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Table 18.  Sources of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals in 2000
(Numbers in thousands. 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 
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Unrelated individuals                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                  
Total                        45,117      3,651      5,605      8,529     11,494     14,343     16,923     36,587     33,622     30,774     28,193 
Total Income                                                                                                                                      
Aggregate (MIL)           1333210.1     4279.1    15334.8    37276.2    66143.8    99993.6   136557.7  1295933.9  1267066.4  1233216.6  1196652.4 
Mean                         29,550      1,172      2,736      4,370      5,754      6,972      8,069     35,420     37,685     40,073     42,445 
  Standard Error                308         40         52         52         48         48         50        366        394        425        458 
With Zero Income              1,500      1,500      1,500      1,500      1,500      1,500      1,500          0          0          0          0 
With Negative                                                                                                                                     
Income                           61         61         61         61         61         61         61          0          0          0          0 
                                                                                                                                                  
Wages and Salaries                                                                                                                                
Aggregate (MIL)            952869.1     2024.2     5693.6    11313.3    22202.8    36815.2    55533.3   941555.8   930666.3   916054.0   897335.8 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                         71.5       47.3       37.1       30.4       33.6       36.8       40.7       72.7       73.5       74.3       75.0 
Mean                         21,120        554      1,016      1,326      1,932      2,567      3,281     25,735     27,680     29,767     31,828 
  Standard Error                289         28         39         42         45         50         55        347        374        404        436 
Recipient Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                           
Number                       29,145      1,027      1,781      2,637      3,873      5,232      6,695     26,508     25,272     23,913     22,450 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Unrel. Indiv.                  64.6       28.1       31.8       30.9       33.7       36.5       39.6       72.5       75.2       77.7       79.6 
Mean Amount                  32,694      1,972      3,197      4,290      5,732      7,037      8,294     35,519     36,826     38,307     39,970 
  Standard Error                416         59         74         81         79         80         82        450        469        492        520 
                                                                                                                                                  
Nonfarm Self-Employment                                                                                                                           
Aggregate (MIL)             53434.8      -56.5      137.1      274.4      800.7     1446.7     2527.7    53160.4    52634.2    51988.2    50907.2 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          4.0       -1.3        0.9        0.7        1.2        1.4        1.9        4.1        4.2        4.2        4.3 
Mean                          1,184        -15         24         32         70        101        149      1,453      1,565      1,689      1,806 
  Standard Error                 63         19         16         14         13         14         16         78         85         92        101 
 
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
(Numbers in thousands. 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 
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                        2,262        104        158        203        295        388        504      2,059      1,967      1,874      1,758 
Percent                         5.0        2.9        2.8        2.4        2.6        2.7        3.0        5.6        5.9        6.1        6.2 
Aggregate                   54060.6      147.6      360.3      588.3     1154.5     1801.2     2941.8    53472.3    52906.1    52259.4    51118.8 
Mean                         23,899      1,416      2,276      2,893      3,919      4,642      5,832     25,975     26,891     27,887     29,085 
  Standard Error              1,047        222        249        277        292        308        343      1,130      1,173      1,222      1,291 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          173         56         64         76         81         87         95         96         92         86         78 
Percent                         0.4        1.5        1.1        0.9        0.7        0.6        0.6        0.3        0.3        0.3        0.3 
Aggregate                    -625.7     -204.1     -223.2     -313.9     -353.9     -354.5     -414.2     -311.9     -271.9     -271.3     -211.6 
Mean                         -3,620     -3,657     -3,474     -4,109     -4,358     -4,065     -4,357     -3,233     -2,966     -3,168     -2,720 
  Standard Error                432        838        774        763        693        666        647        532        516        539        508 
                                                                                                                                                  
Farm Self-Employment                                                                                                                              
Aggregate (MIL)              7180.0      -16.1       -6.2       -0.3       -0.3       10.1       40.1     7180.3     7180.3     7169.9     7139.9 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.5       -0.4       -0.0       -0.0       -0.0        0.0        0.0        0.6        0.6        0.6        0.6 
Mean                            159         -4         -1         -0         -0          1          2        196        214        233        253 
  Standard Error                 77          6          6          4          3          3          3         95        103        113        123 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          429          4         12         20         32         50         79        409        397        380        350 
Percent                         1.0        0.1        0.2        0.2        0.3        0.3        0.5        1.1        1.2        1.2        1.2 
Aggregate                    7307.7        0.0       24.6       30.7       30.7       41.1       71.1     7277.0     7277.0     7266.6     7236.6 
Mean                         17,020          1      1,990      1,534        953        825        901     17,777     18,323     19,143     20,648 
  Standard Error              7,946          0      1,331        917        572        508        527      8,329      8,580      8,969      9,701 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                           30          2          7          9          9          9          9         21         21         21         21 
Percent                         0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1 
Aggregate                    -127.7      -16.1      -30.8      -31.0      -31.0      -31.0      -31.0      -96.7      -96.7      -96.7      -96.7 
Mean                         -4,265     -6,440     -4,160     -3,622     -3,622     -3,622     -3,622     -4,523     -4,523     -4,523     -4,523 
 
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
(Numbers in thousands. 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 
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  Standard Error              1,031      4,077      1,789      1,790      1,647      1,647      1,647      1,271      1,271      1,271      1,271 
                                                                                                                                                  
