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Current Population Survey (CPS)
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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 A.O.I.C.
People Who Did Not Work


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		8,359 3,873 46.3 3,004 1,450 48.3 995 599 60.2 4,361 1,824 41.8
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		5,022 1,969 39.2 1,137 496 43.6 493 212 43.0 3,391 1,262 37.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		3,338 1,904 57.0 1,866 955 51.2 501 387 77.1 970 562 57.9
            1 child 1,436 722 50.3 848 399 47.0 158 94 59.5 430 229 53.3
            2 or more children 1,902 1,182 62.1 1,018 556 54.6 344 293 85.2 540 333 61.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,002 720 71.9 398 288 72.4 326 261 79.9 277 171 61.7
            1 child 683 469 68.7 292 205 70.0 199 151 76.0 191 113 59.2
            2 or more children 319 251 78.7 106 84 79.0 127 110 86.1 86 58 67.3

Male
 
    Total 		3,625 1,523 42.0 1,464 663 45.3 418 192 45.8 1,743 668 38.3
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		2,374 880 37.1 577 227 39.3 324 129 39.9 1,472 525 35.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		1,252 642 51.3 887 437 49.2 94 62 66.2 271 143 53.0
            1 child 567 265 46.7 396 180 45.4 42 25 60.4 129 60 46.2
            2 or more children 684 377 55.1 491 257 52.3 52 37 70.9 142 84 59.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		258 156 60.4 150 91 60.5 38 26 67.9 70 39 56.2
            1 child 183 97 53.2 106 60 56.2 24 11 48.2 53 26 49.3
            2 or more children 75 59 78.1 44 31 70.7 14 14 100.0 17 13 78.6

Female
 
    Total 		4,734 2,350 49.6 1,540 787 51.1 577 407 70.6 2,618 1,156 44.1
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		2,648 1,089 41.1 560 269 48.0 169 83 48.9 1,919 737 38.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		2,086 1,261 60.5 980 518 52.9 407 324 79.7 699 418 59.9
            1 child 869 457 52.6 452 219 48.4 116 68 59.1 301 170 56.4
            2 or more children 1,217 804 66.1 528 300 56.7 292 256 87.8 398 249 62.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		744 564 75.9 248 198 79.6 288 235 81.5 207 132 63.6
            1 child 500 372 74.4 186 145 77.8 175 140 79.7 138 87 63.1
            2 or more children 244 192 78.8 62 52 84.9 113 95 84.3 69 45 64.5

Poverty Footnotes

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