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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 alone
Family Householder Divorced or Separated


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		1,219 641 52.6 11 11 100.0 187 137 73.1 1,022 494 48.3
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		573 252 44.0 0 0 (X) 19 9 45.9 554 244 43.9
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		646 389 60.2 11 11 100.0 168 128 76.2 467 250 53.5
            1 child 327 165 50.4 7 7 100.0 55 28 50.5 266 131 49.2
            2 or more children 319 224 70.2 4 4 100.0 113 100 88.5 202 120 59.3
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		168 111 66.0 11 11 100.0 73 56 76.7 84 44 52.4
            1 child 128 80 63.1 7 7 100.0 55 42 76.1 66 32 48.5
            2 or more children 40 30 75.1 4 4 100.0 18 14 78.8 19 12 66.3

Male
 
    Total 		208 79 38.0 1 1 100.0 30 10 33.9 177 68 38.3
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		111 35 31.9 0 0 (X) 12 5 41.9 99 30 30.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		97 44 44.9 1 1 100.0 18 5 28.5 78 37 48.0
            1 child 70 24 33.7 0 0 (X) 15 2 14.4 56 22 38.8
            2 or more children 27 20 74.2 1 1 100.0 3 3 91.1 23 16 70.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		28 12 43.1 1 1 100.0 7 3 42.6 20 8 40.2
            1 child 26 11 40.2 0 0 (X) 7 3 42.6 19 8 39.4
            2 or more children 2 1 86.3 1 1 100.0 0 0 (X) 1 0 64.7

Female
 
    Total 		1,011 562 55.6 10 10 100.0 157 126 80.7 845 426 50.4
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		463 217 46.9 0 0 (X) 7 4 52.9 456 213 46.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		549 345 62.9 10 10 100.0 150 123 82.0 389 213 54.6
            1 child 257 141 55.0 7 7 100.0 40 25 64.1 210 109 51.9
            2 or more children 292 204 69.8 3 3 100.0 110 97 88.5 179 104 57.9
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		140 99 70.6 10 10 100.0 65 53 80.4 64 36 56.2
            1 child 101 70 69.1 7 7 100.0 48 39 81.1 47 24 52.3
            2 or more children 39 29 74.6 3 3 100.0 18 14 78.8 18 12 66.3

Poverty Footnotes

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