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Table 11.  Poverty Status, Work Experience, and Family Earnings in 1999--People 16 Years and Over
(Numbers in thousands)

                                                                      All income levels                                                With income below poverty threshold                    
                                                 Worked in previous year            Worked full time year round            Worked in previous year            Worked full time year round     
                                                          Earnings below wtd.                  Earnings below wtd.                  Earnings below wtd.                  Earnings below wtd.  
                                                        avg. poverty threshold               avg. poverty threshold               avg. poverty threshold               avg. poverty threshold 
                                                          for 4_person family                  for 4_person family                  for 4_person family                  for 4_person family  
                                                 Total       Number    Percent        Total       Number    Percent        Total       Number    Percent        Total       Number    Percent 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                              
Both Sexes                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                              
   Total...........................              5,717          668       11.7        3,970          226        5.7          294          273       92.8           77           64       83.7 
16 to 17 years.....................                126           10        7.7            0            0        (B)            3            3        (B)            0            0        (B) 
18 to 64 years.....................              5,472          637       11.6        3,906          221        5.7          281          260       92.5           77           64       83.7 
    18 to 24 years.................                709          188       26.5          227           27       12.1           83           80       96.7            5            5        (B) 
    25 to 34 years.................              1,565          170       10.9        1,133           63        5.5           78           75       96.0           24           24        (B) 
    35 to 44 years.................              1,549          122        7.9        1,228           55        4.4           53           49        (B)           15           10        (B) 
    45 to 54 years.................              1,175          105        8.9          953           56        5.9           52           41        (B)           26           19        (B) 
    55 to 64 years.................                474           51       10.8          365           20        5.5           15           15        (B)            7            7        (B) 
65 years and over..................                119           22       18.2           63            6        (B)           10           10        (B)            0            0        (B) 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
Male                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                              
   Total...........................              3,017          295        9.8        2,297          121        5.3          128          118       91.8           52           44        (B) 
16 to 17 years.....................                 78            3        3.8            0            0        (B)            1            1        (B)            0            0        (B) 
18 to 64 years.....................              2,856          279        9.8        2,255          119        5.3          121          110       91.3           52           44        (B) 
    18 to 24 years.................                362           81       22.4          124           14       11.1           32           32        (B)            4            4        (B) 
    25 to 34 years.................                846           73        8.7          686           30        4.4           33           33        (B)           16           16        (B) 
    35 to 44 years.................                775           60        7.7          681           35        5.2           14           14        (B)            6            6        (B) 
    45 to 54 years.................                621           46        7.5          556           29        5.2           32           21        (B)           22           14        (B) 
    55 to 64 years.................                252           18        7.2          208           11        5.2            9            9        (B)            4            4        (B) 
65 years and over..................                 83           13       15.6           42            2        (B)            7            7        (B)            0            0        (B) 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
Female                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                              
   Total...........................              2,700          374       13.8        1,673          106        6.3          166          155       93.6           25           20        (B) 
16 to 17 years.....................                 48            7        (B)            0            0        (B)            2            2        (B)            0            0        (B) 
18 to 64 years.....................              2,616          358       13.7        1,652          102        6.2          161          150       93.4           25           20        (B) 
    18 to 24 years.................                346          107       30.8          103           14       13.2           51           48        (B)            1            1        (B) 
    25 to 34 years.................                719           97       13.5          447           33        7.3           45           42        (B)            8            8        (B) 
    35 to 44 years.................                774           63        8.1          547           19        3.5           39           34        (B)            9            4        (B) 
    45 to 54 years.................                554           59       10.6          398           27        6.8           20           20        (B)            4            4        (B) 
    55 to 64 years.................                223           33       14.9          157            9        5.9            6            6        (B)            3            3        (B) 
65 years and over..................                 37            9        (B)           21            4        (B)            3            3        (B)            0            0        (B) 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
Household Relationship                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                              
   People 16 to 64 years old.......              5,598          647       11.6        3,906          221        5.7          284          263       92.6           77           64       83.7 
In families........................              4,631          345        7.4        3,199          101        3.1          204          183       89.7           62           50        (B) 
    Householder....................              1,915          177        9.2        1,517           60        4.0          110           99       90.4           44           36        (B) 
  In families with related children                                                                                                                                                           
  under 18 years.                                2,853          191        6.7        1,958           63        3.2          151          130       86.0           53           40        (B) 
    Householder....................              1,235          122        9.9          977           45        4.6           97           86       89.1           39           31        (B) 
  In families with related children                                                                                                                                                           
  under 6 years..                                1,097           63        5.7          808           31        3.9           47           40        (B)           19           16        (B) 
    Householder....................                509           43        8.5          406           19        4.6           33           30        (B)           14           10        (B) 
 
