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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Families with HH
aged 65 and over
Total 11,606 160 330 627 1,098 1,767 2,479 10,979 10,508 9,840 9,127
Persons in
Families 27,210 383 822 1,600 2,772 4,415 6,038 25,609 24,438 22,795 21,171
Total Income
Aggregate (MIL) 530518.2 302.2 1625.1 4836.6 11090.2 21848.8 34882.0 525681.5 519427.9 508669.4 495636.2
Mean 45,710 1,891 4,919 7,711 10,097 12,368 14,069 47,881 49,433 51,696 54,306
Standard Error 633 304 325 286 222 200 175 656 678 712 753
With Zero Income 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 0 0 0 0
With Negative
Income 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0
Wages and Salaries
Aggregate (MIL) 155483.2 89.1 219.5 587.2 1774.4 3122.4 4636.5 154896.0 153708.8 152360.8 150846.7
Percent of Total
Income 29.3 29.5 13.5 12.1 16.0 14.3 13.3 29.5 29.6 30.0 30.4
Mean 13,397 557 665 936 1,616 1,768 1,870 14,109 14,628 15,484 16,528
Standard Error 467 173 162 191 190 164 143 492 512 544 584
Recipient Families
Number 4,738 34 71 128 241 384 536 4,610 4,497 4,354 4,202
Percent of All
Families 40.8 21.2 21.4 20.4 21.9 21.7 21.6 42.0 42.8 44.2 46.0
Mean Amount 32,816 2,632 3,103 4,583 7,361 8,129 8,650 33,601 34,180 34,994 35,899
Standard Error 1,015 522 556 744 620 538 460 1,038 1,061 1,091 1,125
Nonfarm Self-Employment
Aggregate (MIL) 22268.8 -17.2 2.6 18.8 59.8 100.2 301.6 22249.9 22209.0 22168.6 21967.2
Percent of Total
Income 4.2 -5.7 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.9 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.4
Mean 1,919 -108 8 30 54 57 122 2,027 2,114 2,253 2,407
Standard Error 165 202 107 73 48 33 33 174 182 194 209
Received Positive Amount
Number 833 6 12 17 22 31 75 816 812 802 759
Percent 7.2 3.6 3.5 2.8 2.0 1.8 3.0 7.4 7.7 8.2 8.3
Aggregate 22538.3 16.0 35.8 67.5 108.8 149.2 360.2 22470.8 22429.5 22389.1 22178.1
Mean 27,041 2,800 3,090 3,897 4,966 4,784 4,819 27,532 27,637 27,906 29,230
Standard Error 1,893 1,969 1,126 1,137 1,275 1,086 638 1,926 1,935 1,953 2,044
Received Negative Amount
Number 76 3 3 9 14 14 19 67 62 62 57
Percent 0.7 2.1 1.0 1.5 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
Aggregate -269.5 -33.2 -33.2 -48.6 -49.0 -49.0 -58.6 -220.9 -220.5 -220.5 -210.9
Mean -3,547 -9,999 -9,999 -5,125 -3,624 -3,624 -3,102 -3,322 -3,530 -3,530 -3,694
Standard Error 607 0 0 2,221 1,692 1,692 1,404 620 641 641 659
Farm Self-Employment
Aggregate (MIL) 1770.5 3.0 -2.4 -2.0 -16.0 13.6 13.6 1772.6 1786.6 1756.9 1756.9
Percent of Total
Income 0.3 1.0 -0.1 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4
Mean 153 18 -7 -3 -15 8 5 161 170 179 192
Standard Error 39 21 19 19 18 21 15 41 43 46 49
Received Positive Amount
Number 197 3 3 6 8 17 20 190 189 180 177
Percent 1.7 1.7 0.8 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.8 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.9
Aggregate 1887.3 3.0 3.0 8.6 8.6 39.4 39.4 1878.7 1878.7 1847.9 1847.9
Mean 9,587 1,100 1,100 1,325 1,134 2,345 1,988 9,867 9,924 10,262 10,438
Standard Error 1,942 0 0 523 508 1,586 1,385 1,998 2,007 2,096 2,124
Received Negative Amount
Number 26 0 4 8 10 10 10 19 17 16 16
Percent 0.2 0.0 1.1 1.2 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Aggregate -116.8 0.0 -5.3 -10.6 -24.6 -25.8 -25.8 -106.2 -92.2 -91.0 -91.0
Mean -4,414 . -1,400 -1,408 -2,480 -2,496 -2,496 -5,614 -5,576 -5,643 -5,643
Standard Error 1,038 . 0 833 1,217 1,170 1,170 1,090 1,246 1,263 1,263
