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POV27: Source of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals: 2002
Unrelated individuals under age 65 /4
[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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Unrelated individuals
under age 65 /4
People in families....................... 35,820 3,962 5,752 7,413 9,043 11,044 12,725 28,407 26,777 24,776 23,095
Total Income
Aggregate (million).................... (N/A) 3,850 14,660 28,147 45,194 70,734 96,323 (N/A) (N/A) (N/A) (N/A)
Mean..................................... 31,990 972 2,549 3,797 4,998 6,405 7,570 39,346 41,105 43,394 45,444
Standard error /19..................... 221 34 42 45 44 46 48 260 272 289 305
With zero income......................... 1,972 1,972 1,972 1,972 1,972 1,972 1,972 0 0 0 0
With negative income..................... 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 0 0 0 0
Wages and salaries
Aggregate (million).................... 960,204 2,417 6,991 12,692 22,396 39,667 58,117 947,512 937,808 920,537 902,088
Percent of total income.................. 83.8 62.8 47.7 45.1 49.6 56.1 60.3 84.8 85.2 85.6 86.0
Mean..................................... 26,807 610 1,215 1,712 2,477 3,592 4,567 33,355 35,023 37,155 39,060
Standard error /19..................... 209 24 31 36 39 46 50 249 260 276 292
Recipient families number................ 27,982 1,004 1,908 2,738 3,803 5,316 6,688 25,245 24,179 22,666 21,294
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 78.1 25.3 33.2 36.9 42.1 48.1 52.6 88.9 90.3 91.5 92.2
Mean amount.............................. 34,314 2,408 3,664 4,636 5,888 7,462 8,689 37,533 38,786 40,613 42,363
Standard error /19..................... 249 60 56 58 56 57 59 268 277 291 305
Nonfarm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 47,634 -381 107 385 1,197 1,903 2,961 47,249 46,436 45,730 44,672
Percent of total income.................. 4.2 -9.9 0.7 1.4 2.6 2.7 3.1 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.3
Mean..................................... 1,330 -96 19 52 132 172 233 1,663 1,734 1,846 1,934
Standard error /19..................... 51 22 19 16 16 16 17 64 67 73 78
Received positive amount number.......... 2,090 141 254 314 429 512 604 1,776 1,661 1,577 1,486
Percent.................................. 5.8 3.6 4.4 4.2 4.7 4.6 4.7 6.3 6.2 6.4 6.4
Aggregate................................ 48,525 156 679 982 1,819 2,537 3,598 47,543 46,706 45,988 44,927
Mean..................................... 23,223 1,106 2,670 3,130 4,242 4,950 5,962 26,772 28,123 29,161 30,233
Standard error /19..................... 703 124 169 179 184 195 215 796 840 876 921
Received negative amount number.......... 165 79 84 97 100 105 106 67 64 60 59
Percent.................................. 0.5 2.0 1.5 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3
Aggregate................................ -891 -537 -572 -597 -622 -634 -637 -295 -270 -258 -255
Mean..................................... -5,409 -6,782 -6,830 -6,127 -6,198 -6,050 -6,005 -4,372 -4,183 -4,292 -4,334
Standard error /19..................... 374 678 644 601 541 523 519 411 406 430 435
Farm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 2,285 -137 -137 -116 -94 8 35 2,402 2,379 2,278 2,250
Percent of total income.................. 0.2 -3.5 -0.9 -0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Mean..................................... 64 -34 -24 -16 -10 1 3 85 89 92 97
Standard error /19..................... 15 18 13 10 8 8 7 19 20 22 23
Received positive amount number.......... 313 5 9 17 29 44 53 296 284 269 260
Percent.................................. 0.9 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1
Aggregate................................ 2,489 3 3 23 46 147 180 2,466 2,444 2,342 2,309
Mean..................................... 7,960 518 293 1,369 1,567 3,360 3,412 8,334 8,615 8,709 8,885
Standard error /19..................... 1,623 463 291 1,070 787 1,032 984 1,709 1,778 1,871 1,932
Received negative amount number.......... 28 10 10 10 10 12 15 18 18 16 14
Percent.................................. 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Aggregate................................ -204 -139 -139 -139 -139 -140 -145 -65 -65 -64 -59
Mean..................................... -7,162 -13,939 -13,939 -13,939 -13,939 -11,384 -9,742 -3,496 -3,496 -3,970 -4,325
Standard error /19..................... 1,695 2,381 2,381 2,381 2,191 2,814 2,659 1,122 1,122 1,186 1,360
Interest and dividends
Aggregate (million).................... 28,813 218 377 509 783 1,039 1,407 28,304 28,030 27,773 27,405
