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POV27: Source of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals: 2002
Nonfamily householders
[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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Nonfamily householders
People in families....................... 35,682 2,146 3,785 6,281 8,628 11,317 13,398 29,401 27,053 24,365 22,284
Total Income
Aggregate (million).................... (N/A) 2,566 12,326 31,848 55,427 88,449 118,834 (N/A) (N/A) (N/A) (N/A)
Mean..................................... 31,385 1,196 3,256 5,071 6,424 7,815 8,870 37,006 39,346 42,333 44,921
Standard error /19..................... 216 52 53 45 39 38 39 250 267 289 310
With zero income......................... 802 802 802 802 802 802 802 0 0 0 0
With negative income..................... 62 62 62 62 62 62 62 0 0 0 0
Wages and salaries
Aggregate (million).................... 766,943 1,087 3,506 6,927 12,190 22,590 32,604 760,016 754,754 744,353 734,339
Percent of total income.................. 68.5 42.3 28.4 21.7 22.0 25.5 27.4 69.9 70.9 72.2 73.4
Mean..................................... 21,494 507 926 1,103 1,413 1,996 2,434 25,850 27,899 30,551 32,953
Standard error /19..................... 207 31 35 34 33 38 40 243 260 284 305
Recipient families number................ 20,731 461 963 1,492 2,100 3,083 3,904 19,239 18,631 17,648 16,827
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 58.1 21.5 25.4 23.8 24.3 27.2 29.1 65.4 68.9 72.4 75.5
Mean amount.............................. 36,995 2,359 3,640 4,643 5,805 7,327 8,351 39,504 40,510 42,178 43,641
Standard error /19..................... 313 95 81 81 76 77 77 330 338 352 365
Nonfarm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 42,397 -326 -2 185 701 1,227 2,013 42,211 41,696 41,170 40,384
Percent of total income.................. 3.8 -12.7 -0.0 0.6 1.3 1.4 1.7 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.0
Mean..................................... 1,188 -152 -1 30 81 108 150 1,436 1,541 1,690 1,812
Standard error /19..................... 48 36 25 17 14 13 14 58 63 70 76
Received positive amount number.......... 1,784 95 178 221 302 369 444 1,564 1,483 1,416 1,340
Percent.................................. 5.0 4.4 4.7 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.3 5.3 5.5 5.8 6.0
Aggregate................................ 43,190 111 472 684 1,224 1,761 2,552 42,506 41,966 41,429 40,638
Mean..................................... 24,203 1,169 2,650 3,100 4,057 4,775 5,747 27,180 28,300 29,263 30,318
Standard error /19..................... 774 172 208 219 220 234 252 855 892 926 968
Received negative amount number.......... 164 68 73 86 93 97 103 78 71 66 61
Percent.................................. 0.5 3.2 1.9 1.4 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Aggregate................................ -793 -437 -474 -498 -523 -534 -539 -295 -270 -259 -253
Mean..................................... -4,846 -6,451 -6,509 -5,794 -5,627 -5,489 -5,239 -3,795 -3,819 -3,904 -4,178
Standard error /19..................... 357 702 660 610 539 519 502 390 393 416 437
Farm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 2,684 -158 -158 -138 -117 -41 -14 2,822 2,802 2,726 2,698
Percent of total income.................. 0.2 -6.2 -1.3 -0.4 -0.2 -0.0 -0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Mean..................................... 75 -74 -42 -22 -14 -4 -1 96 104 112 121
Standard error /19..................... 17 35 20 12 8 7 7 21 23 25 27
Received positive amount number.......... 265 1 5 10 23 32 39 255 242 234 226
Percent.................................. 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0
Aggregate................................ 2,900 2 2 22 43 119 152 2,878 2,858 2,782 2,748
Mean..................................... 10,930 1,712 369 2,127 1,845 3,759 3,884 11,290 11,794 11,900 12,149
Standard error /19..................... 2,112 659 495 1,620 932 1,229 1,178 2,192 2,296 2,378 2,451
Received negative amount number.......... 30 13 13 13 13 15 18 17 17 14 12
Percent.................................. 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Aggregate................................ -216 -160 -160 -160 -160 -160 -166 -56 -56 -56 -50
Mean..................................... -7,269 -12,321 -12,321 -12,321 -12,321 -10,506 -9,268 -3,352 -3,352 -3,861 -4,244
Standard error /19..................... 1,615 2,224 2,224 2,224 2,046 2,351 2,242 1,219 1,219 1,312 1,543
Interest and dividends
Aggregate (million).................... 53,743 235 489 840 1,477 2,252 3,198 52,903 52,266 51,492 50,545
