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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 HH                                                                                                                                  
under age 65                                                                                                                                      
Total                        60,782      2,251      3,782      5,595      7,788      9,948     12,305     55,187     52,994     50,834     48,476 
Persons in                                                                                                                                        
Families                    202,272      7,765     13,561     20,415     28,504     36,188     44,753    181,857    173,768    166,084    157,519 
Total Income                                                                                                                                      
Aggregate (MIL)           4216227.0     7962.4    23953.6    50232.4    90530.4   137939.7   200382.9  4165994.6  4125696.6  4078287.3  4015844.1 
Mean                         69,367      3,538      6,333      8,979     11,625     13,866     16,284     75,489     77,852     80,228     82,841 
  Standard Error                444        119        124        128        119        119        124        472        486        501        520 
With Zero Income                339        339        339        339        339        339        339          0          0          0          0 
With Negative                                                                                                                                     
Income                           61         61         61         61         61         61         61          0          0          0          0 
                                                                                                                                                  
Wages and Salaries                                                                                                                                
Aggregate (MIL)           3555716.2     4125.6    14049.1    32750.0    62503.3    99125.6   150201.0  3522966.1  3493212.9  3456590.5  3405515.1 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                         84.3       51.8       58.7       65.2       69.0       71.9       75.0       84.6       84.7       84.8       84.8 
Mean                         58,500      1,833      3,714      5,854      8,026      9,964     12,206     63,837     65,917     67,998     70,251 
  Standard Error                403         90        118        132        128        130        136        430        443        457        474 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                       56,321      1,036      2,182      3,658      5,529      7,449      9,590     52,663     50,793     48,872     46,731 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       92.7       46.0       57.7       65.4       71.0       74.9       77.9       95.4       95.8       96.1       96.4 
Mean Amount                  63,133      3,984      6,440      8,953     11,306     13,307     15,662     66,896     68,774     70,728     72,875 
  Standard Error                422        135        150        150        137        133        137        442        454        467        484 
                                                                                                                                                  
Nonfarm Self-Employment                                                                                                                           
Aggregate (MIL)            224538.5     -231.2      470.4     1503.4     3128.7     5216.3     7617.8   223035.1   221409.8   219322.2   216920.7 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          5.3       -2.9        2.0        3.0        3.5        3.8        3.8        5.4        5.4        5.4        5.4 
Mean                          3,694       -103        124        269        402        524        619      4,041      4,178      4,314      4,475 
  Standard Error                123         61         53         50         46         47         46        135        141        147        154 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                        7,245        127        237        367        552        741        961      6,878      6,693      6,504      6,284 
Percent                        11.9        5.7        6.3        6.6        7.1        7.4        7.8       12.5       12.6       12.8       13.0 
Aggregate                  227349.3      311.1     1068.6     2167.8     4035.3     6190.8     8682.8   225181.5   223314.0   221158.5   218666.5 
Mean                         31,380      2,442      4,501      5,903      7,308      8,359      9,038     32,741     33,366     34,001     34,796 
  Standard Error                905        456        497        496        423        416        405        947        970        996      1,027 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          614         84         91        110        146        167        186        505        468        448        428 
Percent                         1.0        3.7        2.4        2.0        1.9        1.7        1.5        0.9        0.9        0.9        0.9 
Aggregate                   -2810.8     -542.3     -598.2     -664.4     -906.7     -974.5    -1065.0    -2146.4    -1904.2    -1836.3    -1745.9 
Mean                         -4,575     -6,479     -6,563     -6,053     -6,210     -5,838     -5,727     -4,253     -4,065     -4,103     -4,075 
  Standard Error                230        854        808        719        551        513        490        235        238        244        244 
                                                                                                                                                  
Farm Self-Employment                                                                                                                              
Aggregate (MIL)             23637.8      -98.5      -60.6       30.2      130.0      269.4      497.5    23607.6    23507.8    23368.4    23140.2 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.6       -1.2       -0.3        0.1        0.1        0.2        0.2        0.6        0.6        0.6        0.6 
Mean                            389        -44        -16          5         17         27         40        428        444        460        477 
  Standard Error                 83         28         21         22         19         19         18         91         95         99        104 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                        1,452         15         33         62         83        104        158      1,389      1,368      1,348      1,293 
Percent                         2.4        0.7        0.9        1.1        1.1        1.0        1.3        2.5        2.6        2.7        2.7 
Aggregate                   24416.5        9.3       65.6      203.3      354.5      552.8      790.6    24213.2    24062.0    23863.7    23625.9 
Mean                         16,821        628      2,006      3,255      4,257      5,318      5,002     17,431     17,586     17,708     18,265 
  Standard Error              3,387        445      1,111      1,273      1,273      1,281      1,059      3,536      3,589      3,643      3,792 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          182         13         20         31         38         48         50        151        144        134        132 
Percent                         0.3        0.6        0.5        0.6        0.5        0.5        0.4        0.3        0.3        0.3        0.3 
Aggregate                    -778.7     -107.8     -126.2     -173.1     -224.5     -283.4     -293.0     -605.7     -554.2     -495.3     -485.7 
Mean                         -4,280     -8,399     -6,239     -5,547     -5,949     -5,912     -5,861     -4,018     -3,843     -3,696     -3,681 
  Standard Error                556      1,801      1,896      1,844      1,451      1,226      1,185        565        573        590        596 
 
