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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 A.O.I.C.
People Without a Spouse


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		45,324 14,382 31.7 21,621 5,803 26.8 7,513 2,736 36.4 16,189 5,842 36.1
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		24,776 6,250 25.2 9,348 1,973 21.1 4,526 871 19.2 10,902 3,406 31.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		20,547 8,131 39.6 12,273 3,830 31.2 2,987 1,866 62.5 5,288 2,436 46.1
            1 child 10,855 3,514 32.4 6,435 1,605 24.9 1,506 757 50.3 2,914 1,151 39.5
            2 or more children 9,692 4,617 47.6 5,838 2,225 38.1 1,481 1,108 74.8 2,374 1,284 54.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		4,606 2,933 63.7 1,801 1,160 64.4 1,660 1,170 70.5 1,145 603 52.6
            1 child 3,555 2,173 61.1 1,390 872 62.7 1,250 838 67.1 915 462 50.5
            2 or more children 1,051 760 72.3 411 287 70.0 410 332 81.0 231 140 60.9

Male
 
    Total 		21,401 5,724 26.7 11,418 2,860 25.0 3,855 982 25.5 6,128 1,882 30.7
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		12,617 2,925 23.2 5,131 1,057 20.6 2,870 534 18.6 4,615 1,334 28.9
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		8,784 2,799 31.9 6,287 1,802 28.7 985 448 45.5 1,513 548 36.2
            1 child 4,820 1,270 26.3 3,335 750 22.5 618 237 38.4 867 283 32.6
            2 or more children 3,964 1,529 38.6 2,952 1,053 35.7 367 211 57.5 645 265 41.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,637 830 50.7 696 376 54.0 541 291 53.9 400 163 40.7
            1 child 1,298 627 48.3 562 296 52.8 408 208 51.0 328 123 37.4
            2 or more children 340 203 59.7 134 79 59.0 133 83 62.6 72 40 55.7

Female
 
    Total 		23,923 8,658 36.2 10,203 2,943 28.8 3,658 1,754 48.0 10,062 3,960 39.4
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		12,160 3,325 27.3 4,217 916 21.7 1,656 337 20.4 6,287 2,072 33.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		11,763 5,333 45.3 5,986 2,028 33.9 2,002 1,417 70.8 3,775 1,888 50.0
            1 child 6,035 2,244 37.2 3,100 855 27.6 888 520 58.6 2,047 868 42.4
            2 or more children 5,728 3,089 53.9 2,886 1,172 40.6 1,113 897 80.6 1,729 1,019 59.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		2,969 2,103 70.8 1,105 784 70.9 1,119 879 78.6 745 440 59.1
            1 child 2,257 1,546 68.5 829 576 69.5 842 630 74.8 587 340 57.9
            2 or more children 712 557 78.3 277 208 75.3 277 249 89.9 158 100 63.2

Poverty Footnotes

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