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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 
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Female HH, NHP and                                                                                                                                
rel. children under 18                                                                                                                            
Total                         8,934      1,631      2,548      3,456      4,275      4,882      5,471      5,479      4,660      4,052      3,463 
Persons in                                                                                                                                        
Families                     29,200      5,714      8,792     11,950     14,585     16,566     18,500     17,250     14,616     12,635     10,700 
Total Income                                                                                                                                      
Aggregate (MIL)            218371.9     6342.8    14647.6    26410.9    39239.3    51158.9    64816.5   191961.1   179132.6   167213.0   153555.4 
Mean                         24,441      3,889      5,749      7,642      9,179     10,478     11,847     35,038     38,444     41,266     44,339 
  Standard Error                365        102        111        126        123        135        148        490        544        598        669 
With Zero Income                185        185        185        185        185        185        185          0          0          0          0 
With Negative                                                                                                                                     
Income                            6          6          6          6          6          6          6          0          0          0          0 
                                                                                                                                                  
Wages and Salaries                                                                                                                                
Aggregate (MIL)            166885.2     2339.5     6609.3    14456.6    23553.8    32592.9    43380.9   152428.5   143331.3   134292.2   123504.3 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                         76.4       36.9       45.1       54.7       60.0       63.7       66.9       79.4       80.0       80.3       80.4 
Mean                         18,679      1,434      2,594      4,183      5,510      6,676      7,929     27,822     30,761     33,142     35,662 
  Standard Error                329         82        108        129        128        140        151        447        498        549        617 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                        7,379        802      1,421      2,184      2,902      3,468      4,043      5,195      4,477      3,911      3,337 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       82.6       49.2       55.8       63.2       67.9       71.0       73.9       94.8       96.1       96.5       96.3 
Mean Amount                  22,616      2,917      4,650      6,620      8,117      9,398     10,731     29,339     32,013     34,336     37,015 
  Standard Error                365        122        144        155        143        153        162        453        500        550        616 
                                                                                                                                                  
Nonfarm Self-Employment                                                                                                                           
Aggregate (MIL)              4544.2       -8.1       71.6      244.8      329.3      540.2      761.2     4299.3     4214.9     4004.0     3782.9 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          2.1       -0.1        0.5        0.9        0.8        1.1        1.2        2.2        2.4        2.4        2.5 
Mean                            509         -5         28         71         77        111        139        785        905        988      1,092 
  Standard Error                 67         35         25         28         23         26         29        108        127        144        166 
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                          402         60         90        114        139        169        192        287        263        233        210 
Percent                         4.5        3.7        3.5        3.3        3.2        3.5        3.5        5.2        5.6        5.7        6.1 
Aggregate                    4671.9       61.0      148.4      324.6      409.1      620.1      841.1     4347.3     4262.8     4051.9     3830.8 
Mean                         11,632      1,023      1,656      2,843      2,948      3,667      4,381     15,123     16,216     17,422     18,271 
  Standard Error              1,248        253        305        553        485        560        659      1,641      1,759      1,943      2,109 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                           32         12         15         20         21         23         23         12         11          9          9 
Percent                         0.4        0.7        0.6        0.6        0.5        0.5        0.4        0.2        0.2        0.2        0.3 
Aggregate                    -127.8      -69.2      -76.8      -79.8      -79.8      -79.9      -79.9      -48.0      -47.9      -47.9      -47.9 
Mean                         -3,988     -5,929     -4,965     -4,077     -3,737     -3,422     -3,422     -3,848     -4,489     -5,506     -5,506 
  Standard Error              1,417      3,673      2,852      2,339      2,002      1,858      1,858      1,354      1,395      1,269      1,269 
                                                                                                                                                  
Farm Self-Employment                                                                                                                              
Aggregate (MIL)               140.2        2.5        1.7        4.7       13.5       43.4       46.0      135.5      126.7       96.7       94.2 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.1        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1 
Mean                             16          2          1          1          3          9          8         25         27         24         27 
  Standard Error                  7          5          3          3          4          6          5         11         12         13         15 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                           57          9         13         14         20         28         34         43         37         29         23 
Percent                         0.6        0.6        0.5        0.4        0.5        0.6        0.6        0.8        0.8        0.7        0.7 
Aggregate                     158.1        5.3        5.3        8.3       21.8       53.1       60.2      149.8      136.2      104.9       97.9 
Mean                          2,765        578        417        586      1,070      1,877      1,781      3,481      3,706      3,636      4,187 
  Standard Error                802        746        556        562        703        687        607        978      1,092      1,380      1,619 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                           18          7          9          9         11         14         15          9          7          4          3 
Percent                         0.2        0.4        0.4        0.3        0.2        0.3        0.3        0.2        0.2        0.1        0.1 
Aggregate                     -17.9       -2.8       -3.6       -3.6       -8.3       -9.7      -14.2      -14.3       -9.5       -8.2       -3.7 
Mean                           -994       -400       -400       -400       -785       -693       -951     -1,596     -1,295     -2,051     -1,200 
  Standard Error                492          .          .          .        499        387        592        854        927      1,397          0 
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)              4107.9       20.6       32.8       61.9      146.7      226.0      282.4     4046.0     3961.3     3881.9     3825.6 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          1.9        0.3        0.2        0.2        0.4        0.4        0.4        2.1        2.2        2.3        2.5 
Mean                            460         13         13         18         34         46         52        739        850        958      1,105 
  Standard Error                 52          4          4          4          7         10          9         84         98        112        131 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                        3,000        119        219        362        557        762        977      2,638      2,444      2,239      2,023 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       33.6        7.3        8.6       10.5       13.0       15.6       17.9       48.1       52.4       55.2       58.4 
Mean Amount                   1,369        173        150        171        264        297        289      1,534      1,621      1,734      1,891 
  Standard Error                151         56         38         35         50         60         49        171        184        200        221 
                                                                                                                                                  
