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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 Year-Round Full-Time (16)


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		66,349 7,718 11.6 3,842 795 20.7 13,438 2,290 17.0 49,069 4,633 9.4
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		34,907 2,095 6.0 2,346 267 11.4 5,593 373 6.7 26,968 1,456 5.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		31,442 5,623 17.9 1,496 528 35.3 7,845 1,917 24.4 22,101 3,178 14.4
            1 child 13,721 1,739 12.7 978 285 29.2 3,393 527 15.5 9,350 927 9.9
            2 or more children 17,721 3,884 21.9 518 243 47.0 4,452 1,391 31.2 12,751 2,250 17.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		12,742 2,769 21.7 797 390 48.9 5,856 1,357 23.2 6,090 1,022 16.8
            1 child 8,879 1,743 19.6 550 238 43.3 3,975 811 20.4 4,354 694 15.9
            2 or more children 3,863 1,026 26.6 247 152 61.6 1,880 547 29.1 1,736 327 18.9

Male
 
    Total 		39,423 4,629 11.7 2,229 478 21.5 7,869 1,355 17.2 29,324 2,795 9.5
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		20,017 1,200 6.0 1,343 177 13.2 3,302 235 7.1 15,371 787 5.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		19,406 3,429 17.7 886 301 34.0 4,567 1,120 24.5 13,953 2,008 14.4
            1 child 7,854 904 11.5 573 158 27.5 1,923 284 14.8 5,358 463 8.6
            2 or more children 11,552 2,524 21.9 313 143 45.8 2,644 836 31.6 8,595 1,545 18.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		8,542 1,900 22.2 431 212 49.2 3,658 889 24.3 4,453 799 18.0
            1 child 5,710 1,118 19.6 293 125 42.8 2,340 478 20.4 3,077 515 16.7
            2 or more children 2,833 782 27.6 139 87 62.6 1,318 411 31.2 1,376 284 20.6

Female
 
    Total 		26,926 3,089 11.5 1,613 317 19.6 5,569 934 16.8 19,745 1,838 9.3
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		14,890 895 6.0 1,003 89 8.9 2,291 137 6.0 11,597 668 5.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		12,036 2,195 18.2 610 228 37.3 3,278 797 24.3 8,148 1,170 14.4
            1 child 5,867 835 14.2 405 128 31.5 1,471 243 16.5 3,992 464 11.6
            2 or more children 6,169 1,360 22.0 205 100 48.8 1,808 554 30.7 4,156 706 17.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		4,200 869 20.7 366 178 48.6 2,197 469 21.3 1,637 222 13.6
            1 child 3,170 625 19.7 258 113 43.8 1,635 333 20.4 1,277 179 14.0
            2 or more children 1,030 245 23.7 108 65 60.2 562 136 24.2 360 43 12.0

Poverty Footnotes

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