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POV27: Source of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals: 2002
Families with a householder under age 65 /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 householder
under age 65 /10
Total, families.......................... 63,873 2,679 4,381 6,463 8,775 11,284 13,797 57,410 55,098 52,589 50,076
People in families....................... 209,515 8,906 15,085 22,524 30,845 39,799 48,582 186,991 178,670 169,716 160,933
Total Income
Aggregate (million).................... (N/A) 9,020 27,553 58,628 103,086 161,286 229,180 (N/A) (N/A) (N/A) (N/A)
Mean..................................... 70,847 3,367 6,289 9,071 11,747 14,293 16,611 77,802 80,260 82,982 85,790
Standard error /19..................... 311 83 88 89 84 85 86 333 343 354 367
With zero income......................... 464 464 464 464 464 464 464 0 0 0 0
With negative income..................... 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 0 0 0 0
Wages and salaries
Aggregate (million).................... (N/A) 4,788 15,860 37,133 69,489 113,848 166,824 (N/A) (N/A) (N/A) (N/A)
Percent of total income.................. 85.3 53.1 57.6 63.3 67.4 70.6 72.8 85.5 85.7 85.8 85.9
Mean..................................... 60,399 1,787 3,620 5,745 7,919 10,089 12,091 66,552 68,758 71,195 73,709
Standard error /19..................... 296 67 84 92 90 92 94 318 328 340 353
Recipient families number................ 58,492 1,161 2,338 3,993 5,930 8,139 10,385 54,499 52,562 50,353 48,107
Percent of all families.................. 91.6 43.3 53.4 61.8 67.6 72.1 75.3 94.9 95.4 95.7 96.1
Mean amount.............................. 65,955 4,123 6,783 9,300 11,717 13,988 16,064 70,106 72,075 74,356 76,725
Standard error /19..................... 313 118 115 110 99 97 96 328 337 348 360
Nonfarm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 232,148 -217 577 1,963 4,027 7,469 11,003 230,185 228,121 224,679 221,145
Percent of total income.................. 5.1 -2.4 2.1 3.3 3.9 4.6 4.8 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.1
Mean..................................... 3,635 -81 132 304 459 662 797 4,010 4,140 4,272 4,416
Standard error /19..................... 82 50 42 37 34 37 37 91 95 99 104
Received positive amount number.......... 7,364 186 324 496 700 940 1,154 6,868 6,664 6,425 6,210
Percent.................................. 11.5 6.9 7.4 7.7 8.0 8.3 8.4 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.4
Aggregate................................ 235,681 588 1,564 3,060 5,304 8,952 12,566 232,622 230,378 226,730 223,115
Mean..................................... 32,003 3,169 4,833 6,165 7,574 9,527 10,890 33,870 34,570 35,290 35,926
Standard error /19..................... 615 304 311 283 268 290 287 653 671 694 716
Received negative amount number.......... 648 94 123 145 168 198 215 504 480 450 434
Percent.................................. 1.0 3.5 2.8 2.2 1.9 1.8 1.6 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
Aggregate................................ -3,533 -805 -986 -1,097 -1,277 -1,482 -1,563 -2,436 -2,256 -2,051 -1,970
Mean..................................... -5,451 -8,573 -8,049 -7,582 -7,606 -7,484 -7,287 -4,838 -4,698 -4,556 -4,542
Standard error /19..................... 192 646 543 498 408 362 347 201 206 213 217
Farm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 14,050 -276 -270 -261 -88 85 273 14,311 14,138 13,965 13,777
Percent of total income.................. 0.3 -3.1 -1.0 -0.4 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Mean..................................... 220 -103 -62 -40 -10 8 20 249 257 266 275
Standard error /19..................... 38 38 31 23 19 17 16 42 44 46 49
Received positive amount number.......... 1,183 30 57 70 100 130 165 1,113 1,084 1,053 1,018
Percent.................................. 1.9 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0
Aggregate................................ 15,344 26 135 207 410 630 905 15,137 14,934 14,714 14,439
Mean..................................... 12,968 874 2,385 2,946 4,113 4,830 5,466 13,599 13,782 13,976 14,187
Standard error /19..................... 1,990 680 1,050 997 1,029 981 904 2,112 2,168 2,229 2,304
Received negative amount number.......... 230 31 37 49 52 62 71 181 178 168 159
Percent.................................. 0.4 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Aggregate................................ -1,294 -302 -405 -467 -498 -545 -632 -827 -796 -749 -662
Mean..................................... -5,625 -9,748 -10,909 -9,619 -9,515 -8,831 -8,920 -4,555 -4,478 -4,449 -4,159
Standard error /19..................... 489 1,787 1,699 1,441 1,289 1,235 1,083 446 438 425 424
Interest and dividends
Aggregate (million).................... 92,376 278 483 633 851 1,117 1,594 91,743 91,525 91,259 90,782
