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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                                                                                                                             
under age 65                                                                                                                                      
Total                        35,142      3,601      5,171      7,004      8,538     10,209     11,971     28,138     26,604     24,933     23,171 
Total Income                                                                                                                                      
Aggregate (MIL)           1174082.5     3698.6    13016.0    27762.4    43635.8    64555.9    91016.0  1146320.1  1130446.6  1109526.6  1083066.5 
Mean                         33,409      1,027      2,517      3,964      5,111      6,323      7,603     40,739     42,492     44,500     46,742 
  Standard Error                300         34         42         45         44         46         49        361        378        400        427 
With Zero Income              1,589      1,589      1,589      1,589      1,589      1,589      1,589          0          0          0          0 
With Negative                                                                                                                                     
Income                           94         94         94         94         94         94         94          0          0          0          0 
                                                                                                                                                  
Wages and Salaries                                                                                                                                
Aggregate (MIL)            982195.3     2277.6     5394.8    12792.7    21964.8    36007.4    56457.2   969402.7   960230.6   946187.9   925738.2 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                         83.7       61.6       41.4       46.1       50.3       55.8       62.0       84.6       84.9       85.3       85.5 
Mean                         27,949        633      1,043      1,826      2,572      3,527      4,716     34,451     36,094     37,949     39,952 
  Standard Error                272         25         30         39         41         46         52        328        344        364        388 
Recipient Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                           
Number                       27,836        965      1,604      2,650      3,674      4,963      6,475     25,186     24,162     22,873     21,361 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Unrel. Indiv.                  79.2       26.8       31.0       37.8       43.0       48.6       54.1       89.5       90.8       91.7       92.2 
Mean Amount                  35,285      2,360      3,363      4,827      5,978      7,255      8,719     38,490     39,741     41,367     43,338 
  Standard Error                329         59         58         60         56         57         59        358        371        389        413 
                                                                                                                                                  
Nonfarm Self-Employment                                                                                                                           
Aggregate (MIL)             49670.5     -392.7     -172.8      346.2      735.1     1172.7     2213.9    49324.3    48935.4    48497.7    47456.6 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          4.2      -10.6       -1.3        1.2        1.7        1.8        2.4        4.3        4.3        4.4        4.4 
Mean                          1,413       -109        -33         49         86        115        185      1,753      1,839      1,945      2,048 
  Standard Error                 71         22         18         16         14         14         16         89         94        100        108 
 
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                        1,996        114        166        253        327        395        499      1,743      1,669      1,601      1,497 
Percent                         5.7        3.2        3.2        3.6        3.8        3.9        4.2        6.2        6.3        6.4        6.5 
Aggregate                   50551.5      139.2      374.0      896.9     1286.1     1751.3     2861.9    49654.6    49265.4    48800.3    47689.6 
Mean                         25,325      1,222      2,252      3,551      3,937      4,434      5,738     28,480     29,511     30,478     31,849 
  Standard Error              1,123        147        192        217        201        207        243      1,267      1,317      1,368      1,455 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          168         85         88         90         90         96        103         79         78         72         65 
Percent                         0.5        2.4        1.7        1.3        1.1        0.9        0.9        0.3        0.3        0.3        0.3 
Aggregate                    -881.1     -531.9     -546.8     -550.7     -551.1     -578.6     -648.0     -330.4     -330.0     -302.5     -233.0 
Mean                         -5,236     -6,223     -6,233     -6,140     -6,121     -6,019     -6,287     -4,203     -4,217     -4,192     -3,574 
  Standard Error                328        509        501        495        455        437        420        442        444        467        450 
                                                                                                                                                  
Farm Self-Employment                                                                                                                              
Aggregate (MIL)              9426.1      -46.0      -53.6      -27.2       23.8       96.8      103.1     9453.3     9402.3     9329.3     9323.0 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.8       -1.2       -0.4       -0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.8        0.8        0.8        0.9 
Mean                            268        -13        -10         -4          3          9          9        336        353        374        402 
  Standard Error                105          8          6          6          6          6          5        131        139        148        159 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          373         31         35         42         51         69         80        331        323        305        293 
Percent                         1.1        0.9        0.7        0.6        0.6        0.7        0.7        1.2        1.2        1.2        1.3 
Aggregate                    9662.8        0.8        9.0       35.4       89.4      162.4      168.7     9627.4     9573.4     9500.4     9494.1 
Mean                         25,882         26        258        843      1,768      2,360      2,104     29,062     29,662     31,198     32,387 
  Standard Error              9,703         38        222        507        697        707        618     10,910     11,194     11,852     12,302 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                           54         15         17         17         25         25         25         36         28         28         28 
Percent                         0.2        0.4        0.3        0.2        0.3        0.2        0.2        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1 
Aggregate                    -236.7      -46.8      -62.6      -62.6      -65.6      -65.6      -65.6     -174.1     -171.1     -171.1     -171.1 
Mean                         -4,420     -3,179     -3,608     -3,608     -2,618     -2,618     -2,618     -4,810     -6,006     -6,006     -6,006 
 
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                683      1,355      1,209      1,209        928        928        928        844        778        778        778 
                                                                                                                                                  
