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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 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....................... 11,454 437 901 2,202 3,722 5,211 6,233 9,252 7,732 6,243 5,221
Total Income
Aggregate (million).................... 242,100 658 3,309 13,365 28,492 46,583 61,195 228,736 213,609 195,518 180,905
Mean..................................... 21,137 1,504 3,670 6,069 7,655 8,940 9,818 24,724 27,628 31,317 34,652
Standard error /19..................... 229 92 91 62 47 44 45 269 311 369 425
With zero income......................... 161 161 161 161 161 161 161 0 0 0 0
With negative income..................... 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
Wages and salaries
Aggregate (million).................... 32,570 9 63 139 306 526 930 32,432 32,264 32,044 31,640
Percent of total income.................. 13.5 1.3 1.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.5 14.2 15.1 16.4 17.5
Mean..................................... 2,844 19 70 63 82 101 149 3,506 4,173 5,133 6,061
Standard error /19..................... 131 11 20 13 12 11 13 161 192 236 280
Recipient families number................ 1,471 6 25 60 107 167 244 1,411 1,364 1,304 1,227
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 12.8 1.4 2.8 2.7 2.9 3.2 3.9 15.2 17.6 20.9 23.5
Mean amount.............................. 22,142 1,391 2,529 2,297 2,859 3,156 3,810 22,991 23,657 24,567 25,788
Standard error /19..................... 855 452 478 351 291 232 213 884 909 942 991
Nonfarm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 5,145 0 2 7 22 110 168 5,138 5,124 5,036 4,977
Percent of total income.................. 2.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8
Mean..................................... 449 0 2 3 6 21 27 555 663 807 953
Standard error /19..................... 44 0 1 2 3 6 7 54 64 79 95
Received positive amount number.......... 228 0 3 4 15 28 37 224 213 200 191
Percent.................................. 2.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.6 2.4 2.8 3.2 3.7
Aggregate................................ 5,153 0 2 7 22 110 169 5,145 5,131 5,042 4,984
Mean..................................... 22,580 (X) 700 1,649 1,421 3,903 4,535 22,995 24,086 25,222 26,101
Standard error /19..................... 1,574 (X) 0 595 658 903 778 1,592 1,634 1,707 1,760
Received negative amount number.......... 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 3 3
Percent.................................. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
Aggregate................................ -7 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 -7 -7 -7 -7
Mean..................................... -2,083 (X) (X) (X) (X) -2,000 -2,000 -2,083 -2,083 -2,092 -2,092
Standard error /19..................... 518 (X) (X) (X) (X) 0 0 518 518 575 575
Farm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 761 -19 -19 -18 -18 -25 -25 780 780 787 787
Percent of total income.................. 0.3 -2.9 -0.6 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.0 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4
Mean..................................... 66 -43 -21 -8 -5 -5 -4 84 101 126 151
Standard error /19..................... 22 48 23 10 5 4 3 27 32 40 47
Received positive amount number.......... 69 3 3 5 5 5 5 64 64 64 64
Percent.................................. 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.2
Aggregate................................ 789 0 0 1 1 1 1 788 788 788 788
Mean..................................... 11,362 1 1 102 102 102 102 12,223 12,223 12,223 12,223
Standard error /19..................... 3,006 0 0 98 90 90 90 3,185 3,185 3,185 3,185
Received negative amount number.......... 8 2 2 2 2 3 3 6 6 5 5
Percent.................................. 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Aggregate................................ -27 -19 -19 -19 -19 -26 -26 -8 -8 -1 -1
Mean..................................... -3,571 -9,999 -9,999 -9,999 -9,999 -8,448 -8,448 -1,473 -1,473 -293 -293
Standard error /19..................... 2,148 0 0 0 0 1,577 1,577 1,367 1,367 48 48
Interest and dividends
Aggregate (million).................... 27,987 51 88 215 452 950 1,657 27,772 27,535 27,038 26,330
Percent of total income.................. 11.6 7.7 2.6 1.6 1.6 2.0 2.7 12.1 12.9 13.8 14.6
