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Poverty Thresholds 1999

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Poverty Thresholds for 1998 by Size of Family and Number of Related Children Under 18 Years

Size of family unit Weighted
Average
Thresholds		 Related children under 18 years
None One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight
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more
One person (unrelated individual)...... 8,501                  
    Under 65 years...... 8,667 8,667                
    65 years and over...... 7,990 7,990                
 
Two persons...... 10,869                  
    Householder under 65 years...... 11,214 11,156 11,483              
    Householder 65 years and over...... 10,075 10,070 11,440              
 
Three persons...... 13,290 13,032 13,410 13,423            
Four persons...... 17,029 17,184 17,465 16,895 16,954          
Five persons...... 20,127 20,723 21,024 20,380 19,882 19,578        
Six persons...... 22,727 23,835 23,930 23,436 22,964 22,261 21,845      
Seven persons...... 25,912 27,425 27,596 27,006 26,595 25,828 24,934 23,953    
Eight persons...... 28,967 30,673 30,944 30,387 29,899 29,206 28,327 27,412 27,180  
Nine persons or more...... 34,417 36,897 37,076 36,583 36,169 35,489 34,554 33,708 33,499 32,208
Source:U.S. Census Bureau

Source: U.S. Census Bureau | Social, Economic, and Housing Statistics Division: Poverty |  Last Revised: September 12, 2012