Poverty in the United StatesU.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census |
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... persons , by family relationship , race and Hispanic origin : 1959 to 1985 ...... 2. Poverty status of persons , by age , race and Hispanic Origin : 1959 to 1985 ..... 3. Poverty status of families , by type of family , presence of ...
... persons , by family relationship , race and Hispanic origin : 1959 to 1985 ...... 2. Poverty status of persons , by age , race and Hispanic Origin : 1959 to 1985 ..... 3. Poverty status of families , by type of family , presence of ...
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... persons 15 and over , by age , sex , and race ...... 44 10 . Work experience - poverty status in 1985 of persons 15 and over , by age , sex , and race .... 49 11 . Selected characteristics of the aged - poverty status in 1985 of persons ...
... persons 15 and over , by age , sex , and race ...... 44 10 . Work experience - poverty status in 1985 of persons 15 and over , by age , sex , and race .... 49 11 . Selected characteristics of the aged - poverty status in 1985 of persons ...
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... persons and families , by poverty status and race : 1980-85 ( Total , White , and Black ) 174 B - 2 . Standard errors of estimated numbers of persons and families , by poverty status : 1980-85 ( Hispanic ) ...... 175 B - 3 . Standard ...
... persons and families , by poverty status and race : 1980-85 ( Total , White , and Black ) 174 B - 2 . Standard errors of estimated numbers of persons and families , by poverty status : 1980-85 ( Hispanic ) ...... 175 B - 3 . Standard ...
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... persons 85 years of age and older . ( See table B ) Historically , the poverty rate for persons 65 years and older has been higher than that for the total popu- lation , but this relationship reversed in 1983 , and in both 1984 and 1985 ...
... persons 85 years of age and older . ( See table B ) Historically , the poverty rate for persons 65 years and older has been higher than that for the total popu- lation , but this relationship reversed in 1983 , and in both 1984 and 1985 ...
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... persons below the poverty level and poverty rate , by race and Hispanic origin : 1959 to 1985 ...... B. Age distribution of persons , by poverty status : 1985 ...... C. Distribution of the population , by type of residence and region ...
... persons below the poverty level and poverty rate , by race and Hispanic origin : 1959 to 1985 ...... B. Age distribution of persons , by poverty status : 1985 ...... C. Distribution of the population , by type of residence and region ...
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13 WEEKS 18 YEARS RELATED 1985 of Families 1985 of Persons 26 WEEKS 49 WEEKS 52 WEEKS ALIMONY AREAS TOTAL INSIDE BLACK BELOW POVERTY CHILDREN UNDER 18 DOLLARS FAMILIES TOTAL FAMILY HOUSEHOLDERS FAMILY MEMBERS FARM SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME FEMALE HOUSEHOLDER ILL OR DISABLED INSIDE OUTSIDE POVERTY INUMBERS IN THOUSANDS LEVEL NUMBER PERCENT LEVEL PERCENT NUMBER MARCH MEAN FAMILY INCOME MEAN INCOME MEAN NUMBER MEANING OF SYMBOLS NONFARM SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUMBER OF TOTAL NUMBER OF WEEKS Number Percent Total NUMBERS IN THOUSANDS PERCENT OF TOTAL Percent Total Number POVERTY AREAS AREAS POVERTY LEVEL NUMBER POVERTY LEVEL PERCENT POVERTY POVERTY AREAS poverty threshold PUBLIC ASSISTANCE INCOME RACES WHITE RELATED CHILDREN SALARY INCOME SEF TEXT SOCIAL SECURITY INCOME SPOUSE A WORKER SPOUSE OF HOUSEHOLDER SPOUSE PRESENT MARRIED Status in 1985 SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME Table TEXTI TOTAL 15 Total Number Percent UNABLE TO FIND UNRELATED INDIVIDUALS WEEKS 27 WEEKS OR LESS YEAR-ROUND FULL-TIME
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Page 134 - South— Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and...
Page 164 - Columbia) and members of the Armed Forces living off post or with their families on post, but excludes all other members of the Armed Forces.
Page 149 - Also included as unemployed are those who did not work at all, were available for work, and (a) were waiting to be called back to a job from which they had been laid off; or (b) were waiting to report to a new wage or salary job within 30 days.
Page 150 - Nonsampling variability. Nonsampling errors can be attributed to many sources, eg, inability to obtain information about all cases in the sample, definitional difficulties, differences in the interpretation of questions, inability or unwillingness...
Page 140 - ... unable to work because of longterm physical or mental illness; persons who are retired or too old to work, seasonal workers for whom the survey week fell in an off season, and the voluntary idle.
Page 138 - One person in each household is designated as the householder. In most cases, this is the person, or one of the persons, in whose name the home is owned, being bought, or rented and who is listed in column 1 of the census questionnaire.
Page 134 - Includes net money income (gross receipts minus expenses) from one's own business, professional enterprise, or partnership. Gross receipts include the value of all goods sold and services rendered. Expenses...
Page 147 - Money received from the sale of property, such as stocks, bonds, a house, or a car (unless the person was engaged in the business of selling such property, in which case the net proceeds would be counted as income from...
Page 146 - Data reliability The data in this bulletin are estimates from a scientifically selected probability sample. There are two types of errors possible in an estimate based on a sample survey, sampling and nonsampling. Sampling errors occur because observations come only from a sample and not from an entire population. The sample used for this survey is one of a number of possible samples of the same size that could have been selected using the sample design. Estimates derived from the different samples...
Page 152 - ... percentage is based. Estimated percentages are relatively more reliable than the corresponding estimates of the numerators of the percentages, particularly if the percentages are 50 percent or more.