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POV27: Source of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals: 2002
Married-couple families /10, 11
[Numbers of families and people in thousands, aggregate income in millions of dollars, mean (average) income and their standard errors in dollars. For definitions of income
types, see "CPS Definitions and Explanation" at www.census.gov/population/www/cps/cpsdef.html]
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Below poverty level /5 Above poverty level /5
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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
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Married-couple
families /10, 11
Total, families.......................... 57,327 1,019 1,833 3,052 4,583 6,516 8,620 54,275 52,744 50,811 48,707
People in families....................... 183,365 3,415 6,618 11,181 16,839 23,702 30,786 172,184 166,525 159,662 152,579
Total Income
Aggregate (million).................... (N/A) 3,037 12,480 31,131 60,821 104,950 159,615 (N/A) (N/A) (N/A) (N/A)
Mean..................................... 76,349 2,980 6,807 10,200 13,270 16,106 18,517 80,069 81,830 84,075 86,584
Standard error /19..................... 341 168 161 143 124 115 108 353 360 370 382
With zero income......................... 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 0 0 0 0
With negative income..................... 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 0 0 0 0
Wages and salaries
Aggregate (million).................... (N/A) 2,199 7,880 19,421 38,282 67,284 101,885 (N/A) (N/A) (N/A) (N/A)
Percent of total income.................. 79.8 72.4 63.1 62.4 62.9 64.1 63.8 80.0 80.1 80.2 80.4
Mean..................................... 60,950 2,158 4,298 6,363 8,353 10,326 11,820 64,020 65,520 67,442 69,644
Standard error /19..................... 331 143 154 154 141 137 134 344 352 362 374
Recipient families number................ 47,868 389 911 1,694 2,707 4,036 5,424 46,174 45,161 43,832 42,443
Percent of all families.................. 83.5 38.2 49.7 55.5 59.1 61.9 62.9 85.1 85.6 86.3 87.1
Mean amount.............................. 72,994 5,652 8,652 11,468 14,143 16,670 18,783 75,251 76,522 78,181 79,923
Standard error /19..................... 371 276 212 185 159 146 140 380 387 395 405
Nonfarm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 228,609 -194 503 1,555 3,178 5,747 8,522 227,054 225,432 222,862 220,087
Percent of total income.................. 5.2 -6.4 4.0 5.0 5.2 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2
Mean..................................... 3,988 -191 274 509 693 882 989 4,183 4,274 4,386 4,519
Standard error /19..................... 92 120 92 71 60 58 54 97 100 104 108
Received positive amount number.......... 6,959 130 231 359 518 696 871 6,601 6,442 6,263 6,089
Percent.................................. 12.1 12.8 12.6 11.8 11.3 10.7 10.1 12.2 12.2 12.3 12.5
Aggregate................................ 231,844 457 1,271 2,421 4,224 6,983 9,825 229,423 227,620 224,861 222,019
Mean..................................... 33,314 3,504 5,502 6,750 8,161 10,034 11,286 34,758 35,336 35,901 36,464
Standard error /19..................... 654 393 393 347 327 355 347 685 700 718 737
Received negative amount number.......... 603 67 87 109 133 162 176 495 470 442 427
Percent.................................. 1.1 6.6 4.8 3.6 2.9 2.5 2.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
Aggregate................................ -3,235 -651 -769 -866 -1,047 -1,235 -1,303 -2,369 -2,188 -1,999 -1,932
Mean..................................... -5,361 -9,662 -8,812 -7,973 -7,857 -7,648 -7,384 -4,788 -4,654 -4,525 -4,525
Standard error /19..................... 198 764 659 592 467 408 390 201 205 212 216
Farm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 16,270 -278 -294 -376 -211 -40 125 16,646 16,481 16,310 16,145
Percent of total income.................. 0.4 -9.1 -2.4 -1.2 -0.3 -0.0 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Mean..................................... 284 -272 -160 -123 -46 -6 14 307 312 321 331
Standard error /19..................... 44 100 75 49 37 30 26 47 48 50 52
Received positive amount number.......... 1,160 18 35 42 69 92 123 1,119 1,092 1,069 1,038
Percent.................................. 2.0 1.8 1.9 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1
Aggregate................................ 17,742 24 133 161 357 575 826 17,581 17,385 17,167 16,916
Mean..................................... 15,289 1,296 3,763 3,871 5,205 6,267 6,736 15,715 15,923 16,063 16,300
Standard error /19..................... 2,095 1,066 1,579 1,488 1,403 1,304 1,146 2,170 2,222 2,269 2,335
Received negative amount number.......... 258 31 40 58 62 71 81 199 196 186 177
Percent.................................. 0.4 3.1 2.2 1.9 1.4 1.1 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Aggregate................................ -1,472 -302 -427 -537 -568 -615 -702 -935 -904 -857 -770
Mean..................................... -5,713 -9,655 -10,775 -9,211 -9,148 -8,605 -8,709 -4,689 -4,622 -4,602 -4,350
Standard error /19..................... 449 1,787 1,607 1,248 1,125 1,092 975 422 415 404 404
Interest and dividends
Aggregate (million).................... 131,803 258 488 708 965 1,287 2,032 131,094 130,838 130,515 129,770