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 householder under age 65 /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.................. 2.0 3.1 1.8 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.7 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1
Mean..................................... 1,446 104 110 98 97 99 115 1,598 1,661 1,735 1,813
Standard error /19..................... 32 11 11 8 7 6 6 36 37 39 41
Recipient families number................ 36,361 380 684 1,043 1,531 2,135 2,884 35,318 34,830 34,227 33,477
Percent of all families.................. 56.9 14.2 15.6 16.1 17.5 18.9 20.9 61.5 63.2 65.1 66.9
Mean..................................... 2,541 732 706 607 556 523 553 2,598 2,628 2,666 2,712
Standard error /19..................... 56 71 62 45 36 30 29 58 58 59 61
Rental income
Aggregate (million).................... 29,623 -235 -180 -150 -3 16 108 29,773 29,626 29,607 29,515
Percent of total income.................. 0.7 -2.6 -0.7 -0.3 -0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
Mean..................................... 464 -88 -41 -23 -0 1 8 519 538 563 589
Standard error /19..................... 21 23 16 12 10 8 7 24 24 26 27
Received positive amount number.......... 3,567 37 68 93 146 188 247 3,474 3,421 3,379 3,320
Percent.................................. 5.6 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.7 1.7 1.8 6.1 6.2 6.4 6.6
Aggregate................................ 34,179 34 132 208 438 528 666 33,971 33,741 33,651 33,513
Mean..................................... 9,582 917 1,938 2,235 2,999 2,801 2,698 9,779 9,863 9,960 10,094
Standard error /19..................... 339 288 293 347 311 262 221 348 353 357 362
Received negative amount number.......... 1,155 43 59 71 89 106 120 1,084 1,066 1,049 1,035
Percent.................................. 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.1
Aggregate................................ -4,556 -268 -312 -358 -442 -512 -558 -4,198 -4,115 -4,044 -3,998
Mean..................................... -3,945 -6,219 -5,280 -5,013 -4,947 -4,828 -4,652 -3,874 -3,861 -3,855 -3,863
Standard error /19..................... 120 914 768 677 526 467 431 120 121 123 123
Social Security
Aggregate (million).................... 75,389 853 2,744 5,620 9,222 12,616 16,977 69,768 66,167 62,772 58,412
Percent of total income.................. 1.7 9.5 10.0 9.6 8.9 7.8 7.4 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.4
Mean..................................... 1,180 318 626 870 1,051 1,118 1,230 1,215 1,201 1,194 1,166
Standard error /19..................... 17 30 36 37 34 32 31 18 19 19 20
Recipient families number................ 6,648 175 436 764 1,138 1,472 1,849 5,884 5,510 5,176 4,799
Percent of all families.................. 10.4 6.5 9.9 11.8 13.0 13.0 13.4 10.2 10.0 9.8 9.6
Mean amount.............................. 11,339 4,878 6,298 7,358 8,101 8,569 9,179 11,856 12,008 12,127 12,172
Standard error /19..................... 89 218 160 140 121 116 116 97 102 107 112
Pension survivor and disability income
Aggregate (million).................... 102,232 134 376 767 1,567 2,459 3,570 101,464 100,665 99,773 98,662
Percent of total income.................. 2.3 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.6 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3
Mean..................................... 1,601 50 86 119 179 218 259 1,767 1,827 1,897 1,970
Standard error /19..................... 33 10 12 13 14 14 14 37 38 40 42
Recipient families number................ 5,290 49 104 166 286 422 581 5,123 5,004 4,868 4,708
Percent of all families.................. 8.3 1.8 2.4 2.6 3.3 3.7 4.2 8.9 9.1 9.3 9.4
Mean amount.............................. 19,327 2,742 3,634 4,612 5,485 5,827 6,141 19,805 20,117 20,497 20,954
Standard error /19..................... 302 334 331 303 263 243 223 309 315 322 330
Mean tested cash-assistance
Aggregate (million).................... 19,423 2,058 4,362 6,631 8,558 10,318 11,564 12,792 10,866 9,105 7,860
Percent of total income.................. 0.4 22.8 15.8 11.3 8.3 6.4 5.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2
Mean..................................... 304 768 995 1,026 975 914 838 223 197 173 157
Standard error /19..................... 7 42 40 36 29 26 23 7 7 6 6
Recipient families number................ 3,504 617 1,077 1,471 1,778 2,055 2,251 2,033 1,726 1,448 1,253
Percent of all families.................. 5.5 23.0 24.6 22.8 20.3 18.2 16.3 3.5 3.1 2.8 2.5
Mean amount.............................. 5,543 3,336 4,051 4,509 4,813 5,020 5,138 6,291 6,296 6,286 6,272
Standard error /19..................... 87 126 111 109 100 97 96 129 142 158 171
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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