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POV27: Source of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals: 2002
Families with a female householder, no spouse 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 female householder,
no spouse present /10
Total, families.......................... 13,626 1,643 2,586 3,613 4,641 5,607 6,480 10,013 8,985 8,020 7,146
People in families....................... 40,529 5,433 8,473 11,657 14,811 17,686 20,321 28,872 25,718 22,844 20,208
Total Income
Aggregate (million).................... 461,434 6,060 15,334 29,112 46,610 66,112 87,121 432,322 414,824 395,322 374,313
Mean..................................... 33,864 3,687 5,929 8,058 10,043 11,792 13,444 43,175 46,168 49,294 52,380
Standard error /19..................... 299 84 91 97 95 99 105 360 388 421 458
With zero income......................... 254 254 254 254 254 254 254 0 0 0 0
With negative income..................... 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 0 0 0 0
Wages and salaries
Aggregate (million).................... 350,571 2,309 7,059 15,616 27,425 40,383 55,419 334,955 323,146 310,188 295,152
Percent of total income.................. 76.0 38.1 46.0 53.6 58.8 61.1 63.6 77.5 77.9 78.5 78.9
Mean..................................... 25,728 1,405 2,729 4,322 5,909 7,203 8,552 33,451 35,965 38,679 41,303
Standard error /19..................... 277 62 85 99 100 104 110 343 371 404 441
Recipient families number................ 11,189 701 1,310 2,096 2,932 3,735 4,500 9,093 8,257 7,454 6,689
Percent of all families.................. 82.1 42.6 50.6 58.0 63.2 66.6 69.4 90.8 91.9 92.9 93.6
Mean amount.............................. 31,331 3,296 5,390 7,450 9,353 10,811 12,315 36,837 39,137 41,616 44,126
Standard error /19..................... 312 102 119 124 116 115 119 358 384 414 450
Nonfarm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 9,410 -10 86 326 684 1,368 1,893 9,083 8,725 8,041 7,516
Percent of total income.................. 2.0 -0.2 0.6 1.1 1.5 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0
Mean..................................... 691 -6 33 90 147 244 292 907 971 1,003 1,052
Standard error /19..................... 48 29 23 24 23 27 28 65 72 80 88
Received positive amount number.......... 663 51 77 114 162 219 261 550 502 444 402
Percent.................................. 4.9 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.5 3.9 4.0 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.6
Aggregate................................ 9,685 118 221 486 854 1,556 2,097 9,199 8,830 8,129 7,588
Mean..................................... 14,603 2,312 2,872 4,278 5,288 7,100 8,021 16,736 17,604 18,305 18,886
Standard error /19..................... 812 442 434 484 427 467 465 949 1,028 1,148 1,258
Received negative amount number.......... 52 19 22 26 27 29 33 26 25 23 19
Percent.................................. 0.4 1.2 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Aggregate................................ -275 -129 -135 -159 -170 -187 -203 -116 -105 -88 -72
Mean..................................... -5,290 -6,666 -6,253 -6,191 -6,343 -6,514 -6,091 -4,405 -4,168 -3,779 -3,854
Standard error /19..................... 679 1,065 1,006 947 849 805 765 1,009 1,024 1,063 1,239
Farm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 251 -7 -7 -4 5 9 46 256 246 242 205
Percent of total income.................. 0.1 -0.1 -0.0 -0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Mean..................................... 18 -4 -3 -1 1 2 7 26 27 30 29
Standard error /19..................... 7 8 5 4 3 3 4 9 10 11 12
Received positive amount number.......... 107 4 8 10 16 27 34 97 91 80 73
Percent.................................. 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Aggregate................................ 269 0 0 2 12 16 53 267 257 254 216
Mean..................................... 2,510 2 2 227 753 574 1,551 2,755 2,818 3,171 2,956
Standard error /19..................... 766 0 0 197 433 300 679 840 889 1,001 1,068
Received negative amount number.......... 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 6 6 6
Percent.................................. 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Aggregate................................ -18 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -11 -11 -11 -11
Mean..................................... -2,599 -9,999 -9,999 -9,999 -9,999 -9,999 -9,999 -1,796 -1,796 -1,796 -1,796
Standard error /19..................... 1,846 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,426 1,426 1,426 1,426
Interest and dividends
