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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]
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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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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]
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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..................................... 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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