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Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 
         Ratio of Income to Poverty Level:  2001
(Numbers in thousands)

                                                   Under .50         Under 1.00         Under 1.25         Under 1.50         Under 1.75         Under 1.85         Under 2.00     
                                        Total    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent 
                                                                                                                                                                                   
NORTHEAST                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                   
Both Sexes                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                   
   Total...........................    53,193     2,410      4.5     5,687     10.7     7,780     14.6     9,968     18.7    12,195     22.9    13,066     24.6    14,389     27.0 
Under 18 years.....................    12,208       839      6.9     1,800     14.7     2,391     19.6     2,995     24.5     3,566     29.2     3,778     30.9     4,104     33.6 
18 to 24 years.....................     4,906       341      6.9       728     14.8       922     18.8     1,119     22.8     1,341     27.3     1,409     28.7     1,538     31.4 
25 to 34 years.....................     7,149       369      5.2       745     10.4       988     13.8     1,270     17.8     1,582     22.1     1,693     23.7     1,842     25.8 
35 to 44 years.....................     8,694       346      4.0       712      8.2       950     10.9     1,212     13.9     1,497     17.2     1,605     18.5     1,773     20.4 
45 to 54 years.....................     7,823       198      2.5       521      6.7       680      8.7       916     11.7     1,130     14.4     1,243     15.9     1,385     17.7 
55 to 59 years.....................     3,039        93      3.1       237      7.8       309     10.2       361     11.9       441     14.5       468     15.4       519     17.1 
60 to 64 years.....................     2,207        60      2.7       206      9.3       312     14.1       376     17.0       451     20.4       483     21.9       506     22.9 
65 years and over..................     7,167       165      2.3       738     10.3     1,229     17.1     1,718     24.0     2,186     30.5     2,386     33.3     2,720     38.0 
  65 to 74 years...................     3,748        95      2.5       354      9.4       590     15.7       776     20.7       962     25.7     1,057     28.2     1,185     31.6 
  75 years and over................     3,419        70      2.0       384     11.2       639     18.7       942     27.5     1,224     35.8     1,330     38.9     1,535     44.9 
                                                                                                                                                                                   
Male                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                   
   Total...........................    25,764     1,048      4.1     2,428      9.4     3,321     12.9     4,279     16.6     5,278     20.5     5,642     21.9     6,211     24.1 
Under 18 years.....................     6,195       431      7.0       917     14.8     1,230     19.9     1,541     24.9     1,835     29.6     1,935     31.2     2,089     33.7 
18 to 24 years.....................     2,455       125      5.1       303     12.3       394     16.1       491     20.0       602     24.5       630     25.7       685     27.9 
25 to 34 years.....................     3,589       131      3.6       274      7.6       366     10.2       508     14.1       644     17.9       691     19.3       772     21.5 
35 to 44 years.....................     4,195       129      3.1       281      6.7       392      9.4       483     11.5       616     14.7       665     15.8       731     17.4 
45 to 54 years.....................     3,858        90      2.3       236      6.1       303      7.8       427     11.1       530     13.7       582     15.1       650     16.8 
55 to 59 years.....................     1,476        43      2.9       105      7.1       133      9.0       153     10.4       187     12.7       198     13.4       215     14.6 
60 to 64 years.....................     1,018        28      2.7        91      8.9       141     13.8       156     15.3       181     17.7       189     18.5       190     18.6 
65 years and over..................     2,979        71      2.4       222      7.4       362     12.2       520     17.5       685     23.0       752     25.2       880     29.5 
  65 to 74 years...................     1,721        52      3.0       134      7.8       209     12.2       291     16.9       358     20.8       395     22.9       456     26.5 
  75 years and over................     1,258        19      1.5        87      7.0       153     12.1       230     18.3       327     26.0       357     28.4       423     33.7 
                                                                                                                                                                                   
Female                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                   
   Total...........................    27,429     1,362      5.0     3,258     11.9     4,460     16.3     5,690     20.7     6,916     25.2     7,423     27.1     8,177     29.8 
Under 18 years.....................     6,012       408      6.8       883     14.7     1,161     19.3     1,454     24.2     1,732     28.8     1,843     30.6     2,015     33.5 
18 to 24 years.....................     2,451       216      8.8       426     17.4       527     21.5       629     25.7       740     30.2       779     31.8       854     34.8 
25 to 34 years.....................     3,560       238      6.7       471     13.2       623     17.5       763     21.4       938     26.4     1,002     28.1     1,071     30.1 
35 to 44 years.....................     4,499       217      4.8       431      9.6       557     12.4       730     16.2       881     19.6       941     20.9     1,042     23.2 
45 to 54 years.....................     3,965       108      2.7       285      7.2       377      9.5       489     12.3       600     15.1       661     16.7       735     18.5 
55 to 59 years.....................     1,563        50      3.2       132      8.4       176     11.2       208     13.3       254     16.3       270     17.2       304     19.5 
60 to 64 years.....................     1,189        32      2.7       115      9.7       171     14.4       220     18.5       270     22.7       294     24.7       316     26.6 
65 years and over..................     4,189        94      2.2       516     12.3       867     20.7     1,198     28.6     1,501     35.8     1,634     39.0     1,841     43.9 
  65 to 74 years...................     2,027        43      2.1       219     10.8       380     18.8       486     24.0       604     29.8       662     32.6       729     35.9 
  75 years and over................     2,161        51      2.4       297     13.7       487     22.5       712     32.9       897     41.5       972     45.0     1,112     51.4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 
         Ratio of Income to Poverty Level:  2001
(Numbers in thousands)

