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POV27: Source of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals: 2002
Families with a male householder, no wife present /10
[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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Families with a male householder,
no wife present /10
Total, families.......................... 4,663 226 364 564 774 1,025 1,307 4,099 3,889 3,638 3,356
People in families....................... 13,027 644 1,095 1,696 2,311 3,016 3,818 11,331 10,717 10,012 9,209
Total Income
Aggregate (million).................... 225,708 515 1,908 4,519 8,010 12,965 19,617 221,189 217,698 212,743 206,092
Mean..................................... 48,405 2,283 5,237 8,016 10,349 12,647 15,006 53,960 55,980 58,482 61,416
Standard error /19..................... 833 250 296 280 253 243 242 911 949 1,001 1,068
With zero income......................... 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 0 0 0 0
With negative income..................... 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0
Wages and salaries
Aggregate (million).................... 181,859 352 1,189 2,871 5,117 8,677 13,515 178,988 176,742 173,182 168,343
Percent of total income.................. 80.6 68.3 62.3 63.5 63.9 66.9 68.9 80.9 81.2 81.4 81.7
Mean..................................... 39,001 1,559 3,262 5,092 6,611 8,464 10,339 43,665 45,448 47,607 50,167
Standard error /19..................... 811 164 275 292 273 276 276 897 936 989 1,059
Recipient families number................ 4,053 99 185 330 488 692 921 3,723 3,564 3,361 3,132
Percent of all families.................. 86.9 43.9 50.8 58.5 63.1 67.5 70.5 90.8 91.7 92.4 93.3
Mean amount.............................. 44,871 3,555 6,427 8,698 10,475 12,538 14,668 48,078 49,585 51,529 53,758
Standard error /19..................... 896 225 395 360 317 299 285 957 991 1,041 1,105
Nonfarm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 9,789 -55 -51 59 272 512 858 9,730 9,518 9,277 8,931
Percent of total income.................. 4.3 -10.7 -2.7 1.3 3.4 4.0 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.3
Mean..................................... 2,099 -244 -140 105 351 500 656 2,374 2,447 2,550 2,662
Standard error /19..................... 169 151 144 114 105 103 103 191 201 214 230
Received positive amount number.......... 371 12 25 40 56 74 91 332 315 297 280
Percent.................................. 8.0 5.4 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.2 7.0 8.1 8.1 8.2 8.4
Aggregate................................ 10,022 30 101 212 424 665 1,011 9,810 9,597 9,357 9,011
Mean..................................... 26,983 2,514 4,003 5,353 7,533 8,967 11,099 29,559 30,460 31,474 32,143
Standard error /19..................... 1,603 597 822 763 750 798 816 1,736 1,813 1,901 2,009
Received negative amount number.......... 40 13 22 23 23 23 23 18 18 18 18
Percent.................................. 0.9 5.9 6.1 4.0 2.9 2.2 1.7 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5
Aggregate................................ -232 -85 -152 -152 -152 -152 -153 -80 -80 -80 -79
Mean..................................... -5,736 -6,381 -6,826 -6,759 -6,759 -6,759 -6,743 -4,449 -4,449 -4,449 -4,452
Standard error /19..................... 672 1,412 1,035 1,036 953 953 949 830 830 830 836
Farm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 650 -8 -10 34 34 36 36 617 617 614 614
Percent of total income.................. 0.3 -1.6 -0.5 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Mean..................................... 139 -36 -26 60 43 35 28 150 159 169 183
Standard error /19..................... 40 68 45 64 43 33 26 45 48 51 55
Received positive amount number.......... 74 7 13 19 19 19 19 56 56 55 55
Percent.................................. 1.6 3.2 3.7 3.3 2.4 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.6
Aggregate................................ 663 2 2 45 45 48 48 618 618 615 615
Mean..................................... 8,941 298 162 2,447 2,447 2,549 2,503 11,102 11,102 11,107 11,177
Standard error /19..................... 2,060 305 177 1,495 1,375 1,387 1,366 2,579 2,579 2,591 2,602
Received negative amount number.......... 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Percent.................................. 0.1 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
Aggregate................................ -13 -10 -12 -12 -12 -12 -12 -1 -1 -1 -1
Mean..................................... -3,943 -7,296 -7,552 -7,552 -7,552 -7,552 -7,552 -793 -793 -793 -793
Standard error /19..................... 3,305 4,910 4,551 4,551 4,186 4,186 4,186 988 988 988 988
