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POV27: Source of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals: 2006
Unrelated individuals under age 65 /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]
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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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Unrelated individuals
under age 65 /4
People in families....................... 38,057 4,316 5,892 7,929 9,787 11,598 13,296 30,128 28,270 26,459 24,761
Total Income
Aggregate (million).................... (N/A) 5,046 15,800 34,529 56,611 83,085 112,128 (N/A) (N/A) (N/A) (N/A)
Mean..................................... 36,054 1,169 2,682 4,355 5,784 7,163 8,433 44,397 46,533 48,718 50,885
Standard error /19..................... 274 33 44 49 48 50 53 328 346 366 387
With zero income......................... 2,196 2,196 2,196 2,196 2,196 2,196 2,196 0 0 0 0
With negative income..................... 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 0 0 0 0
Wages and salaries
Aggregate (million).................... (N/A) 3,124 7,222 16,987 30,195 49,153 70,483 (N/A) (N/A) (N/A) (N/A)
Percent of total income.................. 82.7 61.9 45.7 49.2 53.3 59.2 62.9 83.5 83.9 84.2 84.4
Mean..................................... 29,799 724 1,226 2,142 3,085 4,238 5,301 37,078 39,047 41,004 42,953
Standard error /19..................... 250 25 32 42 45 51 55 301 317 335 355
Recipient families number................ 29,838 1,142 1,885 3,052 4,312 5,754 7,143 26,786 25,526 24,084 22,695
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 78.4 26.5 32.0 38.5 44.1 49.6 53.7 88.9 90.3 91.0 91.7
Mean amount.............................. 38,007 2,736 3,831 5,566 7,003 8,543 9,868 41,704 43,245 45,046 46,864
Standard error /19..................... 301 56 57 63 60 62 63 328 341 357 376
Nonfarm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 69,056 -113 211 972 1,854 3,129 3,872 68,085 67,203 65,928 65,184
Percent of total income.................. 5.0 -2.2 1.3 2.8 3.3 3.8 3.5 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.2
Mean..................................... 1,815 -26 36 123 189 270 291 2,260 2,377 2,492 2,632
Standard error /19..................... 98 19 16 17 16 18 18 124 132 141 150
Received positive amount number.......... 2,381 154 229 336 444 585 650 2,045 1,937 1,796 1,732
Percent.................................. 6.3 3.6 3.9 4.2 4.5 5.0 4.9 6.8 6.9 6.8 7.0
Aggregate................................ 69,812 340 666 1,429 2,315 3,592 4,340 68,383 67,497 66,219 65,472
Mean..................................... 29,319 2,206 2,909 4,258 5,209 6,136 6,682 33,432 34,852 36,878 37,811
Standard error /19..................... 1,451 157 179 215 210 219 227 1,670 1,758 1,887 1,952
Received negative amount number.......... 138 64 65 68 72 76 77 70 67 62 62
Percent.................................. 0.4 1.5 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Aggregate................................ -755 -454 -455 -457 -461 -463 -468 -298 -294 -292 -287
Mean..................................... -5,458 -7,064 -7,025 -6,675 -6,441 -6,071 -6,095 -4,265 -4,403 -4,703 -4,663
Standard error /19..................... 358 552 550 556 507 505 503 457 471 485 485
Farm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 4,456 -18 -18 50 50 74 99 4,406 4,406 4,383 4,357
Percent of total income.................. 0.3 -0.3 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Mean..................................... 117 -4 -3 6 5 6 7 146 156 166 176
Standard error /19..................... 24 8 6 7 5 5 4 30 32 35 37
Received positive amount number.......... 393 24 31 43 64 85 93 350 329 308 300
Percent.................................. 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2
Aggregate................................ 4,567 24 24 92 92 116 141 4,475 4,475 4,451 4,426
Mean..................................... 11,625 997 768 2,135 1,451 1,361 1,515 12,796 13,587 14,455 14,768
Standard error /19..................... 2,175 522 419 842 555 477 508 2,427 2,564 2,728 2,797
Received negative amount number.......... 46 8 8 12 12 12 12 34 34 34 34
Percent.................................. 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Aggregate................................ -110 -42 -42 -42 -42 -42 -42 -68 -68 -68 -68
Mean..................................... -2,403 -4,976 -4,976 -3,484 -3,484 -3,484 -3,484 -2,017 -2,017 -2,017 -2,017
Standard error /19..................... 695 2,661 2,661 2,098 1,930 1,930 1,930 617 617 617 617
Interest and dividends
Aggregate (million).................... 49,916 220 367 508 739 1,031 1,279 49,408 49,176 48,885 48,637
