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POV27: Source of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals: 2006
Families with a female householder, no spouse 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 female householder,
no spouse present /10
Total, families.......................... 14,424 1,915 3,094 4,087 5,211 6,155 7,020 10,337 9,212 8,268 7,404
People in families....................... 43,223 6,285 10,009 13,199 16,753 19,633 22,290 30,024 26,470 23,590 20,933
Total Income
Aggregate (million).................... 562,689 7,428 20,289 35,490 57,177 78,813 102,387 527,199 505,512 483,876 460,303
Mean..................................... 39,012 3,878 6,558 8,684 10,971 12,804 14,585 51,003 54,875 58,522 62,172
Standard error /19..................... 415 87 95 104 104 109 116 531 582 635 696
With zero income......................... 452 452 452 452 452 452 452 0 0 0 0
With negative income..................... 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0
Wages and salaries
Aggregate (million).................... 417,264 2,955 10,187 19,352 33,919 49,086 66,260 397,912 383,345 368,178 351,005
Percent of total income.................. 74.2 39.8 50.2 54.5 59.3 62.3 64.7 75.5 75.8 76.1 76.3
Mean..................................... 28,929 1,543 3,293 4,735 6,508 7,975 9,439 38,495 41,613 44,529 47,409
Standard error /19..................... 347 69 95 107 108 115 121 447 490 535 586
Recipient families number................ 11,583 719 1,495 2,226 3,144 3,936 4,695 9,357 8,440 7,648 6,889
Percent of all families.................. 80.3 37.6 48.3 54.5 60.3 63.9 66.9 90.5 91.6 92.5 93.0
Mean amount.............................. 36,023 4,108 6,814 8,693 10,789 12,472 14,114 42,524 45,422 48,143 50,953
Standard error /19..................... 404 123 137 138 128 131 134 474 515 558 608
Nonfarm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 23,406 149 377 780 1,313 1,712 2,331 22,626 22,094 21,694 21,076
Percent of total income.................. 4.2 2.0 1.9 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.3 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6
Mean..................................... 1,623 78 122 191 252 278 332 2,189 2,398 2,624 2,847
Standard error /19..................... 177 23 23 28 27 27 29 247 277 308 344
Received positive amount number.......... 849 54 99 147 203 248 296 702 646 601 553
Percent.................................. 5.9 2.8 3.2 3.6 3.9 4.0 4.2 6.8 7.0 7.3 7.5
Aggregate................................ 23,582 185 443 885 1,420 1,832 2,451 22,697 22,162 21,750 21,132
Mean..................................... 27,774 3,440 4,488 6,026 7,010 7,382 8,267 32,323 34,282 36,196 38,240
Standard error /19..................... 2,857 502 454 519 464 442 464 3,427 3,711 3,980 4,314
Received negative amount number.......... 34 7 10 16 18 22 22 18 16 12 12
Percent.................................. 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2
Aggregate................................ -176 -37 -65 -105 -108 -120 -120 -71 -68 -56 -56
Mean..................................... -5,160 -5,362 -6,341 -6,542 -5,999 -5,427 -5,427 -3,939 -4,230 -4,667 -4,667
Standard error /19..................... 781 1,839 1,457 1,186 1,045 945 945 1,025 1,125 1,366 1,366
Farm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 1,815 -13 -70 -95 -95 -95 -95 1,910 1,910 1,910 1,910
Percent of total income.................. 0.3 -0.2 -0.3 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Mean..................................... 126 -7 -23 -23 -18 -15 -14 185 207 231 258
Standard error /19..................... 55 9 14 13 9 8 7 76 86 96 107
Received positive amount number.......... 123 3 12 18 20 26 33 105 103 97 90
Percent.................................. 0.9 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2
Aggregate................................ 1,964 0 5 12 12 20 20 1,952 1,952 1,944 1,944
Mean..................................... 16,014 1 449 694 630 783 614 18,627 18,955 20,047 21,619
Standard error /19..................... 6,112 (X) 773 773 648 606 482 7,091 7,207 7,624 8,176
Received negative amount number.......... 29 2 8 12 15 18 18 18 14 11 11
Percent.................................. 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2
Aggregate................................ -149 -13 -75 -107 -107 -115 -115 -42 -42 -34 -34
Mean..................................... -5,086 -6,499 -9,001 -9,280 -7,167 -6,476 -6,476 -2,354 -2,912 -2,931 -2,931
Standard error /19..................... 1,276 5,134 1,509 1,107 1,627 1,583 1,583 1,364 1,620 1,798 1,798
Interest and dividends
