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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
Family Householder Without a Spouse


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		12,870 5,911 45.9 1,377 819 59.5 2,631 1,592 60.5 8,862 3,500 39.5
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		6,245 2,055 32.9 741 271 36.6 557 142 25.5 4,947 1,641 33.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		6,625 3,857 58.2 636 548 86.2 2,074 1,449 69.9 3,915 1,859 47.5
            1 child 3,626 1,809 49.9 422 353 83.7 958 553 57.7 2,245 903 40.2
            2 or more children 2,999 2,047 68.3 214 195 91.1 1,116 896 80.3 1,670 956 57.3
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		2,588 1,869 72.2 618 531 85.9 1,341 989 73.7 629 350 55.6
            1 child 1,981 1,360 68.7 445 371 83.5 1,013 710 70.2 523 279 53.3
            2 or more children 608 509 83.7 174 160 92.0 329 278 84.7 106 70 66.7

Male
 
    Total 		3,833 1,351 35.3 587 249 42.4 846 345 40.8 2,401 757 31.5
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		2,252 670 29.7 481 169 35.2 379 95 25.1 1,393 406 29.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		1,581 681 43.1 106 80 75.4 467 250 53.5 1,008 352 34.9
            1 child 988 397 40.2 84 61 73.1 290 142 48.9 614 194 31.6
            2 or more children 593 285 48.0 22 18 84.0 177 108 61.1 394 158 40.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		648 356 55.0 105 79 75.2 350 200 57.2 193 77 39.9
            1 child 516 263 51.0 87 62 71.9 267 143 53.8 163 57 35.3
            2 or more children 132 93 70.8 18 17 91.0 84 57 68.3 30 19 65.0

Female
 
    Total 		9,037 4,560 50.5 791 570 72.1 1,785 1,247 69.8 6,461 2,743 42.5
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		3,993 1,385 34.7 260 102 39.1 179 47 26.6 3,554 1,236 34.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		5,044 3,175 62.9 531 469 88.3 1,607 1,199 74.6 2,907 1,507 51.9
            1 child 2,638 1,413 53.5 338 292 86.3 668 412 61.6 1,631 709 43.5
            2 or more children 2,406 1,763 73.3 192 177 91.9 938 788 84.0 1,275 798 62.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,941 1,513 78.0 513 452 88.1 991 788 79.5 436 273 62.5
            1 child 1,465 1,097 74.9 358 309 86.3 746 567 76.0 361 222 61.4
            2 or more children 476 415 87.3 155 143 92.2 245 221 90.3 76 51 67.4

Poverty Footnotes

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