                                                   Under .50         Under 1.00         Under 1.25         Under 1.50         Under 1.75         Under 1.85         Under 2.00     
                                        Total    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent 
                                                                                                                                                                                   
Household Relationship                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                   
   Total...........................    53,193     2,410      4.5     5,687     10.7     7,780     14.6     9,968     18.7    12,195     22.9    13,066     24.6    14,389     27.0 
        65 years and over..........     7,167       165      2.3       738     10.3     1,229     17.1     1,718     24.0     2,186     30.5     2,386     33.3     2,720     38.0 
In families........................    43,977     1,622      3.7     3,855      8.8     5,369     12.2     6,981     15.9     8,681     19.7     9,340     21.2    10,386     23.6 
  Householder......................    14,131       505      3.6     1,199      8.5     1,664     11.8     2,143     15.2     2,664     18.9     2,874     20.3     3,197     22.6 
     Under 65 years................    11,775       468      4.0     1,059      9.0     1,440     12.2     1,824     15.5     2,217     18.8     2,378     20.2     2,599     22.1 
     65 years and over.............     2,356        37      1.6       139      5.9       224      9.5       319     13.5       447     19.0       496     21.0       598     25.4 
  Related children under 18 years..    12,044       799      6.6     1,721     14.3     2,308     19.2     2,904     24.1     3,464     28.8     3,672     30.5     3,990     33.1 
     Under 6 years.................     3,850       332      8.6       617     16.0       813     21.1       986     25.6     1,176     30.5     1,230     31.9     1,324     34.4 
     6 to 17 years.................     8,194       467      5.7     1,104     13.5     1,495     18.2     1,918     23.4     2,288     27.9     2,443     29.8     2,666     32.5 
  Own children 18 years and over...     4,989        89      1.8       290      5.8       438      8.8       607     12.2       767     15.4       844     16.9       966     19.4 
                                                                                                                                                                                   
In married-couple families.........    33,978       526      1.5     1,515      4.5     2,301      6.8     3,205      9.4     4,316     12.7     4,709     13.9     5,448     16.0 
  Husbands.........................    10,667       158      1.5       437      4.1       664      6.2       917      8.6     1,235     11.6     1,354     12.7     1,577     14.8 
     Under 65 years................     8,644       125      1.4       340      3.9       497      5.7       682      7.9       904     10.5       984     11.4     1,117     12.9 
     65 years and over.............     2,023        33      1.6        97      4.8       167      8.3       235     11.6       331     16.4       370     18.3       460     22.7 
  Wives............................    10,667       158      1.5       437      4.1       664      6.2       917      8.6     1,235     11.6     1,354     12.7     1,577     14.8 
     Under 65 years................     9,142       132      1.4       369      4.0       540      5.9       734      8.0       969     10.6     1,056     11.6     1,203     13.2 
     65 years and over.............     1,525        26      1.7        68      4.5       123      8.1       183     12.0       266     17.5       298     19.6       374     24.5 
  Related children under 18 years..     8,780       187      2.1       567      6.5       836      9.5     1,152     13.1     1,519     17.3     1,633     18.6     1,838     20.9 
     Under 6 years.................     2,936        78      2.6       217      7.4       318     10.8       428     14.6       566     19.3       598     20.4       671     22.9 
     6 to 17 years ................     5,844       110      1.9       350      6.0       517      8.9       724     12.4       952     16.3     1,035     17.7     1,167     20.0 
  Own children 18 years and over...     3,163        16      0.5        59      1.9       108      3.4       169      5.3       240      7.6       271      8.6       338     10.7 
                                                                                                                                                                                   
