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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, Not Year-Round Full-Time


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		35,586 5,248 14.7 9,930 1,324 13.3 6,174 1,515 24.5 19,483 2,408 12.4
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		19,118 1,606 8.4 4,880 419 8.6 2,342 245 10.4 11,895 942 7.9
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		16,469 3,642 22.1 5,050 905 17.9 3,831 1,271 33.2 7,587 1,466 19.3
            1 child 7,413 1,337 18.0 2,958 469 15.8 1,472 349 23.7 2,982 519 17.4
            2 or more children 9,056 2,305 25.5 2,091 436 20.9 2,359 921 39.1 4,606 947 20.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		6,063 1,880 31.0 1,021 483 47.3 2,905 935 32.2 2,136 461 21.6
            1 child 4,209 1,242 29.5 775 331 42.7 1,920 576 30.0 1,514 335 22.1
            2 or more children 1,854 638 34.4 247 153 61.8 985 359 36.4 622 127 20.3

Male
 
    Total 		14,953 2,207 14.8 4,962 580 11.7 2,487 634 25.5 7,504 992 13.2
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		9,027 775 8.6 2,517 203 8.1 1,320 155 11.7 5,190 416 8.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		5,926 1,432 24.2 2,445 377 15.4 1,166 479 41.1 2,314 576 24.9
            1 child 2,904 508 17.5 1,436 183 12.8 502 143 28.4 966 182 18.8
            2 or more children 3,022 924 30.6 1,009 193 19.2 664 336 50.7 1,349 394 29.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,967 743 37.8 329 144 43.8 879 380 43.3 759 218 28.8
            1 child 1,391 466 33.5 248 97 39.2 601 215 35.8 543 154 28.4
            2 or more children 576 276 48.0 81 47 57.7 278 165 59.6 217 64 29.6

Female
 
    Total 		20,633 3,041 14.7 4,968 744 15.0 3,687 881 23.9 11,978 1,416 11.8
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		10,090 831 8.2 2,363 216 9.1 1,022 90 8.8 6,705 526 7.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		10,543 2,210 21.0 2,605 528 20.3 2,665 792 29.7 5,273 890 16.9
            1 child 4,509 829 18.4 1,523 285 18.7 970 207 21.3 2,016 337 16.7
            2 or more children 6,034 1,381 22.9 1,083 243 22.4 1,695 585 34.5 3,257 553 17.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		4,096 1,137 27.8 692 339 49.0 2,026 555 27.4 1,377 243 17.7
            1 child 2,817 775 27.5 527 233 44.3 1,319 361 27.4 971 181 18.6
            2 or more children 1,278 362 28.3 165 106 63.9 707 193 27.4 406 63 15.4

Poverty Footnotes

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