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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 
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Married-Couple                                                                                                                                    
Families                                                                                                                                          
Total                        55,315        843      1,541      2,673      4,190      5,955      7,907     52,642     51,125     49,360     47,408 
Persons in                                                                                                                                        
Families                    179,169      2,979      5,901     10,422     16,090     22,470     29,647    168,747    163,079    156,699    149,522 
Total Income                                                                                                                                      
Aggregate (MIL)           3920756.7     2240.0     9865.2    26371.7    53565.4    91150.9   140703.2  3894385.0  3867191.3  3829605.8  3780053.5 
Mean                         70,880      2,658      6,402      9,867     12,784     15,307     17,795     73,978     75,642     77,585     79,734 
  Standard Error                422        234        227        205        166        153        152        435        443        454        467 
With Zero Income                137        137        137        137        137        137        137          0          0          0          0 
With Negative                                                                                                                                     
Income                           71         71         71         71         71         71         71          0          0          0          0 
                                                                                                                                                  
Wages and Salaries                                                                                                                                
Aggregate (MIL)           3013464.9     1497.9     6413.6    17107.0    35017.2    60416.3    94134.3  2996357.9  2978447.7  2953048.6  2919330.6 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                         76.9       66.9       65.0       64.9       65.4       66.3       66.9       76.9       77.0       77.1       77.2 
Mean                         54,478      1,777      4,162      6,400      8,357     10,146     11,906     56,919     58,258     59,826     61,578 
  Standard Error                393        161        210        217        192        185        186        407        416        427        440 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                       46,518        320        829      1,617      2,677      3,936      5,335     44,901     43,841     42,582     41,183 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       84.1       38.0       53.8       60.5       63.9       66.1       67.5       85.3       85.8       86.3       86.9 
Mean Amount                  64,781      4,679      7,737     10,582     13,081     15,350     17,646     66,733     67,938     69,350     70,887 
  Standard Error                434        277        266        248        206        192        192        444        452        461        473 
                                                                                                                                                  
Nonfarm Self-Employment                                                                                                                           
Aggregate (MIL)            225767.1     -453.4     -146.3      634.8     2263.1     4282.7     6334.8   225132.3   223504.0   221484.4   219432.3 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          5.8      -20.2       -1.5        2.4        4.2        4.7        4.5        5.8        5.8        5.8        5.8 
Mean                          4,081       -538        -95        238        540        719        801      4,277      4,372      4,487      4,629 
  Standard Error                133        150        111         86         78         73         66        139        143        148        154 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                        6,715         93        175        288        447        647        829      6,427      6,269      6,068      5,887 
Percent                        12.1       11.0       11.4       10.8       10.7       10.9       10.5       12.2       12.3       12.3       12.4 
Aggregate                  227963.3      100.6      536.4     1359.8     3085.1     5267.5     7378.3   226603.5   224878.2   222695.8   220585.0 
Mean                         33,948      1,087      3,061      4,715      6,908      8,138      8,905     35,260     35,874     36,701     37,472 
  Standard Error                939        382        493        487        497        460        430        974        996      1,025      1,053 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          512         69         94        108        131        160        179        404        381        352        333 
Percent                         0.9        8.2        6.1        4.1        3.1        2.7        2.3        0.8        0.7        0.7        0.7 
Aggregate                   -2196.2     -554.1     -682.7     -725.0     -822.0     -984.8    -1043.5    -1471.2    -1374.2    -1211.4    -1152.7 
Mean                         -4,290     -8,019     -7,256     -6,697     -6,257     -6,142     -5,819     -3,644     -3,611     -3,445     -3,465 
  Standard Error                271        944        789        739        614        537        501        274        280        287        299 
                                                                                                                                                  
Farm Self-Employment                                                                                                                              
Aggregate (MIL)             11789.0     -231.0     -266.2     -126.2     -120.2      151.3      313.2    11915.2    11909.2    11637.6    11475.8 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.3      -10.3       -2.7       -0.5       -0.2        0.2        0.2        0.3        0.3        0.3        0.3 
Mean                            213       -274       -173        -47        -29         25         40        226        233        236        242 
  Standard Error                 28        127         76         59         41         39         33         29         30         31         32 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          976         18         26         47         64        100        127        929        912        876        850 
Percent                         1.8        2.1        1.7        1.8        1.5        1.7        1.6        1.8        1.8        1.8        1.8 
Aggregate                   13173.9       20.8       39.2      230.8      348.8      687.4      915.9    12943.2    12825.1    12486.6    12258.1 
Mean                         13,495      1,174      1,507      4,858      5,463      6,871      7,230     13,937     14,057     14,251     14,429 
  Standard Error              1,352        989        819      1,606      1,308      1,390      1,288      1,414      1,438      1,491      1,533 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          240         26         39         45         60         67         80        195        180        173        161 
Percent                         0.4        3.1        2.5        1.7        1.4        1.1        1.0        0.4        0.4        0.4        0.3 
Aggregate                   -1385.0     -251.8     -305.4     -357.0     -469.0     -536.0     -602.7    -1028.0     -915.9     -848.9     -782.3 
Mean                         -5,764     -9,515     -7,898     -7,881     -7,776     -7,976     -7,561     -5,272     -5,089     -4,905     -4,871 
  Standard Error                520      1,918      1,728      1,526      1,242      1,125        992        533        527        533        563 
                                                                                                                                                  
