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POV27: Source of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals: 2002
Families with a householder age 65 and over /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
age 65 and over /10
Total, families.......................... 11,743 209 403 766 1,223 1,864 2,610 10,978 10,520 9,880 9,133
People in families....................... 27,406 587 1,102 2,010 3,116 4,604 6,342 25,395 24,290 22,801 21,064
Total Income
Aggregate (million).................... 538,832 591 2,168 6,134 12,354 22,742 37,173 532,698 526,478 516,090 501,659
Mean..................................... 45,884 2,833 5,383 8,011 10,101 12,202 14,242 48,525 50,044 52,237 54,926
Standard error /19..................... 510 247 217 180 146 127 122 536 554 583 621
With zero income......................... 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 0 0 0 0
With negative income..................... 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
Wages and salaries
Aggregate (million).................... 168,642 72 267 775 1,335 2,495 3,996 167,867 167,307 166,147 164,646
Percent of total income.................. 31.3 12.2 12.3 12.6 10.8 11.0 10.8 31.5 31.8 32.2 32.8
Mean..................................... 14,361 345 664 1,012 1,092 1,339 1,531 15,292 15,903 16,817 18,027
Standard error /19..................... 423 93 122 127 104 93 91 451 469 498 536
Recipient families number................ 4,618 27 67 127 197 324 461 4,491 4,421 4,293 4,157
Percent of all families.................. 39.3 13.0 16.7 16.6 16.1 17.4 17.7 40.9 42.0 43.5 45.5
Mean amount.............................. 36,521 2,642 3,981 6,095 6,778 7,692 8,666 37,382 37,847 38,699 39,611
Standard error /19..................... 985 482 540 529 459 353 355 1,010 1,024 1,052 1,083
Nonfarm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 15,660 -43 -40 -22 107 159 271 15,683 15,553 15,501 15,389
Percent of total income.................. 2.9 -7.2 -1.8 -0.4 0.9 0.7 0.7 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1
Mean..................................... 1,334 -204 -99 -29 87 85 104 1,429 1,478 1,569 1,685
Standard error /19..................... 103 137 79 49 45 32 26 110 115 122 132
Received positive amount number.......... 630 8 10 15 35 50 69 614 594 580 560
Percent.................................. 5.4 3.8 2.4 2.0 2.9 2.7 2.6 5.6 5.6 5.9 6.1
Aggregate................................ 15,869 17 30 59 200 251 367 15,810 15,670 15,618 15,503
Mean..................................... 25,206 2,144 3,047 3,808 5,645 5,074 5,307 25,745 26,371 26,926 27,659
Standard error /19..................... 1,633 945 1,123 1,072 923 750 633 1,667 1,716 1,751 1,804
Received negative amount number.......... 48 6 9 12 15 15 18 35 33 33 30
Percent.................................. 0.4 2.9 2.1 1.6 1.2 0.8 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Aggregate................................ -209 -60 -70 -81 -93 -93 -96 -128 -116 -116 -113
Mean..................................... -4,386 -9,775 -8,094 -6,615 -6,287 -6,287 -5,335 -3,611 -3,535 -3,535 -3,812
Standard error /19..................... 558 188 1,013 1,103 1,009 1,009 962 610 612 612 658
Farm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 3,122 -17 -41 -86 -84 -80 -66 3,208 3,205 3,202 3,188
Percent of total income.................. 0.6 -2.9 -1.9 -1.4 -0.7 -0.4 -0.2 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
Mean..................................... 266 -81 -101 -112 -68 -43 -25 292 305 324 349
Standard error /19..................... 64 92 76 57 33 22 16 68 71 75 82
Received positive amount number.......... 159 0 0 0 4 7 10 158 155 151 148
Percent.................................. 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.6
Aggregate................................ 3,331 0 0 2 5 8 22 3,328 3,326 3,322 3,308
Mean..................................... 20,994 (X) (X) 5,000 1,325 1,131 2,149 21,041 21,438 21,962 22,307
Standard error /19..................... 4,060 (X) (X) 0 1,577 759 1,153 4,070 4,137 4,226 4,300
Received negative amount number.......... 38 2 5 12 12 12 12 26 26 26 26
Percent.................................. 0.3 1.1 1.2 1.6 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3
Aggregate................................ -209 -17 -41 -88 -88 -88 -88 -121 -121 -121 -121
Mean..................................... -5,532 -7,124 -8,565 -7,383 -7,383 -7,383 -7,383 -4,673 -4,673 -4,673 -4,673
Standard error /19..................... 906 3,994 2,237 1,546 1,422 1,422 1,422 1,069 1,069 1,069 1,069
Interest and dividends
Aggregate (million).................... 52,997 48 125 242 349 572 1,021 52,755 52,648 52,424 51,976
