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