Rental Income                                                                                                                                     
Aggregate (MIL)               484.9        2.2       31.7       45.4       63.5       89.6      110.1      439.5      421.4      395.3      374.8 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.2        0.0        0.2        0.2        0.2        0.2        0.2        0.2        0.2        0.2        0.2 
Mean                             54          1         12         13         15         18         20         80         90         98        108 
  Standard Error                 15          2         10         10         10          9          9         23         27         30         35 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          219          5         15         21         35         47         54        198        184        172        165 
Percent                         2.5        0.3        0.6        0.6        0.8        1.0        1.0        3.6        3.9        4.2        4.8 
Aggregate                     680.8        2.2       40.7       65.4      102.3      128.4      151.7      615.5      578.5      552.4      529.2 
Mean                          3,108        472      2,652      3,086      2,886      2,723      2,825      3,110      3,150      3,213      3,199 
  Standard Error                461        622      1,078        960        632        527        493        502        536        569        589 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                           44          0          2          4          7          7         10         39         37         37         34 
Percent                         0.5        0.0        0.1        0.1        0.2        0.1        0.2        0.7        0.8        0.9        1.0 
Aggregate                    -195.9        0.0       -9.0      -20.0      -38.8      -38.8      -41.6     -176.0     -157.1     -157.1     -154.4 
Mean                         -4,504          .     -6,000     -4,790     -5,902     -5,902     -4,179     -4,473     -4,255     -4,255     -4,600 
  Standard Error                668          .          0      1,089      1,705      1,705      1,577        731        710        710        728 
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)              9225.4      475.3     1269.9     2122.2     3038.6     3646.8     4231.8     7103.2     6186.8     5578.6     4993.5 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          4.2        7.5        8.7        8.0        7.7        7.1        6.5        3.7        3.5        3.3        3.3 
Mean                          1,033        291        498        614        711        747        773      1,297      1,328      1,377      1,442 
  Standard Error                 54         47         53         53         51         51         50         81         91        101        113 
Recipient                                                                                                                                         
Families                                                                                                                                          
Number                        1,113        116        245        383        481        555        627        730        632        559        486 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       12.5        7.1        9.6       11.1       11.3       11.4       11.5       13.3       13.6       13.8       14.0 
Mean Amount                   8,288      4,112      5,179      5,537      6,311      6,575      6,750      9,732      9,795      9,988     10,271 
  Standard Error                271        341        257        234        235        235        233        376        424        466        516 
                                                                                                                                                  
Pension, Survivor and                                                                                                                             
Disability Income                                                                                                                                 
Aggregate (MIL)              3840.9       62.3      142.4      215.7      500.1      546.8      630.7     3625.3     3340.8     3294.1     3210.2 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          1.8        1.0        1.0        0.8        1.3        1.1        1.0        1.9        1.9        2.0        2.1 
Mean                            430         38         56         62        117        112        115        662        717        813        927 
  Standard Error                 55         17         17         17         22         20         18         89        103        118        138 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                          379         17         35         49         90        107        136        330        289        272        243 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                        4.2        1.1        1.4        1.4        2.1        2.2        2.5        6.0        6.2        6.7        7.0 
Mean Amount                  10,135      3,625      4,041      4,424      5,555      5,106      4,650     10,978     11,561     12,116     13,192 
  Standard Error              1,068        781        564        694        618        548        473      1,208      1,365      1,436      1,573 
                                                                                                                                                  
Means Tested                                                                                                                                      
Cash Assistance                                                                                                                                   
Aggregate (MIL)              9882.6     2694.2     4997.1     6697.9     7747.5     8372.6     8897.8     3184.7     2135.1     1510.0      984.9 
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                          4.5       42.5       34.1       25.4       19.7       16.4       13.7        1.7        1.2        0.9        0.6 
Mean                          1,106      1,652      1,961      1,938      1,812      1,715      1,626        581        458        373        284 
  Standard Error                 40         89         84         79         66         62         58         42         41         39         36 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                        2,248        819      1,298      1,622      1,834      1,953      2,042        625        414        294        205 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       25.2       50.2       50.9       46.9       42.9       40.0       37.3       11.4        8.9        7.3        5.9 
Mean Amount                   4,397      3,292      3,850      4,129      4,225      4,287      4,357      5,092      5,157      5,129      4,802 
  Standard Error                107        125        116        122        109        110        111        244        311        351        382 

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_006.htm