Interest and Dividends                                                                                                                            
Aggregate (MIL)             37997.4      306.6      630.8      789.1     1045.0     1319.0     1612.7    37208.3    36952.4    36678.4    36384.7 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          3.2        8.3        4.8        2.8        2.4        2.0        1.8        3.2        3.3        3.3        3.4 
Mean                          1,081         85        122        113        122        129        135      1,322      1,389      1,471      1,570 
  Standard Error                 36          8         10          8          8          7          7         45         47         50         54 
Recipient Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                           
Number                       15,907        593        910      1,295      1,681      2,124      2,624     14,612     14,227     13,783     13,284 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Unrel. Indiv.                  45.3       16.5       17.6       18.5       19.7       20.8       21.9       51.9       53.5       55.3       57.3 
Mean Amount                   2,389        517        693        609        622        621        615      2,546      2,597      2,661      2,739 
  Standard Error                 78         43         51         42         36         33         31         85         87         90         93 
                                                                                                                                                  
Rental Income                                                                                                                                     
Aggregate (MIL)              8387.3      -26.9       18.3       65.1       50.5      112.4      166.4     8322.1     8336.7     8274.9     8220.8 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.7       -0.7        0.1        0.2        0.1        0.2        0.2        0.7        0.7        0.7        0.8 
Mean                            239         -7          4          9          6         11         14        296        313        332        355 
  Standard Error                 18          5          5          5          5          4          4         22         23         25         27 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                        1,223         33         51         66         80         98        132      1,157      1,143      1,125      1,091 
Percent                         3.5        0.9        1.0        0.9        0.9        1.0        1.1        4.1        4.3        4.5        4.7 
Aggregate                    9069.7       11.8       59.8      120.2      158.9      226.7      288.5     8949.6     8910.9     8843.0     8781.2 
Mean                          7,415        361      1,178      1,813      1,987      2,312      2,183      7,736      7,794      7,859      8,048 
  Standard Error                460        133        248        301        263        282        233        484        489        497        511 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          252         12         13         20         30         34         36        232        223        219        216 
Percent                         0.7        0.3        0.3        0.3        0.3        0.3        0.3        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                    -682.5      -38.7      -41.5      -55.1     -108.4     -114.4     -122.1     -627.4     -574.1     -568.1     -560.4 
Mean                         -2,705     -3,273     -3,157     -2,772     -3,654     -3,386     -3,364     -2,699     -2,579     -2,600     -2,594 
  Standard Error                165      1,200      1,087        791        579        527        500        168        168        171        172 
                                                                                                                                                  
Social Security                                                                                                                                   
Aggregate (MIL)             18870.9      300.0     1917.2     5049.8     7939.1    10319.7    12012.9    13821.2    10931.8     8551.2     6858.0 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          1.6        8.1       14.7       18.2       18.2       16.0       13.2        1.2        1.0        0.8        0.6 
Mean                            537         83        371        721        930      1,011      1,003        491        411        343        296 
  Standard Error                 12         10         22         28         28         28         26         14         13         13         13 
Recipient                                                                                                                                         
Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                                     
Number                        2,267        104        387        836      1,153      1,414      1,592      1,431      1,114        853        676 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Unrel. Indiv.                   6.5        2.9        7.5       11.9       13.5       13.9       13.3        5.1        4.2        3.4        2.9 
Mean Amount                   8,323      2,892      4,957      6,039      6,883      7,296      7,547      9,658      9,814     10,027     10,152 
  Standard Error                 80        150         98         80         76         78         79        103        127        151        174 
                                                                                                                                                  
Pension, Survivor and                                                                                                                             
Disability Income                                                                                                                                 
Aggregate (MIL)             22524.6       89.2      294.9      529.5     1086.9     1694.6     2291.8    21995.1    21437.7    20830.0    20232.8 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          1.9        2.4        2.3        1.9        2.5        2.6        2.5        1.9        1.9        1.9        1.9 
Mean                            641         25         57         76        127        166        191        782        806        835        873 
  Standard Error                 24          5          7          8         10         12         12         29         31         33         35 
Recipient Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                           
Number                        1,685         39         96        150        236        333        426      1,535      1,449      1,353      1,260 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Unrel. Indiv.                   4.8        1.1        1.9        2.1        2.8        3.3        3.6        5.5        5.4        5.4        5.4 
Mean Amount                  13,364      2,308      3,078      3,526      4,603      5,094      5,385     14,326     14,791     15,398     16,059 
 
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                366        164        193        220        223        216        211        392        412        435        459 
                                                                                                                                                  
Means Tested                                                                                                                                      
Cash Assistance                                                                                                                                   
Aggregate (MIL)              8166.5      392.1     3078.3     4941.5     5896.5     6699.1     7093.8     3225.0     2270.0     1467.4     1072.7 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.7       10.6       23.7       17.8       13.5       10.4        7.8        0.3        0.2        0.1        0.1 
Mean                            232        109        595        706        691        656        593        115         85         59         46 
  Standard Error                  7         10         27         26         22         20         18          6          6          5          5 
Recipient Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                           
Number                        2,234        416        974      1,393      1,573      1,725      1,824        841        661        510        410 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Unrel. Indiv.                   6.4       11.5       18.8       19.9       18.4       16.9       15.2        3.0        2.5        2.0        1.8 
Mean Amount                   3,655        943      3,159      3,548      3,748      3,884      3,889      3,833      3,434      2,880      2,614 
  Standard Error                 82         73        100         90         85         83         83        168        190        219        243 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002

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