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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 
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Unrelated individuals                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                  
Total                        43,432      3,551      5,485      8,305     10,998     13,914     16,563     35,128     32,435     29,518     26,869 
Total Income                                                                                                                                      
Aggregate (MIL)           1236732.6     4051.6    14709.9    35293.6    60690.0    94252.2   130910.0  1201439.0  1176042.6  1142480.3  1105822.6 
Mean                         28,475      1,141      2,682      4,250      5,518      6,774      7,904     34,202     36,259     38,704     41,156 
  Standard Error                287         45         54         52         48         48         50        340        363        393        426 
With Zero Income              1,415      1,415      1,415      1,415      1,415      1,415      1,415          0          0          0          0 
With Negative                                                                                                                                     
Income                           68         68         68         68         68         68         68          0          0          0          0 
                                                                                                                                                  
Wages and Salaries                                                                                                                                
Aggregate (MIL)            873565.5     2446.9     6625.7    11488.8    21413.2    35362.3    54085.5   862076.7   852152.3   838203.2   819479.9 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                         70.6       60.4       45.0       32.6       35.3       37.5       41.3       71.8       72.5       73.4       74.1 
Mean                         20,113        689      1,208      1,383      1,947      2,541      3,265     24,541     26,273     28,396     30,499 
  Standard Error                263         34         42         42         44         49         54        315        338        366        397 
Recipient Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                           
Number                       27,951      1,114      1,985      2,780      3,944      5,276      6,746     25,170     24,007     22,675     21,205 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Unrel. Indiv.                  64.4       31.4       36.2       33.5       35.9       37.9       40.7       71.7       74.0       76.8       78.9 
Mean Amount                  31,254      2,196      3,338      4,132      5,430      6,702      8,018     34,250     35,496     36,967     38,646 
  Standard Error                375         68         69         74         73         76         79        408        424        445        471 
                                                                                                                                                  
Nonfarm Self-Employment                                                                                                                           
Aggregate (MIL)             48837.9     -164.5       86.4      397.9      923.4     1409.5     2973.6    48440.0    47914.5    47428.3    45864.3 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          3.9       -4.1        0.6        1.1        1.5        1.5        2.3        4.0        4.1        4.2        4.1 
Mean                          1,124        -46         16         48         84        101        180      1,379      1,477      1,607      1,707 
  Standard Error                 65         23         18         15         14         14         17         81         87         96        105 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                        2,035        128        206        265        352        421        553      1,770      1,683      1,613      1,481 
Percent                         4.7        3.6        3.8        3.2        3.2        3.0        3.3        5.0        5.2        5.5        5.5 
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 
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Aggregate                   49567.3      132.5      402.3      746.5     1282.6     1771.4     3335.4    48820.8    48284.7    47795.9    46231.9 
Mean                         24,362      1,031      1,954      2,817      3,648      4,203      6,027     27,588     28,689     29,629     31,212 
  Standard Error              1,168        186        233        272        274        288        330      1,307      1,362      1,411      1,522 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          158         55         66         72         78         80         80         86         80         78         78 
Percent                         0.4        1.6        1.2        0.9        0.7        0.6        0.5        0.2        0.2        0.3        0.3 
Aggregate                    -729.4     -297.0     -316.0     -348.6     -359.3     -361.8     -361.8     -380.8     -370.1     -367.6     -367.6 
Mean                         -4,629     -5,378     -4,806     -4,857     -4,633     -4,534     -4,534     -4,438     -4,625     -4,726     -4,726 
  Standard Error                379        726        662        639        573        565        565        491        499        504        504 
                                                                                                                                                  
Farm Self-Employment                                                                                                                              
Aggregate (MIL)              2507.7      -84.2      -86.4     -114.7      -94.4      -94.4       63.9     2622.5     2602.1     2602.1     2443.8 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.2       -2.1       -0.6       -0.3       -0.2       -0.1        0.0        0.2        0.2        0.2        0.2 
Mean                             58        -24        -16        -14         -9         -7          4         75         80         88         91 
  Standard Error                 15         16         12          9          7          6          7         19         20         22         25 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          221          9         19         35         44         49         70        186        177        173        152 
Percent                         0.5        0.3        0.3        0.4        0.4        0.3        0.4        0.5        0.5        0.6        0.6 
Aggregate                    2758.1        7.9       26.3       46.6       76.4       76.4      234.7     2711.5     2681.6     2681.6     2523.3 
Mean                         12,454        857      1,381      1,321      1,733      1,570      3,361     14,563     15,120     15,521     16,642 
  Standard Error              2,609        879        908        747        789        726      1,039      3,025      3,155      3,221      3,627 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                           38         11         15         22         25         26         26         16         13         12         12 
Percent                         0.1        0.3        0.3        0.3        0.2        0.2        0.2        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0 
Aggregate                    -250.3      -92.1     -112.8     -161.3     -170.8     -170.8     -170.8      -89.0      -79.5      -79.5      -79.5 
Mean                         -6,605     -8,146     -7,557     -7,313     -6,859     -6,590     -6,590     -5,620     -6,120     -6,639     -6,639 
  Standard Error              1,089      1,875      1,631      1,394      1,230      1,268      1,268      1,809      2,109      2,084      2,084 
                                                                                                                                                  
