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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)
All Races
People Who Worked, Not Year-Round Full-Time


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		43,130 11,206 26.0 12,196 3,008 24.7 8,007 2,984 37.3 22,927 5,213 22.7
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		23,086 4,136 17.9 6,115 1,144 18.7 3,127 648 20.7 13,844 2,344 16.9
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		20,044 7,069 35.3 6,081 1,864 30.7 4,880 2,336 47.9 9,084 2,869 31.6
            1 child 9,031 2,698 29.9 3,532 953 27.0 1,868 694 37.1 3,631 1,052 29.0
            2 or more children 11,013 4,371 39.7 2,548 911 35.7 3,012 1,643 54.6 5,453 1,817 33.3
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		7,568 3,445 45.5 1,366 884 64.7 3,589 1,662 46.3 2,613 899 34.4
            1 child 5,222 2,282 43.7 1,017 624 61.4 2,363 1,036 43.8 1,843 622 33.8
            2 or more children 2,346 1,163 49.6 349 260 74.4 1,226 626 51.1 771 277 35.9

Male
 
    Total 		18,152 4,733 26.1 6,039 1,366 22.6 3,233 1,241 38.4 8,880 2,125 23.9
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		10,959 2,023 18.5 3,139 582 18.5 1,787 411 23.0 6,033 1,030 17.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		7,193 2,709 37.7 2,900 784 27.1 1,446 830 57.4 2,847 1,095 38.5
            1 child 3,508 1,030 29.4 1,692 394 23.3 631 275 43.6 1,185 361 30.5
            2 or more children 3,684 1,679 45.6 1,208 390 32.3 815 555 68.1 1,661 734 44.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		2,446 1,316 53.8 421 262 62.3 1,067 637 59.7 958 417 43.5
            1 child 1,704 840 49.3 312 186 59.7 726 383 52.8 666 270 40.6
            2 or more children 742 476 64.2 109 76 69.7 341 254 74.4 292 146 50.1

Female
 
    Total 		24,978 6,473 25.9 6,157 1,642 26.7 4,774 1,743 36.5 14,048 3,088 22.0
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		12,127 2,113 17.4 2,976 563 18.9 1,340 236 17.6 7,811 1,314 16.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		12,851 4,360 33.9 3,181 1,079 33.9 3,433 1,507 43.9 6,237 1,774 28.4
            1 child 5,523 1,668 30.2 1,840 559 30.4 1,237 419 33.8 2,446 690 28.2
            2 or more children 7,328 2,692 36.7 1,340 520 38.8 2,197 1,088 49.5 3,791 1,084 28.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		5,122 2,129 41.6 945 622 65.8 2,522 1,025 40.6 1,655 482 29.1
            1 child 3,519 1,443 41.0 705 438 62.1 1,638 653 39.9 1,177 352 29.9
            2 or more children 1,604 686 42.8 241 184 76.5 885 372 42.1 478 130 27.2

Poverty Footnotes

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