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POV27: Source of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals: 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....................... 11,468 471 968 2,100 3,556 5,041 6,149 9,368 7,912 6,427 5,320
Total Income
Aggregate (million).................... 252,066 746 3,637 12,556 27,408 45,842 62,153 239,511 224,658 206,224 189,914
Mean..................................... 21,980 1,584 3,755 5,979 7,707 9,093 10,108 25,566 28,396 32,088 35,701
Standard error /19..................... 305 88 88 66 51 48 48 362 420 506 599
With zero income......................... 173 173 173 173 173 173 173 0 0 0 0
With negative income..................... 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 0
Wages and salaries
Aggregate (million).................... 39,542 17 67 121 324 484 1,004 39,420 39,218 39,058 38,538
Percent of total income.................. 15.7 2.3 1.8 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.6 16.5 17.5 18.9 20.3
Mean..................................... 3,448 37 69 58 91 96 163 4,208 4,957 6,077 7,245
Standard error /19..................... 253 14 18 13 13 12 15 310 366 449 541
Recipient families number................ 1,512 14 31 50 89 128 207 1,462 1,423 1,384 1,305
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 13.2 3.0 3.2 2.4 2.5 2.5 3.4 15.6 18.0 21.5 24.5
Mean amount.............................. 26,153 1,234 2,156 2,421 3,632 3,790 4,851 26,965 27,563 28,213 29,530
Standard error /19..................... 1,812 316 369 382 372 314 286 1,870 1,918 1,969 2,082
Nonfarm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 5,473 -0 14 23 66 98 148 5,451 5,408 5,376 5,325
Percent of total income.................. 2.2 -0.0 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.8
Mean..................................... 477 -0 14 11 18 19 24 582 683 836 1,001
Standard error /19..................... 56 0 12 6 7 6 6 69 81 100 121
Received positive amount number.......... 230 3 10 14 19 27 35 216 211 204 196
Percent.................................. 2.0 0.6 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.6 2.3 2.7 3.2 3.7
Aggregate................................ 5,504 0 21 31 74 106 156 5,474 5,431 5,399 5,348
Mean..................................... 23,898 1 2,151 2,128 3,851 3,959 4,494 25,348 25,716 26,507 27,345
Standard error /19..................... 2,300 0 753 562 872 674 612 2,420 2,468 2,541 2,628
Received negative amount number.......... 14 2 5 5 5 5 7 9 9 9 7
Percent.................................. 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Aggregate................................ -31 -0 -7 -8 -8 -8 -8 -23 -23 -23 -23
Mean..................................... -2,208 -100 -1,408 -1,488 -1,488 -1,488 -1,177 -2,657 -2,657 -2,657 -3,217
Standard error /19..................... 814 (X) 567 564 519 519 461 1,256 1,256 1,256 1,445
Farm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 502 -27 -40 -59 -57 -55 -51 561 560 558 553
Percent of total income.................. 0.2 -3.6 -1.1 -0.5 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3
Mean..................................... 44 -57 -41 -28 -16 -11 -8 60 71 87 104
Standard error /19..................... 17 59 34 17 10 7 6 20 24 30 36
Received positive amount number.......... 43 0 0 0 0 1 2 43 43 42 41
Percent.................................. 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.8
Aggregate................................ 588 0 0 0 1 4 8 588 586 584 579
Mean..................................... 13,571 (X) (X) (X) 4,000 2,741 4,393 13,571 13,653 13,910 13,996
Standard error /19..................... 3,287 (X) (X) (X) 0 1,465 2,695 3,287 3,310 3,363 3,408
Received negative amount number.......... 13 2 4 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6
Percent.................................. 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Aggregate................................ -85 -27 -40 -59 -59 -59 -59 -27 -27 -27 -27
Mean..................................... -6,460 -11,999 -10,451 -8,411 -8,411 -8,411 -8,411 -4,261 -4,261 -4,261 -4,261
Standard error /19..................... 1,284 0 2,331 1,806 1,661 1,661 1,661 1,004 1,004 1,004 1,004
Interest and dividends
Aggregate (million).................... 24,283 44 134 298 594 1,249 1,963 23,985 23,690 23,035 22,320
Percent of total income.................. 9.6 5.9 3.7 2.4 2.2 2.7 3.2 10.0 10.5 11.2 11.8
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.
