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Current Population Survey (CPS)
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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.
Family Householder Without a Spouse


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		4,934 3,094 62.7 567 391 68.9 1,254 944 75.3 3,113 1,759 56.5
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		1,992 941 47.2 212 97 45.8 137 47 34.6 1,643 796 48.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		2,942 2,153 73.2 355 293 82.7 1,117 897 80.3 1,470 963 65.5
            1 child 1,398 876 62.7 218 172 79.1 395 261 65.9 785 443 56.5
            2 or more children 1,544 1,277 82.7 137 121 88.4 722 637 88.2 685 519 75.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,267 1,012 79.8 337 279 82.9 648 526 81.2 282 207 73.2
            1 child 919 712 77.4 233 188 80.5 450 351 78.1 236 173 73.2
            2 or more children 348 300 86.1 104 92 88.2 198 175 88.2 46 33 72.7

Male
 
    Total 		808 380 47.0 147 70 47.7 180 83 45.9 481 227 47.3
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		474 183 38.6 113 46 40.4 77 26 34.3 284 111 39.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		333 197 59.0 34 24 72.0 103 56 54.7 197 116 59.1
            1 child 203 104 51.4 25 15 61.9 66 32 49.3 112 57 50.3
            2 or more children 131 93 70.9 9 9 100.0 37 24 64.2 85 60 70.7
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		148 94 63.8 34 24 72.0 64 42 64.9 49 28 56.7
            1 child 121 77 63.4 29 20 67.4 51 34 65.7 40 23 57.6
            2 or more children 27 18 65.2 5 5 100.0 13 8 61.5 9 5 52.5

Female
 
    Total 		4,126 2,714 65.8 420 320 76.4 1,074 862 80.2 2,632 1,532 58.2
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		1,518 758 49.9 99 51 52.0 60 21 35.0 1,359 685 50.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		2,608 1,957 75.0 321 269 83.9 1,014 841 82.9 1,273 847 66.5
            1 child 1,195 772 64.6 193 157 81.4 330 228 69.2 672 387 57.5
            2 or more children 1,413 1,185 83.8 128 112 87.6 685 613 89.5 601 460 76.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,119 917 82.0 303 255 84.1 583 484 83.0 233 179 76.7
            1 child 798 635 79.6 204 168 82.3 398 317 79.7 196 150 76.4
            2 or more children 321 282 87.9 99 87 87.6 185 167 90.1 37 29 77.8

Poverty Footnotes

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