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Table 18.  Sources of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals in 1999

                                           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 
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
ALL FAMILIES                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                  
Total                        72,031      2,622      4,486      6,676      9,320     12,262     15,170     65,355     62,711     59,769     56,860 
Persons in                                                                                                                                        
Families                    228,633      8,796     15,548     23,396     32,550     42,491     52,455    205,238    196,083    186,143    176,178 
Total Income                                                                                                                                      
Aggregate (MIL)           4511728.6     8682.5    26881.1    56381.2   101059.3   160897.6   231372.1  4455347.4  4410669.3  4350831.0  4280356.5 
Mean                         62,636      3,312      5,992      8,446     10,844     13,122     15,252     68,172     70,333     72,795     75,278 
  Standard Error                349        102        106        109        101        101        104        370        381        394        408 
With Zero Income                372        372        372        372        372        372        372          0          0          0          0 
With Negative                                                                                                                                     
Income                           80         80         80         80         80         80         80          0          0          0          0 
                                                                                                                                                  
Wages and Salaries                                                                                                                                
Aggregate (MIL)           3461719.0     4262.4    14645.0    33744.4    63212.5   104539.6   153523.6  3427974.6  3398506.5  3357179.4  3308195.4 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                         76.7       49.1       54.5       59.9       62.5       65.0       66.4       76.9       77.1       77.2       77.3 
Mean                         48,059      1,626      3,264      5,055      6,783      8,526     10,120     52,452     54,193     56,170     58,181 
  Standard Error                321         75        100        114        110        114        118        344        355        369        383 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                       60,695      1,257      2,547      4,188      6,165      8,421     10,666     56,507     54,530     52,274     50,030 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       84.3       48.0       56.8       62.7       66.1       68.7       70.3       86.5       87.0       87.5       88.0 
Mean Amount                  57,035      3,390      5,750      8,057     10,254     12,414     14,394     60,665     62,323     64,223     66,125 
  Standard Error                358        113        132        137        125        124        128        375        384        397        410 
                                                                                                                                                  
Nonfarm Self-Employment                                                                                                                           
Aggregate (MIL)            244252.9     -363.7       95.6     1350.9     3229.4     5799.5     8235.6   242902.0   241023.5   238453.4   236017.3 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          5.4       -4.2        0.4        2.4        3.2        3.6        3.6        5.5        5.5        5.5        5.5 
Mean                          3,391       -139         21        202        347        473        543      3,717      3,843      3,990      4,151 
  Standard Error                105         52         42         40         38         39         37        115        120        126        132 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                        7,684        168        281        472        678        951      1,173      7,212      7,006      6,734      6,511 
Percent                        10.7        6.4        6.3        7.1        7.3        7.8        7.7       11.0       11.2       11.3       11.5 
Aggregate                  246674.1      237.2      855.4     2153.0     4131.0     6863.8     9358.6   244521.1   242543.2   239810.3   237315.5 
Mean                         32,102      1,408      3,040      4,563      6,089      7,221      7,977     33,904     34,621     35,614     36,449 
  Standard Error                844        255        351        349        361        348        336        891        914        946        975 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          571         82        112        126        151        180        199        444        420        391        372 
Percent                         0.8        3.1        2.5        1.9        1.6        1.5        1.3        0.7        0.7        0.7        0.7 
Aggregate                   -2421.2     -600.9     -759.8     -802.1     -901.6    -1064.3    -1123.0    -1619.2    -1519.6    -1356.9    -1298.2 
Mean                         -4,243     -7,318     -6,765     -6,342     -5,974     -5,918     -5,648     -3,646     -3,621     -3,473     -3,492 
  Standard Error                256        887        729        684        570        507        475        261        267        274        284 
                                                                                                                                                  
Farm Self-Employment                                                                                                                              
Aggregate (MIL)             12744.0     -231.0     -266.2     -135.4     -128.5      139.9      300.3    12879.4    12872.5    12604.1    12443.7 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.3       -2.7       -1.0       -0.2       -0.1        0.1        0.1        0.3        0.3        0.3        0.3 
Mean                            177        -88        -59        -20        -14         11         20        197        205        211        219 
  Standard Error                 22         41         26         24         19         19         17         24         25         26         27 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                        1,085         22         30         56         83        121        154      1,029      1,002        965        931 
Percent                         1.5        0.8        0.7        0.8        0.9        1.0        1.0        1.6        1.6        1.6        1.6 
Aggregate                   14215.3       20.8       39.2      238.6      365.6      704.1      932.6    13976.7    13849.7    13511.1    13282.6 
Mean                         13,099        953      1,302      4,274      4,414      5,838      6,041     13,577     13,817     14,007     14,269 
  Standard Error              1,244        824        730      1,428      1,091      1,216      1,121      1,305      1,336      1,383      1,427 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          266         26         39         49         66         73         87        217        200        193        179 
Percent                         0.4        1.0        0.9        0.7        0.7        0.6        0.6        0.3        0.3        0.3        0.3 
Aggregate                   -1471.2     -251.8     -305.4     -374.0     -494.1     -564.2     -632.3    -1097.2     -977.2     -907.0     -838.9 
Mean                         -5,531     -9,515     -7,898     -7,657     -7,501     -7,690     -7,308     -5,053     -4,883     -4,709     -4,675 
  Standard Error                488      1,918      1,728      1,439      1,159      1,053        932        500        498        503        530 
                                                                                                                                                  
