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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                             
                                     -------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                         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                                                                                                                                     
Female HH, NHP                                                                                                                                    
Total                        12,525      1,329      2,161      3,096      4,111      5,029      5,851      9,430      8,414      7,496      6,674 
Persons in                                                                                                                                        
Families                     37,422      4,477      7,329     10,425     13,577     16,349     18,775     26,996     23,844     21,072     18,647 
Total Income                                                                                                                                      
Aggregate (MIL)            415090.7     5028.3    13113.3    25357.5    41823.9    59655.2    78535.5   389733.2   373266.8   355435.4   336555.1 
Mean                         33,141      3,784      6,069      8,191     10,174     11,861     13,423     41,331     44,362     47,419     50,424 
  Standard Error                421        124        138        144        136        138        146        501        542        588        640 
With Zero Income                189        189        189        189        189        189        189          0          0          0          0 
With Negative                                                                                                                                     
Income                            6          6          6          6          6          6          6          0          0          0          0 
                                                                                                                                                  
Wages and Salaries                                                                                                                                
Aggregate (MIL)            311393.7     2137.5     6486.6    14290.1    25487.8    38194.6    52445.4   297103.5   285905.9   273199.1   258948.3 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                         75.0       42.5       49.5       56.4       60.9       64.0       66.8       76.2       76.6       76.9       76.9 
Mean                         24,861      1,609      3,002      4,616      6,200      7,594      8,964     31,508     33,979     36,448     38,797 
  Standard Error                376        105        131        147        145        149        156        456        496        541        592 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                       10,577        623      1,211      1,951      2,785      3,582      4,335      8,627      7,792      6,995      6,243 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       84.4       46.9       56.0       63.0       67.7       71.2       74.1       91.5       92.6       93.3       93.5 
Mean Amount                  29,440      3,429      5,358      7,326      9,152     10,662     12,099     34,440     36,691     39,057     41,480 
  Standard Error                415        160        171        171        160        158        161        474        510        553        603 
                                                                                                                                                  
Nonfarm Self-Employment                                                                                                                           
Aggregate (MIL)             10568.7      -30.2      158.5      305.0      505.0      817.2     1125.2    10263.7    10063.7     9751.5     9443.5 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          2.5       -0.6        1.2        1.2        1.2        1.4        1.4        2.6        2.7        2.7        2.8 
Mean                            844        -23         73         99        123        162        192      1,088      1,196      1,301      1,415 
  Standard Error                 90         29         34         31         29         30         31        119        133        149        166 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          621         26         67         89        117        151        191        531        504        470        430 
Percent                         5.0        1.9        3.1        2.9        2.8        3.0        3.3        5.6        6.0        6.3        6.4 
Aggregate                   10777.7       35.5      224.3      370.8      607.5      919.7     1229.0    10406.9    10170.2     9858.0     9548.7 
Mean                         17,367      1,381      3,366      4,154      5,213      6,100      6,435     19,587     20,178     20,984     22,228 
  Standard Error              1,530        468        732        723        653        670        647      1,746      1,832      1,950      2,106 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                           62         18         18         18         22         22         23         44         40         40         39 
Percent                         0.5        1.4        0.8        0.6        0.5        0.4        0.4        0.5        0.5        0.5        0.6 
Aggregate                    -209.0      -65.8      -65.8      -65.8     -102.5     -102.5     -103.8     -143.2     -106.5     -106.5     -105.2 
Mean                         -3,371     -3,587     -3,587     -3,587     -4,589     -4,589     -4,518     -3,281     -2,686     -2,686     -2,697 
  Standard Error                649      1,431      1,431      1,431      1,311      1,311      1,281        736        645        645        655 
                                                                                                                                                  
Farm Self-Employment                                                                                                                              
Aggregate (MIL)               686.9       -7.4      -11.7      -11.5      -11.5      -12.7       -4.6      698.5      698.4      699.6      691.5 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.2       -0.1       -0.1       -0.0       -0.0       -0.0       -0.0        0.2        0.2        0.2        0.2 
Mean                             55         -6         -5         -4         -3         -3         -1         74         83         93        104 
  Standard Error                 24         18         11          8          6          5          4         31         35         39         44 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          161          7          8         10         17         21         29        151        144        140        132 
Percent                         1.3        0.6        0.4        0.3        0.4        0.4        0.5        1.6        1.7        1.9        2.0 
Aggregate                     713.2        7.2        8.2        8.4        8.4        8.4       16.5      704.8      704.8      704.8      696.7 
Mean                          4,428        977      1,044        871        482        397        567      4,653      4,905      5,037      5,277 
  Standard Error              1,735        563        554        506        315        268        328      1,840      1,932      1,981      2,093 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                           10          1          5          5          5          6          6          5          5          4          4 
Percent                         0.1        0.1        0.2        0.2        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.0        0.1        0.1        0.1 
Aggregate                     -26.2      -14.6      -19.9      -19.9      -19.9      -21.1      -21.1       -6.4       -6.4       -5.2       -5.2 
Mean                         -2,687     -9,999     -3,785     -3,785     -3,785     -3,722     -3,722     -1,408     -1,408     -1,262     -1,262 
  Standard Error              1,771          .      3,214      3,214      2,958      2,752      2,752        856        856        838        838 
 
