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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 Did Not Work


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		38,971 7,667 19.7 7,309 1,577 21.6 2,641 897 34.0 29,021 5,193 17.9
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		28,095 4,834 17.2 2,407 546 22.7 1,010 285 28.3 24,678 4,002 16.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		10,876 2,833 26.0 4,902 1,031 21.0 1,631 611 37.5 4,343 1,190 27.4
            1 child 4,639 1,049 22.6 2,459 403 16.4 498 188 37.9 1,683 457 27.2
            2 or more children 6,237 1,784 28.6 2,443 628 25.7 1,133 423 37.3 2,661 733 27.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		3,362 1,136 33.8 652 327 50.1 1,299 453 34.9 1,410 356 25.3
            1 child 2,082 682 32.8 463 205 44.2 684 260 37.9 934 218 23.4
            2 or more children 1,280 454 35.5 189 122 64.5 615 194 31.5 476 138 29.0

Male
 
    Total 		16,180 3,170 19.6 3,662 739 20.2 641 222 34.7 11,878 2,208 18.6
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		12,672 2,257 17.8 1,238 279 22.6 478 142 29.8 10,957 1,835 16.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		3,508 913 26.0 2,424 460 19.0 163 80 49.1 921 373 40.5
            1 child 1,786 394 22.1 1,212 178 14.7 93 43 45.7 481 174 36.1
            2 or more children 1,722 518 30.1 1,212 282 23.2 70 37 53.7 440 199 45.3
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		520 238 45.8 184 67 36.1 91 58 63.8 245 114 46.4
            1 child 378 165 43.7 148 49 33.1 68 45 66.5 162 71 43.8
            2 or more children 142 73 51.3 37 18 48.3 23 13 55.7 83 43 51.5

Female
 
    Total 		22,790 4,497 19.7 3,647 838 23.0 2,000 674 33.7 17,143 2,984 17.4
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		15,422 2,577 16.7 1,169 267 22.8 532 143 26.9 13,721 2,167 15.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		7,368 1,920 26.1 2,478 571 23.1 1,468 531 36.2 3,422 818 23.9
            1 child 2,853 655 22.9 1,247 225 18.1 404 146 36.1 1,202 284 23.6
            2 or more children 4,515 1,266 28.0 1,231 346 28.1 1,064 386 36.2 2,220 534 24.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		2,842 898 31.6 468 260 55.6 1,208 395 32.7 1,166 243 20.8
            1 child 1,704 517 30.3 316 156 49.4 616 214 34.8 772 147 19.1
            2 or more children 1,138 381 33.5 153 104 68.3 592 181 30.6 393 95 24.3

Poverty Footnotes

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