Percent of total income.................. 2.5 5.7 2.6 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.5 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.6
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
Unrelated individuals under age 65 /4
[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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Mean..................................... 804 55 65 69 87 94 111 996 1,047 1,121 1,187
Standard error /19..................... 29 7 6 6 6 6 7 36 38 41 44
Recipient families number................ 14,924 496 793 1,087 1,433 1,939 2,450 13,837 13,490 12,985 12,474
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 41.7 12.5 13.8 14.7 15.9 17.6 19.3 48.7 50.4 52.4 54.0
Mean..................................... 1,931 440 475 468 546 536 574 2,046 2,078 2,139 2,197
Standard error /19..................... 68 48 42 37 36 32 32 73 75 78 81
Rental income
Aggregate (million).................... 10,463 -36 19 38 80 164 206 10,425 10,383 10,298 10,256
Percent of total income.................. 0.9 -0.9 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0
Mean..................................... 292 -9 3 5 9 15 16 367 388 416 444
Standard error /19..................... 19 8 6 5 4 4 4 24 25 27 29
Received positive amount number.......... 1,205 33 53 69 92 128 146 1,136 1,113 1,077 1,058
Percent.................................. 3.4 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.1 4.0 4.2 4.3 4.6
Aggregate................................ 11,054 46 101 119 165 252 298 10,934 10,888 10,802 10,755
Mean..................................... 9,176 1,392 1,908 1,728 1,797 1,967 2,038 9,629 9,786 10,033 10,163
Standard error /19..................... 485 253 286 246 246 211 220 511 520 536 544
Received negative amount number.......... 184 19 19 19 27 27 32 165 158 157 152
Percent.................................. 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7
Aggregate................................ -591 -82 -82 -82 -86 -87 -92 -509 -505 -504 -499
Mean..................................... -3,204 -4,256 -4,256 -4,256 -3,211 -3,187 -2,857 -3,081 -3,202 -3,207 -3,277
Standard error /19..................... 260 1,054 1,054 1,054 777 759 684 266 275 276 280
Social Security
Aggregate (million).................... 21,093 343 1,918 5,242 8,168 11,198 13,156 15,852 12,926 9,895 7,937
Percent of total income.................. 1.8 8.9 13.1 18.6 18.1 15.8 13.7 1.4 1.2 0.9 0.8
Mean..................................... 589 87 334 707 903 1,014 1,034 558 483 399 344
Standard error /19..................... 13 11 20 27 27 27 27 16 15 15 14
Recipient families number................ 2,408 116 389 864 1,190 1,489 1,659 1,544 1,218 920 750
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 6.7 2.9 6.8 11.7 13.2 13.5 13.0 5.4 4.5 3.7 3.2
Mean amount.............................. 8,758 2,961 4,928 6,064 6,861 7,522 7,931 10,267 10,613 10,761 10,589
Standard error /19..................... 90 213 111 80 78 81 83 118 142 176 208
Pension survivor and disability income
Aggregate (million).................... 27,009 88 298 779 1,188 1,835 2,511 26,230 25,821 25,174 24,498
Percent of total income.................. 2.4 2.3 2.0 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3
Mean..................................... 754 22 52 105 131 166 197 923 964 1,016 1,061
Standard error /19..................... 27 4 8 11 10 11 12 34 36 39 41
Recipient families number................ 1,775 46 90 178 249 362 447 1,597 1,526 1,414 1,329
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 5.0 1.2 1.6 2.4 2.8 3.3 3.5 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.8
Mean amount.............................. 15,215 1,902 3,292 4,376 4,769 5,074 5,624 16,423 16,920 17,809 18,438
Standard error /19..................... 409 206 290 247 203 193 192 444 460 487 512
Mean tested cash-assistance
Aggregate (million).................... 7,769 437 2,980 4,808 5,527 6,085 6,383 2,961 2,242 1,685 1,386
Percent of total income.................. 0.7 11.3 20.3 17.1 12.2 8.6 6.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1
Mean..................................... 217 110 518 649 611 551 502 104 84 68 60
Standard error /19..................... 7 10 24 25 20 18 16 6 6 6 6
Recipient families number................ 2,145 385 882 1,278 1,474 1,619 1,703 867 671 526 442
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 6.0 9.7 15.3 17.2 16.3 14.7 13.4 3.1 2.5 2.1 1.9
Mean amount.............................. 3,623 1,133 3,377 3,762 3,751 3,758 3,748 3,418 3,342 3,206 3,138
Standard error /19..................... 87 80 105 95 85 83 81 172 205 245 282
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_012_12.htm