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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 Did Not Work


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		47,515 17,410 36.6 10,008 3,790 37.9 4,059 2,248 55.4 33,448 11,372 34.0
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		32,096 10,483 32.7 3,197 1,190 37.2 1,390 606 43.6 27,508 8,687 31.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		15,419 6,926 44.9 6,811 2,599 38.2 2,668 1,642 61.5 5,940 2,685 45.2
            1 child 6,287 2,386 38.0 3,208 973 30.3 807 453 56.2 2,272 960 42.3
            2 or more children 9,132 4,540 49.7 3,603 1,626 45.1 1,861 1,189 63.9 3,668 1,725 47.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		5,232 2,955 56.5 1,175 804 68.5 2,096 1,256 59.9 1,961 895 45.7
            1 child 3,340 1,886 56.5 845 546 64.5 1,162 732 63.0 1,332 609 45.7
            2 or more children 1,892 1,070 56.5 330 259 78.5 933 524 56.1 629 287 45.6

Male
 
    Total 		19,175 6,939 36.2 4,910 1,725 35.1 957 513 53.6 13,308 4,701 35.3
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		14,364 4,898 34.1 1,630 601 36.9 658 298 45.3 12,076 3,999 33.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		4,811 2,041 42.4 3,280 1,124 34.3 299 215 71.8 1,232 702 57.0
            1 child 2,356 866 36.7 1,547 418 27.0 165 106 64.0 644 342 53.0
            2 or more children 2,455 1,176 47.9 1,733 706 40.7 134 109 81.4 588 360 61.3
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		834 535 64.2 339 193 56.9 167 141 84.5 328 201 61.4
            1 child 625 395 63.3 281 158 56.1 114 98 85.7 230 140 60.9
            2 or more children 209 140 67.0 57 35 60.8 53 43 81.7 98 61 62.6

Female
 
    Total 		28,340 10,470 36.9 5,099 2,065 40.5 3,102 1,735 55.9 20,140 6,671 33.1
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		17,732 5,586 31.5 1,567 590 37.6 732 308 42.0 15,432 4,688 30.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		10,608 4,885 46.0 3,531 1,475 41.8 2,369 1,427 60.2 4,708 1,983 42.1
            1 child 3,931 1,521 38.7 1,662 555 33.4 642 347 54.1 1,627 618 38.0
            2 or more children 6,677 3,364 50.4 1,870 920 49.2 1,727 1,080 62.5 3,080 1,364 44.3
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		4,398 2,420 55.0 836 612 73.2 1,928 1,115 57.8 1,633 694 42.5
            1 child 2,714 1,490 54.9 564 388 68.8 1,048 634 60.5 1,102 469 42.5
            2 or more children 1,683 930 55.2 272 224 82.3 880 481 54.6 531 225 42.4

Poverty Footnotes

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