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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 Did Not Work


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		38,971 12,235 31.4 7,309 2,200 30.1 2,641 1,216 46.1 29,021 8,818 30.4
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		28,095 8,412 29.9 2,407 771 32.0 1,010 393 38.9 24,678 7,248 29.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		10,876 3,823 35.1 4,902 1,429 29.2 1,631 824 50.5 4,343 1,570 36.1
            1 child 4,639 1,416 30.5 2,459 579 23.6 498 236 47.4 1,683 600 35.7
            2 or more children 6,237 2,407 38.6 2,443 850 34.8 1,133 588 51.8 2,661 969 36.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		3,362 1,503 44.7 652 395 60.5 1,299 620 47.7 1,410 488 34.6
            1 child 2,082 927 44.5 463 259 55.9 684 351 51.3 934 317 33.9
            2 or more children 1,280 576 45.0 189 136 72.0 615 269 43.7 476 171 35.9

Male
 
    Total 		16,180 5,228 32.3 3,662 1,049 28.7 641 303 47.2 11,878 3,875 32.6
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		12,672 3,982 31.4 1,238 388 31.4 478 199 41.6 10,957 3,395 31.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		3,508 1,246 35.5 2,424 661 27.3 163 104 63.7 921 481 52.2
            1 child 1,786 544 30.5 1,212 258 21.3 93 53 57.1 481 233 48.5
            2 or more children 1,722 701 40.7 1,212 403 33.3 70 51 72.4 440 247 56.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		520 290 55.8 184 84 45.8 91 69 75.1 245 137 56.2
            1 child 378 210 55.7 148 66 44.6 68 54 78.9 162 91 56.0
            2 or more children 142 80 56.2 37 18 50.6 23 15 63.9 83 47 56.6

Female
 
    Total 		22,790 7,007 30.7 3,647 1,151 31.6 2,000 913 45.7 17,143 4,943 28.8
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		15,422 4,430 28.7 1,169 382 32.7 532 193 36.4 13,721 3,854 28.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		7,368 2,577 35.0 2,478 768 31.0 1,468 720 49.0 3,422 1,089 31.8
            1 child 2,853 871 30.5 1,247 321 25.8 404 183 45.2 1,202 367 30.5
            2 or more children 4,515 1,706 37.8 1,231 447 36.3 1,064 537 50.5 2,220 722 32.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		2,842 1,213 42.7 468 311 66.4 1,208 552 45.7 1,166 350 30.0
            1 child 1,704 717 42.1 316 193 61.2 616 297 48.3 772 226 29.3
            2 or more children 1,138 496 43.6 153 118 77.1 592 254 43.0 393 124 31.5

Poverty Footnotes

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