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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 Without a Spouse


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		33,659 8,886 26.4 16,423 3,373 20.5 4,885 1,555 31.8 12,351 3,958 32.0
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		18,927 4,127 21.8 7,325 1,227 16.7 3,052 454 14.9 8,550 2,447 28.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		14,732 4,758 32.3 9,097 2,146 23.6 1,833 1,101 60.0 3,801 1,511 39.8
            1 child 8,202 2,221 27.1 5,034 990 19.7 967 463 47.9 2,200 768 34.9
            2 or more children 6,530 2,537 38.9 4,063 1,156 28.5 866 637 73.6 1,601 744 46.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		2,763 1,608 58.2 1,048 612 58.3 1,018 683 67.0 696 314 45.1
            1 child 2,146 1,182 55.1 818 461 56.4 768 487 63.3 560 234 41.9
            2 or more children 617 426 69.0 231 151 65.2 250 196 78.4 136 79 58.2

Male
 
    Total 		15,672 3,428 21.9 8,689 1,656 19.1 2,376 491 20.6 4,607 1,282 27.8
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		9,354 1,852 19.8 3,976 632 15.9 1,843 275 14.9 3,534 945 26.7
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		6,318 1,576 24.9 4,712 1,023 21.7 533 216 40.5 1,072 337 31.4
            1 child 3,635 767 21.1 2,632 456 17.3 365 128 35.2 637 183 28.6
            2 or more children 2,683 809 30.2 2,080 568 27.3 168 87 52.0 435 154 35.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		923 398 43.1 382 162 42.4 309 154 50.0 231 81 35.1
            1 child 738 302 40.9 310 132 42.5 235 113 48.0 192 57 29.7
            2 or more children 185 96 51.8 73 31 42.2 73 41 56.1 39 24 61.9

Female
 
    Total 		17,987 5,458 30.3 7,734 1,717 22.2 2,509 1,064 42.4 7,745 2,677 34.6
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		9,573 2,276 23.8 3,349 594 17.7 1,208 179 14.8 5,016 1,502 30.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		8,414 3,182 37.8 4,385 1,123 25.6 1,300 885 68.1 2,729 1,174 43.0
            1 child 4,567 1,454 31.8 2,402 534 22.3 602 335 55.6 1,563 585 37.4
            2 or more children 3,847 1,728 44.9 1,983 588 29.7 698 550 78.8 1,166 589 50.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,841 1,210 65.8 666 449 67.5 709 528 74.5 465 233 50.0
            1 child 1,408 880 62.5 508 329 64.9 533 374 70.1 367 177 48.2
            2 or more children 432 330 76.4 158 120 75.8 177 155 87.7 98 55 56.7

Poverty Footnotes

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