Interest and Dividends                                                                                                                            
Aggregate (MIL)             82753.9      320.7      578.1      998.4     1654.5     2715.7     3860.4    81755.6    81099.5    80038.2    78893.5 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          6.2        7.5        3.8        2.7        2.5        2.7        2.8        6.3        6.4        6.5        6.6 
Mean                          1,834         88        103        117        144        189        228      2,235      2,412      2,601      2,798 
  Standard Error                 56         11         10         10          9         10         10         68         74         81         88 
Recipient Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                           
Number                       21,835        533        971      1,597      2,453      3,601      4,595     20,238     19,382     18,234     17,240 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Unrel. Indiv.                  48.4       14.6       17.3       18.7       21.3       25.1       27.2       55.3       57.6       59.3       61.2 
Mean Amount                   3,790        602        595        625        674        754        840      4,040      4,184      4,390      4,576 
  Standard Error                112         64         53         47         40         36         35        120        125        133        140 
                                                                                                                                                  
Rental Income                                                                                                                                     
Aggregate (MIL)             13053.3      -70.7      -26.1       84.0      198.6      285.0      520.1    12969.3    12854.7    12768.3    12533.2 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          1.0       -1.7       -0.2        0.2        0.3        0.3        0.4        1.0        1.0        1.0        1.0 
Mean                            289        -19         -5         10         17         20         31        354        382        415        445 
  Standard Error                 23         12          9          7          6          6          6         28         31         33         36 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                        1,915         39         73        129        213        304        425      1,786      1,702      1,611      1,491 
Percent                         4.2        1.1        1.3        1.5        1.9        2.1        2.5        4.9        5.1        5.2        5.3 
Aggregate                   13744.1       20.1       68.6      180.7      307.5      461.0      698.7    13563.3    13436.6    13283.1    13045.3 
Mean                          7,176        519        936      1,401      1,441      1,517      1,645      7,593      7,894      8,243      8,752 
  Standard Error                484        198        277        302        208        172        153        515        538        566        607 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          284         22         23         33         40         56         57        250        244        227        227 
Percent                         0.6        0.6        0.4        0.4        0.3        0.4        0.3        0.7        0.7        0.7        0.8 
 
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
(Numbers in thousands. 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 
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Aggregate                    -690.8      -90.8      -94.7      -96.7     -108.9     -176.0     -178.6     -594.0     -581.9     -514.8     -512.1 
Mean                         -2,434     -4,111     -4,074     -2,900     -2,715     -3,125     -3,123     -2,372     -2,388     -2,263     -2,260 
  Standard Error                254      1,320      1,255        999        777        731        720        260        267        258        259 
                                                                                                                                                  
Social Security                                                                                                                                   
Aggregate (MIL)            114444.8      647.6     3696.7    15587.6    28850.3    42604.3    53500.2    98857.2    85594.6    71840.6    60944.7 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          8.6       15.1       24.1       41.8       43.6       42.6       39.2        7.6        6.8        5.8        5.1 
Mean                          2,537        177        660      1,828      2,510      2,970      3,161      2,702      2,546      2,334      2,162 
  Standard Error                 33         19         35         49         48         48         47         39         41         42         44 
Recipient                                                                                                                                         
Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                                     
Number                       12,065        262        869      2,670      4,232      5,657      6,720      9,396      7,833      6,408      5,346 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Unrel. Indiv.                  26.7        7.2       15.5       31.3       36.8       39.4       39.7       25.7       23.3       20.8       19.0 
Mean Amount                   9,485      2,470      4,255      5,839      6,817      7,531      7,962     10,522     10,927     11,210     11,401 
  Standard Error                 60        130         90         57         50         50         50         69         80         94        110 
                                                                                                                                                  
Pension, Survivor and                                                                                                                             
Disability Income                                                                                                                                 
Aggregate (MIL)             64430.3      194.3      541.0     1049.3     1808.2     3271.9     5322.1    63381.0    62622.1    61158.4    59108.2 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          4.8        4.5        3.5        2.8        2.7        3.3        3.9        4.9        4.9        5.0        4.9 
Mean                          1,428         53         97        123        157        228        314      1,732      1,863      1,987      2,097 
  Standard Error                 41         11         13         13         12         14         16         50         54         59         64 
Recipient Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                           
Number                        5,742         83        190        357        621        996      1,439      5,385      5,120      4,745      4,303 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Unrel. Indiv.                  12.7        2.3        3.4        4.2        5.4        6.9        8.5       14.7       15.2       15.4       15.3 
Mean Amount                  11,221      2,327      2,845      2,941      2,910      3,284      3,699     11,770     12,230     12,888     13,737 
 
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
(Numbers in thousands. 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 
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  Standard Error                253        237        215        185        149        137        125        267        277        294        317 
                                                                                                                                                  
Means Tested                                                                                                                                      
Cash Assistance                                                                                                                                   
Aggregate (MIL)              8977.0      412.7     3174.3     5471.1     6499.7     7050.3     7569.6     3505.9     2477.3     1926.7     1407.3 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.7        9.6       20.7       14.7        9.8        7.1        5.5        0.3        0.2        0.2        0.1 
Mean                            199        113        566        641        565        492        447         96         74         63         50 
  Standard Error                  8         13         35         30         23         20         18          7          6          6          6 
Recipient Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                           
Number                        2,866        393        957      1,678      1,943      2,131      2,286      1,188        924        735        580 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Unrel. Indiv.                   6.4       10.7       17.1       19.7       16.9       14.9       13.5        3.2        2.7        2.4        2.1 
Mean Amount                   3,132      1,051      3,318      3,260      3,346      3,308      3,311      2,951      2,682      2,620      2,425 
  Standard Error                 88         94        134        106         95         92         91        161        185        214        245 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.

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