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TABLE 18. Sources of Income By Ratio of Income to Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals In 1996 (Numbers inthousands)
Below Poverty Level Above Poverty Level
Total Under .50 Under .75 Under 1.00 Under 1.25 Under 1.50 Under 1.75 1.00 And Over 1.25 And Over 1.50 And Over 1.75 And Over
Families With Female Householder- No Spouse Present-With Related Children Under 18 All Families Percent .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .2 .2 .2 .2
Aggregate 140.6 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 140.1 140.1 140.1 140.1
Mean 10817 200 200 200 103 103 68 13560 18011 18011 27573
Standard Error 8290 0 0 0 87 87 67 9735 11243 11243 9533
Received Negative Amount
Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Percent .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Aggregate .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Mean (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B)
Standard Error (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B)
B-Cell 3958 4320 4320 4320 3958 3958 3958 3958 3958 3958 3958
B-Cell 3958 4320 4320 4320 3958 3958 3958 3958 3958 3958 3958
B-Cell 3958 4320 4320 4320 3958 3958 3958 3958 3958 3958 3958
Interest And Dividends
Aggregate (Mil.) 3337.1 17.1 40.0 68.0 145.2 197.0 246.6 3269.1 3191.9 3140.1 3090.5
Percent of Total Income 17.0 2.2 2.4 2.5 3.7 3.9 3.9 19.3 20.3 21.6 23.3
Mean 373 9 14 18 32 38 43 628 720 832 968
Standard Error 50 3 3 4 7 7 6 85 100 117 138
Recipient Families
Number 2708 123 224 365 560 749 929 2342 2148 1959 1778
Percent of All Families 30.2 6.8 7.7 9.7 12.4 14.5 16.1 45.0 48.4 51.9 55.7
Mean Amount 1232 139 178 186 259 263 265 1396 1486 1603 1738
Standard Error 162 35 34 35 52 45 38 187 203 222 244
B-Cell 2241 2442 2442 2442 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241
RentalL Income
Aggregate (Mil.) 774.3 -37.6 -34.4 -37.4 -18.2 -14.1 33.2 811.8 792.5 788.4 741.2
Percent of Total Income 3.9 -5.0 -2.0 -1.4 -.5 -.3 .5 4.8 5.0 5.4 5.6
Mean 86 -21 -12 -10 -4 -3 6 156 179 209 232
Standard Error 21 15 9 8 7 6 9 35 41 49 56
Received Positive Amount
Number 232 3 5 8 18 28 48 224 214 205 184
Percent 2.6 .2 .2 .2 .4 .5 .8 4.3 4.8 5.4 5.8
Aggregate 857.7 1.6 4.7 5.8 25.1 29.7 100.7 851.9 832.6 828.0 756.9
Mean 3694 549 864 699 1399 1075 2096 3805 3885 4048 4111
Standard Error 700 665 578 417 531 377 637 723 753 785 860
Received Negative Amount
Number 20 7 8 10 10 11 13 10 10 9 7
Percent .2 .4 .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2
Aggregate -83.4 -39.2 -39.2 -43.2 -43.2 -43.8 -67.6 -40.1 -40.1 -39.6 -15.8
Mean -4121 -6012 -4821 -4309 -4309 -3938 -5007 -3937 -3937 -4344 -2345
Standard Error 1196 1755 1925 1810 1734 1645 1650 1645 1645 1733 638
B-Cell 2241 2442 2442 2442 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241
B-Cell 2241 2442 2442 2442 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241
B-Cell 2241 2442 2442 2442 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241
Social Security
Aggregate (Mil) 9266.7 393.2 1220.9 2177.2 3204.0 3941.6 4564.1 7089.6 6062.8 5325.1 4702.7
Percent of Total Income 47.1 51.9 72.7 80.6 82.2 77.4 71.7 41.8 38.5 36.6 35.4
Mean 1035 216 421 580 709 761 792 1363 1367 1410 1473
Standard Error 54 36 44 47 50 50 50 86 96 107 121
Recipient Families
Number 1209 113 261 418 548 652 734 791 661 557 475
Percent of All Families 13.5 6.2 9.0 11.1 12.1 12.6 12.7 15.2 14.9 14.7 14.9
