Table 18. Sources of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals in 2000
(People and families in thousands; income in dollars. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
Below poverty level Above poverty level
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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
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Married-Couple
Families
Total 55,611 869 1,608 2,638 4,082 5,808 7,827 52,972 51,529 49,803 47,783
Persons in
Families 180,272 3,026 5,999 10,138 15,626 21,668 28,778 170,134 164,646 158,604 151,494
Total Income
Aggregate (MIL) 4122054.1 2523.7 10594.4 26155.8 52937.6 89834.5 141260.0 4095898.3 4069116.5 4032219.6 3980794.2
Mean 74,123 2,905 6,589 9,914 12,969 15,467 18,047 77,321 78,968 80,964 83,310
Standard Error 475 234 224 211 178 162 156 490 499 512 528
With Zero Income 161 161 161 161 161 161 161 0 0 0 0
With Negative
Income 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 0 0 0 0
Wages and Salaries
Aggregate (MIL) 3231763.2 1642.5 6735.8 17043.2 34604.3 57494.6 91833.0 3214720.0 3197158.9 3174268.6 3139930.2
Percent of Total
Income 78.4 65.1 63.6 65.2 65.4 64.0 65.0 78.5 78.6 78.7 78.9
Mean 58,114 1,891 4,189 6,460 8,478 9,899 11,732 60,687 62,046 63,737 65,712
Standard Error 441 163 211 224 203 192 194 457 467 479 495
Recipient Families
Number 46,745 326 836 1,533 2,523 3,652 5,007 45,213 44,223 43,093 41,739
Percent of All
Families 84.1 37.6 52.0 58.1 61.8 62.9 64.0 85.4 85.8 86.5 87.4
Mean Amount 69,135 5,031 8,062 11,120 13,717 15,742 18,342 71,102 72,297 73,661 75,228
Standard Error 491 264 273 258 220 204 205 503 511 521 534
Nonfarm Self-Employment
Aggregate (MIL) 223489.2 -206.3 319.0 1165.0 2501.5 4252.7 6383.3 222324.3 220987.7 219236.5 217106.0
Percent of Total
Income 5.4 -8.2 3.0 4.5 4.7 4.7 4.5 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.5
Mean 4,019 -237 198 442 613 732 815 4,197 4,289 4,402 4,544
Standard Error 133 149 116 100 82 74 68 140 144 148 155
Received Positive Amount
Number 7,059 90 163 269 413 569 773 6,790 6,646 6,490 6,286
Percent 12.7 10.3 10.1 10.2 10.1 9.8 9.9 12.8 12.9 13.0 13.2
Aggregate 226192.5 250.7 831.9 1759.5 3294.7 5090.9 7320.2 224433.0 222897.8 221101.6 218872.2
Mean 32,044 2,791 5,097 6,541 7,981 8,951 9,473 33,054 33,538 34,067 34,818
Standard Error 916 592 635 613 514 499 467 948 966 987 1,016
Received Negative Amount
Number 587 56 63 88 119 134 158 499 468 453 429
Percent 1.1 6.4 3.9 3.3 2.9 2.3 2.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
Aggregate -2703.2 -457.0 -512.9 -594.5 -793.1 -838.2 -936.9 -2108.7 -1910.1 -1865.1 -1766.3
Mean -4,603 -8,176 -8,097 -6,746 -6,666 -6,244 -5,930 -4,225 -4,079 -4,117 -4,115
Standard Error 235 1,018 939 815 619 579 544 235 237 242 243
Farm Self-Employment
Aggregate (MIL) 24466.1 -81.0 -44.1 46.8 132.7 300.4 520.5 24419.2 24333.4 24165.6 23945.5
Percent of Total
Income 0.6 -3.2 -0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
Mean 440 -93 -27 18 32 52 67 461 472 485 501
Standard Error 91 64 45 46 37 32 28 95 98 101 106
Received Positive Amount
Number 1,419 10 27 59 73 95 139 1,360 1,346 1,324 1,280
Percent 2.6 1.2 1.7 2.2 1.8 1.6 1.8 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7
Aggregate 25239.0 5.1 60.4 203.5 354.7 558.8 788.5 25035.6 24884.3 24680.3 24450.6
Mean 17,784 501 2,222 3,452 4,853 5,890 5,652 18,405 18,486 18,636 19,107
Standard Error 3,461 488 1,313 1,333 1,407 1,380 1,175 3,608 3,645 3,704 3,831
Received Negative Amount
Number 185 11 18 33 42 50 52 152 143 135 133
Percent 0.3 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Aggregate -773.0 -86.1 -104.5 -156.6 -222.1 -258.3 -267.9 -616.3 -550.9 -514.7 -505.1
Mean -4,183 -8,073 -5,786 -4,779 -5,326 -5,205 -5,184 -4,054 -3,849 -3,807 -3,794
Standard Error 535 2,118 2,031 1,767 1,338 1,178 1,139 546 560 579 585
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.
