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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 
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Families with                                                                                                                                     
Female HH, NHP                                                                                                                                    
Total                        12,796      1,745      2,813      3,831      4,879      5,711      6,504      8,965      7,916      7,085      6,292 
Persons in                                                                                                                                        
Families                     39,000      5,993      9,462     12,907     16,165     18,693     21,135     26,093     22,835     20,308     17,865 
Total Income                                                                                                                                      
Aggregate (MIL)            370953.8     6630.2    15964.3    28807.2    44560.3    59847.0    77163.4   342146.6   326393.5   311106.8   293790.3 
Mean                         28,990      3,800      5,675      7,519      9,132     10,479     11,864     38,165     41,230     43,910     46,692 
  Standard Error                432         98        104        117        112        120        130        559        616        673        742 
With Zero Income                208        208        208        208        208        208        208          0          0          0          0 
With Negative                                                                                                                                     
Income                            6          6          6          6          6          6          6          0          0          0          0 
                                                                                                                                                  
Wages and Salaries                                                                                                                                
Aggregate (MIL)            276222.2     2462.5     6991.0    15220.0    25326.2    35812.7    48357.2   261002.2   250896.0   240409.5   227865.0 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                         74.5       37.1       43.8       52.8       56.8       59.8       62.7       76.3       76.9       77.3       77.6 
Mean                         21,587      1,411      2,485      3,973      5,190      6,271      7,435     29,114     31,693     33,932     36,214 
  Standard Error                394         79        100        120        117        126        135        520        575        630        696 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                       10,508        840      1,531      2,354      3,193      3,902      4,614      8,154      7,316      6,607      5,895 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       82.1       48.1       54.4       61.4       65.4       68.3       70.9       91.0       92.4       93.3       93.7 
Mean Amount                  26,286      2,932      4,566      6,465      7,932      9,179     10,481     32,008     34,296     36,388     38,655 
  Standard Error                454        119        136        147        135        142        149        551        602        655        721 
                                                                                                                                                  
Nonfarm Self-Employment                                                                                                                           
Aggregate (MIL)              7597.5       10.9       88.4      264.8      386.4      654.1      891.9     7332.7     7211.1     6943.4     6705.6 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          2.0        0.2        0.6        0.9        0.9        1.1        1.2        2.1        2.2        2.2        2.3 
Mean                            594          6         31         69         79        115        137        818        911        980      1,066 
  Standard Error                 59         33         24         26         21         24         27         84         95        105        117 
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                          626         81        118        145        175        210        243        481        452        416        383 
Percent                         4.9        4.6        4.2        3.8        3.6        3.7        3.7        5.4        5.7        5.9        6.1 
Aggregate                    7842.7       80.1      177.7      358.8      480.4      754.7     1028.4     7484.0     7362.3     7088.1     6814.3 
Mean                         12,522        993      1,500      2,473      2,753      3,595      4,230     15,552     16,296     17,022     17,783 
  Standard Error                983        230        268        458        414        494        554      1,204      1,263      1,350      1,439 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                           58         12         18         26         28         32         35         32         30         26         23 
Percent                         0.5        0.7        0.6        0.7        0.6        0.6        0.5        0.4        0.4        0.4        0.4 
Aggregate                    -245.3      -69.2      -89.3      -93.9      -94.0     -100.5     -136.6     -151.3     -151.3     -144.7     -108.7 
Mean                         -4,231     -5,929     -5,088     -3,645     -3,410     -3,171     -3,867     -4,700     -4,975     -5,511     -4,797 
  Standard Error                950      3,673      2,516      1,836      1,598      1,405      1,357      1,033      1,050      1,134      1,178 
                                                                                                                                                  
Farm Self-Employment                                                                                                                              
Aggregate (MIL)               171.4        1.0        0.2        3.1       12.0       41.9       44.5      168.3      159.4      129.5      126.9 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.1        0.1        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0 
Mean                             13          1          0          1          2          7          7         19         20         18         20 
  Standard Error                  7          5          3          3          4          5          5         10         11         12         14 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                           70          9         13         14         20         31         37         56         50         39         33 
Percent                         0.6        0.5        0.5        0.4        0.4        0.6        0.6        0.6        0.6        0.6        0.5 
Aggregate                     232.8        5.3        5.3        8.3       21.8       53.1       60.2      224.5      211.0      179.7      172.7 
Mean                          3,308        578        417        586      1,070      1,691      1,631      3,992      4,222      4,611      5,155 
  Standard Error              1,001        746        556        562        703        644        574      1,193      1,313      1,641      1,849 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                           28          7          9          9         11         14         15         19         17         14         13 
Percent                         0.2        0.4        0.3        0.2        0.2        0.3        0.2        0.2        0.2        0.2        0.2 
Aggregate                     -61.4       -4.3       -5.1       -5.1       -9.9      -11.2      -15.7      -56.3      -51.6      -50.2      -45.7 
Mean                         -2,183       -591       -548       -548       -900       -783     -1,030     -3,002     -3,002     -3,637     -3,543 
  Standard Error              1,001        613        478        478        592        464        625      1,370      1,496      1,732      1,843 
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)             10745.4       29.6       45.1       97.4      214.3      350.1      443.4    10648.0    10531.1    10395.4    10302.0 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          2.9        0.4        0.3        0.3        0.5        0.6        0.6        3.1        3.2        3.3        3.5 
Mean                            840         17         16         25         44         61         68      1,188      1,330      1,467      1,637 
  Standard Error                 65          5          4          5          7         11         10         92        104        116        130 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                        4,876        136        257        417        649        915      1,188      4,458      4,226      3,960      3,688 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       38.1        7.8        9.1       10.9       13.3       16.0       18.3       49.7       53.4       55.9       58.6 
Mean Amount                   2,204        217        176        233        330        382        373      2,388      2,492      2,625      2,793 
  Standard Error                167         57         36         41         48         64         52        182        192        204        218 
                                                                                                                                                  
