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Poverty Thresholds: 1989 


Poverty Thresholds in 1989, 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)..|   $6,310 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Under 65 years...................|    6,451 | 6,451 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  65 years and over................|    5,947 | 5,947 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                   |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Two persons........................|    8,076 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Householder under 65 years.......|    8,343 | 8,303 | 8,547 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Householder 65 years and over....|    7,501 | 7,495 | 8,515 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                   |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Three persons......................|    9,885 | 9,699 | 9,981 | 9,990 |       |       |       |       |       |
Four persons.......................|   12,674 |12,790 |12,999 |12,575 |12,619 |       |       |       |       | 
Five persons.......................|   14,990 |15,424 |15,648 |15,169 |14,798 |14,572 |       |       |       | 
Six persons........................|   16,921 |17,740 |17,811 |17,444 |17,092 |16,569 |16,259 |       |       | 
Seven persons......................|   19,162 |20,412 |20,540 |20,101 |19,794 |19,224 |18,558 |17,828 |       | 
Eight persons......................|   21,328 |22,830 |23,031 |22,617 |22,253 |21,738 |21,084 |20,403 |20,230 | 
Nine persons or more...............|   25,480 |27,463 |27,596 |27,229 |26,921 |26,415 |25,719 |25,089 |24,933 |23,973
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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