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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 
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Unrelated individuals                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                  
Total                        46,392      3,999      6,094      9,226     12,139     15,207     17,936     37,166     34,253     31,185     28,456 
Total Income                                                                                                                                      
Aggregate (MIL)           1402333.9     4415.5    16616.0    41007.7    70113.0   107383.2   147095.6  1361326.2  1332220.8  1294950.6  1255238.2 
Mean                         30,228      1,104      2,726      4,445      5,776      7,061      8,201     36,628     38,893     41,525     44,112 
  Standard Error                235         32         39         38         35         35         36        283        303        329        357 
With Zero Income              1,706      1,706      1,706      1,706      1,706      1,706      1,706          0          0          0          0 
With Negative                                                                                                                                     
Income                          102        102        102        102        102        102        102          0          0          0          0 
                                                                                                                                                  
Wages and Salaries                                                                                                                                
Aggregate (MIL)           1010080.2     2285.0     5429.0    12897.1    22224.5    36434.4    57241.2   997183.0   987855.6   973645.7   952838.9 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                         72.0       51.8       32.7       31.5       31.7       33.9       38.9       73.3       74.2       75.2       75.9 
Mean                         21,773        571        891      1,398      1,831      2,396      3,191     26,830     28,840     31,222     33,485 
  Standard Error                214         23         26         31         31         34         39        261        280        304        329 
Recipient Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                           
Number                       29,241        974      1,622      2,694      3,759      5,103      6,697     26,547     25,482     24,138     22,543 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Unrel. Indiv.                  63.0       24.4       26.6       29.2       31.0       33.6       37.3       71.4       74.4       77.4       79.2 
Mean Amount                  34,543      2,345      3,348      4,787      5,912      7,139      8,547     37,563     38,767     40,337     42,267 
  Standard Error                316         58         57         60         56         57         59        342        355        372        395 
                                                                                                                                                  
Nonfarm Self-Employment                                                                                                                           
Aggregate (MIL)             54683.1     -423.4     -204.3      323.8      705.2     1155.2     2204.3    54359.4    53978.0    53527.9    52478.8 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          3.9       -9.6       -1.2        0.8        1.0        1.1        1.5        4.0        4.1        4.1        4.2 
Mean                          1,179       -106        -34         35         58         76        123      1,463      1,576      1,716      1,844 
  Standard Error                 58         20         15         13         10         10         11         73         79         86         95 
 
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 
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                        2,166        114        169        265        344        418        524      1,902      1,823      1,748      1,643 
Percent                         4.7        2.8        2.8        2.9        2.8        2.8        2.9        5.1        5.3        5.6        5.8 
Aggregate                   55643.0      139.2      376.2      908.2     1318.2     1795.8     2914.4    54734.8    54324.8    53847.2    52728.6 
Mean                         25,684      1,222      2,221      3,432      3,836      4,293      5,563     28,780     29,803     30,803     32,102 
  Standard Error              1,118        147        190        211        196        200        236      1,256      1,305      1,355      1,435 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          188         90         94         96        101        108        115         92         87         80         73 
Percent                         0.4        2.2        1.5        1.0        0.8        0.7        0.6        0.2        0.3        0.3        0.3 
Aggregate                    -959.8     -562.6     -580.5     -584.4     -613.0     -640.6     -710.1     -375.4     -346.8     -319.3     -249.8 
Mean                         -5,100     -6,272     -6,168     -6,084     -6,063     -5,946     -6,151     -4,074     -3,982     -3,967     -3,433 
  Standard Error                306        486        478        473        424        409        396        401        408        428        409 
                                                                                                                                                  
Farm Self-Employment                                                                                                                              
Aggregate (MIL)              9485.7      -91.6      -99.2      -72.8      -25.9       41.6       60.8     9558.4     9511.5     9444.0     9424.9 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.7       -2.1       -0.6       -0.2       -0.0        0.0        0.0        0.7        0.7        0.7        0.8 
Mean                            204        -23        -16         -8         -2          3          3        257        278        303        331 
  Standard Error                 80         11          7          5          5          5          4         99        108        118        130 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          392         31         35         42         51         69         85        349        341        323        306 
Percent                         0.8        0.8        0.6        0.5        0.4        0.5        0.5        0.9        1.0        1.0        1.1 
Aggregate                    9778.9        0.8        9.0       35.4       89.4      162.4      181.5     9743.5     9689.5     9616.5     9597.4 
Mean                         24,964         26        258        837      1,758      2,350      2,123     27,887     28,426     29,805     31,339 
  Standard Error              9,253         38        222        504        693        705        582     10,352     10,608     11,197     11,783 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                           67         20         22         22         34         38         38         45         33         29         29 
Percent                         0.1        0.5        0.4        0.2        0.3        0.2        0.2        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1 
Aggregate                    -293.2      -92.4     -108.2     -108.2     -115.3     -120.7     -120.7     -185.0     -178.0     -172.5     -172.5 
Mean                         -4,349     -4,710     -4,864     -4,864     -3,389     -3,176     -3,176     -4,095     -5,325     -5,864     -5,864 
 
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 
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  Standard Error                634      1,406      1,246      1,246        926        856        856        753        796        781        781 
                                                                                                                                                  
