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Poverty Thresholds: 1980 


Poverty Thresholds in 1980, by Size of Family and Number of Related Children Under 18 Years
(Dollars)





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                                   |          |                       Related children under 18 years  
                                   | Weighted |_______________________________________________________________________
    Size of family unit            | average  |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | Eight
                                   |thresholds| None  |  One  |  Two  | Three | Four  | Five  |  Six  | Seven |or more
___________________________________|__________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
One person (unrelated individual)..|   $4,190 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Under 65 years...................|    4,290 | 4,284 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  65 years and over................|    3,949 | 3,950 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                   |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Two persons........................|    5,363 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Householder under 65 years.......|    5,537 | 5,514 | 5,676 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Householder 65 years and over....|    4,983 | 4,978 | 5,655 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                   |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Three persons......................|    6,565 | 6,442 | 6,628 | 6,635 |       |       |       |       |       |
Four persons.......................|    8,414 | 8,494 | 8,633 | 8,351 | 8,380 |       |       |       |       | 
Five persons.......................|    9,966 |10,243 |10,392 |10,074 | 9,828 | 9,677 |       |       |       | 
Six persons........................|   11,269 |11,782 |11,828 |11,585 |11,351 |11,004 |10,798 |       |       | 
Seven persons......................|   12,761 |13,556 |13,641 |13,349 |13,146 |12,767 |12,325 |11,840 |       | 
Eight persons......................|   14,199 |15,162 |15,296 |15,020 |14,779 |14,437 |14,002 |13,550 |13,435 | 
Nine persons or more...............|   16,896 |18,238 |18,327 |18,083 |17,878 |17,543 |17,080 |16,662 |16,559 |15,921
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Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division