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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
       Families with a male householder, no wife present /10
[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
                                            _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Families with a male householder,
no wife present /10

Total, families..........................       5,067         269         462         671         906       1,146       1,404       4,396       4,160       3,921       3,663
People in families.......................      14,188         759       1,294       1,961       2,681       3,331       4,083      12,227      11,507      10,857      10,104
Total Income
  Aggregate (million)....................     278,825         801       2,765       5,926      10,405      15,645      22,455     272,899     268,420     263,180     256,370
Mean.....................................      55,030       2,979       5,979       8,835      11,480      13,651      15,996      62,078      64,517      67,125      69,989
  Standard error /19.....................         927         240         249         272         258         253         261       1,025       1,069       1,120       1,184
With zero income.........................          94          94          94          94          94          94          94           0           0           0           0
With negative income.....................           4           4           4           4           4           4           4           0           0           0           0

Wages and salaries
  Aggregate (million)....................     220,504         455       1,518       3,558       6,415       9,748      15,020     216,945     214,088     210,755     205,484
Percent of total income..................        79.1        56.8        54.9        60.0        61.7        62.3        66.9        79.5        79.8        80.1        80.2
Mean.....................................      43,519       1,693       3,284       5,305       7,078       8,506      10,700      49,350      51,458      53,754      56,097
  Standard error /19.....................         881         184         231         271         269         271         287         984       1,029       1,080       1,144
Recipient families number................       4,307         104         223         378         547         720         944       3,929       3,759       3,586       3,363
Percent of all families..................        85.0        38.7        48.3        56.4        60.4        62.9        67.3        89.4        90.4        91.5        91.8
Mean amount..............................      51,201       4,379       6,800       9,413      11,718      13,532      15,910      55,222      56,952      58,768      61,110
  Standard error /19.....................         989         293         309         322         307         295         300       1,061       1,100       1,143       1,208

Nonfarm self-emplyment
  Aggregate (million)....................      18,460         -13          81         282         632         944       1,123      18,177      17,828      17,516      17,337
Percent of total income..................         6.6        -1.6         2.9         4.8         6.1         6.0         5.0         6.7         6.6         6.7         6.8
Mean.....................................       3,643         -49         176         421         697         823         800       4,135       4,285       4,468       4,733
  Standard error /19.....................         269          79          79         102         112         127         113         309         325         344         368
Received positive amount number..........         534           8          26          47          74          92         105         487         459         442         428
Percent..................................        10.5         2.9         5.7         7.0         8.2         8.0         7.5        11.1        11.0        11.3        11.7
Aggregate................................      18,509          16         111         317         667         980       1,159      18,192      17,842      17,529      17,350
Mean.....................................      34,676       2,134       4,224       6,794       8,965      10,645      10,995      37,347      38,842      39,682      40,501
  Standard error /19.....................       2,094         879         784         904         869       1,124       1,048       2,255       2,370       2,450       2,514
Received negative amount number..........          12           4           4           6           8           9           9           6           4           3           3
Percent..................................         0.2         1.4         0.8         0.8         0.8         0.8         0.7         0.1         0.1         0.1         0.1
Aggregate................................         -49         -30         -30         -34         -36         -36         -36         -15         -14         -13         -13
Mean.....................................      -4,114      -7,938      -7,938      -6,209      -4,641      -3,822      -3,822      -2,301      -3,178      -5,193      -5,193
  Standard error /19.....................       1,159       2,218       2,218       1,893       1,577       1,402       1,402       1,113       1,473       1,460       1,460

Farm self-emplyment
  Aggregate (million)....................         191         -15         -15         -22         -22         -22         -15         213         213         214         206
Percent of total income..................         0.1        -1.8        -0.5        -0.4        -0.2        -0.1        -0.1         0.1         0.1         0.1         0.1
Mean.....................................          38         -55         -32         -32         -24         -19         -11          48          51          54          56
  Standard error /19.....................          24          69          40          31          21          17          18          27          29          30          32
Received positive amount number..........          58           1           1           3           4           6           9          56          54          52          49
Percent..................................         1.2         0.4         0.2         0.4         0.4         0.5         0.6         1.3         1.3         1.3         1.3
Aggregate................................         288           0           0           0           0           0           7         288         288         288         280
Mean.....................................       4,925           2           2           1           2           2         797       5,175       5,294       5,497       5,674
  Standard error /19.....................       1,731           0           0           0           0           0       1,733       1,806       1,841       1,901       1,984
Received negative amount number..........          16           1           1           3           3           4           4          13          13          11          11
Percent..................................         0.3         0.5         0.3         0.4         0.3         0.4         0.3         0.3         0.3         0.3         0.3
Aggregate................................         -96         -15         -15         -22         -22         -22         -22         -75         -75         -74         -74
Mean.....................................      -6,180      -9,999      -9,999      -7,651      -7,651      -5,064      -5,064      -5,852      -5,852      -6,617      -6,617
  Standard error /19.....................       1,001           0           0       2,239       2,059       2,727       2,727       1,093       1,093         824         824

