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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
       Unrelated individuals /4
[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
                                            _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Unrelated individuals /4

People in families.......................      49,884       4,779       6,875       9,977      13,213      16,340      19,142      39,907      36,671      33,544      30,742
Total Income
  Aggregate (million)....................       (N/A)       5,825      19,872      47,694      84,865     128,924     175,398       (N/A)       (N/A)       (N/A)       (N/A)
Mean.....................................      33,508       1,219       2,890       4,780       6,423       7,890       9,163      40,690      43,266      45,987      48,665
  Standard error /19.....................         219          32          41          42          39          40          41         261         280         302         325
With zero income.........................       2,332       2,332       2,332       2,332       2,332       2,332       2,332           0           0           0           0
With negative income.....................          69          69          69          69          69          69          69           0           0           0           0

Wages and salaries
  Aggregate (million)....................       (N/A)       3,127       7,259      17,123      30,525      49,797      71,728       (N/A)       (N/A)       (N/A)       (N/A)
Percent of total income..................        70.5        53.7        36.5        35.9        36.0        38.6        40.9        71.5        72.4        73.2        74.0
Mean.....................................      23,626         654       1,056       1,716       2,310       3,047       3,747      29,104      31,306      33,650      36,003
  Standard error /19.....................         200          23          28          35          35          39          43         242         260         281         302
Recipient families number................      31,513       1,148       1,900       3,097       4,390       5,897       7,374      28,416      27,122      25,615      24,138
Percent of all unrelated individuals.....        63.2        24.0        27.6        31.0        33.2        36.1        38.5        71.2        74.0        76.4        78.5
Mean amount..............................      37,399       2,724       3,821       5,530       6,953       8,444       9,727      40,872      42,328      44,066      45,853
  Standard error /19.....................         289          56          57          63          60          61          63         313         325         341         358

Nonfarm self-emplyment
  Aggregate (million)....................      73,552        -186         169         916       1,814       3,099       3,874      72,636      71,738      70,454      69,679
Percent of total income..................         4.4        -3.2         0.8         1.9         2.1         2.4         2.2         4.5         4.5         4.6         4.7
Mean.....................................       1,474         -39          25          92         137         190         202       1,820       1,956       2,100       2,267
  Standard error /19.....................          76          18          15          14          13          13          13          94         103         112         122
Received positive amount number..........       2,625         156         243         353         471         615         694       2,273       2,154       2,010       1,931
Percent..................................         5.3         3.3         3.5         3.5         3.6         3.8         3.6         5.7         5.9         6.0         6.3
Aggregate................................      74,495         345         701       1,464       2,404       3,690       4,470      73,031      72,091      70,805      70,025
Mean.....................................      28,377       2,214       2,890       4,150       5,101       5,997       6,443      32,137      33,469      35,229      36,257
  Standard error /19.....................       1,327         156         170         208         203         212         217       1,517       1,595       1,702       1,766
Received negative amount number..........         163          73          73          80          88          93          93          83          75          70          70
Percent..................................         0.3         1.5         1.1         0.8         0.7         0.6         0.5         0.2         0.2         0.2         0.2
Aggregate................................        -943        -531        -532        -548        -590        -592        -597        -395        -353        -351        -346
Mean.....................................      -5,770      -7,282      -7,245      -6,805      -6,690      -6,373      -6,391      -4,765      -4,692      -4,976      -4,942
  Standard error /19.....................         329         511         510         502         442         444         443         441         462         473         473

Farm self-emplyment
  Aggregate (million)....................       7,226         -49         -43          25          25          62         102       7,202       7,202       7,165       7,124
Percent of total income..................         0.4        -0.8        -0.2         0.1         0.0         0.0         0.1         0.4         0.5         0.5         0.5
Mean.....................................         145         -10          -6           2           2           4           5         180         196         214         232
  Standard error /19.....................          36           9           7           6           4           4           3          44          48          53          58
Received positive amount number..........         437          24          33          44          65          89         101         393         372         348         336
Percent..................................         0.9         0.5         0.5         0.4         0.5         0.5         0.5         1.0         1.0         1.0         1.1
Aggregate................................       7,398          24          30          98          98         135         176       7,300       7,300       7,263       7,222
Mean.....................................      16,928         997         925       2,213       1,517       1,522       1,738      18,590      19,608      20,860      21,510
  Standard error /19.....................       3,896         522         457         826         551         469         484       4,319       4,544       4,844       5,016
Received negative amount number..........          56          12          12          15          15          15          15          41          41          41          41
Percent..................................         0.1         0.2         0.2         0.2         0.1         0.1         0.1         0.1         0.1         0.1         0.1
Aggregate................................        -172         -73         -73         -74         -74         -74         -74         -98         -98         -98         -98
Mean.....................................      -3,041      -6,347      -6,347      -4,831      -4,831      -4,831      -4,831      -2,380      -2,380      -2,380      -2,380
  Standard error /19.....................         695       2,185       2,185       1,964       1,807       1,807       1,807         617         617         617         617