POV27: Source of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals: 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..................................... 2,117 94 139 142 167 248 319 2,560 2,994 3,584 4,196
Standard error /19..................... 75 18 19 13 10 12 13 91 107 130 156
Recipient families number................ 5,790 106 218 491 904 1,550 2,089 5,299 4,886 4,240 3,701
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 50.5 22.5 22.5 23.4 25.4 30.7 34.0 56.6 61.8 66.0 69.6
Mean..................................... 4,194 417 617 607 657 805 940 4,526 4,848 5,433 6,030
Standard error /19..................... 143 67 72 51 36 34 34 155 168 191 217
Rental income
Aggregate (million).................... 5,286 -1 6 58 89 152 254 5,228 5,196 5,134 5,032
Percent of total income.................. 2.1 -0.1 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.6
Mean..................................... 461 -1 6 28 25 30 41 558 657 799 946
Standard error /19..................... 36 19 12 10 6 6 6 45 53 65 78
Received positive amount number.......... 792 22 38 62 92 187 253 730 700 605 539
Percent.................................. 6.9 4.7 4.0 3.0 2.6 3.7 4.1 7.8 8.9 9.4 10.1
Aggregate................................ 5,448 15 28 81 120 204 307 5,367 5,327 5,243 5,141
Mean..................................... 6,878 660 715 1,306 1,312 1,092 1,213 7,351 7,606 8,668 9,536
Standard error /19..................... 468 221 196 254 176 116 116 503 522 592 653
Received negative amount number.......... 73 9 12 13 21 26 27 61 53 47 46
Percent.................................. 0.6 1.9 1.3 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.9
Aggregate................................ -162 -15 -21 -23 -31 -52 -53 -139 -131 -110 -109
Mean..................................... -2,209 -1,737 -1,735 -1,854 -1,508 -1,997 -1,959 -2,283 -2,482 -2,326 -2,356
Standard error /19..................... 265 437 359 474 294 457 441 305 342 323 329
Social Security
Aggregate (million).................... 116,811 557 2,724 10,429 23,356 39,477 52,492 106,381 93,454 77,334 64,319
Percent of total income.................. 46.3 74.6 74.9 83.1 85.2 86.1 84.5 44.4 41.6 37.5 33.9
Mean..................................... 10,186 1,182 2,813 4,966 6,567 7,831 8,537 11,356 11,812 12,033 12,091
Standard error /19..................... 54 93 95 76 60 55 53 57 65 79 92
Recipient families number................ 10,462 190 588 1,655 3,049 4,508 5,588 8,807 7,413 5,954 4,874
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 91.2 40.4 60.7 78.8 85.7 89.4 90.9 94.0 93.7 92.6 91.6
Mean amount.............................. 11,166 2,926 4,635 6,303 7,661 8,758 9,394 12,079 12,607 12,988 13,196
Standard error /19..................... 49 138 81 54 44 43 43 52 59 71 84
Pension survivor and disability income
Aggregate (million).................... 53,413 59 151 344 930 2,111 3,773 53,069 52,483 51,302 49,640
Percent of total income.................. 21.2 7.9 4.2 2.7 3.4 4.6 6.1 22.2 23.4 24.9 26.1
Mean..................................... 4,658 126 156 164 262 419 614 5,665 6,634 7,982 9,332
Standard error /19..................... 95 29 28 21 19 21 24 113 131 156 182
Recipient families number................ 4,492 33 60 142 342 689 1,121 4,350 4,149 3,803 3,370
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 39.2 7.0 6.2 6.8 9.6 13.7 18.2 46.4 52.4 59.2 63.4
Mean amount.............................. 11,892 1,788 2,517 2,421 2,716 3,063 3,364 12,201 12,649 13,492 14,730
Standard error /19..................... 196 241 271 222 141 111 93 201 208 221 239
Mean tested cash-assistance
Aggregate (million).................... 2,137 50 464 1,124 1,597 1,709 1,826 1,013 540 428 311
Percent of total income.................. 0.8 6.7 12.8 8.9 5.8 3.7 2.9 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2
Mean..................................... 186 106 479 535 449 339 297 108 68 67 58
Standard error /19..................... 10 29 55 39 27 19 17 9 8 9 9
Recipient families number................ 675 31 132 366 482 525 573 308 193 150 102
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 5.9 6.6 13.7 17.4 13.6 10.4 9.3 3.3 2.4 2.3 1.9
Mean amount.............................. 3,167 1,605 3,506 3,068 3,313 3,257 3,187 3,284 2,801 2,852 3,055
Standard error /19..................... 118 303 250 150 133 125 123 200 244 298 363
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.
Poverty Footnotes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: November 02, 2006
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032005/pov/new2713.htm