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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)
All Races
People With a Spouse


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		123,494 23,809 19.3 3,247 1,290 39.7 19,615 4,910 25.0 100,631 17,609 17.5
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		71,532 11,563 16.2 1,545 368 23.8 5,958 739 12.4 64,028 10,456 16.3
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		51,962 12,246 23.6 1,702 922 54.1 13,657 4,171 30.5 36,603 7,153 19.5
            1 child 20,265 3,359 16.6 1,014 457 45.1 5,060 896 17.7 14,191 2,006 14.1
            2 or more children 31,697 8,887 28.0 688 465 67.5 8,597 3,276 38.1 22,411 5,147 23.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		23,489 6,641 28.3 1,475 824 55.9 10,932 3,274 30.0 11,082 2,543 22.9
            1 child 15,647 3,936 25.2 949 450 47.5 6,967 1,825 26.2 7,731 1,661 21.5
            2 or more children 7,842 2,704 34.5 526 373 71.0 3,965 1,449 36.5 3,351 882 26.3

Male
 
    Total 		61,648 11,773 19.1 1,183 484 40.9 8,963 2,241 25.0 51,503 9,048 17.6
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		35,807 5,761 16.1 580 153 26.4 2,974 375 12.6 32,254 5,232 16.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		25,841 6,012 23.3 603 331 54.9 5,989 1,865 31.1 19,249 3,816 19.8
            1 child 10,083 1,647 16.3 351 163 46.4 2,362 446 18.9 7,370 1,038 14.1
            2 or more children 15,758 4,365 27.7 252 168 66.7 3,627 1,419 39.1 11,879 2,778 23.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		11,676 3,260 27.9 510 293 57.5 4,901 1,498 30.6 6,266 1,469 23.4
            1 child 7,780 1,930 24.8 318 160 50.2 3,150 828 26.3 4,312 942 21.8
            2 or more children 3,895 1,330 34.1 191 133 69.7 1,751 670 38.3 1,954 527 27.0

Female
 
    Total 		61,845 12,036 19.5 2,065 806 39.0 10,652 2,669 25.1 49,129 8,561 17.4
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		35,724 5,802 16.2 965 215 22.3 2,985 363 12.2 31,775 5,223 16.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		26,121 6,234 23.9 1,100 591 53.7 7,668 2,306 30.1 17,354 3,337 19.2
            1 child 10,183 1,712 16.8 663 294 44.4 2,697 450 16.7 6,822 968 14.2
            2 or more children 15,938 4,522 28.4 437 297 68.0 4,970 1,856 37.4 10,532 2,369 22.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		11,813 3,381 28.6 966 531 55.0 6,031 1,776 29.5 4,816 1,074 22.3
            1 child 7,867 2,007 25.5 631 291 46.1 3,817 997 26.1 3,419 719 21.0
            2 or more children 3,946 1,374 34.8 335 240 71.7 2,214 779 35.2 1,397 355 25.4

Poverty Footnotes

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