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Table 18.  Sources of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals in 2000
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                           Below Poverty Level                                    Above Poverty Level                             
                                     -------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                         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 
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Nonfamily householders                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                  
Total                        34,039      1,877      3,284      5,661      7,963     10,198     12,114     28,377     26,076     23,841     21,925 
Total Income                                                                                                                                      
Aggregate (MIL)           1055904.3     2566.3    10551.2    28293.5    50523.1    76866.5   103788.1  1027610.8  1005381.1   979037.8   952116.2 
Mean                         31,021      1,367      3,213      4,998      6,345      7,537      8,568     36,213     38,556     41,066     43,426 
  Standard Error                351         60         69         60         52         52         54        406        436        470        505 
With Zero Income                585        585        585        585        585        585        585          0          0          0          0 
With Negative                                                                                                                                     
Income                           53         53         53         53         53         53         53          0          0          0          0 
                                                                                                                                                  
Wages and Salaries                                                                                                                                
Aggregate (MIL)            712486.8      921.9     2699.3     5309.3    11327.1    19904.0    30981.5   707177.5   701159.6   692582.7   681505.3 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                         67.5       35.9       25.6       18.8       22.4       25.9       29.9       68.8       69.7       70.7       71.6 
Mean                         20,932        491        822        938      1,423      1,952      2,558     24,921     26,889     29,051     31,084 
  Standard Error                324         39         47         44         49         54         61        379        408        440        473 
Recipient Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                           
Number                       20,299        458        842      1,267      1,966      2,803      3,703     19,032     18,333     17,496     16,596 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Unrel. Indiv.                  59.6       24.4       25.6       22.4       24.7       27.5       30.6       67.1       70.3       73.4       75.7 
Mean Amount                  35,099      2,014      3,205      4,191      5,762      7,101      8,366     37,157     38,245     39,585     41,064 
  Standard Error                494         96        110        113        112        111        112        520        536        558        583 
                                                                                                                                                  
Nonfarm Self-Employment                                                                                                                           
Aggregate (MIL)             45137.2      -62.3       80.8      277.5      722.4     1310.7     2175.3    44859.8    44414.8    43826.5    42961.9 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          4.3       -2.4        0.8        1.0        1.4        1.7        2.1        4.4        4.4        4.5        4.5 
Mean                          1,326        -33         25         49         91        129        180      1,581      1,703      1,838      1,960 
  Standard Error                 80         35         24         17         17         17         20         95        103        113        123 
 
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.
Table 18.  Sources of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals in 2000
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                           Below Poverty Level                                    Above Poverty Level                             
                                     -------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                         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 
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                        1,818         74        117        158        232        306        388      1,660      1,586      1,512      1,431 
Percent                         5.3        3.9        3.6        2.8        2.9        3.0        3.2        5.9        6.1        6.3        6.5 
Aggregate                   45616.0      117.3      275.8      473.9      958.0     1546.6     2449.8    45142.0    44658.0    44069.4    43166.2 
Mean                         25,088      1,584      2,350      3,001      4,120      5,052      6,321     27,190     28,163     29,145     30,172 
  Standard Error              1,239        265        283        312        325        347        385      1,333      1,385      1,442      1,514 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          146         53         60         63         67         72         78         84         80         74         68 
Percent                         0.4        2.8        1.8        1.1        0.8        0.7        0.6        0.3        0.3        0.3        0.3 
Aggregate                    -478.7     -179.6     -194.9     -196.5     -235.6     -235.9     -274.4     -282.3     -243.2     -242.9     -204.3 
Mean                         -3,273     -3,386     -3,274     -3,131     -3,534     -3,260     -3,514     -3,380     -3,055     -3,287     -2,998 
  Standard Error                444        830        788        758        715        678        668        573        550        575        562 
                                                                                                                                                  
Farm Self-Employment                                                                                                                              
Aggregate (MIL)              7013.4      -15.5       -5.5        0.3        0.4       10.7       28.8     7013.0     7013.0     7002.7     6984.6 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.7       -0.6       -0.1        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.7        0.7        0.7        0.7 
Mean                            206         -8         -2          0          0          1          2        247        269        294        319 
  Standard Error                102         12         10          6          4          4          4        122        133        145        158 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          337          4         12         20         25         37         49        317        312        300        288 
Percent                         1.0        0.2        0.4        0.4        0.3        0.4        0.4        1.1        1.2        1.3        1.3 
Aggregate                    7139.0        0.0       24.6       30.7       30.7       41.0       59.1     7108.3     7108.3     7098.0     7079.9 
Mean                         21,170          1      1,990      1,534      1,224      1,109      1,203     22,409     22,773     23,644     24,575 
  Standard Error             10,076          0      1,331        917        707        663        747     10,700     10,871     11,293     11,758 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                           29          2          7          8          8          8          8         21         21         21         21 
Percent                         0.1        0.1        0.2        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1 
Aggregate                    -125.6      -15.5      -30.2      -30.3      -30.3      -30.3      -30.3      -95.3      -95.3      -95.3      -95.3 
Mean                         -4,350     -7,182     -4,276     -3,698     -3,698     -3,698     -3,698     -4,610     -4,610     -4,610     -4,610 
 
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.
Table 18.  Sources of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals in 2000
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                           Below Poverty Level                                    Above Poverty Level                             
                                     -------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                         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              1,059      3,946      1,836      1,847      1,700      1,700      1,700      1,302      1,302      1,302      1,302 
                                                                                                                                                  
