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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 with                                                                                                                               
rel children under 18                                                                                                                             
Total                        26,931        471        975      1,643      2,524      3,550      4,656     25,288     24,406     23,381     22,275 
Persons in                                                                                                                                        
Families                    113,690      2,226      4,720      7,865     12,022     16,785     21,977    105,825    101,667     96,905     91,713 
Total Income                                                                                                                                      
Aggregate (MIL)           2174483.5     2200.9     8832.0    20583.7    40559.0    68438.5   104387.9  2153899.8  2133924.5  2106045.0  2070095.6 
Mean                         80,744      4,669      9,058     12,527     16,067     19,280     22,421     85,176     87,433     90,075     92,934 
  Standard Error                517        254        212        184        161        154        154        538        552        570        591 
With Zero Income                 53         53         53         53         53         53         53          0          0          0          0 
With Negative                                                                                                                                     
Income                           22         22         22         22         22         22         22          0          0          0          0 
                                                                                                                                                  
Wages and Salaries                                                                                                                                
Aggregate (MIL)           1909382.4     1544.3     6405.8    15496.2    31542.2    54942.7    84987.8  1893886.2  1877840.1  1854439.7  1824394.6 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                         87.8       70.2       72.5       75.3       77.8       80.3       81.4       87.9       88.0       88.1       88.1 
Mean                         70,900      3,276      6,570      9,431     12,495     15,478     18,254     74,894     76,941     79,314     81,903 
  Standard Error                480        211        215        204        182        175        174        500        513        530        550 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                       25,947        262        695      1,282      2,089      3,052      4,103     24,665     23,858     22,895     21,844 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       96.3       55.5       71.3       78.0       82.8       86.0       88.1       97.5       97.8       97.9       98.1 
Mean Amount                  73,588      5,898      9,218     12,086     15,097     18,001     20,716     76,786     78,711     80,999     83,518 
  Standard Error                490        267        218        194        168        160        160        507        519        535        555 
                                                                                                                                                  
Nonfarm Self-Employment                                                                                                                           
Aggregate (MIL)            112006.2      -22.5      418.6     1131.4     2345.1     4077.4     6904.9   110874.9   109661.1   107928.8   105101.4 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          5.2       -1.0        4.7        5.5        5.8        6.0        6.6        5.1        5.1        5.1        5.1 
Mean                          4,159        -48        429        689        929      1,149      1,483      4,385      4,493      4,616      4,718 
  Standard Error                139        127        101         98         84         84         87        147        153        159        166 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                        3,466         48        110        195        297        420        586      3,271      3,169      3,047      2,880 
Percent                        12.9       10.1       11.3       11.9       11.8       11.8       12.6       12.9       13.0       13.0       12.9 
Aggregate                  113183.0      160.4      627.4     1413.0     2651.7     4452.3     7310.2   111770.0   110531.3   108730.7   105872.8 
Mean                         32,651      3,370      5,683      7,235      8,918     10,602     12,475     34,168     34,877     35,690     36,755 
  Standard Error                936        591        500        528        462        479        463        985      1,014      1,051      1,107 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          261         29         37         46         51         63         75        215        210        198        186 
Percent                         1.0        6.1        3.8        2.8        2.0        1.8        1.6        0.9        0.9        0.8        0.8 
Aggregate                   -1176.8     -182.9     -208.7     -281.6     -306.6     -374.9     -405.4     -895.1     -870.2     -801.9     -771.4 
Mean                         -4,502     -6,354     -5,693     -6,134     -5,969     -5,911     -5,404     -4,155     -4,144     -4,051     -4,139 
  Standard Error                237        919        865        774        658        565        518        237        240        246        254 
                                                                                                                                                  
Farm Self-Employment                                                                                                                              
Aggregate (MIL)             12808.3      -42.1      -21.7       57.9      224.0      286.7      389.6    12750.4    12584.3    12521.6    12418.7 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.6       -1.9       -0.2        0.3        0.6        0.4        0.4        0.6        0.6        0.6        0.6 
Mean                            476        -89        -22         35         89         81         84        504        516        536        558 
  Standard Error                126        141         87         63         49         39         33        134        139        145        152 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          575         14         26         40         54         68         89        535        520        506        486 
Percent                         2.1        3.1        2.7        2.4        2.2        1.9        1.9        2.1        2.1        2.2        2.2 
Aggregate                   13321.1       56.4      120.4      213.2      383.9      470.3      583.1    13107.8    12937.2    12850.8    12737.9 
Mean                         23,177      3,912      4,642      5,387      7,052      6,872      6,568     24,492     24,864     25,381     26,211 
  Standard Error              5,742      1,540      1,520      1,516      1,419      1,361      1,185      6,158      6,332      6,503      6,769 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                           99          9         14         22         23         27         35         78         76         72         65 
Percent                         0.4        1.9        1.5        1.3        0.9        0.8        0.7        0.3        0.3        0.3        0.3 
Aggregate                    -512.8      -98.6     -142.1     -155.4     -159.9     -183.6     -193.6     -357.4     -352.9     -329.2     -319.2 
Mean                         -5,166    -10,763     -9,867     -7,195     -7,020     -6,824     -5,610     -4,601     -4,613     -4,549     -4,929 
  Standard Error                629      3,254      2,246      2,019      1,776      1,570      1,364        585        593        604        630 
 
