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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
Unrelated individuals /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 /4
People in families....................... 47,594 4,540 6,691 9,713 13,020 16,438 19,185 37,881 34,574 31,156 28,409
Total Income
Aggregate (million).................... (N/A) 4,795 17,768 42,117 76,085 119,124 160,355 (N/A) (N/A) (N/A) (N/A)
Mean..................................... 29,373 1,056 2,656 4,336 5,844 7,247 8,358 35,792 38,233 41,047 43,564
Standard error /19..................... 164 30 38 39 36 36 37 191 205 221 237
With zero income......................... 2,152 2,152 2,152 2,152 2,152 2,152 2,152 0 0 0 0
With negative income..................... 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 0 0 0 0
Wages and salaries
Aggregate (million).................... 983,260 2,252 6,446 12,632 23,802 41,287 61,364 970,627 959,458 941,973 921,895
Percent of total income.................. 70.3 47.0 36.3 30.0 31.3 34.7 38.3 71.6 72.6 73.7 74.5
Mean..................................... 20,659 496 963 1,301 1,828 2,512 3,199 25,623 27,750 30,234 32,451
Standard error /19..................... 154 19 26 29 30 34 38 184 198 215 230
Recipient families number................ 29,389 1,009 1,837 2,730 3,982 5,571 7,072 26,659 25,408 23,819 22,318
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 61.7 22.2 27.4 28.1 30.6 33.9 36.9 70.4 73.5 76.4 78.6
Mean amount.............................. 33,456 2,233 3,510 4,627 5,978 7,411 8,678 36,409 37,763 39,548 41,308
Standard error /19..................... 216 49 55 61 56 57 58 231 239 250 262
Nonfarm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 63,173 -309 -130 178 1,031 1,712 2,966 62,995 62,142 61,462 60,207
Percent of total income.................. 4.5 -6.4 -0.7 0.4 1.4 1.4 1.8 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9
Mean..................................... 1,327 -68 -19 18 79 104 155 1,663 1,797 1,973 2,119
Standard error /19..................... 47 15 12 10 10 10 11 59 64 71 78
Received positive amount number.......... 2,370 113 165 220 340 433 548 2,150 2,030 1,937 1,823
Percent.................................. 5.0 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.6 2.6 2.9 5.7 5.9 6.2 6.4
Aggregate................................ 63,836 126 315 652 1,517 2,209 3,463 63,184 62,319 61,628 60,373
Mean..................................... 26,931 1,113 1,909 2,963 4,458 5,098 6,322 29,384 30,698 31,813 33,125
Standard error /19..................... 762 140 187 231 222 222 234 821 860 892 939
Received negative amount number.......... 162 82 85 93 99 106 106 68 62 56 56
Percent.................................. 0.3 1.8 1.3 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Aggregate................................ -663 -435 -445 -474 -486 -497 -497 -189 -177 -166 -166
Mean..................................... -4,095 -5,293 -5,235 -5,070 -4,884 -4,691 -4,691 -2,761 -2,838 -2,967 -2,967
Standard error /19..................... 288 460 447 418 369 358 358 376 410 444 444
Farm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 4,775 -84 -69 -74 -34 -3 86 4,849 4,808 4,778 4,689
Percent of total income.................. 0.3 -1.7 -0.4 -0.2 -0.0 -0.0 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Mean..................................... 100 -18 -10 -8 -3 -0 4 128 139 153 165
Standard error /19..................... 41 13 9 7 5 4 4 51 56 62 68
Received positive amount number.......... 421 19 23 33 44 60 77 388 377 360 344
Percent.................................. 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2
Aggregate................................ 4,995 44 58 76 120 158 248 4,920 4,876 4,837 4,748
Mean..................................... 11,871 2,271 2,528 2,309 2,748 2,625 3,216 12,680 12,926 13,419 13,810
Standard error /19..................... 4,515 621 616 630 579 501 597 4,892 5,031 5,261 5,514
Received negative amount number.......... 53 15 15 17 24 28 28 36 29 24 24
Percent.................................. 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Aggregate................................ -221 -127 -127 -150 -153 -162 -162 -71 -67 -59 -59
Mean..................................... -4,175 -8,507 -8,507 -8,704 -6,431 -5,682 -5,682 -1,981 -2,319 -2,416 -2,416
Standard error /19..................... 901 1,668 1,668 1,460 1,441 1,317 1,317 732 875 991 991
Interest and dividends
Aggregate (million).................... 58,370 253 450 681 1,183 1,922 2,903 57,689 57,187 56,449 55,467
Percent of total income.................. 4.2 5.3 2.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.8 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.5