Interest and Dividends                                                                                                                            
Aggregate (MIL)             74498.0      284.6      490.7      869.2     1481.3     2486.8     3529.5    73628.8    73016.7    72011.2    70968.6 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          7.1       11.1        4.7        3.1        2.9        3.2        3.4        7.2        7.3        7.4        7.5 
Mean                          2,189        152        149        154        186        244        291      2,595      2,800      3,021      3,237 
  Standard Error                 68         20         16         14         13         13         14         81         88         96        104 
Recipient Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                           
Number                       18,477        414        753      1,280      2,024      3,042      3,888     17,197     16,453     15,435     14,589 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Unrel. Indiv.                  54.3       22.1       22.9       22.6       25.4       29.8       32.1       60.6       63.1       64.7       66.5 
Mean Amount                   4,032        687        651        679        732        817        908      4,282      4,438      4,666      4,864 
  Standard Error                121         79         62         54         46         41         39        130        136        144        152 
                                                                                                                                                  
Rental Income                                                                                                                                     
Aggregate (MIL)             12349.9      -69.3      -24.7       85.4      187.5      300.1      525.8    12264.5    12162.4    12049.9    11824.1 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          1.2       -2.7       -0.2        0.3        0.4        0.4        0.5        1.2        1.2        1.2        1.2 
Mean                            363        -37         -8         15         24         29         43        432        466        505        539 
  Standard Error                 29         23         15         11          8          8          8         35         38         42         45 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                        1,770         32         67        114        190        276        384      1,656      1,580      1,494      1,386 
Percent                         5.2        1.7        2.0        2.0        2.4        2.7        3.2        5.8        6.1        6.3        6.3 
Aggregate                   12956.9       19.3       67.8      180.0      294.2      447.4      675.8    12776.9    12662.7    12509.4    12281.1 
Mean                          7,320        599      1,014      1,583      1,546      1,619      1,761      7,713      8,015      8,375      8,858 
  Standard Error                507        224        298        333        219        180        160        538        562        592        633 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          242         18         19         29         36         50         50        213        206        193        192 
Percent                         0.7        1.0        0.6        0.5        0.5        0.5        0.4        0.8        0.8        0.8        0.9 
 
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.
Table 18.  Sources of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals in 2000
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                           Below Poverty Level                                    Above Poverty Level                             
                                     -------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                         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 
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Aggregate                    -606.9      -88.6      -92.5      -94.5     -106.7     -147.4     -150.0     -512.4     -500.3     -459.6     -456.9 
Mean                         -2,506     -4,919     -4,825     -3,229     -2,961     -2,972     -2,972     -2,406     -2,426     -2,386     -2,383 
  Standard Error                281      1,446      1,365      1,097        839        745        732        287        296        296        297 
                                                                                                                                                  
Social Security                                                                                                                                   
Aggregate (MIL)            109224.6      546.6     3399.2    14730.2    27190.5    40279.7    50345.1    94494.4    82034.2    68945.0    58879.6 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                         10.3       21.3       32.2       52.1       53.8       52.4       48.5        9.2        8.2        7.0        6.2 
Mean                          3,209        291      1,035      2,602      3,415      3,950      4,156      3,330      3,146      2,892      2,686 
  Standard Error                 41         34         55         66         61         60         58         47         50         52         54 
Recipient                                                                                                                                         
Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                                     
Number                       11,459        217        787      2,498      3,968      5,323      6,308      8,961      7,491      6,136      5,151 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Unrel. Indiv.                  33.7       11.5       24.0       44.1       49.8       52.2       52.1       31.6       28.7       25.7       23.5 
Mean Amount                   9,532      2,522      4,318      5,896      6,853      7,567      7,981     10,546     10,951     11,237     11,431 
  Standard Error                 62        150         93         57         50         51         50         71         82         97        113 
                                                                                                                                                  
Pension, Survivor and                                                                                                                             
Disability Income                                                                                                                                 
Aggregate (MIL)             61911.8      184.9      396.3      860.5     1605.8     3044.3     4878.7    61051.3    60306.0    58867.5    57033.1 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          5.9        7.2        3.8        3.0        3.2        4.0        4.7        5.9        6.0        6.0        6.0 
Mean                          1,819         99        121        152        202        299        403      2,151      2,313      2,469      2,601 
  Standard Error                 53         20         18         17         16         19         21         63         68         74         80 
Recipient Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                           
Number                        5,503         81        159        317        571        939      1,346      5,186      4,933      4,565      4,158 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Unrel. Indiv.                  16.2        4.3        4.8        5.6        7.2        9.2       11.1       18.3       18.9       19.1       19.0 
Mean Amount                  11,250      2,289      2,497      2,713      2,814      3,242      3,626     11,772     12,226     12,897     13,717 
 
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.
Table 18.  Sources of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals in 2000
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                           Below Poverty Level                                    Above Poverty Level                             
                                     -------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                         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                259        242        222        192        156        143        128        271        282        299        322 
                                                                                                                                                  
Means Tested                                                                                                                                      
Cash Assistance                                                                                                                                   
Aggregate (MIL)              7557.2      285.0     2564.5     4635.2     5422.7     5900.8     6369.5     2922.0     2134.5     1656.5     1187.7 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.7       11.1       24.3       16.4       10.7        7.7        6.1        0.3        0.2        0.2        0.1 
Mean                            222        152        781        819        681        579        526        103         82         69         54 
  Standard Error                  9         21         53         41         30         25         22          8          7          7          7 
Recipient Unrel. Indiv.                                                                                                                           
Number                        2,019        193        643      1,283      1,473      1,592      1,697        736        546        427        322 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Unrel. Indiv.                   5.9       10.3       19.6       22.7       18.5       15.6       14.0        2.6        2.1        1.8        1.5 
Mean Amount                   3,742      1,479      3,986      3,612      3,681      3,705      3,753      3,969      3,908      3,880      3,685 
  Standard Error                104        135        153        119        105        103        102        213        261        310        373 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.

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