Mean Amount 7663 3486 4681 5212 5848 6041 6218 8957 9168 9565 9896
Standard Error 256 312 229 202 220 220 220 358 410 463 518
B-Cell 2241 2442 2442 2442 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241
Pension, Survivor And
Disability Income
Aggregate (Mil.) 2229.4 72.9 143.2 248.0 322.3 360.3 484.1 1981.5 1907.2 1869.1 1745.4
Percent of Total Income 11.3 9.6 8.5 9.2 8.3 7.1 7.6 11.7 12.1 12.8 13.1
Mean 249 40 49 66 71 70 84 381 430 495 547
Standard Error 34 17 15 16 15 13 15 57 66 77 90
Recipient Families
Number 304 24 46 65 87 105 126 239 217 199 178
Percent of All Families 3.4 1.3 1.6 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.2 4.6 4.9 5.3 5.6
Mean Amount 7332 3023 3117 3832 3712 3440 3851 8278 8778 9377 9784
Standard Error 772 827 590 569 471 417 434 949 1027 1096 1206
B-Cell 2241 2442 2442 2442 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241
Means Tested Cash Assistance
Aggregate (Mil.) 13339.3 3993.7 7619.9 9554.7 10841.1 11689.3 12101.7 3784.7 2498.3 1650.0 1237.7
Percent of Total Income 67.9 526.7 453.5 353.8 278.1 229.5 190.1 22.3 15.9 11.3 9.3
Mean 1489 2198 2630 2545 2398 2256 2100 728 563 437 388
Standard Error 46 91 85 78 70 67 63 53 52 50 53
Recipient Families
Number 2894 1098 1764 2155 2376 2530 2620 739 518 364 273
Percent of All Families 32.3 60.4 60.9 57.4 52.5 48.8 45.5 14.2 11.7 9.6 8.6
Mean Amount 4610 3638 4319 4434 4563 4621 4619 5124 4823 4533 4526
Standard Error 97 104 97 95 93 96 95 270 332 387 474
B-Cell 2241 2442 2442 2442 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241
Families With Householder Under 65 All Families Total 59107 2865 4909 7044 9331 11699 14177 52063 49776 47408 44930
Persons In Families 197434 10178 17702 25543 33957 42610 51802 171891 163476 154824 145632
Total Income
Aggregate (MIL.) 333330.6 1133.5 3014.2 5790.2 9599.6 14443.6 20451.5 327540.4 323730.9 318886.9 312879.0
Mean 5639 396 614 822 1029 1235 1443 6291 6504 6726 6964
Standard Error 39 8 9 9 10 10 11 42 44 45 47
With Zero Income 333 333 333 333 333 333 333 0 0 0 0
With Negative Income 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 0
Inc-Agg-B-Cell 2241 2442 2442 2442 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241
Wages And Salaries
Aggregate (MIL.)2793295.5 4506.9 13696.8 31630.4 58634.0 96461.0 145415.72761665.12734661.62696834.52647879.9
Percent of Total Income 838.0 397.6 454.4 546.3 610.8 667.8 711.0 843.2 844.7 845.7 846.3
Mean 47258 1573 2790 4490 6284 8245 10257 53045 54939 56886 58933
Standard Error 354 70 85 100 105 114 120 386 399 414 432
Recipient Families
Number 54440 1334 2674 4415 6395 8502 10825 50026 48046 45938 43615
Percent of All Families 92.1 46.6 54.5 62.7 68.5 72.7 76.4 96.1 96.5 96.9 97.1
Mean Amount 51309 3378 5121 7165 9169 11345 13433 55205 56918 58706 60710
Standard Error 373 106 116 122 120 124 126 395 407 421 439
B-Cell 2241 2442 2442 2442 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241
Nonfarm Self-Employment
Aggregate (MIL.) 173934.2 325.8 1035.8 2200.3 3870.9 5909.9 8201.1 171733.9 170063.3 168024.3 165733.1
Percent of Total Income 52.2 28.7 34.4 38.0 40.3 40.9 40.1 52.4 52.5 52.7 53.0
Mean 2943 114 211 312 415 505 578 3299 3417 3544 3689
Standard Error 123 30 32 36 35 37 38 139 146 153 161
Received Positive Amount
Number 6969 172 317 484 694 928 1162 6485 6275 6041 5806
Percent 11.8 6.0 6.5 6.9 7.4 7.9 8.2 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.9
