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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 
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Female HH, NHP and                                                                                                                                
rel. children under 18                                                                                                                            
Total                         9,171      1,497      2,269      3,083      3,905      4,666      5,340      6,088      5,266      4,505      3,831 
Persons in                                                                                                                                        
Families                     29,222      5,044      7,617     10,254     13,030     15,420     17,593     18,968     16,192     13,802     11,629 
Total Income                                                                                                                                      
Aggregate (MIL)            269590.5     5260.6    12933.1    24002.4    38741.4    54717.8    71681.5   245588.1   230849.1   214872.7   197909.0 
Mean                         29,396      3,514      5,701      7,785      9,921     11,727     13,422     40,339     43,838     47,695     51,666 
  Standard Error                399         87        100        107        110        115        122        545        615        701        806 
With Zero Income                282        282        282        282        282        282        282          0          0          0          0 
With Negative                                                                                                                                     
Income                            7          7          7          7          7          7          7          0          0          0          0 
                                                                                                                                                  
Wages and Salaries                                                                                                                                
Aggregate (MIL)            208754.0     2306.4     6542.7    13756.4    24404.8    36813.3    50328.0   194997.6   184349.2   171940.7   158426.0 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                         77.4       43.8       50.6       57.3       63.0       67.3       70.2       79.4       79.9       80.0       80.0 
Mean                         22,762      1,541      2,884      4,462      6,250      7,890      9,424     32,030     35,007     38,165     41,359 
  Standard Error                331         70         90        105        109        117        124        450        506        576        661 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                        7,648        673      1,227      1,902      2,624      3,327      3,969      5,746      5,024      4,321      3,679 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       83.4       45.0       54.1       61.7       67.2       71.3       74.3       94.4       95.4       95.9       96.1 
Mean Amount                  27,295      3,425      5,332      7,232      9,300     11,066     12,682     33,938     36,694     39,789     43,057 
  Standard Error                375        111        120        125        122        125        130        465        518        587        673 
                                                                                                                                                  
Nonfarm Self-Employment                                                                                                                           
Aggregate (MIL)              7174.1       69.5      188.4      287.4      604.0      934.6     1328.1     6886.7     6570.1     6239.5     5846.0 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          2.7        1.3        1.5        1.2        1.6        1.7        1.9        2.8        2.8        2.9        3.0 
Mean                            782         46         83         93        155        200        249      1,131      1,248      1,385      1,526 
  Standard Error                 65         17         19         20         23         24         27         98        112        130        151 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          456         41         70         97        143        180        217        359        313        276        239 
Percent                         5.0        2.7        3.1        3.1        3.7        3.9        4.1        5.9        5.9        6.1        6.2 
Aggregate                    7276.8       84.7      205.9      333.8      662.4      995.2     1388.7     6943.0     6614.3     6281.6     5888.1 
Mean                         15,956      2,090      2,921      3,456      4,622      5,526      6,389     19,315     21,151     22,764     24,669 
  Standard Error              1,077        442        455        465        469        462        488      1,304      1,461      1,622      1,827 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                           37         10         11         15         17         19         19         22         21         18         18 
Percent                         0.4        0.7        0.5        0.5        0.4        0.4        0.4        0.4        0.4        0.4        0.5 
Aggregate                    -102.6      -15.2      -17.5      -46.4      -58.4      -60.6      -60.6      -56.3      -44.2      -42.1      -42.1 
Mean                         -2,766     -1,525     -1,574     -3,149     -3,523     -3,124     -3,124     -2,514     -2,154     -2,373     -2,373 
  Standard Error                532        838        754        984        902        808        808        645        594        666        666 
                                                                                                                                                  
Farm Self-Employment                                                                                                                              
Aggregate (MIL)              2544.8        1.4        1.5        9.7       -2.0      -10.9      -10.9     2535.1     2546.9     2555.8     2555.8 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.9        0.0        0.0        0.0       -0.0       -0.0       -0.0        1.0        1.1        1.2        1.3 
Mean                            277          1          1          3         -1         -2         -2        416        484        567        667 
  Standard Error                236          1          1          4          5          5          4        355        410        479        564 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                           91          5         10         17         27         33         35         74         64         58         56 
Percent                         1.0        0.3        0.5        0.6        0.7        0.7        0.7        1.2        1.2        1.3        1.5 
Aggregate                    2589.0        1.5        1.5        9.9        9.9        9.9        9.9     2579.1     2579.1     2579.1     2579.1 
Mean                         28,455        320        141        578        363        298        284     34,921     40,512     44,706     46,048 
  Standard Error             23,362        363        177        603        356        294        280     28,675     33,159     36,502     37,569 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                           16          0          0          2          3          7          7         14         13          9          9 
Percent                         0.2        0.0        0.0        0.1        0.1        0.2        0.1        0.2        0.2        0.2        0.2 
Aggregate                     -44.2       -0.0       -0.0       -0.2      -11.9      -20.9      -20.9      -44.0      -32.2      -23.3      -23.3 
Mean                         -2,741        -50        -50        -96     -3,613     -2,861     -2,861     -3,076     -2,516     -2,642     -2,642 
  Standard Error              1,336          0          0         15      3,701      2,045      2,045      1,458      1,369      1,758      1,758 
 
