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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 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]

                                            _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                            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
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]

                                            _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                            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
                                            _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
  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.


Poverty Footnotes

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