Aggregate 175999.3 420.1 1167.5 2351.1 4060.1 6127.1 8516.9 173648.3 171939.2 169872.2 167482.4
Mean 25256 2445 3687 4862 5852 6604 7327 26777 27402 28121 28845
Standard Error 951 317 338 379 342 332 333 1016 1048 1086 1127
Received Negative Amount
Number 461 12 16 19 29 40 59 441 431 420 401
Percent .8 .4 .3 .3 .3 .3 .4 .8 .9 .9 .9
Aggregate -2065.2 -94.3 -131.7 -150.8 -189.2 -217.2 -315.8 -1914.4 -1875.9 -1847.9 -1749.3
Mean -4484 -8060 -8255 -7824 -6458 -5390 -5338 -4338 -4349 -4397 -4358
Standard Error 294 1159 1060 1005 1031 898 768 300 304 310 317
B-Cell 2241 2442 2442 2442 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241
B-Cell 2241 2442 2442 2442 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241
B-Cell 2241 2442 2442 2442 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241
Farm Self-Employment
Aggregate (MIL.) 8536.4 -5.4 32.2 190.1 305.0 611.9 739.8 8346.2 8231.3 7924.4 7796.6
Percent of Total Income 2.6 -.5 1.1 3.3 3.2 4.2 3.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
Mean 144 -2 7 27 33 52 52 160 165 167 174
Standard Error 19 4 9 17 15 18 16 21 22 23 24
Received Positive Amount
Number 594 7 13 39 53 76 97 555 541 518 497
Percent 1.0 .2 .3 .6 .6 .6 .7 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1
Aggregate 8968.2 1.9 39.4 236.5 352.9 681.0 815.8 8731.7 8615.3 8287.2 8152.4
Mean 15094 269 3073 6080 6634 8965 8412 15725 15926 15992 16397
Standard Error 1416 558 2743 2154 1807 1650 1542 1493 1526 1590 1640
Received Negative Amount
Number 84 3 3 7 8 13 15 77 76 71 69
Percent .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .2 .1 .2
Aggregate -431.9 -7.3 -7.3 -46.4 -47.9 -69.1 -76.0 -385.5 -383.9 -362.8 -355.9
Mean -5135 -2338 -2338 -6606 -5956 -5280 -4996 -5001 -5049 -5109 -5166
Standard Error 753 1587 1587 3066 2826 2252 1970 770 774 789 810
B-Cell 3958 4320 4320 4320 3958 3958 3958 3958 3958 3958 3958
B-Cell 3958 4320 4320 4320 3958 3958 3958 3958 3958 3958 3958
B-Cell 3958 4320 4320 4320 3958 3958 3958 3958 3958 3958 3958
Interest And Dividends
Aggregate (Mil.) 111400.6 135.5 251.6 415.0 786.2 1239.7 1661.6 110985.6 110614.4 110160.9 109739.0
Percent of Total Income 33.4 12.0 8.3 7.2 8.2 8.6 8.1 33.9 34.2 34.5 35.1
Mean 1885 47 51 59 84 106 117 2132 2222 2324 2442
Standard Error 53 9 9 8 10 12 11 60 63 66 70
Recipient Families
Number 36312 362 619 997 1583 2375 3227 35315 34730 33937 33086
Percent of All Families 61.4 12.6 12.6 14.2 17.0 20.3 22.8 67.8 69.8 71.6 73.6
Mean Amount 3068 374 406 416 497 522 515 3143 3185 3246 3317
Standard Error 85 67 64 56 57 56 45 88 89 91 93
B-Cell 2241 2442 2442 2442 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241
RentalL Income
Aggregate (Mil.) 24683.6 -23.1 -49.1 -25.2 70.9 189.6 316.0 24708.8 24612.7 24494.0 24367.6
Percent of Total Income 7.4 -2.0 -1.6 -.4 .7 1.3 1.5 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8
Mean 418 -8 -10 -4 8 16 22 475 494 517 542
Standard Error 28 11 10 7 7 7 7 32 34 35 37
Received Positive Amount
Number 4618 34 56 97 176 235 330 4521 4442 4382 4288
Percent 7.8 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.9 2.0 2.3 8.7 8.9 9.2 9.5
Aggregate 27604.4 33.4 50.7 84.9 210.4 355.6 513.6 27519.5 27393.9 27248.8 27090.8
Mean 5978 981 913 876 1196 1511 1558 6087 6167 6218 6318
Standard Error 337 339 247 200 206 234 203 343 349 354 361
Received Negative Amount
Number 788 13 21 26 33 38 47 763 756 750 741
