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


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		12,590 6,535 51.9 4,976 2,528 50.8 2,672 1,421 53.2 4,941 2,585 52.3
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		6,770 2,804 41.4 2,259 933 41.3 1,315 390 29.7 3,196 1,482 46.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		5,820 3,731 64.1 2,717 1,596 58.7 1,357 1,031 76.0 1,745 1,104 63.3
            1 child 2,791 1,558 55.8 1,339 726 54.2 527 327 62.1 925 505 54.6
            2 or more children 3,028 2,172 71.7 1,378 869 63.1 831 704 84.7 820 599 73.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,849 1,407 76.1 720 551 76.5 728 575 79.0 400 280 70.0
            1 child 1,347 1,002 74.4 543 404 74.3 491 373 76.0 313 225 71.9
            2 or more children 502 405 80.6 177 147 83.1 237 202 85.3 88 55 63.0

Male
 
    Total 		4,902 2,188 44.6 2,408 1,171 48.6 1,087 380 35.0 1,407 638 45.4
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		3,155 1,196 37.9 1,191 475 39.9 846 243 28.8 1,119 478 42.7
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		1,747 993 56.8 1,217 696 57.2 242 137 56.7 288 160 55.6
            1 child 875 456 52.1 583 309 53.1 133 74 55.7 160 73 45.6
            2 or more children 871 536 61.5 634 386 60.9 109 63 57.8 128 87 67.9
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		427 277 64.9 226 155 68.3 112 72 64.2 88 50 57.1
            1 child 307 187 60.9 171 108 63.5 70 41 58.7 66 37 56.4
            2 or more children 120 91 75.3 56 47 83.2 42 31 73.4 22 13 59.0

Female
 
    Total 		7,688 4,346 56.5 2,568 1,358 52.9 1,585 1,041 65.7 3,535 1,948 55.1
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		3,615 1,608 44.5 1,068 458 42.9 469 147 31.3 2,078 1,004 48.3
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		4,073 2,738 67.2 1,500 900 60.0 1,116 894 80.2 1,457 944 64.8
            1 child 1,916 1,102 57.5 756 417 55.1 394 253 64.3 766 432 56.4
            2 or more children 2,157 1,636 75.8 744 483 65.0 722 641 88.8 691 512 74.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,422 1,129 79.4 494 396 80.2 616 503 81.7 312 230 73.6
            1 child 1,040 815 78.4 372 295 79.3 421 332 78.9 247 188 76.1
            2 or more children 382 314 82.3 121 101 83.1 195 171 87.8 65 42 64.4

Poverty Footnotes

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