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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 200% of poverty (5) Percentage below 200% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 200% of poverty (5) Percentage below 200% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 200% of poverty (5) Percentage below 200% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 200% of poverty (5) Percentage below 200% of poverty (6)
White alone, not Hispanic
People in Families, total (2)


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		124,129 21,846 17.6 18,403 4,008 21.8 17,537 3,686 21.0 88,188 14,152 16.0
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		74,937 11,718 15.6 8,401 1,434 17.1 7,188 812 11.3 59,348 9,472 16.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		49,192 10,128 20.6 10,002 2,575 25.7 10,349 2,874 27.8 28,840 4,680 16.2
            1 child 21,974 3,704 16.9 5,610 1,200 21.4 4,373 857 19.6 11,991 1,647 13.7
            2 or more children 27,218 6,425 23.6 4,392 1,375 31.3 5,976 2,017 33.8 16,849 3,033 18.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		17,908 4,513 25.2 1,861 1,021 54.9 8,010 2,102 26.2 8,037 1,389 17.3
            1 child 12,142 2,828 23.3 1,356 672 49.6 5,191 1,249 24.1 5,595 907 16.2
            2 or more children 5,766 1,685 29.2 505 349 69.0 2,819 854 30.3 2,442 482 19.7

Male
 
    Total 		60,978 9,834 16.1 9,378 1,879 20.0 8,192 1,466 17.9 43,408 6,489 14.9
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		37,499 5,652 15.1 4,370 721 16.5 3,923 462 11.8 29,205 4,469 15.3
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		23,479 4,182 17.8 5,007 1,158 23.1 4,269 1,004 23.5 14,203 2,020 14.2
            1 child 10,518 1,491 14.2 2,812 519 18.5 1,966 327 16.6 5,740 645 11.2
            2 or more children 12,961 2,692 20.8 2,195 639 29.1 2,303 677 29.4 8,463 1,375 16.3
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		8,464 1,796 21.2 646 293 45.3 3,435 803 23.4 4,382 700 16.0
            1 child 5,709 1,088 19.1 479 198 41.4 2,231 452 20.3 2,999 437 14.6
            2 or more children 2,755 708 25.7 168 95 56.4 1,205 351 29.1 1,383 263 19.0

Female
 
    Total 		63,151 12,012 19.0 9,026 2,129 23.6 9,345 2,220 23.8 44,780 7,663 17.1
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		37,439 6,066 16.2 4,030 713 17.7 3,265 350 10.7 30,143 5,004 16.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		25,713 5,946 23.1 4,995 1,417 28.4 6,081 1,870 30.8 14,637 2,659 18.2
            1 child 11,456 2,213 19.3 2,798 681 24.3 2,407 530 22.0 6,252 1,002 16.0
            2 or more children 14,256 3,733 26.2 2,197 735 33.5 3,673 1,340 36.5 8,385 1,658 19.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		9,445 2,717 28.8 1,214 728 60.0 4,575 1,299 28.4 3,656 689 18.9
            1 child 6,433 1,741 27.1 877 474 54.1 2,960 796 26.9 2,596 470 18.1
            2 or more children 3,012 976 32.4 338 254 75.3 1,614 503 31.2 1,060 219 20.7

Poverty Footnotes

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