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POV27: Source of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals: 2003 09:10 Friday, July 16, 2004
Families with a male householder, no wife present /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 male householder,
no wife present /10
Total, families.......................... 4,717 287 435 636 838 1,093 1,405 4,080 3,878 3,623 3,312
People in families....................... 13,310 810 1,264 1,887 2,487 3,256 4,108 11,424 10,824 10,055 9,203
Total Income
Aggregate (million).................... 234,546 713 2,135 4,925 8,296 13,624 20,931 229,621 226,250 220,921 213,615
Mean..................................... 49,728 2,486 4,909 7,740 9,898 12,461 14,898 56,276 58,336 60,974 64,504
Standard error /19..................... 698 202 239 266 240 249 242 753 777 813 863
With zero income......................... 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 0 0 0 0
With negative income..................... 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 0
Wages and salaries
Aggregate (million).................... 182,838 403 1,133 3,077 5,294 8,901 13,841 179,761 177,543 173,936 168,996
Percent of total income.................. 78.0 56.5 53.1 62.5 63.8 65.3 66.1 78.3 78.5 78.7 79.1
Mean..................................... 38,765 1,406 2,606 4,835 6,317 8,141 9,852 44,057 45,777 48,006 51,031
Standard error /19..................... 608 142 210 273 254 271 271 663 685 716 759
Recipient families number................ 4,000 126 211 366 512 706 942 3,634 3,488 3,293 3,058
Percent of all families.................. 84.8 44.0 48.6 57.5 61.0 64.6 67.0 89.1 89.9 90.9 92.3
Mean amount.............................. 45,714 3,196 5,359 8,404 10,349 12,602 14,694 49,473 50,901 52,815 55,270
Standard error /19..................... 656 220 316 352 295 305 289 690 708 735 772
Nonfarm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 14,992 -44 81 236 337 640 1,166 14,756 14,655 14,353 13,827
Percent of total income.................. 6.4 -6.2 3.8 4.8 4.1 4.7 5.6 6.4 6.5 6.5 6.5
Mean..................................... 3,179 -154 187 372 402 585 830 3,616 3,779 3,961 4,175
Standard error /19..................... 280 95 111 109 87 94 101 323 339 363 395
Received positive amount number.......... 461 9 25 43 53 79 116 418 407 381 345
Percent.................................. 9.8 3.0 5.7 6.7 6.4 7.2 8.2 10.2 10.5 10.5 10.4
Aggregate................................ 15,227 12 140 310 412 721 1,250 14,917 14,815 14,506 13,977
Mean..................................... 33,065 1,374 5,591 7,232 7,725 9,104 10,796 35,719 36,382 38,042 40,546
Standard error /19..................... 2,442 1,020 1,072 847 703 732 683 2,656 2,715 2,877 3,148
Received negative amount number.......... 36 10 11 12 13 15 17 23 23 21 19
Percent.................................. 0.8 3.3 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.4 1.2 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
Aggregate................................ -235 -56 -59 -74 -75 -81 -85 -161 -160 -153 -150
Mean..................................... -6,563 -5,842 -5,368 -5,939 -5,850 -5,423 -5,085 -6,896 -6,958 -7,388 -7,853
Standard error /19..................... 706 1,646 1,505 1,405 1,269 1,121 1,042 826 830 860 850
Farm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 717 -1 -26 -42 -17 -5 2 759 734 722 715
Percent of total income.................. 0.3 -0.1 -1.2 -0.9 -0.2 -0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Mean..................................... 152 -3 -60 -67 -21 -5 2 186 189 199 216
Standard error /19..................... 54 25 81 63 52 44 35 62 65 69 76
Received positive amount number.......... 81 3 3 3 9 11 14 78 72 70 67
Percent.................................. 1.7 1.0 0.7 0.5 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.9 1.8 1.9 2.0
Aggregate................................ 785 1 1 1 26 38 46 783 758 746 738
Mean..................................... 9,678 387 387 387 2,788 3,560 3,399 10,028 10,580 10,616 10,946
Standard error /19..................... 2,728 903 903 903 2,141 2,397 1,971 2,815 3,039 3,094 3,210
Received negative amount number.......... 11 0 1 3 3 3 5 7 7 7 6
Percent.................................. 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Aggregate................................ -68 -2 -27 -44 -44 -44 -44 -24 -24 -24 -24
Mean..................................... -6,336 -9,999 -18,715 -13,328 -13,328 -13,328 -8,944 -3,245 -3,245 -3,245 -4,106
Standard error /19..................... 2,903 0 4,269 4,533 4,170 4,170 4,827 2,379 2,379 2,379 2,863
Interest and dividends
Aggregate (million).................... 6,095 15 23 44 61 71 112 6,052 6,034 6,024 5,983
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2004 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
