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Annual Social and Economic (ASEC) Supplement
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POV27: Source of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals:  2006
       Married-couple families /10, 11
[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]

                                            _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                            Below poverty level /5                                      Above poverty level /5
                                                        _________________________________   _________________________________________________________________________________
                                                        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
                                            _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Married-couple
families /10, 11

Total, families..........................      58,964         972       1,816       2,910       4,414       6,215       8,249      56,054      54,550      52,749      50,715
People in families.......................     187,788       3,296       6,606      10,755      16,376      22,995      30,020     177,033     171,412     164,793     157,767
Total Income
  Aggregate (million)....................       (N/A)       3,577      14,268      33,294      66,278     113,873     174,365       (N/A)       (N/A)       (N/A)       (N/A)
Mean.....................................      88,600       3,681       7,857      11,440      15,017      18,323      21,138      92,606      94,553      96,879      99,573
  Standard error /19.....................         405         159         163         156         138         134         127         418         427         438         451
With zero income.........................         268         268         268         268         268         268         268           0           0           0           0
With negative income.....................          17          17          17          17          17          17          17           0           0           0           0

Wages and salaries
  Aggregate (million)....................       (N/A)       2,096       8,623      20,966      42,850      75,356     115,597       (N/A)       (N/A)       (N/A)       (N/A)
Percent of total income..................        78.0        58.6        60.4        63.0        64.7        66.2        66.3        78.1        78.2        78.3        78.4
Mean.....................................      69,111       2,157       4,749       7,204       9,709      12,126      14,014      72,325      73,918      75,825      78,073
  Standard error /19.....................         378         138         166         172         162         162         159         393         401         412         425
Recipient families number................      49,088         341         867       1,606       2,618       3,854       5,236      47,482      46,469      45,234      43,851
Percent of all families..................        83.3        35.1        47.7        55.2        59.3        62.0        63.5        84.7        85.2        85.8        86.5
Mean amount..............................      83,016       6,142       9,947      13,055      16,366      19,552      22,075      85,383      86,771      88,424      90,293
  Standard error /19.....................         426         255         215         195         174         170         163         436         443         452         464

Nonfarm self-emplyment
  Aggregate (million)....................     290,185         296       1,030       2,046       4,454       7,075      10,345     288,139     285,731     283,110     279,840
Percent of total income..................         5.6         8.3         7.2         6.1         6.7         6.2         5.9         5.6         5.5         5.5         5.5
Mean.....................................       4,921         305         567         703       1,009       1,139       1,254       5,140       5,238       5,367       5,518
  Standard error /19.....................         119          78          75          68          65          61          58         125         128         133         138
Received positive amount number..........       7,336          85         172         274         428         598         803       7,063       6,908       6,738       6,534
Percent..................................        12.4         8.7         9.5         9.4         9.7         9.6         9.7        12.6        12.7        12.8        12.9
Aggregate................................     291,652         416       1,198       2,248       4,682       7,323      10,675     289,405     286,970     284,329     280,977
Mean.....................................      39,755       4,922       6,955       8,216      10,934      12,246      13,300      40,977      41,542      42,197      43,005
  Standard error /19.....................         846         453         482         452         419         398         378         875         893         914         940
Received negative amount number..........         300          13          23          28          36          41          54         272         264         259         246
Percent..................................         0.5         1.3         1.3         1.0         0.8         0.7         0.7         0.5         0.5         0.5         0.5
Aggregate................................      -1,467        -120        -168        -202        -228        -248        -330      -1,265      -1,239      -1,219      -1,137
Mean.....................................      -4,886      -9,377      -7,290      -7,147      -6,241      -5,995      -6,055      -4,651      -4,698      -4,709      -4,627
  Standard error /19.....................         229       1,553       1,172         975         782         746         618         230         235         236         241

Farm self-emplyment
  Aggregate (million)....................      22,348         -30           4          41         221         302         386      22,307      22,127      22,046      21,962
Percent of total income..................         0.4        -0.8         0.0         0.1         0.3         0.3         0.2         0.4         0.4         0.4         0.4
Mean.....................................         379         -31           2          14          50          49          47         398         406         418         433
  Standard error /19.....................          48          35          27          24          26          25          21          50          51          53          55
Received positive amount number..........       1,180           5          12          23          38          59          77       1,157       1,142       1,121       1,103
Percent..................................         2.0         0.5         0.6         0.8         0.9         1.0         0.9         2.1         2.1         2.1         2.2
Aggregate................................      23,167          11          51          93         288         446         544      23,075      22,879      22,721      22,623
Mean.....................................      19,631       2,232       4,328       4,034       7,543       7,548       7,074      19,941      20,036      20,268      20,506
  Standard error /19.....................       2,240       1,386       2,380       2,257       2,203       2,093       1,831       2,283       2,312       2,353       2,389
Received negative amount number..........         158           4           5           6          10          18          20         151         147         139         137
Percent..................................         0.3         0.4         0.3         0.2         0.2         0.3         0.2         0.3         0.3         0.3         0.3
Aggregate................................        -819         -42         -47         -51         -67        -144        -158        -768        -752        -676        -662
Mean.....................................      -5,202      -9,985      -9,598      -8,145      -6,508      -7,788      -7,698      -5,080      -5,111      -4,859      -4,829
  Standard error /19.....................         548       1,497       2,100       2,346       1,914       1,221       1,281         559         569         587         587

