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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 related                                                                                                                             
children under 18                                                                                                                                 
Total                        37,268      2,284      3,831      5,628      7,367      9,172     10,963     31,640     29,901     28,096     26,305 
Persons in                                                                                                                                        
Families                    146,262      8,592     14,638     21,840     28,671     36,077     43,239    124,422    117,591    110,186    103,023 
Total Income                                                                                                                                      
Aggregate (MIL)           2123815.5     9031.7    24647.3    50471.3    82071.7   123602.1   170995.1  2073344.2  2041743.7  2000213.4  1952820.4 
Mean                         56,988      3,954      6,433      8,968     11,140     13,476     15,597     65,529     68,283     71,193     74,239 
  Standard Error                458        104        109        117        113        122        127        509        530        555        583 
With Zero Income                260        260        260        260        260        260        260          0          0          0          0 
With Negative                                                                                                                                     
Income                           43         43         43         43         43         43         43          0          0          0          0 
                                                                                                                                                  
Wages and Salaries                                                                                                                                
Aggregate (MIL)           1800409.4     4326.1    13732.5    32421.4    56195.1    89688.1   128957.8  1767988.1  1744214.3  1710721.3  1671451.6 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                         84.8       47.9       55.7       64.2       68.5       72.6       75.4       85.3       85.4       85.5       85.6 
Mean                         48,310      1,894      3,584      5,761      7,628      9,778     11,763     55,878     58,333     60,889     63,542 
  Standard Error                410         91        110        124        122        132        137        456        475        497        522 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                       34,450      1,201      2,339      3,877      5,416      7,095      8,809     30,573     29,033     27,354     25,641 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       92.4       52.6       61.1       68.9       73.5       77.4       80.4       96.6       97.1       97.4       97.5 
Mean Amount                  52,262      3,601      5,871      8,363     10,375     12,641     14,639     57,829     60,076     62,539     65,188 
  Standard Error                430        132        135        138        129        136        139        464        481        503        527 
                                                                                                                                                  
Nonfarm Self-Employment                                                                                                                           
Aggregate (MIL)            127485.1     -197.6      342.3     1480.5     3293.8     4837.2     6886.5   126004.6   124191.4   122647.9   120598.7 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          6.0       -2.2        1.4        2.9        4.0        3.9        4.0        6.1        6.1        6.1        6.2 
Mean                          3,421        -87         89        263        447        527        628      3,982      4,153      4,365      4,585 
  Standard Error                165         52         43         47         48         47         48        193        204        217        232 
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                        4,190        147        246        373        536        681        846      3,817      3,653      3,509      3,344 
Percent                        11.2        6.4        6.4        6.6        7.3        7.4        7.7       12.1       12.2       12.5       12.7 
Aggregate                  128966.2      238.0      796.4     2010.4     3864.6     5522.0     7628.9   126955.8   125101.6   123444.2   121337.4 
Mean                         30,781      1,619      3,240      5,390      7,205      8,108      9,021     33,263     34,242     35,182     36,284 
  Standard Error              1,313        311        408        469        443        430        422      1,428      1,487      1,543      1,614 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          336         62         71         93        102        117        129        243        234        219        207 
Percent                         0.9        2.7        1.8        1.6        1.4        1.3        1.2        0.8        0.8        0.8        0.8 
Aggregate                   -1481.1     -435.6     -454.1     -529.9     -570.8     -684.8     -742.4     -951.2     -910.3     -796.3     -738.7 
Mean                         -4,408     -6,984     -6,422     -5,725     -5,588     -5,850     -5,776     -3,908     -3,893     -3,637     -3,561 
  Standard Error                320        992        922        790        689        633        595        334        337        333        338 
                                                                                                                                                  
Farm Self-Employment                                                                                                                              
Aggregate (MIL)              4745.8      -74.0      -66.2       -5.3      -26.2      224.8      446.6     4751.2     4772.0     4521.0     4299.2 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.2       -0.8       -0.3       -0.0       -0.0        0.2        0.3        0.2        0.2        0.2        0.2 
Mean                            127        -32        -17         -1         -4         25         41        150        160        161        163 
  Standard Error                 23         31         23         21         15         17         18         26         28         29         31 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          458         26         35         49         56         93        126        409        402        365        332 
Percent                         1.2        1.1        0.9        0.9        0.8        1.0        1.1        1.3        1.3        1.3        1.3 
Aggregate                    5239.4       50.8       86.5      187.0      200.5      454.9      685.2     5052.4     5038.9     4784.4     4554.2 
Mean                         11,444      1,989      2,504      3,855      3,576      4,896      5,459     12,343     12,542     13,111     13,704 
  Standard Error              1,563      1,369      1,425      1,475      1,204      1,184      1,116      1,724      1,752      1,907      2,070 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          133         27         33         39         44         49         55         94         89         84         77 
Percent                         0.4        1.2        0.9        0.7        0.6        0.5        0.5        0.3        0.3        0.3        0.3 
Aggregate                    -493.6     -124.8     -152.7     -192.3     -226.7     -230.1     -238.5     -301.2     -266.9     -263.4     -255.0 
Mean                         -3,713     -4,624     -4,680     -4,917     -5,148     -4,704     -4,300     -3,211     -3,002     -3,136     -3,292 
  Standard Error                550      1,397      1,324      1,224      1,067      1,020        944        599        586        609        645 
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)             64792.9      150.8      181.3      314.6      475.5      778.6     1179.3    64478.3    64317.4    64014.3    63613.6 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          3.1        1.7        0.7        0.6        0.6        0.6        0.7        3.1        3.2        3.2        3.3 
Mean                          1,739         66         47         56         65         85        108      2,038      2,151      2,278      2,418 
  Standard Error                 64         16         10         11          9         10         12         75         79         84         89 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                       21,219        245        427        732      1,142      1,712      2,416     20,487     20,077     19,507     18,804 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       56.9       10.7       11.1       13.0       15.5       18.7       22.0       64.8       67.1       69.4       71.5 
Mean Amount                   3,054        615        425        430        416        455        488      3,147      3,204      3,282      3,383 
  Standard Error                110        135         81         78         53         49         51        114        116        119        123 
                                                                                                                                                  
