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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                                                                                                                             
under age 65                                                                                                                                      
Total                        32,791      3,182      4,709      6,210      7,736      9,367     11,065     26,581     25,055     23,424     21,727 
Total Income                                                                                                                                      
Aggregate (MIL)           1021537.5     3433.8    12020.7    23409.8    38368.9    57954.6    82286.7   998127.8   983168.6   963582.9   939250.8 
Mean                         31,153      1,079      2,553      3,770      4,960      6,187      7,437     37,550     39,240     41,137     43,231 
  Standard Error                345         48         59         62         61         64         67        405        425        449        478 
With Zero Income              1,330      1,330      1,330      1,330      1,330      1,330      1,330          0          0          0          0 
With Negative                                                                                                                                     
Income                           58         58         58         58         58         58         58          0          0          0          0 
                                                                                                                                                  
Wages and Salaries                                                                                                                                
Aggregate (MIL)            845555.3     2428.1     6586.6    11385.9    21202.3    34857.9    53188.7   834169.4   824353.0   810697.4   792366.7 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                         82.8       70.7       54.8       48.6       55.3       60.1       64.6       83.6       83.8       84.1       84.4 
Mean                         25,786        763      1,399      1,834      2,741      3,721      4,807     31,382     32,901     34,610     36,470 
  Standard Error                314         37         47         52         58         66         72        370        388        410        437 
Recipient Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                           
Number                       26,660      1,105      1,964      2,725      3,854      5,120      6,519     23,935     22,806     21,540     20,141 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Unrel. Indiv.                  81.3       34.7       41.7       43.9       49.8       54.7       58.9       90.0       91.0       92.0       92.7 
Mean Amount                  31,717      2,198      3,354      4,179      5,501      6,808      8,159     34,851     36,147     37,638     39,341 
  Standard Error                367         68         69         74         74         77         80        398        414        433        459 
                                                                                                                                                  
Nonfarm Self-Employment                                                                                                                           
Aggregate (MIL)             45178.1     -149.1      101.7      383.8      903.6     1387.2     2931.3    44794.3    44274.5    43790.9    42246.8 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          4.4       -4.3        0.8        1.6        2.4        2.4        3.6        4.5        4.5        4.5        4.5 
Mean                          1,378        -47         22         62        117        148        265      1,685      1,767      1,870      1,944 
  Standard Error                 84         24         20         20         20         20         25        104        110        117        126 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                        1,830        122        199        250        326        392        518      1,580      1,504      1,438      1,312 
Percent                         5.6        3.8        4.2        4.0        4.2        4.2        4.7        5.9        6.0        6.1        6.0 
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                   45796.7      127.6      397.4      712.2     1233.4     1719.6     3263.7    45084.6    44563.3    44077.2    42533.1 
Mean                         25,021      1,046      1,992      2,848      3,778      4,384      6,296     28,529     29,631     30,649     32,419 
  Standard Error              1,266        194        239        280        288        302        344      1,425      1,485      1,542      1,672 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          142         53         64         70         74         76         76         72         67         65         65 
Percent                         0.4        1.7        1.4        1.1        1.0        0.8        0.7        0.3        0.3        0.3        0.3 
Aggregate                    -618.7     -276.8     -295.7     -328.3     -329.8     -332.4     -332.4     -290.3     -288.9     -286.3     -286.3 
Mean                         -4,369     -5,203     -4,641     -4,708     -4,444     -4,347     -4,347     -4,041     -4,287     -4,396     -4,396 
  Standard Error                383        727        658        636        577        568        568        489        492        497        497 
                                                                                                                                                  
Farm Self-Employment                                                                                                                              
Aggregate (MIL)              1572.4      -53.9      -35.5      -23.7        2.3        2.3      160.6     1596.1     1570.1     1570.1     1411.8 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.2       -1.6       -0.3       -0.1        0.0        0.0        0.2        0.2        0.2        0.2        0.2 
Mean                             48        -17         -8         -4          0          0         15         60         63         67         65 
  Standard Error                 13         15         11          9          7          6          9         16         17         18         19 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          195          9         19         35         43         48         68        160        152        147        127 
Percent                         0.6        0.3        0.4        0.6        0.6        0.5        0.6        0.6        0.6        0.6        0.6 
Aggregate                    1693.4        7.9       26.3       46.6       72.6       72.6      230.9     1646.8     1620.8     1620.8     1462.5 
Mean                          8,677        857      1,381      1,329      1,671      1,511      3,376     10,286     10,683     11,015     11,537 
  Standard Error              1,858        879        908        750        778        715      1,054      2,198      2,301      2,357      2,700 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                           22          8          8         11         12         13         13         10         10          9          9 
Percent                         0.1        0.3        0.2        0.2        0.2        0.1        0.1        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0 
Aggregate                    -121.0      -61.8      -61.8      -70.3      -70.3      -70.3      -70.3      -50.8      -50.8      -50.8      -50.8 
Mean                         -5,534     -7,468     -7,468     -6,161     -5,979     -5,503     -5,503     -4,850     -5,017     -5,577     -5,577 
  Standard Error              1,537      2,407      2,407      2,123      1,970      1,981      1,981      2,350      2,378      2,434      2,434 
                                                                                                                                                  
