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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 
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Female HH, NHP and                                                                                                                                
rel. children under 18                                                                                                                            
Total                         8,736      1,437      2,340      3,116      3,853      4,612      5,206      5,619      4,883      4,124      3,529 
Persons in                                                                                                                                        
Families                     28,340      4,974      8,009     10,587     13,020     15,473     17,273     17,753     15,320     12,867     11,067 
Total Income                                                                                                                                      
Aggregate (MIL)            236713.1     5571.4    13967.7    23931.9    35975.7    51108.6    64654.4   212781.2   200737.3   185604.4   172058.6 
Mean                         27,098      3,878      5,968      7,680      9,337     11,082     12,419     37,866     41,113     45,010     48,750 
  Standard Error                524        108        120        133        134        146        153        735        824        949      1,082 
With Zero Income                140        140        140        140        140        140        140          0          0          0          0 
With Negative                                                                                                                                     
Income                            0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0 
                                                                                                                                                  
Wages and Salaries                                                                                                                                
Aggregate (MIL)            181389.6     2295.2     6827.0    13602.2    22306.2    33970.6    44408.9   167787.4   159083.4   147418.9   136980.7 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                         76.6       41.2       48.9       56.8       62.0       66.5       68.7       78.9       79.2       79.4       79.6 
Mean                         20,764      1,597      2,917      4,365      5,789      7,366      8,530     29,859     32,582     35,750     38,812 
  Standard Error                494         90        117        135        137        150        156        708        798        925      1,061 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                        7,436        786      1,427      2,102      2,760      3,469      4,026      5,333      4,676      3,967      3,410 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       85.1       54.7       61.0       67.5       71.6       75.2       77.3       94.9       95.8       96.2       96.6 
Mean Amount                  24,394      2,919      4,784      6,470      8,083      9,793     11,032     31,460     34,022     37,161     40,168 
  Standard Error                559        122        147        155        151        160        163        732        820        947      1,082 
                                                                                                                                                  
Nonfarm Self-Employment                                                                                                                           
Aggregate (MIL)              5200.1       93.2      219.3      582.6      715.4     1029.1     1301.9     4617.6     4484.7     4171.0     3898.2 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          2.2        1.7        1.6        2.4        2.0        2.0        2.0        2.2        2.2        2.2        2.3 
Mean                            595         65         94        187        186        223        250        822        919      1,011      1,104 
  Standard Error                 74         21         24         34         28         32         33        114        131        153        177 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          422         49         70        129        159        193        225        294        264        230        198 
Percent                         4.8        3.4        3.0        4.1        4.1        4.2        4.3        5.2        5.4        5.6        5.6 
Aggregate                    5234.3      100.0      226.1      589.4      722.3     1036.0     1308.8     4644.9     4512.0     4198.3     3925.5 
Mean                         12,390      2,060      3,251      4,585      4,551      5,379      5,829     15,805     17,107     18,266     19,831 
  Standard Error              1,283        394        521        531        453        525        538      1,757      1,920      2,165      2,458 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                           18          5          6          6          6          6          6         13         13         13         13 
Percent                         0.2        0.4        0.2        0.2        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.2        0.3        0.3        0.4 
Aggregate                     -34.2       -6.8       -6.9       -6.9       -6.9       -6.9       -6.9      -27.3      -27.3      -27.3      -27.3 
Mean                         -1,866     -1,316     -1,190     -1,190     -1,190     -1,190     -1,190     -2,176     -2,176     -2,176     -2,176 
  Standard Error                803        963        891        891        820        820        820      1,087      1,087      1,087      1,087 
                                                                                                                                                  
Farm Self-Employment                                                                                                                              
Aggregate (MIL)               316.6        0.0        0.0        7.2        9.7        6.5        6.5      309.4      306.8      310.0      310.0 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.1        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.1        0.2        0.2        0.2 
Mean                             36          0          0          2          3          1          1         55         63         75         88 
  Standard Error                 25          0          0          4          3          3          3         39         45         53         62 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                           43          4          4          8         12         13         18         35         31         30         26 
Percent                         0.5        0.3        0.2        0.3        0.3        0.3        0.3        0.6        0.6        0.7        0.7 
Aggregate                     329.8        0.0        0.0        7.2        9.7        9.7        9.7      322.6      320.1      320.1      320.1 
Mean                          7,590          2          2        900        805        747        554      9,097     10,200     10,516     12,370 
  Standard Error              4,577          0          0      1,449        920        860        651      5,503      6,133      6,297      7,219 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                            9          0          0          0          0          1          1          9          9          8          8 
Percent                         0.1        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.2        0.2        0.2        0.2 
Aggregate                     -13.2        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0       -3.2       -3.2      -13.2      -13.2      -10.0      -10.0 
Mean                         -1,458          .          .          .          .     -5,100     -5,100     -1,458     -1,458     -1,188     -1,188 
  Standard Error                891          .          .          .          .          0          0        891        891        727        727 
                                                                                                                                                  