Rental Income                                                                                                                                     
Aggregate (MIL)              1937.1        2.2       36.0       59.7       81.6      104.7      126.0     1877.3     1855.5     1832.4     1811.1 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.5        0.0        0.2        0.2        0.2        0.2        0.2        0.5        0.6        0.6        0.6 
Mean                            151          1         13         16         17         18         19        209        234        259        288 
  Standard Error                 24          2          9          9          9          8          8         35         39         43         49 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          426          5         21         30         52         68         78        396        375        359        348 
Percent                         3.3        0.3        0.7        0.8        1.1        1.2        1.2        4.4        4.7        5.1        5.5 
Aggregate                    2166.2        2.2       45.0       79.9      120.6      146.8      178.1     2086.3     2045.6     2019.4     1988.2 
Mean                          5,081        472      2,139      2,624      2,332      2,173      2,283      5,270      5,460      5,628      5,707 
  Standard Error                631        622        843        717        483        412        386        675        710        738        759 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                           65          0          2          6          9         12         21         59         56         53         44 
Percent                         0.5        0.0        0.1        0.2        0.2        0.2        0.3        0.7        0.7        0.7        0.7 
Aggregate                    -229.1        0.0       -9.0      -20.2      -39.0      -42.1      -52.1     -208.9     -190.1     -187.0     -177.0 
Mean                         -3,529          .     -6,000     -3,198     -4,476     -3,562     -2,459     -3,564     -3,382     -3,521     -4,047 
  Standard Error                531          .          0      1,557      1,770      1,453        916        568        544        563        622 
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)             26156.3      517.7     1738.1     2960.7     4969.2     6770.1     8537.9    23195.7    21187.2    19386.2    17618.4 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          7.1        7.8       10.9       10.3       11.2       11.3       11.1        6.8        6.5        6.2        6.0 
Mean                          2,044        297        618        773      1,018      1,185      1,313      2,587      2,676      2,736      2,800 
  Standard Error                 61         46         54         55         56         58         59         83         91         98        106 
Recipient                                                                                                                                         
Families                                                                                                                                          
Number                        2,837        130        344        540        763        965      1,149      2,298      2,074      1,872      1,689 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       22.2        7.5       12.2       14.1       15.6       16.9       17.7       25.6       26.2       26.4       26.8 
Mean Amount                   9,218      3,979      5,046      5,487      6,512      7,014      7,434     10,095     10,214     10,355     10,432 
  Standard Error                165        316        198        187        178        171        172        190        207        225        242 
                                                                                                                                                  
Pension, Survivor and                                                                                                                             
Disability Income                                                                                                                                 
Aggregate (MIL)             11038.2       62.3      144.4      268.4      654.3      863.3     1227.0    10769.8    10383.9    10174.9     9811.2 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          3.0        0.9        0.9        0.9        1.5        1.4        1.6        3.1        3.2        3.3        3.3 
Mean                            863         36         51         70        134        151        189      1,201      1,312      1,436      1,559 
  Standard Error                 57         15         15         17         21         20         22         80         90        100        112 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                        1,133         17         37         62        125        176        246      1,072      1,009        958        887 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                        8.9        1.0        1.3        1.6        2.6        3.1        3.8       12.0       12.7       13.5       14.1 
Mean Amount                   9,739      3,625      3,885      4,345      5,248      4,918      4,988     10,050     10,295     10,623     11,057 
  Standard Error                501        781        561        606        488        381        351        526        555        580        618 
                                                                                                                                                  
Means Tested                                                                                                                                      
Cash Assistance                                                                                                                                   
Aggregate (MIL)             12530.4     2750.4     5278.5     7162.3     8746.4     9664.6    10412.5     5368.1     3784.0     2865.8     2117.9 
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                          3.4       41.5       33.1       24.9       19.6       16.1       13.5        1.6        1.2        0.9        0.7 
Mean                            979      1,576      1,876      1,870      1,792      1,692      1,601        599        478        404        337 
  Standard Error                 32         85         79         74         62         58         54         32         31         29         28 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                        2,783        841      1,373      1,730      2,026      2,199      2,331      1,052        757        584        452 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       21.7       48.2       48.8       45.2       41.5       38.5       35.8       11.7        9.6        8.2        7.2 
Mean Amount                   4,503      3,269      3,845      4,139      4,318      4,396      4,468      5,102      4,998      4,906      4,686 
  Standard Error                 96        122        112        118        106        106        105        177        207        222        235 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 14, 2004
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032000/pov/new18_003.htm