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Annual Social and Economic (ASEC) Supplement
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POV24: Reason For Not Working or Reason For Spending Time Out of The Labor Force -- Poverty Status of People Who Did Not Work or
	   Who Spent Time Out of the Labor Force:  2006
       Below 100% of poverty -- Black Alone
[Numbers in thousands]

                                                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                   Did not work last year /16                                           Worked last year, spent time out of the labor force /16
                                                   _________________________________________________________________    _________________________________________________________________
                                                   Reason                                                               Reason
                                                   _________________________________________________________________    _________________________________________________________________
                                                                                     Home or    Could                                                     Home or    Could
                                                              Ill or                 family     not find    School                 Ill or                 family     not find    School
                                                   Total      disabled    Retired    reasons    work        or other    Total      disabled    Retired    reasons    work        or other
                                                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Black alone
Below 100% of poverty

Both Sexes

    Total /17.................................       3,844       1,343        610        716         238         937        612         112          9        162          74         254
16 to 17 years................................         333           8          1         12           9         302         35           0          0          1           0          34
18 to 64 years................................       2,841       1,147        155        681         225         633        565         108          3        160          74         219
   18 to 24 years.............................         682          71         10        165          63         373        196          26          0         37          22         111
   25 to 34 years.............................         609         147         12        250          51         149        192          29          0         79          28          56
   35 to 54 years.............................       1,079         613         34        231         103          98        154          46          0         40          24          45
   55 to 64 years.............................         471         315         99         35           9          14         22           8          3          4           1           7
65 years and over.............................         671         189        454         23           4           2         12           3          6          2           0           1

  Male

    Total /17.................................       1,504         572        189        105         136         503        188          28          5         20          38          96
16 to 17 years................................         174           4          1          5           7         157         16           0          0          0           0          16
18 to 64 years................................       1,148         513         64         98         127         346        163          27          0         19          38          80
   18 to 24 years.............................         294          31          7         21          38         197         60           3          0          2          10          46
   25 to 34 years.............................         220          72          7         39          27          76         52           4          0         13          14          20
   35 to 54 years.............................         437         264         14         31          59          70         43          17          0          2          13          12
   55 to 64 years.............................         197         146         36          7           4           3          8           3          0          2           1           2
65 years and over.............................         183          54        124          3           2           0          8           2          5          2           0           0

  Female

    Total /17.................................       2,340         772        421        611         102         434        424          83          5        142          37         158
16 to 17 years................................         159           3          0          8           3         145         19           0          0          1           0          18
18 to 64 years................................       1,693         634         91        583          98         287        402          82          3        141          37         139
   18 to 24 years.............................         388          41          3        143          25         176        136          23          0         36          12          66
   25 to 34 years.............................         388          75          5        211          24          73        141          25          0         65          13          37
   35 to 54 years.............................         642         349         20        200          44          28        111          29          0         38          11          33
   55 to 64 years.............................         275         169         63         28           4          11         14           4          3          2           0           4
65 years and over.............................         489         135        330         21           2           2          4           1          2          0           0           1

  Household Relationship /17

    People 16 to 64 years old /17.............       3,173       1,155        156        693         235         935        600         108          3        161          74         253
In families /2................................       2,195         616         83        598         152         745        400          76          1        126          38         158
    Householder...............................         944         334         43        394          66         107        260          56          1        111          12          80
In families with related children under
    18 years /9...............................       1,617         376         27        494         120         601        348          69          1        118          26         134
    Householder...............................         746         230         17        358          52          89        243          53          1        109           8          72
In families with related children under
    6 years /9................................         762         148          7        334          54         219        208          41          1         82          14          70
    Householder...............................         396          81          4        234          22          55        158          32          1         77           5          43
In married-couple families /11................         537         174         27        126          41         168         82          12          0         19          13          38
    Husbands /11..............................         168          94         14         17          21          21         21           8          0          0           6           6
    Wives /11.................................         187          58         13         91           9          16         28           2          0         19           3           5
    Related children /18......................         148          19          0         14           5         111         27           2          0          0           4          21
    Other.....................................          34           4          0          4           5          20          6           0          0          0           0           6
In married-couple families with related
   children under 18 years /9.................         370          86          5        106          32         141         65          10          0         18           9          28

