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POV23: Poverty Status, Work Experience, and Family Earnings for People 16 Years Old and Over:  2002
       Below 100% of Poverty -- Asian Alone or in Combination (A.O.I.C.)

[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
                                                    ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Asian A.O.I.C.

Both Sexes
    Total /17...............................          6,522         743        11.4       4,530         230         5.1         345         313        90.8          91          74        81.5
16 to 17 years..............................             89          13        14.7           2           0         (B)           6           5         (B)           0           0         (X)
18 to 64 years..............................          6,259         685        10.9       4,439         224         5.0         335         305        91.0          90          73        81.3
   18 to 24 years...........................            767         192        25.0         275          35        12.6         100          94        93.6           8           8         (B)
   25 to 34 years...........................          1,782         175         9.8       1,254          53         4.2          79          74        93.2          18          15         (B)
   35 to 44 years...........................          1,702         166         9.8       1,331          75         5.6          90          78        87.6          39          31         (B)
   45 to 54 years...........................          1,368          97         7.1       1,088          44         4.1          46          41         (B)          20          17         (B)
   55 to 64 years...........................            641          54         8.5         490          17         3.5          20          17         (B)           5           2         (B)
65 years and over...........................            173          44        25.6          88           7         7.6           4           4         (B)           1           1         (B)

  Male
    Total /17...............................          3,514         345         9.8       2,633         110         4.2         195         168        86.2          61          44         (B)
16 to 17 years..............................             44           5         (B)           2           0         (B)           3           1         (B)           0           0         (X)
18 to 64 years..............................          3,370         320         9.5       2,571         107         4.2         192         167        86.8          61          44         (B)
   18 to 24 years...........................            418          81        19.4         163          15         8.9          57          52         (B)           6           6         (B)
   25 to 34 years...........................            990          87         8.8         739          17         2.2          47          45         (B)           8           5         (B)
   35 to 44 years...........................            925          84         9.0         798          40         5.0          53          42         (B)          27          19         (B)
   45 to 54 years...........................            690          46         6.7         590          25         4.3          24          21         (B)          15          12         (B)
   55 to 64 years...........................            348          22         6.4         281          10         3.7          10           8         (B)           5           2         (B)
65 years and over...........................            100          20        20.2          60           3         (B)           0           0         (B)           0           0         (X)

  Female
    Total /17...............................          3,008         398        13.2       1,896         120         6.4         150         145        96.8          30          30         (B)
16 to 17 years..............................             45           8         (B)           0           0         (X)           4           4         (B)           0           0         (X)
18 to 64 years..............................          2,889         365        12.6       1,868         117         6.3         143         138        96.6          30          29         (B)
   18 to 24 years...........................            349         111        31.8         112          20        18.1          43          42         (B)           2           2         (B)
   25 to 34 years...........................            792          89        11.2         516          36         7.1          32          29         (B)          11          10         (B)
   35 to 44 years...........................            776          83        10.7         534          35         6.5          36          36         (B)          12          12         (B)
   45 to 54 years...........................            678          51         7.5         498          19         3.7          22          21         (B)           5           5         (B)
   55 to 64 years...........................            293          32        10.9         209           7         3.2          10          10         (B)           0           0         (X)
65 years and over...........................             74          24         (B)          28           4         (B)           4           4         (B)           1           1         (B)

  Household Relationship /17
    People 16 to 64 years old /17...........          6,348         698        11.0       4,442         224         5.0         341         309        90.7          90          73        81.3
In families /2..............................          5,104         306         6.0       3,580         102         2.9         181         149        82.4          65          48         (B)
    Householder.............................          2,224         147         6.6       1,744          50         2.9          98          82        84.2          41          30         (B)
In families with related children under
    18 years /9.............................          2,932         173         5.9       2,051          63         3.1         141         109        77.4          54          37         (B)
    Householder.............................          1,366         101         7.4       1,071          37         3.5          80          65        80.8          35          24         (B)
In families with related children under
    6 years /9..............................          1,267          64         5.1         898          24         2.7          55          39         (B)          20           9         (B)
    Householder.............................            643          45         7.1         494          13         2.7          36          26         (B)          10           3         (B)
In married-couple families /11..............          5,909         297         5.0       4,344         105         2.4         188         153        81.6          80          57        70.7
    Husbands /11............................          1,855          90         4.9       1,580          40         2.5          70          57         (B)          38          26         (B)
    Wives /11...............................          1,589          69         4.4       1,040          23         2.3          32          28         (B)          10          10         (B)
    Related children /18....................            496          45         9.1         175           8         4.6          18          15         (B)           2           1         (B)
    Other...................................            183           4         2.2         132           3         2.0           4           0         (B)           0           0         (X)
    Householder.............................          1,785          88         4.9       1,418          31         2.2          64          53         (B)          30          21         (B)
In married-couple families with related
   children under 18 years /9...............          3,710         193         5.2       2,713          76         2.8         164         130        79.0          74          51         (B)
    Husbands /11............................          1,230          66         5.3       1,056          30         2.8          61          48         (B)          35          22         (B)

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 -- Asian Alone or in Combination (A.O.I.C.)