Percent 1.3 .4 .4 .4 .3 .3 .3 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6
Aggregate -2920.8 -56.4 -99.8 -110.1 -139.5 -166.0 -197.6 -2810.7 -2781.3 -2754.8 -2723.2
Mean -3706 -4513 -4796 -4295 -4274 -4317 -4174 -3686 -3681 -3674 -3676
Standard Error 188 1208 1284 1132 912 835 776 191 192 193 193
B-Cell 2241 2442 2442 2442 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241
B-Cell 2241 2442 2442 2442 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241
B-Cell 2241 2442 2442 2442 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241
Social Security
Aggregate (Mil) 53145.9 570.6 2305.8 4838.9 7939.2 10968.2 13883.9 48306.9 45206.6 42177.7 39262.0
Percent of Total Income 15.9 50.3 76.5 83.6 82.7 75.9 67.9 14.7 14.0 13.2 12.5
Mean 899 199 470 687 851 938 979 928 908 890 874
Standard Error 20 29 37 41 41 40 38 22 23 23 24
Recipient Families
Number 6029 163 464 826 1175 1531 1867 5204 4854 4498 4163
Percent of All Families 10.2 5.7 9.5 11.7 12.6 13.1 13.2 10.0 9.8 9.5 9.3
Mean Amount 8815 3498 4969 5861 6756 7163 7438 9283 9313 9377 9432
Standard Error 114 289 195 175 166 161 159 127 134 141 147
B-Cell 2241 2442 2442 2442 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241
Pension, Survivor And
Disability Income
Aggregate (Mil.) 71263.1 114.7 387.6 738.8 1263.8 1672.9 2685.4 70524.3 69999.3 69590.2 68577.7
Percent of Total Income 21.4 10.1 12.9 12.8 13.2 11.6 13.1 21.5 21.6 21.8 21.9
Mean 1206 40 79 105 135 143 189 1355 1406 1468 1526
Standard Error 38 13 15 15 16 14 17 43 45 47 49
Recipient Families
Number 4790 40 103 179 273 379 511 4612 4518 4411 4280
Percent of All Families 8.1 1.4 2.1 2.5 2.9 3.2 3.6 8.9 9.1 9.3 9.5
Mean Amount 14876 2849 3774 4132 4634 4415 5258 15293 15495 15775 16024
Standard Error 353 558 449 372 332 290 317 363 369 376 385
B-Cell 2241 2442 2442 2442 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241
Means Tested Cash Assistance
Aggregate (Mil.) 25893.8 4697.8 10020.9 13587.0 16271.0 18245.1 19575.5 12306.8 9622.7 7648.7 6318.3
Percent of Total Income 7.8 414.5 332.5 234.7 169.5 126.3 95.7 3.8 3.0 2.4 2.0
Mean 438 1639 2041 1929 1744 1560 1381 236 193 161 141
Standard Error 11 68 64 57 48 42 37 10 9 9 8
Recipient Families
Number 5381 1320 2303 2964 3461 3829 4100 2418 1920 1553 1282
Percent of All Families 9.1 46.1 46.9 42.1 37.1 32.7 28.9 4.6 3.9 3.3 2.9
Mean Amount 4812 3560 4351 4585 4701 4765 4775 5090 5012 4926 4930
Standard Error 82 97 91 92 88 87 87 147 167 188 205
B-Cell 2241 2442 2442 2442 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241
Families With Householder 65 Years And Over All Families Total 11133 161 372 664 1144 1739 2477 10470 9989 9395 8656
Persons In Families 26522 424 1004 1833 2960 4443 6201 24688 23562 22078 20321
Total Income
Aggregate (MIL.) 43695.2 40.8 194.9 477.9 1031.5 1893.5 3134.2 43217.3 42663.7 41801.7 40561.0
Mean 3925 253 524 720 901 1089 1265 4128 4271 4450 4686
Standard Error 52 32 28 24 18 17 16 54 55 58 61
With Zero Income 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 0 0 0 0
With Negative Income 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inc-Agg-B-Cell 2241 2442 2442 2442 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241
Wages And Salaries
Aggregate (MIL.) 122430.1 83.4 215.2 503.8 947.6 2072.1 3459.1 121926.3 121482.6 120358.1 118971.0
Percent of Total Income 280.2 204.3 110.4 105.4 91.9 109.4 110.4 282.1 284.7 287.9 293.3
Mean 10997 516 579 759 828 1192 1396 11646 12162 12812 13744
