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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)
Asian alone
People With a Spouse


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		6,581 1,315 20.0 121 33 27.6 1,208 194 16.1 5,251 1,088 20.7
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		3,326 633 19.0 71 15 21.5 498 52 10.5 2,757 566 20.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		3,255 682 21.0 51 18 36.2 710 142 20.0 2,494 522 20.9
            1 child 1,363 185 13.6 22 5 22.5 385 50 12.9 955 130 13.6
            2 or more children 1,892 497 26.3 28 13 46.9 325 93 28.5 1,539 392 25.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,594 338 21.2 43 15 34.4 612 130 21.3 939 193 20.6
            1 child 1,123 223 19.8 23 9 38.9 431 87 20.1 669 127 19.0
            2 or more children 471 115 24.5 20 6 29.5 180 43 24.0 270 66 24.5

Male
 
    Total 		3,068 607 19.8 36 10 29.2 494 72 14.6 2,539 525 20.7
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		1,557 295 19.0 22 4 20.0 235 25 10.4 1,300 266 20.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		1,511 312 20.6 13 6 44.6 259 48 18.4 1,239 258 20.9
            1 child 622 77 12.4 2 0 0.0 152 17 11.5 468 60 12.7
            2 or more children 889 235 26.4 11 6 53.1 107 30 28.3 771 199 25.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		740 157 21.2 11 6 53.0 230 44 19.3 498 107 21.4
            1 child 516 103 20.0 2 2 86.8 162 28 17.2 351 73 20.8
            2 or more children 224 54 24.1 9 4 43.9 68 17 24.3 147 34 22.9

Female
 
    Total 		3,512 708 20.2 85 23 26.9 714 122 17.1 2,713 563 20.8
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		1,769 338 19.1 48 11 22.2 263 28 10.5 1,457 300 20.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		1,744 370 21.2 37 12 33.1 451 94 20.9 1,255 263 21.0
            1 child 740 108 14.5 20 5 24.9 233 32 13.8 488 71 14.5
            2 or more children 1,003 262 26.2 17 7 42.8 218 62 28.6 768 193 25.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		854 181 21.2 32 9 27.9 381 86 22.5 441 87 19.7
            1 child 608 120 19.7 20 7 33.3 269 59 21.9 318 54 17.0
            2 or more children 247 61 24.9 12 2 18.5 112 27 23.8 123 33 26.5

Poverty Footnotes

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