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Current Population Survey (CPS)
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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
People Who Worked During the Year (16)


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		13,342 4,093 30.7 2,099 842 40.1 3,168 1,284 40.5 8,075 1,966 24.4
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		6,784 1,432 21.1 1,158 348 30.1 1,204 222 18.5 4,422 861 19.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		6,558 2,661 40.6 941 493 52.5 1,964 1,062 54.1 3,653 1,105 30.3
            1 child 2,927 1,011 34.5 531 241 45.3 732 311 42.6 1,664 459 27.6
            2 or more children 3,631 1,650 45.5 409 252 61.7 1,233 751 60.9 1,989 647 32.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		2,580 1,237 47.9 432 295 68.3 1,202 611 50.9 945 330 34.9
            1 child 1,843 813 44.1 307 202 65.8 834 385 46.2 702 225 32.1
            2 or more children 737 424 57.5 125 93 74.3 368 226 61.5 244 104 42.9

Male
 
    Total 		5,905 1,413 23.9 988 366 37.1 1,344 399 29.7 3,573 648 18.1
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		3,314 621 18.7 614 188 30.6 700 124 17.8 2,000 309 15.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		2,591 792 30.6 373 178 47.8 644 274 42.6 1,574 339 21.5
            1 child 1,121 291 25.9 207 83 39.9 264 97 36.6 650 111 17.1
            2 or more children 1,470 501 34.1 167 96 57.5 380 178 46.8 924 228 24.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,058 406 38.4 123 75 60.8 448 193 43.2 488 138 28.3
            1 child 733 243 33.1 88 50 56.9 299 115 38.6 346 77 22.4
            2 or more children 325 163 50.2 35 24 70.9 149 78 52.5 141 60 42.7

Female
 
    Total 		7,437 2,680 36.0 1,111 475 42.8 1,824 886 48.6 4,502 1,318 29.3
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		3,470 810 23.4 544 160 29.5 504 98 19.4 2,422 552 22.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		3,967 1,869 47.1 567 315 55.5 1,320 788 59.7 2,079 766 36.9
            1 child 1,806 720 39.9 325 158 48.8 467 215 45.9 1,014 347 34.2
            2 or more children 2,161 1,149 53.2 243 157 64.6 853 573 67.2 1,065 419 39.3
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,522 831 54.6 310 221 71.2 754 418 55.4 458 192 42.0
            1 child 1,110 570 51.4 219 152 69.4 535 270 50.4 355 148 41.7
            2 or more children 412 261 63.3 91 68 75.6 219 148 67.6 102 44 43.1

Poverty Footnotes

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