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)            144041.4      161.1      312.6      553.7     1000.7     1395.9     1976.3   143487.6   143040.7   142645.5   142065.0 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          3.4        2.0        1.3        1.1        1.1        1.0        1.0        3.4        3.5        3.5        3.5 
Mean                          2,370         72         83         99        128        140        161      2,600      2,699      2,806      2,931 
  Standard Error                 63         13         13         13         14         13         12         69         72         75         78 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                       36,938        254        481        821      1,296      1,954      2,750     36,117     35,642     34,984     34,188 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       60.8       11.3       12.7       14.7       16.6       19.6       22.4       65.4       67.3       68.8       70.5 
Mean Amount                   3,900        635        650        675        772        714        719      3,973      4,013      4,077      4,155 
  Standard Error                102         96         91         81         82         63         53        104        106        108        110 
                                                                                                                                                  
Rental Income                                                                                                                                     
Aggregate (MIL)             23153.6      -11.2       -4.5       15.0      108.4      220.1      277.4    23138.6    23045.3    22933.5    22876.2 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.5       -0.1       -0.0        0.0        0.1        0.2        0.1        0.6        0.6        0.6        0.6 
Mean                            381         -5         -1          3         14         22         23        419        435        451        472 
  Standard Error                 24          4          9          8          7          8          8         27         28         29         30 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                        3,454         20         45         79        113        155        216      3,375      3,341      3,299      3,238 
Percent                         5.7        0.9        1.2        1.4        1.5        1.6        1.8        6.1        6.3        6.5        6.7 
Aggregate                   27079.2        3.9       56.0      114.1      227.5      382.2      521.0    26965.1    26851.6    26696.9    26558.1 
Mean                          7,840        194      1,245      1,447      2,014      2,467      2,411      7,989      8,037      8,092      8,202 
  Standard Error                375        144        436        343        332        331        272        383        387        392        398 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                        1,246         11         25         46         63         79        102      1,200      1,183      1,167      1,144 
Percent                         2.1        0.5        0.7        0.8        0.8        0.8        0.8        2.2        2.2        2.3        2.4 
Aggregate                   -3925.5      -15.1      -60.5      -99.1     -119.2     -162.1     -243.6    -3826.4    -3806.4    -3763.4    -3681.9 
Mean                         -3,150     -1,436     -2,378     -2,141     -1,886     -2,055     -2,395     -3,189     -3,218     -3,224     -3,218 
  Standard Error                138        376        695        492        368        391        436        142        144        145        145 
                                                                                                                                                  
Social Security                                                                                                                                   
Aggregate (MIL)             65796.9      665.8     2026.3     3763.8     6828.4    10113.2    13667.0    62033.1    58968.4    55683.6    52129.8 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          1.6        8.4        8.5        7.5        7.5        7.3        6.8        1.5        1.4        1.4        1.3 
Mean                          1,083        296        536        673        877      1,017      1,111      1,124      1,113      1,095      1,075 
  Standard Error                 23         45         50         48         46         45         44         25         25         26         26 
Recipient                                                                                                                                         
Families                                                                                                                                          
Number                        6,103        141        334        562        876      1,205      1,540      5,541      5,227      4,898      4,563 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       10.0        6.3        8.8       10.0       11.3       12.1       12.5       10.0        9.9        9.6        9.4 
Mean Amount                  10,781      4,720      6,072      6,701      7,793      8,395      8,872     11,194     11,282     11,368     11,425 
  Standard Error                124        399        274        231        195        181        176        133        139        146        153 
                                                                                                                                                  
Pension, Survivor and                                                                                                                             
Disability Income                                                                                                                                 
Aggregate (MIL)             84113.9       70.1      230.5      645.7     1350.1     2104.5     3095.3    83468.2    82763.8    82009.4    81018.6 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          2.0        0.9        1.0        1.3        1.5        1.5        1.5        2.0        2.0        2.0        2.0 
Mean                          1,384         31         61        115        173        212        252      1,512      1,562      1,613      1,671 
  Standard Error                 42         10         15         20         20         20         21         46         48         50         52 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                        4,794         36         74        139        249        344        465      4,655      4,545      4,450      4,329 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                        7.9        1.6        1.9        2.5        3.2        3.5        3.8        8.4        8.6        8.8        8.9 
Mean Amount                  17,545      1,944      3,129      4,641      5,423      6,114      6,651     17,931     18,209     18,429     18,716 
  Standard Error                397        334        558        507        375        361        346        406        414        421        431 
 
 
 
 
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)             18657.9     2222.0     4711.4     6724.9     8769.2    10137.3    11075.4    11933.0     9888.7     8520.6     7582.5 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.4       27.9       19.7       13.4        9.7        7.3        5.5        0.3        0.2        0.2        0.2 
Mean                            307        987      1,246      1,202      1,126      1,019        900        216        187        168        156 
  Standard Error                 11         67         65         56         45         39         34         10         10         10         10 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                        3,457        694      1,159      1,494      1,829      2,079      2,264      1,963      1,628      1,378      1,193 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                        5.7       30.8       30.6       26.7       23.5       20.9       18.4        3.6        3.1        2.7        2.5 
Mean Amount                   5,397      3,203      4,066      4,500      4,795      4,877      4,892      6,080      6,073      6,181      6,355 
  Standard Error                139        150        143        143        131        128        124        221        253        287        322 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.

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