Interest and Dividends                                                                                                                            
Aggregate (MIL)            223887.3      269.4      458.9      707.3     1082.2     1504.2     2361.9   223180.0   222805.1   222383.1   221525.4 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          5.7       12.0        4.7        2.7        2.0        1.7        1.7        5.7        5.8        5.8        5.9 
Mean                          4,047        320        298        265        258        253        299      4,240      4,358      4,505      4,673 
  Standard Error                 88         51         41         32         25         20         19         92         95         98        102 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                       38,720        206        355        582      1,003      1,589      2,422     38,138     37,717     37,131     36,298 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       70.0       24.5       23.1       21.8       23.9       26.7       30.6       72.4       73.8       75.2       76.6 
Mean Amount                   5,782      1,305      1,292      1,215      1,079        947        975      5,852      5,907      5,989      6,103 
  Standard Error                123        169        152        129         97         69         58        125        127        128        131 
                                                                                                                                                  
Rental Income                                                                                                                                     
Aggregate (MIL)             37243.0      -40.4      -36.8     -114.7     -128.2     -180.4     -157.3    37357.8    37371.2    37423.4    37400.3 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.9       -1.8       -0.4       -0.4       -0.2       -0.2       -0.1        1.0        1.0        1.0        1.0 
Mean                            673        -48        -24        -43        -31        -30        -20        710        731        758        789 
  Standard Error                 36         77         47         32         24         18         15         38         39         40         42 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                        4,660         32         65         89        121        183        250      4,571      4,538      4,476      4,410 
Percent                         8.4        3.8        4.2        3.3        2.9        3.1        3.2        8.7        8.9        9.1        9.3 
Aggregate                   41960.7       76.0      120.1      141.9      224.2      278.2      392.8    41818.7    41736.5    41682.4    41567.9 
Mean                          9,005      2,378      1,859      1,595      1,849      1,518      1,572      9,150      9,196      9,312      9,427 
  Standard Error                380        625        469        371        351        261        221        387        389        394        399 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                        1,275         13         26         48         62         88        118      1,227      1,212      1,187      1,157 
Percent                         2.3        1.5        1.7        1.8        1.5        1.5        1.5        2.3        2.4        2.4        2.4 
Aggregate                   -4717.6     -116.4     -156.9     -256.7     -352.4     -458.7     -550.1    -4461.0    -4365.3    -4259.0    -4167.5 
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                         -3,701     -8,985     -6,016     -5,380     -5,649     -5,208     -4,679     -3,635     -3,600     -3,589     -3,601 
  Standard Error                141      2,177      1,449        961        926        693        567        142        140        142        144 
                                                                                                                                                  
Social Security                                                                                                                                   
Aggregate (MIL)            184635.9      323.9     1325.6     4001.5     9048.4    15613.9    24640.9   180634.4   175587.5   169022.0   159995.0 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          4.7       14.5       13.4       15.2       16.9       17.1       17.5        4.6        4.5        4.4        4.2 
Mean                          3,338        384        860      1,497      2,159      2,622      3,116      3,431      3,434      3,424      3,375 
  Standard Error                 43         84         97        100         94         90         88         45         46         47         48 
Recipient                                                                                                                                         
Families                                                                                                                                          
Number                       12,867         73        215        534      1,020      1,585      2,273     12,332     11,846     11,282     10,593 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       23.3        8.6       14.0       20.0       24.4       26.6       28.8       23.4       23.2       22.9       22.3 
Mean Amount                  14,350      4,444      6,161      7,487      8,868      9,852     10,839     14,647     14,822     14,982     15,103 
  Standard Error                 92        573        335        214        168        146        134         94         96        100        105 
                                                                                                                                                  
Pension, Survivor and                                                                                                                             
Disability Income                                                                                                                                 
Aggregate (MIL)            159371.0      139.5      299.1      669.7      935.7     1937.2     3282.0   158701.3   158435.2   157433.8   156089.0 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          4.1        6.2        3.0        2.5        1.7        2.1        2.3        4.1        4.1        4.1        4.1 
Mean                          2,881        166        194        251        223        325        415      3,015      3,099      3,189      3,292 
  Standard Error                 59         44         41         39         27         31         33         62         63         66         68 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                        9,399         42         80        150        229        394        600      9,249      9,170      9,005      8,799 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       17.0        5.0        5.2        5.6        5.5        6.6        7.6       17.6       17.9       18.2       18.6 
Mean Amount                  16,957      3,319      3,735      4,477      4,086      4,921      5,471     17,159     17,278     17,483     17,740 
  Standard Error                260        431        455        407        306        329        304        263        264        268        273 
                                                                                                                                                  
Means Tested                                                                                                                                      
Cash Assistance                                                                                                                                   
Aggregate (MIL)             11449.3      539.4     1241.7     2200.6     3389.2     4197.6     5265.6     9248.7     8060.1     7251.7     6183.7 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.3       24.1       12.6        8.3        6.3        4.6        3.7        0.2        0.2        0.2        0.2 
Mean                            207        640        806        823        809        705        666        176        158        147        130 
  Standard Error                  9         97         89         71         54         43         37          9          9          9          8 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                        2,001        122        253        461        682        827      1,004      1,540      1,319      1,174        997 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                        3.6       14.5       16.4       17.3       16.3       13.9       12.7        2.9        2.6        2.4        2.1 
Mean Amount                   5,722      4,423      4,911      4,771      4,967      5,076      5,244      6,007      6,113      6,177      6,204 
  Standard Error                171        345        320        261        218        206        192        209        232        251        281 

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_002.htm