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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 
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Nonfamily householders                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                  
Total                        34,969      1,944      3,442      5,943      8,198     10,651     12,675     29,026     26,770     24,318     22,294 
Total Income                                                                                                                                      
Aggregate (MIL)           1122267.5     2507.4    11308.5    30656.7    52987.1    82656.0   111820.0  1091610.8  1069280.4  1039611.5  1010447.5 
Mean                         32,094      1,290      3,285      5,159      6,463      7,760      8,822     37,608     39,943     42,752     45,324 
  Standard Error                274         53         53         45         39         38         39        320        343        373        402 
With Zero Income                578        578        578        578        578        578        578          0          0          0          0 
With Negative                                                                                                                                     
Income                           85         85         85         85         85         85         85          0          0          0          0 
                                                                                                                                                  
Wages and Salaries                                                                                                                                
Aggregate (MIL)            776602.6     1029.7     2402.3     6596.5    11693.9    20275.0    32158.0   770006.1   764908.7   756327.6   744444.6 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                         69.2       41.1       21.2       21.5       22.1       24.5       28.8       70.5       71.5       72.8       73.7 
Mean                         22,209        530        698      1,110      1,426      1,904      2,537     26,528     28,573     31,102     33,392 
  Standard Error                259         34         33         36         35         38         43        305        327        356        384 
Recipient Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                           
Number                       20,575        437        724      1,358      1,954      2,790      3,745     19,216     18,621     17,785     16,830 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Unrel. Indiv.                  58.8       22.5       21.0       22.9       23.8       26.2       29.5       66.2       69.6       73.1       75.5 
Mean Amount                  37,745      2,355      3,317      4,856      5,984      7,267      8,587     40,070     41,078     42,526     44,233 
  Standard Error                404        105         96         88         79         78         79        427        439        456        479 
                                                                                                                                                  
Nonfarm Self-Employment                                                                                                                           
Aggregate (MIL)             43784.1     -384.7     -219.8      199.0      522.1      921.3     1640.2    43585.1    43262.0    42862.8    42143.8 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          3.9      -15.3       -1.9        0.6        1.0        1.1        1.5        4.0        4.0        4.1        4.2 
Mean                          1,252       -198        -64         33         64         87        129      1,502      1,616      1,763      1,890 
  Standard Error                 74         41         26         18         14         13         14         89         97        106        116 
 
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                        1,672         88        132        211        270        336        403      1,461      1,402      1,336      1,268 
Percent                         4.8        4.6        3.8        3.6        3.3        3.2        3.2        5.0        5.2        5.5        5.7 
Aggregate                   44558.2      125.9      306.6      729.4     1081.0     1507.7     2265.4    43828.8    43477.1    43050.5    42292.7 
Mean                         26,652      1,422      2,318      3,452      4,009      4,483      5,616     30,009     31,007     32,234     33,343 
  Standard Error              1,408        175        214        236        225        225        262      1,592      1,652      1,727      1,812 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          151         73         77         79         84         90         95         72         67         61         56 
Percent                         0.4        3.7        2.2        1.3        1.0        0.8        0.8        0.2        0.3        0.3        0.3 
Aggregate                    -774.1     -510.6     -526.4     -530.3     -558.9     -586.3     -625.2     -243.7     -215.2     -187.7     -148.9 
Mean                         -5,118     -7,010     -6,844     -6,724     -6,661     -6,485     -6,576     -3,368     -3,196     -3,087     -2,651 
  Standard Error                353        541        537        532        474        456        444        419        420        439        397 
                                                                                                                                                  
Farm Self-Employment                                                                                                                              
Aggregate (MIL)              3179.7      -91.6      -99.8      -73.5      -22.5       41.7       60.9     3253.1     3202.1     3138.0     3118.8 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.3       -3.7       -0.9       -0.2       -0.0        0.1        0.1        0.3        0.3        0.3        0.3 
Mean                             91        -47        -29        -12         -3          4          5        112        120        129        140 
  Standard Error                 44         22         13          8          7          7          6         52         57         63         68 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          300         24         29         35         44         61         74        264        256        238        226 
Percent                         0.9        1.3        0.8        0.6        0.5        0.6        0.6        0.9        1.0        1.0        1.0 
Aggregate                    3451.0        0.8        8.4       34.8       88.7      158.4      177.5     3416.2     3362.2     3292.6     3273.4 
Mean                         11,520         33        293        988      2,030      2,590      2,414     12,921     13,141     13,810     14,482 
  Standard Error              4,996         48        265        597        791        777        657      5,649      5,835      6,257      6,593 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                           53         20         22         22         24         28         28         31         29         25         25 
Percent                         0.2        1.0        0.6        0.4        0.3        0.3        0.2        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1 
Aggregate                    -271.3      -92.4     -108.2     -108.2     -111.2     -116.7     -116.7     -163.1     -160.1     -154.6     -154.6 
Mean                         -5,108     -4,710     -4,864     -4,864     -4,548     -4,100     -4,100     -5,283     -5,585     -6,269     -6,269 
 
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                718      1,406      1,246      1,246      1,122      1,030      1,030        916        906        880        880 
                                                                                                                                                  
