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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                                                                                                                             
aged 65 and over                                                                                                                                  
Total                        10,641        369        776      2,095      3,262      4,547      5,498      8,546      7,379      6,094      5,143 
Total Income                                                                                                                                      
Aggregate (MIL)            215195.0      617.8     2689.2    11883.8    22321.0    36297.6    48623.3   203311.2   192874.0   178897.5   166571.8 
Mean                         20,223      1,674      3,464      5,673      6,843      7,983      8,843     23,790     26,137     29,355     32,389 
  Standard Error                474        129        116         74         59         58         60        576        659        785        917 
With Zero Income                 85         85         85         85         85         85         85          0          0          0          0 
With Negative                                                                                                                                     
Income                           10         10         10         10         10         10         10          0          0          0          0 
                                                                                                                                                  
Wages and Salaries                                                                                                                                
Aggregate (MIL)             28010.1       18.8       39.1      102.9      210.9      504.4      896.9    27907.3    27799.2    27505.7    27113.3 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                         13.0        3.0        1.5        0.9        0.9        1.4        1.8       13.7       14.4       15.4       16.3 
Mean                          2,632         51         50         49         65        111        163      3,265      3,767      4,513      5,272 
  Standard Error                369         32         25         15         14         17         21        459        531        642        760 
Recipient Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                           
Number                        1,291          9         21         56         90        156        227      1,235      1,201      1,135      1,064 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Unrel. Indiv.                  12.1        2.6        2.8        2.7        2.8        3.4        4.1       14.5       16.3       18.6       20.7 
Mean Amount                  21,699      1,998      1,821      1,842      2,351      3,236      3,951     22,597     23,144     24,234     25,485 
  Standard Error              2,933        768        673        427        358        317        336      3,061      3,144      3,321      3,536 
                                                                                                                                                  
Nonfarm Self-Employment                                                                                                                           
Aggregate (MIL)              3659.8      -15.3      -15.3       14.1       19.8       22.3       42.3     3645.7     3640.0     3637.5     3617.5 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          1.7       -2.5       -0.6        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1        1.8        1.9        2.0        2.2 
Mean                            344        -42        -20          7          6          5          8        427        493        597        703 
  Standard Error                 59         61         29         15         10          7          7         74         85        103        122 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          204          6          6         15         25         29         35        189        179        175        169 
Percent                         1.9        1.8        0.8        0.7        0.8        0.6        0.6        2.2        2.4        2.9        3.3 
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                    3770.6        4.9        4.9       34.4       49.2       51.8       71.7     3736.2     3721.3     3718.8     3698.8 
Mean                         18,459        759        759      2,309      1,958      1,770      2,050     19,728     20,774     21,250     21,851 
  Standard Error              2,479        531        531      1,106        684        627        593      2,627      2,735      2,778      2,848 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                           16          2          2          2          3          3          3         14         13         13         13 
Percent                         0.2        0.5        0.3        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.2        0.2        0.2        0.2 
Aggregate                    -110.8      -20.3      -20.3      -20.3      -29.5      -29.5      -29.5      -90.5      -81.3      -81.3      -81.3 
Mean                         -6,928     -9,999     -9,999     -9,999     -8,819     -8,819     -8,819     -6,482     -6,428     -6,428     -6,428 
  Standard Error              1,315          0          0          0      1,153      1,153      1,153      1,427      1,574      1,574      1,574 
                                                                                                                                                  
Farm Self-Employment                                                                                                                              
Aggregate (MIL)               935.4      -30.3      -50.9      -91.1      -96.7      -96.7      -96.7     1026.4     1032.0     1032.0     1032.0 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.4       -4.9       -1.9       -0.8       -0.4       -0.3       -0.2        0.5        0.5        0.6        0.6 
Mean                             88        -82        -66        -43        -30        -21        -18        120        140        169        201 
  Standard Error                 49         90         52         26         16         12         10         60         70         84        100 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                           26          0          0          0          1          1          1         26         26         26         25 
Percent                         0.2        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.3        0.3        0.4        0.5 
Aggregate                    1064.6        0.0        0.0        0.0        3.8        3.8        3.8     1064.6     1060.8     1060.8     1060.8 
Mean                         40,492          .          .          1      5,806      5,806      2,680     40,818     41,389     41,389     42,677 
  Standard Error             13,691          .          .          0      8,556      8,556      5,803     13,744     13,905     13,905     14,097 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                           16          3          7         11         13         13         13          5          3          3          3 
Percent                         0.2        0.8        0.9        0.5        0.4        0.3        0.2        0.1        0.0        0.0        0.1 
Aggregate                    -129.3      -30.3      -50.9      -91.1     -100.5     -100.5     -100.5      -38.2      -28.8      -28.8      -28.8 
Mean                         -8,068     -9,999     -7,667     -8,545     -7,645     -7,645     -7,645     -7,120     -9,999     -9,999     -9,999 
  Standard Error              1,230          0      2,101      1,468      1,419      1,419      1,419      2,350          0          0          0 
                                                                                                                                                  
