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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, not Hispanic
People Who Worked During the Year (16)


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		85,158 9,612 11.3 11,095 1,808 16.3 14,896 2,470 16.6 59,167 5,334 9.0
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		46,843 3,306 7.1 5,994 663 11.1 6,178 419 6.8 34,671 2,224 6.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		38,316 6,305 16.5 5,101 1,145 22.5 8,718 2,050 23.5 24,497 3,110 12.7
            1 child 17,335 2,288 13.2 3,152 621 19.7 3,875 621 16.0 10,309 1,046 10.2
            2 or more children 20,980 4,018 19.1 1,949 524 26.9 4,843 1,430 29.5 14,188 2,063 14.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		14,547 3,010 20.7 1,208 626 51.8 6,711 1,482 22.1 6,627 902 13.6
            1 child 10,060 1,901 18.9 892 413 46.3 4,507 897 19.9 4,661 590 12.7
            2 or more children 4,487 1,109 24.7 316 213 67.3 2,204 585 26.5 1,966 311 15.8

Male
 
    Total 		44,797 4,606 10.3 5,716 830 14.5 7,551 1,163 15.4 31,530 2,613 8.3
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		24,827 1,670 6.7 3,133 333 10.6 3,445 263 7.6 18,249 1,074 5.9
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		19,971 2,937 14.7 2,583 497 19.2 4,106 900 21.9 13,282 1,540 11.6
            1 child 8,732 946 10.8 1,600 261 16.3 1,873 274 14.6 5,259 411 7.8
            2 or more children 11,239 1,991 17.7 983 236 24.0 2,233 627 28.1 8,023 1,128 14.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		7,944 1,506 19.0 462 208 45.1 3,344 734 22.0 4,137 563 13.6
            1 child 5,331 877 16.5 331 132 39.9 2,163 398 18.4 2,837 347 12.2
            2 or more children 2,612 628 24.1 131 76 58.1 1,182 336 28.4 1,300 216 16.6

Female
 
    Total 		40,361 5,005 12.4 5,379 979 18.2 7,346 1,306 17.8 27,637 2,720 9.8
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		22,016 1,637 7.4 2,861 330 11.5 2,733 156 5.7 16,422 1,150 7.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		18,345 3,369 18.4 2,517 648 25.8 4,612 1,150 24.9 11,215 1,570 14.0
            1 child 8,604 1,342 15.6 1,551 360 23.2 2,003 347 17.3 5,050 635 12.6
            2 or more children 9,741 2,027 20.8 966 289 29.9 2,610 803 30.8 6,165 935 15.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		6,603 1,504 22.8 746 417 56.0 3,367 748 22.2 2,490 339 13.6
            1 child 4,729 1,024 21.6 561 281 50.1 2,344 499 21.3 1,824 244 13.4
            2 or more children 1,874 480 25.6 185 137 73.8 1,023 249 24.3 666 95 14.3

Poverty Footnotes

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