Interest and Dividends                                                                                                                            
Aggregate (MIL)              4645.1       29.4       40.8       68.2      120.2      278.9      361.3     4576.9     4524.9     4366.2     4283.8 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          2.0        0.5        0.3        0.3        0.3        0.5        0.6        2.2        2.3        2.4        2.5 
Mean                            532         20         17         22         31         60         69        814        927      1,059      1,214 
  Standard Error                 44          9          6          5          8         17         16         68         78         90        105 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                        2,902        121        194        314        465        656        847      2,587      2,436      2,246      2,055 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       33.2        8.4        8.3       10.1       12.1       14.2       16.3       46.0       49.9       54.5       58.2 
Mean Amount                   1,601        244        211        217        258        425        427      1,769      1,857      1,944      2,085 
  Standard Error                128         96         67         50         67        120         95        143        151        161        175 
                                                                                                                                                  
Rental Income                                                                                                                                     
Aggregate (MIL)              1715.7       14.5       18.9       11.5       11.5      116.0      139.2     1704.2     1704.2     1599.7     1576.4 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.7        0.3        0.1        0.0        0.0        0.2        0.2        0.8        0.8        0.9        0.9 
Mean                            196         10          8          4          3         25         27        303        349        388        447 
  Standard Error                 43          7          5          6          4         12         11         66         76         89        104 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          221          9         13         16         22         37         47        205        199        184        174 
Percent                         2.5        0.6        0.6        0.5        0.6        0.8        0.9        3.6        4.1        4.5        4.9 
Aggregate                    1812.4       14.7       19.9       26.5       26.5      131.1      155.2     1785.9     1785.9     1681.4     1657.3 
Mean                          8,212      1,603      1,497      1,643      1,232      3,563      3,319      8,731      8,967      9,142      9,527 
  Standard Error              1,486        632        533        465        389      1,144        930      1,591      1,628      1,752      1,842 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                           36          0          1          5          5          5          6         32         32         32         30 
Percent                         0.4        0.0        0.1        0.2        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.6        0.6        0.8        0.9 
Aggregate                     -96.8       -0.2       -1.0      -15.1      -15.1      -15.1      -15.9      -81.7      -81.7      -81.7      -80.9 
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                         -2,665       -500       -702     -3,169     -3,169     -3,169     -2,681     -2,589     -2,589     -2,589     -2,662 
  Standard Error                630          0        183      1,192      1,097      1,097      1,051        704        704        704        725 
                                                                                                                                                  
Social Security                                                                                                                                   
Aggregate (MIL)             10309.3      250.8     1092.4     1670.4     2481.9     3294.7     4150.1     8638.8     7827.3     7014.6     6159.1 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          4.4        4.5        7.8        7.0        6.9        6.4        6.4        4.1        3.9        3.8        3.6 
Mean                          1,180        175        467        536        644        714        797      1,537      1,603      1,701      1,745 
  Standard Error                 61         39         56         53         52         53         55         90        100        114        126 
Recipient                                                                                                                                         
Families                                                                                                                                          
Number                        1,078         57        190        275        372        466        557        803        705        612        521 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       12.3        3.9        8.1        8.8        9.7       10.1       10.7       14.3       14.4       14.8       14.7 
Mean Amount                   9,567      4,430      5,753      6,076      6,667      7,076      7,451     10,764     11,098     11,463     11,833 
  Standard Error                300        419        280        251        264        274        275        377        414        457        511 
                                                                                                                                                  
Pension, Survivor and                                                                                                                             
Disability Income                                                                                                                                 
Aggregate (MIL)              4409.3       46.4       85.1      168.0      286.7      499.9      855.9     4241.2     4122.6     3909.4     3553.4 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          1.9        0.8        0.6        0.7        0.8        1.0        1.3        2.0        2.1        2.1        2.1 
Mean                            505         32         36         54         74        108        164        755        844        948      1,007 
  Standard Error                 66         15         13         17         19         21         26        101        116        136        157 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                          400         14         30         48         70        107        155        352        330        294        245 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                        4.6        1.0        1.3        1.6        1.8        2.3        3.0        6.3        6.8        7.1        7.0 
Mean Amount                  11,010      3,378      2,808      3,473      4,085      4,678      5,517     12,046     12,481     13,314     14,483 
  Standard Error              1,203        656        641        738        747        627        609      1,346      1,424      1,582      1,857 
                                                                                                                                                  
Means Tested                                                                                                                                      
Cash Assistance                                                                                                                                   
Aggregate (MIL)              8725.6     2024.7     4082.1     5290.4     6479.1     7114.7     7535.4     3435.2     2246.4     1610.9     1190.2 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          3.7       36.3       29.2       22.1       18.0       13.9       11.7        1.6        1.1        0.9        0.7 
Mean                            999      1,409      1,744      1,698      1,682      1,543      1,447        611        460        391        337 
  Standard Error                 42         92         91         81         71         65         60         49         47         48         50 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                        1,863        600      1,002      1,256      1,437      1,574      1,653        607        426        289        210 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       21.3       41.8       42.8       40.3       37.3       34.1       31.7       10.8        8.7        7.0        6.0 
Mean Amount                   4,684      3,372      4,072      4,212      4,510      4,520      4,559      5,660      5,269      5,577      5,666 
  Standard Error                140        148        149        141        134        135        134        328        409        521        646 

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