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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 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]

                                            _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                            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 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]

                                            _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                            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.....................................         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.


Poverty Footnotes

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