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POV23: Poverty Status, Work Experience, and Family Earnings for People 16 Years Old and Over:  2002
       Below 100% of Poverty -- White Alone, not Hispanic

[Numbers in thousands]

                                                    ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                    All income levels                                                       With income below poverty threshold
                                                    ___________________________________________________________________     ___________________________________________________________________
                                                    Worked in previous year /16         Worked full-time year-round /16     Worked in previous year /16         Worked full-time year-round /16
                                                    _______________________________     _______________________________     _______________________________     _______________________________
                                                                Earnings below wtd.                 Earnings below wtd.                 Earnings below wtd.                 Earnings below wtd.
                                                                avg. poverty                        avg. poverty                        avg. poverty                        avg. poverty
                                                                threshold for 4                     threshold for 4                     threshold for 4                     threshold for 4
                                                                person family /33                   person family /33                   person family /33                   person family /33
                                                                ___________________                 ___________________                 ___________________                 ___________________
                                                    All                                 All
                                                    income                              income                              Poor,                               Poor,
                                                    levels      Number      Percent     levels      Number      Percent     total       Number      Percent     total       Number      Percent
                                                    ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
White alone, not Hispanic

Both Sexes
    Total /17...............................        108,082      13,312        12.3      71,180       3,617         5.1       4,498       4,287        95.3       1,098         988        90.0
16 to 17 years..............................          2,291         217         9.4          55           9         (B)         111         108        96.9           2           2         (B)
18 to 64 years..............................        101,011      11,172        11.1      69,268       3,376         4.9       4,302       4,094        95.2       1,073         963        89.8
   18 to 24 years...........................         13,554       3,081        22.7       4,925         705        14.3       1,279       1,251        97.8         164         157        95.6
   25 to 34 years...........................         21,066       2,325        11.0      15,034         772         5.1       1,141       1,064        93.3         333         289        86.8
   35 to 44 years...........................         26,066       2,009         7.7      19,460         705         3.6         904         831        91.9         267         225        84.2
   45 to 54 years...........................         25,629       1,757         6.9      19,713         652         3.3         552         532        96.4         191         178        93.1
   55 to 64 years...........................         14,696       2,000        13.6      10,136         543         5.4         425         416        97.7         117         114        97.3
65 years and over...........................          4,779       1,923        40.2       1,857         232        12.5          86          86       100.0          23          23         (B)

  Male
    Total /17...............................         57,199       6,020        10.5      42,070       1,767         4.2       2,003       1,885        94.1         662         579        87.4
16 to 17 years..............................          1,183         105         8.8          33           6         (B)          47          46         (B)           2           2         (B)
18 to 64 years..............................         53,345       4,994         9.4      40,871       1,637         4.0       1,916       1,799        93.9         647         563        87.1
   18 to 24 years...........................          6,896       1,326        19.2       2,770         306        11.1         517         504        97.4          85          78        92.1
   25 to 34 years...........................         11,248       1,103         9.8       8,964         416         4.6         502         458        91.4         199         167        84.3
   35 to 44 years...........................         13,965         948         6.8      11,808         355         3.0         420         376        89.5         170         137        80.4
   45 to 54 years...........................         13,410         836         6.2      11,411         322         2.8         294         281        95.7         131         119        91.3
   55 to 64 years...........................          7,827         781        10.0       5,918         239         4.0         184         180        98.0          63          62         (B)
65 years and over...........................          2,670         921        34.5       1,166         124        10.7          39          39         (B)          14          14         (B)

  Female
    Total /17...............................         50,883       7,292        14.3      29,109       1,850         6.4       2,496       2,402        96.3         436         410        94.0
16 to 17 years..............................          1,108         112        10.1          22           3         (B)          64          61         (B)           0           0         (X)
18 to 64 years..............................         47,666       6,178        13.0      28,397       1,739         6.1       2,386       2,295        96.2         426         400        93.9
   18 to 24 years...........................          6,658       1,754        26.4       2,155         398        18.5         762         747        98.0          79          79        99.4
   25 to 34 years...........................          9,818       1,222        12.4       6,071         356         5.9         640         606        94.8         135         122        90.5
   35 to 44 years...........................         12,101       1,060         8.8       7,652         350         4.6         485         455        93.9          97          88        90.7
   45 to 54 years...........................         12,218         922         7.5       8,302         330         4.0         258         251        97.2          61          59         (B)
   55 to 64 years...........................          6,870       1,220        17.8       4,217         305         7.2         241         235        97.5          54          52         (B)
65 years and over...........................          2,109       1,002        47.5         691         108        15.6          46          46         (B)          10          10         (B)

