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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 A.O.I.C.
People Who Did Not Work


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		48,271 17,761 36.8 10,284 3,912 38.0 4,153 2,309 55.6 33,835 11,540 34.1
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		32,505 10,652 32.8 3,273 1,228 37.5 1,422 620 43.6 27,810 8,804 31.7
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		15,766 7,109 45.1 7,011 2,684 38.3 2,730 1,689 61.9 6,025 2,736 45.4
            1 child 6,443 2,453 38.1 3,301 1,003 30.4 831 468 56.4 2,312 981 42.4
            2 or more children 9,323 4,656 49.9 3,711 1,681 45.3 1,900 1,221 64.3 3,713 1,755 47.3
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		5,347 3,044 56.9 1,217 838 68.9 2,137 1,287 60.2 1,993 919 46.1
            1 child 3,421 1,951 57.0 878 574 65.4 1,186 749 63.2 1,357 628 46.3
            2 or more children 1,926 1,093 56.7 339 264 77.8 951 538 56.5 636 291 45.8

Male
 
    Total 		19,496 7,077 36.3 5,044 1,780 35.3 982 527 53.7 13,471 4,770 35.4
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		14,561 4,982 34.2 1,671 620 37.1 676 306 45.3 12,214 4,056 33.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		4,935 2,095 42.5 3,372 1,160 34.4 306 221 72.4 1,257 714 56.8
            1 child 2,414 886 36.7 1,586 430 27.1 168 109 64.6 659 347 52.7
            2 or more children 2,521 1,210 48.0 1,786 730 40.9 138 113 81.9 598 367 61.3
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		852 550 64.6 350 201 57.4 170 144 84.7 333 206 61.8
            1 child 643 410 63.8 291 165 56.8 117 100 86.1 235 144 61.5
            2 or more children 210 140 66.8 59 35 60.3 53 43 81.7 98 61 62.6

Female
 
    Total 		28,775 10,684 37.1 5,240 2,133 40.7 3,171 1,782 56.2 20,364 6,769 33.2
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		17,945 5,671 31.6 1,601 609 38.0 747 315 42.1 15,597 4,747 30.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		10,831 5,013 46.3 3,639 1,524 41.9 2,424 1,467 60.5 4,768 2,022 42.4
            1 child 4,029 1,567 38.9 1,714 574 33.5 663 360 54.3 1,652 634 38.4
            2 or more children 6,801 3,446 50.7 1,925 951 49.4 1,762 1,108 62.9 3,115 1,388 44.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		4,495 2,494 55.5 868 638 73.5 1,967 1,143 58.1 1,660 713 43.0
            1 child 2,778 1,541 55.5 587 409 69.7 1,069 649 60.7 1,122 483 43.1
            2 or more children 1,716 953 55.5 281 229 81.5 898 494 55.0 538 230 42.7

Poverty Footnotes

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