Interest and Dividends                                                                                                                            
Aggregate (MIL)             70462.5      397.7      953.4     1276.8     1967.2     3051.8     4176.7    69185.7    68495.4    67410.8    66285.9 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          5.0        9.0        5.7        3.1        2.8        2.8        2.8        5.1        5.1        5.2        5.3 
Mean                          1,519         99        156        138        162        201        233      1,862      2,000      2,162      2,329 
  Standard Error                 35          8         11          8          7          7          7         44         47         52         57 
Recipient Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                           
Number                       22,086        700      1,169      1,819      2,664      3,762      4,893     20,267     19,423     18,325     17,193 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Unrel. Indiv.                  47.6       17.5       19.2       19.7       21.9       24.7       27.3       54.5       56.7       58.8       60.4 
Mean Amount                   3,190        568        815        702        738        811        854      3,414      3,527      3,679      3,855 
  Standard Error                 72         42         50         37         29         27         24         79         82         87         92 
                                                                                                                                                  
Rental Income                                                                                                                                     
Aggregate (MIL)             14273.0      -58.4      -61.9       20.3       55.8      184.5      328.7    14252.6    14217.2    14088.5    13944.3 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          1.0       -1.3       -0.4        0.0        0.1        0.2        0.2        1.0        1.1        1.1        1.1 
Mean                            308        -15        -10          2          5         12         18        383        415        452        490 
  Standard Error                 17          6          6          5          4          4          4         21         23         25         28 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                        2,026         48         70        119        177        250        342      1,907      1,849      1,776      1,685 
Percent                         4.4        1.2        1.1        1.3        1.5        1.6        1.9        5.1        5.4        5.7        5.9 
Aggregate                   15161.4       14.5       66.2      164.2      255.9      394.7      559.4    14997.2    14905.5    14766.7    14602.1 
Mean                          7,482        304        948      1,376      1,446      1,576      1,637      7,864      8,060      8,315      8,668 
  Standard Error                350        101        190        191        144        135        115        370        380        394        414 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          332         23         31         41         51         61         71        291        280        271        261 
Percent                         0.7        0.6        0.5        0.4        0.4        0.4        0.4        0.8        0.8        0.9        0.9 
 
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 
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Aggregate                    -888.5      -72.9     -128.1     -143.9     -200.1     -210.3     -230.7     -744.6     -688.3     -678.2     -657.8 
Mean                         -2,678     -3,191     -4,173     -3,538     -3,891     -3,460     -3,267     -2,558     -2,456     -2,503     -2,519 
  Standard Error                158        823        772        634        493        440        399        159        160        164        168 
                                                                                                                                                  
Social Security                                                                                                                                   
Aggregate (MIL)            124309.9      913.2     4888.5    16132.3    30486.0    46813.2    58403.0   108177.5    93823.9    77496.7    65906.9 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          8.9       20.7       29.4       39.3       43.5       43.6       39.7        7.9        7.0        6.0        5.3 
Mean                          2,680        228        802      1,749      2,511      3,078      3,256      2,911      2,739      2,485      2,316 
  Standard Error                 24         15         27         34         34         35         34         28         30         31         32 
Recipient                                                                                                                                         
Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                                     
Number                       12,664        316      1,069      2,727      4,356      5,973      7,082      9,937      8,308      6,691      5,583 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Unrel. Indiv.                  27.3        7.9       17.5       29.6       35.9       39.3       39.5       26.7       24.3       21.5       19.6 
Mean Amount                   9,816      2,890      4,571      5,915      6,998      7,837      8,247     10,886     11,293     11,582     11,806 
  Standard Error                 42         90         57         41         36         36         36         46         54         65         75 
                                                                                                                                                  
Pension, Survivor and                                                                                                                             
Disability Income                                                                                                                                 
Aggregate (MIL)             67250.6      120.3      412.6      858.8     1975.6     3515.3     5902.0    66391.8    65275.0    63735.3    61348.6 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          4.8        2.7        2.5        2.1        2.8        3.3        4.0        4.9        4.9        4.9        4.9 
Mean                          1,450         30         68         93        163        231        329      1,786      1,906      2,044      2,156 
  Standard Error                 29          5          7          8          9         10         11         36         39         42         46 
Recipient Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                           
Number                        6,014         53        147        290        573        988      1,514      5,724      5,441      5,026      4,500 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Unrel. Indiv.                  13.0        1.3        2.4        3.1        4.7        6.5        8.4       15.4       15.9       16.1       15.8 
Mean Amount                  11,182      2,288      2,805      2,960      3,447      3,556      3,898     11,599     11,997     12,682     13,633 
 
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 
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  Standard Error                174        150        158        159        131        109         93        181        188        200        218 
                                                                                                                                                  
Means Tested                                                                                                                                      
Cash Assistance                                                                                                                                   
Aggregate (MIL)             10468.3      459.7     3318.3     6094.5     7437.3     8544.6     9070.3     4373.8     3031.0     1923.7     1398.0 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.7       10.4       20.0       14.9       10.6        8.0        6.2        0.3        0.2        0.1        0.1 
Mean                            226        115        544        661        613        562        506        118         88         62         49 
  Standard Error                  6         10         23         21         17         15         14          6          5          5          4 
Recipient Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                           
Number                        3,063        449      1,084      1,861      2,172      2,409      2,535      1,202        891        654        528 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Unrel. Indiv.                   6.6       11.2       17.8       20.2       17.9       15.8       14.1        3.2        2.6        2.1        1.9 
Mean Amount                   3,417      1,024      3,062      3,275      3,424      3,546      3,578      3,639      3,402      2,943      2,645 
  Standard Error                 67         73         92         75         69         68         68        133        157        189        208 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002

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