  Household Relationship /17
    People 16 to 64 years old /17...........        103,302      11,389        11.0      69,323       3,385         4.9       4,413       4,201        95.2       1,075         965        89.8
In families /2..............................         82,275       5,458         6.6      54,444       1,626         3.0       2,375       2,165        91.2         744         635        85.2
    Householder.............................         37,696       2,915         7.7      28,360         930         3.3       1,500       1,386        92.4         504         433        85.9
In families with related children under
    18 years /9.............................         43,593       2,880         6.6      27,776         891         3.2       1,838       1,633        88.8         591         481        81.4
    Householder.............................         21,284       1,956         9.2      15,910         670         4.2       1,257       1,146        91.2         431         360        83.5
In families with related children under
    6 years /9..............................         16,537       1,300         7.9      11,027         392         3.6         965         837        86.7         308         238        77.3
    Householder.............................          8,869         980        11.1       6,366         315         4.9         716         642        89.6         230         186        80.8
In married-couple families /11..............        100,719       4,070         4.0      70,651       1,334         1.9       1,902       1,634        85.9         798         648        81.3
    Husbands /11............................         32,500       1,245         3.8      27,708         507         1.8         703         600        85.4         391         311        79.5
    Wives /11...............................         27,604       1,256         4.5      16,525         311         1.9         465         410        88.1         103          94        91.1
    Related children /18....................          9,372         300         3.2       2,546          71         2.8          87          74        84.3           4           3         (B)
    Other...................................            547          53         9.7         280          21         7.4           7           4         (B)           3           1         (B)
    Householder.............................         30,696       1,216         4.0      23,591         425         1.8         639         546        85.5         297         240        80.6
In married-couple families with related
   children under 18 years /9...............         53,476       1,681         3.1      36,600         639         1.7       1,351       1,091        80.7         618         469        75.8
    Husbands /11............................         17,863         602         3.4      15,630         291         1.9         517         417        80.6         307         226        73.9

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
POV23: Poverty Status, Work Experience, and Family Earnings for People 16 Years Old and Over:  2002
       Below 100% of Poverty -- White Alone, not Hispanic

[Numbers in thousands]

