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Table 18.  Sources of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals in 2001
(Numbers in thousands)

                                           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 
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Married-Couple                                                                                                                                    
Families                                                                                                                                          
Total                        56,755        930      1,688      2,760      4,254      6,097      8,176     53,994     52,500     50,658     48,579 
Persons in                                                                                                                                        
Families                    182,212      3,213      6,264     10,299     15,780     22,330     29,627    171,914    166,433    159,882    152,586 
Total Income                                                                                                                                      
Aggregate (MIL)           4313777.8     2942.7    11525.1    27531.8    55542.1    96491.4   150797.2  4286246.0  4258235.7  4217286.4  4162980.5 
Mean                         76,008      3,164      6,827      9,975     13,056     15,827     18,445     79,383     81,109     83,251     85,695 
  Standard Error                343        156        155        141        122        115        111        354        361        370        382 
With Zero Income                218        218        218        218        218        218        218          0          0          0          0 
With Negative                                                                                                                                     
Income                           34         34         34         34         34         34         34          0          0          0          0 
                                                                                                                                                  
Wages and Salaries                                                                                                                                
Aggregate (MIL)           3405757.6     1817.1     7260.5    17514.4    35497.5    62366.5    97746.1  3388243.2  3370260.0  3343391.1  3308011.5 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                         79.0       61.7       63.0       63.6       63.9       64.6       64.8       79.0       79.1       79.3       79.5 
Mean                         60,009      1,954      4,301      6,345      8,344     10,229     11,956     62,752     64,195     66,000     68,096 
  Standard Error                320        124        151        153        141        139        138        332        339        349        360 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                       47,539        352        873      1,595      2,584      3,809      5,188     45,943     44,955     43,729     42,350 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       83.8       37.8       51.7       57.8       60.7       62.5       63.5       85.1       85.6       86.3       87.2 
Mean Amount                  71,642      5,163      8,320     10,978     13,738     16,373     18,840     73,749     74,970     76,456     78,111 
  Standard Error                358        221        195        175        154        146        144        366        372        379        389 
                                                                                                                                                  
Nonfarm Self-Employment                                                                                                                           
Aggregate (MIL)            208801.8      -57.5      479.9     1438.1     2791.0     4886.7     8059.0   207363.7   206010.8   203915.0   200742.8 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          4.8       -2.0        4.2        5.2        5.0        5.1        5.3        4.8        4.8        4.8        4.8 
Mean                          3,679        -62        284        521        656        802        986      3,840      3,924      4,025      4,132 
  Standard Error                101         74         65         64         54         53         53        106        109        113        118 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                        6,574         73        153        266        406        568        776      6,307      6,168      6,006      5,797 
Percent                        11.6        7.9        9.0        9.6        9.5        9.3        9.5       11.7       11.7       11.9       11.9 
Aggregate                  211004.9      202.9      768.4     1801.7     3249.1     5435.9     8722.6   209203.2   207755.8   205569.0   202282.3 
Mean                         32,098      2,766      5,031      6,766      8,004      9,576     11,236     33,168     33,684     34,227     34,892 
  Standard Error                784        425        422        429        372        383        378        814        831        852        881 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          480         40         51         61         75         91        113        419        405        388        367 
Percent                         0.8        4.3        3.0        2.2        1.8        1.5        1.4        0.8        0.8        0.8        0.8 
Aggregate                   -2203.1     -260.4     -288.5     -363.6     -458.1     -549.2     -663.6    -1839.5    -1745.1    -1654.0    -1539.5 
Mean                         -4,595     -6,466     -5,708     -5,979     -6,123     -6,021     -5,884     -4,393     -4,312     -4,259     -4,198 
  Standard Error                188        767        725        662        538        466        414        194        196        201        206 
                                                                                                                                                  
Farm Self-Employment                                                                                                                              
Aggregate (MIL)             23505.0      -64.4      -31.5       39.4      255.9      266.2      338.9    23465.6    23249.1    23238.8    23166.1 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.5       -2.2       -0.3        0.1        0.5        0.3        0.2        0.5        0.5        0.6        0.6 
Mean                            414        -69        -19         14         60         44         41        435        443        459        477 
  Standard Error                 64         76         54         40         31         25         20         68         69         72         75 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                        1,256         21         39         54         81         96        127      1,201      1,174      1,159      1,128 
Percent                         2.2        2.2        2.3        2.0        1.9        1.6        1.6        2.2        2.2        2.3        2.3 
Aggregate                   24562.9       56.4      146.0      243.5      477.9      565.3      691.8    24319.4    24085.1    23997.6    23871.1 
Mean                         19,563      2,716      3,747      4,470      5,893      5,881      5,438     20,248     20,507     20,697     21,155 
  Standard Error              2,800      1,231      1,132      1,188      1,056      1,044        897      2,924      2,989      3,026      3,107 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          213         12         18         27         32         43         56        186        181        171        158 
Percent                         0.4        1.3        1.1        1.0        0.8        0.7        0.7        0.3        0.3        0.3        0.3 
Aggregate                   -1057.9     -120.9     -177.5     -204.1     -222.0     -299.1     -352.9     -853.8     -836.0     -758.8     -705.1 
Mean                         -4,959    -10,322     -9,614     -7,510     -6,845     -7,027     -6,328     -4,587     -4,621     -4,444     -4,475 
  Standard Error                421      2,687      1,842      1,663      1,346      1,081        938        414        424        434        451 
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
Table 18.  Sources of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals in 2001
(Numbers in thousands)

