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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, Never Married


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		4,534 2,402 53.0 1,271 739 58.1 1,661 954 57.4 1,603 710 44.3
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		2,043 647 31.7 718 263 36.6 495 122 24.7 829 262 31.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		2,492 1,756 70.5 552 476 86.1 1,166 832 71.3 774 448 57.9
            1 child 1,439 897 62.3 374 316 84.4 600 364 60.7 465 217 46.7
            2 or more children 1,053 859 81.6 178 160 89.7 566 468 82.7 309 231 74.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,612 1,231 76.3 544 468 86.1 846 636 75.2 222 126 56.8
            1 child 1,235 902 73.0 397 334 84.2 647 465 71.9 191 103 53.9
            2 or more children 378 329 87.1 148 134 91.1 199 171 86.2 31 23 74.2

Male
 
    Total 		1,802 721 40.0 559 235 42.0 656 264 40.2 587 223 38.0
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		1,178 368 31.2 462 163 35.3 344 87 25.3 372 118 31.7
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		624 353 56.7 97 72 74.2 312 177 56.7 215 105 48.8
            1 child 398 209 52.4 76 55 71.8 189 99 52.6 133 55 41.0
            2 or more children 226 145 64.1 20 17 82.9 123 77 62.9 82 50 61.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		441 270 61.3 97 72 74.2 265 162 61.1 80 37 46.2
            1 child 345 201 58.2 80 56 70.7 204 120 59.0 62 24 39.2
            2 or more children 96 70 72.4 17 15 90.3 61 42 68.1 18 13 70.2

Female
 
    Total 		2,733 1,681 61.5 712 504 70.8 1,005 690 68.7 1,016 487 47.9
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		865 279 32.2 256 100 39.0 152 35 23.4 457 143 31.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		1,868 1,402 75.1 456 404 88.7 854 655 76.7 559 343 61.4
            1 child 1,041 688 66.1 298 261 87.6 411 265 64.3 332 163 49.0
            2 or more children 827 714 86.3 158 143 90.6 442 390 88.2 227 181 79.7
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,171 960 82.0 448 397 88.6 581 474 81.7 142 89 62.7
            1 child 890 701 78.8 317 278 87.6 444 345 77.7 129 79 60.9
            2 or more children 281 259 92.1 131 119 91.2 137 129 94.3 13 11 79.5

Poverty Footnotes

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