
Table 18. Sources of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals in 1998
Below Poverty Level Above Poverty Level
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Under Under Under Under Under Under 1.00 and 1.25 and 1.50 and 1.75 and
Total 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 Over Over Over Over
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Married-Couple
Families
Total 54,778 941 1,737 2,879 4,216 5,958 7,909 51,900 50,562 48,820 46,869
Persons in
Families 177,042 3,321 6,580 10,982 15,986 22,498 29,191 166,060 161,056 154,544 147,851
Total Income
Aggregate (MIL) 3718070.0 2821.0 11114.8 27049.8 50555.2 87620.5 133551.8 3691020.3 3667514.8 3630449.5 3584518.2
Mean 67,875 2,997 6,399 9,396 11,990 14,706 16,885 71,119 72,535 74,363 76,480
Standard Error 434 207 198 181 159 155 144 449 458 469 484
With Zero Income 165 165 165 165 165 165 165 0 0 0 0
With Negative
Income 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 0 0 0 0
Wages and Salaries
Aggregate (MIL) 2841061.6 2027.4 7146.3 17458.5 32623.1 57721.3 88453.6 2823603.0 2808438.5 2783340.3 2752608.0
Percent of Total
Income 76.4 71.9 64.3 64.5 64.5 65.9 66.2 76.5 76.6 76.7 76.8
Mean 51,865 2,154 4,114 6,065 7,737 9,688 11,183 54,405 55,545 57,012 58,730
Standard Error 400 173 187 195 182 184 178 416 424 436 451
Recipient Families
Number 45,784 427 968 1,734 2,644 3,869 5,243 44,050 43,139 41,915 40,541
Percent of All
Families 83.6 45.3 55.7 60.2 62.7 64.9 66.3 84.9 85.3 85.9 86.5
Mean Amount 62,054 4,753 7,381 10,069 12,337 14,921 16,872 64,100 65,101 66,404 67,897
Standard Error 448 272 227 220 199 195 184 459 467 477 490
Nonfarm Self-Employment
Aggregate (MIL) 222361.4 -289.8 179.6 1229.5 2969.1 4476.4 6436.5 221131.8 219392.2 217885.0 215924.9
Percent of Total
Income 6.0 -10.3 1.6 4.5 5.9 5.1 4.8 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0
Mean 4,059 -308 103 427 704 751 814 4,261 4,339 4,463 4,607
Standard Error 146 123 95 88 81 71 65 154 158 164 170
Table 18. Sources of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals in 1998
Below Poverty Level Above Poverty Level
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Under Under Under Under Under Under 1.00 and 1.25 and 1.50 and 1.75 and
Total 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 Over Over Over Over
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Received Positive Amount
Number 6,901 107 197 316 465 605 792 6,584 6,435 6,295 6,108
Percent 12.6 11.3 11.4 11.0 11.0 10.2 10.0 12.7 12.7 12.9 13.0
Aggregate 225036.4 200.7 721.4 1847.4 3637.8 5287.7 7403.3 223189.0 221398.5 219748.7 217633.1
Mean 32,611 1,882 3,655 5,843 7,817 8,739 9,343 33,896 34,404 34,906 35,630
Standard Error 1,034 409 485 518 479 454 422 1,078 1,101 1,124 1,155
Received Negative Amount
Number 617 85 101 120 130 151 181 496 486 466 436
Percent 1.1 9.0 5.8 4.2 3.1 2.5 2.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9
Aggregate -2675.0 -490.5 -541.8 -617.9 -668.7 -811.3 -966.8 -2057.1 -2006.3 -1863.7 -1708.2
Mean -4,339 -5,778 -5,355 -5,142 -5,126 -5,379 -5,353 -4,144 -4,127 -4,002 -3,919
Standard Error 235 735 648 590 518 474 428 259 262 266 276
Farm Self-Employment
Aggregate (MIL) 12791.8 -258.9 -294.7 -305.9 -320.0 -168.2 104.5 13097.7 13111.8 12960.0 12687.3
Percent of Total
Income 0.3 -9.2 -2.7 -1.1 -0.6 -0.2 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Mean 234 -275 -170 -106 -76 -28 13 252 259 265 271
Standard Error 28 121 76 54 35 29 28 29 30 31 32
Received Positive Amount
Number 993 22 30 46 51 79 119 947 943 914 874
Percent 1.8 2.3 1.7 1.6 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.9
Aggregate 14091.4 48.6 84.3 166.2 189.2 348.5 664.5 13925.2 13902.2 13742.9 13426.9
Mean 14,186 2,250 2,795 3,617 3,726 4,413 5,583 14,698 14,749 15,030 15,357
Standard Error 1,315 1,598 1,608 1,487 1,260 1,289 1,207 1,370 1,376 1,413 1,471
Received Negative Amount
Number 297 38 47 61 66 71 83 236 231 226 214
Percent 0.5 4.1 2.7 2.1 1.6 1.2 1.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Aggregate -1299.6 -307.6 -379.0 -472.1 -509.2 -516.8 -559.9 -827.5 -790.4 -782.9 -739.7
Mean -4,374 -8,055 -8,108 -7,736 -7,712 -7,283 -6,733 -3,505 -3,420 -3,461 -3,457
Standard Error 415 1,345 1,169 1,027 896 897 856 406 405 413 422
Table 18. Sources of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals in 1998
Below Poverty Level Above Poverty Level
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Under Under Under Under Under Under 1.00 and 1.25 and 1.50 and 1.75 and
Total 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 Over Over Over Over
