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POV27: Source of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals: 2002
Unrelated individuals age 65 and over /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
age 65 and over /4
People in families....................... 11,336 361 842 2,206 3,547 4,979 6,078 9,131 7,789 6,358 5,259
Total Income
Aggregate (million).................... 240,027 580 3,285 13,607 26,620 43,582 59,001 226,421 213,407 196,445 181,026
Mean..................................... 21,173 1,608 3,902 6,169 7,504 8,754 9,708 24,798 27,398 30,898 34,423
Standard error /19..................... 234 106 90 56 44 43 44 276 314 370 431
With zero income......................... 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 0 0 0 0
With negative income..................... 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 0
Wages and salaries
Aggregate (million).................... 35,308 23 45 187 319 569 846 35,121 34,989 34,739 34,462
Percent of total income.................. 14.7 3.9 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.4 15.5 16.4 17.7 19.0
Mean..................................... 3,115 63 53 85 90 114 139 3,846 4,492 5,464 6,553
Standard error /19..................... 145 23 17 16 13 12 12 179 209 255 306
Recipient families number................ 1,462 18 32 69 103 180 257 1,393 1,359 1,282 1,206
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 12.9 5.0 3.8 3.2 2.9 3.6 4.2 15.3 17.4 20.2 22.9
Mean amount.............................. 24,148 1,265 1,416 2,688 3,089 3,161 3,296 25,219 25,750 27,092 28,587
Standard error /19..................... 950 329 365 351 305 222 194 988 1,008 1,056 1,108
Nonfarm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 4,579 -24 -27 -19 -13 -7 27 4,597 4,592 4,585 4,552
Percent of total income.................. 1.9 -4.1 -0.8 -0.1 -0.1 -0.0 0.0 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.5
Mean..................................... 404 -66 -32 -8 -4 -1 4 503 590 721 866
Standard error /19..................... 50 47 21 9 5 4 4 62 73 89 107
Received positive amount number.......... 204 3 3 5 12 18 28 199 192 186 176
Percent.................................. 1.8 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 2.2 2.5 2.9 3.3
Aggregate................................ 4,643 0 0 8 15 21 60 4,634 4,628 4,621 4,582
Mean..................................... 22,783 1 1 1,653 1,249 1,196 2,145 23,317 24,099 24,852 26,094
Standard error /19..................... 2,261 0 0 1,461 805 672 554 2,304 2,364 2,420 2,530
Received negative amount number.......... 22 2 5 5 9 9 14 18 14 14 9
Percent.................................. 0.2 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Aggregate................................ -64 -24 -27 -27 -28 -28 -34 -37 -36 -36 -30
Mean..................................... -2,839 -9,999 -5,904 -5,904 -3,209 -3,209 -2,461 -2,062 -2,605 -2,605 -3,427
Standard error /19..................... 737 0 2,368 2,368 1,498 1,498 1,007 611 734 734 1,016
Farm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 675 -24 -24 -24 -23 -23 -23 699 698 698 698
Percent of total income.................. 0.3 -4.2 -0.7 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 -0.0 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4
Mean..................................... 60 -67 -29 -11 -7 -5 -4 77 90 110 133
Standard error /19..................... 27 56 24 9 5 4 3 33 39 47 57
Received positive amount number.......... 33 0 0 0 2 2 2 33 31 31 31
Percent.................................. 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6
Aggregate................................ 713 0 0 0 1 1 1 713 712 712 712
Mean..................................... 21,364 (X) (X) (X) 416 416 416 21,364 22,710 22,710 22,710
Standard error /19..................... 7,334 (X) (X) (X) 1,034 1,034 1,034 7,334 7,681 7,681 7,681
Received negative amount number.......... 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Percent.................................. 0.1 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
Aggregate................................ -38 -24 -24 -24 -24 -24 -24 -13 -13 -13 -13
Mean..................................... -6,103 -7,235 -7,235 -7,235 -7,235 -7,235 -7,235 -4,759 -4,759 -4,759 -4,759
Standard error /19..................... 793 542 542 542 499 499 499 534 534 534 534
Interest and dividends
Aggregate (million).................... 28,925 56 168 420 833 1,392 2,102 28,506 28,092 27,533 26,824
Percent of total income.................. 12.1 9.6 5.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.6 12.6 13.2 14.0 14.8