Table 18. Sources of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals in 2000
(People and families in thousands; income in dollars. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
Below poverty level Above poverty level
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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
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Interest and Dividends
Aggregate (MIL) 194129.7 162.2 306.0 574.8 971.9 1524.2 2397.1 193554.9 193157.8 192605.4 191732.6
Percent of Total
Income 4.7 6.4 2.9 2.2 1.8 1.7 1.7 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.8
Mean 3,491 187 190 218 238 262 306 3,654 3,749 3,867 4,013
Standard Error 80 32 29 27 26 23 21 84 86 89 93
Recipient Families
Number 37,827 197 346 604 966 1,570 2,397 37,223 36,861 36,258 35,430
Percent of All
Families 68.0 22.6 21.5 22.9 23.7 27.0 30.6 70.3 71.5 72.8 74.1
Mean Amount 5,132 826 886 951 1,006 971 1,000 5,200 5,240 5,312 5,412
Standard Error 116 118 116 106 104 78 63 118 119 121 123
Rental Income
Aggregate (MIL) 29542.9 3.6 10.2 37.8 106.9 247.6 313.6 29505.1 29436.0 29295.2 29229.3
Percent of Total
Income 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
Mean 531 4 6 14 26 43 40 557 571 588 612
Standard Error 29 16 22 19 14 13 13 31 32 33 34
Received Positive Amount
Number 4,073 23 43 77 108 159 233 3,996 3,965 3,914 3,840
Percent 7.3 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.6 2.7 3.0 7.5 7.7 7.9 8.0
Aggregate 33559.2 17.4 60.0 129.4 223.9 377.6 572.5 33429.8 33335.4 33181.6 32986.7
Mean 8,240 744 1,390 1,683 2,081 2,377 2,459 8,366 8,407 8,478 8,591
Standard Error 353 447 477 378 354 326 260 359 362 366 373
Received Negative Amount
Number 1,281 10 17 36 53 67 103 1,245 1,228 1,215 1,178
Percent 2.3 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.3 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.5
Aggregate -4016.4 -13.8 -49.8 -91.6 -117.0 -130.0 -258.9 -3924.7 -3899.4 -3886.4 -3757.4
Mean -3,135 -1,382 -2,889 -2,513 -2,217 -1,953 -2,502 -3,153 -3,174 -3,200 -3,191
Standard Error 133 376 947 585 413 363 404 136 137 138 140
Social Security
Aggregate (MIL) 196002.7 262.1 1425.7 3766.0 8732.1 17356.5 27863.4 192236.7 187270.6 178646.2 168139.3
Percent of Total
Income 4.8 10.4 13.5 14.4 16.5 19.3 19.7 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.2
Mean 3,525 302 887 1,427 2,139 2,988 3,560 3,629 3,634 3,587 3,519
Standard Error 45 73 97 102 96 99 96 47 48 49 50
Recipient
Families
Number 12,895 67 233 491 951 1,622 2,380 12,404 11,944 11,273 10,515
Percent of All
Families 23.2 7.7 14.5 18.6 23.3 27.9 30.4 23.4 23.2 22.6 22.0
Mean Amount 15,200 3,929 6,117 7,669 9,179 10,702 11,707 15,498 15,680 15,847 15,990
Standard Error 96 610 333 254 171 143 129 97 100 105 111
Pension, Survivor and
Disability Income
Aggregate (MIL) 157012.3 30.7 146.1 417.3 996.6 1866.3 3250.6 156595.1 156015.7 155146.0 153761.8
Percent of Total
Income 3.8 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.9 2.1 2.3 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.9
Mean 2,823 35 91 158 244 321 415 2,956 3,028 3,115 3,218
Standard Error 59 19 30 32 32 32 33 62 64 66 68
Recipient Families
Number 8,955 14 41 94 200 340 573 8,861 8,756 8,616 8,382
Percent of All
Families 16.1 1.7 2.6 3.6 4.9 5.9 7.3 16.7 17.0 17.3 17.5
Mean Amount 17,533 2,129 3,544 4,431 4,992 5,492 5,670 17,672 17,819 18,008 18,344
Standard Error 276 754 784 570 424 365 306 278 280 284 290
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.
Table 18. Sources of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals in 2000
(People and families in thousands; income in dollars. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
Below poverty level Above poverty level
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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
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Means Tested
Cash Assistance
Aggregate (MIL) 10930.7 513.0 1201.7 2007.0 2817.5 3638.5 4282.7 8923.6 8113.1 7292.2 6648.0
Percent of Total
Income 0.3 20.3 11.3 7.7 5.3 4.1 3.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Mean 197 591 747 761 690 626 547 168 157 146 139
Standard Error 10 98 83 69 51 43 35 11 11 11 11
Recipient Families
Number 1,746 132 258 405 558 685 815 1,340 1,187 1,061 930
Percent of All
Families 3.1 15.2 16.1 15.4 13.7 11.8 10.4 2.5 2.3 2.1 1.9
Mean Amount 6,262 3,891 4,651 4,953 5,046 5,312 5,252 6,657 6,833 6,875 7,147
Standard Error 257 419 307 273 236 244 226 325 360 391 437
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.