Aggregate (million).................... 8,623 59 94 131 194 314 462 8,491 8,428 8,309 8,161
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 female householder, no spouse 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.................. 1.9 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.2
Mean..................................... 633 36 36 36 42 56 71 848 938 1,036 1,142
Standard error /19..................... 45 9 8 6 5 5 6 61 68 76 85
Recipient families number................ 4,896 155 276 449 652 890 1,122 4,447 4,244 4,006 3,773
Percent of all families.................. 35.9 9.4 10.7 12.4 14.0 15.9 17.3 44.4 47.2 49.9 52.8
Mean..................................... 1,761 379 339 293 298 352 412 1,909 1,986 2,074 2,163
Standard error /19..................... 124 92 70 47 34 32 34 136 142 150 160
Rental income
Aggregate (million).................... 2,169 -5 10 26 92 92 132 2,143 2,077 2,077 2,037
Percent of total income.................. 0.5 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Mean..................................... 159 -3 4 7 20 16 20 214 231 259 285
Standard error /19..................... 21 11 8 7 8 7 6 28 31 35 39
Received positive amount number.......... 393 15 23 31 54 68 92 361 339 325 301
Percent.................................. 2.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.4 3.6 3.8 4.1 4.2
Aggregate................................ 2,403 15 37 55 130 150 192 2,348 2,272 2,253 2,210
Mean..................................... 6,115 1,043 1,608 1,743 2,404 2,220 2,099 6,495 6,707 6,924 7,335
Standard error /19..................... 634 460 482 426 448 387 304 685 727 754 808
Received negative amount number.......... 103 4 6 8 10 12 15 95 93 91 88
Percent.................................. 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2
Aggregate................................ -234 -20 -27 -29 -38 -58 -61 -204 -195 -176 -173
Mean..................................... -2,265 -5,604 -4,138 -3,478 -3,781 -4,787 -3,921 -2,158 -2,099 -1,929 -1,973
Standard error /19..................... 307 2,736 1,745 1,408 1,187 1,201 1,042 312 310 291 300
Social Security
Aggregate (million).................... 33,203 613 1,872 3,419 5,493 7,727 9,977 29,784 27,709 25,476 23,226
Percent of total income.................. 7.2 10.1 12.2 11.7 11.8 11.7 11.5 6.9 6.7 6.4 6.2
Mean..................................... 2,437 373 724 946 1,184 1,378 1,540 2,974 3,084 3,177 3,250
Standard error /19..................... 48 40 47 48 46 48 48 63 68 74 80
Recipient families number................ 3,093 125 310 504 730 957 1,168 2,589 2,363 2,136 1,925
Percent of all families.................. 22.7 7.6 12.0 13.9 15.7 17.1 18.0 25.9 26.3 26.6 26.9
Mean amount.............................. 10,735 4,919 6,046 6,787 7,524 8,078 8,541 11,503 11,727 11,924 12,066
Standard error /19..................... 123 236 156 141 134 135 132 139 149 160 173
Pension survivor and disability income
Aggregate (million).................... 14,706 79 191 406 818 1,217 1,643 14,300 13,888 13,489 13,063
Percent of total income.................. 3.2 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.8 1.8 1.9 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.5
Mean..................................... 1,079 48 74 112 176 217 254 1,428 1,546 1,682 1,828
Standard error /19..................... 49 16 14 16 18 19 19 66 73 81 91
Recipient families number................ 1,264 23 53 90 157 240 315 1,174 1,107 1,025 949
Percent of all families.................. 9.3 1.4 2.1 2.5 3.4 4.3 4.9 11.7 12.3 12.8 13.3
Mean amount.............................. 11,633 3,396 3,587 4,507 5,206 5,081 5,216 12,180 12,545 13,165 13,764
Standard error /19..................... 420 763 446 401 342 285 252 447 470 501 534
Mean tested cash-assistance
Aggregate (million).................... 10,377 1,728 3,310 4,804 5,940 6,991 7,696 5,573 4,438 3,387 2,682
Percent of total income.................. 2.2 28.5 21.6 16.5 12.7 10.6 8.8 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.7
Mean..................................... 762 1,052 1,280 1,330 1,280 1,247 1,188 557 494 422 375
Standard error /19..................... 22 60 56 53 44 41 38 24 24 23 23
Recipient families number................ 2,020 502 823 1,078 1,255 1,442 1,543 942 765 578 477
Percent of all families.................. 14.8 30.6 31.8 29.8 27.0 25.7 23.8 9.4 8.5 7.2 6.7
Mean amount.............................. 5,138 3,441 4,024 4,458 4,733 4,849 4,987 5,915 5,802 5,858 5,625
Standard error /19..................... 101 137 122 124 115 111 112 169 186 215 225
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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