                                           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)            188711.7      225.5      360.6      550.2      828.7     1186.2     2029.2   188161.5   187883.0   187525.5   186682.5 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          4.4        7.7        3.1        2.0        1.5        1.2        1.3        4.4        4.4        4.4        4.5 
Mean                          3,325        242        214        199        195        195        248      3,485      3,579      3,702      3,843 
  Standard Error                 60         30         23         18         14         12         12         63         65         67         70 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                       38,229        227        381        620      1,015      1,551      2,404     37,610     37,215     36,678     35,826 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       67.4       24.4       22.6       22.5       23.8       25.4       29.4       69.7       70.9       72.4       73.7 
Mean Amount                   4,936        993        947        888        817        765        844      5,003      5,049      5,113      5,211 
  Standard Error                 88        105         91         72         53         43         40         89         90         91         93 
                                                                                                                                                  
Rental Income                                                                                                                                     
Aggregate (MIL)             33378.3      -90.0      -80.0     -112.6     -142.2     -114.4      -71.4    33490.9    33520.4    33492.7    33449.6 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.8       -3.1       -0.7       -0.4       -0.3       -0.1       -0.0        0.8        0.8        0.8        0.8 
Mean                            588        -97        -47        -41        -33        -19         -9        620        638        661        689 
  Standard Error                 25         47         33         22         15         13         10         26         27         28         29 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                        4,096         17         33         52         88        129        186      4,044      4,009      3,967      3,910 
Percent                         7.2        1.8        2.0        1.9        2.1        2.1        2.3        7.5        7.6        7.8        8.0 
Aggregate                   37857.7       16.3       76.7       98.4      169.6      276.9      370.0    37759.3    37688.1    37580.8    37487.7 
Mean                          9,242        959      2,322      1,888      1,934      2,147      1,990      9,337      9,402      9,473      9,587 
  Standard Error                307        296        566        420        285        273        210        310        313        316        320 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                        1,175         19         25         36         55         66         89      1,139      1,120      1,109      1,086 
Percent                         2.1        2.0        1.5        1.3        1.3        1.1        1.1        2.1        2.1        2.2        2.2 
Aggregate                   -4479.4     -106.3     -156.6     -211.1     -311.8     -391.3     -441.4    -4268.3    -4167.7    -4088.1    -4038.0 
Mean                         -3,813     -5,721     -6,278     -5,815     -5,679     -5,899     -4,958     -3,749     -3,721     -3,688     -3,719 
  Standard Error                112      1,809      1,416      1,052        705        625        504        110        111        111        113 
                                                                                                                                                  
Social Security                                                                                                                                   
Aggregate (MIL)            207687.6      335.7     1558.0     4352.5     9702.2    18485.5    29603.7   203335.1   197985.4   189202.1   178083.9 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          4.8       11.4       13.5       15.8       17.5       19.2       19.6        4.7        4.6        4.5        4.3 
Mean                          3,659        361        923      1,577      2,281      3,032      3,621      3,766      3,771      3,735      3,666 
  Standard Error                 33         55         68         75         70         70         69         34         35         36         37 
Recipient                                                                                                                                         
Families                                                                                                                                          
Number                       13,364         70        250        547      1,033      1,686      2,444     12,817     12,332     11,678     10,920 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       23.5        7.5       14.8       19.8       24.3       27.7       29.9       23.7       23.5       23.1       22.5 
Mean Amount                  15,540      4,794      6,239      7,953      9,395     10,962     12,112     15,864     16,055     16,202     16,308 
  Standard Error                 70        396        218        165        120        103         93         71         73         77         81 
                                                                                                                                                  
Pension, Survivor and                                                                                                                             
Disability Income                                                                                                                                 
Aggregate (MIL)            171998.5      130.7      315.7      693.7     1465.6     2238.4     3871.4   171304.8   170532.9   169760.1   168127.1 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          4.0        4.4        2.7        2.5        2.6        2.3        2.6        4.0        4.0        4.0        4.0 
Mean                          3,031        140        187        251        345        367        474      3,173      3,248      3,351      3,461 
  Standard Error                 46         34         30         28         28         25         24         48         49         51         53 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                        9,315         31         69        138        245        381        635      9,177      9,070      8,934      8,680 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       16.4        3.3        4.1        5.0        5.7        6.3        7.8       17.0       17.3       17.6       17.9 
Mean Amount                  18,465      4,227      4,577      5,023      5,993      5,872      6,094     18,667     18,801     19,002     19,370 
  Standard Error                213        602        426        321        311        254        204        215        217        219        224 
 
 
 
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
Table 18.  Sources of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals in 2001
(Numbers in thousands)

                                           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)              9974.0      427.4     1047.3     1800.4     2812.9     3643.3     4403.1     8173.5     7161.1     6330.7     5570.9 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.2       14.5        9.1        6.5        5.1        3.8        2.9        0.2        0.2        0.2        0.1 
Mean                            176        459        620        652        661        598        539        151        136        125        115 
  Standard Error                  6         63         57         46         36         29         25          6          5          5          5 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                        1,725         98        216        370        526        666        791      1,354      1,198      1,058        933 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                        3.0       10.6       12.8       13.4       12.4       10.9        9.7        2.5        2.3        2.1        1.9 
Mean Amount                   5,783      4,341      4,847      4,862      5,345      5,467      5,564      6,035      5,976      5,983      5,969 
  Standard Error                121        376        278        218        190        174        166        143        153        164        173 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002

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