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Poverty Thresholds: 1986 


Poverty Thresholds in 1986, 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)..|   $5,572 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Under 65 years...................|    5,701 | 5,701 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  65 years and over................|    5,255 | 5,255 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                   |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Two persons........................|    7,138 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Householder under 65 years.......|    7,372 | 7,338 | 7,553 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Householder 65 years and over....|    6,630 | 6,623 | 7,524 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                   |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Three persons......................|    8,737 | 8,571 | 8,820 | 8,829 |       |       |       |       |       |
Four persons.......................|   11,203 |11,302 |11,487 |11,113 |11,151 |       |       |       |       | 
Five persons.......................|   13,259 |13,630 |13,828 |13,405 |13,077 |12,877 |       |       |       | 
Six persons........................|   14,986 |15,677 |15,739 |15,415 |15,104 |14,642 |14,368 |       |       | 
Seven persons......................|   17,049 |18,039 |18,151 |17,763 |17,492 |16,988 |16,400 |15,755 |       | 
Eight persons......................|   18,791 |20,175 |20,353 |19,986 |19,665 |19,210 |18,632 |18,030 |17,877 | 
Nine persons or more...............|   22,497 |24,269 |24,386 |24,062 |23,790 |23,343 |22,728 |22,171 |22,033 |21,185
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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