Mean..................................... 1,226 56 67 70 91 117 151 1,523 1,654 1,812 1,952
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
Unrelated individuals /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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Standard error /19..................... 32 5 5 5 5 5 6 40 44 49 53
Recipient families number................ 20,786 631 1,054 1,702 2,582 3,625 4,618 19,084 18,205 17,161 16,169
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 43.7 13.9 15.7 17.5 19.8 22.1 24.1 50.4 52.7 55.1 56.9
Mean..................................... 2,808 402 428 400 458 530 629 3,023 3,141 3,289 3,430
Standard error /19..................... 72 32 32 26 24 22 23 78 82 87 92
Rental income
Aggregate (million).................... 16,426 9 66 145 250 360 558 16,281 16,176 16,065 15,868
Percent of total income.................. 1.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3
Mean..................................... 345 2 10 15 19 22 29 430 468 516 559
Standard error /19..................... 18 3 4 4 3 4 4 22 24 27 29
Received positive amount number.......... 2,100 41 63 104 162 236 321 1,996 1,938 1,864 1,779
Percent.................................. 4.4 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.7 5.3 5.6 6.0 6.3
Aggregate................................ 16,914 26 87 184 296 448 662 16,729 16,617 16,465 16,251
Mean..................................... 8,054 628 1,382 1,775 1,833 1,899 2,062 8,380 8,573 8,834 9,136
Standard error /19..................... 358 179 260 279 215 189 153 374 385 398 416
Received negative amount number.......... 199 13 15 18 23 34 48 181 176 165 151
Percent.................................. 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Aggregate................................ -488 -17 -21 -39 -47 -88 -104 -449 -441 -400 -384
Mean..................................... -2,448 -1,341 -1,404 -2,137 -2,058 -2,552 -2,178 -2,480 -2,499 -2,427 -2,534
Standard error /19..................... 234 805 690 728 553 596 444 249 254 254 274
Social Security
Aggregate (million).................... 134,708 849 4,422 16,583 32,752 51,472 64,822 118,125 101,956 83,236 69,886
Percent of total income.................. 9.6 17.7 24.9 39.4 43.0 43.2 40.4 8.7 7.7 6.5 5.6
Mean..................................... 2,830 187 661 1,707 2,516 3,131 3,379 3,118 2,949 2,672 2,460
Standard error /19..................... 24 13 24 33 34 35 35 29 31 32 33
Recipient families number................ 12,921 313 958 2,669 4,426 6,153 7,328 10,253 8,495 6,768 5,594
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 27.1 6.9 14.3 27.5 34.0 37.4 38.2 27.1 24.6 21.7 19.7
Mean amount.............................. 10,425 2,712 4,617 6,214 7,400 8,366 8,846 11,522 12,002 12,298 12,494
Standard error /19..................... 39 97 66 43 37 37 37 42 48 58 67
Pension survivor and disability income
Aggregate (million).................... 81,213 192 493 1,192 2,267 3,867 6,013 80,021 78,946 77,346 75,200
Percent of total income.................. 5.8 4.0 2.8 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.7 5.9 6.0 6.0 6.1
Mean..................................... 1,706 42 74 123 174 235 313 2,112 2,283 2,483 2,647
Standard error /19..................... 33 6 8 9 9 10 11 41 45 49 54
Recipient families number................ 6,314 89 175 382 667 1,091 1,541 5,932 5,647 5,223 4,774
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 13.3 2.0 2.6 3.9 5.1 6.6 8.0 15.7 16.3 16.8 16.8
Mean amount.............................. 12,861 2,147 2,821 3,120 3,396 3,545 3,903 13,489 13,980 14,808 15,753
Standard error /19..................... 192 170 173 150 125 102 92 202 209 222 237
Mean tested cash-assistance
Aggregate (million).................... 11,350 519 3,479 6,381 8,200 8,891 9,602 4,969 3,150 2,460 1,749
Percent of total income.................. 0.8 10.8 19.6 15.2 10.8 7.5 6.0 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1
Mean..................................... 238 114 520 657 630 541 500 131 91 79 62
Standard error /19..................... 6 10 23 22 17 15 13 6 5 5 5
Recipient families number................ 3,095 481 1,071 1,794 2,203 2,410 2,545 1,301 892 685 550
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 6.5 10.6 16.0 18.5 16.9 14.7 13.3 3.4 2.6 2.2 1.9
Mean amount.............................. 3,668 1,079 3,247 3,557 3,722 3,689 3,773 3,820 3,532 3,590 3,179
Standard error /19..................... 69 74 98 81 72 69 71 129 162 196 207
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_011_11.htm