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POV23: Poverty Status, Work Experience, and Family Earnings for People 16 Years Old and Over:  2005
       Below 100% of Poverty -- Asian Alone

[Numbers in thousands]

                                                        _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                        All income levels                                                                               With income below poverty threshold
                                                        _______________________________________________________________________________________         _______________________________________________________________________________________
                                                        Worked in previous year /16                     Worked full-time year-round /16                 Worked in previous year /16                     Worked full-time year-round /16
                                                        _______________________________________         _______________________________________         _______________________________________         _______________________________________
                                                                        Earnings below wtd. avg                         Earnings below wtd. avg                         Earnings below wtd. avg                         Earnings below wtd. avg
                                                                        poverty threshold for 4                         poverty threshold for 4                         poverty threshold for 4                         poverty threshold for 4
                                                                        person family /33                               person family /33                               person family /33                               person family /33
                                                                        _______________________                         _______________________                         _______________________                         _______________________
                                                        All                                             All
                                                        income                                          income                                          Poor,                                           Poor,
                                                        levels          Number          Percent         levels          Number          Percent         total           Number          Percent         total           Number          Percent
                                                        _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Asian alone

Both Sexes

    Total /17.................................            6,759             778            11.5           4,832             312             6.5             377             356            94.3             145             129            88.9
16 to 17 years................................               62              10             (B)               2               0             (B)               0               0             (X)               0               0             (X)
18 to 64 years................................            6,475             717            11.1           4,691             296             6.3             365             343            94.1             143             127            88.8
   18 to 24 years.............................              639             144            22.6             228              40            17.5              72              70             (B)              17              17             (B)
   25 to 34 years.............................            1,755             220            12.5           1,247              80             6.4             118             116            98.2              39              38             (B)
   35 to 44 years.............................            1,856             161             8.7           1,461              79             5.4              84              76            90.6              40              34             (B)
   45 to 54 years.............................            1,415             115             8.1           1,100              56             5.1              77              70            90.3              41              33             (B)
   55 to 64 years.............................              810              77             9.5             654              40             6.1              14              12             (B)               6               4             (B)
65 years and over.............................              222              51            22.9             139              16            11.8              12              12             (B)               2               2             (B)

  Male

    Total /17.................................            3,602             361            10.0           2,785             164             5.9             210             194            92.4              95              81            85.1
16 to 17 years................................               31               4             (B)               0               0             (X)               0               0             (X)               0               0             (X)
18 to 64 years................................            3,464             344             9.9           2,713             157             5.8             208             192            92.3              94              80            84.9
   18 to 24 years.............................              360              77            21.5             142              23            16.1              43              43             (B)              11              11             (B)
   25 to 34 years.............................              946             120            12.7             722              47             6.5              72              70             (B)              25              25             (B)
   35 to 44 years.............................            1,000              77             7.7             867              48             5.5              45              40             (B)              27              22             (B)
   45 to 54 years.............................              740              48             6.5             627              29             4.6              40              33             (B)              26              19             (B)
   55 to 64 years.............................              418              21             5.0             355              10             2.9               7               5             (B)               5               2             (B)
65 years and over.............................              108              14            13.0              72               7             (B)               2               2             (B)               2               2             (B)

  Female

    Total /17.................................            3,156             417            13.2           2,047             148             7.3             167             162            96.6              49              47             (B)
16 to 17 years................................               31               7             (B)               2               0             (B)               0               0             (X)               0               0             (X)
18 to 64 years................................            3,012             373            12.4           1,978             139             7.0             157             152            96.4              49              47             (B)
   18 to 24 years.............................              279              67            24.1              86              17            19.8              29              27             (B)               6               6             (B)
   25 to 34 years.............................              810              99            12.3             525              33             6.3              46              46             (B)              14              13             (B)
   35 to 44 years.............................              857              83             9.7             594              32             5.3              39              36             (B)              14              12             (B)
   45 to 54 years.............................              674              67            10.0             474              28             5.8              37              36             (B)              14              14             (B)
   55 to 64 years.............................              392              56            14.2             299              29             9.8               7               7             (B)               2               2             (B)
65 years and over.............................              114              37            32.3              67              10             (B)              10              10             (B)               0               0             (X)

  Household Relationship /17

    People 16 to 64 years old /17.............            6,537             727            11.1           4,693             296             6.3             365             343            94.1             143             127            88.8
In families /2................................            5,367             392             7.3           3,880             170             4.4             223             201            90.3             111              95            85.6
    Householder...............................            2,338             205             8.8           1,845              97             5.2             128             117            91.9              63              55             (B)
In families with related children under
    18 years /9...............................            2,976             241             8.1           2,147             109             5.1             169             151            89.6              86              74            86.3
    Householder...............................            1,420             148            10.4           1,127              74             6.6             108             100            92.1              56              49             (B)
In families with related children under
    6 years /9................................            1,298              95             7.3             959              38             3.9              69              65             (B)              32              28             (B)
    Householder...............................              624              65            10.4             482              28             5.8              49              45             (B)              24              20             (B)
In married-couple families /11................            6,329             348             5.5           4,750             171             3.6             230             210            91.3             126             110            87.3
    Husbands /11..............................            1,944              93             4.8           1,681              55             3.2              80              71            87.6              51              41             (B)
    Wives /11.................................            1,760             102             5.8           1,198              42             3.5              48              46             (B)              22              22             (B)
    Related children /18......................              570              41             7.2             254              19             7.3              20              18             (B)               8               8             (B)
    Other.....................................              149               2             1.5              87               0             0.0               2               2             (B)               0               0             (X)
    Householder...............................            1,907             110             5.8           1,529              56             3.7              79              74            93.1              45              40             (B)