In families with                                                                                                                                                                   
female householder,                                                                                                                                                                
no spouse present..................     7,714     1,010     13.1     2,115     27.4     2,752     35.7     3,333     43.2     3,816     49.5     4,028     52.2     4,294     55.7 
  Householder......................     2,655       317     11.9       677     25.5       886     33.4     1,076     40.5     1,240     46.7     1,316     49.6     1,402     52.8 
     Under 65 years................     2,273       309     13.6       628     27.6       824     36.3       988     43.5     1,124     49.5     1,191     52.4     1,262     55.5 
     65 years and over.............       382         8      2.0        49     12.8        62     16.2        88     23.0       116     30.3       125     32.8       140     36.5 
  Related children under 18 years..     2,739       584     21.3     1,075     39.2     1,362     49.7     1,601     58.5     1,774     64.7     1,854     67.7     1,955     71.4 
     Under 6 years.................       733       239     32.6       365     49.8       449     61.2       504     68.8       546     74.5       561     76.6       582     79.4 
     6 to 17 years ................     2,006       345     17.2       710     35.4       914     45.5     1,097     54.7     1,228     61.2     1,293     64.4     1,373     68.4 
  Own children 18 years and over...     1,506        66      4.4       213     14.2       300     19.9       394     26.2       472     31.4       512     34.0       563     37.4 
                                                                                                                                                                                   
In families with                                                                                                                                                                   
male householder,                                                                                                                                                                  
no spouse present..................     2,285        85      3.7       225      9.8       316     13.8       443     19.4       549     24.0       603     26.4       645     28.2 
  Householder......................       809        31      3.8        85     10.5       114     14.1       150     18.5       189     23.4       203     25.1       219     27.0 
     Under 65 years................       712        29      4.1        79     11.1       101     14.2       131     18.4       163     22.8       174     24.5       185     26.1 
     65 years and over.............        97         1      1.2         6      6.6        13     13.3        19     19.1        27     27.4        29     29.9        33     34.0 
  Related children under 18 years..       525        28      5.3        79     15.0       110     21.0       151     28.8       172     32.7       185     35.3       196     37.4 
     Under 6 years.................       181        15      8.5        34     19.0        46     25.5        54     29.6        63     35.0        70     38.6        70     38.9 
     6 to 17 years.................       344        12      3.6        44     12.9        64     18.6        97     28.3       109     31.6       115     33.6       126     36.7 
  Own children 18 years and over...       320         8      2.5        18      5.5        30      9.4        44     13.7        55     17.3        60     18.9        64     20.0 
                                                                                                                                                                                   
In unrelated subfamilies...........       173        24     14.1        66     37.9        70     40.2        82     47.5        99     57.4       104     60.1       116     66.8 
  Under 18 years...................        97        13     13.4        40     41.1        42     43.1        48     49.9        58     60.0        61     63.2        69     70.9 
    Under 6 years..................        19         5      (B)        10      (B)        10      (B)        11      (B)        14      (B)        15      (B)        15      (B) 
    6 to 17 years..................        78         8     10.9        30     38.9        32     40.9        37     48.0        44     56.5        47     60.1        54     69.7 
  18 years and over................        76        11     14.9        26     33.9        28     36.4        34     44.5        41     54.1        43     56.2        47     61.6 
                                                                                                                                                                                   
Unrelated individuals..............     9,042       764      8.5     1,766     19.5     2,342     25.9     2,905     32.1     3,414     37.8     3,621     40.0     3,886     43.0 
  Male ............................     4,294       357      8.3       746     17.4       942     21.9     1,143     26.6     1,340     31.2     1,410     32.8     1,507     35.1 
    Under 65 years.................     3,560       322      9.1       638     17.9       774     21.7       897     25.2     1,042     29.3     1,088     30.6     1,152     32.4 
      Living alone.................     1,855       125      6.7       295     15.9       357     19.2       417     22.5       471     25.4       489     26.3       518     27.9 
    65 years and over..............       733        35      4.8       108     14.8       168     22.9       246     33.5       297     40.5       322     43.9       354     48.4 
      Living alone  ...............       628        24      3.9        83     13.3       137     21.8       199     31.8       236     37.5       260     41.4       288     45.8 
  Female...........................     4,749       407      8.6     1,019     21.5     1,400     29.5     1,762     37.1     2,075     43.7     2,211     46.6     2,380     50.1 
    Under 65 years.................     2,903       349     12.0       657     22.6       765     26.4       896     30.9     1,043     35.9     1,097     37.8     1,170     40.3 
      Living alone.................     1,727       115      6.6       299     17.3       364     21.1       445     25.7       524     30.3       549     31.8       586     34.0 
    65 years and over..............     1,846        58      3.1       363     19.6       635     34.4       866     46.9     1,031     55.9     1,114     60.4     1,210     65.5 
      Living alone.................     1,759        52      2.9       334     19.0       588     33.4       817     46.4       982     55.8     1,056     60.0     1,147     65.2 
 
 
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002

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