Interest and dividends
  Aggregate (million)....................     240,371         157         342         577         792       1,380       1,934     239,793     239,579     238,990     238,436
Percent of total income..................         4.6         4.4         2.4         1.7         1.2         1.2         1.1         4.6         4.6         4.7         4.7

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
POV27: Source of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals:  2006
       Married-couple families /10, 11
[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]

                                            _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                            Below poverty level /5                                      Above poverty level /5
                                                        _________________________________   _________________________________________________________________________________
                                                        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
                                            _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Mean.....................................       4,077         161         188         198         179         222         234       4,278       4,392       4,531       4,701
  Standard error /19.....................          68          25          24          22          16          16          14          72          74          76          79
Recipient families number................      36,328         194         343         555         867       1,362       1,970      35,773      35,461      34,966      34,358
Percent of all families..................        61.6        19.9        18.9        19.1        19.6        21.9        23.9        63.8        65.0        66.3        67.7
Mean.....................................       6,617         809         995       1,041         914       1,013         982       6,703       6,756       6,835       6,940
  Standard error /19.....................         108         109         114         105          75          68          54         110         111         113         114

Rental income
  Aggregate (million)....................      48,902         -70         -66         -30         -40         153         296      48,932      48,942      48,749      48,606
Percent of total income..................         0.9        -2.0        -0.5        -0.1        -0.1         0.1         0.2         0.9         0.9         1.0         1.0
Mean.....................................         829         -72         -37         -10          -9          25          36         873         897         924         958
  Standard error /19.....................          31          50          29          20          13          11          10          33          34          35          36
Received positive amount number..........       4,607           9          17          38          56         128         180       4,569       4,552       4,479       4,427
Percent..................................         7.8         1.0         0.9         1.3         1.3         2.1         2.2         8.2         8.3         8.5         8.7
Aggregate................................      51,540          35          61         111         132         352         529      51,429      51,407      51,188      51,011
Mean.....................................      11,187       3,741       3,661       2,911       2,382       2,749       2,942      11,256      11,294      11,428      11,522
  Standard error /19.....................         363         760         732         536         406         275         304         366         367         373         377
Received negative amount number..........         549          10          13          16          22          33          40         532         527         516         509
Percent..................................         0.9         1.0         0.7         0.6         0.5         0.5         0.5         0.9         1.0         1.0         1.0
Aggregate................................      -2,638        -105        -127        -141        -172        -199        -232      -2,497      -2,465      -2,439      -2,405
Mean.....................................      -4,806     -10,975     -10,166      -8,554      -7,895      -6,045      -5,865      -4,690      -4,678      -4,727      -4,723
  Standard error /19.....................         193       2,754       2,196       1,892       1,381       1,075         929         189         191         193         195

Social Security
  Aggregate (million)....................     256,881         418       2,079       4,949      10,813      19,303      31,833     251,933     246,068     237,578     225,048
Percent of total income..................         4.9        11.7        14.6        14.9        16.3        17.0        18.3         4.9         4.8         4.6         4.5
Mean.....................................       4,357         430       1,145       1,700       2,450       3,106       3,859       4,494       4,511       4,504       4,438
  Standard error /19.....................          37          53          77          82          78          77          77          39          40          41          42
Recipient families number................      14,144          97         297         560       1,005       1,595       2,343      13,584      13,139      12,549      11,801
Percent of all families..................        24.0        10.0        16.3        19.3        22.8        25.7        28.4        24.2        24.1        23.8        23.3
Mean amount..............................      18,162       4,304       7,005       8,833      10,757      12,101      13,588      18,547      18,728      18,932      19,070
  Standard error /19.....................          76         269         226         205         157         138         121          77          78          81          85

Pension survivor and disability income
  Aggregate (million)....................     212,210          45         308         757       1,547       2,610       4,151     211,453     210,663     209,600     208,059
Percent of total income..................         4.1         1.2         2.2         2.3         2.3         2.3         2.4         4.1         4.1         4.1         4.1
Mean.....................................       3,599          46         170         260         351         420         503       3,772       3,862       3,974       4,103
  Standard error /19.....................          50          13          29          30          28          28          27          53          54          56          58
Recipient families number................       9,997          27          68         134         235         380         590       9,863       9,762       9,617       9,407
Percent of all families..................        17.0         2.8         3.7         4.6         5.3         6.1         7.2        17.6        17.9        18.2        18.5
Mean amount..............................      21,227       1,657       4,548       5,658       6,580       6,862       7,032      21,438      21,580      21,795      22,118
  Standard error /19.....................         219         303         497         390         306         294         249         221         223         226         229

Mean tested cash-assistance
  Aggregate (million)....................      13,990         325       1,204       2,361       3,122       4,354       5,105      11,629      10,868       9,636       8,885
Percent of total income..................         0.3         9.1         8.4         7.1         4.7         3.8         2.9         0.2         0.2         0.2         0.2
Mean.....................................         237         334         663         811         707         701         619         207         199         183         175
  Standard error /19.....................           8          47          60          55          39          35          28           8           8           7           8
Recipient families number................       1,771          91         223         392         502         635         752       1,378       1,268       1,136       1,019
Percent of all families..................         3.0         9.4        12.3        13.5        11.4        10.2         9.1         2.5         2.3         2.2         2.0
Mean amount..............................       7,901       3,571       5,393       6,018       6,216       6,862       6,788       8,437       8,569       8,481       8,723
  Standard error /19.....................         167         314         315         254         214         211         192         202         215         231         251
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.


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