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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
People Who Worked During the Year (16)


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		85,158 5,401 6.3 11,095 1,087 9.8 14,896 1,494 10.0 59,167 2,819 4.8
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		46,843 1,619 3.5 5,994 349 5.8 6,178 202 3.3 34,671 1,068 3.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		38,316 3,782 9.9 5,101 739 14.5 8,718 1,292 14.8 24,497 1,751 7.1
            1 child 17,335 1,369 7.9 3,152 401 12.7 3,875 378 9.8 10,309 589 5.7
            2 or more children 20,980 2,414 11.5 1,949 338 17.3 4,843 914 18.9 14,188 1,162 8.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		14,547 1,890 13.0 1,208 464 38.4 6,711 924 13.8 6,627 502 7.6
            1 child 10,060 1,158 11.5 892 289 32.4 4,507 565 12.5 4,661 305 6.5
            2 or more children 4,487 731 16.3 316 175 55.3 2,204 359 16.3 1,966 198 10.1

Male
 
    Total 		44,797 2,455 5.5 5,716 478 8.4 7,551 625 8.3 31,530 1,352 4.3
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		24,827 794 3.2 3,133 168 5.4 3,445 112 3.2 18,249 514 2.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		19,971 1,661 8.3 2,583 310 12.0 4,106 513 12.5 13,282 838 6.3
            1 child 8,732 531 6.1 1,600 160 10.0 1,873 153 8.2 5,259 218 4.1
            2 or more children 11,239 1,131 10.1 983 150 15.3 2,233 360 16.1 8,023 620 7.7
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		7,944 872 11.0 462 152 32.9 3,344 414 12.4 4,137 306 7.4
            1 child 5,331 478 9.0 331 86 26.0 2,163 221 10.2 2,837 170 6.0
            2 or more children 2,612 394 15.1 131 66 50.2 1,182 193 16.3 1,300 135 10.4

Female
 
    Total 		40,361 2,945 7.3 5,379 609 11.3 7,346 869 11.8 27,637 1,467 5.3
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		22,016 824 3.7 2,861 180 6.3 2,733 90 3.3 16,422 554 3.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		18,345 2,121 11.6 2,517 429 17.0 4,612 779 16.9 11,215 913 8.1
            1 child 8,604 838 9.7 1,551 241 15.5 2,003 225 11.3 5,050 372 7.4
            2 or more children 9,741 1,283 13.2 966 187 19.4 2,610 554 21.2 6,165 542 8.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		6,603 1,018 15.4 746 312 41.8 3,367 510 15.1 2,490 196 7.9
            1 child 4,729 681 14.4 561 203 36.1 2,344 344 14.7 1,824 134 7.4
            2 or more children 1,874 337 18.0 185 109 58.9 1,023 166 16.2 666 62 9.4

Poverty Footnotes

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