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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 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
                                             _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Families with a male householder, no wife
present with related children under 18 /13

Total, families..........................        2,569         192         305         461         596         726         884       2,109       1,974       1,843       1,685
People in families.......................        7,804         581         936       1,459       1,912       2,302       2,798       6,345       5,892       5,503       5,006
Total Income
  Aggregate (million)....................      130,119         641       1,889       4,364       7,157      10,265      14,817     125,755     122,961     119,853     115,302
Mean.....................................       50,641       3,337       6,197       9,470      12,015      14,135      16,756      59,637      62,299      65,025      68,422
  Standard error /19.....................        1,416         296         327         351         338         344         360       1,658       1,754       1,860       2,013
With zero income.........................           63          63          63          63          63          63          63           0           0           0           0
With negative income.....................            3           3           3           3           3           3           3           0           0           0           0

Wages and salaries
  Aggregate (million)....................      109,536         397       1,180       2,885       5,013       7,247      11,183     106,651     104,523     102,289      98,353
Percent of total income..................         84.2        61.9        62.5        66.1        70.0        70.6        75.5        84.8        85.0        85.3        85.3
Mean.....................................       42,630       2,067       3,872       6,262       8,416       9,979      12,646      50,577      52,957      55,495      58,365
  Standard error /19.....................        1,386         243         308         348         351         358         379       1,635       1,732       1,838       1,994
Recipient families number................        2,226          82         162         283         395         499         652       1,943       1,831       1,727       1,575
Percent of all families..................         86.6        42.8        53.3        61.5        66.3        68.7        73.7        92.1        92.8        93.7        93.4
Mean amount..............................       49,203       4,834       7,271      10,184      12,696      14,517      17,164      54,893      57,075      59,230      62,459
  Standard error /19.....................        1,551         346         380         381         367         363         374       1,738       1,830       1,927       2,094

Nonfarm self-emplyment
  Aggregate (million)....................        8,869         -16          27         140         449         751         871       8,728       8,420       8,118       7,998
Percent of total income..................          6.8        -2.5         1.4         3.2         6.3         7.3         5.9         6.9         6.8         6.8         6.9
Mean.....................................        3,452         -82          88         305         754       1,034         985       4,139       4,266       4,404       4,746
  Standard error /19.....................          318         109          98         115         152         189         167         386         410         435         474
Received positive amount number..........          260           3          10          23          46          62          72         237         214         198         188
Percent..................................         10.1         1.7         3.3         5.0         7.7         8.6         8.1        11.2        10.8        10.7        11.2
Aggregate................................        8,913          13          56         174         483         785         905       8,739       8,430       8,128       8,008
Mean.....................................       34,287       4,106       5,501       7,488      10,514      12,610      12,612      36,921      39,386      41,112      42,551
  Standard error /19.....................        2,369       1,199       1,254       1,255       1,181       1,521       1,414       2,533       2,737       2,905       3,006
Received negative amount number..........            6           3           3           5           5           5           5           2           2           2           2
Percent..................................          0.3         1.5         0.9         1.0         0.8         0.7         0.6         0.1         0.1         0.1         0.1
Aggregate................................          -44         -29         -29         -34         -34         -34         -34         -10         -10         -10         -10
Mean.....................................       -6,838      -9,999      -9,999      -7,163      -7,163      -6,839      -6,839      -5,956      -5,956      -6,838      -6,838
  Standard error /19.....................        1,368           0           0       1,834       1,687       1,748       1,748       2,052       2,052       1,200       1,200

Farm self-emplyment
  Aggregate (million)....................           31           0           0           0           0           0           7          31          31          31          24
Percent of total income..................          0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0
Mean.....................................           12           0           0           0           0           0           8          15          16          17          14
  Standard error /19.....................           19           0           0           0           0           0          18          23          24          26          27
Received positive amount number..........           22           0           0           2           3           5           7          20          19          17          15
Percent..................................          0.8         0.0         0.0         0.4         0.5         0.7         0.8         0.9         0.9         0.9         0.9
Aggregate................................           56           0           0           0           0           0           7          56          56          56          49
Mean.....................................        2,580         (X)         (X)           1           1           2       1,069       2,804       2,990       3,351       3,255
  Standard error /19.....................        1,865         (X)         (X)           0           0           0       2,306       2,010       2,130       2,357       2,453
Received negative amount number..........            4           0           0           0           0           0           0           4           4           4           4
Percent..................................          0.1         0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0         0.2         0.2         0.2         0.2
Aggregate................................          -25           0           0           0           0           0           0         -25         -25         -25         -25
Mean.....................................       -6,561         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)      -6,561      -6,561      -6,561      -6,561
  Standard error /19.....................        1,227         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)       1,227       1,227       1,227       1,227

