Poverty 32--Part 100

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A joint effort between the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau

Annual Social and Economic (ASEC) Supplement

POV32: Mean Number of Persons Per Family, by Family Structure, Age of Householder and Poverty Status: 2008

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2009 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

	Families (total) (10)	Married-couple families (11)	Families with a male householder, no wife present	Families with a female householder, no husband present
White alone, not Hispanic (12)
(Counts of families are obtained by counting the householder from each family.)
Householders by age: (10),(26)
Total	2.98	0.01	3.10	0.06	3.03	0.02	3.35	0.09	2.66	0.05	2.70	0.16	2.77	0.04	2.93	0.08
Under 18 years	(B)	0.39	(B)	0.94	(B)	0.20	(B)	0.00	(B)	0.53	(B)	1.07	(B)	0.59	(B)	1.69
18 to 24 years	2.67	0.08	2.75	0.17	2.76	0.13	3.70	0.51	2.62	0.19	(B)	0.39	2.58	0.13	2.55	0.19
25 to 34 years	3.17	0.04	3.35	0.12	3.31	0.04	4.12	0.24	2.52	0.12	(B)	0.36	2.79	0.08	3.01	0.14
35 to 44 years	3.71	0.03	3.71	0.14	3.91	0.04	4.48	0.25	2.71	0.11	3.18	0.36	2.95	0.07	3.17	0.16
45 to 54 years	3.21	0.03	3.19	0.14	3.32	0.03	3.66	0.22	2.62	0.10	2.45	0.27	2.78	0.07	2.87	0.18
55 to 64 years	2.51	0.03	2.47	0.13	2.49	0.03	2.39	0.16	2.78	0.17	(B)	0.50	2.68	0.11	2.72	0.31
65 years and over	2.27	0.03	2.50	0.15	2.20	0.03	2.28	0.17	2.73	0.19	(B)	0.77	2.62	0.10	2.88	0.31
Age of householders with related children under 18 years: (13),(27)
Total	3.86	0.02	3.56	0.07	4.15	0.02	4.64	0.15	2.91	0.07	3.02	0.20	2.98	0.04	3.01	0.08
Under 18 years	(B)	0.51	(B)	1.74	(B)	0.00	(B)	0.00	(B)	0.71	(B)	2.02	(B)	0.68	(B)	2.64
18 to 24 years	3.06	0.12	2.85	0.19	3.56	0.21	(B)	0.59	2.93	0.28	(B)	0.47	2.64	0.15	2.54	0.19
25 to 34 years	3.58	0.04	3.44	0.12	3.87	0.05	4.48	0.26	2.60	0.13	(B)	0.38	2.83	0.08	3.04	0.14
35 to 44 years	4.02	0.03	3.96	0.15	4.30	0.04	5.08	0.28	2.81	0.12	(B)	0.40	3.00	0.07	3.22	0.17
45 to 54 years	3.93	0.04	3.65	0.17	4.20	0.05	4.59	0.30	2.93	0.12	(B)	0.33	3.00	0.08	2.98	0.20
55 to 64 years	4.00	0.09	3.59	0.30	4.19	0.11	(B)	0.46	3.73	0.35	(B)	0.76	3.39	0.20	(B)	0.44
65 years and over	4.08	0.15	3.83	0.39	4.39	0.21	(B)	0.64	(B)	0.46	(B)	1.18	3.72	0.24	(B)	0.51

Families (total) (10)

Married-couple families (11)

Families with a male householder, no wife present

Families with a female householder, no husband present

All income levels

Standard error (19)

Below 100% of poverty (5)

Standard error (19)

All income levels

Standard error (19)

Below 100% of poverty (5)

Standard error (19)

All income levels

Standard error (19)

Below 100% of poverty (5)

Standard error (19)

All income levels

Standard error (19)

Below 100% of poverty (5)

Standard error (19)

White alone, not Hispanic (12)

(Counts of families are obtained by counting the householder from each family.)

Householders by age: (10),(26)

Total

2.98

0.01

3.10

0.06

3.03

0.02

3.35

0.09

2.66

0.05

2.70

0.16

2.77

0.04

2.93

0.08

Under 18 years

(B)

0.39

(B)

0.94

(B)

0.20

(B)

0.00

(B)

0.53

(B)

1.07

(B)

0.59

(B)

1.69

18 to 24 years

2.67

0.08

2.75

0.17

2.76

0.13

3.70

0.51

2.62

0.19

(B)

0.39

2.58

0.13

2.55

0.19

25 to 34 years

3.17

0.04

3.35

0.12

3.31

0.04

4.12

0.24

2.52

0.12

(B)

0.36

2.79

0.08

3.01

0.14

35 to 44 years

3.71

0.03

3.71

0.14

3.91

0.04

4.48

0.25

2.71

0.11

3.18

0.36

2.95

0.07

3.17

0.16

45 to 54 years

3.21

0.03

3.19

0.14

3.32

0.03

3.66

0.22

2.62

0.10

2.45

0.27

2.78

0.07

2.87

0.18

55 to 64 years

2.51

0.03

2.47

0.13

2.49

0.03

2.39

0.16

2.78

0.17

(B)

0.50

2.68

0.11

2.72

0.31

65 years and over

2.27

0.03

2.50

0.15

2.20

0.03

2.28

0.17

2.73

0.19

(B)

0.77

2.62

0.10

2.88

0.31

Age of householders with related children under 18 years: (13),(27)

Total

3.86

0.02

3.56

0.07

4.15

0.02

4.64

0.15

2.91

0.07

3.02

0.20

2.98

0.04

3.01

0.08

Under 18 years

(B)

0.51

(B)

1.74

(B)

0.00

(B)

0.00

(B)

0.71

(B)

2.02

(B)

0.68

(B)

2.64

18 to 24 years

3.06

0.12

2.85

0.19

3.56

0.21

(B)

0.59

2.93

0.28

(B)

0.47

2.64

0.15

2.54

0.19

25 to 34 years

3.58

0.04

3.44

0.12

3.87

0.05

4.48

0.26

2.60

0.13

(B)

0.38

2.83

0.08

3.04

0.14

35 to 44 years

4.02

0.03

3.96

0.15

4.30

0.04

5.08

0.28

2.81

0.12

(B)

0.40

3.00

0.07

3.22

0.17

45 to 54 years

3.93

0.04

3.65

0.17

4.20

0.05

4.59

0.30

2.93

0.12

(B)

0.33

3.00

0.08

2.98

0.20

55 to 64 years

4.00

0.09

3.59

0.30

4.19

0.11

(B)

0.46

3.73

0.35

(B)

0.76

3.39

0.20

(B)

0.44

65 years and over

4.08

0.15

3.83

0.39

4.39

0.21

(B)

0.64

(B)

0.46

(B)

1.18

3.72

0.24

(B)

0.51