Standard Error 364 184 139 141 113 122 115 385 402 425 457
Recipient Families
Number 4403 25 67 124 216 353 518 4279 4187 4050 3885
Percent of All Families 39.5 15.8 18.0 18.6 18.8 20.3 20.9 40.9 41.9 43.1 44.9
Mean Amount 27806 3271 3217 4077 4393 5867 6674 28491 29012 29719 30625
Standard Error 780 701 539 552 444 433 388 797 810 832 861
B-Cell 2241 2442 2442 2442 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241
Nonfarm Self-Employment
Aggregate (MIL.) 9690.9 1.8 10.9 9.6 58.0 98.2 210.1 9681.4 9633.0 9592.8 9480.8
Percent of Total Income 22.2 4.4 5.6 2.0 5.6 5.2 6.7 22.4 22.6 22.9 23.4
Mean 870 11 29 14 51 56 85 925 964 1021 1095
Standard Error 91 24 25 24 23 24 24 97 101 108 116
Received Positive Amount
Number 631 2 12 16 29 40 64 615 602 591 567
Percent 5.7 1.2 3.1 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.6 5.9 6.0 6.3 6.5
Aggregate 10054.2 1.8 10.9 17.8 66.2 106.4 229.0 10036.4 9988.0 9947.8 9825.1
Mean 15942 952 950 1117 2291 2686 3571 16326 16598 16831 17343
Standard Error 1306 1761 680 543 576 779 583 1332 1356 1375 1426
Received Negative Amount
Number 76 0 0 1 1 1 3 75 75 75 74
Percent .7 .0 .0 .2 .1 .1 .1 .7 .7 .8 .8
Aggregate -363.2 .0 .0 -8.2 -8.2 -8.2 -18.9 -355.0 -355.0 -355.0 -344.3
Mean -4776 (B) (B) -6112 -6112 -6112 -7466 -4752 -4752 -4752 -4684
Standard Error 636 (B) (B) 0 0 0 1355 647 647 647 650
B-Cell 2241 2442 2442 2442 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241
B-Cell 2241 2442 2442 2442 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241
B-Cell 2241 2442 2442 2442 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241
Farm Self-Employment
Aggregate (MIL.) 1685.7 .0 .0 3.4 3.4 3.4 19.6 1682.3 1682.3 1682.3 1666.1
Percent of Total Income 3.9 .0 .0 .7 .3 .2 .6 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.1
Mean 151 0 0 5 3 2 8 161 168 179 192
Standard Error 40 0 0 7 4 3 9 42 44 47 51
Received Positive Amount
Number 125 3 4 6 6 6 11 119 119 119 115
Percent 1.1 2.1 1.0 .9 .5 .4 .4 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3
Aggregate 1734.5 .0 .0 3.4 3.4 3.4 19.6 1731.0 1731.0 1731.0 1714.8
Mean 13855 1 1 560 560 560 1839 14542 14542 14542 14975
Standard Error 2509 0 0 607 581 581 1729 2577 2577 2577 2643
Received Negative Amount
Number 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 16 16 16
Percent .1 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .2 .2 .2 .2
Aggregate -48.7 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 -48.7 -48.7 -48.7 -48.7
Mean -3073 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) -3073 -3073 -3073 -3073
Standard Error 2267 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 2267 2267 2267 2267
B-Cell 3958 4320 4320 4320 3958 3958 3958 3958 3958 3958 3958
B-Cell 3958 4320 4320 4320 3958 3958 3958 3958 3958 3958 3958
B-Cell 3958 4320 4320 4320 3958 3958 3958 3958 3958 3958 3958
Interest And Dividends
Aggregate (Mil.) 58562.9 64.0 117.1 224.1 419.4 648.7 1049.8 58338.9 58143.6 57914.3 57513.1
Percent of Total Income 134.0 156.9 60.1 46.9 40.7 34.3 33.5 135.0 136.3 138.5 141.8
Mean 5260 396 315 338 366 373 424 5572 5821 6165 6644
Standard Error 222 145 90 70 50 41 37 235 245 260 281
Recipient Families
Number 8014 35 76 165 326 563 935 7849 7687 7451 7079
Percent of All Families 72.0 21.8 20.4 24.8 28.5 32.4 37.7 75.0 77.0 79.3 81.8
Mean Amount 7308 1820 1543 1362 1285 1152 1123 7432 7564 7773 8124
