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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, Never Married


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		2,743 1,874 68.3 536 370 68.9 986 748 75.9 1,221 756 61.9
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		821 379 46.2 212 97 45.8 112 41 37.0 497 241 48.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		1,922 1,495 77.8 324 272 84.0 874 707 80.9 723 515 71.2
            1 child 911 610 66.9 203 164 81.0 320 215 67.2 389 231 59.4
            2 or more children 1,011 885 87.6 122 108 88.9 555 493 88.8 334 284 85.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		999 817 81.8 307 258 84.2 540 440 81.5 152 119 78.1
            1 child 719 570 79.2 217 179 82.3 378 292 77.2 124 99 79.6
            2 or more children 279 247 88.5 89 79 88.9 162 148 91.3 28 20 71.1

Male
 
    Total 		497 250 50.3 147 70 47.7 146 74 50.5 204 106 52.0
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		295 123 41.6 113 46 40.4 64 23 36.2 118 54 45.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		202 127 63.0 34 24 72.0 83 51 61.6 85 52 60.9
            1 child 121 66 54.4 25 15 61.9 53 30 57.3 43 20 46.7
            2 or more children 81 61 75.8 9 9 100.0 30 21 69.0 42 32 75.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		115 76 65.9 34 24 72.0 57 39 67.7 23 12 52.8
            1 child 92 61 65.6 29 20 67.4 46 31 66.5 17 10 59.7
            2 or more children 22 15 67.4 5 5 100.0 11 8 72.6 6 2 33.6

Female
 
    Total 		2,246 1,624 72.3 389 299 76.9 840 675 80.3 1,017 650 63.9
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		526 256 48.8 99 51 52.0 48 18 38.0 379 187 49.3
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		1,720 1,368 79.5 290 248 85.4 792 656 82.9 638 463 72.6
            1 child 790 544 68.8 178 149 83.7 267 184 69.1 346 211 60.9
            2 or more children 930 824 88.6 113 99 88.0 525 472 89.9 292 253 86.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		884 741 83.8 273 234 85.7 483 401 83.1 128 106 82.7
            1 child 627 509 81.2 188 159 84.6 332 261 78.7 107 88 82.8
            2 or more children 257 232 90.3 85 75 88.3 151 140 92.7 22 18 81.9

Poverty Footnotes

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