Percent of total income.................. 4.8 9.2 4.0 2.6 2.7 2.5 2.7 4.9 4.9 5.0 5.0
Mean..................................... 1,506 110 129 134 171 199 239 1,799 1,932 2,113 2,268
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
Nonfamily householders
[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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Standard error /19..................... 38 13 11 9 9 8 9 46 50 56 61
Recipient families number................ 17,805 427 774 1,291 1,948 2,917 3,806 16,514 15,857 14,888 13,999
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 49.9 19.9 20.4 20.6 22.6 25.8 28.4 56.2 58.6 61.1 62.8
Mean..................................... 3,018 551 632 651 758 772 840 3,204 3,296 3,459 3,611
Standard error /19..................... 75 57 49 39 36 30 28 81 84 89 94
Rental income
Aggregate (million).................... 17,870 -95 -50 -42 36 179 291 17,912 17,834 17,691 17,579
Percent of total income.................. 1.6 -3.7 -0.4 -0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.8
Mean..................................... 501 -44 -13 -7 4 16 22 609 659 726 789
Standard error /19..................... 25 22 14 8 6 5 6 31 33 37 40
Received positive amount number.......... 1,879 43 78 110 160 232 301 1,768 1,718 1,647 1,578
Percent.................................. 5.3 2.0 2.1 1.8 1.9 2.1 2.2 6.0 6.4 6.8 7.1
Aggregate................................ 18,680 69 130 152 233 379 558 18,528 18,447 18,300 18,122
Mean..................................... 9,942 1,615 1,662 1,372 1,451 1,633 1,853 10,477 10,735 11,113 11,485
Standard error /19..................... 419 217 215 175 163 137 144 442 453 471 489
Received negative amount number.......... 208 25 26 29 36 41 53 179 173 167 155
Percent.................................. 0.6 1.1 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7
Aggregate................................ -810 -165 -180 -194 -197 -200 -267 -616 -613 -610 -543
Mean..................................... -3,888 -6,698 -6,784 -6,593 -5,529 -4,826 -5,018 -3,444 -3,550 -3,655 -3,501
Standard error /19..................... 262 959 893 815 736 692 627 264 269 275 271
Social Security
Aggregate (million).................... 124,077 752 4,165 15,437 28,720 45,726 59,467 108,640 95,356 78,351 64,610
Percent of total income.................. 11.1 29.3 33.8 48.5 51.8 51.7 50.0 10.0 9.0 7.6 6.5
Mean..................................... 3,477 350 1,100 2,458 3,329 4,040 4,439 3,695 3,525 3,216 2,899
Standard error /19..................... 30 30 40 46 43 44 43 35 37 38 39
Recipient families number................ 12,194 244 876 2,503 3,996 5,618 6,832 9,691 8,198 6,577 5,363
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 34.2 11.4 23.2 39.9 46.3 49.6 51.0 33.0 30.3 27.0 24.1
Mean amount.............................. 10,175 3,078 4,752 6,166 7,187 8,140 8,705 11,211 11,632 11,914 12,048
Standard error /19..................... 41 167 72 43 38 38 38 44 50 60 70
Pension survivor and disability income
Aggregate (million).................... 69,487 98 378 1,087 2,045 3,444 5,687 68,400 67,443 66,043 63,800
Percent of total income.................. 6.2 3.8 3.1 3.4 3.7 3.9 4.8 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.4
Mean..................................... 1,947 46 100 173 237 304 425 2,326 2,493 2,711 2,863
Standard error /19..................... 39 9 13 14 13 13 15 47 50 56 61
Recipient families number................ 5,808 55 119 303 564 983 1,504 5,505 5,244 4,825 4,304
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 16.3 2.6 3.1 4.8 6.5 8.7 11.2 18.7 19.4 19.8 19.3
Mean amount.............................. 11,965 1,793 3,179 3,586 3,625 3,505 3,782 12,426 12,862 13,687 14,824
Standard error /19..................... 187 252 258 184 132 104 88 195 202 215 234
Mean tested cash-assistance
Aggregate (million).................... 8,396 378 2,686 5,025 6,307 6,903 7,240 3,372 2,090 1,494 1,157
Percent of total income.................. 0.7 14.7 21.8 15.8 11.4 7.8 6.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1
Mean..................................... 235 176 710 800 731 610 540 115 77 61 52
Standard error /19..................... 7 17 34 28 22 18 16 6 5 5 5
Recipient families number................ 2,101 189 645 1,293 1,550 1,695 1,770 808 551 407 332
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 5.9 8.8 17.0 20.6 18.0 15.0 13.2 2.7 2.0 1.7 1.5
Mean amount.............................. 3,996 2,004 4,163 3,885 4,069 4,074 4,091 4,173 3,790 3,671 3,488
Standard error /19..................... 79 118 110 87 80 77 76 160 200 249 289
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_014_14.htm