Standard Error 301 511 368 242 150 113 87 307 313 322 338
B-Cell 2241 2442 2442 2442 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241
RentalL Income
Aggregate (Mil.) 9310.3 .0 .0 21.8 12.6 10.8 136.0 9288.5 9297.7 9299.5 9174.3
Percent of Total Income 21.3 .0 .0 4.6 1.2 .6 4.3 21.5 21.8 22.2 22.6
Mean 836 0 0 33 11 6 55 887 931 990 1060
Standard Error 73 0 0 18 30 23 27 77 81 86 93
Received Positive Amount
Number 1353 3 5 23 40 68 122 1330 1313 1285 1231
Percent 12.2 2.1 1.4 3.4 3.5 3.9 4.9 12.7 13.1 13.7 14.2
Aggregate 9692.8 .0 .0 21.8 49.5 62.8 225.3 9671.0 9643.3 9630.0 9467.5
Mean 7164 1 1 966 1239 921 1843 7269 7344 7495 7692
Standard Error 526 0 0 414 431 270 354 534 540 551 573
Received Negative Amount
Number 90 0 0 0 4 6 11 90 85 83 78
Percent .8 .0 .0 .0 .4 .4 .5 .9 .9 .9 .9
Aggregate -382.5 .0 .0 .0 -37.0 -52.0 -89.4 -382.5 -345.6 -330.5 -293.2
Mean -4272 (B) (B) (B) -8424 -8237 -7906 -4272 -4058 -3971 -3747
Standard Error 586 (B) (B) (B) 2087 1966 1414 586 586 583 587
B-Cell 2241 2442 2442 2442 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241
B-Cell 2241 2442 2442 2442 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241
B-Cell 2241 2442 2442 2442 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241
Social Security
Aggregate (Mil) 143198.1 161.8 1163.8 2962.8 7098.5 12875.3 21815.8 140235.3 136099.6 130322.8 121382.3
Percent of Total Income 327.7 396.6 597.2 620.0 688.2 680.0 696.1 324.5 319.0 311.8 299.3
Mean 12862 1002 3130 4464 6203 7404 8807 13394 13625 13872 14022
Standard Error 111 222 252 219 186 168 154 113 117 122 131
Recipient Families
Number 10217 45 218 465 901 1428 2133 9752 9315 8789 8084
Percent of All Families 91.8 27.8 58.5 70.0 78.8 82.1 86.1 93.1 93.3 93.6 93.4
Mean Amount 14016 3604 5350 6374 7875 9018 10227 14380 14610 14828 15016
Standard Error 106 358 228 184 151 137 129 107 111 116 124
B-Cell 2241 2442 2442 2442 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241
Pension, Survivor And
Disability Income
Aggregate (Mil.) 80284.9 54.3 112.5 237.3 397.4 977.3 1703.4 80047.6 79887.5 79307.6 78581.6
Percent of Total Income 183.7 133.1 57.8 49.7 38.5 51.6 54.3 185.2 187.2 189.7 193.7
Mean 7211 336 303 358 347 562 688 7646 7998 8442 9078
Standard Error 183 150 87 76 55 70 65 193 201 211 226
Recipient Families
Number 5849 14 35 70 131 264 443 5779 5718 5584 5406
Percent of All Families 52.5 8.4 9.4 10.5 11.4 15.2 17.9 55.2 57.2 59.4 62.4
Mean Amount 13727 4005 3237 3397 3042 3696 3844 13852 13971 14202 14537
Standard Error 295 729 443 393 296 338 269 298 300 305 313
B-Cell 2241 2442 2442 2442 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241
Means Tested Cash Assistance
Aggregate (Mil.) 3757.2 32.4 285.1 661.8 1116.1 1777.8 2279.3 3095.4 2641.1 1979.5 1477.9
Percent of Total Income 8.6 79.5 146.3 138.5 108.2 93.9 72.7 7.2 6.2 4.7 3.6
Mean 337 201 767 997 975 1022 920 296 264 211 171
Standard Error 25 111 163 134 104 93 75 25 24 23 22
Recipient Families
Number 766 16 82 171 265 381 473 595 500 385 292
Percent of All Families 6.9 10.2 22.0 25.7 23.2 21.9 19.1 5.7 5.0 4.1 3.4
Mean Amount 4907 1968 3481 3876 4205 4671 4815 5203 5280 5141 5057
Standard Error 250 819 519 334 296 281 259 306 346 412 502
B-Cell 2241 2442 2442 2442 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241 2241

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 28, 2004
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/031997/pov/18_003.htm