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Table 18.  Sources of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals in 2001
(Numbers in thousands)

                                           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 
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Families with related                                                                                                                             
children under 18                                                                                                                                 
Total                        38,427      2,120      3,513      5,138      6,998      8,926     10,848     33,290     31,429     29,501     27,579 
Persons in                                                                                                                                        
Families                    149,948      7,729     13,152     19,423     26,875     34,484     42,290    130,525    123,073    115,464    107,658 
Total Income                                                                                                                                      
Aggregate (MIL)           2539420.3     7836.5    23259.2    48124.2    85659.1   132607.3   189073.6  2491296.1  2453761.3  2406813.0  2350346.7 
Mean                         66,084      3,697      6,620      9,367     12,241     14,857     17,429     74,837     78,072     81,583     85,222 
  Standard Error                397         88         95         98         95         98        102        437        456        479        504 
With Zero Income                377        377        377        377        377        377        377          0          0          0          0 
With Negative                                                                                                                                     
Income                           40         40         40         40         40         40         40          0          0          0          0 
                                                                                                                                                  
Wages and Salaries                                                                                                                                
Aggregate (MIL)           2199013.7     4108.3    13962.7    31782.1    60655.2    98987.6   145489.1  2167231.5  2138358.4  2100026.1  2053524.5 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                         86.6       52.4       60.0       66.0       70.8       74.6       76.9       87.0       87.1       87.3       87.4 
Mean                         57,225      1,938      3,974      6,186      8,668     11,090     13,412     65,102     68,037     71,184     74,459 
  Standard Error                366         72         92        102        100        104        108        405        423        444        468 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                       35,642      1,000      2,067      3,444      5,105      6,894      8,719     32,198     30,536     28,748     26,923 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       92.8       47.2       58.8       67.0       73.0       77.2       80.4       96.7       97.2       97.4       97.6 
Mean Amount                  61,698      4,106      6,755      9,228     11,881     14,359     16,687     67,311     70,026     73,050     76,275 
  Standard Error                385        112        115        113        105        105        108        413        429        450        473 
                                                                                                                                                  
Nonfarm Self-Employment                                                                                                                           
Aggregate (MIL)            123421.5       33.8      596.1     1516.0     3197.9     5422.2     8729.8   121905.5   120223.6   117999.4   114691.7 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          4.9        0.4        2.6        3.2        3.7        4.1        4.6        4.9        4.9        4.9        4.9 
Mean                          3,212         16        170        295        457        607        805      3,662      3,825      4,000      4,159 
  Standard Error                100         33         33         36         35         37         41        115        121        129        138 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                        4,100        106        204        325        487        655        864      3,775      3,613      3,444      3,235 
Percent                        10.7        5.0        5.8        6.3        7.0        7.3        8.0       11.3       11.5       11.7       11.7 
Aggregate                  124798.2      285.7      907.4     1929.8     3648.8     5944.1     9282.2   122868.4   121149.5   118854.1   115516.0 
Mean                         30,441      2,708      4,447      5,939      7,493      9,072     10,738     32,550     33,535     34,506     35,706 
  Standard Error                813        330        339        376        336        353        355        873        908        948      1,004 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          315         46         59         72         79         95        107        244        236        220        209 
Percent                         0.8        2.2        1.7        1.4        1.1        1.1        1.0        0.7        0.8        0.7        0.8 
Aggregate                   -1376.7     -251.8     -311.3     -413.8     -450.8     -521.9     -552.3     -962.9     -925.8     -854.8     -824.3 
Mean                         -4,366     -5,423     -5,313     -5,768     -5,703     -5,485     -5,175     -3,953     -3,918     -3,882     -3,951 
  Standard Error                216        720        659        591        509        454        426        222        225        231        238 
                                                                                                                                                  
Farm Self-Employment                                                                                                                              
Aggregate (MIL)             15622.0      -43.9      -41.2       49.2      203.6      274.9      377.8    15572.7    15418.4    15347.1    15244.2 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.6       -0.6       -0.2        0.1        0.2        0.2        0.2        0.6        0.6        0.6        0.6 
Mean                            407        -21        -12         10         29         31         35        468        491        520        553 
  Standard Error                105         31         25         21         18         16         14        121        128        136        146 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          696         23         41         62         87        108        130        634        609        588        566 
Percent                         1.8        1.1        1.2        1.2        1.3        1.2        1.2        1.9        1.9        2.0        2.1 
Aggregate                   16209.7       57.9      121.9      225.7      396.4      500.3      613.1    15984.0    15813.3    15709.4    15596.6 
Mean                         23,289      2,563      2,978      3,614      4,530      4,617      4,703     25,228     25,986     26,731     27,573 
  Standard Error              5,646      1,145      1,099      1,077      1,016        983        901      6,191      6,441      6,665      6,919 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          123         10         17         26         29         37         44         97         94         86         79 
Percent                         0.3        0.5        0.5        0.5        0.4        0.4        0.4        0.3        0.3        0.3        0.3 
Aggregate                    -587.7     -101.8     -163.0     -176.5     -192.8     -225.4     -235.3     -411.3     -395.0     -362.4     -352.4 
Mean                         -4,776    -10,070     -9,522     -6,791     -6,725     -6,128     -5,303     -4,236     -4,184     -4,199     -4,478 
  Standard Error                560      3,132      1,972      1,789      1,522      1,290      1,152        531        536        557        583 
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
Table 18.  Sources of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals in 2001
(Numbers in thousands)

