Table 16.  Population Age 55 Years and Over by Poverty Status in 1999 by Sex and Age:  March 
           2000

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau
Internet Release date:  June 1, 2001

            (Numbers in thousands)
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|Sex and poverty status        |               |                      Age                      |
|                              |               |-----------------------------------------------|
|                              |               |               |               | 65 years and  |
|                              |     Total     |55 to 59 years |60 to 64 years |     over      |
|                              |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------|
|                              |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|
|------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------|
|Total                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                       | 56,008|  100.0| 12,868|  100.0| 10,519|  100.0| 32,621|  100.0|
|  Below poverty level         |  5,379|    9.6|  1,179|    9.2|  1,033|    9.8|  3,167|    9.7|
|  Above poverty level         | 50,629|   90.4| 11,688|   90.8|  9,487|   90.2| 29,454|   90.3|
|Male                          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                       | 25,023|  100.0|  6,105|  100.0|  5,032|  100.0| 13,886|  100.0|
|  Below poverty level         |  1,887|    7.5|    485|    7.9|    442|    8.8|    960|    6.9|
|  Above poverty level         | 23,135|   92.5|  5,620|   92.1|  4,590|   91.2| 12,926|   93.1|
|Female                        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                       | 30,986|  100.0|  6,763|  100.0|  5,487|  100.0| 18,735|  100.0|
|  Below poverty level         |  3,492|   11.3|    695|   10.3|    590|   10.8|  2,207|   11.8|
|  Above poverty level         | 27,494|   88.7|  6,068|   89.7|  4,897|   89.2| 16,528|   88.2|
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SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2000, Special Populations Branch, 
Population Division.