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POV27: Source of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals: 2006
Unrelated individuals age 65 and over /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
age 65 and over /4
People in families....................... 11,826 463 983 2,048 3,426 4,742 5,846 9,779 8,401 7,085 5,981
Total Income
Aggregate (million).................... 299,369 778 4,071 13,165 28,254 45,839 63,271 286,205 271,116 253,530 236,099
Mean..................................... 25,313 1,680 4,141 6,429 8,248 9,667 10,824 29,268 32,272 35,786 39,475
Standard error /19..................... 266 104 98 73 56 53 54 306 344 394 450
With zero income......................... 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 0 0 0 0
With negative income..................... 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0
Wages and salaries
Aggregate (million).................... 44,487 3 37 136 330 644 1,246 44,351 44,157 43,843 43,241
Percent of total income.................. 14.9 0.4 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.4 2.0 15.5 16.3 17.3 18.3
Mean..................................... 3,762 8 38 66 96 136 213 4,535 5,256 6,188 7,230
Standard error /19..................... 142 6 16 15 15 15 18 170 197 232 272
Recipient families number................ 1,675 6 14 45 79 144 232 1,630 1,596 1,531 1,443
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 14.2 1.3 1.5 2.2 2.3 3.0 4.0 16.7 19.0 21.6 24.1
Mean amount.............................. 26,563 562 2,598 3,044 4,200 4,479 5,376 27,206 27,664 28,637 29,964
Standard error /19..................... 788 405 776 473 438 314 300 803 816 842 879
Nonfarm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 4,496 -73 -43 -56 -40 -30 2 4,552 4,536 4,526 4,494
Percent of total income.................. 1.5 -9.3 -1.0 -0.4 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9
Mean..................................... 380 -157 -43 -27 -12 -6 0 465 540 639 751
Standard error /19..................... 45 67 34 17 13 9 8 54 62 74 87
Received positive amount number.......... 244 2 13 17 27 30 44 227 217 214 200
Percent.................................. 2.1 0.3 1.4 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.8 2.3 2.6 3.0 3.3
Aggregate................................ 4,683 5 35 35 89 98 130 4,649 4,594 4,585 4,553
Mean..................................... 19,185 3,000 2,576 2,035 3,310 3,278 2,939 20,471 21,146 21,408 22,789
Standard error /19..................... 1,752 0 350 396 710 637 447 1,854 1,923 1,945 2,048
Received negative amount number.......... 25 9 9 12 17 17 17 13 8 8 8
Percent.................................. 0.2 1.9 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Aggregate................................ -187 -77 -77 -90 -128 -128 -128 -97 -59 -59 -59
Mean..................................... -7,502 -8,889 -8,889 -7,550 -7,765 -7,765 -7,765 -7,457 -6,984 -6,984 -6,984
Standard error /19..................... 742 1,154 1,154 1,093 797 797 797 1,082 1,526 1,526 1,526
Farm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 2,770 -31 -25 -25 -25 -12 3 2,795 2,795 2,782 2,767
Percent of total income.................. 0.9 -4.0 -0.6 -0.2 -0.1 -0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.2
Mean..................................... 234 -68 -26 -12 -7 -2 1 286 333 393 463
Standard error /19..................... 129 59 29 14 8 6 5 156 181 215 254
Received positive amount number.......... 44 0 1 1 1 4 8 43 43 40 36
Percent.................................. 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6
Aggregate................................ 2,831 0 6 6 6 20 35 2,825 2,825 2,811 2,796
Mean..................................... 64,089 (X) 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 4,293 65,753 65,753 69,880 77,560
Standard error /19..................... 31,609 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 782 32,427 32,427 34,436 38,013
Received negative amount number.......... 10 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 7
Percent.................................. 0.1 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Aggregate................................ -61 -31 -31 -31 -31 -31 -31 -30 -30 -30 -30
Mean..................................... -5,838 -9,999 -9,999 -9,999 -9,999 -9,999 -9,999 -4,053 -4,053 -4,053 -4,053
Standard error /19..................... 1,693 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,716 1,716 1,716 1,716
Interest and dividends
Aggregate (million).................... 40,528 67 222 415 894 1,562 2,439 40,112 39,633 38,966 38,089
