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Table 23. Single Years of Age - Poverty Status of People in 1997                                   1
(Numbers in thousands)

                                          All Races                             White        
                                              Below Poverty                  Below Poverty   
                                                  Level                          Level       
                                                      Percent                        Percent 
                                                           of                             of 
                                    Total     Number    Total      Total     Number    Total 
ALL INCOME LEVELS                                                                            
RELATED CHILDREN                                                                             
UNDER 18 YEARS                                                                               
                                                                                             
   Total.................          69,844     13,422     19.2     54,870      8,441     15.4 
0 Years.................            3,823        770     20.1      3,055        476     15.6 
1 Year..................            3,870        801     20.7      3,035        551     18.2 
2 Years.................            3,774        822     21.8      3,053        572     18.7 
3 Years.................            3,936        887     22.5      3,030        586     19.3 
4 Years.................            3,921        837     21.3      3,094        537     17.4 
5 Years.................            4,039        934     23.1      3,102        577     18.6 
6 Years.................            4,008        805     20.1      3,175        478     15.0 
7 Years.................            4,061        885     21.8      3,197        556     17.4 
8 Years.................            3,881        810     20.9      3,023        493     16.3 
9 Years.................            3,991        759     19.0      3,106        491     15.8 
10 Years................            3,974        698     17.6      3,142        438     13.9 
11 Years.................           3,747        750     20.0      2,917        476     16.3 
12 Years.................           3,822        689     18.0      2,970        394     13.3 
13 Years.................           3,840        631     16.4      3,020        386     12.8 
14 Years.................           3,776        667     17.7      2,965        415     14.0 
15 Years.................           3,840        628     16.4      3,025        345     11.4 
16 Years.................           3,786        530     14.0      2,969        348     11.7 
17 Years.................           3,755        519     13.8      2,993        322     10.8 
Table 23. Single Years of Age - Poverty Status of People in 1997                                   2
(Numbers in thousands)

                                                 Black                Hispanic Origin        
                                              Below Poverty                  Below Poverty   
                                                  Level                          Level       
                                                      Percent                        Percent 
                                                           of                             of 
                                    Total     Number    Total      Total     Number    Total 
ALL INCOME LEVELS                                                                            
RELATED CHILDREN                                                                             
UNDER 18 YEARS                                                                               
                                                                                             
   Total.................          11,193      4,116     36.8     10,625      3,865     36.4 
0 Years.................              587        253     43.2        657        244     37.2 
1 Year..................              579        204     35.2        638        250     39.2 
2 Years.................              536        201     37.5        715        292     40.8 
3 Years.................              662        246     37.1        687        279     40.6 
4 Years.................              588        246     41.9        699        260     37.3 
5 Years.................              715        306     42.8        719        249     34.6 
6 Years.................              635        286     45.0        643        240     37.4 
7 Years.................              677        288     42.6        653        257     39.4 
8 Years.................              656        260     39.6        560        210     37.5 
9 Years.................              663        224     33.7        576        203     35.2 
10 Years................              641        221     34.5        583        204     35.0 
11 Years.................             623        211     33.9        540        189     35.0 
12 Years.................             630        226     35.8        495        168     34.0 
13 Years.................             577        187     32.4        455        166     36.5 
14 Years.................             600        213     35.4        503        166     32.9 
15 Years.................             601        212     35.2        509        165     32.5 
16 Years.................             623        161     25.9        499        157     31.5 
17 Years.................             599        171     28.5        494        165     33.4 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 20, 2004
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/031998/pov/new23_004.htm