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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)
Asian alone
People Who Did Not Work


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		2,992 772 25.8 697 177 25.4 356 88 24.8 1,939 507 26.1
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		1,745 436 25.0 296 74 24.9 153 35 23.1 1,296 327 25.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		1,246 336 27.0 401 103 25.8 203 53 26.1 642 180 28.0
            1 child 482 92 19.0 174 24 13.7 93 21 22.9 215 47 21.7
            2 or more children 764 245 32.0 226 79 35.1 110 32 28.7 428 134 31.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		495 161 32.5 53 28 53.2 168 51 30.1 275 83 30.1
            1 child 360 122 34.0 43 25 59.3 130 40 31.2 188 57 30.1
            2 or more children 135 39 28.7 10 3 27.2 39 10 26.2 86 26 30.0

Male
 
    Total 		1,016 286 28.1 332 83 25.1 83 27 33.3 602 175 29.0
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		674 183 27.1 150 32 21.2 55 17 31.9 470 133 28.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		342 103 30.1 182 52 28.3 28 10 36.0 132 42 31.4
            1 child 148 26 17.2 85 8 9.7 13 5 41.3 50 12 23.6
            2 or more children 194 78 40.1 97 43 44.6 15 5 31.2 82 30 36.3
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		86 41 47.0 16 11 70.2 19 10 52.7 52 19 37.8
            1 child 65 36 54.6 13 11 83.7 19 10 52.7 33 15 44.3
            2 or more children 21 5 23.4 3 0 6.7 0 0 (X) 18 5 25.9

Female
 
    Total 		1,976 487 24.6 365 94 25.6 274 61 22.3 1,337 332 24.8
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		1,071 253 23.7 146 42 28.6 98 18 18.3 827 194 23.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		904 233 25.8 219 52 23.6 175 43 24.5 510 139 27.2
            1 child 334 66 19.8 90 16 17.4 80 16 19.9 164 35 21.1
            2 or more children 571 167 29.3 129 36 28.0 95 27 28.3 346 104 30.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		409 120 29.4 37 17 45.8 149 40 27.2 223 63 28.3
            1 child 295 87 29.4 29 14 48.5 110 30 27.5 155 42 27.1
            2 or more children 114 34 29.7 7 3 35.0 39 10 26.2 68 21 31.0

Poverty Footnotes

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