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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
Familes with related children under 18 /13
[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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Familes with related
children under 18 /13
Total, families.......................... 39,029 2,444 3,979 5,772 7,668 9,643 11,641 33,258 31,361 29,386 27,389
People in families....................... 151,771 8,706 14,637 21,481 28,929 36,729 44,540 130,290 122,842 115,043 107,232
Total Income
Aggregate (million).................... (N/A) 9,451 27,196 55,860 95,198 145,432 205,157 (N/A) (N/A) (N/A) (N/A)
Mean..................................... 66,895 3,866 6,834 9,678 12,414 15,081 17,624 76,825 80,217 83,898 87,836
Standard error /19..................... 391 78 90 95 92 96 101 435 453 476 502
With zero income......................... 405 405 405 405 405 405 405 0 0 0 0
With negative income..................... 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 0 0 0 0
Wages and salaries
Aggregate (million).................... (N/A) 4,253 14,979 35,722 65,986 105,585 153,965 (N/A) (N/A) (N/A) (N/A)
Percent of total income.................. 86.5 45.0 55.1 63.9 69.3 72.6 75.0 87.0 87.1 87.3 87.4
Mean..................................... 57,847 1,740 3,764 6,189 8,605 10,949 13,227 66,812 69,888 73,237 76,812
Standard error /19..................... 368 65 89 100 99 104 108 412 430 452 477
Recipient families number................ 35,727 1,054 2,154 3,689 5,379 7,156 9,014 32,038 30,348 28,571 26,713
Percent of all families.................. 91.5 43.1 54.1 63.9 70.1 74.2 77.4 96.3 96.8 97.2 97.5
Mean amount.............................. 63,195 4,035 6,954 9,684 12,268 14,755 17,081 69,356 72,221 75,327 78,755
Standard error /19..................... 390 108 118 114 105 107 108 421 438 458 483
Nonfarm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 139,753 39 809 2,057 4,183 6,733 9,950 137,696 135,571 133,020 129,804
Percent of total income.................. 5.4 0.4 3.0 3.7 4.4 4.6 4.8 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4
Mean..................................... 3,581 16 203 356 545 698 855 4,140 4,323 4,527 4,739
Standard error /19..................... 118 35 35 36 36 38 40 138 146 155 166
Received positive amount number.......... 4,274 112 223 348 535 732 932 3,926 3,739 3,542 3,341
Percent.................................. 11.0 4.6 5.6 6.0 7.0 7.6 8.0 11.8 11.9 12.1 12.2
Aggregate................................ 141,213 397 1,229 2,536 4,767 7,380 10,623 138,676 136,445 133,832 130,589
Mean..................................... 33,042 3,534 5,502 7,295 8,917 10,080 11,392 35,322 36,492 37,789 39,084
Standard error /19..................... 955 361 363 367 327 320 325 1,030 1,078 1,133 1,196
Received negative amount number.......... 309 61 73 85 104 119 123 224 206 190 186
Percent.................................. 0.8 2.5 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7
Aggregate................................ -1,459 -358 -420 -479 -585 -647 -674 -980 -874 -812 -786
Mean..................................... -4,716 -5,888 -5,779 -5,622 -5,636 -5,435 -5,469 -4,372 -4,252 -4,266 -4,218
Standard error /19..................... 233 572 514 463 388 368 362 275 286 297 299
Farm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 9,320 -52 -83 -64 73 206 394 9,384 9,247 9,115 8,926
Percent of total income.................. 0.4 -0.6 -0.3 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Mean..................................... 239 -21 -21 -11 10 21 34 282 295 310 326
Standard error /19..................... 30 15 14 11 12 13 14 35 37 39 42
Received positive amount number.......... 690 9 14 18 39 57 80 672 652 633 610
Percent.................................. 1.8 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.7 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.2
Aggregate................................ 9,876 8 17 42 180 340 541 9,834 9,696 9,536 9,335
Mean..................................... 14,303 949 1,175 2,314 4,640 5,957 6,726 14,626 14,878 15,055 15,302
Standard error /19..................... 1,493 771 747 1,485 1,697 1,714 1,595 1,529 1,573 1,614 1,668
Received negative amount number.......... 108 12 16 17 19 26 32 91 89 83 77
Percent.................................. 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Aggregate................................ -556 -61 -100 -106 -107 -134 -146 -450 -449 -422 -410
Mean..................................... -5,130 -5,110 -6,287 -6,079 -5,530 -5,221 -4,624 -4,949 -5,043 -5,102 -5,339
Standard error /19..................... 665 2,062 2,342 2,142 1,857 1,518 1,293 694 702 733 771