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Interest and Dividends
Aggregate (MIL) 204017.3 280.7 385.0 574.8 940.7 1429.1 2305.9 203442.4 203076.6 202588.2 201711.4
Percent of Total
Income 5.5 9.9 3.5 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.7 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.6
Mean 3,724 298 222 200 223 240 292 3,920 4,016 4,150 4,304
Standard Error 83 47 31 26 22 20 22 87 89 92 96
Recipient Families
Number 38,735 275 420 695 1,074 1,681 2,498 38,041 37,662 37,054 36,237
Percent of All
Families 70.7 29.2 24.2 24.1 25.5 28.2 31.6 73.3 74.5 75.9 77.3
Mean Amount 5,267 1,021 916 828 876 850 923 5,348 5,392 5,467 5,566
Standard Error 115 138 115 100 82 66 65 117 118 120 123
Rental Income
Aggregate (MIL) 33866.3 -100.1 -124.5 -134.3 -167.6 -176.0 -36.1 34000.6 34033.9 34042.3 33902.4
Percent of Total
Income 0.9 -3.5 -1.1 -0.5 -0.3 -0.2 -0.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
Mean 618 -106 -72 -47 -40 -30 -5 655 673 697 723
Standard Error 38 53 36 26 20 16 14 40 41 42 44
Received Positive Amount
Number 4,511 20 37 66 110 161 228 4,445 4,401 4,350 4,284
Percent 8.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.6 2.7 2.9 8.6 8.7 8.9 9.1
Aggregate 39815.8 17.5 57.0 109.2 175.4 259.9 454.9 39706.6 39640.4 39555.9 39360.9
Mean 8,826 856 1,524 1,642 1,592 1,614 1,998 8,933 9,007 9,093 9,189
Standard Error 415 542 514 407 307 252 269 421 424 429 435
Received Negative Amount
Number 1,492 21 35 56 77 109 126 1,437 1,416 1,383 1,366
Percent 2.7 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.6 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9
Aggregate -5949.5 -117.6 -181.5 -243.5 -343.0 -435.9 -491.0 -5706.1 -5606.6 -5513.6 -5458.5
Mean -3,986 -5,724 -5,173 -4,372 -4,461 -3,994 -3,885 -3,971 -3,961 -3,986 -3,996
Standard Error 141 1,339 954 779 612 503 446 143 145 147 148
Table 18. Sources of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals in 1998
Below Poverty Level Above Poverty Level
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Under Under Under Under Under Under 1.00 and 1.25 and 1.50 and 1.75 and
Total 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 Over Over Over Over
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Social Security
Aggregate (MIL) 178771.2 392.2 1658.2 4315.9 8725.9 15720.8 24617.0 174455.2 170045.3 163050.4 154154.2
Percent of Total
Income 4.8 13.9 14.9 16.0 17.3 17.9 18.4 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.3
Mean 3,264 417 955 1,499 2,070 2,639 3,112 3,361 3,363 3,340 3,289
Standard Error 42 84 98 97 90 90 87 44 45 46 47
Recipient
Families
Number 12,760 88 272 589 1,028 1,615 2,313 12,172 11,732 11,145 10,447
Percent of All
Families 23.3 9.3 15.7 20.5 24.4 27.1 29.2 23.5 23.2 22.8 22.3
Mean Amount 14,010 4,457 6,093 7,330 8,485 9,732 10,643 14,333 14,494 14,630 14,755
Standard Error 94 547 333 219 166 147 133 96 99 103 108
Pension, Survivor and
Disability Income
Aggregate (MIL) 163459.7 170.6 298.6 732.4 1106.3 1888.4 3085.6 162727.4 162353.4 161571.3 160374.2
Percent of Total
Income 4.4 6.0 2.7 2.7 2.2 2.2 2.3 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.5
Mean 2,984 181 172 254 262 317 390 3,135 3,211 3,310 3,422
Standard Error 61 45 32 38 30 30 30 64 66 68 71
Recipient Families
Number 9,573 64 109 175 261 413 643 9,398 9,312 9,160 8,930
Percent of All
Families 17.5 6.8 6.3 6.1 6.2 6.9 8.1 18.1 18.4 18.8 19.1
Mean Amount 17,075 2,653 2,743 4,180 4,245 4,572 4,801 17,316 17,434 17,639 17,959
Standard Error 264 440 326 401 320 294 260 268 269 273 278
Means Tested
Cash Assistance
Aggregate (MIL) 9766.4 422.4 1378.5 2136.5 2903.0 3788.3 4464.2 7630.0 6863.5 5978.1 5302.2
Table 18. Sources of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals in 1998
Below Poverty Level Above Poverty Level
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Under Under Under Under Under Under 1.00 and 1.25 and 1.50 and 1.75 and
Total 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 Over Over Over Over
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Percent of Total
Income 0.3 15.0 12.4 7.9 5.7 4.3 3.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Mean 178 449 794 742 688 636 564 147 136 122 113
Standard Error 8 80 89 65 49 41 34 8 8 7 7
Recipient Families
Number 1,807 113 273 458 593 750 883 1,349 1,214 1,057 924
Percent of All
Families 3.3 12.0 15.7 15.9 14.1 12.6 11.2 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.0
Mean Amount 5,405 3,745 5,046 4,662 4,896 5,051 5,056 5,657 5,653 5,655 5,738
Standard Error 161 417 362 261 224 206 193 199 212 232 254