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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, Not Year-Round Full-Time


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		29,705 5,275 17.8 8,286 1,383 16.7 4,618 1,246 27.0 16,801 2,645 15.7
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		16,621 2,025 12.2 4,177 533 12.8 1,816 249 13.7 10,627 1,243 11.7
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		13,084 3,250 24.8 4,109 851 20.7 2,802 997 35.6 6,173 1,402 22.7
            1 child 6,047 1,290 21.3 2,473 463 18.7 1,135 304 26.8 2,439 524 21.5
            2 or more children 7,038 1,960 27.8 1,636 388 23.7 1,668 694 41.6 3,735 878 23.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		4,562 1,528 33.5 716 401 55.9 2,147 725 33.8 1,698 402 23.7
            1 child 3,117 991 31.8 546 282 51.7 1,406 441 31.4 1,166 268 23.0
            2 or more children 1,444 537 37.1 171 119 69.7 741 283 38.2 533 134 25.2

Male
 
    Total 		12,180 2,168 17.8 4,146 596 14.4 1,710 494 28.9 6,324 1,078 17.0
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		7,717 985 12.8 2,139 252 11.8 985 162 16.5 4,593 571 12.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		4,463 1,182 26.5 2,007 344 17.1 725 331 45.6 1,731 507 29.3
            1 child 2,331 485 20.8 1,216 185 15.2 350 122 35.0 765 178 23.2
            2 or more children 2,132 697 32.7 791 159 20.1 376 209 55.6 966 330 34.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,295 533 41.2 210 103 49.2 545 258 47.3 540 172 31.9
            1 child 911 333 36.5 162 74 45.9 369 144 39.0 379 114 30.2
            2 or more children 384 201 52.2 48 29 60.4 176 114 64.7 160 58 36.1

Female
 
    Total 		17,525 3,107 17.7 4,140 787 19.0 2,908 753 25.9 10,477 1,567 15.0
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		8,904 1,040 11.7 2,038 281 13.8 832 86 10.4 6,034 673 11.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		8,621 2,068 24.0 2,102 507 24.1 2,077 666 32.1 4,443 895 20.1
            1 child 3,716 806 21.7 1,257 278 22.1 785 181 23.1 1,674 346 20.7
            2 or more children 4,906 1,262 25.7 845 229 27.1 1,292 485 37.5 2,769 549 19.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		3,267 994 30.4 506 297 58.7 1,602 467 29.2 1,159 230 19.8
            1 child 2,207 659 29.8 384 208 54.1 1,037 297 28.7 787 154 19.5
            2 or more children 1,060 336 31.7 123 90 73.3 565 170 30.0 372 76 20.5

Poverty Footnotes

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