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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 
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Families with HH                                                                                                                                  
under age 65                                                                                                                                      
Total                        60,443      2,446      4,147      6,072      8,287     10,708     12,965     54,371     52,156     49,735     47,478 
Persons in                                                                                                                                        
Families                    201,143      8,378     14,602     21,762     29,815     38,479     46,839    179,381    171,327    162,664    154,304 
Total Income                                                                                                                                      
Aggregate (MIL)           3975606.8     8373.4    25152.4    51957.7    91036.7   142880.4   201286.6  3923649.1  3884570.1  3832726.5  3774320.2 
Mean                         65,775      3,424      6,065      8,557     10,986     13,343     15,525     72,165     74,480     77,064     79,497 
  Standard Error                394        104        109        116        109        111        117        420        431        446        461 
With Zero Income                331        331        331        331        331        331        331          0          0          0          0 
With Negative                                                                                                                                     
Income                           71         71         71         71         71         71         71          0          0          0          0 
                                                                                                                                                  
Wages and Salaries                                                                                                                                
Aggregate (MIL)           3310864.9     4218.7    14330.8    33113.3    61923.7   102365.3   149528.9  3277751.6  3248941.2  3208499.7  3161336.1 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                         83.3       50.4       57.0       63.7       68.0       71.6       74.3       83.5       83.6       83.7       83.8 
Mean                         54,777      1,725      3,455      5,453      7,472      9,560     11,533     60,285     62,293     64,512     66,586 
  Standard Error                362         79        105        121        118        122        128        387        399        413        427 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                       55,860      1,232      2,479      4,064      5,931      8,088     10,174     51,796     49,928     47,772     45,685 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       92.4       50.4       59.8       66.9       71.6       75.5       78.5       95.3       95.7       96.1       96.2 
Mean Amount                  59,271      3,423      5,782      8,149     10,441     12,657     14,697     63,282     65,072     67,163     69,198 
  Standard Error                379        115        134        139        128        127        130        397        407        421        435 
                                                                                                                                                  
Nonfarm Self-Employment                                                                                                                           
Aggregate (MIL)            221766.0     -348.2       94.4     1350.6     3168.2     5733.9     8149.1   220415.4   218597.8   216032.1   213616.9 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          5.6       -4.2        0.4        2.6        3.5        4.0        4.0        5.6        5.6        5.6        5.7 
Mean                          3,669       -142         23        222        382        535        629      4,054      4,191      4,344      4,499 
  Standard Error                118         55         45         43         43         44         43        131        136        143        149 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                        6,950        160        263        446        640        893      1,101      6,504      6,310      6,058      5,849 
Percent                        11.5        6.6        6.3        7.3        7.7        8.3        8.5       12.0       12.1       12.2       12.3 
Aggregate                  223875.7      234.3      818.2     2105.2     4018.0     6667.8     9118.8   221770.5   219857.7   217207.8   214756.8 
Mean                         32,211      1,461      3,117      4,719      6,275      7,469      8,280     34,097     34,843     35,857     36,717 
  Standard Error                884        263        366        361        376        365        352        934        960        995      1,026 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          506         79        105        117        138        156        172        389        368        350        334 
Percent                         0.8        3.2        2.5        1.9        1.7        1.5        1.3        0.7        0.7        0.7        0.7 
Aggregate                   -2109.7     -582.5     -723.7     -754.5     -849.8     -933.9     -969.8    -1355.1    -1259.9    -1175.7    -1139.9 
Mean                         -4,169     -7,345     -6,921     -6,476     -6,145     -5,997     -5,624     -3,479     -3,426     -3,357     -3,417 
  Standard Error                273        909        766        729        609        560        522        273        278        284        297 
                                                                                                                                                  
Farm Self-Employment                                                                                                                              
Aggregate (MIL)             10571.6     -172.1     -207.2      -73.4      -46.7      210.5      372.8    10645.0    10618.3    10361.1    10198.8 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.3       -2.1       -0.8       -0.1       -0.1        0.1        0.2        0.3        0.3        0.3        0.3 
Mean                            175        -70        -50        -12         -6         20         29        196        204        208        215 
  Standard Error                 24         37         25         24         19         21         19         27         28         29         30 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          913         22         30         54         79        111        142        860        834        802        771 
Percent                         1.5        0.9        0.7        0.9        1.0        1.0        1.1        1.6        1.6        1.6        1.6 
Aggregate                   11742.1       20.8       39.2      225.4      341.8      669.2      897.8    11516.7    11400.3    11072.9    10844.4 
Mean                         12,857        953      1,302      4,203      4,315      6,021      6,306     13,397     13,669     13,805     14,067 
  Standard Error              1,402        824        730      1,483      1,137      1,306      1,200      1,481      1,522      1,577      1,635 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          225         23         35         42         56         63         75        183        169        162        150 
Percent                         0.4        0.9        0.8        0.7        0.7        0.6        0.6        0.3        0.3        0.3        0.3 
Aggregate                   -1170.5     -192.8     -246.4     -298.8     -388.6     -458.8     -525.0     -871.7     -781.9     -711.8     -645.5 
Mean                         -5,204     -8,458     -7,039     -7,164     -6,976     -7,257     -6,971     -4,758     -4,621     -4,402     -4,315 
  Standard Error                520      1,865      1,659      1,458      1,228      1,103        961        544        537        541        572 
                                                                                                                                                  
