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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
       Married couple familes with related children under 18 /13
[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
                                            _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Married couple familes with
related children under 18 /13

Total, families..........................      27,317         493       1,043       1,746       2,682       3,717       4,842      25,570      24,635      23,599      22,474
People in families.......................     114,669       2,248       4,890       8,204      12,540      17,456      22,486     106,466     102,130      97,214      92,184
Total Income
  Aggregate (million)....................       (N/A)       2,751      10,950      25,353      49,574      82,937     123,786       (N/A)       (N/A)       (N/A)       (N/A)
Mean.....................................      94,540       5,584      10,495      14,517      18,487      22,312      25,565     100,006     102,819     105,917     109,401
  Standard error /19.....................         646         236         213         197         175         174         168         676         695         719         747
With zero income.........................          83          83          83          83          83          83          83           0           0           0           0
With negative income.....................           7           7           7           7           7           7           7           0           0           0           0

Wages and salaries
  Aggregate (million)....................       (N/A)       1,860       7,840      19,175      38,768      66,876     101,658       (N/A)       (N/A)       (N/A)       (N/A)
Percent of total income..................        88.0        67.6        71.6        75.6        78.2        80.6        82.1        88.1        88.2        88.2        88.3
Mean.....................................      83,164       3,775       7,515      10,979      14,457      17,991      20,995      88,094      90,643      93,429      96,558
  Standard error /19.....................         602         236         234         225         204         202         196         631         649         671         698
Recipient families number................      26,231         260         714       1,338       2,175       3,137       4,195      24,893      24,056      23,094      22,036
Percent of all families..................        96.0        52.7        68.4        76.6        81.1        84.4        86.6        97.4        97.6        97.9        98.0
Mean amount..............................      86,605       7,158      10,987      14,330      17,822      21,319      24,234      90,490      92,825      95,473      98,478
  Standard error /19.....................         617         291         225         205         185         184         178         641         658         679         705

Nonfarm self-emplyment
  Aggregate (million)....................     135,694         251         914       1,747       3,682       5,829       8,383     133,947     132,012     129,865     127,311
Percent of total income..................         5.3         9.1         8.3         6.9         7.4         7.0         6.8         5.2         5.2         5.2         5.2
Mean.....................................       4,967         510         876       1,000       1,373       1,568       1,731       5,238       5,359       5,503       5,665
  Standard error /19.....................         170         132         119         103         100          95          91         182         188         196         206
Received positive amount number..........       3,627          62         126         203         315         443         594       3,424       3,311       3,184       3,033
Percent..................................        13.3        12.6        12.1        11.6        11.8        11.9        12.3        13.4        13.4        13.5        13.5
Aggregate................................     136,393         333       1,004       1,853       3,812       5,979       8,600     134,541     132,581     130,414     127,794
Mean.....................................      37,607       5,359       7,937       9,130      12,083      13,501      14,487      39,295      40,039      40,961      42,132
  Standard error /19.....................       1,134         570         590         554         522         493         470       1,195       1,233       1,278       1,337
Received negative amount number..........         162          11          14          16          21          24          35         146         141         138         127
Percent..................................         0.6         2.1         1.3         0.9         0.8         0.6         0.7         0.6         0.6         0.6         0.6
Aggregate................................        -700         -82         -90        -106        -130        -150        -216        -594        -569        -549        -483
Mean.....................................      -4,316      -7,765      -6,573      -6,659      -6,146      -6,281      -6,189      -4,061      -4,040      -3,975      -3,801
  Standard error /19.....................         287       1,115       1,098         990         760         741         627         294         303         302         307

Farm self-emplyment
  Aggregate (million)....................       8,832          -0          28          70         191         306         395       8,762       8,641       8,525       8,436
Percent of total income..................         0.3        -0.0         0.3         0.3         0.4         0.4         0.3         0.3         0.3         0.3         0.3
Mean.....................................         323          -0          27          40          71          82          82         343         351         361         375
  Standard error /19.....................          91          26          37          35          37          39          34          97         101         105         110
Received positive amount number..........         484           3           6          13          24          42          56         470         460         442         427
Percent..................................         1.8         0.7         0.6         0.7         0.9         1.1         1.2         1.8         1.9         1.9         1.9
Aggregate................................       9,146           3          37          78         215         372         464       9,068       8,931       8,774       8,682
Mean.....................................      18,914         877       6,331       5,981       8,947       8,858       8,270      19,274      19,435      19,871      20,311
  Standard error /19.....................       4,977         646       4,269       3,678       3,140       2,767       2,383       5,113       5,233       5,440       5,615
Received negative amount number..........          59           0           1           1           5          10          11          58          54          50          49
Percent..................................         0.2         0.0         0.1         0.1         0.2         0.3         0.2         0.2         0.2         0.2         0.2
Aggregate................................        -315          -3          -8          -8         -24         -66         -69        -306        -290        -249        -246
Mean.....................................      -5,302     -19,998      -9,615      -9,615      -4,962      -6,905      -6,538      -5,238      -5,333      -4,996      -5,036
  Standard error /19.....................       1,098         (X)      11,751      11,751       3,256       2,012       1,918       1,098       1,160       1,240       1,262

