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Poverty Thresholds: 1984 


Poverty Thresholds in 1984, 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)..|   $5,278 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Under 65 years...................|    5,400 | 5,400 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  65 years and over................|    4,979 | 4,979 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                   |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Two persons........................|    6,762 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Householder under 65 years.......|    6,983 | 6,951 | 7,155 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Householder 65 years and over....|    6,282 | 6,275 | 7,128 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                   |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Three persons......................|    8,277 | 8,120 | 8,355 | 8,363 |       |       |       |       |       |
Four persons.......................|   10,609 |10,707 |10,882 |10,527 |10,564 |       |       |       |       | 
Five persons.......................|   12,566 |12,912 |13,100 |12,699 |12,388 |12,199 |       |       |       | 
Six persons........................|   14,207 |14,851 |14,910 |14,603 |14,308 |13,871 |13,611 |       |       | 
Seven persons......................|   16,096 |17,088 |17,195 |16,827 |16,571 |16,093 |15,536 |14,925 |       | 
Eight persons......................|   17,961 |19,112 |19,281 |18,933 |18,629 |18,198 |17,650 |17,080 |16,935 | 
Nine persons or more...............|   21,247 |22,990 |23,102 |22,794 |22,536 |22,113 |21,530 |21,003 |20,873 |20,069
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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