                                           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 
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                                                                                                                                  
Interest and Dividends                                                                                                                            
Aggregate (MIL)             60243.4      154.1      233.0      347.5      480.3      780.8     1070.2    59895.9    59763.2    59462.6    59173.3 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          2.4        2.0        1.0        0.7        0.6        0.6        0.6        2.4        2.4        2.5        2.5 
Mean                          1,568         73         66         68         69         87         99      1,799      1,902      2,016      2,146 
  Standard Error                 46         11          8          7          6          7          7         53         56         60         64 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                       21,039        219        423        697      1,084      1,572      2,204     20,342     19,955     19,466     18,834 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                       54.7       10.3       12.0       13.6       15.5       17.6       20.3       61.1       63.5       66.0       68.3 
Mean Amount                   2,863        703        551        499        443        497        485      2,944      2,995      3,055      3,142 
  Standard Error                 83         93         61         47         34         35         31         86         88         90         93 
                                                                                                                                                  
Rental Income                                                                                                                                     
Aggregate (MIL)             14905.7      -85.0      -55.7      -31.9       33.3      103.4      125.9    14937.6    14872.4    14802.3    14779.8 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.6       -1.1       -0.2       -0.1        0.0        0.1        0.1        0.6        0.6        0.6        0.6 
Mean                            388        -40        -16         -6          5         12         12        449        473        502        536 
  Standard Error                 25         18         13         10          7          7          6         29         31         33         35 
Received Positive Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                        1,853          9         26         47         73        107        142      1,805      1,779      1,745      1,710 
Percent                         4.8        0.4        0.7        0.9        1.0        1.2        1.3        5.4        5.7        5.9        6.2 
Aggregate                   17039.7        9.5       51.1       93.1      169.6      274.5      344.6    16946.7    16870.1    16765.2    16695.1 
Mean                          9,198      1,107      1,971      1,976      2,313      2,557      2,422      9,387      9,482      9,607      9,762 
  Standard Error                472        473        586        424        315        311        258        483        490        498        508 
Received Negative Amount                                                                                                                          
Number                          519         17         20         24         26         32         50        494        492        486        469 
Percent                         1.3        0.8        0.6        0.5        0.4        0.4        0.5        1.5        1.6        1.6        1.7 
Aggregate                   -2134.0      -94.5     -106.8     -125.0     -136.3     -171.1     -218.7    -2009.0    -1997.7    -1962.9    -1915.3 
Mean                         -4,115     -5,638     -5,312     -5,167     -5,208     -5,302     -4,414     -4,064     -4,057     -4,036     -4,083 
  Standard Error                173      1,705      1,494      1,276      1,091        932        676        172        172        173        177 
                                                                                                                                                  
Social Security                                                                                                                                   
Aggregate (MIL)             32507.6      420.1     1802.0     3857.4     6038.9     8051.4    10153.4    28650.2    26468.7    24456.2    22354.2 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          1.3        5.4        7.7        8.0        7.0        6.1        5.4        1.2        1.1        1.0        1.0 
Mean                            846        198        513        751        863        902        936        861        842        829        811 
  Standard Error                 19         26         36         40         35         33         32         21         21         22         23 
Recipient                                                                                                                                         
Families                                                                                                                                          
Number                        2,968         90        291        527        750        936      1,120      2,441      2,218      2,033      1,848 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                        7.7        4.2        8.3       10.3       10.7       10.5       10.3        7.3        7.1        6.9        6.7 
Mean Amount                  10,952      4,671      6,188      7,324      8,055      8,606      9,064     11,735     11,931     12,032     12,097 
  Standard Error                138        306        204        191        166        162        159        158        170        181        194 
                                                                                                                                                  
Pension, Survivor and                                                                                                                             
Disability Income                                                                                                                                 
Aggregate (MIL)             22403.2      119.6      240.6      390.9      821.8     1223.9     1875.6    22012.4    21581.5    21179.3    20527.7 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.9        1.5        1.0        0.8        1.0        0.9        1.0        0.9        0.9        0.9        0.9 
Mean                            583         56         68         76        117        137        173        661        687        718        744 
  Standard Error                 23         15         13         11         12         12         13         26         28         29         31 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                        1,635         29         59         95        162        221        306      1,540      1,473      1,413      1,329 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                        4.3        1.4        1.7        1.8        2.3        2.5        2.8        4.6        4.7        4.8        4.8 
Mean Amount                  13,703      4,095      4,097      4,124      5,076      5,527      6,126     14,293     14,651     14,984     15,449 
  Standard Error                412        673        492        392        353        324        299        432        448        464        489 
 
 
 
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
Table 18.  Sources of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals in 2001
(Numbers in thousands)

                                           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 
                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                                                                                                                                  
Means Tested                                                                                                                                      
Cash Assistance                                                                                                                                   
Aggregate (MIL)             12815.7     2048.8     4165.1     5812.8     7530.8     8595.7     9443.7     7002.9     5284.8     4219.9     3372.0 
Percent of Total                                                                                                                                  
Income                          0.5       26.1       17.9       12.1        8.8        6.5        5.0        0.3        0.2        0.2        0.1 
Mean                            334        967      1,186      1,131      1,076        963        871        210        168        143        122 
  Standard Error                  9         50         48         41         34         29         25          8          7          7          7 
Recipient Families                                                                                                                                
Number                        2,559        589        984      1,304      1,566      1,759      1,906      1,255        993        800        652 
Percent of All                                                                                                                                    
Families                        6.7       27.8       28.0       25.4       22.4       19.7       17.6        3.8        3.2        2.7        2.4 
Mean Amount                   5,008      3,481      4,234      4,459      4,808      4,887      4,953      5,579      5,323      5,276      5,168 
  Standard Error                 89        120        116        107        103         99         97        148        161        183        203 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002

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