Interest and dividends
Aggregate (million).................... 49,790 129 235 339 538 719 1,046 49,451 49,252 49,071 48,744
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
Familes with related children under 18 /13
[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.................. 1.9 1.4 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0
Mean..................................... 1,276 53 59 59 70 75 90 1,487 1,570 1,670 1,780
Standard error /19..................... 35 10 9 7 7 6 7 41 43 46 50
Recipient families number................ 20,100 295 509 798 1,187 1,678 2,267 19,302 18,913 18,422 17,833
Percent of all families.................. 51.5 12.1 12.8 13.8 15.5 17.4 19.5 58.0 60.3 62.7 65.1
Mean..................................... 2,477 437 463 425 453 428 462 2,562 2,604 2,664 2,733
Standard error /19..................... 67 77 67 48 41 33 34 70 71 73 75
Rental income
Aggregate (million).................... 14,549 -22 -1 56 171 240 343 14,493 14,378 14,309 14,206
Percent of total income.................. 0.6 -0.2 -0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
Mean..................................... 373 -9 -0 10 22 25 30 436 458 487 519
Standard error /19..................... 23 14 9 7 8 8 7 27 28 30 32
Received positive amount number.......... 1,839 23 37 60 86 128 183 1,779 1,753 1,710 1,656
Percent.................................. 4.7 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.6 5.3 5.6 5.8 6.0
Aggregate................................ 16,106 37 63 122 256 362 483 15,983 15,850 15,743 15,623
Mean..................................... 8,759 1,630 1,722 2,056 2,976 2,825 2,639 8,984 9,042 9,204 9,435
Standard error /19..................... 431 360 297 323 579 453 344 444 450 460 474
Received negative amount number.......... 458 11 13 13 18 27 37 445 440 432 421
Percent.................................. 1.2 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.5
Aggregate................................ -1,556 -59 -64 -66 -84 -122 -139 -1,490 -1,472 -1,434 -1,417
Mean..................................... -3,398 -5,291 -4,961 -5,005 -4,753 -4,590 -3,716 -3,350 -3,343 -3,324 -3,369
Standard error /19..................... 176 2,158 1,887 1,849 1,292 920 700 174 175 178 182
Social Security
Aggregate (million).................... 33,464 695 2,324 4,028 6,024 8,560 11,151 29,436 27,440 24,904 22,313
Percent of total income.................. 1.3 7.4 8.5 7.2 6.3 5.9 5.4 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9
Mean..................................... 857 284 584 698 786 888 958 885 875 847 815
Standard error /19..................... 18 31 38 36 32 32 31 21 21 22 23
Recipient families number................ 2,987 128 344 528 735 948 1,184 2,459 2,252 2,039 1,803
Percent of all families.................. 7.7 5.3 8.6 9.2 9.6 9.8 10.2 7.4 7.2 6.9 6.6
Mean amount.............................. 11,203 5,417 6,763 7,624 8,200 9,029 9,419 11,972 12,182 12,214 12,374
Standard error /19..................... 129 279 203 182 157 164 155 148 158 168 183
Pension survivor and disability income
Aggregate (million).................... 25,205 152 215 434 791 1,334 2,089 24,771 24,414 23,871 23,116
Percent of total income.................. 1.0 1.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Mean..................................... 646 62 54 75 103 138 179 745 778 812 844
Standard error /19..................... 25 15 10 11 11 12 14 29 31 33 35
Recipient families number................ 1,664 34 52 95 139 214 299 1,569 1,525 1,450 1,365
Percent of all families.................. 4.3 1.4 1.3 1.7 1.8 2.2 2.6 4.7 4.9 4.9 5.0
Mean amount.............................. 15,148 4,470 4,151 4,559 5,696 6,232 6,978 15,791 16,009 16,465 16,940
Standard error /19..................... 453 621 481 388 385 356 347 475 487 508 534
Mean tested cash-assistance
Aggregate (million).................... 14,504 2,608 5,026 7,004 8,395 9,762 10,542 7,500 6,109 4,742 3,962
Percent of total income.................. 0.6 27.6 18.5 12.5 8.8 6.7 5.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2
Mean..................................... 372 1,067 1,263 1,213 1,095 1,012 906 226 195 161 145
Standard error /19..................... 10 49 47 41 33 29 26 9 9 8 8
Recipient families number................ 2,805 729 1,158 1,505 1,741 1,951 2,115 1,299 1,064 854 689
Percent of all families.................. 7.2 29.8 29.1 26.1 22.7 20.2 18.2 3.9 3.4 2.9 2.5
Mean amount.............................. 5,171 3,579 4,342 4,653 4,823 5,005 4,984 5,772 5,741 5,552 5,747
Standard error /19..................... 93 109 109 110 100 102 99 161 180 195 223
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_005_05.htm