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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
People Who Worked During the Year (16)


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		101,935 15,875 15.6 13,772 2,892 21.0 19,612 4,390 22.4 68,551 8,593 12.5
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		54,024 5,027 9.3 7,226 1,011 14.0 7,935 810 10.2 38,863 3,206 8.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		47,911 10,847 22.6 6,546 1,881 28.7 11,677 3,579 30.7 29,688 5,387 18.1
            1 child 21,134 3,724 17.6 3,937 982 24.9 4,866 1,015 20.9 12,331 1,728 14.0
            2 or more children 26,777 7,123 26.6 2,609 899 34.5 6,811 2,564 37.7 17,357 3,660 21.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		18,805 5,303 28.2 1,818 1,007 55.4 8,760 2,592 29.6 8,226 1,704 20.7
            1 child 13,088 3,446 26.3 1,325 676 51.0 5,896 1,588 26.9 5,868 1,182 20.1
            2 or more children 5,717 1,858 32.5 493 331 67.1 2,865 1,004 35.0 2,358 523 22.2

Male
 
    Total 		54,376 8,187 15.1 7,191 1,432 19.9 10,356 2,285 22.1 36,828 4,471 12.1
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		29,044 2,662 9.2 3,861 546 14.1 4,622 522 11.3 20,561 1,594 7.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		25,332 5,525 21.8 3,331 886 26.6 5,733 1,762 30.7 16,267 2,877 17.7
            1 child 10,758 1,697 15.8 2,009 449 22.3 2,425 491 20.3 6,323 756 12.0
            2 or more children 14,574 3,828 26.3 1,322 437 33.1 3,308 1,271 38.4 9,944 2,120 21.3
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		10,509 2,922 27.8 760 405 53.3 4,537 1,394 30.7 5,212 1,123 21.5
            1 child 7,101 1,780 25.1 540 260 48.2 2,941 783 26.6 3,620 737 20.4
            2 or more children 3,408 1,141 33.5 220 145 66.0 1,596 610 38.2 1,592 386 24.2

Female
 
    Total 		47,560 7,687 16.2 6,581 1,460 22.2 9,256 2,105 22.7 31,723 4,122 13.0
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		24,981 2,365 9.5 3,366 465 13.8 3,313 288 8.7 18,302 1,612 8.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		22,579 5,322 23.6 3,215 995 30.9 5,943 1,817 30.6 13,421 2,510 18.7
            1 child 10,376 2,028 19.5 1,927 533 27.6 2,441 524 21.5 6,008 971 16.2
            2 or more children 12,203 3,295 27.0 1,288 462 35.9 3,502 1,293 36.9 7,413 1,539 20.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		8,295 2,382 28.7 1,058 601 56.8 4,223 1,199 28.4 3,014 582 19.3
            1 child 5,987 1,666 27.8 785 416 53.0 2,954 805 27.3 2,248 445 19.8
            2 or more children 2,308 716 31.0 273 186 68.0 1,269 393 31.0 766 137 17.9

Poverty Footnotes

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