Interest and dividends
  Aggregate (million)....................      70,463          31         118         167         271         483         733      70,296      70,192      69,980      69,730
Percent of total income..................         2.7         1.1         1.1         0.7         0.5         0.6         0.6         2.7         2.8         2.8         2.8

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 familes with related children under 18 /13
[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.....................................       2,579          63         113          96         101         130         151       2,749       2,849       2,965       3,103
  Standard error /19.....................          76          20          25          18          16          16          16          81          84          88          92
Recipient families number................      15,710          70         144         243         429         685         985      15,467      15,281      15,024      14,724
Percent of all families..................        57.5        14.3        13.8        13.9        16.0        18.4        20.3        60.5        62.0        63.7        65.5
Mean.....................................       4,485         440         821         687         633         705         744       4,545       4,593       4,658       4,736
  Standard error /19.....................         130         129         167         120          96          86          77         132         134         136         138

Rental income
  Aggregate (million)....................      15,989          -7           9          28          18          97         219      15,962      15,972      15,893      15,771
Percent of total income..................         0.6        -0.2         0.1         0.1         0.0         0.1         0.2         0.6         0.6         0.6         0.6
Mean.....................................         585         -14           9          16           7          26          45         624         648         673         702
  Standard error /19.....................          35          28          17          13          11          11          13          38          39          41          43
Received positive amount number..........       1,720           3           7          19          31          66          99       1,701       1,690       1,654       1,621
Percent..................................         6.3         0.6         0.7         1.1         1.1         1.8         2.1         6.7         6.9         7.0         7.2
Aggregate................................      17,090           8          24          44          66         169         325      17,046      17,024      16,921      16,766
Mean.....................................       9,934       2,681       3,224       2,272       2,142       2,548       3,265      10,022      10,076      10,231      10,343
  Standard error /19.....................         504       1,578       1,219         772         564         382         478         510         513         523         533
Received negative amount number..........         227           4           4           5          10          19          25         223         217         208         202
Percent..................................         0.8         0.9         0.4         0.3         0.4         0.5         0.5         0.9         0.9         0.9         0.9
Aggregate................................      -1,101         -15         -15         -16         -48         -72        -106      -1,084      -1,053      -1,028        -995
Mean.....................................      -4,842      -3,582      -3,582      -3,614      -4,837      -3,716      -4,221      -4,867      -4,842      -4,947      -4,919
  Standard error /19.....................         271       1,997       1,997       1,849       1,152         832         748         274         278         284         289

Social Security
  Aggregate (million)....................      21,354          95         569       1,449       2,686       4,029       5,346      19,905      18,668      17,325      16,008
Percent of total income..................         0.8         3.5         5.2         5.7         5.4         4.9         4.3         0.8         0.7         0.7         0.7
Mean.....................................         782         194         545         830       1,002       1,084       1,104         778         758         734         712
  Standard error /19.....................          24          58          87          91          76          70          62          25          25          25          26
Recipient families number................       1,491          18          63         124         219         316         410       1,366       1,272       1,174       1,080
Percent of all families..................         5.5         3.6         6.0         7.1         8.2         8.5         8.5         5.3         5.2         5.0         4.8
Mean amount..............................      14,326       5,342       9,032      11,647      12,267      12,746      13,027      14,570      14,680      14,751      14,820
  Standard error /19.....................         237         825         750         607         450         425         378         253         266         277         292

Pension survivor and disability income
  Aggregate (million)....................      21,590          19          93         220         441         707       1,017      21,370      21,150      20,883      20,573
Percent of total income..................         0.8         0.7         0.8         0.9         0.9         0.9         0.8         0.8         0.8         0.8         0.8
Mean.....................................         790          39          89         126         164         190         210         836         859         885         915
  Standard error /19.....................          35          18          29          28          25          26          24          37          38          40          42
Recipient families number................       1,133          10          20          36          64          85         123       1,097       1,069       1,048       1,010
Percent of all families..................         4.1         2.1         2.0         2.1         2.4         2.3         2.5         4.3         4.3         4.4         4.5
Mean amount..............................      19,053       1,834       4,570       6,055       6,877       8,330       8,281      19,484      19,782      19,921      20,362
  Standard error /19.....................         613         573         994         796         559         638         571         628         641         652         671

Mean tested cash-assistance
  Aggregate (million)....................       5,300         238         755       1,289       1,635       2,062       2,420       4,011       3,665       3,238       2,880
Percent of total income..................         0.2         8.7         6.9         5.1         3.3         2.5         2.0         0.2         0.1         0.1         0.1
Mean.....................................         194         483         724         738         610         555         500         157         149         137         128
  Standard error /19.....................          10          81          87          70          46          38          31          10          10          10          10
Recipient families number................         774          65         133         218         283         348         407         556         490         425         367
Percent of all families..................         2.8        13.2        12.8        12.5        10.6         9.4         8.4         2.2         2.0         1.8         1.6
Mean amount..............................       6,852       3,654       5,663       5,921       5,776       5,920       5,946       7,217       7,473       7,615       7,858
  Standard error /19.....................         243         394         445         371         288         257         234         309         342         385         436
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.


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