Interest and Dividends                                                                                                                            
Aggregate (MIL)             36034.4       78.2      185.8      394.7      663.9     1378.6     2075.2    35639.7    35370.5    34655.7    33959.1 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                         16.7       12.7        6.9        3.3        3.0        3.8        4.3       17.5       18.3       19.4       20.4 
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                          3,386        212        239        188        204        303        377      4,170      4,793      5,687      6,603 
  Standard Error                149         66         48         25         19         19         20        183        210        251        294 
Recipient Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                           
Number                        6,214         76        181        523        941      1,553      2,112      5,691      5,273      4,661      4,102 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Unrel. Indiv.                  58.4       20.7       23.4       24.9       28.8       34.2       38.4       66.6       71.5       76.5       79.8 
Mean Amount                   5,799      1,025      1,023        755        706        888        982      6,262      6,707      7,435      8,280 
  Standard Error                246        272        177         91         59         51         46        267        286        320        359 
                                                                                                                                                  
Rental Income                                                                                                                                     
Aggregate (MIL)              5506.9     -103.2     -150.3     -170.5     -153.6     -131.3        9.6     5677.3     5660.5     5638.2     5497.3 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          2.6      -16.7       -5.6       -1.4       -0.7       -0.4        0.0        2.8        2.9        3.2        3.3 
Mean                            518       -280       -194        -81        -47        -29          2        664        767        925      1,069 
  Standard Error                 62        142         80         32         20         16         15         77         89        108        127 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          783          9         19         45         85        123        181        738        698        660        602 
Percent                         7.4        2.3        2.5        2.2        2.6        2.7        3.3        8.6        9.5       10.8       11.7 
Aggregate                    5914.5       23.5       27.2       42.1       75.4      126.9      270.4     5872.4     5839.1     5787.6     5644.1 
Mean                          7,554      2,738      1,406        933        892      1,035      1,496      7,959      8,361      8,763      9,372 
  Standard Error                752        218        434        241        164        170        189        793        832        874        950 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                           97         20         25         32         34         46         52         65         63         51         45 
Percent                         0.9        5.3        3.3        1.5        1.0        1.0        0.9        0.8        0.9        0.8        0.9 
Aggregate                    -407.6     -126.7     -177.6     -212.6     -229.0     -258.2     -260.8     -195.0     -178.6     -149.4     -146.8 
Mean                         -4,207     -6,455     -6,970     -6,687     -6,766     -5,589     -5,055     -2,995     -2,832     -2,947     -3,240 
  Standard Error                603      1,304      1,055        956        830        829        806        692        695        789        861 
                                                                                                                                                  
Social Security                                                                                                                                   
Aggregate (MIL)             92718.8      513.9     2282.8     9859.3    18948.9    30914.8    40177.0    82859.5    73769.9    61804.0    52541.8 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                         43.1       83.2       84.9       83.0       84.9       85.2       82.6       40.8       38.2       34.5       31.5 
Mean                          8,713      1,393      2,940      4,707      5,809      6,799      7,307      9,695      9,997     10,141     10,217 
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                 64        156        135         91         73         68         66         69         77         91        103 
Recipient                                                                                                                                         
Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                                     
Number                        9,812        180        548      1,752      2,880      4,145      5,050      8,060      6,933      5,667      4,762 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Unrel. Indiv.                  92.2       48.9       70.6       83.6       88.3       91.2       91.8       94.3       93.9       93.0       92.6 
Mean Amount                   9,449      2,850      4,163      5,627      6,580      7,458      7,956     10,280     10,641     10,905     11,033 
  Standard Error                 58        213        119         68         56         55         55         61         68         80         93 
                                                                                                                                                  
Pension, Survivor and                                                                                                                             
Disability Income                                                                                                                                 
Aggregate (MIL)             42672.4       58.7      127.5      392.2      831.2     1561.2     3130.5    42280.1    41841.2    41111.1    39541.9 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                         19.8        9.5        4.7        3.3        3.7        4.3        6.4       20.8       21.7       23.0       23.7 
Mean                          4,010        159        164        187        255        343        569      4,947      5,670      6,746      7,689 
  Standard Error                131         49         38         27         24         25         32        159        181        214        248 
Recipient Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                           
Number                        4,293         33         62        169        364        628      1,039      4,125      3,929      3,665      3,255 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Unrel. Indiv.                  40.3        8.9        8.0        8.0       11.2       13.8       18.9       48.3       53.2       60.1       63.3 
Mean Amount                   9,939      1,796      2,052      2,326      2,283      2,485      3,014     10,250     10,648     11,217     12,149 
  Standard Error                276        294        263        194        145        121        122        286        297        313        344 
                                                                                                                                                  
Means Tested                                                                                                                                      
Cash Assistance                                                                                                                                   
Aggregate (MIL)              2034.6       74.1      216.4     1239.0     1522.5     1572.4     1660.1      795.6      512.1      462.2      374.5 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.9       12.0        8.0       10.4        6.8        4.3        3.4        0.4        0.3        0.3        0.2 
Mean                            191        201        279        591        467        346        302         93         69         76         73 
  Standard Error                 15         55         51         52         36         26         23         13         13         16         17 
Recipient Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                           
Number                          798         60        124        491        611        649        672        306        186        148        125 
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.                   7.5       16.3       16.0       23.4       18.7       14.3       12.2        3.6        2.5        2.4        2.4 
Mean Amount                   2,551      1,233      1,746      2,523      2,490      2,421      2,469      2,596      2,752      3,120      2,991 
  Standard Error                148        253        230        161        141        135        136        303        433        527        594 

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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