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 age 65 and over /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..................................... 2,552 155 199 190 235 280 346 3,122 3,607 4,331 5,101
Standard error /19..................... 86 28 27 17 15 14 14 106 123 149 177
Recipient families number................ 5,917 104 234 536 954 1,570 2,147 5,381 4,963 4,346 3,769
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 52.2 28.9 27.8 24.3 26.9 31.5 35.3 58.9 63.7 68.4 71.7
Mean..................................... 4,889 535 717 783 874 887 979 5,297 5,660 6,335 7,116
Standard error /19..................... 158 85 88 61 52 41 36 173 186 210 239
Rental income
Aggregate (million).................... 8,276 -106 -116 -125 -90 -23 46 8,401 8,366 8,300 8,230
Percent of total income.................. 3.4 -18.3 -3.5 -0.9 -0.3 -0.1 0.1 3.7 3.9 4.2 4.5
Mean..................................... 730 -295 -138 -57 -25 -5 8 920 1,074 1,305 1,565
Standard error /19..................... 55 112 50 20 12 9 10 68 80 97 117
Received positive amount number.......... 830 17 32 49 77 116 167 781 754 714 664
Percent.................................. 7.3 4.6 3.8 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.7 8.5 9.7 11.2 12.6
Aggregate................................ 8,582 26 31 36 71 139 272 8,546 8,511 8,443 8,310
Mean..................................... 10,338 1,542 976 725 930 1,200 1,630 10,947 11,295 11,821 12,525
Standard error /19..................... 659 335 214 158 161 141 176 695 716 750 800
Received negative amount number.......... 57 14 16 19 19 24 34 39 39 33 24
Percent.................................. 0.5 3.8 1.9 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4
Aggregate................................ -305 -132 -147 -161 -161 -162 -225 -145 -145 -143 -80
Mean..................................... -5,340 -9,599 -9,392 -8,685 -8,685 -6,779 -6,718 -3,738 -3,738 -4,303 -3,386
Standard error /19..................... 544 295 302 499 459 819 729 618 618 667 609
Social Security
Aggregate (million).................... 108,559 521 2,718 11,414 22,429 37,301 49,593 97,144 86,130 71,257 58,966
Percent of total income.................. 45.2 89.9 82.7 83.9 84.3 85.6 84.1 42.9 40.4 36.3 32.6
Mean..................................... 9,576 1,445 3,229 5,175 6,323 7,492 8,160 10,639 11,058 11,208 11,213
Standard error /19..................... 49 137 103 68 56 52 49 53 59 70 83
Recipient families number................ 10,389 163 584 1,842 3,082 4,490 5,576 8,548 7,307 5,899 4,813
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 91.6 45.2 69.4 83.5 86.9 90.2 91.7 93.6 93.8 92.8 91.5
Mean amount.............................. 10,449 3,195 4,654 6,198 7,277 8,307 8,894 11,365 11,788 12,080 12,250
Standard error /19..................... 44 221 89 49 42 41 41 46 52 62 73
Pension survivor and disability income
Aggregate (million).................... 46,057 45 132 400 1,020 1,863 3,517 45,656 45,037 44,194 42,539
Percent of total income.................. 19.2 7.7 4.0 2.9 3.8 4.3 6.0 20.2 21.1 22.5 23.5
Mean..................................... 4,063 124 157 182 287 374 579 5,000 5,782 6,951 8,089
Standard error /19..................... 89 42 32 22 21 20 22 108 124 147 173
Recipient families number................ 4,316 22 47 150 351 678 1,127 4,167 3,966 3,638 3,189
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 38.1 6.2 5.6 6.8 9.9 13.6 18.6 45.6 50.9 57.2 60.6
Mean amount.............................. 10,671 1,996 2,807 2,676 2,908 2,746 3,120 10,958 11,357 12,149 13,341
Standard error /19..................... 193 502 358 216 151 104 85 198 205 219 241
Mean tested cash-assistance
Aggregate (million).................... 2,398 75 328 1,196 1,883 2,060 2,143 1,202 514 338 255
Percent of total income.................. 1.0 13.0 10.0 8.8 7.1 4.7 3.6 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1
Mean..................................... 211 209 390 542 531 414 353 132 66 53 48
Standard error /19..................... 11 45 49 36 29 22 19 11 9 9 10
Recipient families number................ 785 40 112 457 585 644 671 327 200 141 114
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 6.9 11.0 13.3 20.7 16.5 12.9 11.0 3.6 2.6 2.2 2.2
Mean amount.............................. 3,055 1,902 2,937 2,615 3,219 3,197 3,196 3,671 2,575 2,404 2,231
Standard error /19..................... 119 256 230 125 128 122 121 232 278 353 404
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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