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)              3893.1       70.9      105.4      136.9      190.3      325.2      376.5     3756.3     3702.9     3568.0     3516.7 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          1.4        1.3        0.8        0.6        0.5        0.6        0.5        1.5        1.6        1.7        1.8 
Mean                            425         47         46         44         49         70         70        617        703        792        918 
  Standard Error                 25         11          9          7          6          8          7         37         43         49         58 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                        2,953        129        216        342        500        685        877      2,611      2,453      2,268      2,076 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       32.2        8.6        9.5       11.1       12.8       14.7       16.4       42.9       46.6       50.3       54.2 
Mean Amount                   1,318        548        487        400        381        475        429      1,439      1,509      1,573      1,694 
  Standard Error                 74        112         89         60         47         52         43         84         89         95        103 
                                                                                                                                                  
Rental Income                                                                                                                                     
Aggregate (MIL)              2039.3      -25.8      -18.8        3.7       27.7       37.2       27.5     2035.6     2011.6     2002.1     2011.8 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.8       -0.5       -0.1        0.0        0.1        0.1        0.0        0.8        0.9        0.9        1.0 
Mean                            222        -17         -8          1          7          8          5        334        382        444        525 
  Standard Error                 44         11          8          7          6          5          5         66         76         89        104 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          192          2          9         18         26         32         41        174        166        160        151 
Percent                         2.1        0.1        0.4        0.6        0.7        0.7        0.8        2.9        3.2        3.6        3.9 
Aggregate                    2182.0        0.0        8.1       30.6       54.5       64.7       82.2     2151.4     2127.4     2117.2     2099.8 
Mean                         11,362          1        907      1,656      2,086      2,048      2,000     12,394     12,824     13,196     13,911 
  Standard Error              1,910          0        624        573        484        423        401      2,097      2,187      2,255      2,384 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                           46          6          8          8          8          9         15         38         38         37         31 
Percent                         0.5        0.4        0.3        0.3        0.2        0.2        0.3        0.6        0.7        0.8        0.8 
Aggregate                    -142.7      -25.8      -26.8      -26.8      -26.8      -27.6      -54.7     -115.8     -115.8     -115.1      -88.0 
Mean                         -3,117     -4,412     -3,409     -3,409     -3,409     -3,229     -3,617     -3,057     -3,057     -3,092     -2,871 
  Standard Error                429      1,876      1,552      1,552      1,428      1,334        951        424        424        430        429 
                                                                                                                                                  
Social Security                                                                                                                                   
Aggregate (MIL)             10881.2      251.9     1020.0     2066.9     3120.9     4008.9     4932.1     8814.3     7760.3     6872.3     5949.1 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          4.0        4.8        7.9        8.6        8.1        7.3        6.9        3.6        3.4        3.2        3.0 
Mean                          1,186        168        450        670        799        859        924      1,448      1,474      1,525      1,553 
  Standard Error                 42         27         41         46         44         43         43         59         65         72         80 
Recipient                                                                                                                                         
Families                                                                                                                                          
Number                        1,126         61        177        311        423        514        597        815        703        613        530 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       12.3        4.1        7.8       10.1       10.8       11.0       11.2       13.4       13.3       13.6       13.8 
Mean Amount                   9,661      4,132      5,754      6,640      7,370      7,804      8,267     10,816     11,042     11,219     11,232 
  Standard Error                201        306        238        225        206        207        211        254        284        312        342 
                                                                                                                                                  
Pension, Survivor and                                                                                                                             
Disability Income                                                                                                                                 
Aggregate (MIL)              3659.6       48.0      105.7      177.4      388.3      585.3      764.3     3482.2     3271.3     3074.2     2895.3 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          1.4        0.9        0.8        0.7        1.0        1.1        1.1        1.4        1.4        1.4        1.5 
Mean                            399         32         47         58         99        125        143        572        621        682        756 
  Standard Error                 37         11         12         11         14         15         17         55         63         73         84 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                          361         16         31         52         91        118        141        308        270        243        219 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                        3.9        1.1        1.4        1.7        2.3        2.5        2.6        5.1        5.1        5.4        5.7 
Mean Amount                  10,141      2,927      3,427      3,387      4,254      4,950      5,404     11,288     12,134     12,672     13,194 
  Standard Error                761        584        515        435        370        402        424        870        980      1,077      1,174 
 
 
 
 
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)              7411.7     1608.6     3156.3     4342.7     5396.4     6011.3     6462.3     3069.0     2015.4     1400.5      949.4 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          2.7       30.6       24.4       18.1       13.9       11.0        9.0        1.2        0.9        0.7        0.5 
Mean                            808      1,075      1,391      1,409      1,382      1,288      1,210        504        383        311        248 
  Standard Error                 26         59         62         56         49         44         41         29         27         26         25 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                        1,540        492        778        987      1,154      1,259      1,332        552        386        280        208 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       16.8       32.9       34.3       32.0       29.5       27.0       24.9        9.1        7.3        6.2        5.4 
Mean Amount                   4,814      3,268      4,056      4,399      4,677      4,774      4,853      5,556      5,224      4,995      4,565 
  Standard Error                107        117        122        119        115        113        113        221        252        294        325 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002

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