Interest and Dividends                                                                                                                            
Aggregate (MIL)            163902.1      253.8      443.2      595.8      908.1     1267.6     1870.3   163306.3   162994.0   162634.6   162031.8 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          4.1        3.0        1.8        1.1        1.0        0.9        0.9        4.2        4.2        4.2        4.3 
Mean                          2,712        104        107         98        110        118        144      3,004      3,125      3,270      3,413 
  Standard Error                 64         18         15         12         11         10         11         71         74         78         81 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                       37,440        313        537        871      1,406      2,047      2,823     36,569     36,034     35,393     34,617 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       61.9       12.8       13.0       14.3       17.0       19.1       21.8       67.3       69.1       71.2       72.9 
Mean Amount                   4,378        810        825        684        646        619        663      4,466      4,523      4,595      4,681 
  Standard Error                102        121        103         74         61         48         47        104        106        107        110 
                                                                                                                                                  
Rental Income                                                                                                                                     
Aggregate (MIL)             29402.3       44.9       65.1      -15.6       30.1      116.7      153.3    29417.9    29372.2    29285.6    29249.0 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.7        0.5        0.3       -0.0        0.0        0.1        0.1        0.7        0.8        0.8        0.8 
Mean                            486         18         16         -3          4         11         12        541        563        589        616 
  Standard Error                 28         18         13         11          9          9          8         31         32         34         35 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                        4,027         41         76         98        131        189        253      3,929      3,896      3,838      3,774 
Percent                         6.7        1.7        1.8        1.6        1.6        1.8        1.9        7.2        7.5        7.7        7.9 
Aggregate                   33448.0       90.7      130.8      152.9      224.0      359.0      470.6    33295.1    33224.0    33089.0    32977.4 
Mean                          8,306      2,205      1,723      1,561      1,706      1,895      1,862      8,474      8,528      8,622      8,738 
  Standard Error                373        512        413        341        321        335        268        381        384        389        395 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                        1,179          7         17         38         47         58         77      1,141      1,132      1,121      1,102 
Percent                         2.0        0.3        0.4        0.6        0.6        0.5        0.6        2.1        2.2        2.3        2.3 
Aggregate                   -4045.7      -45.9      -65.7     -168.5     -193.9     -242.3     -317.3    -3877.2    -3851.9    -3803.5    -3728.5 
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                         -3,431     -6,560     -3,916     -4,443     -4,135     -4,153     -4,142     -3,398     -3,402     -3,394     -3,382 
  Standard Error                137      2,612      1,417        903        693        627        541        138        139        140        141 
                                                                                                                                                  
Social Security                                                                                                                                   
Aggregate (MIL)             60302.5      453.1     2030.5     4227.7     7522.0    10797.2    13726.3    56074.8    52780.5    49505.3    46576.2 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          1.5        5.4        8.1        8.1        8.3        7.6        6.8        1.4        1.4        1.3        1.2 
Mean                            998        185        490        696        908      1,008      1,059      1,031      1,012        995        981 
  Standard Error                 21         33         44         46         45         43         41         23         23         24         25 
Recipient                                                                                                                                         
Families                                                                                                                                          
Number                        5,922        104        346        628        981      1,324      1,626      5,294      4,941      4,598      4,297 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                        9.8        4.3        8.4       10.3       11.8       12.4       12.5        9.7        9.5        9.2        9.0 
Mean Amount                  10,183      4,354      5,862      6,734      7,665      8,157      8,444     10,592     10,683     10,766     10,840 
  Standard Error                118        431        237        199        182        169        166        128        135        142        148 
                                                                                                                                                  
Pension, Survivor and                                                                                                                             
Disability Income                                                                                                                                 
Aggregate (MIL)             86084.0      143.4      312.3      686.0     1023.1     2040.2     3176.3    85398.0    85060.9    84043.8    82907.7 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          2.2        1.7        1.2        1.3        1.1        1.4        1.6        2.2        2.2        2.2        2.2 
Mean                          1,424         59         75        113        123        191        245      1,571      1,631      1,690      1,746 
  Standard Error                 41         16         16         18         15         19         20         46         48         50         52 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                        4,994         42         81        152        226        372        502      4,842      4,767      4,622      4,491 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                        8.3        1.7        2.0        2.5        2.7        3.5        3.9        8.9        9.1        9.3        9.5 
Mean Amount                  17,239      3,408      3,857      4,516      4,524      5,490      6,325     17,638     17,842     18,184     18,459 
  Standard Error                369        434        512        439        362        359        346        377        382        391        400 
                                                                                                                                                  
Means Tested                                                                                                                                      
Cash Assistance                                                                                                                                   
Aggregate (MIL)             20203.9     2705.6     5721.6     7952.5    10368.4    11786.6    13203.4    12251.5     9835.5     8417.4     7000.5 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.5       32.3       22.7       15.3       11.4        8.2        6.6        0.3        0.3        0.2        0.2 
Mean                            334      1,106      1,380      1,310      1,251      1,101      1,018        225        189        169        147 
  Standard Error                 10         67         64         54         44         38         33         10          9          9          9 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                        4,002        775      1,366      1,838      2,219      2,528      2,792      2,165      1,783      1,474      1,210 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                        6.6       31.7       32.9       30.3       26.8       23.6       21.5        4.0        3.4        3.0        2.5 
Mean Amount                   5,048      3,490      4,188      4,328      4,672      4,662      4,729      5,659      5,515      5,709      5,785 
  Standard Error                104        134        128        119        112        108        106        166        187        212        241 

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_007.htm