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                             
                                     -------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                         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 
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                                                                                                                                  
Interest and Dividends                                                                                                                            
Aggregate (MIL)             10536.2       27.3       63.5      150.7      237.3      322.9      476.6    10385.5    10298.9    10213.2    10059.6 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          2.5        0.5        0.5        0.6        0.6        0.5        0.6        2.7        2.8        2.9        3.0 
Mean                            841         21         29         49         58         64         81      1,101      1,224      1,363      1,507 
  Standard Error                 58          8         10         13         11          9         11         76         85         96        107 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                        4,781         80        194        340        547        811      1,076      4,441      4,235      3,971      3,705 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       38.2        6.0        9.0       11.0       13.3       16.1       18.4       47.1       50.3       53.0       55.5 
Mean Amount                   2,204        339        327        444        434        398        443      2,338      2,432      2,572      2,715 
  Standard Error                147        112        104        111         75         55         56        158        166        176        188 
                                                                                                                                                  
Rental Income                                                                                                                                     
Aggregate (MIL)              2971.0       -1.3        7.2        8.1       20.0       10.4       37.5     2962.9     2951.1     2960.6     2933.6 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.7       -0.0        0.1        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.8        0.8        0.8        0.9 
Mean                            237         -1          3          3          5          2          6        314        351        395        440 
  Standard Error                 48          2          4          3          4          7          6         63         71         80         89 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          352          6         19         23         28         44         62        329        323        308        290 
Percent                         2.8        0.4        0.9        0.7        0.7        0.9        1.1        3.5        3.8        4.1        4.3 
Aggregate                    3217.3        0.0       10.5       12.1       31.1       64.3       91.4     3205.2     3186.2     3153.0     3125.9 
Mean                          9,146          1        551        535      1,096      1,477      1,470      9,736      9,853     10,230     10,794 
  Standard Error              1,546          .        350        302        403        400        313      1,641      1,669      1,745      1,847 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          108          1          4          9         15         23         23         99         93         85         85 
Percent                         0.9        0.0        0.2        0.3        0.4        0.5        0.4        1.0        1.1        1.1        1.3 
Aggregate                    -246.2       -1.3       -3.3       -3.9      -11.1      -53.9      -53.9     -242.3     -235.1     -192.4     -192.4 
Mean                         -2,280     -2,500       -728       -435       -744     -2,368     -2,368     -2,448     -2,527     -2,256     -2,256 
  Standard Error                397          0        470        278        388        903        903        424        446        441        441 
                                                                                                                                                  
Social Security                                                                                                                                   
Aggregate (MIL)             29579.7      366.8     1258.8     2504.6     4612.9     6546.9     8574.9    27075.2    24966.8    23032.8    21004.8 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          7.1        7.3        9.6        9.9       11.0       11.0       10.9        6.9        6.7        6.5        6.2 
Mean                          2,362        276        583        809      1,122      1,302      1,466      2,871      2,967      3,073      3,147 
  Standard Error                 66         56         66         68         68         67         68         84         91         98        106 
Recipient                                                                                                                                         
Families                                                                                                                                          
Number                        2,919         70        205        372        597        816      1,026      2,547      2,322      2,103      1,893 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       23.3        5.3        9.5       12.0       14.5       16.2       17.5       27.0       27.6       28.1       28.4 
Mean Amount                  10,134      5,203      6,155      6,732      7,730      8,022      8,358     10,630     10,751     10,953     11,096 
  Standard Error                154        480        264        238        210        190        184        169        182        195        209 
                                                                                                                                                  
Pension, Survivor and                                                                                                                             
Disability Income                                                                                                                                 
Aggregate (MIL)             12850.5       37.7       86.2      280.1      460.4      772.8      998.1    12570.5    12390.2    12077.8    11852.4 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          3.1        0.8        0.7        1.1        1.1        1.3        1.3        3.2        3.3        3.4        3.5 
Mean                          1,026         28         40         90        112        154        171      1,333      1,473      1,611      1,776 
  Standard Error                 68         10         13         21         19         23         23         90        100        112        125 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                        1,211         25         41         80        119        177        225      1,131      1,092      1,034        986 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                        9.7        1.9        1.9        2.6        2.9        3.5        3.9       12.0       13.0       13.8       14.8 
Mean Amount                  10,610      1,501      2,106      3,497      3,859      4,364      4,430     11,114     11,348     11,680     12,023 
  Standard Error                569        236        425        539        419        458        416        603        622        650        677 
 
 
 
 
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                             
                                     -------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                         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 
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                                                                                                                                  
Means Tested                                                                                                                                      
Cash Assistance                                                                                                                                   
Aggregate (MIL)              9821.3     1686.3     3445.3     4771.2     6132.9     7042.0     7581.8     5050.1     3688.4     2779.3     2239.4 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          2.4       33.5       26.3       18.8       14.7       11.8        9.7        1.3        1.0        0.8        0.7 
Mean                            784      1,269      1,595      1,541      1,492      1,400      1,296        536        438        371        336 
  Standard Error                 32         92         92         82         68         61         55         35         34         34         36 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                        2,041        536        882      1,120      1,338      1,510      1,614        922        704        532        428 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       16.3       40.4       40.8       36.2       32.5       30.0       27.6        9.8        8.4        7.1        6.4 
Mean Amount                   4,811      3,144      3,906      4,261      4,585      4,665      4,699      5,479      5,241      5,226      5,234 
  Standard Error                142        159        160        160        149        143        139        255        297        360        428 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: (hhes-info@census.gov) Housing and Household Economics Statistics Information Staff
Last revised: December 10, 2001
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