 10.8
            1 child 21,134 2,242 10.6 3,937 625 15.9 4,866 612 12.6 12,331 1,006 8.2
            2 or more children 26,777 4,516 16.9 2,609 594 22.8 6,811 1,720 25.2 17,357 2,202 12.7
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		18,805 3,512 18.7 1,818 732 40.3 8,760 1,713 19.6 8,226 1,066 13.0
            1 child 13,088 2,230 17.0 1,325 468 35.3 5,896 1,046 17.7 5,868 716 12.2
            2 or more children 5,717 1,282 22.4 493 264 53.6 2,865 667 23.3 2,358 350 14.8

Male
 
    Total 		54,376 4,701 8.6 7,191 862 12.0 10,356 1,333 12.9 36,828 2,507 6.8
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		29,044 1,334 4.6 3,861 296 7.7 4,622 239 5.2 20,561 800 3.9
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		25,332 3,367 13.3 3,331 566 17.0 5,733 1,094 19.1 16,267 1,707 10.5
            1 child 10,758 987 9.2 2,009 272 13.6 2,425 281 11.6 6,323 433 6.9
            2 or more children 14,574 2,380 16.3 1,322 293 22.2 3,308 813 24.6 9,944 1,274 12.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		10,509 1,874 17.8 760 285 37.5 4,537 883 19.5 5,212 706 13.5
            1 child 7,101 1,106 15.6 540 170 31.5 2,941 485 16.5 3,620 450 12.4
            2 or more children 3,408 768 22.5 220 115 52.3 1,596 397 24.9 1,592 256 16.0

Female
 
    Total 		47,560 4,641 9.8 6,581 918 13.9 9,256 1,405 15.2 31,723 2,318 7.3
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		24,981 1,249 5.0 3,366 264 7.9 3,313 168 5.1 18,302 817 4.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		22,579 3,391 15.0 3,215 653 20.3 5,943 1,237 20.8 13,421 1,501 11.2
            1 child 10,376 1,255 12.1 1,927 352 18.3 2,441 331 13.5 6,008 573 9.5
            2 or more children 12,203 2,136 17.5 1,288 301 23.4 3,502 906 25.9 7,413 928 12.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		8,295 1,638 19.7 1,058 447 42.3 4,223 830 19.7 3,014 360 12.0
            1 child 5,987 1,124 18.8 785 298 37.9 2,954 560 19.0 2,248 266 11.8
            2 or more children 2,308 514 22.3 273 149 54.7 1,269 270 21.3 766 94 12.3

Poverty Footnotes

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