Aggregate (million).................... 14,040 67 162 203 286 455 576 13,837 13,755 13,585 13,464
Percent of total income.................. 2.5 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9
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 female householder, no spouse 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..................................... 973 35 52 50 55 74 82 1,339 1,493 1,643 1,819
Standard error /19..................... 50 8 10 8 6 9 9 69 78 86 96
Recipient families number................ 4,664 135 258 401 568 782 1,000 4,262 4,096 3,881 3,664
Percent of all families.................. 32.3 7.1 8.3 9.8 10.9 12.7 14.2 41.2 44.5 46.9 49.5
Mean..................................... 3,011 493 627 506 503 582 577 3,246 3,358 3,500 3,675
Standard error /19..................... 150 106 113 76 56 68 58 164 170 179 189
Rental income
Aggregate (million).................... 2,208 -15 -10 21 36 154 155 2,187 2,172 2,055 2,053
Percent of total income.................. 0.4 -0.2 -0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Mean..................................... 153 -8 -3 5 7 25 22 212 236 249 277
Standard error /19..................... 17 11 7 7 5 8 8 24 27 29 32
Received positive amount number.......... 391 6 16 29 37 58 73 362 354 333 318
Percent.................................. 2.7 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.0 3.5 3.8 4.0 4.3
Aggregate................................ 2,404 20 25 57 72 189 234 2,348 2,333 2,216 2,170
Mean..................................... 6,147 3,164 1,559 1,925 1,943 3,234 3,221 6,490 6,584 6,658 6,815
Standard error /19..................... 540 972 570 553 415 705 602 579 590 618 643
Received negative amount number.......... 31 4 4 4 4 4 9 27 27 27 22
Percent.................................. 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Aggregate................................ -196 -35 -35 -35 -35 -35 -79 -161 -161 -161 -117
Mean..................................... -6,324 -8,006 -8,006 -8,006 -8,006 -8,006 -8,445 -6,046 -6,046 -6,046 -5,407
Standard error /19..................... 606 771 771 771 710 710 416 681 681 681 766
Social Security
Aggregate (million).................... 40,402 771 2,475 4,989 7,371 9,972 12,575 35,413 33,031 30,430 27,827
Percent of total income.................. 7.2 10.4 12.2 14.1 12.9 12.7 12.3 6.7 6.5 6.3 6.0
Mean..................................... 2,801 402 800 1,221 1,414 1,620 1,791 3,426 3,586 3,680 3,758
Standard error /19..................... 53 42 49 56 51 52 53 71 77 84 90
Recipient families number................ 3,279 131 348 610 828 1,072 1,278 2,668 2,450 2,206 2,001
Percent of all families.................. 22.7 6.8 11.3 14.9 15.9 17.4 18.2 25.8 26.6 26.7 27.0
Mean amount.............................. 12,323 5,905 7,105 8,172 8,899 9,300 9,841 13,273 13,480 13,792 13,908
Standard error /19..................... 132 282 163 157 139 132 140 153 164 177 189
Pension survivor and disability income
Aggregate (million).................... 17,564 110 207 476 759 1,298 1,748 17,088 16,805 16,266 15,816
Percent of total income.................. 3.1 1.5 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.7 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.4
Mean..................................... 1,218 58 67 117 146 211 249 1,653 1,824 1,967 2,136
Standard error /19..................... 55 13 12 16 15 18 18 76 85 94 105
Recipient families number................ 1,365 36 59 102 152 229 300 1,263 1,213 1,137 1,065
Percent of all families.................. 9.5 1.9 1.9 2.5 2.9 3.7 4.3 12.2 13.2 13.7 14.4
Mean amount.............................. 12,865 3,068 3,526 4,674 4,997 5,675 5,828 13,525 13,850 14,312 14,845
Standard error /19..................... 471 402 385 391 300 300 264 504 522 553 585
Mean tested cash-assistance
Aggregate (million).................... 12,829 2,156 4,286 5,705 7,477 8,503 9,044 7,124 5,352 4,326 3,785
Percent of total income.................. 2.3 29.0 21.1 16.1 13.1 10.8 8.8 1.4 1.1 0.9 0.8
Mean..................................... 889 1,125 1,385 1,396 1,435 1,381 1,288 689 581 523 511
Standard error /19..................... 25 59 56 52 47 43 39 29 28 29 30
Recipient families number................ 2,112 519 896 1,118 1,342 1,488 1,600 994 769 624 512
Percent of all families.................. 14.6 27.1 29.0 27.4 25.8 24.2 22.8 9.6 8.4 7.5 6.9
Mean amount.............................. 6,075 4,152 4,783 5,101 5,570 5,715 5,653 7,170 6,956 6,932 7,390
Standard error /19..................... 114 133 122 123 122 118 115 201 228 262 296
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
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