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


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		8,359 4,865 58.2 3,004 1,787 59.5 995 658 66.2 4,361 2,421 55.5
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		5,022 2,608 51.9 1,137 618 54.3 493 246 49.9 3,391 1,745 51.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		3,338 2,257 67.6 1,866 1,169 62.6 501 412 82.2 970 676 69.7
            1 child 1,436 911 63.5 848 514 60.6 158 108 68.6 430 289 67.2
            2 or more children 1,902 1,345 70.7 1,018 655 64.3 344 304 88.4 540 387 71.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,002 791 79.0 398 323 81.1 326 274 84.1 277 194 69.9
            1 child 683 517 75.7 292 229 78.4 199 160 80.5 191 128 66.7
            2 or more children 319 274 86.0 106 94 88.8 127 114 89.8 86 66 76.9

Male
 
    Total 		3,625 1,978 54.6 1,464 837 57.2 418 217 51.8 1,743 924 53.0
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		2,374 1,187 50.0 577 296 51.2 324 151 46.7 1,472 740 50.3
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		1,252 791 63.2 887 541 61.0 94 65 69.5 271 184 68.1
            1 child 567 346 61.1 396 236 59.6 42 29 67.7 129 82 63.5
            2 or more children 684 445 65.0 491 305 62.2 52 37 70.9 142 103 72.3
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		258 179 69.5 150 106 70.4 38 26 67.9 70 48 68.4
            1 child 183 110 60.1 106 67 63.5 24 11 48.2 53 31 58.6
            2 or more children 75 69 92.5 44 38 87.3 14 14 100.0 17 17 100.0

Female
 
    Total 		4,734 2,887 61.0 1,540 950 61.7 577 441 76.6 2,618 1,496 57.2
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		2,648 1,421 53.7 560 322 57.5 169 95 56.0 1,919 1,005 52.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		2,086 1,466 70.3 980 628 64.1 407 347 85.1 699 491 70.3
            1 child 869 565 65.0 452 278 61.5 116 80 68.9 301 207 68.8
            2 or more children 1,217 901 74.0 528 350 66.2 292 267 91.6 398 284 71.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		744 612 82.3 248 217 87.6 288 249 86.3 207 146 70.3
            1 child 500 407 81.4 186 162 86.8 175 149 84.8 138 96 69.8
            2 or more children 244 205 84.0 62 56 89.9 113 100 88.5 69 50 71.4

Poverty Footnotes

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