Rental Income                                                                                                                                     
Aggregate (MIL)             12477.8      -56.6        0.2       30.8       38.8       30.8       87.1    12447.0    12439.0    12447.0    12390.7 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.6       -0.6        0.0        0.1        0.0        0.0        0.1        0.6        0.6        0.6        0.6 
Mean                            335        -25          0          5          5          3          8        393        416        443        471 
  Standard Error                 31         19         14         11         10          9          8         36         38         41         44 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                        2,064         18         40         63         95        123        159      2,001      1,968      1,940      1,905 
Percent                         5.5        0.8        1.1        1.1        1.3        1.3        1.5        6.3        6.6        6.9        7.2 
Aggregate                   15078.1       21.0       94.8      145.7      213.8      267.6      352.5    14932.4    14864.3    14810.5    14725.6 
Mean                          7,306      1,138      2,354      2,316      2,241      2,168      2,217      7,463      7,552      7,633      7,731 
  Standard Error                502        601        596        466        347        310        287        517        525        532        541 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          664         12         19         25         35         53         64        640        630        612        600 
Percent                         1.8        0.5        0.5        0.4        0.5        0.6        0.6        2.0        2.1        2.2        2.3 
Aggregate                   -2600.3      -77.6      -94.5     -114.9     -175.0     -236.8     -265.4    -2485.4    -2425.3    -2363.6    -2335.0 
Mean                         -3,913     -6,498     -4,890     -4,608     -5,050     -4,480     -4,128     -3,886     -3,851     -3,864     -3,890 
  Standard Error                201      1,949      1,482      1,266        988        788        685        203        204        207        210 
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)             27077.1      634.3     2022.5     3753.7     5663.4     7805.3     9478.1    23323.4    21413.7    19271.8    17599.0 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          1.3        7.0        8.2        7.4        6.9        6.3        5.5        1.1        1.0        1.0        0.9 
Mean                            727        278        528        667        769        851        865        737        716        686        669 
  Standard Error                 23         39         48         47         43         43         41         26         27         27         28 
Recipient                                                                                                                                         
Families                                                                                                                                          
Number                        2,857        159        368        609        813      1,018      1,187      2,247      2,043      1,838      1,670 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                        7.7        6.9        9.6       10.8       11.0       11.1       10.8        7.1        6.8        6.5        6.3 
Mean Amount                   9,479      4,002      5,492      6,163      6,964      7,664      7,988     10,378     10,480     10,485     10,538 
  Standard Error                176        299        255        223        211        215        212        208        223        239        253 
                                                                                                                                                  
Pension, Survivor and                                                                                                                             
Disability Income                                                                                                                                 
Aggregate (MIL)             24429.6      148.5      291.0      474.7      875.4     1264.9     1681.3    23954.9    23554.2    23164.7    22748.3 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          1.2        1.6        1.2        0.9        1.1        1.0        1.0        1.2        1.2        1.2        1.2 
Mean                            656         65         76         84        119        138        153        757        788        824        865 
  Standard Error                 39         20         17         16         17         17         17         46         49         52         55 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                        1,696         41         71         99        168        235        308      1,597      1,528      1,461      1,388 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                        4.6        1.8        1.8        1.8        2.3        2.6        2.8        5.0        5.1        5.2        5.3 
Mean Amount                  14,404      3,647      4,108      4,772      5,221      5,378      5,457     15,004     15,411     15,857     16,390 
  Standard Error                705        643        502        563        453        414        402        743        772        803        838 
                                                                                                                                                  
Means Tested                                                                                                                                      
Cash Assistance                                                                                                                                   
Aggregate (MIL)             15341.9     3199.2     6279.8     8523.3    10153.1    11279.9    12149.6     6818.6     5188.9     4062.0     3192.3 
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                          0.7       35.4       25.5       16.9       12.4        9.1        7.1        0.3        0.3        0.2        0.2 
Mean                            412      1,401      1,639      1,514      1,378      1,230      1,108        216        174        145        121 
  Standard Error                 13         74         69         59         47         41         36         11         10         10          9 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                        3,380        952      1,560      2,014      2,319      2,547      2,713      1,366      1,061        833        667 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                        9.1       41.7       40.7       35.8       31.5       27.8       24.7        4.3        3.5        3.0        2.5 
Mean Amount                   4,539      3,359      4,026      4,233      4,378      4,429      4,478      4,991      4,892      4,875      4,787 
  Standard Error                 95        121        117        115        103        102        100        175        202        228        256 

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_004.htm