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
POV24: Reason For Not Working or Reason For Spending Time Out of The Labor Force -- Poverty Status of People Who Did Not Work or
	   Who Spent Time Out of the Labor Force:  2006
       Below 100% of poverty -- Black Alone
[Numbers in thousands]

                                                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                   Did not work last year /16                                           Worked last year, spent time out of the labor force /16
                                                   _________________________________________________________________    _________________________________________________________________
                                                   Reason                                                               Reason
                                                   _________________________________________________________________    _________________________________________________________________
                                                                                     Home or    Could                                                     Home or    Could
                                                              Ill or                 family     not find    School                 Ill or                 family     not find    School
                                                   Total      disabled    Retired    reasons    work        or other    Total      disabled    Retired    reasons    work        or other
                                                   ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
    Husbands /11..............................         106          50          5         14          20          18         15           7          0          0           4           4
    Wives /11.................................         120          20          1         80           5          14         23           2          0         18           0           4
    Related children /18......................         118          12          0          7           1          97         27           2          0          0           4          21
    Other.....................................          26           4          0          4           5          12          0           0          0          0           0           0
In married-couple families with related
   children under 6 years /9..................         204          42          2         70          19          72         35           6          0         13           3          13
    Husbands /11..............................          61          28          2          8          12          12          8           3          0          0           3           2
    Wives /11.................................          65           5          0         51           1           9         17           2          0         13           0           2
    Related children /18......................          56           8          0          7           0          42         11           2          0          0           0           9
    Other.....................................          22           2          0          4           5          10          0           0          0          0           0           0
In families with male householder,
   no wife present............................         191          53         19         22          25          71         25           1          0          6           8          10
    Householder...............................          90          35          8         12          18          16         17           1          0          6           1          10
    Other.....................................         101          18         11         10           7          55          8           0          0          1           7           0
In families with male householder, no
  wife present with related children under
  18 years /9.................................          92          25          4         11          13          39         15           1          0          6           3           5
    Householder...............................          46          20          4          9           9           4         12           1          0          6           1           5
    Related children /18......................          29           2          0          0           5          22          3           0          0          1           2           0
    Other.....................................          17           2          0          1           0          13          0           0          0          0           0           0
In families with male householder, no
  wife present with related children under
  6 years /9..................................          28           7          2          4           9           6         13           1          0          6           3           3
    Householder...............................          14           5          2          2           5           0         10           1          0          6           1           3
    Related children /18......................           9           2          0          0           5           2          3           0          0          1           2           0
    Other.....................................           5           0          0          1           0           4          0           0          0          0           0           0
In families with female householder,
  no husband present..........................       1,467         388         37        450          86         507        293          64          1        101          17         110
    Householder...............................         680         230         21        329          31          68        214          50          1         91           7          64
    Other.....................................         788         158         16        120          55         438         79          14          0          9           9          46
In families with female householder, no
  husband present with related children under
  18 years /9.................................       1,156         265         18        377          75         421        268          58          1         94          14         100
    Householder...............................         593         180         11        305          31          67        207          46          1         90           7          62
    Related children /18......................         460          63          3         51          29         314         40           0          0          4           3          33
    Other.....................................         103          22          4         22          15          39         21          12          0          0           4           6
In families with female householder, no
  husband present with related children under
  6 years /9..................................         530          99          4        260          26         141        160          34          1         63           8          54
    Householder...............................         325          64          2        204          12          43        133          29          1         61           4          38
    Related children /18......................         150          28          0         38           9          76         13           0          0          2           0          11
    Other.....................................          55           7          1         18           5          23         14           5          0          0           4           6

In unrelated subfamilies /3...................          14           6          0          7           0           2         13           1          0          2           6           3

Unrelated individuals /4......................         964         533         72         88          83         188        187          31          2         32          30          92
    Male......................................         483         252         29         27          48         127         80          10          0          8          19          43
     Householder..............................         289         187         22          7          16          56         48           8          0          5           8          28
    Female....................................         481         281         43         61          34          62        107          21          2         25          11          49
     Householder..............................         394         248         39         40          30          36         61          17          2          7           7          28
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.


Poverty Footnotes

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