Percent of total income.................. 13.5 8.5 5.5 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.9 14.0 14.6 15.4 16.1
Mean..................................... 3,427 144 226 203 261 329 417 4,102 4,718 5,500 6,368
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 age 65 and over /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..................... 107 21 28 18 17 15 17 129 149 175 204
Recipient families number................ 6,109 113 230 468 881 1,420 1,927 5,641 5,228 4,689 4,181
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 51.7 24.3 23.4 22.8 25.7 30.0 33.0 57.7 62.2 66.2 69.9
Mean..................................... 6,634 590 964 888 1,015 1,099 1,265 7,110 7,581 8,311 9,109
Standard error /19..................... 199 66 101 69 58 45 46 214 230 254 281
Rental income
Aggregate (million).................... 6,311 0 13 13 52 105 211 6,298 6,259 6,206 6,099
Percent of total income.................. 2.1 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.6
Mean..................................... 534 0 13 6 15 22 36 644 745 876 1,020
Standard error /19..................... 45 0 9 4 4 4 5 54 63 75 88
Received positive amount number.......... 730 11 20 34 62 102 138 696 668 629 593
Percent.................................. 6.2 2.4 2.0 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.4 7.1 8.0 8.9 9.9
Aggregate................................ 6,427 0 18 19 58 111 221 6,408 6,369 6,316 6,206
Mean..................................... 8,800 1 893 555 929 1,091 1,607 9,202 9,533 10,049 10,470
Standard error /19..................... 649 (X) 324 209 199 166 180 677 702 741 782
Received negative amount number.......... 41 0 2 4 5 8 8 37 37 34 33
Percent.................................. 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5
Aggregate................................ -116 0 -5 -6 -6 -7 -10 -110 -110 -110 -106
Mean..................................... -2,818 (X) -2,000 -1,568 -1,327 -859 -1,155 -2,949 -3,009 -3,259 -3,246
Standard error /19..................... 479 (X) (X) 321 357 313 451 524 530 554 567
Social Security
Aggregate (million).................... 130,432 685 3,226 10,942 23,809 39,063 52,687 119,490 106,623 91,369 77,745
Percent of total income.................. 43.6 88.0 79.2 83.1 84.3 85.2 83.3 41.7 39.3 36.0 32.9
Mean..................................... 11,029 1,478 3,281 5,344 6,950 8,238 9,013 12,219 12,692 12,897 12,999
Standard error /19..................... 60 103 100 82 67 62 59 64 71 83 96
Recipient families number................ 10,735 231 661 1,647 2,935 4,216 5,290 9,088 7,800 6,519 5,445
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 90.8 49.9 67.2 80.4 85.7 88.9 90.5 92.9 92.9 92.0 91.0
Mean amount.............................. 12,150 2,964 4,883 6,645 8,113 9,265 9,959 13,148 13,669 14,016 14,279
Standard error /19..................... 54 137 87 62 52 49 49 57 64 75 86
Pension survivor and disability income
Aggregate (million).................... 62,424 57 208 510 1,246 2,339 4,131 61,914 61,178 60,085 58,293
Percent of total income.................. 20.9 7.4 5.1 3.9 4.4 5.1 6.5 21.6 22.6 23.7 24.7
Mean..................................... 5,278 124 211 249 364 493 707 6,331 7,282 8,481 9,746
Standard error /19..................... 111 29 32 26 26 27 28 131 150 173 200
Recipient families number................ 4,752 32 88 201 387 684 1,091 4,551 4,366 4,068 3,661
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 40.2 6.8 9.0 9.8 11.3 14.4 18.7 46.5 52.0 57.4 61.2
Mean amount.............................. 13,136 1,804 2,350 2,531 3,223 3,422 3,788 13,605 14,014 14,768 15,921
Standard error /19..................... 230 249 242 183 163 137 110 238 245 259 280
Mean tested cash-assistance
Aggregate (million).................... 2,215 42 347 1,071 1,628 1,721 1,896 1,144 587 494 319
Percent of total income.................. 0.7 5.4 8.5 8.1 5.8 3.8 3.0 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1
Mean..................................... 187 90 353 523 475 363 324 117 70 70 53
Standard error /19..................... 11 28 50 42 30 23 20 10 9 10 10
Recipient families number................ 619 26 91 300 422 456 494 319 197 163 125
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 5.2 5.5 9.3 14.7 12.3 9.6 8.4 3.3 2.3 2.3 2.1
Mean amount.............................. 3,579 1,626 3,811 3,566 3,855 3,777 3,840 3,592 2,987 3,027 2,549
Standard error /19..................... 153 377 331 191 167 160 157 247 318 367 422
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
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