Table 3.

Poverty Status of Families, by Type of Family, Presence of Related Children, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1959 to 1985-Con.

(Numbers in thousands. Families as of March of the following year. For meaning of symbols, see text)

Year and characteristic

Percent

WHITE

With & Without

Children Under

27A

27.9

27A

23.5

24.0

25.2

25.9

1973*******

24.3

26.5

25.0

25.7

25.2

31.4

With Children

1977

Table 3. Poverty Status of Families, by Type of Family, Presence of Related Children, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1959 to 1985-Con.

Numbers in thousands. Families as of March of the following year For meaning of symbols, see text)

Table 3. Poverty Status of Families, by Type of Family, Presence of Related Children, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1959 to 1985-Con.

(Numbers in thousands. Families as of March of the following year For meaning of symbols, see text)

Note: Prior to 1979 unrelated subfamilies were included in all families. Beginning in 1979 unrelated subfamilies are excluded from all families.

Table 4. Ratio of Income of Poverty Level in 1985-Persons, by Family Status, Sex of Householder, and
Race

Table 4. Ratio of Income to Poverty Level in 1985-Persons, by Family Status, Sex of Householder, and
Race Continued

FNUMBERS IN THOUSANDS. PERSONS AS OF MARCH 1986. FOR MEANING OF SYMBOLS, REF TEXTI