Interest and dividends
  Aggregate (million)....................       6,773           7          47          65          79         135         152       6,708       6,693       6,638       6,620
Percent of total income..................         2.4         0.9         1.7         1.1         0.8         0.9         0.7         2.5         2.5         2.5         2.6

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
       Families with a male householder, no wife present /10
[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.....................................       1,337          27         101          96          88         118         108       1,526       1,609       1,693       1,807
  Standard error /19.....................         106          13          39          28          21          26          22         121         128         136         145
Recipient families number................       1,863          25          45          73         106         146         207       1,790       1,757       1,717       1,657
Percent of all families..................        36.8         9.2         9.7        11.0        11.7        12.7        14.7        40.7        42.2        43.8        45.2
Mean.....................................       3,635         294       1,045         880         749         923         737       3,748       3,809       3,866       3,996
  Standard error /19.....................         279         129         370         232         162         190         140         290         295         302         312

Rental income
  Aggregate (million)....................       1,608           0           2           6           6          10          10       1,602       1,602       1,598       1,597
Percent of total income..................         0.6         0.0         0.1         0.1         0.1         0.1         0.0         0.6         0.6         0.6         0.6
Mean.....................................         317           0           4           9           7           9           7         364         385         408         436
  Standard error /19.....................          54           0           8           8           6           6           5          62          65          69          74
Received positive amount number..........         196           0           0           2           3           8          11         194         193         188         185
Percent..................................         3.9         0.0         0.1         0.2         0.3         0.7         0.8         4.4         4.7         4.8         5.0
Aggregate................................       1,738           0           2           6           7          11          12       1,732       1,731       1,727       1,726
Mean.....................................       8,866         (X)       6,000       3,635       2,836       1,438       1,019       8,910       8,945       9,172       9,351
  Standard error /19.....................       1,217         (X)         (X)       1,069         944         624         464       1,227       1,232       1,262       1,283
Received negative amount number..........          32           0           0           0           1           1           1          32          31          31          31
Percent..................................         0.6         0.0         0.0         0.0         0.1         0.1         0.1         0.7         0.7         0.8         0.8
Aggregate................................        -130           0           0           0          -1          -1          -1        -130        -129        -129        -129
Mean.....................................      -4,098         (X)         (X)         (X)      -1,500      -1,500      -1,500      -4,098      -4,163      -4,163      -4,163
  Standard error /19.....................         716         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         716         730         730         730

Social Security
  Aggregate (million)....................      14,762         102         494         925       1,613       2,505       3,270      13,837      13,150      12,257      11,492
Percent of total income..................         5.3        12.7        17.9        15.6        15.5        16.0        14.6         5.1         4.9         4.7         4.5
Mean.....................................       2,914         379       1,069       1,380       1,779       2,186       2,330       3,148       3,161       3,126       3,137
  Standard error /19.....................          95         105         137         144         138         145         138         108         112         116         121
Recipient families number................       1,108          17          76         116         177         247         305         992         930         861         803
Percent of all families..................        21.9         6.4        16.4        17.3        19.6        21.6        21.7        22.6        22.4        22.0        21.9
Mean amount..............................      13,325       5,887       6,502       7,960       9,090      10,142      10,737      13,954      14,133      14,238      14,306
  Standard error /19.....................         243         586         348         362         316         327         305         261         274         290         307

Pension survivor and disability income
  Aggregate (million)....................       8,480          37          89         152         272         473         622       8,328       8,208       8,007       7,858
Percent of total income..................         3.0         4.6         3.2         2.6         2.6         3.0         2.8         3.1         3.1         3.0         3.1
Mean.....................................       1,674         136         192         227         300         413         443       1,894       1,973       2,042       2,145
  Standard error /19.....................         102          67          59          55          61          74          66         117         123         129         138
Recipient families number................         512           5          13          25          35          49          72         487         477         462         440
Percent of all families..................        10.1         1.8         2.8         3.7         3.8         4.3         5.1        11.1        11.5        11.8        12.0
Mean amount..............................      16,571       7,356       6,866       6,110       7,793       9,563       8,650      17,106      17,213      17,321      17,866
  Standard error /19.....................         713         226         204         655         876       1,054         796         741         754         773         802

Mean tested cash-assistance
  Aggregate (million)....................       2,363         155         310         505         770       1,000       1,144       1,858       1,592       1,362       1,219
Percent of total income..................         0.8        19.3        11.2         8.5         7.4         6.4         5.1         0.7         0.6         0.5         0.5
Mean.....................................         466         575         670         753         850         873         815         423         383         347         333
  Standard error /19.....................          31         114         101         100          84          80          69          33          33          33          34
Recipient families number................         413          49          87         128         177         207         233         285         237         207         181
Percent of all families..................         8.2        18.1        18.9        19.1        19.5        18.0        16.6         6.5         5.7         5.3         4.9
Mean amount..............................       5,718       3,171       3,550       3,932       4,363       4,840       4,916       6,522       6,729       6,596       6,750
  Standard error /19.....................         268         428         375         390         308         316         289         342         394         423         475
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.


Poverty Footnotes

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