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1997 CPS Poverty Table: POV-40

1997 CPS Poverty Table: POV-40 Age, Sex, Household Relationship, by Region and Residence - Ratio of Income to Poverty Level

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1997 CPS Poverty Table: POV-40 Age, Sex, Household Relationship, by Region and Residence - Ratio of Income to Poverty Level

Poverty Status in 1996

The CPS 1997 Annual Social and Economic Supplement asked participants to report their poverty status for 1996.

Years of School Completed by People 25 Years and Over, by Age, Race, Household Relationship, and Poverty Status: 1996

Total U.S.,Both Sexes,Household,Relationship,In Unrelated,Metropolitan Areas,Both Sexes,Household,Relationship,In Unrelated,Central Cities,Both Sexes,Household,Relationship,In Unrelated [<1.0 MB]
Metropolitan- Not In,Central Cities,Both Sexes,Household,Relationship,In Unrelated,Outside Metropolitan,Both Sexes,Household,Relationship,In Unrelated,Northeast,Both Sexes,Household,Relationship,In Unrelated [<1.0 MB]
Northeast:,Metropolitan Areas,Both Sexes,Household,Relationship,In Unrelated,Northeast: Central,Cities,Both Sexes,Household,Relationship,In Unrelated,Northeast:,Metropolitan- Not In,Central Cities,Both Sexes,Household,Relationship,In Unrelated [<1.0 MB]
Northeast: Outside,Metropolitan,Both Sexes,Household,Relationship,In Unrelated,Midwest,Both Sexes,Household,Relationship,In Unrelated,Midwest: Metropolitan,Areas,Both Sexes,Household,Relationship,In Unrelated [<1.0 MB]
Midwest: Central,Cities,Both Sexes,Household,Relationship,In Unrelated,Midwest:,Metropolitan- Not In,Central Cities,Both Sexes,Household,Relationship,In Unrelated,Midwest: Outside,Metropolitan,Both Sexes,Household,Relationship,In Unrelated [<1.0 MB]
South,Both Sexes,Household,Relationship,In Unrelated,South: Metropolitan,Areas,Both Sexes,Household,Relationship,In Unrelated,South: Central Cities,Both Sexes,Household,Relationship,In Unrelated [<1.0 MB]
South: Metropolitan-,Not In Central Cities,Both Sexes,Household,Relationship,In Unrelated,South: Outside,Metropolitan,Both Sexes,Household,Relationship,In Unrelated,West,Both Sexes,Household,Relationship,In Unrelated [<1.0 MB]
West: Metropolitan,Areas,Both Sexes,Household,Relationship,In Unrelated,West: Central Cities,Both Sexes,Household,Relationship,In Unrelated,West: Metropolitan-,Not In Central Cities,Both Sexes,Household,Relationship,In Unrelated [<1.0 MB]
West: Outside,Metropolitan,Both Sexes,Household,Relationship,In Unrelated [<1.0 MB]

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  (B)    Base less than 75,000.
  (NA) Not available.
  (X)    Not applicable.

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For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see //www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/techdocs/cpsmar97.pdf [PDF - <1.0 MB].