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Poverty Thresholds: 1981 


overty Thresholds in 1981, 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)..|   $4,620 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Under 65 years...................|    4,729 | 4,729 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  65 years and over................|    4,359 | 4,359 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                   |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Two persons........................|    5,917 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Householder under 65 years.......|    6,111 | 6,086 | 6,265 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Householder 65 years and over....|    5,498 | 5,494 | 6,241 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                   |          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Three persons......................|    7,250 | 7,110 | 7,316 | 7,323 |       |       |       |       |       |
Four persons.......................|    9,287 | 9,375 | 9,528 | 9,218 | 9,250 |       |       |       |       | 
Five persons.......................|   11,007 |11,306 |11,407 |11,119 |10,847 |10,681 |       |       |       | 
Six persons........................|   12,449 |13,004 |13,055 |12,786 |12,528 |12,145 |11,918 |       |       | 
Seven persons......................|   14,110 |14,962 |15,056 |14,734 |14,509 |14,091 |13,603 |13,068 |       | 
Eight persons......................|   15,655 |16,734 |16,882 |16,578 |16,312 |15,934 |15,455 |14,955 |14,829 | 
Nine persons or more...............|   18,572 |20,130 |20,228 |19,959 |19,733 |19,362 |18,852 |18,390 |18,276 |17,572
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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