 
Table 11.  Poverty Status, Work Experience, and Family Earnings in 1999--People 16 Years and Over
(Numbers in thousands)

                                                                      All income levels                                                With income below poverty threshold                    
                                                 Worked in previous year            Worked full time year round            Worked in previous year            Worked full time year round     
                                                          Earnings below wtd.                  Earnings below wtd.                  Earnings below wtd.                  Earnings below wtd.  
                                                        avg. poverty threshold               avg. poverty threshold               avg. poverty threshold               avg. poverty threshold 
                                                          for 4_person family                  for 4_person family                  for 4_person family                  for 4_person family  
                                                 Total       Number    Percent        Total       Number    Percent        Total       Number    Percent        Total       Number    Percent 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
In married-couple families.........              3,816          186        4.9        2,655           66        2.5          121          100       82.5           45           33        (B) 
  Husband..........................              1,583           82        5.2        1,372           39        2.8           67           56        (B)           38           30        (B) 
  Wife.............................              1,426           74        5.2          926           23        2.5           41           33        (B)            8            3        (B) 
  Related children /1..............                654           26        4.0          258            1        0.4           13           10        (B)            0            0        (B) 
  Other............................                153            4        2.5           98            4        3.9            0            0        (B)            0            0        (B) 
 Householder.......................              1,543           75        4.9        1,264           32        2.5           58           47        (B)           31           23        (B) 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
In married-couple families with                                                                                                                                                               
  related children under 18 years.               2,457           98        4.0        1,699           33        1.9           96           75       78.0           36           24        (B) 
  Husband..........................              1,039           48        4.6          918           24        2.6           53           42        (B)           30           22        (B) 
  Wife.............................                920           37        4.0          584            9        1.5           31           23        (B)            6            1        (B) 
  Related children /1..............                385           14        3.7          122            0        0.0           12            9        (B)            0            0        (B) 
  Other............................                112            0        0.0           75            0        (B)            0            0        (B)            0            0        (B) 
 Householder.......................              1,019           44        4.3          833           20        2.4           48           38        (B)           26           18        (B) 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
In married-couple families with                                                                                                                                                               
  related children under 6 years..                 975           36        3.7          716           18        2.5           28           22        (B)           14           11        (B) 
  Husband..........................                457           21        4.7          404           10        2.5           20           17        (B)           13            9        (B) 
  Wife.............................                382           13        3.5          231            8        3.4            8            5        (B)            1            1        (B) 
  Related children /1..............                 74            1        (B)           40            0        (B)            0            0        (B)            0            0        (B) 
  Other............................                 61            0        (B)           41            0        (B)            0            0        (B)            0            0        (B) 
 Householder.......................                446           18        4.0          359            6        1.6           16           13        (B)            8            5        (B) 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
In families with female householder,                                                                                                                                                          
no spouse present..................                506          140       27.7          293           28        9.4           74           74        (B)           11           11        (B) 
  Householder......................                246           91       37.0          147           26       17.8           50           50        (B)           11           11        (B) 
  Other............................                259           49       19.0          146            1        1.0           24           24        (B)            0            0        (B) 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
In families with female householder,                                                                                                                                                          
NSP with related children under 18 years.          302           87       29.0          181           24       13.2           50           50        (B)           11           11        (B) 
  Householder......................                170           76       44.7          101           23       23.4           47           47        (B)           11           11        (B) 
  Related children /1..............                 82           10       12.7           39            0        (B)            3            3        (B)            0            0        (B) 
  Other............................                 50            1        (B)           42            0        (B)            0            0        (B)            0            0        (B) 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
In families with female householder,                                                                                                                                                          
NSP with related children under 18 years.           70           27        (B)           51           13        (B)           19           19        (B)            6            6        (B) 
  Householder......................                 40           25        (B)           26           13        (B)           18           18        (B)            6            6        (B) 
  Related children /1..............                 13            1        (B)           11            0        (B)            1            1        (B)            0            0        (B) 
  Other............................                 17            1        (B)           14            0        (B)            0            0        (B)            0            0        (B) 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
In unrelated subfamilies...........                 10            7        (B)           10            7        (B)            0            0        (B)            0            0        (B) 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
Unrelated individuals..............                956          294       30.8          697          113       16.2           80           80      100.0           15           15        (B) 
 Male .............................                537          142       26.4          418           69       16.4           31           31        (B)            9            9        (B) 
  Householder......................                338           60       17.9          272           26        9.5           12           12        (B)            5            5        (B) 
 Female............................                419          152       36.4          279           44       15.9           49           49        (B)            6            6        (B) 
  Householder......................                267           65       24.5          189           17        9.2           20           20        (B)            0            0        (B) 
 
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/1  Includes related children 16 and 17 years of age and own children 18 years and over.

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/new11_006.htm