Interest and Dividends                                                                                                                            
Aggregate (MIL)             63682.9      333.8      845.8     1147.9     1735.1     2781.1     3814.8    62535.0    61947.7    60901.8    59868.0 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          5.7       13.3        7.5        3.7        3.3        3.4        3.4        5.7        5.8        5.9        5.9 
Mean                          1,821        172        246        193        212        261        301      2,154      2,314      2,504      2,685 
  Standard Error                 42         16         18         12         10         10         10         51         55         60         66 
Recipient Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                           
Number                       18,715        482        848      1,375      2,065      3,051      4,016     17,339     16,650     15,664     14,699 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Unrel. Indiv.                  53.5       24.8       24.6       23.1       25.2       28.6       31.7       59.7       62.2       64.4       65.9 
Mean Amount                   3,403        693        998        835        840        912        950      3,607      3,721      3,888      4,073 
  Standard Error                 77         55         65         47         36         32         28         83         87         92         98 
                                                                                                                                                  
Rental Income                                                                                                                                     
Aggregate (MIL)             13375.8      -61.8      -65.4       20.7       52.6      180.8      293.4    13355.1    13323.2    13194.9    13082.4 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          1.2       -2.5       -0.6        0.1        0.1        0.2        0.3        1.2        1.2        1.3        1.3 
Mean                            383        -32        -19          3          6         17         23        460        498        543        587 
  Standard Error                 22         13         11          8          6          5          5         26         29         31         34 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                        1,861         44         66        116        173        246        323      1,746      1,688      1,615      1,538 
Percent                         5.3        2.3        1.9        1.9        2.1        2.3        2.5        6.0        6.3        6.6        6.9 
Aggregate                   14151.4       11.1       62.8      160.8      248.9      387.2      520.1    13990.5    13902.5    13764.2    13631.2 
Mean                          7,604        252        951      1,392      1,440      1,574      1,611      8,015      8,235      8,522      8,862 
  Standard Error                371        105        201        197        144        136        119        393        405        422        441 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          263         23         31         36         47         55         64        227        216        208        198 
Percent                         0.8        1.2        0.9        0.6        0.6        0.5        0.5        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                    -775.6      -72.9     -128.1     -140.1     -196.3     -206.3     -226.7     -635.5     -579.3     -569.2     -548.8 
Mean                         -2,953     -3,191     -4,173     -3,903     -4,208     -3,741     -3,529     -2,802     -2,682     -2,743     -2,766 
  Standard Error                187        823        772        688        519        466        423        190        192        198        204 
                                                                                                                                                  
Social Security                                                                                                                                   
Aggregate (MIL)            118313.6      789.4     4340.6    14863.0    28175.3    43738.2    54996.3   103450.6    90138.3    74575.4    63317.3 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                         10.5       31.5       38.4       48.5       53.2       52.9       49.2        9.5        8.4        7.2        6.3 
Mean                          3,383        406      1,261      2,501      3,437      4,106      4,339      3,564      3,367      3,067      2,840 
  Standard Error                 30         29         42         46         44         44         42         35         36         38         39 
Recipient                                                                                                                                         
Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                                     
Number                       11,996        272        951      2,508      4,024      5,561      6,636      9,487      7,972      6,434      5,360 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Unrel. Indiv.                  34.3       14.0       27.6       42.2       49.1       52.2       52.4       32.7       29.8       26.5       24.0 
Mean Amount                   9,863      2,902      4,565      5,925      7,002      7,865      8,288     10,904     11,307     11,590     11,814 
  Standard Error                 43         99         60         43         37         37         37         48         55         66         77 
                                                                                                                                                  
Pension, Survivor and                                                                                                                             
Disability Income                                                                                                                                 
Aggregate (MIL)             64769.4       97.7      349.7      735.8     1655.6     3169.7     5501.3    64033.5    63113.7    61599.7    59268.1 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          5.8        3.9        3.1        2.4        3.1        3.8        4.9        5.9        5.9        5.9        5.9 
Mean                          1,852         50        102        124        202        298        434      2,206      2,358      2,533      2,658 
  Standard Error                 37          9         12         11         12         14         15         45         48         53         57 
Recipient Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                           
Number                        5,754         45        128        261        518        923      1,441      5,494      5,236      4,831      4,314 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Unrel. Indiv.                  16.5        2.3        3.7        4.4        6.3        8.7       11.4       18.9       19.6       19.9       19.3 
Mean Amount                  11,256      2,162      2,742      2,822      3,196      3,433      3,819     11,656     12,053     12,751     13,739 
 
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                178        163        169        162        131        111         94        185        192        204        223 
                                                                                                                                                  
Means Tested                                                                                                                                      
Cash Assistance                                                                                                                                   
Aggregate (MIL)              8454.3      307.3     2627.8     5059.9     5972.8     6780.9     7244.3     3394.3     2481.5     1673.4     1210.0 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.8       12.3       23.2       16.5       11.3        8.2        6.5        0.3        0.2        0.2        0.1 
Mean                            242        158        763        851        729        637        572        117         93         69         54 
  Standard Error                  7         17         36         30         23         19         17          6          6          6          5 
Recipient Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                           
Number                        2,118        185        680      1,355      1,562      1,726      1,812        762        556        392        306 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Unrel. Indiv.                   6.1        9.5       19.8       22.8       19.1       16.2       14.3        2.6        2.1        1.6        1.4 
Mean Amount                   3,992      1,665      3,863      3,733      3,823      3,928      3,999      4,452      4,466      4,274      3,953 
  Standard Error                 80        128        110         85         78         76         77        170        208        270        309 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002

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