Percent of total income.................. 3.6 4.4 2.3 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.1 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.9
Mean..................................... 1,312 51 62 64 76 89 96 1,640 1,740 1,848 1,964
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 under age 65 /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]
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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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Standard error /19..................... 42 5 6 6 6 6 6 53 56 60 64
Recipient families number................ 14,190 513 763 1,066 1,409 1,748 2,169 13,124 12,781 12,442 12,021
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 37.3 11.9 12.9 13.4 14.4 15.1 16.3 43.6 45.2 47.0 48.5
Mean..................................... 3,518 429 482 476 525 590 590 3,765 3,848 3,929 4,046
Standard error /19..................... 109 40 45 41 37 40 35 118 121 124 128
Rental income
Aggregate (million).................... 10,533 46 70 189 327 397 495 10,344 10,206 10,136 10,038
Percent of total income.................. 0.8 0.9 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
Mean..................................... 277 11 12 24 33 34 37 343 361 383 405
Standard error /19..................... 18 3 4 5 6 5 5 23 24 26 27
Received positive amount number.......... 1,317 35 48 72 99 117 145 1,246 1,219 1,200 1,172
Percent.................................. 3.5 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.1 4.1 4.3 4.5 4.7
Aggregate................................ 10,947 46 79 200 345 417 515 10,747 10,602 10,531 10,432
Mean..................................... 8,310 1,343 1,627 2,795 3,492 3,555 3,544 8,628 8,701 8,775 8,902
Standard error /19..................... 464 340 347 399 402 408 364 488 499 505 517
Received negative amount number.......... 129 0 4 8 10 10 10 121 119 119 119
Percent.................................. 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5
Aggregate................................ -414 0 -9 -11 -18 -20 -20 -403 -396 -395 -395
Mean..................................... -3,210 (X) -2,134 -1,394 -1,845 -1,924 -1,924 -3,330 -3,321 -3,320 -3,320
Standard error /19..................... 261 (X) 299 386 608 592 592 274 276 277 277
Social Security
Aggregate (million).................... 27,222 177 1,812 6,146 10,304 12,796 15,858 21,076 16,918 14,426 11,364
Percent of total income.................. 2.0 3.5 11.5 17.8 18.2 15.4 14.1 1.6 1.3 1.1 0.9
Mean..................................... 715 41 307 775 1,053 1,103 1,193 700 598 545 459
Standard error /19..................... 16 6 20 30 30 29 30 19 19 19 18
Recipient families number................ 2,559 75 343 858 1,254 1,476 1,704 1,701 1,305 1,083 855
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 6.7 1.7 5.8 10.8 12.8 12.7 12.8 5.6 4.6 4.1 3.5
Mean amount.............................. 10,636 2,367 5,275 7,160 8,217 8,670 9,304 12,390 12,961 13,315 13,293
Standard error /19..................... 111 188 135 91 81 84 91 143 180 209 253
Pension survivor and disability income
Aggregate (million).................... 32,938 120 444 826 1,350 1,792 2,761 32,112 31,588 31,146 30,177
Percent of total income.................. 2.4 2.4 2.8 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4
Mean..................................... 865 28 75 104 138 154 208 1,066 1,117 1,177 1,219
Standard error /19..................... 32 5 9 10 11 10 12 40 42 45 48
Recipient families number................ 1,785 57 128 195 271 349 457 1,591 1,515 1,436 1,328
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 4.7 1.3 2.2 2.5 2.8 3.0 3.4 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.4
Mean amount.............................. 18,450 2,108 3,475 4,246 4,987 5,131 6,042 20,188 20,855 21,688 22,719
Standard error /19..................... 514 196 236 236 231 206 226 560 582 605 644
Mean tested cash-assistance
Aggregate (million).................... 8,577 419 3,438 5,191 6,178 6,875 7,267 3,386 2,399 1,702 1,310
Percent of total income.................. 0.6 8.3 21.8 15.0 10.9 8.3 6.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1
Mean..................................... 225 97 583 655 631 593 547 112 85 64 53
Standard error /19..................... 7 10 27 25 21 20 18 7 6 6 6
Recipient families number................ 2,054 344 878 1,247 1,423 1,560 1,670 807 631 494 384
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 5.4 8.0 14.9 15.7 14.5 13.4 12.6 2.7 2.2 1.9 1.5
Mean amount.............................. 4,176 1,217 3,914 4,162 4,342 4,407 4,351 4,197 3,802 3,445 3,414
Standard error /19..................... 100 99 119 107 99 99 97 204 236 269 323
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
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