Interest and dividends
Aggregate (million).................... 4,948 10 26 35 41 88 120 4,913 4,907 4,859 4,827
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
Families with a male householder, no wife present /10
[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.................. 2.2 1.9 1.4 0.8 0.5 0.7 0.6 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3
Mean..................................... 1,061 43 72 62 53 86 92 1,199 1,262 1,336 1,439
Standard error /19..................... 95 14 26 19 13 16 14 108 114 122 132
Recipient families number................ 1,855 19 48 79 109 161 224 1,776 1,746 1,694 1,631
Percent of all families.................. 39.8 8.2 13.2 14.0 14.1 15.7 17.1 43.3 44.9 46.6 48.6
Mean..................................... 2,667 521 544 440 373 548 538 2,766 2,811 2,869 2,959
Standard error /19..................... 235 103 182 124 85 90 75 245 249 257 266
Rental income
Aggregate (million).................... 1,210 -5 -0 15 49 42 64 1,196 1,161 1,168 1,147
Percent of total income.................. 0.5 -1.1 -0.0 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6
Mean..................................... 260 -24 -1 26 64 41 49 292 299 321 342
Standard error /19..................... 44 16 20 29 31 28 24 49 52 55 60
Received positive amount number.......... 197 2 4 9 14 19 24 188 182 178 173
Percent.................................. 4.2 0.7 1.0 1.5 1.9 1.8 1.8 4.6 4.7 4.9 5.2
Aggregate................................ 1,282 1 8 23 57 72 93 1,259 1,224 1,210 1,188
Mean..................................... 6,510 350 2,051 2,655 3,966 3,822 3,972 6,685 6,712 6,795 6,854
Standard error /19..................... 917 0 1,078 1,594 1,217 1,064 952 954 983 1,005 1,030
Received negative amount number.......... 31 3 6 6 6 11 11 26 26 20 20
Percent.................................. 0.7 1.5 1.6 1.0 0.7 1.1 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.6
Aggregate................................ -71 -6 -8 -8 -8 -30 -30 -63 -63 -42 -42
Mean..................................... -2,275 -1,727 -1,393 -1,393 -1,393 -2,596 -2,596 -2,473 -2,473 -2,090 -2,090
Standard error /19..................... 450 77 243 243 223 555 555 541 541 630 630
Social Security
Aggregate (million).................... 11,620 71 414 795 1,318 1,947 2,692 10,824 10,302 9,673 8,928
Percent of total income.................. 5.1 13.9 21.7 17.6 16.5 15.0 13.7 4.9 4.7 4.5 4.3
Mean..................................... 2,492 317 1,137 1,411 1,702 1,899 2,059 2,641 2,649 2,659 2,660
Standard error /19..................... 84 113 178 158 140 135 127 93 97 101 106
Recipient families number................ 986 12 55 97 152 204 272 889 833 781 714
Percent of all families.................. 21.1 5.5 15.0 17.2 19.7 19.9 20.8 21.7 21.4 21.5 21.3
Mean amount.............................. 11,788 5,753 7,579 8,198 8,641 9,521 9,906 12,180 12,364 12,382 12,505
Standard error /19..................... 203 1,049 543 364 300 289 265 218 228 240 256
Pension survivor and disability income
Aggregate (million).................... 7,113 4 9 30 135 229 334 7,082 6,978 6,884 6,779
Percent of total income.................. 3.2 0.7 0.5 0.7 1.7 1.8 1.7 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3
Mean..................................... 1,525 16 25 54 174 223 255 1,728 1,794 1,892 2,020
Standard error /19..................... 106 16 13 23 38 44 40 120 126 134 145
Recipient families number................ 516 1 6 12 35 51 77 504 481 465 439
Percent of all families.................. 11.1 0.5 1.5 2.2 4.6 5.0 5.9 12.3 12.4 12.8 13.1
Mean amount.............................. 13,777 2,895 1,656 2,459 3,803 4,467 4,326 14,053 14,511 14,803 15,437
Standard error /19..................... 754 542 333 715 529 616 469 768 798 820 857
Mean tested cash-assistance
Aggregate (million).................... 1,795 101 196 350 457 592 760 1,445 1,338 1,203 1,034
Percent of total income.................. 0.8 19.5 10.3 7.7 5.7 4.6 3.9 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
Mean..................................... 385 446 537 621 590 577 582 352 344 331 308
Standard error /19..................... 29 106 94 91 73 67 63 30 31 31 31
Recipient families number................ 376 49 78 108 134 159 185 268 242 216 191
Percent of all families.................. 8.1 21.6 21.4 19.2 17.3 15.6 14.2 6.5 6.2 5.9 5.7
Mean amount.............................. 4,778 2,065 2,510 3,240 3,415 3,709 4,110 5,399 5,532 5,567 5,427
Standard error /19..................... 258 394 340 361 322 331 338 328 349 366 381
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
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032003/pov/new27_003_03.htm