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POV27: Source of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals: 2002
Familes with related children under 18 /13
[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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Familes with related
children under 18 /13
Total, families.......................... 38,846 2,208 3,654 5,397 7,322 9,329 11,308 33,449 31,524 29,517 27,538
People in families....................... 151,178 7,977 13,635 20,388 27,936 35,774 43,397 130,790 123,242 115,404 107,781
Total Income
Aggregate (million).................... (N/A) 8,513 25,195 52,749 92,027 141,727 199,026 (N/A) (N/A) (N/A) (N/A)
Mean..................................... 66,040 3,855 6,894 9,774 12,568 15,192 17,600 75,119 78,460 82,111 85,931
Standard error /19..................... 389 89 96 99 94 96 99 430 449 472 497
With zero income......................... 334 334 334 334 334 334 334 0 0 0 0
With negative income..................... 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 0 0 0 0
Wages and salaries
Aggregate (million).................... (N/A) 4,229 14,582 34,454 64,349 103,350 149,956 (N/A) (N/A) (N/A) (N/A)
Percent of total income.................. 87.0 49.7 57.9 65.3 69.9 72.9 75.3 87.5 87.7 87.9 88.0
Mean..................................... 57,481 1,915 3,990 6,384 8,788 11,078 13,261 65,725 68,791 72,146 75,639
Standard error /19..................... 368 77 95 105 101 104 106 408 427 448 473
Recipient families number................ 35,796 1,015 2,087 3,550 5,253 7,082 8,934 32,246 30,543 28,715 26,862
Percent of all families.................. 92.1 46.0 57.1 65.8 71.7 75.9 79.0 96.4 96.9 97.3 97.5
Mean amount.............................. 62,378 4,165 6,988 9,706 12,250 14,594 16,785 68,177 71,000 74,163 77,543
Standard error /19..................... 387 129 123 119 107 106 106 417 434 455 479
Nonfarm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 132,126 -104 684 1,760 3,601 6,648 9,647 130,366 128,525 125,478 122,479
Percent of total income.................. 5.2 -1.2 2.7 3.3 3.9 4.7 4.8 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2
Mean..................................... 3,401 -47 187 326 492 713 853 3,897 4,077 4,251 4,448
Standard error /19..................... 102 51 45 40 38 42 42 118 125 133 142
Received positive amount number.......... 4,261 134 249 378 554 748 927 3,883 3,707 3,512 3,334
Percent.................................. 11.0 6.1 6.8 7.0 7.6 8.0 8.2 11.6 11.8 11.9 12.1
Aggregate................................ 134,267 458 1,331 2,498 4,481 7,647 10,715 131,770 129,786 126,620 123,552
Mean..................................... 31,514 3,423 5,349 6,616 8,091 10,217 11,560 33,934 35,013 36,052 37,061
Standard error /19..................... 804 322 362 339 318 341 336 871 908 954 1,001
Received negative amount number.......... 379 67 83 103 122 142 157 276 257 237 222
Percent.................................. 1.0 3.1 2.3 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.4 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
Aggregate................................ -2,141 -562 -646 -738 -880 -999 -1,068 -1,403 -1,261 -1,142 -1,074
Mean..................................... -5,648 -8,330 -7,769 -7,141 -7,198 -7,042 -6,797 -5,089 -4,910 -4,815 -4,836
Standard error /19..................... 262 828 724 632 511 457 430 278 288 303 315
Farm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 9,353 -150 -72 -69 97 245 429 9,422 9,256 9,109 8,924
Percent of total income.................. 0.4 -1.8 -0.3 -0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Mean..................................... 241 -68 -20 -13 13 26 38 282 294 309 324
Standard error /19..................... 60 35 28 20 19 18 17 70 74 79 84
Received positive amount number.......... 684 18 41 49 71 98 128 635 613 585 556
Percent.................................. 1.8 0.8 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.0
Aggregate................................ 9,952 22 128 156 354 542 753 9,796 9,598 9,410 9,199
Mean..................................... 14,552 1,222 3,119 3,206 4,964 5,509 5,883 15,424 15,667 16,073 16,549
Standard error /19..................... 3,308 1,074 1,391 1,305 1,363 1,241 1,089 3,556 3,684 3,851 4,052
Received negative amount number.......... 101 17 19 24 28 32 35 77 74 70 67
Percent.................................. 0.3 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Aggregate................................ -599 -172 -200 -226 -256 -298 -324 -373 -343 -301 -275
Mean..................................... -5,919 -10,294 -10,446 -9,400 -9,274 -9,441 -9,367 -4,837 -4,659 -4,325 -4,125
Standard error /19..................... 753 2,195 1,964 1,798 1,603 1,578 1,453 762 742 671 674