Interest and Dividends                                                                                                                            
Aggregate (MIL)             85775.8      323.1      588.5     1122.5     1573.3     2619.7     3651.4    84653.2    84202.4    83156.0    82124.4 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          6.9        8.0        4.0        3.2        2.6        2.8        2.8        7.0        7.2        7.3        7.4 
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                          1,975         91        107        135        143        188        220      2,410      2,596      2,817      3,056 
  Standard Error                 60         12         11         11          9          9          9         74         80         87         95 
Recipient Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                           
Number                       21,867        584        956      1,608      2,396      3,472      4,589     20,260     19,472     18,396     17,278 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Unrel. Indiv.                  50.3       16.5       17.4       19.4       21.8       24.9       27.7       57.7       60.0       62.3       64.3 
Mean Amount                   3,923        553        616        698        657        755        796      4,178      4,324      4,520      4,753 
  Standard Error                116         65         58         52         38         34         31        125        130        137        145 
                                                                                                                                                  
Rental Income                                                                                                                                     
Aggregate (MIL)             13457.0     -241.3     -264.1     -278.4     -197.2      -83.4      157.4    13735.3    13654.1    13540.3    13299.6 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          1.1       -6.0       -1.8       -0.8       -0.3       -0.1        0.1        1.1        1.2        1.2        1.2 
Mean                            310        -68        -48        -34        -18         -6         10        391        421        459        495 
  Standard Error                 24         23         16         11          9          8          7         30         32         35         39 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                        2,043         37         64        106        170        228        325      1,937      1,873      1,816      1,719 
Percent                         4.7        1.1        1.2        1.3        1.5        1.6        2.0        5.5        5.8        6.2        6.4 
Aggregate                   14422.4       50.9       79.1      100.6      198.7      347.8      597.8    14321.8    14223.7    14074.6    13824.6 
Mean                          7,059      1,360      1,228        949      1,170      1,528      1,842      7,393      7,592      7,752      8,044 
  Standard Error                464        352        266        185        209        232        212        487        502        517        543 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          367         51         57         67         71         86         93        299        296        281        274 
Percent                         0.8        1.4        1.0        0.8        0.6        0.6        0.6        0.9        0.9        1.0        1.0 
Aggregate                    -965.4     -292.3     -343.2     -379.0     -395.9     -431.1     -440.4     -586.5     -569.5     -534.3     -525.0 
Mean                         -2,631     -5,708     -6,015     -5,614     -5,612     -5,002     -4,730     -1,959     -1,922     -1,903     -1,917 
  Standard Error                240        923        852        792        708        647        620        206        203        205        209 
                                                                                                                                                  
Social Security                                                                                                                                   
Aggregate (MIL)            108887.0      711.4     3441.3    14084.5    25520.0    39479.9    50215.3    94802.5    83367.0    69407.2    58671.7 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          8.8       17.6       23.4       39.9       42.0       41.9       38.4        7.9        7.1        6.1        5.3 
Mean                          2,507        200        627      1,696      2,321      2,837      3,032      2,699      2,570      2,351      2,184 
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 
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  Standard Error                 32         23         35         48         46         48         47         38         40         41         42 
Recipient                                                                                                                                         
Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                                     
Number                       11,848        260        823      2,495      3,908      5,406      6,463      9,353      7,941      6,443      5,385 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Unrel. Indiv.                  27.3        7.3       15.0       30.0       35.5       38.9       39.0       26.6       24.5       21.8       20.0 
Mean Amount                   9,190      2,740      4,183      5,644      6,531      7,303      7,769     10,136     10,499     10,773     10,895 
  Standard Error                 53        174         97         59         50         50         50         59         66         78         91 
                                                                                                                                                  
Pension, Survivor and                                                                                                                             
Disability Income                                                                                                                                 
Aggregate (MIL)             64333.8      209.1      489.1     1071.8     1774.1     2953.3     5106.4    63261.9    62559.7    61380.5    59227.4 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          5.2        5.2        3.3        3.0        2.9        3.1        3.9        5.3        5.3        5.4        5.4 
Mean                          1,481         59         89        129        161        212        308      1,801      1,929      2,079      2,204 
  Standard Error                 43         11         12         13         12         13         15         53         58         63         69 
Recipient Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                           
Number                        5,878         93        176        351        604        937      1,450      5,527      5,274      4,941      4,428 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Unrel. Indiv.                  13.5        2.6        3.2        4.2        5.5        6.7        8.8       15.7       16.3       16.7       16.5 
Mean Amount                  10,945      2,248      2,783      3,053      2,938      3,152      3,522     11,446     11,861     12,423     13,375 
  Standard Error                258        195        211        180        138        125        113        271        281        296        323 
                                                                                                                                                  
Means Tested                                                                                                                                      
Cash Assistance                                                                                                                                   
Aggregate (MIL)              7938.1      300.0     2362.6     5044.4     5857.3     6592.7     6891.5     2893.7     2080.7     1345.4     1046.6 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.6        7.4       16.1       14.3        9.7        7.0        5.3        0.2        0.2        0.1        0.1 
Mean                            183         84        431        607        533        474        416         82         64         46         39 
  Standard Error                  7         12         30         30         23         19         17          6          5          5          5 
Recipient Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                           
Number                        2,931        384        891      1,715      1,992      2,227      2,357      1,216        939        704        574 
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 
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Unrel. Indiv.                   6.7       10.8       16.2       20.7       18.1       16.0       14.2        3.5        2.9        2.4        2.1 
Mean Amount                   2,708        781      2,652      2,941      2,940      2,961      2,924      2,380      2,217      1,910      1,824 
  Standard Error                 81         94        136        104         92         88         86        141        159        185        208 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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Last revised: July 14, 2004
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