POV27: Source of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals: 2003 09:10 Friday, July 16, 2004
Families with a male householder, no wife present /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.................. 2.6 2.2 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.5 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.8
Mean..................................... 1,292 54 53 68 73 65 80 1,483 1,556 1,663 1,807
Standard error /19..................... 113 15 13 16 15 12 14 130 137 146 159
Recipient families number................ 1,903 43 63 98 137 178 244 1,805 1,765 1,724 1,658
Percent of all families.................. 40.3 15.0 14.5 15.3 16.4 16.3 17.4 44.2 45.5 47.6 50.1
Mean..................................... 3,204 359 367 446 445 400 459 3,353 3,418 3,494 3,608
Standard error /19..................... 273 85 73 96 84 67 76 287 294 300 312
Rental income
Aggregate (million).................... 1,437 -4 4 9 12 23 29 1,428 1,425 1,414 1,408
Percent of total income.................. 0.6 -0.6 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7
Mean..................................... 305 -15 8 14 14 21 20 350 367 390 425
Standard error /19..................... 42 12 17 14 11 11 9 49 52 55 60
Received positive amount number.......... 193 1 6 8 9 13 17 185 184 179 176
Percent.................................. 4.1 0.2 1.4 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.2 4.5 4.7 5.0 5.3
Aggregate................................ 1,478 1 9 14 17 29 34 1,464 1,461 1,450 1,444
Mean..................................... 7,676 1,100 1,414 1,888 2,024 2,175 2,051 7,913 7,941 8,081 8,211
Standard error /19..................... 877 0 856 809 665 599 481 908 913 933 949
Received negative amount number.......... 25 3 3 4 4 4 4 21 21 21 21
Percent.................................. 0.5 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6
Aggregate................................ -42 -5 -5 -6 -6 -6 -6 -36 -36 -36 -36
Mean..................................... -1,674 -1,643 -1,643 -1,439 -1,439 -1,439 -1,439 -1,717 -1,717 -1,717 -1,717
Standard error /19..................... 268 221 221 294 271 271 271 312 312 312 312
Social Security
Aggregate (million).................... 12,590 68 307 632 1,153 1,927 2,836 11,959 11,437 10,664 9,754
Percent of total income.................. 5.4 9.5 14.4 12.8 13.9 14.1 13.5 5.2 5.1 4.8 4.6
Mean..................................... 2,669 237 705 993 1,376 1,762 2,019 2,931 2,949 2,943 2,945
Standard error /19..................... 89 76 112 122 122 130 127 101 105 109 115
Recipient families number................ 1,025 17 53 92 141 202 275 934 884 823 751
Percent of all families.................. 21.7 6.1 12.2 14.4 16.8 18.5 19.6 22.9 22.8 22.7 22.7
Mean amount.............................. 12,279 3,895 5,772 6,882 8,170 9,522 10,324 12,809 12,935 12,956 12,994
Standard error /19..................... 218 730 398 401 333 332 302 229 239 253 272
Pension survivor and disability income
Aggregate (million).................... 7,012 41 73 133 261 360 543 6,879 6,752 6,652 6,469
Percent of total income.................. 3.0 5.8 3.4 2.7 3.1 2.6 2.6 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
Mean..................................... 1,487 144 168 210 311 329 387 1,686 1,741 1,836 1,953
Standard error /19..................... 95 48 45 50 54 49 52 109 115 122 133
Recipient families number................ 518 13 21 34 55 73 97 485 464 446 421
Percent of all families.................. 11.0 4.6 4.8 5.3 6.5 6.7 6.9 11.9 12.0 12.3 12.7
Mean amount.............................. 13,527 3,140 3,531 3,967 4,768 4,943 5,578 14,190 14,559 14,929 15,365
Standard error /19..................... 648 477 430 592 533 451 507 681 706 728 760
Mean tested cash-assistance
Aggregate (million).................... 2,019 137 355 458 568 777 1,047 1,561 1,451 1,243 973
Percent of total income.................. 0.9 19.3 16.6 9.3 6.8 5.7 5.0 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
Mean..................................... 428 479 817 720 678 710 745 383 374 343 294
Standard error /19..................... 31 102 121 96 73 70 66 33 34 34 33
Recipient families number................ 379 50 86 108 137 179 227 270 241 200 151
Percent of all families.................. 8.0 17.3 19.9 17.0 16.4 16.4 16.2 6.6 6.2 5.5 4.6
Mean amount.............................. 5,331 2,764 4,113 4,224 4,134 4,337 4,603 5,775 6,013 6,222 6,425
Standard error /19..................... 272 437 419 384 303 299 293 349 383 430 504
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2004 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 9, 2004
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032004/pov/new27_003_03.htm