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)             54678.4       81.2      116.7      191.8      258.9      414.4      642.4    54486.6    54419.4    54263.9    54035.9 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          2.5        3.7        1.3        0.9        0.6        0.6        0.6        2.5        2.6        2.6        2.6 
Mean                          2,030        172        120        117        103        117        138      2,155      2,230      2,321      2,426 
  Standard Error                 65         35         20         17         12         12         13         69         71         74         78 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                       17,190         76        169        300        495        760      1,162     16,890     16,695     16,430     16,027 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       63.8       16.1       17.3       18.2       19.6       21.4       25.0       66.8       68.4       70.3       72.0 
Mean Amount                   3,181      1,068        691        640        523        545        553      3,226      3,260      3,303      3,371 
  Standard Error                100        180        100         82         56         55         48        102        103        104        107 
                                                                                                                                                  
Rental Income                                                                                                                                     
Aggregate (MIL)             11817.8      -53.9      -31.8      -25.0        6.1       66.7       97.5    11842.8    11811.8    11751.1    11720.4 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.5       -2.4       -0.4       -0.1        0.0        0.1        0.1        0.5        0.6        0.6        0.6 
Mean                            439       -114        -33        -15          2         19         21        468        484        503        526 
  Standard Error                 31         74         42         26         17         16         12         33         34         36         37 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                        1,579          6         16         25         42         70         93      1,554      1,538      1,509      1,486 
Percent                         5.9        1.4        1.6        1.5        1.6        2.0        2.0        6.1        6.3        6.5        6.7 
Aggregate                   13740.3        9.5       43.0       62.4      104.8      199.5      249.5    13677.9    13635.4    13540.7    13490.8 
Mean                          8,700      1,493      2,723      2,492      2,518      2,843      2,684      8,800      8,867      8,972      9,076 
  Standard Error                476        543        827        644        420        417        339        483        488        496        503 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          456          7          9         12         14         19         27        445        443        437        429 
Percent                         1.7        1.6        0.9        0.7        0.5        0.5        0.6        1.8        1.8        1.9        1.9 
Aggregate                   -1922.5      -63.4      -74.8      -87.4      -98.8     -132.9     -152.0    -1835.0    -1823.7    -1789.6    -1770.4 
Mean                         -4,212     -8,541     -8,536     -7,448     -7,196     -6,934     -5,637     -4,126     -4,119     -4,092     -4,122 
  Standard Error                188      3,083      2,635      2,139      1,704      1,302      1,033        184        185        186        188 
                                                                                                                                                  
Social Security                                                                                                                                   
Aggregate (MIL)             19155.8      140.5      599.2     1386.8     2285.6     3260.2     4207.1    17769.1    16870.2    15895.7    14948.8 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.9        6.4        6.8        6.7        5.6        4.8        4.0        0.8        0.8        0.8        0.7 
Mean                            711        298        614        844        905        918        904        703        691        680        671 
  Standard Error                 21         77         82         80         64         56         50         22         23         23         24 
Recipient                                                                                                                                         
Families                                                                                                                                          
Number                        1,596         23         82        159        247        329        410      1,437      1,349      1,267      1,186 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                        5.9        4.9        8.4        9.6        9.8        9.3        8.8        5.7        5.5        5.4        5.3 
Mean Amount                  12,004      6,046      7,289      8,749      9,271      9,919     10,265     12,362     12,503     12,544     12,604 
  Standard Error                201        763        465        392        318        293        279        217        227        239        250 
                                                                                                                                                  
Pension, Survivor and                                                                                                                             
Disability Income                                                                                                                                 
Aggregate (MIL)             17596.9       71.6      132.4      207.8      401.6      574.4      984.0    17389.1    17195.3    17022.5    16612.9 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.8        3.3        1.5        1.0        1.0        0.8        0.9        0.8        0.8        0.8        0.8 
Mean                            653        152        136        126        159        162        211        688        705        728        746 
  Standard Error                 29         57         37         27         27         22         23         31         32         33         35 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                        1,186         13         27         41         61         90        141      1,145      1,125      1,096      1,045 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                        4.4        2.7        2.7        2.5        2.4        2.5        3.0        4.5        4.6        4.7        4.7 
Mean Amount                  14,834      5,589      4,951      5,058      6,566      6,385      6,984     15,185     15,283     15,527     15,892 
  Standard Error                502      1,186        865        661        698        559        458        517        525        536        558 
 
 
 
 
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)              4706.9      359.8      782.9     1177.6     1750.7     2102.4     2460.9     3529.3     2956.2     2604.5     2246.0 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.2       16.3        8.9        5.7        4.3        3.1        2.4        0.2        0.1        0.1        0.1 
Mean                            175        763        803        717        694        592        529        140        121        111        101 
  Standard Error                  8        116         87         63         50         39         32          8          7          7          7 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                          854         70        143        231        314        386        451        623        539        468        402 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                        3.2       14.9       14.7       14.1       12.5       10.9        9.7        2.5        2.2        2.0        1.8 
Mean Amount                   5,514      5,140      5,479      5,095      5,570      5,450      5,453      5,670      5,481      5,566      5,582 
  Standard Error                171        462        358        284        261        231        215        213        223        246        270 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002

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