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 age 65 and over /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.................. 9.8 8.1 5.8 3.9 2.8 2.5 2.7 9.9 10.0 10.2 10.4
Mean..................................... 4,513 230 310 316 286 307 391 4,806 5,004 5,306 5,691
Standard error /19..................... 136 62 60 46 29 26 26 145 151 160 172
Recipient families number................ 7,402 68 121 224 356 570 883 7,178 7,047 6,832 6,520
Percent of all families.................. 63.0 32.5 30.1 29.3 29.1 30.6 33.8 65.4 67.0 69.2 71.4
Mean..................................... 7,160 709 1,027 1,078 982 1,005 1,157 7,350 7,471 7,673 7,972
Standard error /19..................... 209 173 178 140 89 77 70 215 219 225 235
Rental income
Aggregate (million).................... 6,810 -23 -31 -36 -58 -99 -54 6,846 6,868 6,909 6,864
Percent of total income.................. 1.3 -3.9 -1.4 -0.6 -0.5 -0.4 -0.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4
Mean..................................... 580 -110 -76 -48 -48 -53 -21 624 653 699 751
Standard error /19..................... 40 96 51 29 22 19 15 43 45 48 52
Received positive amount number.......... 983 5 7 10 25 40 62 973 957 943 921
Percent.................................. 8.4 2.6 1.8 1.3 2.1 2.1 2.4 8.9 9.1 9.5 10.1
Aggregate................................ 7,480 10 11 12 40 60 116 7,468 7,440 7,420 7,364
Mean..................................... 7,610 1,892 1,481 1,179 1,571 1,507 1,870 7,676 7,771 7,867 7,997
Standard error /19..................... 415 219 361 317 315 282 267 418 424 430 439
Received negative amount number.......... 242 4 11 12 25 39 48 230 216 202 194
Percent.................................. 2.1 2.1 2.6 1.6 2.1 2.1 1.8 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.1
Aggregate................................ -670 -33 -41 -48 -98 -159 -170 -622 -572 -512 -500
Mean..................................... -2,775 -7,507 -3,915 -4,030 -3,915 -4,052 -3,580 -2,710 -2,643 -2,528 -2,578
Standard error /19..................... 174 1,971 1,366 1,237 593 517 461 172 180 177 182
Social Security
Aggregate (million).................... 178,972 332 1,387 4,076 8,588 16,252 26,996 174,896 170,384 162,720 151,976
Percent of total income.................. 33.2 56.2 64.0 66.4 69.5 71.5 72.6 32.8 32.4 31.5 30.3
Mean..................................... 15,240 1,592 3,443 5,322 7,022 8,720 10,343 15,932 16,196 16,470 16,640
Standard error /19..................... 82 230 223 182 150 136 124 83 85 89 94
Recipient families number................ 10,679 63 207 506 909 1,480 2,180 10,173 9,770 9,199 8,498
Percent of all families.................. 90.9 30.1 51.3 66.1 74.3 79.4 83.5 92.7 92.9 93.1 93.0
Mean amount.............................. 16,760 5,288 6,708 8,053 9,448 10,980 12,381 17,193 17,440 17,690 17,883
Standard error /19..................... 75 445 238 148 119 107 99 76 78 81 87
Pension survivor and disability income
Aggregate (million).................... 99,641 93 168 382 782 1,394 2,345 99,259 98,859 98,247 97,295
Percent of total income.................. 18.5 15.8 7.8 6.2 6.3 6.1 6.3 18.6 18.8 19.0 19.4
Mean..................................... 8,485 447 418 499 639 748 899 9,042 9,397 9,944 10,653
Standard error /19..................... 140 122 88 74 63 58 55 148 153 161 172
Recipient families number................ 5,961 28 42 87 174 302 479 5,874 5,787 5,659 5,482
Percent of all families.................. 50.8 13.6 10.4 11.3 14.2 16.2 18.3 53.5 55.0 57.3 60.0
Mean amount.............................. 16,715 3,284 4,017 4,409 4,487 4,612 4,900 16,897 17,084 17,362 17,747
Standard error /19..................... 227 628 531 419 301 258 215 229 232 236 241
Mean tested cash-assistance
Aggregate (million).................... 3,762 106 256 644 956 1,480 1,849 3,119 2,807 2,282 1,913
Percent of total income.................. 0.7 17.9 11.8 10.5 7.7 6.5 5.0 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4
Mean..................................... 320 507 636 841 781 794 708 284 267 231 209
Standard error /19..................... 17 127 110 91 66 62 51 17 18 17 16
Recipient families number................ 660 25 64 153 209 275 331 507 451 385 329
Percent of all families.................. 5.6 11.9 15.9 20.0 17.1 14.8 12.7 4.6 4.3 3.9 3.6
Mean amount.............................. 5,698 4,248 4,003 4,202 4,565 5,374 5,579 6,150 6,224 5,930 5,818
Standard error /19..................... 212 585 465 306 252 284 277 260 284 302 322
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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