                                                    ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                    All income levels                                                       With income below poverty threshold
                                                    ___________________________________________________________________     ___________________________________________________________________
                                                    Worked in previous year /16         Worked full-time year-round /16     Worked in previous year /16         Worked full-time year-round /16
                                                    _______________________________     _______________________________     _______________________________     _______________________________
                                                                Earnings below wtd.                 Earnings below wtd.                 Earnings below wtd.                 Earnings below wtd.
                                                                avg. poverty                        avg. poverty                        avg. poverty                        avg. poverty
                                                                threshold for 4                     threshold for 4                     threshold for 4                     threshold for 4
                                                                person family /33                   person family /33                   person family /33                   person family /33
                                                                ___________________                 ___________________                 ___________________                 ___________________
                                                    All                                 All
                                                    income                              income                              Poor,                               Poor,
                                                    levels      Number      Percent     levels      Number      Percent     total       Number      Percent     total       Number      Percent
                                                    ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
    Wives /11...............................         13,808         409         3.0       7,345         101         1.4         295         242        82.1          69          60         (B)
    Related children /18....................          5,016         118         2.4         767          13         1.7          71          57         (B)           4           3         (B)
    Other...................................            309          12         3.9         165           4         2.4           7           4         (B)           3           1         (B)
    Householder.............................         16,480         540         3.3      12,692         229         1.8         461         371        80.4         236         179        75.6
In married-couple families with related
   children under 6 years /9................         21,625         869         4.0      15,212         321         2.1         761         601        79.0         344         253        73.5
    Husbands /11............................          8,035         358         4.5       6,960         160         2.3         317         253        79.9         177         128        72.2
    Wives /11...............................          5,567         176         3.2       2,575          32         1.2         143         115        80.3          27          22         (B)
    Related children /18....................            650          17         2.7         208           3         1.3          16          10         (B)           2           1         (B)
    Other...................................            177           7         3.8          90           0         0.0           5           2         (B)           1           0         (B)
    Householder.............................          7,195         311         4.3       5,378         127         2.4         280         222        79.2         137         102        74.8
In families with male householder,
   no wife present..........................          3,681         477        12.9       2,368         140         5.9         166         159        95.3          53          51         (B)
    Householder.............................          2,062         286        13.9       1,528          98         6.4         118         115        97.1          41          40         (B)
    Other...................................          1,620         190        11.7         841          42         5.0          48          44         (B)          13          12         (B)
In families with male householder, no
  wife present with related children under
  18 years /9...............................          1,602         224        14.0       1,063          77         7.3         117         109        93.3          37          35         (B)
    Householder.............................          1,179         178        15.1         908          70         7.7          95          92        96.4          35          34         (B)
    Related children /18....................            286          42        14.7          71           6         (B)          15          15         (B)           1           1         (B)
    Other...................................            136           4         3.3          85           2         2.2           6           3         (B)           1           0         (B)
In families with male householder, no
  wife present with related children under
  6 years /9................................            463          87        18.9         317          42        13.3          50          47         (B)          21          21         (B)
    Householder.............................            401          82        20.3         294          41        13.9          47          45         (B)          20          19         (B)
    Related children /18....................             43           6         (B)          13           1         (B)           3           3         (B)           1           1         (B)
    Other...................................             19           0         (B)          11           0         (B)           1           0         (B)           0           0         (X)
In families with female householder,
  no husband present........................          8,571       2,127        24.8       5,016         578        11.5         946         919        97.1         191         175        91.7
    Householder.............................          4,939       1,413        28.6       3,241         407        12.6         742         725        97.7         166         154        92.6
    Other...................................          3,632         715        19.7       1,775         170         9.6         204         194        95.2          25          21         (B)
In families with female householder, no
  husband present with related children under
  18 years /9...............................          4,996       1,515        30.3       2,806         404        14.4         832         804        96.7         171         156        90.8
    Householder.............................          3,625       1,239        34.2       2,310         371        16.1         701         683        97.5         160         147        92.3
    Related children /18....................          1,037         234        22.6         284          28        10.0         109         103        95.4           7           7         (B)
    Other...................................            334          42        12.6         212           5         2.4          22          18         (B)           4           1         (B)
In families with female householder, no
  husband present with related children under
  6 years /9................................          1,644         655        39.8         875         155        17.8         435         410        94.5          79          67        84.0
    Householder.............................          1,273         588        46.2         694         147        21.2         389         375        96.3          74          65         (B)
    Related children /18....................            219          40        18.3          91           6         6.4          27          22         (B)           2           2         (B)
    Other...................................            153          27        17.5          90           3         3.2          18          14         (B)           4           0         (B)

In unrelated subfamilies /3.................            314         102        32.4         186          23        12.6          61          59         (B)          12          12         (B)

Unrelated individuals /4....................         21,127       5,857        27.7      14,705       1,737        11.8       1,995       1,995       100.0         318         318       100.0
    Male....................................         11,572       2,813        24.3       8,298         847        10.2         952         952       100.0         186         186       100.0
     Householder............................          8,287       1,726        20.8       6,136         525         8.6         525         525       100.0         124         124       100.0
    Female..................................          9,555       3,044        31.9       6,407         890        13.9       1,043       1,043       100.0         132         132       100.0
     Householder............................          7,002       1,905        27.2       4,900         571        11.7         595         595       100.0          94          94       100.0
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

Poverty Footnotes

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Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 14, 2004
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