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003. Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
POV27: Source of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals: 2002
Married-couple families /10, 11
[Numbers of families and people in thousands, aggregate income in millions of dollars, mean (average) income and their standard errors in dollars. For definitions of income
types, see "CPS Definitions and Explanation" at www.census.gov/population/www/cps/cpsdef.html]
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Below poverty level /5 Above poverty level /5
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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
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Percent of total income.................. 3.0 8.5 3.9 2.3 1.6 1.2 1.3 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1
Mean..................................... 2,299 253 266 232 211 198 236 2,415 2,481 2,569 2,664
Standard error /19..................... 44 28 26 19 14 12 12 46 47 49 51
Recipient families number................ 37,012 274 481 740 1,126 1,653 2,420 36,273 35,887 35,360 34,592
Percent of all families.................. 64.6 26.9 26.2 24.2 24.6 25.4 28.1 66.8 68.0 69.6 71.0
Mean..................................... 3,561 940 1,014 958 857 779 840 3,614 3,646 3,691 3,751
Standard error /19..................... 67 91 87 68 52 43 40 68 69 70 71
Rental income
Aggregate (million).................... 33,053 -247 -220 -227 -203 -218 -142 33,280 33,256 33,271 33,195
Percent of total income.................. 0.8 -8.1 -1.8 -0.7 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
Mean..................................... 577 -242 -120 -74 -44 -33 -16 613 631 655 682
Standard error /19..................... 24 60 37 25 18 14 11 26 26 27 28
Received positive amount number.......... 3,960 26 49 63 103 142 194 3,897 3,857 3,819 3,766
Percent.................................. 6.9 2.5 2.7 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2 7.2 7.3 7.5 7.7
Aggregate................................ 37,975 28 99 142 291 365 496 37,832 37,684 37,609 37,478
Mean..................................... 9,589 1,081 2,016 2,255 2,822 2,580 2,561 9,708 9,770 9,849 9,951
Standard error /19..................... 313 329 335 417 344 273 227 317 320 323 327
Received negative amount number.......... 1,262 40 58 69 98 122 141 1,193 1,164 1,140 1,121
Percent.................................. 2.2 4.0 3.1 2.3 2.1 1.9 1.6 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3
Aggregate................................ -4,921 -275 -319 -369 -493 -583 -638 -4,552 -4,428 -4,339 -4,283
Mean..................................... -3,900 -6,801 -5,547 -5,330 -5,012 -4,792 -4,537 -3,817 -3,806 -3,804 -3,820
Standard error /19..................... 111 937 786 693 478 417 380 111 113 114 115
Social Security
Aggregate (million).................... 209,538 502 1,844 5,482 10,999 19,195 31,304 204,056 198,539 190,343 178,234
Percent of total income.................. 4.8 16.5 14.8 17.6 18.1 18.3 19.6 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.2
Mean..................................... 3,655 492 1,006 1,796 2,400 2,946 3,632 3,760 3,764 3,746 3,659
Standard error /19..................... 33 62 71 76 69 67 68 34 35 36 37
Recipient families number................ 13,248 101 278 669 1,165 1,791 2,590 12,579 12,084 11,457 10,658
Percent of all families.................. 23.1 9.9 15.2 21.9 25.4 27.5 30.0 23.2 22.9 22.5 21.9
Mean amount.............................. 15,816 4,976 6,632 8,192 9,443 10,715 12,086 16,222 16,430 16,614 16,723
Standard error /19..................... 70 345 226 151 116 104 97 72 74 77 81
Pension survivor and disability income
Aggregate (million).................... 180,053 145 344 713 1,396 2,407 3,938 179,341 178,657 177,647 176,116
Percent of total income.................. 4.1 4.8 2.8 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.5 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.2
Mean..................................... 3,141 142 188 234 305 369 457 3,304 3,387 3,496 3,616
Standard error /19..................... 46 27 28 26 24 24 24 48 50 51 53
Recipient families number................ 9,470 53 87 151 267 433 668 9,320 9,203 9,037 8,803
Percent of all families.................. 16.5 5.2 4.7 4.9 5.8 6.7 7.7 17.2 17.4 17.8 18.1
Mean amount.............................. 19,013 2,740 3,975 4,734 5,222 5,553 5,898 19,243 19,413 19,658 20,007
Standard error /19..................... 209 308 378 326 269 243 212 211 213 216 220
Mean tested cash-assistance
Aggregate (million).................... 11,013 335 1,112 2,121 3,117 4,216 4,957 8,892 7,897 6,797 6,057
Percent of total income.................. 0.3 11.0 8.9 6.8 5.1 4.0 3.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Mean..................................... 192 329 606 695 680 647 575 164 150 134 124
Standard error /19..................... 6 49 53 45 35 31 25 6 6 6 6
Recipient families number................ 1,769 91 240 438 599 730 854 1,330 1,170 1,039 915
Percent of all families.................. 3.1 8.9 13.1 14.4 13.1 11.2 9.9 2.5 2.2 2.0 1.9
Mean amount.............................. 6,227 3,683 4,631 4,841 5,206 5,779 5,804 6,684 6,750 6,542 6,623
Standard error /19..................... 140 358 264 207 177 178 168 173 189 202 219
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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