Interest and Dividends                                                                                                                            
Aggregate (MIL)             49741.4      244.9      402.8      727.8      909.4     1241.1     1576.2    49013.6    48832.0    48500.3    48165.2 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          4.9        7.1        3.4        3.1        2.4        2.1        1.9        4.9        5.0        5.0        5.1 
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                          1,517         77         86        117        118        132        142      1,844      1,949      2,071      2,217 
  Standard Error                 63         11         10         12         10         10         10         77         81         87         93 
Recipient Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                           
Number                       15,653        508        774      1,085      1,455      1,919      2,477     14,568     14,198     13,735     13,176 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Unrel. Indiv.                  47.7       16.0       16.4       17.5       18.8       20.5       22.4       54.8       56.7       58.6       60.6 
Mean Amount                   3,178        482        520        671        625        647        636      3,364      3,439      3,531      3,655 
  Standard Error                128         61         57         63         50         45         41        137        141        146        151 
                                                                                                                                                  
Rental Income                                                                                                                                     
Aggregate (MIL)              7950.1     -138.2     -113.8     -107.9      -43.6       47.9      147.8     8058.0     7993.7     7902.1     7802.3 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.8       -4.0       -0.9       -0.5       -0.1        0.1        0.2        0.8        0.8        0.8        0.8 
Mean                            242        -43        -24        -17         -6          5         13        303        319        337        359 
  Standard Error                 25         19         13         10          9          8          8         31         33         35         37 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                        1,260         29         45         61         85        105        144      1,199      1,175      1,155      1,116 
Percent                         3.8        0.9        1.0        1.0        1.1        1.1        1.3        4.5        4.7        4.9        5.1 
Aggregate                    8507.9       27.4       51.8       58.4      123.3      220.9      327.4     8449.4     8384.6     8287.0     8180.5 
Mean                          6,751        951      1,152        961      1,447      2,103      2,277      7,045      7,136      7,174      7,327 
  Standard Error                589        378        329        268        379        449        409        617        628        639        659 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          270         32         32         36         37         40         42        234        233        230        229 
Percent                         0.8        1.0        0.7        0.6        0.5        0.4        0.4        0.9        0.9        1.0        1.1 
Aggregate                    -557.8     -165.6     -165.6     -166.4     -166.9     -173.0     -179.6     -391.5     -391.0     -384.8     -378.2 
Mean                         -2,066     -5,244     -5,244     -4,659     -4,547     -4,324     -4,327     -1,671     -1,676     -1,673     -1,655 
  Standard Error                223      1,241      1,241      1,176      1,065        992        956        169        170        172        172 
                                                                                                                                                  
Social Security                                                                                                                                   
Aggregate (MIL)             16168.2      197.5     1158.5     4225.1     6571.1     8565.0    10038.3    11943.1     9597.1     7603.2     6129.9 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          1.6        5.8        9.6       18.0       17.1       14.8       12.2        1.2        1.0        0.8        0.7 
Mean                            493         62        246        680        849        914        907        449        383        325        282 
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                 17         13         25         39         38         37         35         20         19         19         19 
Recipient                                                                                                                                         
Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                                     
Number                        2,036         79        274        743      1,028      1,261      1,413      1,293      1,008        775        623 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Unrel. Indiv.                   6.2        2.5        5.8       12.0       13.3       13.5       12.8        4.9        4.0        3.3        2.9 
Mean Amount                   7,941      2,492      4,221      5,686      6,393      6,793      7,102      9,237      9,520      9,808      9,845 
  Standard Error                134        297        169        114        106        108        110        182        226        278        333 
                                                                                                                                                  
Pension, Survivor and                                                                                                                             
Disability Income                                                                                                                                 
Aggregate (MIL)             21661.4      150.4      361.5      679.6      942.9     1392.0     1975.9    20981.8    20718.5    20269.4    19685.5 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          2.1        4.4        3.0        2.9        2.5        2.4        2.4        2.1        2.1        2.1        2.1 
Mean                            661         47         77        109        122        149        179        789        827        865        906 
  Standard Error                 37         10         13         15         13         15         15         45         48         51         54 
Recipient Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                           
Number                        1,585         60        114        183        240        309        411      1,402      1,345      1,276      1,174 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Unrel. Indiv.                   4.8        1.9        2.4        2.9        3.1        3.3        3.7        5.3        5.4        5.4        5.4 
Mean Amount                  13,670      2,493      3,183      3,723      3,934      4,507      4,806     14,965     15,405     15,888     16,775 
  Standard Error                583        241        276        275        243        255        229        642        663        693        741 
                                                                                                                                                  
Means Tested                                                                                                                                      
Cash Assistance                                                                                                                                   
Aggregate (MIL)              5903.5      225.9     2146.3     3805.4     4334.9     5020.3     5231.4     2098.1     1568.6      883.2      672.1 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.6        6.6       17.9       16.3       11.3        8.7        6.4        0.2        0.2        0.1        0.1 
Mean                            180         71        456        613        560        536        473         79         63         38         31 
  Standard Error                  8         12         34         35         29         26         22          7          6          5          5 
Recipient Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                           
Number                        2,134        324        767      1,224      1,381      1,577      1,685        909        753        556        449 
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.                   6.5       10.2       16.3       19.7       17.9       16.8       15.2        3.4        3.0        2.4        2.1 
Mean Amount                   2,767        697      2,798      3,109      3,139      3,183      3,105      2,307      2,084      1,588      1,498 
  Standard Error                 97         99        152        129        117        110        107        159        166        182        202 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 14, 2004
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