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 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..................................... 2,443 116 97 97 121 182 266 3,002 3,561 4,331 5,043
Standard error /19..................... 103 26 16 11 8 9 12 127 151 186 221
Recipient families number................ 5,796 111 222 514 977 1,595 2,099 5,282 4,820 4,202 3,697
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 50.6 25.3 24.7 23.3 26.2 30.6 33.7 57.1 62.3 67.3 70.8
Mean..................................... 4,828 458 394 418 463 595 789 5,257 5,713 6,435 7,122
Standard error /19..................... 199 95 62 45 29 28 33 217 237 270 305
Rental income
Aggregate (million).................... 7,217 12 19 33 58 99 218 7,185 7,159 7,118 6,999
Percent of total income.................. 3.0 1.8 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 3.1 3.4 3.6 3.9
Mean..................................... 630 27 21 15 16 19 35 777 926 1,140 1,341
Standard error /19..................... 51 10 9 5 4 3 5 63 75 93 111
Received positive amount number.......... 849 13 20 42 79 130 190 808 771 720 660
Percent.................................. 7.4 2.9 2.2 1.9 2.1 2.5 3.0 8.7 10.0 11.5 12.6
Aggregate................................ 7,255 12 22 36 69 112 238 7,219 7,186 7,143 7,017
Mean..................................... 8,541 934 1,097 849 876 860 1,256 8,940 9,324 9,928 10,634
Standard error /19..................... 625 176 284 172 137 107 114 654 682 725 784
Received negative amount number.......... 40 1 1 1 4 8 16 39 36 33 24
Percent.................................. 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5
Aggregate................................ -38 -0 -3 -3 -11 -12 -20 -35 -27 -26 -18
Mean..................................... -937 -650 -2,088 -2,088 -2,675 -1,579 -1,224 -894 -742 -784 -739
Standard error /19..................... 185 0 1,062 1,062 413 488 312 184 171 187 216
Social Security
Aggregate (million).................... 112,358 517 2,637 11,317 24,264 40,220 51,763 101,041 88,095 72,138 60,595
Percent of total income.................. 46.4 78.7 79.7 84.7 85.2 86.3 84.6 44.2 41.2 36.9 33.5
Mean..................................... 9,810 1,183 2,925 5,139 6,519 7,719 8,304 10,921 11,394 11,555 11,607
Standard error /19..................... 48 85 94 70 57 52 50 51 58 69 80
Recipient families number................ 10,479 196 587 1,810 3,213 4,668 5,678 8,670 7,266 5,811 4,802
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 91.5 44.8 65.1 82.2 86.3 89.6 91.1 93.7 94.0 93.1 92.0
Mean amount.............................. 10,722 2,643 4,490 6,253 7,552 8,616 9,117 11,655 12,124 12,414 12,620
Standard error /19..................... 43 106 77 50 42 41 41 44 50 60 70
Pension survivor and disability income
Aggregate (million).................... 48,622 32 111 413 943 2,011 3,520 48,209 47,679 46,611 45,102
Percent of total income.................. 20.1 4.9 3.4 3.1 3.3 4.3 5.8 21.1 22.3 23.8 24.9
Mean..................................... 4,245 74 123 188 253 386 565 5,211 6,167 7,466 8,639
Standard error /19..................... 90 21 23 21 19 20 22 109 127 152 176
Recipient families number................ 4,414 23 57 191 380 721 1,091 4,223 4,034 3,693 3,323
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 38.5 5.2 6.3 8.7 10.2 13.8 17.5 45.6 52.2 59.2 63.7
Mean amount.............................. 11,015 1,422 1,958 2,163 2,484 2,790 3,227 11,416 11,818 12,620 13,572
Standard error /19..................... 192 230 246 175 139 108 91 198 204 218 236
Mean tested cash-assistance
Aggregate (million).................... 2,741 33 300 1,103 2,136 2,212 2,334 1,638 605 529 407
Percent of total income.................. 1.1 5.0 9.1 8.3 7.5 4.7 3.8 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.2
Mean..................................... 239 75 333 501 574 425 374 177 78 85 78
Standard error /19..................... 12 25 47 36 31 23 20 13 9 11 12
Recipient families number................ 742 29 100 379 571 608 632 363 171 134 110
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 6.5 6.5 11.1 17.2 15.3 11.7 10.1 3.9 2.2 2.1 2.1
Mean amount.............................. 3,692 1,143 2,994 2,909 3,740 3,637 3,693 4,510 3,532 3,944 3,689
Standard error /19..................... 130 309 283 142 138 134 132 219 324 381 441
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_013_13.htm