Interest and dividends
  Aggregate (million)....................      90,443         287         589         923       1,634       2,592       3,718      89,520      88,809      87,851      86,725
Percent of total income..................         5.4         4.9         3.0         1.9         1.9         2.0         2.1         5.5         5.6         5.7         5.8
Mean.....................................       1,813          60          86          93         124         159         194       2,243       2,422       2,619       2,821
  Standard error /19.....................          41           5           7           6           6           6           7          51          55          60          66

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
       Unrelated individuals /4
[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
                                            _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Recipient families number................      20,299         625         993       1,534       2,290       3,168       4,096      18,766      18,009      17,131      16,203
Percent of all unrelated individuals.....        40.7        13.1        14.4        15.4        17.3        19.4        21.4        47.0        49.1        51.1        52.7
Mean.....................................       4,455         458         593         602         713         818         908       4,770       4,931       5,128       5,352
  Standard error /19.....................          98          35          42          36          32          30          29         105         110         115         121

Rental income
  Aggregate (million)....................      16,844          46          83         202         379         502         707      16,642      16,465      16,342      16,137
Percent of total income..................         1.0         0.8         0.4         0.4         0.4         0.4         0.4         1.0         1.0         1.1         1.1
Mean.....................................         338          10          12          20          29          31          37         417         449         487         525
  Standard error /19.....................          17           3           3           4           4           4           4          22          24          26          28
Received positive amount number..........       2,048          46          68         106         161         219         283       1,942       1,887       1,829       1,765
Percent..................................         4.1         1.0         1.0         1.1         1.2         1.3         1.5         4.9         5.1         5.5         5.7
Aggregate................................      17,374          46          97         219         403         528         736      17,155      16,971      16,846      16,638
Mean.....................................       8,485       1,015       1,413       2,075       2,502       2,410       2,602       8,834       8,996       9,213       9,428
  Standard error /19.....................         378         274         267         301         278         247         215         396         407         418         432
Received negative amount number..........         170           0           7          12          14          18          19         158         156         152         152
Percent..................................         0.3         0.0         0.1         0.1         0.1         0.1         0.1         0.4         0.4         0.5         0.5
Aggregate................................        -530           0         -14         -17         -24         -26         -29        -513        -506        -504        -501
Mean.....................................      -3,115         (X)      -2,084      -1,451      -1,676      -1,470      -1,576      -3,240      -3,248      -3,307      -3,304
  Standard error /19.....................         230         (X)         190         281         431         387         394         244         245         248         249

Social Security
  Aggregate (million)....................     157,654         861       5,037      17,087      34,113      51,859      68,545     140,567     123,541     105,795      89,109
Percent of total income..................         9.4        14.8        25.3        35.8        40.2        40.2        39.1         8.7         7.8         6.9         6.0
Mean.....................................       3,160         180         733       1,713       2,582       3,174       3,581       3,522       3,369       3,154       2,899
  Standard error /19.....................          27          13          26          35          37          38          38          33          35          36          37
Recipient families number................      13,294         306       1,004       2,505       4,189       5,692       6,995      10,789       9,106       7,602       6,300
Percent of all unrelated individuals.....        26.7         6.4        14.6        25.1        31.7        34.8        36.5        27.0        24.8        22.7        20.5
Mean amount..............................      11,859       2,818       5,017       6,821       8,144       9,111       9,799      13,028      13,567      13,916      14,145
  Standard error /19.....................          49         115          74          51          44          43          43          53          61          71          82

Pension survivor and disability income
  Aggregate (million)....................      95,362         178         652       1,336       2,596       4,131       6,892      94,026      92,766      91,231      88,470
Percent of total income..................         5.7         3.0         3.3         2.8         3.1         3.2         3.9         5.8         5.8         5.9         5.9
Mean.....................................       1,912          37          95         134         196         253         360       2,356       2,530       2,720       2,878
  Standard error /19.....................          37           5           9          10          10          11          12          46          49          54          58
Recipient families number................       6,537          89         216         396         657       1,033       1,548       6,141       5,880       5,505       4,990
Percent of all unrelated individuals.....        13.1         1.9         3.1         4.0         5.0         6.3         8.1        15.4        16.0        16.4        16.2
Mean amount..............................      14,587       1,999       3,014       3,374       3,949       3,999       4,453      15,310      15,776      16,574      17,730
  Standard error /19.....................         220         155         176         156         139         117         106         231         239         251         271

Mean tested cash-assistance
  Aggregate (million)....................      10,792         460       3,785       6,262       7,805       8,596       9,163       4,530       2,987       2,196       1,629
Percent of total income..................         0.6         7.9        19.0        13.1         9.2         6.7         5.2         0.3         0.2         0.1         0.1
Mean.....................................         216          96         551         628         591         526         479         114          81          65          53
  Standard error /19.....................           6           9          24          22          18          15          14           6           5           5           5
Recipient families number................       2,673         370         969       1,548       1,845       2,016       2,164       1,125         828         657         509
Percent of all unrelated individuals.....         5.4         7.7        14.1        15.5        14.0        12.3        11.3         2.8         2.3         2.0         1.7
Mean amount..............................       4,038       1,246       3,905       4,046       4,230       4,265       4,234       4,026       3,608       3,341       3,201
  Standard error /19.....................          85          96         112          94          85          85          83         162         195         222         265
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.


Poverty Footnotes

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