Interest and Dividends                                                                                                                            
Aggregate (MIL)            243181.6      327.2      570.8      874.4     1344.1     1980.3     3076.7   242307.2   241837.5   241201.4   240105.0 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          5.4        3.8        2.1        1.6        1.3        1.2        1.3        5.4        5.5        5.5        5.6 
Mean                          3,376        125        127        131        144        161        203      3,708      3,856      4,036      4,223 
  Standard Error                 70         19         16         14         12         12         12         76         80         83         87 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                       45,543        366        636      1,030      1,695      2,563      3,681     44,513     43,849     42,980     41,862 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       63.2       14.0       14.2       15.4       18.2       20.9       24.3       68.1       69.9       71.9       73.6 
Mean Amount                   5,340        893        897        849        793        773        836      5,444      5,515      5,612      5,736 
  Standard Error                108        114         98         81         63         55         48        110        112        114        117 
                                                                                                                                                  
Rental Income                                                                                                                                     
Aggregate (MIL)             42307.0      -38.5      -30.7     -114.7     -120.9      -64.9      -21.6    42421.7    42427.9    42371.9    42328.6 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.9       -0.4       -0.1       -0.2       -0.1       -0.0       -0.0        1.0        1.0        1.0        1.0 
Mean                            587        -15         -7        -17        -13         -5         -1        649        677        709        744 
  Standard Error                 29         26         17         13         11         10          9         32         33         35         37 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                        5,232         41         80        111        156        244        328      5,121      5,076      4,988      4,904 
Percent                         7.3        1.6        1.8        1.7        1.7        2.0        2.2        7.8        8.1        8.3        8.6 
Aggregate                   47361.0       90.7      140.0      169.8      259.3      421.6      578.2    47191.2    47101.7    46939.4    46782.9 
Mean                          9,052      2,205      1,744      1,531      1,659      1,726      1,761      9,215      9,280      9,411      9,541 
  Standard Error                358        512        392        308        282        272        222        365        368        374        380 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                        1,406         15         30         55         69         95        133      1,352      1,337      1,311      1,273 
Percent                         2.0        0.6        0.7        0.8        0.7        0.8        0.9        2.1        2.1        2.2        2.2 
Aggregate                   -5054.0     -129.3     -170.7     -284.5     -380.2     -486.5     -599.7    -4769.5    -4673.8    -4567.5    -4454.2 
Table 18.  Sources of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals in 1999

                                           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 
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Mean                         -3,594     -8,411     -5,733     -5,200     -5,480     -5,117     -4,508     -3,529     -3,496     -3,483     -3,498 
  Standard Error                132      1,948      1,321        860        845        649        510        133        131        132        135 
                                                                                                                                                  
Social Security                                                                                                                                   
Aggregate (MIL)            222591.7      683.2     3048.8     7060.5    14353.7    23363.6    34771.2   215531.3   208238.0   199228.1   187820.5 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          4.9        7.9       11.3       12.5       14.2       14.5       15.0        4.8        4.7        4.6        4.4 
Mean                          3,090        261        680      1,058      1,540      1,905      2,292      3,298      3,321      3,333      3,303 
  Standard Error                 35         37         49         53         53         54         55         39         40         41         42 
Recipient                                                                                                                                         
Families                                                                                                                                          
Number                       16,568        157        516      1,020      1,765      2,588      3,509     15,548     14,803     13,980     13,059 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       23.0        6.0       11.5       15.3       18.9       21.1       23.1       23.8       23.6       23.4       23.0 
Mean Amount                  13,435      4,341      5,911      6,925      8,134      9,029      9,910     13,862     14,067     14,251     14,382 
  Standard Error                 80        314        186        147        126        115        111         82         85         89         93 
                                                                                                                                                  
Pension, Survivor and                                                                                                                             
Disability Income                                                                                                                                 
Aggregate (MIL)            178533.6      195.4      457.2      967.6     1488.0     2901.6     4733.6   177566.0   177045.7   175632.0   173800.0 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          4.0        2.3        1.7        1.7        1.5        1.8        2.0        4.0        4.0        4.0        4.1 
Mean                          2,479         75        102        145        160        237        312      2,717      2,823      2,939      3,057 
  Standard Error                 48         17         18         19         16         19         20         52         54         57         60 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                       11,015         60        125        226        366        604        885     10,789     10,649     10,412     10,131 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       15.3        2.3        2.8        3.4        3.9        4.9        5.8       16.5       17.0       17.4       17.8 
Mean Amount                  16,208      3,253      3,669      4,277      4,062      4,807      5,351     16,458     16,625     16,869     17,156 
  Standard Error                235        345        390        358        277        261        245        238        241        245        250 
                                                                                                                                                  
Means Tested                                                                                                                                      
Cash Assistance                                                                                                                                   
Aggregate (MIL)             24676.7     2730.0     5949.9     8398.5    11336.6    13302.7    15134.8    16278.2    13340.1    11374.0     9541.9 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.5       31.4       22.1       14.9       11.2        8.3        6.5        0.4        0.3        0.3        0.2 
Mean                            343      1,041      1,326      1,258      1,216      1,085        998        249        213        190        168 
  Standard Error                  9         63         61         51         41         35         31          9          9          9          8 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                        4,757        784      1,410      1,925      2,417      2,821      3,159      2,832      2,339      1,935      1,597 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                        6.6       29.9       31.4       28.8       25.9       23.0       20.8        4.3        3.7        3.2        2.8 
Mean Amount                   5,188      3,484      4,219      4,363      4,690      4,715      4,790      5,749      5,702      5,877      5,974 
  Standard Error                 97        133        127        118        107        102         99        143        162        184        210 

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_001.htm