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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 alone
People Who Worked, Not Year-Round Full-Time


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		4,659 1,663 35.7 1,384 492 35.5 1,218 544 44.7 2,057 627 30.5
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		2,489 574 23.1 749 202 26.9 490 81 16.6 1,250 291 23.3
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		2,171 1,089 50.2 635 290 45.7 728 463 63.5 807 336 41.6
            1 child 956 433 45.4 352 149 42.3 263 148 56.4 340 136 39.9
            2 or more children 1,215 655 54.0 283 141 49.9 465 314 67.6 467 200 42.9
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		961 604 62.9 251 183 72.9 460 296 64.4 250 125 49.9
            1 child 648 392 60.5 184 130 70.7 303 184 60.7 161 78 48.5
            2 or more children 313 212 67.7 67 53 78.8 157 112 71.6 89 46 52.4

Male
 
    Total 		1,945 548 28.2 620 200 32.2 502 162 32.3 822 186 22.7
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		1,237 273 22.1 370 114 30.8 323 57 17.6 544 102 18.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		708 275 38.9 251 86 34.3 179 105 58.8 278 84 30.2
            1 child 349 117 33.6 147 49 33.2 86 41 47.3 117 28 23.9
            2 or more children 358 158 44.0 104 37 35.8 93 65 69.2 161 56 34.7
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		282 152 54.0 57 31 54.4 121 77 63.7 104 44 42.3
            1 child 187 93 49.9 45 28 61.0 81 46 56.9 61 20 32.4
            2 or more children 95 59 62.0 12 3 29.2 40 31 77.3 43 24 56.6

Female
 
    Total 		2,715 1,115 41.1 764 292 38.2 716 382 53.3 1,235 441 35.7
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		1,252 301 24.0 380 88 23.1 166 24 14.5 706 189 26.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		1,463 814 55.6 384 204 53.1 549 357 65.1 529 252 47.6
            1 child 606 316 52.1 206 100 48.9 177 108 60.8 223 108 48.3
            2 or more children 856 498 58.1 179 104 58.0 372 250 67.2 306 144 47.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		678 452 66.6 194 152 78.3 339 219 64.7 146 81 55.3
            1 child 460 299 64.9 139 102 73.9 222 138 62.1 99 58 58.5
            2 or more children 218 153 70.2 55 50 89.4 117 81 69.6 46 22 48.5

Poverty Footnotes

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