Interest and dividends
  Aggregate (million)....................        2,655           1           6          18          21          57          72       2,637       2,634       2,598       2,583
Percent of total income..................          2.0         0.2         0.3         0.4         0.3         0.6         0.5         2.1         2.1         2.2         2.2

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 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.....................................        1,033           6          19          38          35          78          81       1,251       1,335       1,410       1,533
  Standard error /19.....................          137           5          15          13           9          32          27         166         177         189         207
Recipient families number................          875          10          19          40          61          85         125         835         815         790         751
Percent of all families..................         34.1         5.3         6.3         8.7        10.2        11.8        14.1        39.6        41.3        42.9        44.6
Mean.....................................        3,033         106         300         439         341         665         574       3,158       3,233       3,289       3,441
  Standard error /19.....................          392          83         222         124          82         259         185         410         420         433         454

Rental income
  Aggregate (million)....................          501           0           2           2           2           2           3         499         499         499         498
Percent of total income..................          0.4         0.0         0.1         0.0         0.0         0.0         0.0         0.4         0.4         0.4         0.4
Mean.....................................          195           0           7           4           4           3           3         237         253         271         296
  Standard error /19.....................           65           0          13           9           7           6           5          79          84          90          99
Received positive amount number..........           74           0           0           0           1           2           4          74          73          72          70
Percent..................................          2.9         0.0         0.1         0.1         0.2         0.3         0.5         3.5         3.7         3.9         4.2
Aggregate................................          581           0           2           2           3           3           4         578         577         577         577
Mean.....................................        7,812         (X)       6,000       6,000       2,665       1,878         923       7,820       7,899       7,964       8,235
  Standard error /19.....................        2,012         (X)         (X)         (X)       1,912       1,523         783       2,022       2,045       2,061       2,125
Received negative amount number..........           17           0           0           0           1           1           1          17          16          16          16
Percent..................................          0.7         0.0         0.0         0.0         0.1         0.1         0.1         0.8         0.8         0.9         1.0
Aggregate................................          -80           0           0           0          -1          -1          -1         -80         -78         -78         -78
Mean.....................................       -4,672         (X)         (X)         (X)      -1,500      -1,500      -1,500      -4,672      -4,822      -4,822      -4,822
  Standard error /19.....................        1,124         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)       1,124       1,163       1,163       1,163

Social Security
  Aggregate (million)....................        3,389          78         266         568         697         975       1,204       2,821       2,692       2,414       2,185
Percent of total income..................          2.6        12.2        14.1        13.0         9.7         9.5         8.1         2.2         2.2         2.0         1.9
Mean.....................................        1,319         408         872       1,233       1,169       1,342       1,361       1,338       1,364       1,310       1,297
  Standard error /19.....................           94         132         157         173         140         154         144         109         115         116         122
Recipient families number................          273          13          39          65          76          91         107         208         196         181         166
Percent of all families..................         10.6         6.6        12.8        14.1        12.8        12.6        12.1         9.9         9.9         9.8         9.8
Mean amount..............................       12,431       6,166       6,824       8,758       9,111      10,662      11,264      13,578      13,724      13,323      13,183
  Standard error /19.....................          502         737         453         502         435         590         562         620         652         684         736

Pension survivor and disability income
  Aggregate (million)....................        1,878          13          28          88         145         240         258       1,790       1,733       1,638       1,620
Percent of total income..................          1.4         2.0         1.5         2.0         2.0         2.3         1.7         1.4         1.4         1.4         1.4
Mean.....................................          731          66          90         191         243         331         292         849         878         888         961
  Standard error /19.....................           89          55          51          64          69          91          76         107         114         118         129
Recipient families number................          127           2           4          13          18          22          27         114         109         105         100
Percent of all families..................          4.9         0.9         1.3         2.8         3.1         3.1         3.0         5.4         5.5         5.7         5.9
Mean amount..............................       14,794       6,994       7,122       6,825       7,874      10,823       9,665      15,696      15,968      15,637      16,161
  Standard error /19.....................        1,229         474         233         952       1,264       1,867       1,657       1,337       1,389       1,422       1,461

Mean tested cash-assistance
  Aggregate (million)....................          793         108         206         314         360         395         434         479         433         397         359
Percent of total income..................          0.6        16.8        10.9         7.2         5.0         3.9         2.9         0.4         0.4         0.3         0.3
Mean.....................................          309         561         677         681         604         544         490         227         219         216         213
  Standard error /19.....................           38         129         122         115          87          80          68          40          42          43          46
Recipient families number................          185          38          68          95         110         116         125          90          75          69          60
Percent of all families..................          7.2        19.8        22.3        20.6        18.5        16.0        14.1         4.3         3.8         3.7         3.6
Mean amount..............................        4,285       2,837       3,037       3,300       3,260       3,410       3,482       5,325       5,797       5,754       5,941
  Standard error /19.....................          431         463         409         445         374         402         380         757         883         908       1,028
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.


Poverty Footnotes

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