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Table 18.  Sources of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals in 1998

                                           Below Poverty Level                                    Above Poverty Level                             
                                     -------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                         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 
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
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                             
                                     -------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                         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 
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
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                             
                                     -------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                         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 
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                                                                                                                                  
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                             
                                     -------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                         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 
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                                                                                                                                  
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                             
                                     -------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                         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 
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
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 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 14, 2004
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