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) 65641.9 31.9 93.2 221.4 299.0 563.9 1058.1 65420.5 65342.8 65078.0 64583.8
Percent of Total
Income 12.4 10.6 5.7 4.6 2.7 2.6 3.0 12.4 12.6 12.8 13.0
Mean 5,656 200 282 353 272 319 427 5,959 6,219 6,614 7,076
Standard Error 211 71 79 71 41 36 37 222 231 246 264
Recipient Families
Number 7,609 44 96 183 312 567 916 7,425 7,297 7,042 6,693
Percent of All
Families 65.6 27.3 29.2 29.2 28.4 32.1 36.9 67.6 69.4 71.6 73.3
Mean Amount 8,627 731 967 1,208 960 995 1,155 8,810 8,955 9,241 9,650
Standard Error 310 213 238 215 129 99 89 317 323 333 349
Rental Income
Aggregate (MIL) 10465.5 13.5 14.5 21.3 10.3 29.7 66.6 10444.2 10455.3 10435.8 10399.0
Percent of Total
Income 2.0 4.5 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1
Mean 902 85 44 34 9 17 27 951 995 1,061 1,139
Standard Error 85 71 34 29 17 15 17 89 93 100 107
Received Positive Amount
Number 1,128 9 17 24 30 54 89 1,104 1,098 1,073 1,039
Percent 9.7 5.7 5.2 3.8 2.7 3.1 3.6 10.1 10.4 10.9 11.4
Aggregate 10914.3 13.5 14.5 27.4 28.9 61.2 145.4 10886.9 10885.4 10853.1 10768.9
Mean 9,680 1,476 836 1,165 969 1,125 1,635 9,862 9,917 10,113 10,369
Standard Error 774 987 581 643 479 335 295 788 792 808 832
Received Negative Amount
Number 188 0 0 4 10 16 30 184 178 172 158
Percent 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.7
Aggregate -448.8 0.0 0.0 -6.1 -18.6 -31.5 -78.8 -442.7 -430.1 -417.3 -369.9
Mean -2,387 . . -1,390 -1,910 -2,014 -2,652 -2,411 -2,413 -2,421 -2,337
Standard Error 213 . . 892 481 501 477 216 222 227 236
Social Security
Aggregate (MIL) 169925.2 105.9 928.2 3114.8 7621.6 15472.6 24999.7 166810.5 162303.6 154452.6 144925.5
Percent of Total
Income 32.0 35.0 57.1 64.4 68.7 70.8 71.7 31.7 31.2 30.4 29.2
Mean 14,641 663 2,810 4,966 6,939 8,759 10,083 15,194 15,446 15,697 15,879
Standard Error 110 179 280 275 213 181 161 111 114 119 127
Recipient
Families
Number 10,654 34 160 403 818 1,438 2,118 10,251 9,835 9,216 8,536
Percent of All
Families 91.8 21.6 48.5 64.2 74.5 81.4 85.4 93.4 93.6 93.7 93.5
Mean Amount 15,950 3,069 5,796 7,737 9,312 10,763 11,804 16,272 16,502 16,759 16,978
Standard Error 102 408 266 230 162 137 125 103 105 111 118
Pension, Survivor and
Disability Income
Aggregate (MIL) 91804.4 6.0 40.2 180.7 262.9 782.5 1540.1 91623.7 91541.5 91021.9 90264.3
Percent of Total
Income 17.3 2.0 2.5 3.7 2.4 3.6 4.4 17.4 17.6 17.9 18.2
Mean 7,910 37 122 288 239 443 621 8,345 8,712 9,251 9,890
Standard Error 189 23 61 75 45 62 61 198 206 217 231
Recipient Families
Number 5,788 7 16 54 96 212 393 5,734 5,692 5,576 5,395
Percent of All
Families 49.9 4.5 4.8 8.6 8.8 12.0 15.8 52.2 54.2 56.7 59.1
Mean Amount 15,862 833 2,543 3,345 2,735 3,694 3,923 15,980 16,083 16,324 16,730
Standard Error 314 199 832 548 343 386 285 316 318 322 330
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) 3981.4 65.0 278.1 547.9 848.2 1394.5 1743.4 3433.4 3133.2 2586.9 2237.9
Percent of Total
Income 0.8 21.5 17.1 11.3 7.6 6.4 5.0 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5
Mean 343 407 842 873 772 789 703 313 298 263 245
Standard Error 29 172 183 136 90 82 64 30 31 31 33
Recipient Families
Number 723 20 64 134 204 287 365 589 519 436 359
Percent of All
Families 6.2 12.8 19.3 21.4 18.6 16.2 14.7 5.4 4.9 4.4 3.9
Mean Amount 5,505 3,173 4,355 4,078 4,153 4,862 4,782 5,830 6,037 5,928 6,239
Standard Error 375 871 558 404 302 335 286 450 505 579 693
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.