[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...............................            967          37         3.9         609          16         2.7          27          23         (B)           8           8         (B)
    Related children /18....................            224          21         9.5          41           1         (B)          15          13         (B)           2           1         (B)
    Other...................................            127           3         2.1          86           3         3.1           4           0         (B)           0           0         (X)
    Householder.............................          1,163          66         5.7         921          27         2.9          57          46         (B)          29          19         (B)
In married-couple families with related
   children under 6 years /9................          1,697          86         5.1       1,247          30         2.4          73          51         (B)          26          11         (B)
    Husbands /11............................            598          37         6.3         513          13         2.6          32          23         (B)          15           6         (B)
    Wives /11...............................            430          15         3.4         237           7         2.9          11           9         (B)           3           3         (B)
    Related children /18....................             31           0         (B)          15           0         (B)           0           0         (X)           0           0         (X)
    Other...................................             72           0         (B)          43           0         (B)           2           0         (B)           0           0         (X)
    Householder.............................            566          34         6.1         438           9         2.1          28          20         (B)           8           2         (B)
In families with male householder,
   no wife present..........................            459          33         7.1         318          12         3.8          33          25         (B)          10           7         (B)
    Householder.............................            189          19        10.0         145           9         6.3          16          12         (B)           7           5         (B)
    Other...................................            270          14         5.1         173           3         1.7          17          13         (B)           3           3         (B)
In families with male householder, no
  wife present with related children under
  18 years /9...............................            145          14         9.3         102           5         5.2          19          11         (B)           5           3         (B)
    Householder.............................             69           8         (B)          55           4         (B)          10           6         (B)           4           1         (B)
    Related children /18....................             17           4         (B)           6           0         (B)           6           4         (B)           0           0         (X)
    Other...................................             60           2         (B)          40           2         (B)           4           1         (B)           2           1         (B)
In families with male householder, no
  wife present with related children under
  6 years /9................................             50           3         (B)          36           0         (B)           4           2         (B)           1           0         (B)
    Householder.............................             29           3         (B)          22           0         (B)           4           2         (B)           1           0         (B)
    Related children /18....................              1           0         (B)           0           0         (X)           0           0         (X)           0           0         (X)
    Other...................................             20           0         (B)          14           0         (B)           1           0         (B)           0           0         (B)
In families with female householder,
  no husband present........................            521          64        12.3         336          16         4.8          24          24         (B)           4           4         (B)
    Householder.............................            250          39        15.7         181          10         5.6          18          18         (B)           4           4         (B)
    Other...................................            271          25         9.1         155           6         3.8           6           6         (B)           0           0         (X)
In families with female householder, no
  husband present with related children under
  18 years /9...............................            240          33        13.7         157           9         5.5          15          15         (B)           3           3         (B)
    Householder.............................            134          27        20.1          95           7         7.6          13          13         (B)           3           3         (B)
    Related children /18....................             45           6         (B)          17           1         (B)           2           2         (B)           0           0         (X)
    Other...................................             61           0         (B)          45           0         (B)           0           0         (X)           0           0         (X)
In families with female householder, no
  husband present with related children under
  6 years /9................................             86           9        11.0          54           4         (B)           5           5         (B)           1           1         (B)
    Householder.............................             48           8         (B)          34           4         (B)           4           4         (B)           1           1         (B)
    Related children /18....................             17           1         (B)           2           0         (B)           1           1         (B)           0           0         (X)
    Other...................................             21           0         (B)          18           0         (B)           0           0         (X)           0           0         (X)

In unrelated subfamilies /3.................             15           2         (B)          10           1         (B)           1           1         (B)           0           0         (X)

Unrelated individuals /4....................          1,233         391        31.7         852         121        14.2         159         159       100.0          26          26         (B)
    Male....................................            671         171        25.4         471          45         9.5          80          80       100.0          12          12         (B)
     Householder............................            457         106        23.2         329          32         9.8          44          44         (B)           9           9         (B)
    Female..................................            562         220        39.2         381          76        20.0          79          79       100.0          13          13         (B)
     Householder............................            354         110        31.1         247          36        14.5          39          39         (B)          10          10         (B)
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

Poverty Footnotes

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 14, 2004
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