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
POV23: Poverty Status, Work Experience, and Family Earnings for People 16 Years Old and Over:  2005
       Below 100% of Poverty -- Asian Alone

[Numbers in thousands]

                                                        _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                        All income levels                                                                               With income below poverty threshold
                                                        _______________________________________________________________________________________         _______________________________________________________________________________________
                                                        Worked in previous year /16                     Worked full-time year-round /16                 Worked in previous year /16                     Worked full-time year-round /16
                                                        _______________________________________         _______________________________________         _______________________________________         _______________________________________
                                                                        Earnings below wtd. avg                         Earnings below wtd. avg                         Earnings below wtd. avg                         Earnings below wtd. avg
                                                                        poverty threshold for 4                         poverty threshold for 4                         poverty threshold for 4                         poverty threshold for 4
                                                                        person family /33                               person family /33                               person family /33                               person family /33
                                                                        _______________________                         _______________________                         _______________________                         _______________________
                                                        All                                             All
                                                        income                                          income                                          Poor,                                           Poor,
                                                        levels          Number          Percent         levels          Number          Percent         total           Number          Percent         total           Number          Percent
                                                        _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
In married-couple families with related
   children under 18 years /9.................            3,793             226             6.0           2,850             107             3.8             193             173            89.7             107              91            84.9
    Husbands /11..............................            1,278              76             6.0           1,113              41             3.7              74              64             (B)              46              36             (B)
    Wives /11.................................            1,008              53             5.3             662              24             3.7              37              35             (B)              18              18             (B)
    Related children /18......................              218              17             7.7              65               4             (B)              10               7             (B)               2               2             (B)
    Other.....................................               87               2             2.6              43               0             (B)               2               2             (B)               0               0             (X)
    Householder...............................            1,202              78             6.5             966              38             3.9              70              64             (B)              40              34             (B)
In married-couple families with related
   children under 6 years /9..................            1,708             104             6.1           1,291              44             3.4              94              90            95.4              46              42             (B)
    Husbands /11..............................              615              40             6.5             523              17             3.2              36              34             (B)              17              15             (B)
    Wives /11.................................              441              21             4.8             285              10             3.5              18              18             (B)              10              10             (B)
    Related children /18......................               42               0             (B)              20               0             (B)               0               0             (X)               0               0             (X)
    Other.....................................               62               2             (B)              31               0             (B)               2               2             (B)               0               0             (X)
    Householder...............................              548              41             7.4             431              17             4.0              38              36             (B)              19              17             (B)
In families with male householder,
   no wife present............................              431              38             8.9             326              15             4.4              21              15             (B)              11               7             (B)
    Householder...............................              176              19            11.1             134               8             5.8              14              11             (B)               5               4             (B)
    Other.....................................              255              19             7.4             192               7             3.5               7               5             (B)               6               3             (B)
In families with male householder, no
  wife present with related children under
  18 years /9.................................              135              17            12.5             103               9             8.4              15              13             (B)               7               7             (B)
    Householder...............................               68              11             (B)              53               5             (B)              11               9             (B)               4               4             (B)
    Related children /18......................               18               3             (B)               5               0             (B)               1               1             (B)               0               0             (X)
    Other.....................................               50               3             (B)              46               3             (B)               3               3             (B)               3               3             (B)
In families with male householder, no
  wife present with related children under
  6 years /9..................................               40               1             (B)              36               0             (B)               1               1             (B)               0               0             (X)
    Householder...............................               23               1             (B)              19               0             (B)               1               1             (B)               0               0             (X)
    Related children /18......................                1               0             (B)               1               0             (B)               0               0             (X)               0               0             (X)
    Other.....................................               16               0             (B)              16               0             (B)               0               0             (X)               0               0             (X)
In families with female householder,
  no husband present..........................              513             115            22.4             333              41            12.3              50              49             (B)              19              17             (B)
    Householder...............................              255              76            29.7             181              32            17.9              34              33             (B)              13              11             (B)
    Other.....................................              258              39            15.2             152               8             5.5              16              16             (B)               6               6             (B)
In families with female householder, no
  husband present with related children under
  18 years /9.................................              249              75            30.2             161              31            19.4              31              29             (B)              13              11             (B)
    Householder...............................              150              60            39.8             108              31            28.9              28              27             (B)              13              11             (B)
    Related children /18......................               49              14             (B)              16               0             (B)               2               2             (B)               0               0             (X)
    Other.....................................               50               2             (B)              37               0             (B)               0               0             (B)               0               0             (X)
In families with female householder, no
  husband present with related children under
  6 years /9..................................               98              31            31.2              63              11             (B)              12              10             (B)               4               3             (B)
    Householder...............................               52              23             (B)              31              11             (B)               9               8             (B)               4               3             (B)
    Related children /18......................               14               7             (B)               5               0             (B)               2               2             (B)               0               0             (X)
    Other.....................................               32               0             (B)              27               0             (B)               0               0             (B)               0               0             (X)

In unrelated subfamilies /3...................               14               4             (B)               8               1             (B)               2               2             (B)               0               0             (X)

Unrelated individuals /4......................            1,169             335            28.7             805             124            15.4             142             142           100.0              32              32             (B)
    Male......................................              661             175            26.4             467              70            15.0              82              82           100.0              21              21             (B)
     Householder..............................              395              95            24.1             269              30            11.0              52              52             (B)               6               6             (B)
    Female....................................              509             160            31.5             338              54            15.9              60              60             (B)              11              11             (B)
     Householder..............................              347             102            29.3             233              30            13.0              39              39             (B)               4               4             (B)
 
 
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 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: August 29, 2006
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