Interest and dividends
Aggregate (million).................... 42,477 129 218 300 461 624 944 42,177 42,016 41,853 41,533
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
Familes with related children under 18 /13
[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.................. 1.7 1.5 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8
Mean..................................... 1,093 58 60 56 63 67 83 1,261 1,333 1,418 1,508
Standard error /19..................... 39 9 9 6 6 5 6 46 48 52 55
Recipient families number................ 20,352 262 491 776 1,185 1,669 2,243 19,576 19,167 18,683 18,109
Percent of all families.................. 52.4 11.8 13.4 14.4 16.2 17.9 19.8 58.5 60.8 63.3 65.8
Mean..................................... 2,087 492 443 386 389 374 421 2,155 2,192 2,240 2,293
Standard error /19..................... 74 69 62 43 37 29 28 77 79 81 83
Rental income
Aggregate (million).................... 12,842 11 48 105 182 184 254 12,737 12,660 12,658 12,588
Percent of total income.................. 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Mean..................................... 331 5 13 19 25 20 22 381 402 429 457
Standard error /19..................... 21 6 9 9 8 7 6 25 26 28 30
Received positive amount number.......... 1,826 21 45 67 106 141 180 1,759 1,721 1,685 1,646
Percent.................................. 4.7 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.6 5.3 5.5 5.7 6.0
Aggregate................................ 14,903 28 97 173 312 384 491 14,730 14,591 14,519 14,412
Mean..................................... 8,160 1,343 2,167 2,565 2,955 2,722 2,724 8,375 8,480 8,615 8,756
Standard error /19..................... 400 456 365 442 340 285 242 415 423 431 441
Received negative amount number.......... 548 8 16 23 36 52 61 525 512 497 487
Percent.................................. 1.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.5 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.8
Aggregate................................ -2,061 -17 -49 -68 -131 -199 -237 -1,993 -1,931 -1,862 -1,824
Mean..................................... -3,760 -2,023 -3,140 -2,971 -3,643 -3,865 -3,882 -3,795 -3,768 -3,749 -3,745
Standard error /19..................... 163 329 1,094 917 631 531 497 166 169 172 173
Social Security
Aggregate (million).................... 32,032 784 2,274 4,321 6,751 8,847 11,144 27,711 25,281 23,185 20,888
Percent of total income.................. 1.2 9.2 9.0 8.2 7.3 6.2 5.6 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9
Mean..................................... 825 355 622 801 922 948 985 828 802 785 759
Standard error /19..................... 18 35 39 40 36 33 31 20 21 21 22
Recipient families number................ 2,961 149 350 578 822 1,036 1,244 2,383 2,139 1,925 1,717
Percent of all families.................. 7.6 6.7 9.6 10.7 11.2 11.1 11.0 7.1 6.8 6.5 6.2
Mean amount.............................. 10,817 5,262 6,504 7,471 8,210 8,538 8,957 11,629 11,819 12,043 12,164
Standard error /19..................... 132 247 182 171 153 145 143 155 168 182 197
Pension survivor and disability income
Aggregate (million).................... 25,076 75 222 481 1,053 1,609 2,126 24,595 24,023 23,467 22,950
Percent of total income.................. 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Mean..................................... 646 34 61 89 144 172 188 735 762 795 833
Standard error /19..................... 26 10 12 13 14 14 14 30 31 33 36
Recipient families number................ 1,700 21 51 98 173 247 330 1,602 1,526 1,452 1,370
Percent of all families.................. 4.4 1.0 1.4 1.8 2.4 2.7 2.9 4.8 4.8 4.9 5.0
Mean amount.............................. 14,754 3,535 4,334 4,930 6,079 6,502 6,446 15,352 15,738 16,160 16,754
Standard error /19..................... 462 578 541 419 377 340 311 486 506 529 554
Mean tested cash-assistance
Aggregate (million).................... 13,062 2,032 3,908 5,648 6,893 8,106 8,940 7,414 6,168 4,956 4,122
Percent of total income.................. 0.5 23.9 15.5 10.7 7.5 5.7 4.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2
Mean..................................... 336 920 1,069 1,046 941 869 791 222 196 168 150
Standard error /19..................... 9 50 46 40 31 27 24 9 9 8 8
Recipient families number................ 2,562 602 985 1,301 1,531 1,730 1,871 1,261 1,031 832 691
Percent of all families.................. 6.6 27.3 26.9 24.1 20.9 18.5 16.5 3.8 3.3 2.8 2.5
Mean amount.............................. 5,098 3,376 3,968 4,342 4,502 4,686 4,778 5,877 5,983 5,954 5,964
Standard error /19..................... 100 129 119 118 106 105 104 168 190 215 240
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_005_05.htm